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Original poster

To think that those people who seem genuinely concerned about the apocalypse need to get a grip?

250 replies

wannaBe · 17/12/2012 11:45

Seriously. No-one really believes this, do they? Not really? it's up there with Santa and the tooth fairy - it's not real. And yet I've seen posts from people on here saying they are genuinely worried! Hmm

Even if it were real, you won't know about it because... ... ... you'll be dead! Grin

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AudrinaWhiteChristmasAdare · 17/12/2012 11:48

You won't even be around to say, "told you I was right and wannabe was wrong"

Unless you are rescued by John Cusack in which case smug away!

EldritchCleavage · 17/12/2012 11:51

Couldn't agree more.

Theicingontop · 17/12/2012 11:51

I don't know, I know a lot of people who believe it. I know a few people who've got stores of canned goods in case there's a societal apocalypse. It's a real fear for people.

ObiTheChristmasWan · 17/12/2012 11:51

To be fair, the people who are genuinely worried tend to admit that they suffer from anxiety/MH issues in other areas of life.

It's no use trying to apply logic.

I'm claustrophobic. People can tell me 'til they're blue in the face that I won't suffer a fate worse than death if I set foot in a lift. I still take the stairs.

The 21st will come and go, people will still suffer from crippling anxiety, the focus will just shift.

Latara · 17/12/2012 11:52

YANBU. IMO it's like believing in Santa Claus.

dishwashervodkaanddietirnbru · 17/12/2012 11:52

if its going to happen then its going to happen and worrying isnt going to change a thing. I'd be a bit pissed off though because I've bought christmas presents and dh's birthday present and everything and it'd be a waste of money of we didnt even make it past the 21st!

Original poster
wannaBe · 17/12/2012 11:52

what use are canned goods going to do when you're dead though? Grin

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Theicingontop · 17/12/2012 11:53

Societal apocalypse. Breakdown of society resulting in us all becoming uncivilized SOBs.

Latara · 17/12/2012 11:55

I do have friends who believe in spirits, & who salute lone magpies which is as randomly odd as believing in other things like an imminent apocalypse.

I did buy extra IAMS though so my cat won't eat me if there is an apocalypse.

Latara · 17/12/2012 11:55

My next door neighbour is already uncivilised....

InExitCelsisDeo · 17/12/2012 11:56

What do you mean like Santa?

Signed

The Tooth Fairy

Latara · 17/12/2012 11:57

Tooth Fairy, i'm very sorry, i do remember all those 10p pieces that -my mum- you left under the pillow.

SolidGoldFrankensteinandmurgh · 17/12/2012 11:58

Lots of people are, frankly, stupid. This is just another demonstration of the fact.

BunnyLebowski · 17/12/2012 11:58

Could not agree more.

Idiots, the lot of them.

EverythingsDozy · 17/12/2012 12:01

I've always thought that, if the end of the world were upon us, it would start with a series of natural disasters and kill everyone gradually, rather than the earth just falling out of the universe randomly one day, so according to my view we would already be experiencing disasters everywhere, which we are not (although it did rain here and I stood in a puddle and got my sock wet which is a disaster).
Surely my view of the end of the world is just as valid as the Mayans even though I have no person calendar?

quoteunquote · 17/12/2012 12:01

If anyone was really genuinely worried they wouldn't be posting on the internet, they would be off to bag their place in a cave as near to Bugarach as possible.

EverythingsDozy · 17/12/2012 12:02

No personal calendar (as in, I didn't make my own) tut.

whomovedmychocolate · 17/12/2012 12:03

Latara I did buy extra IAMS though so my cat won't eat me if there is an apocalypse.

In the event of an apocalypse - I'll eat the cat! Grin

Theicingontop · 17/12/2012 12:04

I'd camp out in Tesco.

shuffleballchange · 17/12/2012 12:04

What I don't get is why you would stockpile canned goods and bottled water because:
a) what do you do when they've run out?
b) do you really want to live in a world where your next door neighbour would happily kill you for said canned goods?
c) If the world really were to end then surely that would mean we would all be dead and wouldn't be able to make use of the canned goods anyway?

Disclaimer; I'm bored stiff and stuck in bed with flu, no tv in bedroom, thinking about this kind of crap makes me feel a bit better!

whomovedmychocolate · 17/12/2012 12:04

Agree that it's v unlikely that we would all die in one natural disaster, it would need to be a combination of things. Unless you believe in this Nburu planet or whatever it's called.

Of course if Waitrose ran out of sprouts Grin

weegiemum · 17/12/2012 12:05

I bet almost all the people worried about the apocalypse on Friday have still done their Christmas Shopping unless they are as disorganised as me

WorraLorraTurkey · 17/12/2012 12:05

It always amuses me to find those claiming to genuinely believe in it, are doing their Christmas shopping and paying bills as normal Grin

CinnabarRed · 17/12/2012 12:06

What's a Nburu planet? I did a degree in Astronomy, but somehow that one passed me by...

Surely the most likely candidate for a life-ending planet-wide natural disaster is an asteroid strike.

moisturiser · 17/12/2012 12:06

Honestly, I think you are BU and ignorant. As Obi said, it's generally affecting people who have MH issues. Anxiety is vile, it's irrational, it's also very hard to get rid of. People who have anxiety have often been through a trauma which has turned their world upside down.

I have massive sympathy for anyone worrying about this issue and would like to say if you are someone who does please don't worry about those who would judge it. It's hard to understand such feelings unless you've been there.

And fwiw, there is no evidence whatsoever the world will end, it will be absolutely fine. Promise.