No its because people on here have an active opinion on matters such as these and when they're brought up everyone tends to give there opinion including myself.
Technically there is no "the" world. Our world is just one of many and so labeling it the would be inappropiate. The end has already begun. Though I might be able to explain it better like this in the words of Metallica. To Live is to Die. Every second another part of your life fades away so your already dying, and likwise the world is ending every second. And furthermor- *Shot down*
Because it's a foolproof way to distinguish ******s (hobobis) from the people with an actual brain (Dr. John).