Doomsday Clock Set at 11:55

The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists operate what they describe as the “doomsday clock”. It is a clock which marks how close mankind is to annihilation as a result of reckless endangerment of the environment such as with global warming or nuclear holocaust. According to the progressive group at the University of Chicago, midnight on the clock marks mankind destroying itself.

This year the group put the time at 5 minutes to 12:00. By this, they mean that mankind is dangerously close to destruction unless action is taken quickly. It should be noted that for global warming initiatives, there has been no announcement by members of the group that they will rid themselves of technology so as to reduce their carbon footprints. Nor has anyone sold their vehicles in favor of horse drawn carriages to reduce harmful CO2 emission regardless of the imminent destruction.

“As always, new technologies hold the promise of doing great good, supplying new sources of clean energy, curing disease, and otherwise enhancing our lives. From experience, however, we also know that new technologies can be used to diminish humanity and destroy societies,” the board wrote. “We can manage our technology, or become victims of it. The choice is ours, and the Clock is ticking.” [How the Doomsday Clock Has Changed (Infographic)]

When Mrs. Martyl Langsdorf, an artist by trade, first created the clock in 1947, the time was placed at 11:53. In the six decades since, man has come two minutes closer to doomsday. Life has certainly changed during that time with all of the advancements that have been made, but no doomsday has happened. Mrs. Langsdorf passed away last March.

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