Life After People (History Channel)
 

This looks like it will be a pretty interesting series

[url=http://www.history.com/content/life_after_people]Life After People - History.Com[/url]

Anyone else plan on watching this?

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It's already been on, no? I swear I was watching it recently.

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I saw that one of the shows on the History Ch was Air Force One. Hmmm, wonder if what happened today has any relation to that show?

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[quote=Mattyk72;552052]It's already been on, no? I swear I was watching it recently.[/quote]

I think now they are making it a series

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Yeah, there was a one-time special and now it's a series as CRed has pointed out

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the pilot was very interesting. i know ill be watching

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I saw it last night. It was okay, but I sorta lost interest as it went on. I mean they were talking about the torch from the Statue of Liberty "surviving" at the bottom of the Hudson. If that meets the criteria for survival, then wouldn't a polished rock or something survive the longest? If so, well, then that's not exciting at all.

It's hard to see how they could make a series out of this with new material each episode.

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I love Life After People. I love how the History Channel takes a 2 hour show and turn it into a series. How the Earth Was Made is one of my fav shows.

Everything decays! Even the entire planet! What a scary thought.

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[quote=saden1;552958]I love Life After People. I love how the History Channel takes a 2 hour show and turn it into a series. How the Earth Was Made is one of my fav shows.

Everything decays! Even the entire planet! What a scary thought.[/quote]

It's not scary at all.

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[quote=70Chip;553067]It's not scary at all.[/quote]

It depends if you believe in a magical place called heaven.

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[quote=saden1;553081]It depends if you believe in a magical place called heaven.[/quote]


It depends on whether you have failed to absorb the obvious fact that the present reality we inhabit and everything in it is losing momentum and will one day collapse on itself. Only someone who has drunk a lot of kool-aid about the perfectability of man and other kindergarten fairy tales would be shocked to find out that planet Earth will not go on forever as it is right now.

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[quote=saden1;553081]It depends if you believe in a magical place called heaven.[/quote]

Saden, if you don't believe in heaven, then this shouldn't be scary anyways, since the whole point of it is 1000's of years AFTER people. Chances are 100% you won't be here to see it, hence, not scary.
And if you do believe in a new heaven and a new earth, then most of this is just modern day blah blah blah anyways.

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I can't think of a better channel than the history channel!

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[quote=Daseal;553094]I can't think of a better channel than the history channel![/quote]

Good one.

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[quote=Mattyk72;552052]It's already been on, no? I swear I was watching it recently.[/quote]

Yeah, there was a special I watched months ago, I think that it came out last year; but sounds like they're talking about a series.

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[quote=70Chip;553091]It depends on whether you have failed to absorb the obvious fact that the present reality we inhabit and everything in it is losing momentum and will one day collapse on itself. Only someone who has drunk a lot of kool-aid about the perfectability of man and other kindergarten fairy tales would be shocked to find out that planet Earth will not go on forever as it is right now.[/quote]

Knowing something and realizing the implication of it are two different things. Everyone knows their parents are going to die but not everyone realize it until they're actually dead. From secular-humanist-none-magical-place-believer what is frightening is not that the earth is going to die someday but that mankind is done for once it does and there will be no recovering from it. I guess what I'm really trying to get at is that the mortality of the entire human race frightens me more than my own mortality.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;553092]Saden, if you don't believe in heaven, then this shouldn't be scary anyways, since the whole point of it is 1000's of years AFTER people. Chances are 100% you won't be here to see it, hence, not scary.
And if you do believe in a new heaven and a new earth, then most of this is just modern day blah blah blah anyways.[/quote]

See answer above.

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[quote=saden1;553154]Knowing something and realizing the implication of it are two different things. Everyone knows their parents are going to die but not everyone realize it until they're actually dead. From secular-humanist-none-magical-place-believer what is frightening is not that the earth is going to die someday but that mankind is done for once it does and there will be no recovering from it. I guess what I'm really trying to get at is that the mortality of the entire human race frightens me more than my own mortality.[/quote]

well, that's kinda why I think it's more blah blah blah than anything. I don't really see a "mortality of the entire human race". I think we are a vibrant, intelligent, and adaptable species, that will under anything other than a supernatural event, will find ways to survive. So, I won't be scared because some tv show pretends to have an idea of what could happen 10,000 years in the future, or for that matter a politico's inconvenient truth.

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[quote=Daseal;553094]I can't think of a better channel than the history channel![/quote]

I often channel the history channel.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;553158]well, that's kinda why I think it's more blah blah blah than anything. I don't really see a "mortality of the entire human race". I think we are a vibrant, intelligent, and adaptable species, that will under anything other than a supernatural event, will find ways to survive. So, I won't be scared because some tv show pretends to have an idea of what could happen 10,000 years in the future, or for that matter a politico's inconvenient truth.[/quote]

I'm not sure you realize how handicapped we actually are. We're vulnerable and fragile species that's very much in danger of being whipped out completely on a whim.

Here's to becoming a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale"]Type III Civilization[/URL] as soon as possible.

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[quote=saden1;553166]I'm not sure you realize how handicapped we actually are. We're vulnerable and fragile species that's very much in danger of being whipped out completely on a whim.

Here's to becoming a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale"]Type III Civilization[/URL] as soon as possible.[/quote]

I'm quite sure I understand the frailty of the human race. That being said, I am fairly certain you don't understand the power of the human spirit.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;553182]I'm quite sure I understand the frailty of the human race. That being said, I am fairly certain you don't understand the power of the human spirit.[/quote]

We can pray for that asteroid to miss us...the power of prayer might just work. Allahu Akbar!

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[quote=saden1;553184]We can pray for that asteroid to miss us...the power of prayer might just work. Allahu Akbar![/quote]
Or we can accept that somethings we have no power over. Still no sense to be scared.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;553190]Or we can accept that somethings we have no power over. Still no sense to be scared.[/quote]

To dwell on something and to be frightened of something are two different things.

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[quote=saden1;553154]Knowing something and realizing the implication of it are two different things. Everyone knows their parents are going to die but not everyone realize it until they're actually dead. From secular-humanist-none-magical-place-believer what is frightening is not that the earth is going to die someday but that mankind is done for once it does and there will be no recovering from it. I guess what I'm really trying to get at is that the mortality of the entire human race frightens me more than my own mortality.[/quote]


I say we all have a toast to the end of mankind and the closing of the age. Once we're gone, it'll be like we weren't even here at all.

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[quote=saden1;553192]To dwell on something and to be frightened of something are two different things.[/quote]

I was not talking of dwelling on it, you never said you did that. I think to be scared of something you have zero control, and has no chance of occurring without foreshadowing and notice, makes no sense. If we get wiped out in the blink of an eye, your fear gained you nothing. If we have notice, than your fear will at least work towards trying to find a way to survive.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;553196]I was not talking of dwelling on it, you never said you did that. I think to be scared of something you have zero control, and has no chance of occurring without foreshadowing and notice, makes no sense. If we get wiped out in the blink of an eye, your fear gained you nothing. If we have notice, than your fear will at least work towards trying to find a way to survive.[/quote]

Because it is out of my hand the thought of our end shouldn't frighten me? Really? That's how you're going to play it? What a pointless conversation this has turned out to be.

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I REALLY wanted to see it, and I had it saved on my DVR, but the darn thing crapped the bed and had to get it replaced, so I missed it.
I love to entertain theories about what will happen after we are gone. Interesting discussion.

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[quote=saden1;553215]Because it is out of my hand the thought of our end shouldn't frighten me? Really? That's how you're going to play it? What a pointless conversation this has turned out to be.[/quote]

So why exactly would it frighten you?

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[quote=saden1;553215]Because it is out of my hand the thought of our end shouldn't frighten me? Really? That's how you're going to play it? What a pointless conversation this has turned out to be.[/quote]

I hear what you're saying.

The thought of the world ending, no matter if we're here or not is freaky.

Sort of like the thought of being dead some day. Yeah it's out of our hands and it will happen to everyone, but it still freaks me out when I think about it sometimes.

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[quote=jsarno;553221]So why exactly would it frighten you?[/quote]

It doesn't seem obvious to you? It's because I'm not a sociopath.

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[quote=saden1;553234]It doesn't seem obvious to you? It's because I'm not a sociopath.[/quote]

LOL.
Just curious really. Some people have different views. I don't really see the point in worrying about something that isn't going to happen for thousands of years, if not millions. Even if reincarnation is what happens after death, we have PLENTY of time to not worry about that. The sun is eventually going to expand and explode and engulf the earth too, but that will be long after us.
So what is it exactly about all this that frightens you? It's an honest question.

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I don't think saden sits around wringing his hands over it, it's just a scary thought to think of the world coming to an end.

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[quote=Mattyk72;553247]I don't think saden sits around wringing his hands over it, it's just a scary thought to think of the world coming to an end.[/quote]

Everything comes to an end though. I understand your point though. My world is going to end far before the entire world ends, so would it not make more sense to be concerned about your own demise that WILL actually happen in your lifetime?

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[quote=Mattyk72;553247]I don't think saden sits around wringing his hands over it, it's just a scary thought to think of the world coming to an end.[/quote]


Thank you.

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[quote=saden1;553215]Because it is out of my hand the thought of our end shouldn't frighten me? Really? That's how you're going to play it? What a pointless conversation this has turned out to be.[/quote]

Yes, it has, but from the other view, you still haven't explained why it should frighten you? Are you frightened by the knowledge that while you are sleeping, a man in some other part of the world will die? I am not, although I would say sad might fit, if I were to find out. And I would say that thinking about the end of the world saddens me but not scares me.
As for your sociopath comment, I am not one either, and yet I never once have feared about the end of the world. Not due to a religious belief, but because, I personally gain nothing from that fear. And interestingly, you imply that someone who sees life that way a sociopath, while I make no implication about a person with a different view. I don't understand your fear anymore than you understand my lack of fear. I accept your view as a reasonable human reaction, I would think you could afford me the same courtesy.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;553283]Yes, it has, but from the other view, you still haven't explained why it should frighten you? Are you frightened by the knowledge that while you are sleeping, a man in some other part of the world will die? I am not, although I would say sad might fit, if I were to find out. And I would say that thinking about the end of the world saddens me but not scares me.
As for your sociopath comment, I am not one either, and yet I never once have feared about the end of the world. Not due to a religious belief, but because, I personally gain nothing from that fear. And interestingly, you imply that someone who sees life that way a sociopath, while I make no implication about a person with a different view. I don't understand your fear anymore than you understand my lack of fear. I accept your view as a reasonable human reaction, I would think you could afford me the same courtesy.[/quote]

Suppose I tell you that 90% of Americans will die of a mutated swine flu a month from now. Would this new found knowledge frighten you? My hearth aches at the thought and I can't help it. This is a normal and expected reaction. Indifference which is essential your position is not acceptable. If we all die off tomorrow, a month, a year, millions of years, or billions of years from now it's all the same. The grim demise of mankind and even the universe at large should be a frighting prospect irrespective of timetable or and lack of control.

Does this all make sense?

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[quote=Mattyk72;553233]I hear what you're saying.

The thought of the world ending, no matter if we're here or not is freaky.

Sort of like the thought of being dead some day. Yeah it's out of our hands and it will happen to everyone, but it still freaks me out when I think about it sometimes.[/quote]

I agree with both of you. Kudos to those who aren't scared I guess, but I'm not one of them.

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[quote=saden1;553394]Suppose I tell you that 90% of Americans will die of a mutated swine flu a month from now. Would this new found knowledge frighten you? My hearth aches at the thought and I can't help it. This is a normal and expected reaction. Indifference which is essential your position is not acceptable. If we all die off tomorrow, a month, a year, millions of years, or billions of years from now it's all the same. The grim demise of mankind and even the universe at large should be a frighting prospect irrespective of timetable or and lack of control.

Does this all make sense?[/quote]
You know, we will have to disagree. If a mutated virus started causing the type of mass extinction, yes I would be afraid - once it was occurring. But the concept of a virus mutating when no sign of it occurring, is irrational. To say that it is the same if we all die tomorrow or billions of years from now, to me, is irrational. I cannot fathom your position, seriously, I have enough things which are in this world now, that cause "legitimate" fear and enough belief in man's spirit, that I could never see myself being scared of a future event that may but most likely will not occur in my children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's children's lives (31 generations, approx 1800 years).