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Brent88 · 12-31-2006, 04:34 PM

Happy New Year?

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Six in 10 people think the U.S. will be the victim of a terrorist attack. An identical percentage thinks it likely that a biological or nuclear weapon will be unleashed somewhere else in the world.

Seventy percent of people in the U.S. predict a major natural disaster in the country and an equal percentage expects worsening global warming.

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35 percent predict the military draft will be reinstated.

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25 percent anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061231/...ctions_ap_poll

~LadyJess~ · 12-31-2006, 05:57 PM

Can't we just anticipate a New Year without negative predictions? I hate people.

Happy New Year!

Superstar · 12-31-2006, 06:04 PM

25 percent anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ.

LOL

Michael [hXc] · 12-31-2006, 06:06 PM

All 3 of those predictions scare the crap out of me..so I am choosing to ignore them.

EmoJoe · 12-31-2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Superstar

25 percent anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ.

LOL

wtf

i dont see the other ones happening either. people are way too negative. good lord -_-

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 12-31-2006, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by american non_idiot

All 3 of those predictions scare the crap out of me..so I am choosing to ignore them.

Jesus Christ coming back scares the crap out of you? I think it'd be sweet. I wanna chill with him.

Michael [hXc] · 12-31-2006, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

Jesus Christ coming back scares the crap out of you? I think it'd be sweet. I wanna chill with him.

Yeah it does, if what my dad tells me about everyone who doesn't go to Heaven being subject to 1,000 years of Satanic rule is true. But in all honesty, I don't see any of those events happening, or anything my dad says about the Bible being true.

Courtnee · 12-31-2006, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

Jesus Christ coming back scares the crap out of you? I think it'd be sweet. I wanna chill with him.

I wanna smoke some weed with Jesus.

Brent88 · 12-31-2006, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Superstar

25 percent anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ.

LOL

I know... that's probably the same 25% who predict it every year.

Czas na Zywiec · 12-31-2006, 06:44 PM

Remember all those Y2K fanatics who were stocking up on food, supplies, and generators in 99? I remember so many news reports about that right before New Years Eve. what nutjobs...I wonder where they're all now.

Czas na Zywiec · 12-31-2006, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ~LadyJess~

Can't we just anticipate a New Year without negative predictions? I hate people.

Happy New Year!

yea for real, if you only anticipate the bad, you're never going to see any good.

PZelda · 12-31-2006, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Czas na Zywiec

Remember all those Y2K fanatics who were stocking up on food, supplies, and generators in 99? I remember so many news reports about that right before New Years Eve. what nutjobs...I wonder where they're all now.

Haha, yeah. Hard to believe that was almost a decade ago.

Chad22 · 12-31-2006, 06:56 PM

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Six in 10 people think the U.S. will be the victim of a terrorist attack. An identical percentage thinks it likely that a biological or nuclear weapon will be unleashed somewhere else in the world.

Seventy percent of people in the U.S. predict a major natural disaster in the country and an equal percentage expects worsening global warming.

While that certainly could happen, I think people are too paranoid. At least securitys buckled down alot since 9/11.

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35 percent predict the military draft will be reinstated.

They've been saying that for years, and I still don't see it happening.

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25 percent anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Nobody can predict when Jesus will return. The Bible even says it will come unexpected.

Chelsea · 12-31-2006, 07:45 PM

I'm reminded of a quote I once heard...I think it might actually have been from Star Trek: The Next Generation....but it's a good one nonetheless

If people believe they're going to die tomorrow, they'll usually find a way to make it happen.

Maybe if people would start thinking just a bit more...positively...things might just get better.

Brent88 · 12-31-2006, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Czas na Zywiec

Remember all those Y2K fanatics who were stocking up on food, supplies, and generators in 99? I remember so many news reports about that right before New Years Eve. what nutjobs...I wonder where they're all now.

Probably in hiding.

I cannot believe it's been SEVEN(count em, SEVEN) years since that!

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Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	I'm reminded of a quote I once heard...I think it might actually have been from Star Trek: The Next Generation....but it's a good one nonetheless If people believe they're going to die tomorrow, they'll usually find a way to make it happen. Maybe if people would start thinking just a bit more...positively...things might just get better.
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Superstar Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,316	25 percent anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ. LOL

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Michael [hXc] dying. Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 8,532	All 3 of those predictions scare the crap out of me..so I am choosing to ignore them.

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Czas na Zywiec what up Forum Star Join Date: Jun 28, 2001 Location: Southwest Side, Chicago Posts: 18,398	Remember all those Y2K fanatics who were stocking up on food, supplies, and generators in 99? I remember so many news reports about that right before New Years Eve. what nutjobs...I wonder where they're all now.