Apocalypse Now

Here’s a very entertaining look at a variety of doomsayers by the sociologist and editor of New Humanist, Laurie Taylor. They range from the very personable Father Dom Benedict Heron to those on the wilder shores of human behaviour. The video dates from 2007, but it’s still very relevant.

 

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=7216724622093273302&hl=en&fs=true  

I must confess to suspecting that a human apocalypse is on the way, not for any religious reasons, but simply because global warming is likely to pass the tipping point pretty soon and usher in a new round of human misery. Johann Hari thinks so too.