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Doomsday Clock Moved Two Minutes Forward, To 23:57
An anonymous reader writes As reported by CNN and Time, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved their famed Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight. Now at 23:57, this clock attempts to personify humanity's closeness to a global catastrophe (as caused by either climate change or nuclear war). According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, this change is due to a lack of action regarding climate issues, the continued existence of nuclear weapon stockpiles, and the increased animosity that now exists between the United States and Russia.
its horseshit scare tactics that dont work anymore over nonsense bullshit that has no leg to stand on
so who cares, move it to 1 am, doesnt mean a damn thing
Yes....let's compare the aeons long climate changes to the threat of instant extinction due to global nuclear war. Do these global warming alarmists think that some "Day After Tomorrow" type even is going to wipe out the planet? That people not driving a hybrid car is the same as detonating a nuke in a major urban area?
Global warming is a hoax. A wealth redistribution program. That's it. Al Gore and the rest of the billionaire elite can keep the peons down all they want. But the scam is getting more and more ridiculous. The claims more and more outrageous. What's next? Amber Alerts over gasoline guzzlers? EPA patrols at night to enforce a driving curfew or carpools?
Want to stop 'man made' global warming? Kill yourself. End overpopulation. Starting with the UN and every politician.
You know, when something says that we are so close to destruction for over half a century... well you have to wonder why anyone would put any stock in it. It is a bit hard to reconcile with being on the edge of destruction, and yet everything continuing to not be destroyed.
Be afraid. Very afraid.
The risk of nuclear war was very real during the Cold war. Today, those countries are trading partners and run in a far more responsive manner, Russia is a democracy.
The idea of the Doomsday clock being closer than the cold war is silly.
Take the clock, put it in the trash. Disband the committee. Perhaps the symbol helped awareness during the Cold war but this is just a joke now.
Priest: "Universe from nothing, no laws of physics, sped up time"+ huge discrepancies. Creationism? No. Big Bang Theory
If you want my come back, then scrape it off your mothers teeth.
maybe when it was just the US vs USSR this might have been almost workable but at this point you really need a different clock for every nuclear power.
And short of that, this stupid clock is meaningless.
I've decided to stop wasting my time responding to AC trolls/sockpuppets... so if you want a response from me... login.
It's always set to 4:20.
Be seeing you...
Genes aren't the only things that are hereditary. Many behaviors are learned from the environment rather than being innate to a person's biology.
That man in the White House has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
When did they add climate change to the Doomsday Clock and what makes the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists experts on how much closer global warming puts us to global catastrophe?
It has more to do with poverty than race.
Which sex is responsible for the vast majority of crime? Which sex has the most deadbeat fathers? I'm reasonably confident you're male because women don't post like this, statistically. Were you born a deviant creature? Black people scored much worse in the 1970s than white people and the gap has been closing. Are their genes adapting at an incredible rate? Since there are many black people far smarter than you or me, it's clear environment is far more important than genes. So, how do you think a racist environment affects children? You don't want to make anything better, but you could.
Reasons.
Tubby or not tubby. Fat is the question
Wait, there's a left now in US politics? When did that happen?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
What have you found that's better thanks sex? Heroine?
No, you can have sex with a heroine. The word you want is heroin. HTH, HAND.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Which sex is responsible for the vast majority of crime?
That's a good question. Women are likely convicted less when guilty (read also following section) so it's impossible to say.
Which sex has the most deadbeat fathers?
And now we see how surveys are conducted.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
We were told in something like 2005 that unless there was action X within 4 years then we would be heading to disaster.
No, we were not told that. Your assertion is simply a lie. Global warming happens over a much longer time period than this. There is not one single climatologist who would make such an absurd statement as to predict disaster within 4 years.
Which race is massively over represented in prison? It isn't Asians.
Americans. At least the last time I checked.
Ezekiel 23:20
And now we see how surveys are conducted
"Not the reputable ones no, but there aren't many of those" - Sir Humphrey Appleby
When you say "no one cares and this whole Doomsday Clock idea is stupid"....why are you even commenting. There has to be better things for you to do. Oh that's right, you're all hurt by others talking about things you don't find interesting or don't understand. Just like that 4 year old in the store yesterday.
Which race is massively over represented in prison? It isn't Asians.
Depending on which country you're in, Caucasians.
Which race comes dead last on IQ tests, time after time? It ain't the Jews.
Depending on which country you're in, Caucasians.
Which race has the most deadbeat fathers? It isn't the Irish.
Depending on which country you're in, Caucasians (including Irish).
Worldwide this race is an albatross around civilization's neck.
Troglodytes. Ie: You and all the people who would place the blame on a person's race rather than their situation.
you have to wonder why anyone would put any stock in it.
Especially given that they now track global warming. Nuclear war is a doomsday scenario but global warming is most certainly not. It may cause economic hardship and the displacement of populations as sea levels rise plus the need to alter crops etc. but it is not going to wipe humanity off the face of the earth. Since the clock is supposedly set by scientists if they can be so wrong about something scientific then I have little faith they can predict the likelihood of nuclear war either given that this depends on politics.
I'd say it has more to do with the way the human brain processes skin color than poverty (blacks account for most of the prison population even accounting for socioeconomic status) or "race" (there really isn't such a thing--more genetic diversity in the human population of Africa than the rest of the world combined). Dark skinned (not just black Africans) people as a whole will, over the long term, always wind up making up the bulk of the population of the lowest tier of society, no matter which society they are in. Studies on young children show that the brain associates darker skin with masculinity, aggressiveness, and misbehavior, while white skin is associated with good behavior, trustworthiness, and femininity.
Following this line of thought leads to a societal setup that, when compared to history, has created the only successful black societies--segregation. Places like Harlem and Greentown were successful prior to integration (or their total destruction in the face of the prospect of integration), as were civilizations like Nubia, Mali, and Great Zimbabwe, which successfully traded with civilizations populated by lighter skinned peoples.
Many of the problems associated with dark skinned people around the world can thus likely be attributed to societal feedback loops (self-fulfilling prophesies) and brain drain, where the best and brightest "get out of the ghetto" rather than taking charge of the ghetto and making it a better place. Of course, many black societies also have their own cultural problems (corruption in Africa, anti-intellectualism in America, for example), but those don't explain the more widespread effect, and the fact that SKIN COLOR in and of itself is the most powerful predictor of IQ, no matter whether you are looking at America, India, Africa, Australia, or anywhere else.
If you think this post is racist, then you think reality is racist and there is nothing I can do for you.
The same one that will do anything (but generally prefers to do constructive things as that is lower risk) for a small (large over time) chance at performing the reproductive act.
So basically, one sex was participating in the world more than another. Makes sense.
Which sex has the most deadbeat fathers?
Is this a trick question? Something from Common Core?
Was I left behind as a child?
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Well, that's what I want to talk to you all about; endings. Now, endings normally happen at the end. But as we all know, endings are just beginnings.
You know, once these things really get started, it's jolly hard to stop them again. However, as we have all come this far, I think, under the circumstances the best solution is that we all just keep going. Let's keep this going in sight, never an ending. Let's remember that this world wants fresh beginnings.
I feel here, in this country, and throughout the world, we are crying out for beginnings, beginnings. We never want to hear this word "endings".
I know we all want to sit down. I know you want to take it easy. Of course we're looking for the good. Of course we're looking for the fresh start.
What have you found that's better thanks sex? Heroine?
Heroine's are OK under the proper circumstances but they tend to be all bossy and in charge of things, after all, they are the heroes.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
You're welcome to start paying to visit each and every website you want to see any time now.
Rawr
Wasn't that a scene in this movie where the self destruct timer continued to count down to :01? In spite of the correct code being entered. Because all self destruct timers seen in movies are disabled with only moments to spare for dramatic effect.
Have gnu, will travel.
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Year of the Linux desktop?
Doomsday?
Nuclear fusion?
The Doomsday Clock is currently closer to midnight than it was during the Bay of Pigs. Really? REALLY?
Even .orgs need to pay the bills, and they can get quite high on high-traffic sites. So, either it's a vanity/public service project that somebody is paying for out of their own pocket, advertising material for an organization that generates income elsewhere, a charity (how often have you made a donation to keep the lights on here?), or it needs to generate income.
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Well, then maybe you can point me to the US left?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
"My father was a watch maker. He abandoned it when Einstein discovered time is relative. I would only agree that a symbolic clock is as nourishing to the intellect as photograph of oxygen to a drowning man." -Jon Osterman fuggin nailed it; more precisely, Alan Moore did.