History is an accurate map, detailing courses that have worked and some that haven't. However, some have apocolyptic theories that are not supported by the past. Why believe them?
2006-07-07 14:36:12 · 7 answers · asked by an amateur 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Every generation thinks that they are unique, and that history does not apply to them. So when a Katrina hits, that's interpreted as a sign of the end of the world, though Katrina doesn't even make the top 1000 in disasters.
Apocolyptic theories are just like palm readings. Say them enough times, for long enough, and sooner or later they'll be right. History is populated with people who thought they lived in the end times. Every turn of the cenury, every major (and well publicized) disaster or assassination, or every odd planetary alignment gets some percentage of the population going again. Usually, those are the people who are just not aware of how naturally recurring these things are.
Know two things: 1. Nature cares very little about the existence of mankind when it comes to cataclysmic events, and 2. Some percentage of Mankind will always take nature personally, and assume it had some unique meaning for them (Note: They should see item 1).
2006-07-20 13:35:28 · answer #1 · answered by freebird 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Very simple, history itself says that history do not prevail otherwise we would not have so many history book instead there would have been one two pager with a remark in end that the same thing repeated 20000 times :)
So that is the biggest proof that new things happen and then those things became history for something new to come.
2006-07-15 01:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by Jigyasu Prani 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theory will change the outcome, making the history as a passing dark cloud
2006-07-17 02:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by BM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 17:01:46 · answer #4 · answered by leopard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually believing in apocalyptic theories might be a good thing. as long as people are afraid the end is near then people will get their lives together. however, when our leaders believe this, then we are in trouble, because they can actually make the end happen.
2006-07-14 22:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by Bogey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because not everything in the future has an answer in the past.
2006-07-07 14:39:46 · answer #6 · answered by Kendra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because nothing is permanent. Everything can change.
2006-07-15 17:39:06 · answer #7 · answered by carlotitoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋