tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post5032158666335165133..comments2023-10-22T05:51:58.898-04:00Comments on Soob: Some Suggested Fiction on the Demise of the Human RaceJay@Soobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-55739012039187164582008-08-30T22:21:00.000-04:002008-08-30T22:21:00.000-04:00Gamma Ray Burst. That's it, the end.Gamma Ray Burst. That's it, the end.Purplesloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825428814890988099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-4953589350268481052008-08-29T19:49:00.000-04:002008-08-29T19:49:00.000-04:00dick,an important note, of the above mentioned wor...dick,<BR/><BR/>an important note, of the above mentioned works of apocalyptic fiction (spoiler alert) human kind survives. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I may be a cynic, perhaps, but a pessimist nearly never.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-73009779231960968722008-08-29T19:46:00.000-04:002008-08-29T19:46:00.000-04:00M1. Why now? Two point answer. 1. Another blogpost...M1. Why now? Two point answer. 1. Another blogpost excited the idea of considering man kinds end within the context of fiction.<BR/><BR/>2. Human kind is fascinated with the concept of it's own destruction or demise. From Revelation to the Final Hour to the Mayan calendar to out of control Global Warming. Human beings seem to be the planets masochists, plotting a course in their own favor while, at the same time, amassing around and making a great fuss about the next supposed great calamity that will end their planetary dominion.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-61551675794598470102008-08-29T19:30:00.000-04:002008-08-29T19:30:00.000-04:00arherring, thanks. Your reading list, from what yo...arherring, thanks. Your reading list, from what you've posted at d5gw is exceedingly interesting. If only we could read while we sleep. Maybe tuck a book under out pillow.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-49920433282576545422008-08-29T17:22:00.000-04:002008-08-29T17:22:00.000-04:00A trifle pessimistic, aren't we?A trifle pessimistic, aren't we?Dick Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928787462157704978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-70962478903760734882008-08-28T18:22:00.000-04:002008-08-28T18:22:00.000-04:00Truly, a very good post - mucho appreciated. (Ther...Truly, a very good post - mucho appreciated. (There's a zeitgeist component going on here that I & Effy dig)<BR/><BR/>A Q: Why this post now?M1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05394503964463278951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-3612113414989871952008-08-28T09:43:00.000-04:002008-08-28T09:43:00.000-04:00Closest I can thnk of on #4 is S. M. Stirling's no...Closest I can thnk of on #4 is S. M. Stirling's novels of the Change, where physics inexplicably changes and suddenly things like gunpowder and electricity don't work. Society collapses. Anarchy reigns. Former memebers of the Society for Creative Anachronism become kings because they have all the swords. It sounds odd and far-fetched, but the books are good reads.<BR/><BR/>I've got nothing on #5. That's a pretty specific disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com