End times without god

The long tradition of eschatological beliefs has had a noticable impact on the way we see the world. This is in particular the case when we look at the interprations and theories of history. Probably the best known example is historical materialism by Marx, who explained history as a succession of stages, interpersed with revolutions, which will ultimately lead to final stage in which the class struggle will have been resolved. Other examples are Hegel's philosophy of history, and more recently Fukuyama's theory on the end of history.