A Doomsday Scenario?

I presume that for purposes of this question that you are assuming that I do not have a space-faring vehicle that would allow me to escape total destruction by simply moving to the Martian colonies. :-)

As a Buddhist, I believe that life-force energy is neither created not destroyed; it simply takes on a new form. However, it seems that the preferred form, that of sentient but limited beings (e.g. humans) will be pretty much unavailable under this scenario. But would that challenge my belief structure?

Not really. We honestly have no idea what the Universe has out there. Perhaps it is totally devoid of life, or perhaps there are "billions and billions" of civilisations beyond our own. Regardless, life will find a way of forming itself again, even if the form is an aetheral one.

As for the question of what I would do, I'd likely go through the five stages of denial ("It's a movie of the week!"), anger ("We're not going to take it anymore!"), bargaining ("My kingdom for a spaceship!"), despair ("So this is it, we're going to die!"), and finally acceptance ("It's the end of the world and I feel fine.") By my estimate, this should take a day. For lastday, I would likely try to meditate on the subject, but my hope is that some kind of record of Earth be sent off into the heavens, detailing us as a species, both the good and the ugly. Perhaps it will be found by another civilisation. That dream would be a pleasant one as unparallelled carnage takes place about me.

So if tonight I was watching TV and found out I was gonna die in two days what would I do with my last two days? Well, first I would spend my time with my kids and husband. Then break my husband and his families heart when I tell them that my mind has been on somebody else for awhile. I would probably cry since I don't like hurting people but with the hours ticking away it might be the only chance I would have to find out if he was suppose to be my true love after all. So I would not have to wonder if it is suppose to be my husband or somebody else. Confusing isn't it?

This scenario is physically unlikely. Any object that fast from outside the Solar System can only be slung shot by the Sun's gravity, because its angular momentum about the Sun is conserved.

To be a threat the object's must continuously slow down, like an alien missile.

That said, how to spend last days. Just like any other day. Maybe some panic and prayer in the final hours I don't know.

OK. Assuming that the data you have presented in the statement around which your question is constructed it seems to me any changes anyone would make would just be a waste of energy. My choice will include sharing that remaining time with my immediate family members, and the three best friends in my life; if they were available. Nothing else matters.

Pretty dumb question really. No government would ever make such an announcement as the only thing it would achieve is to start a major panic.

During the so called "Cold War" in the 1960 and 1970 It was the policy of the UK goverrnment that in the event of a Nuclear War (A similar scenario to yours) no announcement would be made.

Ian M

you know 1:scientists can spot it from hundred of years before it gets so close to us.2:no goverment announce this to its people but tries to save the earth maybe by shooting many atomic rockets to it.3:to answer your question i must say we have the duty to save our life so till the last second we resist and we can hide some where maybe in the basement with the hope that the air force can explode it or can turn it less harmful or it hits the other side of the earth and we can live longer.but we must not lose our hope.

i would spend my time listening to my favourtie cds all over again..if the world's gonna end might as well hear them for the last time

I'd go out and get the biggest hit! then dream my life away! What the hell!

Indoors with lotsa weapons. There's gonna be nutcases a-plenty that day!

tell mom she donnot have to do anything more, i will do what her daily did for her in the coming two days. i have no chance to take care of mom until now.