Well Lucy, though your deductive reasoning is flawed your optimism is not and, as far as Charlie’s sardonic remark, well it just simply misses the mark; though it is right-on with his often pessimistic life view. The facts are Lucy that the Sun is gradually becoming more luminous (about 10% every 1 billion years), and its surface temperature is slowly rising. This means that the Sun used to be fainter in the past, which is possibly the reason life on this little spaceship Earth has only existed for about 1 billion years on land, than what it is today. Subsequently, as time marches on, the continued increase in solar temperatures is such that in about another billion years the surface of the Earth will likely become too hot for liquid water to exist, ending all terrestrial life. So, Lucy you do not have to be concerned about the world ending for many-many life times to come. Your concern Lucy, as ours, should be whether our children and our children’s children will acquire the intellect, knowledge, wisdom and ability to live in symbiosis with the ecosystems on this little spaceship long enough to find the means to take them into a Star Trek future or, like the dinosaurs, parish from the face of the universe.
There is no yesterday or tomorrow, only today — actually, there is only “now”. A dimensionless point..“Wherever you go, there you are.”.(Metaphysics is fun!)
Yatman & rogue: All things said, whether verbally, printed, or in non-verbal art is, by definition, editorial commentary and all is welcome. So, Aye aye to yours and all.
Night-Gaunt49: Thanks for spreading the cheer. Bet tomorrow you’re going to be the berrenger of all the good news and fun at your families Turkey Fest. lol and have happy Thanksgiving.
Catfeet Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I knew it was 5 o’clock somewhere…but doomsday somewhere as well?
Kali39 almost 13 years ago
The world will not end with a bang. It will, however, end with a Lady Gaga pay per view concert.
peanuts-fan almost 13 years ago
confident in the present future :)
Reidharrison almost 13 years ago
@Kali39: very funny!
Reidharrison almost 13 years ago
But really, it’s a pretty unassailable theory on Lucy’s part.
716PMedGuy almost 13 years ago
so does tomorrow ever really come?
cdward almost 13 years ago
Whenever it comes, I’m ready. I bought apocalypse insurance!
bwalk7217 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Well, if it is tomorrow some whare else than this must be yesterday!
KEA almost 13 years ago
On whose calendar?
walruscarver2000 almost 13 years ago
RUN!
JRemakel1 almost 13 years ago
Please pass the Tofu-lurky?
yatman almost 13 years ago
Wow, leweclectic, youse shure is smart! Thanks for enlightening us common folk who read the comics for a laugh!
leweclectic almost 13 years ago
Well Lucy, though your deductive reasoning is flawed your optimism is not and, as far as Charlie’s sardonic remark, well it just simply misses the mark; though it is right-on with his often pessimistic life view. The facts are Lucy that the Sun is gradually becoming more luminous (about 10% every 1 billion years), and its surface temperature is slowly rising. This means that the Sun used to be fainter in the past, which is possibly the reason life on this little spaceship Earth has only existed for about 1 billion years on land, than what it is today. Subsequently, as time marches on, the continued increase in solar temperatures is such that in about another billion years the surface of the Earth will likely become too hot for liquid water to exist, ending all terrestrial life. So, Lucy you do not have to be concerned about the world ending for many-many life times to come. Your concern Lucy, as ours, should be whether our children and our children’s children will acquire the intellect, knowledge, wisdom and ability to live in symbiosis with the ecosystems on this little spaceship long enough to find the means to take them into a Star Trek future or, like the dinosaurs, parish from the face of the universe.
PShaw0423 almost 13 years ago
There is no yesterday or tomorrow, only today — actually, there is only “now”. A dimensionless point..“Wherever you go, there you are.”.(Metaphysics is fun!)
Parksolly almost 13 years ago
Good sarcasm,Charlie.
doodoodle almost 13 years ago
so sarcasm was invented all the way back then!
yatman almost 13 years ago
Ditto to my initial reply!
Number Three almost 13 years ago
Awwwwwwwwww!
xxx
leweclectic almost 13 years ago
Yatman & rogue: All things said, whether verbally, printed, or in non-verbal art is, by definition, editorial commentary and all is welcome. So, Aye aye to yours and all.
leweclectic almost 13 years ago
Night-Gaunt49: Thanks for spreading the cheer. Bet tomorrow you’re going to be the berrenger of all the good news and fun at your families Turkey Fest. lol and have happy Thanksgiving.
Popeyesforearm almost 13 years ago
Today is only yesterday’s tomorrow. (purloined from Uriah Heep, Demons & Wizards)
rinsenlather almost 13 years ago
unless the world ends on the other part of the world… meaning then when tommorrow comes.. IT WILL BE THE END OF THE WORLD!
DerkinsVanPelt218 almost 13 years ago
The world won’t end in 2012. I expect the Vulcans to join us when we master faster-than-light travel in 2063.
hagarthehorrible almost 13 years ago
this is probably the best example of optimism. Hurray to Schulz.