"Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction (or, in some
cases, the more general category speculative fiction) that is
concerned with the end of civilization through nuclear war, plague, or
some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a
world or civilization after such a disaster. The time frame may be
immediately after the catastrophe, focusing on the travails or
psychology of survivors, or considerably later, often including the
theme that the existence of pre-catastrophe civilization has been
forgotten (or mythologized). Post-apocalyptic stories often take place
in an agrarian, non-technological future world, or a world where only
scattered elements of technology remain.

There is a considerable degree of blurring between this form of
science fiction and that which deals with false utopias or dystopic
societies. A work of apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic fiction might
also be called a ruined Earth story, or dying Earth if the apocalypse
is sufficiently dire.

There has probably not been written any post apocalyptic fiction
based on the most likely scenario of humanities demise,
that of "death by paradigm shift". This most likely scenario
is literally unthinkable. It is most likely because humanity
as it is almost totally based on common false genetic produced models
of what it is and means to be human. These common models are
genetically based on eons of evolution. They are rapidly
becoming anachronistic, and problematic. What it would mean for
total failure is inconceivable, thus no fiction.
The second most likely scenario, that of the "technical singularity"
has been considered, albeit very anthropomorphic.
Any actual "technical singularity", is by definition, beyond us.

On Apr 3, 5:32 am, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 08:47:42 -0700 (PDT), Ed earthlink.net> wrote:

How about that TV series JERICHO, that is set in modern day Kansas.
The story line is all about the aftermath of a Nuclear Civil War in the USA.
Only Hollywood could make such a TV so mind numbingly boring.

"There are no enemies in science just anomalies"
*CUR*