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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 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours 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 14 points 20 hours 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 14 hours ago

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

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 16 hours 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.

[–] laceybeach@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 16 hours ago

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

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 day 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 1 points 10 hours 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 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

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

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 all want the apocalypse for various fashy/religious reasons.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 16 hours ago

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

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

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 ...?

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

we did it lemmy!

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day 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 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago

Religious organizations that get involved in politics should be taxed heavily

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 14 points 1 day ago

Apocalyptic beliefs, amplified by apocalyptic AI

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.)