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"Doomsday Clock" Moves Away From Midnight
Arvisp writes to tell us that the symbolic "Doomsday Clock," designed to represent how close civilization is to catastrophic destruction, has been moved away from midnight. "First set at seven minutes to midnight, the clock has been moved only 18 times since its creation in 1947. The group, which includes more than a dozen Nobel laureates, last moved the hands of the clock in 2007, from seven to five minutes before midnight to reflect the threat of a 'second nuclear age' and the challenges presented by global warming. Today, at a press conference in New York, the Bulletin announced that despite the looming threats of nuclear weapons and climate change, it would move the hands of the clock from five to six minutes before midnight."
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Actual the real problem was arrogance. The European leaders thought the war would be over in just a few months. Had they known in advance it would be 4 years of hell, they'd likely have said, "These treaties are just words on a page," and not gone to war over one man's death.
I also think President Wilson's lie to "keep us out of war" and then turn-around and enter the war anyway... grants him the award of Greatest Liar in American history. The U.S. had no business interfering with a war that was basically an internal Euro matter. We didn't interfere with the Napoleonic Wars or the British-French wars - neither should we have interfered with the 1914 War.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
....The threat from nuclear annihilation...
is only put forth by those who believe that mankind is in charge of this planet and their own destiny.
Those who believe in the God of the Bible, do not share this pessimistic view. According to the prophecies of the Bible, which in the past have been remarkably accurate, there will come a time of trouble, such as not been on earth before and will not be again. Jesus Christ clearly talked about this. We read that Jesus himself will prevent mankind from self-destructing, as erroneously envisioned by the prophets of doom. Humanity has amply demonstrated in the last few thousand years, that people on their own are incapable of forging a lasting peace and getting rid of poverty.
Anybody who has ever listened to Handel's Messiah, should recall that line from Isaiah that goes... and the government shall be on his shoulders. Jesus, at the head of world government, with the assistance of a willing humanity, will usher in an age of unprecedented peace and prosperity.
I think that is a much better future to look forward to, than that painted by these overeducated doomsayers.
All theory is gray
....Things have cooled off and there is very little worry of an all out nuclear war....
I would like to hope that you're right. However, there are still thousands of these weapons, with their fissionable materials inside, scattered all over the globe. Until all of these are dismantled and their fissile materials rendered unusable, the danger of nuclear war has not been eliminated from the earth. Besides that, all-out conventional war, as well as biological and chemical weapons present plenty of additional possibilities for mass destruction of humanity.
The Bible predicts a final war culminating in the battle in the valley of Armageddon, just north of Jerusalem. It predicts that all nations on earth will somehow participate in this war. Even today, all nations with the exception of the USA are lined up against the tiny nation of Israel. The problem of Jerusalem seems to be insoluble. It was predicted long ago that Jerusalem would be a thorn for ALL nations.
At some point, world leaders will say that peace has been achieved. That is the time after which war will suddenly break out. This was predicted thousands of years ago by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Thessalonians.
1Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety! Then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail upon a woman with child. And they shall not escape.
By looking at history, it is very evident that humans are incapable of lasting peace.
All theory is gray