18 Months from Doomsday: What Will it Be Like?

I don't know if anyone else is aware of this, but apparently the world as we know it is supposed to end sometime in 2012. May 21ist was obviously an ill-conceived April fools prank from someone who doesn't comprehend the importance of timing. Not getting into the legitimacy of these doomsday claims, I would rather focus on what the end of the world would end up looking like, if it were to happen.

One scenario sees powerful nations launching nuclear missiles, that end up taking out most of the earths living creatures. This more of a default video game, or Hollywood movie plot than likely doomsday outcome. In a post apocalyptic world...Master Chief and Bruce Willis must find common ground and save the remaining humans from certain doom!

I'd watch that. It's not gonna happen though. Are there unstable world leaders present? Yes. Does North Korea really present a threat to anyone when it comes to Nuclear capabilities? Not yet. They won't advance with their research enough within the next 18 months to become a real threat to anyone.

Oh yeah, and North Korea doesn't have that many Allies to be starting wars anyway. Let's say Kim Jong Ill decides to attack South Korea. China has his back, and that's really the only buzz worthy ally they have. Their army and their funny arching routine would be obliterated by everyone else in the United Nations.

What would a world wide nuke off look like? unstable people launching unstable substances in the general direction of all forms of life. It wouldn't be pretty. It would surely be the most blatant display of, I don't care about anything anymore, just die already, that has ever happened in the world.

Survivors wouldn't have much of anything to be thankful for. You'd have to deal with radiation, the possibility of mutation, lack of proper medical treatment for whatever injuries you have, etc. Such an unfortunate situation would be torture. There would be no Government aid., no police officers to protect you from people breaking into your home and taking what little resources you have left. It would be a free for all for those wishing to out last their fellow post-nuke humans.

What's next? Natural disasters such as earth quakes and volcanoes. I suppose if there was an unnatural uptick in natural disasters, than that would be a via assumption that the world is coming to an end. Mother Nature can be cruel at times.

Do a Google search for 'lightning volcano', with Google images. If you dint' wet yourself upon viewing those images, you are not human, and will probably survive whatever happens in 2012. For the rest of you, be afraid. That's what I think the end will probably look like. On a much larger scale.

Tectonic plates will open up, lava will flow out of those openings, and their will not be a giant rubber plug large enough to stop the bleeding. Tornadoes, flooding, hurricanes will above the world at large. No need to worry about the polar bears. The ice caps will be gone, and there will probably be a few penguins in your backyard, just chilling.

Boat owners will be some of the last few people to survive the carnage, and this is how Water World began. Actually having to live in a groundless world, just hoping that the Earth doesn't split in half, seems like it would suck only a little bit more than that movie did. Unless I owned a yacht , with enough open space for a basketball court, I wouldn't find that to be much fun at all.

Last Scenario: Jesus comes back. Seeing as the Mayan Calender has nothing to do with the Bible, this doesn't seem like a likely occurrence. But then again, anything could happen. It may just very well be a happy little coincidence. Happy if you are one of the lucky souls to go up, and don't down.

What would Jesus' return look like? I'm thinking it would have to be very flashy. If only because we are quite cynical in today's society. Some might say I'm being blasphemous for this, but I'm not willing to just believe some random dude who walks up to me, and says he's Jesus Christ. I'm not gullible, and whatever faith I do have certainly isn't of the blind verity.

I would imagine Jesus realizes that I'm not the only one who has doubts. He'd probably float in the air like David Blaine, point at people, and have them drift up to heaven. That would be a productive way of conducting business. Think about it. Instead of arguing that you are the son of God, why not just automate the process of taking your followers to the promise land?