Scattered Thoughts
There are times I think Atlantis is less a legend and more a warning, and that we are living in it now - that our civilization is ascendant, but nearing its peak and point of collapse. The current recession/depression brings this to mind. Being mired in foreign conflicts, fuel costs (and everything that's related)... all those big issues add up. But so do the little ones. Things like inconsiderate cell phone users, or gas stations that only require pre-payment or credit cards. It feels as though there is some society-wide moral slippage. Even the great Internet, where nearly anything can be found in less than a minute, contributes. Maybe - hopefully - it is undue worry, and the worst of what's going on will pass as the pendulum swings. But a part of me fears a larger-scale cycle, in which our civilization will fall before the next. My parents may be purchasing a shotgun or similar, at the urging of a neighbor in law enforcement (who also encourages stockpiling months of supp...