Our generation is better prepared for a zombie apocalypse than an hour without wireless connection.  How?  Cornell scientists have already been studying this matter, and they have created a zombie apocalypse simulation.  They advise people to flee to sparsely populated areas, preferably the Rockies, though the Sierra Nevadas would suffice.  Yes, everyone knows the deceased will not rise from their graves to consume human flesh (or brains, for that matter).  We can exclude those paranoid enough to carry a machete wherever they go, including the bathroom.

There will be no space radiation, mysterious meteors, or foreign satellites causing an Armageddon of walking dead.  So then why do we prepare?  In our minds, we are always expecting the worst of something.  We place ourselves under stress reflecting something that will never  happen.  It is like a case of overactive imagination used for the worst.  We might deny it, but there is always a portion of our brain that fears the worst possible outcome.  Peter Wastholm once said, “Always expect the worst and you will never be disappointed.”

And for those who absolutely fear they will wake up to a some god-forsaken disease that will then create an army of soulless corpses, I suggest you build a boat, drift away (with supplies),  and only return to the mainland when you run out of food.