Where do you think the apocalypse will start?

Oh, I'm not trying to frighted you, but it was something I started thinking about. I think that during the 80s, with the buildup of nuclear weapons, was probably the closest in our life time. That was when I was truly frightened. You'd think that we (the world) would have learned something back during WW2 when we used those atomic bombs, or maybe during Chernobyl? I don't think that we're meant to use nuclear power because it's power is so devastating and so uncontrollable.

@Hatley and @scorpiobabes Could you let it start in San Francisco, just outside Bubblews....

I'm confused-if you're the west, then what does that make us, the USA? I'm thinking that we're part of the west too, especially when you consider that we ARE to your west. I think that we (the US) are going to try to end an uprising with nuclear weapons, and end up blowing up half of the world up in the process.

The Apocalypse started when The Jets signed Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow.

Scorpio - the West is not a geographical region in this context but a eupemism for the developed parts of the World like the US and Canada, Europe and Australia/New Zealand.

It seems that many have laughed at those that embrace a green lifestyle; Al Gore, Ed Begley Jr. are two that come to mind. But I think with the increased awareness of what all of the preservatives, additives and hormones into the foods produced for consumption here in the US, as well as our awareness of the chemicals that we keep finding have seeped into the soil and water supply, they're not so strange after all.

Do you believe that the catastrophic events that have been happening have anything to do with how we poisoned the earth over the last 150 or so years? I can almost say with a large degree of certainty that we will outlive 89-year-old Harold Camping, the radio host who predicted the world would end in 1994, and changed it to May 21, 2012 when he was proved wrong. Unless of course a bus comes out of nowhere, and knocks us into the great unknown, but I'm thinking that the odds are in our favor in that case. The world will end when the good Lord decides, and I seriously doubt that any of us will know in advance.

Yes, I certainly do believe that we have poisoned the earth. I recall when Clinton's vice president made the documentary about the antartic melting and so forth everyone pooed him and thought he was an idiot. I don't think we will know much in advance when the world will end. Harold Camping is one of many who have made different predictions. I think it is something mankind is always afraid of and the predictions will just keep coming.

It seems that it hasn't come to an end, as many expected. But if it was to happen, where do you think it would start?

Oh, I'm sure that it would be God's choice and schedule; I mean, we were created in His image, right?

If the world was going to be destroyed, it would be by God. I don't think He would start at any place in particular. I think He would take it all out in one fell swoop.

I see you're from the Philippines. I wish I could, but it would take some doing. You see, I have multiple sclerosis and really suffer in the heat and humidity. And to be honest, to be in the tropics means to be outdoors and enjoying the weather. But thank you for the suggestion that I visit.

What country are you from? I know that parts of the USA (where I'm from) had tornadoes, which are rare this late in the year. Glad that the rainstorm was so short and the sun came out. I just wish it was warmer here-I don't do well in the cold!

You can visit my profile to see my country. We are on a tropical part of the globe..hope you can visit here someday..

That sounds like fun-I went to the supermarket today, along with everyone else it seemed, and purchased enough food for us to make it through New Year's. I saw an expert on the Mayan culture on the news, and she assured everyone that the world is NOT ending tomorrow-she said that the Mayans were wrong, and that a new piece of the puzzle was just discovered in the jungle.

I'm not so sure that it's ignorance; it strikes me more as paranoia. While I believe in the bible, prophets and Jesus, it WAS a long time ago. I'm not so sure that we (as humans) can continue to apply recent past (in the last 200 years) and present events to the Bible, the Mayan calendar or Nostradamus' writings without inducing some fear in the world. It's just silly, but unfortunately, there are some people that believe it.

I have seen mayan ruins and respect tyheir culture. But I don`t think that we are able to understand what they meant. All this nonsense about doomsday is just ignorance.

They think that the apocalypse will happen here first? (the US). You brought up a good point-that would be so horrible to watch people die and not to be able to do a thing. That type of scenario makes me think of Steven King's novel The Stand. Some of the characters had to watch family and friends die of this horrible virus that was being transmitted in the air. To me, I'd be so upset if I had to go through something similar.

I was asking WHERE it would start, not WHEN it would start. But to answer your response-the majority of the world's nuclear weapons are really controlled by two countries: the United States and Russia. But there are countries that won't have any, like Japan: I believe that they gave up their military as part of the WW2 peace treaty. I don't think that many African nations are anywhere near being ready to have a nuclear weapon either. What's scary is the possibility that someone in the Middle East might have a nuclear weapon-they don't truly seem to understand what it would do if detonated.

Much of the "world will end on X date" is started by people who probably didn't know or understand the Mayan calendar or Nostradamus' writings. Believers and scientists have been at odds for years. I feel that God has basically let us have Free Will since Adam bit into the apple, and that He has a grand plan.

I know that the apocalypse isn't happening for a while, but does it say anywhere in the Bible as to WHERE it will start? I don't believe it will happen in our life time, but my question was more about where everyone thinks it might start.

Thank you for your answer. I was looking for somewhere more specific though, but that's fine.

You're welcome, scorpiobabes. Actually, there are two things happening on this planet simultaneously, we are growing as a civilization and this planet is getting polluted by us. The first one is good for us and the second one is bad for us. If we grow at a faster rate. We can overcome the difficulties and become level 1 civilization then we'll be able to avoid the dooms day, otherwise, it's possible anywhere in this world. This link will give you an idea about types of civilization: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iKS9qXSZT4

But according to this article: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/magnetic-north-shifting-by-40-miles-a-year-might-signal-pole-r, the magnetic north pole is shifting at a considerably faster rate than ever before. And that massive earthquake that happened in Japan actually shifted the pole quite a bit. I think that shift with the addition of global warming is really messing with the ecological systems. But I really don't think that is what will contribute to the apocalypse. There are truly only a few reasons to unless nuclear weapons; to stop a war like we did when we detonated the two in Japan for example. But today's weapons are considerably more powerful, and are more for insulation against an attack. But according to this article I found: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/28/asteroid-telescope-protect-earth-space-rocks_n_1634239.html, they are considering the idea. But I don't think that an asteroid will be the cause because we'll have enough warning. I also don't think that a super volcano will be what causes it either. I really think that someone is going to have a freak out fit and hit the panic button that detonates all of the weapons. And THAT would probably not be something that we can escape.

yeah, I was talking about the GEOGRAPHIC pole shift there (not the magnetic one) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_shift_hypothesis nice article about the asteroid problem

What's nice is that everyone is entitled to their opinions, and the answers here (within the discussion) have been quite varied. Japan has had some very serious earthquakes already this past year, sparking a horrible tsunami. Do you think that perhaps it will eventually break apart to create smaller islands, or maybe even sink? As for a Category 5 hurricane hitting the East coast, possibly the costliest and most destructive hurricane to hit the coast line in more than 40 years was Sandy-and that was merely a Category 2. I don't see anything more happening to the East coast, other than some drastic changes to the coast line. Maybe some of the barrier islands will disappear. Actually, I think that we (as humans) are more in danger of having a non naturally-occurring apocalypse happening, like a huge nuclear war. I can SO see that happening, especially as less powerful countries develop a technology that don't really understand what it can do.

Why do you think that it would start in Asia? China and India to be specific-is it because of the high concentration of people in such a small area? I can so see the United States banning people from here; look at how divisive our country was during the last Presidential election! Do you really think that we (people of earth) will still be searching for oil in 1000 years, or do you think that we'll keep working on alternative fuels? I'm surprised that we've developed synthetic oil for lubrication purposes, but for some reason, all attempts to create synthetic fuel seems to have been aborted.

I agree-the world will NOT end tomorrow. But I think that there will be a test similar to the survival of the fittest, and perhaps we'll see a lot fewer people walking on earth. I just don't want to guess just when that would happen. I don't see the US getting out of the Middle East any time soon-but maybe if we just tried to stop making the Middle East an extension of the US, there could be peace.

I'm familiar with Revelations in the Bible, though it has been some time. I don't think that the end is going to happen all at once; instead, the Lord is making His selections already as to who will be in heaven, and who will be in hell. But you're right-only our Heavenly Father knows, and all we can do is wait, and believe so that we may one day join Him.

Oh, I'm not worried about it! Frankly, if anything, I think that we (inhabitants of the earth) have done so much bad here on the earth that it's now a matter of time before WE cause something similar to the apocalypse! I trust in the Lord and His will for me.

The Lord created the heavens AND the earth. Everyone that was born after Cain and Able was born with Original Sin, and that is why we're in the mess we're in. No person created us and everything we see-the Lord did, and He isn't a person. I've been working every day to remove MY wickedness; how about the rest of the world? How about YOU? And I'll be back to do my normal activities in a little while, once I finish answering everyone that's been polite enough to leave a comment. As for why I chose to discuss the apocalypse, have you read our FAQs here? This is nothing more than the topic I chose to introduce a discussion. One must search prior to starting a new discussion, and this one seems to have started a healthy dialogue between users. That was my intention.