It's the end of the world as we know it
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ciphergothThe technical term for a risk that could destroy the whole future of humanity is an "existential risk".
Wikipedia on existential risk
Nick Bostrom: "Our approach to existential risks cannot be one of trial-and-error. There is no opportunity to learn from errors."
Eliezer Yudkowsky, Cognitive biases potentially affecting judgment of global risks [PDF]
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Do you worry about the end of the world?
Wikipedia on existential risk
Nick Bostrom: "Our approach to existential risks cannot be one of trial-and-error. There is no opportunity to learn from errors."
Eliezer Yudkowsky, Cognitive biases potentially affecting judgment of global risks [PDF]
Google search
Do you worry about the end of the world?
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Date: 2010-03-09 09:36 pm (UTC)and the irony that my LJ icon is the 'doomsday clock' from the cold-war era...
In the ending of worlds, should one wonder if it will be instantaneous or slow and lingering? (A pain if one is engrossed in something at the time also0.