What is with the obsession on an 'upcoming Doomsday'?

What is with the obsession on an 'upcoming Doomsday'?
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A fearful population is easier to control.
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Last Answer : N O !

Can doomsday prepping be considered a hobby?

Description : Can doomsday prepping be considered a hobby?

Last Answer : I think for most preppers, it’s not really a hobby but an intentional preparation for future catastrophes to help their families survive. Nothing wrong with it, if you have the extra money and time, and limit the paranoia.

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Last Answer : I can go as high as 45, 2–4 months from my living conditions. How high can you go?

What is a good doomsday prepper score from the link in the details?

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Last Answer : answer:12. I got 12. I am supposed to survive for two weeks. I think we should start packing stuff. Just in case.

Is television a doomsday weapon?

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Last Answer : I think wasting time on the computer is just as bad.

Do you not hate it when doomsday mongers refuse to man up to their failure?

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Last Answer : I don’t know. I can’t imagine what BS reason they come up with why the world didn’t end when they said it was going to.

Do any doomsday prepers want good entertainment on the list of things to have?

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Last Answer : answer:Not on mine. Instead I’ll put a Soup Nazi restaurant facade on my ark and use that to lure the cast of Seinfeld into my lair. >:)

So, it is almost the end of 2013, and no doomsday predictions yet. Is this a sign that the end times have come?

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Last Answer : answer:The end-of-the-world guy, Mr. Campion, died last week. So perhaps the doomsday business is closing. My view on the end of the world: It ain’t happening for a billion years. Not worth spending any brain cells on today.

Has your family ever been swept up into any of the doomsday predictions?

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Last Answer : answer:The only thing I had on the eve of Y2K was a flashlight, in case the power went out. It never did. My uncle turned quite religious after he left his wife and got with his current girlfriend. He gets wrapped up in that sort of thing. I always take it with a grain of salt.

Are there any more episodes of Surviving Disaster and Doomsday Preppers being made or similar shows?

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Last Answer : I don’t watch those shows, but I do kinda like “naked and afraid.” lol

Are survivalists like Doomsday Preppers building shelters in outer space yet?

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Last Answer : Based upon this question I’d serve a dish of Ginko Nuts.

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In a doomsday scenario where you'll be trapped for a year inside,which one will you pick, a huge grocery, a hospital or a mall?

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Last Answer : The grocery store, for the food and other supplies like bandages. Take a gatorade off the shelf and pop it open :D

Should Harold Camping be arrested and prosecuted for his false doomsday prophesy?

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Last Answer : answer:Freedom of religion gives him the right to say anything he chooses. It also gives people the right to choose to associate with him or not. He did not do anything illegal. (Sadly)

No water in the spent fuel tanks in Japan? Is this doomsday for this area of Japan?

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Last Answer : answer:Nobody has those answers, yet, exactly, I’m sure. All the prep and planning in the world cannot take into account an actual disaster scenario. Really, there is nothing that can be done except watch things unfold as they will.

What's your favorite 2012 doomsday prophecy?

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Last Answer : That it all comes to an end.

Do you get angry at Doomsday prophecies or do you sit up and pay attention?

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Last Answer : I ignore them, except for entertainment value, such as the Great Bird of the Universe hatching (and destroying your planet in the process). I’m sure @Symbeline will have a far better answer than mine.

Will Nostradamus' doomsday prediction happen a day sooner in some parts of the world?

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Last Answer : It was the Mayans that came up with that date not Nostradamus, And the world will continue to exist on Dec. 22. 2012 so don’t cash in that 401k just yet.

Does anyone believe in that 2012 Mayan calendar doomsday prediction?

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Who would win in a fight, Doomsday or Jason Voorhees?

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Last Answer : Doomsday would destroy Jason so easily and it doesn't matter if Jason can't die because he can't win in a fight against Doomsday.

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Last Answer : Doomsday would destroy Jason so easily and it doesn't matter if Jason can't die because he can't win in a fight against Doomsday.

Do you think the current obsession with politics is sort of weird?

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Could an obsession with guns and gun collecting be a form of OCD or mental illness?

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Last Answer : I think everyone has mild forms of OCD. Like with one any mental illness it depends on the intensity and how badly it disrupts their normal life. I think in the example you gave it’s just a guy who is substituting his weapons due to some sort of masculine insecurity.

How do you perceive my friend's strange obsession with Sandy Hook?

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Last Answer : answer:I live not far from there and we're there all the time. We were there last night for dinner. I'm involved in some community groups there and I can assure you the average citizen there doesn ... shooting at all, except maybe in reference here and there. Your friend sounds lonely. I'm not sure.

What is your strange obsession?

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Last Answer : answer:Bats. I love bats. They are cute, and unusual, and eat lots of insects, especially mosquitoes. Earwax, and that’s all I’m gonna say about that.

What are some songs where, despite the catchy tune, paint a picture of an obsession?

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Last Answer : The obvious one. “Every Breath You Take” by The Police

Do all cultures have the obsession with breasts like we do?

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Last Answer : Don’t you dare tell me to stop posting about my pet goose! His name is Merlin and I love him.~

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Could an obsession with correcting others stem from a habit of defending a religion?

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Last Answer : It sounds to me like you’ve had an epiphany and realized this all on your own. You got to remember everyone has their own choice of perception to an agreed reality. Live your life, drop your defensive feelings, you have nothing to prove to anyone.

Do you think people in the US will ever give up their obsession with quick fixes?

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Last Answer : answer:Don't forget politics, government, and the economy. Why isn't the economy booming after Obama was elected! I'm a victim of poor patience, too, and I think part of it is not understand ... the whole lazy factor. Plus, some feel defeated by the system. It's hard to consider actual reforms.

Why this apparent obsession with pony avatars?

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How do you get over an obsession crush?

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Last Answer : For me in the past, it took a tremendous amount of will power to do the opposite, I want to talk to her and I force myself not to. After a while it became much easier until it just no longer pops into my head or becomes a simple matter to shrug off.

Does this cat obsession seem fake to you guys?

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What was your obsession?

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Last Answer : My “obsession” is to get rid of all obsessions. In the past it had been perfectionism, but I can handle it much better now.

What's your latest obsession?

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Last Answer : Anxiety and stress have been controlling my life the past few days and I’d give almost anything to get rid of both of them immediately.

What is our obsession with music?

Description : What is our obsession with music?

Last Answer : answer:No, on ever running out of music. I think there are infinite variations on notes and note combination. As to why we like music, I think it is because music is a mathematical expression, which our brains are hardwired to find pleasing.

Whats with the obsession over "Halo Reach"?

Description : Whats with the obsession over "Halo Reach"?

Last Answer : answer:Its an amazing FPS game with a great multi-player and Bungies last hoorah with the Halo series. For a user name such as Gamrz360 one would think you would at least be familiar with Halo’s legacy.

What is your newest, most recent addiction/fixation/obsession?

Description : What is your newest, most recent addiction/fixation/obsession?

Last Answer : I am into nachos lately and Mike’s Hard Lemonade.

If a student is majoring in Psychology, but knows as much about painting and sculpture as someone who is majoring in art history, do you think that this is an obsession?

Description : If a student is majoring in Psychology, but knows as much about painting and sculpture as someone who is majoring in art history, do you think that this is an obsession?

Last Answer : I think that’s great :)

What do the older generation think of gaming industries obsession with World war II?

Description : What do the older generation think of gaming industries obsession with World war II?

Last Answer : What older generation do you mean? They were spoon feeding the older generations the same crap before video games. Only we went outside to play our war-games (yes, girls played too).

Celebrity obsession, has it happened to you and what did you do about it?

Description : Celebrity obsession, has it happened to you and what did you do about it?

Last Answer : Let it run it’s course, but be aware that not everyone gives a crap – or wants to hear about it. :) A lot of us have these phases, you’ll get past it.

What is up with our obsession over bacon on the internet?

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Last Answer : Bacon beer →☺

Do you understand this obsession with Twitter?

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Last Answer : Twitter is fast and to the point. No stupid contests or posts like Look! I am a lemon! See what kind of fruit you are! I use it for client communication and to announce new work. I ... you follow. Never follow anyone who tells you what they are eating or asks twitter followers if they look fat.