My Apocalypse
It’s the end of the world as we know… and I feel fine. Okay, that’s technically not true. Either part, really. (I’m still quite unwell.)
The Large Hadron Collider created quite a stir today. Conspiracy theories and devil theories ranged from the predictable ‘end of days’ scenarios (the world exploding, chain reaction earthquake sequences) to theories that European science organisation CERN were using the experiment to launder money out of Europe.
I particularly enjoyed the cynicism of a reader of the Australian Herald Sun, known simply as ‘Dylan of Warragul‘:
What’s the bet that the ’scientists’ who are responsible for creating the Y2K and Global Warming SCAMS will be the ones trying to convince us that we are all going to die? Why don’t they go and get a REAL JOB?
On Twitter there was much talk of doomsday parties. People changed their twitter icons to be more festive. NathanaelB (he is a graphic designer website creator) created a delightful “404 Universe Not Found” graphic.
AndrewSayer modeled a fashionable… well, I’m not entirely sure what it is supposed to be. A black hole? The much fabled Higgs-Boson Particle? At any rate within minutes of the experiment officially commencing he assures that there is more – much more! – to come.
Even Google got in on the act.
I was surprised to hear Christians laugh off the ‘end of days’ scenarios. I thought, surely, if there was one group of people on this earth who might be mildly concerned it would be them. But apparently not. Apparently that ‘apocalypse’ was an entirely different thing altogether. [But God works in mysterious ways - if he works at all!] They have no problem saying that God works through individual people when it comes to saving people and animals from burning homes, but through the beginning of the end? Perhaps that really requires the hands on touch of a good ol’ fashioned deity.
At any rate, between the Millennium Bug, the Large Hadron Collider unveiling, and the pending cessation of the Mayan Calendar – we should have this earth-not-exploding routine down to a fine art shortly.
I’m pretty sure Christians are the least likely to be affected by a theatening apocalypse. We don’t fear death cause we believe in an (awesome) afterlife.
I’m not a fan of the whole thing as nobody knows what will happen.
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I think the cHristians are less concerned about this because of how their prophecies say the world is supposed to end… I know the prophecies are rather vague, but there is more talk of fire falling from the sky, than of being dragged into nothingness. I think at most I would be worried about a small atomic blast in Geneva, sans radiation, but part of me thinks that won’t happen either *crosses fingers*
I’m in such a media tunnel. I read your post and thought ‘what is he talking about’ and googled it.
It’s interesting, I did hear about it, on either The World Today or PM, but didn’t give it any attention other than hearing about particles and possible explosions and tuned out.
No apocalypse, and plus the conservative Christians down this way are too consumed by debates and the abortion bill in Victoria. :-)