Messages about doomsday excite mankind nearly every year: the coming comet, change of a terrestrial orbit, in general some obscure misfortune threatens with approach of "the end of times".
It would seem, the few seriously perceive similar threats, but nevertheless people actively discuss among themselves such opportunity, and some even begin to prepare for it – just in case. Seldom the belief in fast "doomsday" is based on the valid understanding of the scientific facts given by predictors. Mostly because these facts are very doubtful, and even scientific hypotheses speak only about possible tragic succession of events. Why people after all lose rest, having heard about another "apocalypse"?
To feel strong emotions
Life of most of people proceeds measuredly: habitual work, routine affairs, a talk with the family and acquaintances on the same subjects. On the one hand, it gives to people feeling of stability of the existence. But nevertheless, day after day being dipped into a habitual whirlpool of affairs and events, the person begins to miss a little. It seems to it that nothing occurs, there is not enough emotional shake-up. Some are able suit themselves such psychological discharge independently: it both extreme sports, and a travel, and sometimes and just "unbridled passions" in own kitchen. Others wait from the outside for some event which is capable to excite, stir up, force to be afraid and hope. And than approaching "doomsday" is bad for this purpose?
To realize that life of course
Even the people who are not too believing that soon terrestrial existence of mankind just about will be interrupted, listening to a talk about fast approach of global disaster, involuntarily think of an extremity of everything that surrounds them. Involuntarily they think of that, our planet and about that is how fragile, their own life is how short. Messages about doomsday serve as a peculiar signal for the person: "Hurry! There was not much time, released to you! Think what else can manage to be made?" And people hurry to finish urgent matters, or, on the contrary, afford small or great pleasures which all put "away for later". "Then" can not be! The threat of "doomsday" serves as peculiar "whip" which stimulates it for the person, forces to make acts on which it did not find time earlier, of means and just hesitated! And approach of global disaster helps some to get rid of sense of guilt for the fact that they at last moved towards the desires.
To realize the community with other people
Thoughts of global disaster make the person think, it is how important for him to be in society similar. Thinking of possible fast death of all human civilization, he realizes himself a part of this huge uniform organism, understands that in the face of such large-scale threat it is no more valuable, than any other person. So, social, national, cultural differences are not so important. The apocalypse will not spare anybody. And, of course, such thoughts force people to feel more sharply importance in their life of family, friendly relations. Not accidentally just before expected "end" of light friends call up, relatives gather. Not that seriously to say goodbye with each other, but just in case, to feel as a row a native shoulder when the danger threatens – it is so natural! And it is pleasant.