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In an era of climate anxiety, geopolitical tensions and rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, apocalyptic thinking is no longer confined to the fringes of society

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Duh. This is the hegemonic narrative promoted by zios and evangelicals. The zios get support for their theft, genocide, etc. The evangelicals get zio support and a scared, brainwashed congregation.

Both christian and jewish zionism are fundamentally based on the apocalypse. And that's the dominant imperial religion. It's sus that this article doesn't mention that at all.

[–] _lilith@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hate to see people thinking an end is coming and then trying to make it worse. Whatever this all is we are here together.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

It's all just us, in here, together.

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Doesn't help that the US military are saying the recent war in Iran is to start a holy war and bring about the apocalypse. A death cult with nukes that want to take as many of us with them as they can. How is this being swept aside like every other "end of the world" theory? They're actively orchestrating it.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Fuck it. I’m going to live like this is my last day in my life. Anyone else fancy for a beer?

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately that's just a symptom of a much deeper problem. USA is almost completely brainwashed by zionism (both christian and jewish).

How is this being swept aside like every other “end of the world” theory? They’re actively orchestrating it.

Yes, that's the point. They want the apocalypse for various fashy/religious reasons.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I feel like it's not fair to get proof that we are killing the planet with CO² and instead of stopping it at a reasonable time, they instead hid that from everyone so that they could make it happen faster so that Jesus would come back. Our species is commiting suicide at the behest of a death cult with extraordinary PR. How are we all just allowing this ...?

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 20 hours ago

Because we don't feel the heat on our backs yet.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

Worse: they are now using AI to determine targets, amd they want to make fully autonomous weapons

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

we did it lemmy!

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Who exactly has been saying, officially on behalf of the U.S. military, that this is the U.S. military's goal for the war?

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone -2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Sure, but were they speaking officially on behalf of the U.S. military, or were they just expressing their own (distressingly commonly held) view?

[–] Francisco@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

When are military personel not talking officially? ...have you seen Sen. Kelly prosecution by trump-hegseth-dptOfWar, they claim retired military personel do not have free speech, aka they are always bound to speak officially. So, I ask again, when are military personel not talking officially?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Herr Colonel and dozens of other commanders did say ze war was to exterminate ze jews and dominate ze world, but maybe it's just zeir own personal feelings and surely not ze fuhrer's intent"

I think it is much more likely that Trump enjoys the power trip that comes from bullying the weak than that he is specifically out to start a holy war, and at the end of the day the goal of the U.S. military is to do whatever he says, no matter what they personally think about it.

[–] TerrabyteMarx@quokk.au 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Since when has the military ever officially and explicitly stated their actual intentions

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

According to the person I was responding to, this is exactly what they are doing:

Doesn’t help that the US military are saying the recent war in Iran is to start a holy war and bring about the apocalypse.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

The US is using AI in weapons. Hegseth is a moron and might put them in the nuclear arsenal.

This isn't conspiracy theories. The group of atomic scientists have moved the clock closer to midnight than it has ever been in history.

It is neither invalid nor bad to be concerned about the possible end of all life on earth.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Religious organizations that get involved in politics should be taxed heavily

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 8 points 2 days ago

Apocalyptic beliefs, amplified by apocalyptic AI

I still think conspiracy theories are loony.
They are nowhere near as sick and bizarre as whatever is going on right now!

It's worth noting that what the study specifically focuses on is not so much the prevalence of apocalyptic beliefs but their forms, in particular the way that each form affects how its adherents respond different kinds of risks. The hope of this people running this study was that it might be useful in helping policymakers communicate with people.

(At least, this is what I have gleamed from the abstract and from reading a couple of articles about it, which is the best that I can do given that I am not willing to pay for access to it.)

[–] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com -5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Am I the only one that is leaning into it? I found god ...I've started to pray for the end.

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can't tell if you're trolling, which is terrifying

In honesty I am indifferent to it. But I didn't find God.