"It is only in the last couple of centuries that we have begun to grasp that our existence might one day cease to exist forever." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

"It is only in the last couple of centuries that we have begun to grasp that our existence might one day cease to exist forever." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypticism Actually, this has been a fairly widespread theme in most civilizations. "With Covid-19 afflicting the world, and a climate crisis looming, humanity’s future seems uncertain." Oh dear. It is only in the last couple of months that I have begun to grasp that our very fundamental human rights and freedoms may cease to exist forever.