A Final Warning To All

In a Universe with likely BILLIONS of sentient beings, it still amazes me how we think our ancient held gods could possibly account for what's out there.

Peace, love.... While quaint concepts, our world is one of constant struggle and contest, from the smallest organism, to us. Peace and love do NOT seem to be key concerns if there is a divine creator. Indeed, our planet's history is one of constantly changed life experiments to see what survives and thrives, and what doesn't. (and even tales of these gods interfering to wipe us and others out in the process!)

There's no reason to infer that any other planet would be different. (to a point)

The ONLY thing that changes this though, is actually a good thing for the whole peace and love crowd. All war on this planet is a contest for the control of resources. Yes, no matter how you slice it, ALL contest is for this, whether it's money, or power over other resources, it all comes back to this in the end.

However, once a sentient species can travel interstellar distances, resources become for all intents and purposes, INFINITE. So the motivation for contest evaporates. It will be curious to see how this changes us as a species. Indeed, it's always been my belief that until we get there, any other sentients would do well to avoid us (or at least observe us in secret), lest we do battle with them as well, for their resources and tech. Obviously, they don't feel we're ready for it yet, or we'd be traveling the stars by now.

There is no rapture, no judgement day, no doom befalling us, anymore than there ever was every time this was proclaimed. And even if there were, would being threatened into good people make us truly good people, or just cowards? Bah, it's a moot point.

Just live the best you can, and try to treat others as you wish to be treated. See? All religion in a nutshell without all the rituals, dogmas, and weird traditions. No drinking of blood or eating of flesh required. Just try not to be a dick. See, easy!

a reply to: IAMIAM
8 years has passed, and yet here we are still breathing and exchanging ideas. People have been moving farther and farther away from god because of people like you.

You are no better than John of Patmos and many other apocalypotic messenger. For more than 2000 years, the world is not even dying of apocalyptic prophecies, it evolve perfectly well with science and technology. Sure, you can argue the world is slowly dying due to climate changes, sea level risen and other natural events. But the world did not end as soon as you and John of Patmos have predicted.

A fail prophecy is a fail prophecy.

One thing you and many other apocalyptic messengers always forget, "no one can know the day and hour". It will come like thief in night, when you least expected it. So more you talk about this things, less likely it is going to happen.

So inspite of associating repent with end world prophecy, why don't you ask people to repent out of their own consciousness?
It's getting tiresome, repetitive and boring with failed doom prophecies over and over again. It would be best if people are less aware, so that it will be much easier for real end to come.