Apocalypse: disaster and religion

What is the meaning of disaster? Perspectives from Kanye, ancient history, Enlightenment Lisbon, psychology, conspiracy, and the zombie apocalypse. Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/altshiftx Selected references: Forbes Kanye interview: https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2020/07/08/kanye-west-says-hes-done-with-trump-opens-up-about-white-house-bid-damaging-biden-and-everything-in-between/#53d2645947aa Kourtney Kardashian: https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/19/kourtney-kardashian-shares-passage-god-punishing-world-evil-epidemic-12422424/ Hulk Hogan: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-o-YE_jgvU/ Jones & Cox, PRRI 2011 survey: http://www.prri.org/research/few-americans-see-earthquakes-floods-and-other-natural-disasters-a-sign-from-god-2/ University of Chicago & AP-NORC 2020 survey: https://apnorc.org/projects/how-faith-shapes-feelings-about-the-coronavirus-outbreak/ Wikipedia, Gallup importance of religion map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importance_of_religion_by_country Gallup Pakistan 2012 survey: http://gallup.com.pk/bb_old_site/pollsshow.php?id=2012-08-03 Chester et al in Wisner et al 2012 on disaster history: https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Handbook_of_Hazards_and_Disaster_Risk_Re.html?id=Ko23AwAAQBAJ Janku in Mauch & Pfister 2009 on China and King Tang: https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Natural_Disasters_Cultural_Responses.html?id=VpIjAQAAIAAJ Chester et al in Wisner et al 2012 on Vanuatu: https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Handbook_of_Hazards_and_Disaster_Risk_Re.html?id=Ko23AwAAQBAJ Akasoy in Mauch & Pfister 2009 on Islam: https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Natural_Disasters_Cultural_Responses.html?id=VpIjAQAAIAAJ Mauelshagen in Mauch & Pfister 2009 on northern Europe floods: https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Natural_Disasters_Cultural_Responses.html?id=VpIjAQAAIAAJ Kerkhove 2008 on Mesoamerica: https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/SSR/article/viewFile/208/187 Dynes 2000 on Lisbon quake, Voltaire, Rousseau: Dynes 2000. The Dialogue between Voltaire and Rousseau on the Lisbon Earthquake: The Emergence of a Social Science View. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 18(1), 97-115. Langenbach 2007 on Carvalho construction: https://doi.org/10.1080/15583050601125998 Kay et al 2010 on randomness and God: Aaron C. Kay, David A. Moscovitch, and Kristin Laurin. 2010. Randomness, Attributions of Arousal, and Belief in God. Psychological Science 21(2) 216 –218. Whitson & Galinksy 2008 on anxiety, randomness, God: https://rifters.com/real/articles/Science_LackingControlIncreasesIllusoryPatternPerception.pdf Essential Research 2020 on corona conspiracies Australia: https://essentialvision.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Essential-Report-180520-1.pdf Jan-Willem van Prooijen on conspiracy theories and religion: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/23/conspiracy-theory-psychology/815121001/ NASA on climate change: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ Mandela on poverty – BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4232603.stm Hiroo 2016. Vengeful Spirits, Divine Punishment, and Natural Disasters: Catastrophe and Religion in Japan. Religious Studies in Japan volume 3: 3–20. Guardian experts pandemic warning: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/sep/18/a-deadly-virus-could-kill-80-million-people-in-hours-experts-warn Images and video: Kanye rally North Charleston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufQytUCAt0 Japan 2011 footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObSo4VxCFzs&t=0m27s Japan aftermath Al Jazeera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twdPe0hjyLE Enlightenment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:An_Experiment_on_a_Bird_in_an_Air_Pump_by_Joseph_Wright_of_Derby,_1768.jpg Lisbon: http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/portugal/lisbon/maps/braun_hogenberg_V_2_b.jpg Tokyo disaster preparedness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM_oMPflkHg Earthquake simulation machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4y17LVVSDU Beirut “My government did this”: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/i5xeqm/beiruts_port/ Bill Gates protestors: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fox-news-viewers-bill-gates-coronavirus-vaccines-tracking-1004415/ Juice Rap News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4nSjPdT788 Beirut Sky News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKFupx9x0-k Nuclear blast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We50I8fNFCE Ragnarok by Fakelore: https://www.deviantart.com/fakelore/art/Ragnarok-125357181 Special thanks to Patrons Cameron Weiss, Michael Appell, Ryan Steele, Eric Louis-Dreyfus, Triangle Wine Company, Harry, Nikos Moraitakis, Shane Veglia, Steven Placencia, Ria McDoodle, Tim Cunniff, Brian Sentient, Travlis Hallingquest, Hunter S Zimmerman, Danielle LaPlante, Noah Kav, Alexandra Eliades.