Most primitive religions do not have an End of the World mythology. However, all agricultural religions do.
The “end of the world” has been painted in terms of a “Titanic Struggle Between Good and Evil” by these religions. However, it is not the case. Gehenna – the end of the Kali Yuga (our current age) – is simply a metaphor for the eventual loss of topsoil, and the wars between humans that come from it. We have been given two stays of execution, recently. The first is the invention of the latex condom, a wonderful tool in the elimination of unwanted children, and totally without guilt to anyone but the most insane of religious nuts. The other is artificial fertilizer, which extended the life of soils.
We may be able to stay execution indefinitely, as long as we can find a new way to produce food and energy.
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