What is it in human nature that makes us want to believe that some sort of disastrous doomsday is rapidly approaching?
For years cartoonists have had fun with the eccentric bloke parading down the street wearing a sandwich board proclaiming, “Repent! The End is Nigh!”
A study published in 2010 theorised the temperature at which we would see a “wet bulb” - 35C - would be the highest humans could withstand. Fortescue boss Andrew Forrest made a passionate speech about climate change at a forum in Perth last month. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Sharon Smith The term “doomsday cult” was coined by American sociologist John Lofland in 1966 to describe the Unification cult who believed the day of final judgement was rapidly approaching, and the news would be pretty bad for everyone… except for Unification members.We’re all for it folks!
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