[Kosh]

Question for the European members of this forum: Is doomsdayism popular in Europe like it is in the US?

[Ghostavo]

I can only say I've never heard the term (doomsday) outside of these forums, so I'd say no, doomsdayism is not popular.

[terran_emperor]

I'd assume you;re talking about doomsday cults...No ive never heard of them outside of the US. Not to say they dont exist here. if they do then they are secret-societies....

There was that domesday fuss about some book a good many years ago 

[Kosh]

It's a word I invented, but basically I was referring to the tendency for ordinary people (particularly in the US) to easily fall into masshysteria and fear because of doomsday prophecies (or to welcome it in the case of the religious nuts). For example: Right before Y2K there were a great many people in the US who genuinely believed the end of the world was coming in Y2K and started hoarding supplies, and some went so far as to bail out and head for the hills.

At this point in time it's more of a reference to the latest doomsday prophecy: 2012.

I'm not really talking about cults per say, but just normal people being scared ****less and/or believing doom is upon us.

[haloboy100]

I have a friend that thinks it's true. Gives her a reason not to worry about her life.

"Meh. The world goes boom in 4 years."



Anyway, yeah we have doomsday cults here in Canada. They're called goths.

[Kosh]

I'm not referring to cults..........


Just normal people like your friend. Are there lots of people like that in Europe?

[haloboy100]

Oh.

Yeah. Knowing the people of the world these days, there's bound to be millions.

[BloodEagle]

Knowing the people of the world these days, there's bound to be billions.

Fixed.

[Colonol Dekker]

Doomsdayism?
Not in London, and if it is i'm not invited. . .

[terran_emperor]

Oh you mean die-hard x-files fans talking about 23/12/2012?

[Galemp]

Mostly around here they're religious nuts, the ones who could care less about the economy/environment because The Rapture™ is coming to take them all away to paradise Soon™. Oh, and they approve of wars in the Middle East because it will speed the coming apocalypse.

They vote, too.

[Kosh]

I hope in your part of the world they are a tiny minority......

Where are you at anyway?

[haloboy100]

They vote, too.

We're screwed.

[jdjtcagle]

They vote, too.

We're screwed.

I won't lie, it's like that pretty bad in America.
I used to be caught up in it as well, which you could see if you look up some old threads like Bible code prophecy.  I was one lost kid.

[DarthWang]

LOL, I remember the "Rapture Ready" forums. The posts there are seriously scary sometimes