Why? Contemplation 342

I remember when I first saw the commercial for the Institute of Human Continuity on TV, I laughed out so hard because I couldn't believe how serious people made it out to be.
Then when I found out it was a viral marketing for the movie, I rolled my eyes.

Here's an amusing albeit outdated website that lists all the predicted "end of the world" dates that has passed. [link]
People are so eager for the world to end, aren't they?
I may actually tackle this eschatology issue in more depth another time.

Incidentally, some scientists say that the world will end in 3.7 billion years.
I wonder if humanity will last that long on the earth.

BotS 19 Day 24
October 24, 2010