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We have heard many rumors that the world will end in ... But leaving the dates aside my question is
Is it possible that such a thing as the end of the world could happen?
Human beings have a strangely exaggerated sense of their own permanence on this planet, as if we are somehow more protected from extinction than any other creature. There are so many ways that civilization and the human species could be wiped clean from the Earth's surface, it's terrifying to think about, and many, we would never see coming.
A solar flare could extend into the planet's orbit. The planet could travel through a debris field left by a passing asteroid or comet. A quantum black hole could be captured by our gravity well, take up residence in the core, and eat the planet from the inside out. An asteroid could strike the surface. The gravitational field could reverse itself, leaving the surface exposed to solar winds while it realigned. A virus could kill off all the chlorophyll on the planet, depriving the atmosphere of oxygen. The Yellowstone supervolcano could erupt, blanketing the planet in ash.
Sleep tight, kids.
Not to sound crude, but are you seriously asking this??? Agreed with germanyflyer Religious people are really dense, aren't they. Everything comes to an end. The sun will eventually die out & when that happens the world will loose its heat source less the sun engulfs the earth first when it starts to die. Before that happens the earth will be thrown into chaos when the moon drifts away. The moon is what keeps the earth spinning on an axis. Over the centuries it has been drifting. Without the moon we'll have random hours of night & day. & Not to mention an asteroid could hit at any time. There's been many close calls(not like NASA or the government will release the information pertaining to how many). If those don't happen the super-massive-black-hole in the center of the universe will suck us in or when the universe either rips apart, collapses together, or whatever the earth will end.
"The bible says that the reign of man will def. come to an end, and that we are to be prepared for that time, because it is going to be the worst time that has even been on planet earth, or ever will be again. The signs are all around, already. The bible says that everything that can be shaken, will be shaken, so that those things that cannot be shaken, will remain. "
Silverwings - You REALLY think the end is near??? Cause 1900yrs ago people already thought so and went on and on and on till now, so what make you think people in 3000yrs from now wont still think the END is near lmao!
Anyways, you better hope and pray (if you think it will help) a meteorite doesnt smash into earth now, because you sure as hell would burn with all of us, dont even for a second think someone is gonna grab you and a few million out of the sky to be saved, open da eyes lady!!!
What does the bible have to do with this question? Who do religious people keep answering these questions without using 'facts' or 'evidence'? This is not a religious question, it is a scientific question. It just happens to be in the religious section of this site.
Of course the world could end. Did you see the asteroid hit Jupiter a couple years ago? It would have annihilated the earth in one poof. The earth is very young... it will not be here in 5 billion years -- a collision could occur or the sun with slowly turn into a red giant and we are gone. It is very simple really.
According to the Bible, all nations will embrace Judaism. (Jeremiah 3:17)
According to the BIble, Jesus predicts the end of times within the lifetimes of his listeners. (Matthew 23:36)
According to the Bible, Peter says that strange behavior was to be expected since they were living in the end times. (Acts 2:17)
Don't believe all the 2,000-year-old prophesies you read, kids.
For a complete list of the several hundred prophesies of the Bible that either haven't come true or were outright fabrications, visit http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/proph/long.html
"According to the Bible in the book of Revelation there will indeed be a new earth" The question was 'Is it possible that such a thing as the end of the world could happen?", not "does the bible say there'll be a new earth?".
Anyway, in addition to Mikeh's answer, I would like to add: Gamma rays, and the fact sun could be blocked out by something and that if a big enough body would pass by earh, we could get pulled out of our orbit. And, of course, Iraques launching a nuclear missile at somone.
the earth could easily. through yellow ston park, global warming , the sun haveing a supor nova, of corse its posible and some day it will happon,
how ever the hole universe.
1) will ever never die expand forever never stop growing ' the big yawn ' 2) will come to a point were it stops expaning and will inplode in on itself
' the big crunch '
so its 50 50 , but id say at some point man will definately die out. but the hole univurse mite not.
hope that helps =]
the earth could easily. through yellow ston park, global warming , the sun haveing a supor nova, of corse its posible and some day it will happon,
how ever the hole universe.
1) will ever never die expand forever never stop growing ' the big yawn ' 2) will come to a point were it stops expaning and will inplode in on itself
' the big crunch '
so its 50 50 , but id say at some point man will definately die out. but the hole univurse mite not.
hope that helps =]
If the world manages to keep from getting pummeled by some large object (now believed to be how our moon formed!), then it will end when our sun ends in ~5 billion years. It's unlikely humans would still exist by then. The most probable end-of-humanity scenarios as I see them:
No offense but, DUH What, do you actually expect it to last forever??? A commit may & destroy it, man may destroy it, or eventually the sun will explode & destroy it, or if nothing else the super massive black hole in the middle of the universe will kill us all. The word will end, it's not just mere rumor. Everything will end, even the universe. It's not a matter of will it end, it's a matter of WHEN.
The bible says that the reign of man will def. come to an end, and that we are to be prepared for that time, because it is going to be the worst time that has even been on planet earth, or ever will be again. The signs are all around, already. The bible says that everything that can be shaken, will be shaken, so that those things that cannot be shaken, will remain.
According to the Bible in the book of Revelation there will indeed be a new earth: Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and >> the first earth were passed away <<; and there was no more sea - only God knows the time of these events.
Yes, there can be an "end" of the world... - A meteor can hit the Earth - Global warming
no, bt global warming makes me think thoiuugh :/
