Creatively, I have drawn a similarity to the prophecies in the Book of Revelations which eludes to four horsemen as being the face of the day of judgment. For all of those who may put stock into Christian beliefs, please look at the connection of the current climate of civilization and the apocalyptic notion. There have been several interpretations of the prophecies, as is common practice for varying groups. In an attempt to bridge the gap between vague, divine ideas and modern day conditions, I have made the following connections, as there is no doubt that the Bible is a most powerful book.
There are four immediate threats to civilization, no small declaration, which require immediate global awareness. I am not an authority on such things and you need not be either to gain important insights. I am a humble sheep in the flock that is being herded onto the truck headed for for the slaughter house, just as you are, but I have noticed a warning from the corner of my eye and I attempt to draw the attention of the multitudes of sheep running up the ramp and into the truck. Don't go into the truck! Notice the beautiful green field just beside it!
As I listened to the words of a group of very learned men I was surprised and filled with great anticipation to realize
the correlation of the four threats and the four horsemen. At the top of the list we have natural resource depletion. Quite frankly, current trends suggest that we are in danger of running out of, or destroying, all of the oil, natural gas and water on the planet...horseman number one. I know you have heard this all before and will not bore you further with statistics and references, they are there for you to access. I do wish, however, to inspire you to take this threat seriously. It is most certainly a valid concern that cannot wait to rely on the correction of the typical human behavior, which is to attempt to fix it after it is too late. I haven't the answer to such difficult problems, but I know someone does.
Next we have the delicate global financial system...horseman number two. We have seen the beginning of the collapse of the World Bank. Look at the state of the worlds' leading banks, the buy-outs and crash in Greece. Once again, you may know more about this current condition than me, since it is not my natural field, but I can see the threat clearly. Such an occurrence as a complete annihilation of the banks would most certainly result in an "every man for himself" culture.
Thirdly we have global warfare, of which will now escalate in light of the other threats...horseman number three. "Every man for himself" will be preceded by the collective version, who remain conscienceless, since the leaders of nations are made aware of the horsemen long before the sheep can get their blinders off. Every nation will endeavor to hold on to power in light of the new climate. Each trying to possess whichever commodity becomes valuable. I don't have to remind you what war and the desperate men who declare it are capable of.
Lastly there is artificial intelligence...horseman number four. As the world is thrown into panic and man is forced by the precipice to change and adapt, technology will be exploited to its' fullest capabilities. Computers already think millions of times faster than man. What happens as this advances and they learn to rationalize and recognize that we just slow them down. Imagine Spock with a processor a million times faster. It would appear that we will be responsible for rubbing ourselves out, which I'm sure is stated somewhere in the Bible as well.
The funny thing is, any one of these things could clear out the majority of the population on its' own. We face them all together. I maintain that there are genius minds out there who, unfortunately probably appear to be insane right now, but do or will possess possible solutions. I beg you all to open your minds and focus your thoughts on how we can stand together in this attempt to survive such threats. Let our legacy be that of pioneers into an evolution of the human condition.
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