Doomsday Clock Moved Away From Utter Destruction

[samsonguy920]

Pffsh. Everyone knows that nuclear weapons will cause the zombie outbreak, who mutate into vampires, who get asimilated by aliens and turn into machines with a hive mind. Then a group of four survivors, one who is black, one female, one the main character and one snarky bastard, go and save the world by destroying the mother brain.

...Sorry, what was I talking about?

Oh, yeah. The clock thing.

Eh, symbolism doesn't mean all that much when it's destroyed in a wave of radiation and flame.

And I will be right by your side, main character/Bill/Ellis.

I have to wonder if those dilholes who obviously have nothing else to do but play with a clock because they won the nobel prize already and are set for life, if they could have predicted December 7th, 1941. Of course not. The only people who knew were the Japanese. So I have to wonder if these people have any idea of who would really perpetrate Armageddon. If it comes or its closest cousin, it ain't going to be someone we expect it to be. Or when.
Lesson here boys and girls: Don't listen or look up to big headed scientists. You'll get further in life.

 

[thenamelessloser]

Is it wrong that the first thing to come to my mind while reading this article is Watchmen? I also only known about the clock because of Watchmen, I didn't even know if it was a real thing or not... Oops, I didn't notice that at least one other person posted something about Watchmen earlier in the topic...

 

[Marv21]

Thats no fair...we are supposed to be constantly moving it forward to show that death of all life is eventiable...but the clock realizes its mishandled....it will strike...tonight!

 

[Georgeman]

Nah... We will all die from an asteroid impact. You know, kinda like the dinosaurs did. Or perhaps some of us will evolve and therefore survive the aftermath. Perhaps.

 

[Zyst]

complete annihilation of the human race in a nuclear war.

I lold, we can't be exterminated by such trivial things like Nuclear weapons.

you are right my dear sir, anyone who has played Fallout 3 can say that with security

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

Transhumanism is foolishness

This one could say the same of people living in the past.
I'm not saying we change completely, we should just embrace machines.
Steel is so much stronger than flesh... so much more beautiful...

 

[reg42]

Six. Minutes. To miiiiidniiiight.
Sorry couldn't resist.

 

[Dogmeat T Dingo]

My first response upon seeing this on Drudge Report was, "people actually care about this?"

My response was similar, but it came out as "people actually get paid to do this?"

 

[Dogmeat T Dingo]

Transhumanism is foolishness

This one could say the same of people living in the past.
I'm not saying we change completely, we should just embrace machines.
Steel is so much stronger than flesh... so much more beautiful...

Embrace machines? Are you kidding? Take a look at modern machines and ask yourself if you really want to swap the lifespan of your physical body with the lifespan of your average motorized appliance or vehicle. The strength of the outer casing is irrelevant, I for one don't want a body that's been mass produced in a sweatshop in Korea that will break down a week after the warranty expires.

Maybe we can just switch our brains into a new one when we need to, perhaps? Let me ask you this; when was the last time your car broke down anywhere convenient, say in front of a mechanic's shop? It doesn't, it breaks down on the highway in the middle of nowhere, and when the vehicle in question is also your brain's life support system I don't think you'll have time to wait for the auto club.

I'm not saying we can't in the future overcome these problems, but right now I think the flesh and blood body you're currently piloting is the most reliable product for the job.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Yes, nukes will not end us, we will gradually realise machines are better and ascend to their level...
Still, it is a comforting thought that at least we have a clock telling us when to die in nuclear fire, just in case we do not notice the bombs dropping :|

Transhumanism is foolishness

Maybe it is and maybe it isn't, but transhumanism also provides us with an opportunity, one people have been wanting since the beginning of time- to live forever. Sure, we'd have to keep a closer eye on our overpopulation problem, and there may be some pricing issues, but if immortality requires 'upgrading' one's body with cybernetics, that's a small sacrifice, wouldn't you say?

I would do it.

 

[Lazy Kitty]

Hey! What's that shiny red button doing over there?
Let's see what happens if I were to push it.
*Computer Voice*: "Duke Nukem Forever releasing in 5... 4... 3... 2...
Error: Release.exe has stopped working. Release aborted!"

Yes, nukes will not end us, we will gradually realise machines are better and ascend to their level...
Still, it is a comforting thought that at least we have a clock telling us when to die in nuclear fire, just in case we do not notice the bombs dropping :|

Transhumanism is foolishness

Maybe it is and maybe it isn't, but transhumanism also provides us with an opportunity, one people have been wanting since the beginning of time- to live forever. Sure, we'd have to keep a closer eye on our overpopulation problem, and there may be some pricing issues, but if immortality requires 'upgrading' one's body with cybernetics, that's a small sacrifice, wouldn't you say?

I wouldn't call upgrading my body a sacrifice, even if it doesn't make you immortal. I'd replace my organic body with machines right away if I had the chance. Too bad technology advances so slow. I don't expect that possibility for about another 150 years.

Also, if we were immortal, we wouldn't have to worry about overpopulation, we'd just have to start colonizing space and we'd have ethernity to get to another planet/spacestation.

 

[jthm]

They should move it back half an hour just for shits and giggles. At which time, the United states should launch it's entire nuclear stockpile.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

-snip-

Well, some of us prefer machines to flesh.
And augmentic limbs aren't exactly available to the general public right about now, anyway.
When they become available, I would happily replace my weak flesh with steel.
I suppose it is down to the individual. This one likes machines, others do not.
But just think of the advantages.
Enhanced strength, zoom sight function, better hearing, see more of the electro-magnetic spectrum/whatever, etc...
I believe what stands to be gained out-weighs the risks.

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

wait wait wait, that clock still exists?

Blimey, I knew that it was famous during the Cold War, but I didn't know that it was still being used!

Also, 6 minutes really sounds very close to doomsday... :S

Yeah, but as Tommy Lee Jones once told us, humanity s always on the brink of being wiped out by SOMETHING.


But I'm with this guy, does anyone else think "doomsday clock scientist" is the sweetest gig ever?

 

[Virulain]

Is the death by atom bombs clock even relevant anymore? We've now so many excellent ways of destroying all life on Earth/the planet itself.

 

[Aptspire]

yeah...a 63 years old indicator must be SO accurate for today

 

[Supreme Unleaded]

Im confused. So humans built this clock in 1947 and since then its magicaly told us that we're closer or farther away from iminent destruction.

I'm sorry but how does anyone take this thing seriosly.

 

[SmugFrog]

This clock is REALLY stupid. It's basically a nuclear threat level indicator.

I don't even think it serves that purpose. I think the damn thing could be set 5 hours to midnight and the world still blow itself up out of nowhere.

 

[Pimppeter2]

I told you guys my invasion of France was a good thing!

 

[SilentHunter7]

Im confused. So humans built this clock in 1947 and since then its magicaly told us that we're closer or farther away from iminent destruction.

I'm sorry but how does anyone take this thing seriosly.

I take it seriously. Just not literally. It's supposed to be symbolic.