by Bob the fish on February 13th, 2009

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Are Disstopian books such as 1984 and A Handmaid's Tale more prothetic than we thought? Is Big Brother watching you (not the stupid show!)? Is this world really going down the pan? Or is that lunatic with the "The end is nigh" sign just getting to me?

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  • by Moongrim on February 13th, 2009

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    According to Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts (1979), an Assyrian clay tablet dating to approximately 2800 BC was unearthed bearing the words "Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. There are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end. Bribery and corruption are common." This is one of the earliest examples of the perception of moral decay in society being interpreted as a sign of the imminent end.

    http://www.abhota.info/end1.htm

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  • by uncacal on February 13th, 2009

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    Prothetic? Prosthetic? Pathetic?

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