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Every religion/cult/screaming guy wearing posterboard has an end-of-the-world scenario. What's the best one?

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 hour ago

I'd have to go with Virus.

Wipes out enough people to give humanity a chance to at least try something new from the ashes of the old world, but doesn't leave a lingering threat like Zombies or Aliens or something like that. The survivors (ostensibly those immune to the virus) have struggles, for sure, but at least can rebuild without worrying about a constant existential threat.

[–] coolman@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I'm honestly super down for the Rapture. All the Christians getting beamed up to infini-church while the rest of us finally get to live without them

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 0 points 57 minutes ago

that would only "confirm" they were right all along and then the rest of us (or many at least) would immediately jump on the bandwagon in hopes for a repeat

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 57 minutes ago

Best in what way?

More humane? best chance of recovery? most brutal?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Not religious, but my favorite is the Gamma Ray Burst.

Totally invisible until it hits and BOOM, everything is dead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray_burst

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 2 points 12 minutes ago

Same result, but false vaccum decay.

[–] presoak@lazysoci.al 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Gaia, incarnated in her very sexiest avatar, walks, naked except for some dangly vines and flowers, through the cities and roads, replacing the works of man with awesome verdant foliage. Old growth oak forest and crazy creepers growing at high speed everywhere. No more plastic or concrete.

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago

TWD zombies ofcourse.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 22 points 5 hours ago

Ragnarök is quite cool, first there is huge battle between giants, gods and mortals. Then at the end when mostly all noteworthy characters are dead, surtur burns the whole mess down and sun turns black, stars fall and everything falls into boiling sea. And after all that world is reborn and there will be no more evil.

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 8 points 4 hours ago

The best one is the show in the Restaurant At The End Of The Universe.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 29 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

The Mayan one in 2012 was pretty good, I really enjoyed it. It ended with the masterpiece that is Gangnam Style.

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I distinctly remember Gangnam style being earlier in the year (they played it at my freshman orientation), wasn't the "prediction" for December?

Hella fun at parties btw

[–] Fit_Series_573@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Our schools lunch guy fell so hard into this to the point he quit in the days before the date to stand outside the school all day with a sign warning us of whats to come. Great guy with a good heart but wow did those pastors on that radio station have a grip on him.

[–] Erasmus@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

I remember further back to the big one in 2000. I had a coworker who was convinced it was the end times and had been massively hoarding food for it. He had even been buying stuff like fruit trees, planting them in his backyard along with building a huge garden.

Friends of his had told us he had built a bunker for his family. He got really weird (or weirder) toward the end of that year and started inviting certain close coworkers, who were still talking to him, to hold up with him and his family.

Oddly enough it was only guys with young wives or girlfriends , and they were specifically invited to join. No one went but we all joked he was trying to start a cult.

The guy soon after got fired and I never heard from him again. Am sure he is still around somewhere.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I dunno, I feel like it fell off with the entire Harambe act.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago

The Norse one has a wolf eating the sun. That's pretty metal.

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 11 points 6 hours ago

Honestly, the visualization alone of Melancholia was pretty fucking amazing. Might as well end it quick, and with a bang, mates.

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 8 points 5 hours ago

Big tiddy Gothaclypse!

[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Recently PLUR1BUS seems alright, one of the characters in the show even argues that things are better

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 4 hours ago

I was going to say that.

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 hours ago

The latest one. My favourite part is people giving away their cars and homes.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 hours ago

Fake vacuum decay

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

IT’S A COOKBOOK