When Camping first predicted the end of the world in 1994, he left himself a few "outs" just in case. This time it seems as though he's painted himself into a bit of an apocolyptacorner.
Maybe someone who knows the bible better than me could spot some loopholes? I'm just curious what his plans for Sunday are.
The thing that really worries me about hardcore doomsday prophecy types are the self-fulfilling aspects of it. The "Well, it's after my predicted date, so clearly it happened and everyone still walking is a flesh demon so I suppose I should start taking an axe to the face of each and every person I see." Those guys scare me.
Just the same, I'm not washing my car today, just so I don't feel like a sucker without $13 when the earth swallows it Saturday.
jg
Wally wrote: What I can't figure out is how this idiot got a second chance. I grew up in a church where a lot of people belived him the first time. Sold everything they had and spent it on billboards, put down thier pets the day before, all kinds of crazy and yet he found another round of people to go with him this time
Do you really need to ask that question? Not to be an ass, or anything, but a strong tendency towards suspension of disbelief sort of goes with the territory.
Jesus is coming look busy. 
End of the world party in Helen, GA on Saturday. Be there, or be part of the rapture!
In reply to Maroon92:
hahaha, you saw my post?
Wally wrote: What I can't figure out is how this idiot got a second chance. I grew up in a church where a lot of people belived him the first time. Sold everything they had and spent it on billboards, put down thier pets the day before, all kinds of crazy and yet he found another round of people to go with him this time
Ever played with this stuff yourself? I have. It's fascinating how powerfully you can control people with it.
Friend and I set up a fake revival on a street corner, with me standing on the trunk of an old Falcon, frothing about the purple sails of the Santa Maria on her golden wheels as she crossed the horizon. He was on the ground, going "amen" and such.
In less than half an hour we had a good hundred people around us, and the crowd was growing fast. They were all seeing the purple sails on the horizon along with me, screaming with rapturous joy, dancing and twitching. I could get them to say what I wanted them to say, and see whatever I told them to see. Scary stuff.
We bailed at this point, because the girl we were waiting for came home. Oddly, her parents were not pleased with us for doing this in their neighborhood.
foxtrapper wrote: Ever played with this stuff yourself? I have. It's fascinating how powerfully you can control people with it. Friend and I set up a fake revival on a street corner, with me standing on the trunk of an old Falcon, frothing about the purple sails of the Santa Maria on her golden wheels as she crossed the horizon. He was on the ground, going "amen" and such. In less than half an hour we had a good hundred people around us, and the crowd was growing fast. They were all seeing the purple sails on the horizon along with me, screaming with rapturous joy, dancing and twitching. I could get them to say what I wanted them to say, and see whatever I told them to see. Scary stuff.
Any chance the crowd was thinking "Let's humor the weirdos on the Falcon?" 
Ok, here's the part that always gets me about this stuff. The bible...you know, the same book they are basing all this on says right there "But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. (Matthew 24:36)"
Soooo...if they are right then they have proven the bible wrong so if the bible is wrong they cant be right (head asplodes)
Back when I was a wee lad and went to church and learned this stuff I remember our pastor saying the one thing you could be sure of is that if someone predicted the date of the rapture you could be sure that would not be the date....makes sense if you want to follow along with what the book says and all.
Im wondering if there is going to be mass cult suicides on Saturday. I am staying away from the Kool-aid this weekend.
Maroon92 wrote: End of the world party in Helen, GA on Saturday. Be there, or be part of the rapture!
I wonder what's going on in Hell...
If the weather is nice, maybe we'll drive out there on Saturday.
Cole_Trickle wrote: Im wondering if there is going to be mass cult suicides on Saturday. I am staying away from the Kool-aid this weekend.
no telling. i'll be keeping the mags loaded and safe key handy just in case things get screwy. no telling what folks might do if they think they've somehow missed the boat
think i might find some tattered clothes, paint my face green and walk around town with a slow limp Saturday night... 
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: think i might find some tattered clothes, paint my face green and walk around town with a slow limp Saturday night...
If there's any GRM'ers in the area, you might inadvertently provoke stage 1 initiation of someone's zombie-Apocalypse defense plan. Be careful
In reply to alfadriver:
I'll meet you there! Miata road trip on the back roads of Hell! The speed cops will be too busy with all of the post rapture cleanup :)
JThw8 wrote: Ok, here's the part that always gets me about this stuff. The bible...you know, the same book they are basing all this on says right there "But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. (Matthew 24:36)" Soooo...if they are right then they have proven the bible wrong so if the bible is wrong they cant be right (head asplodes) Back when I was a wee lad and went to church and learned this stuff I remember our pastor saying the one thing you could be sure of is that if someone predicted the date of the rapture you could be sure that would not be the date....makes sense if you want to follow along with what the book says and all.
probably the best argument against the whackjob billboarders Ive heard yet.
alfadriver wrote:Maroon92 wrote: End of the world party in Helen, GA on Saturday. Be there, or be part of the rapture!I wonder what's going on in Hell... If the weather is nice, maybe we'll drive out there on Saturday.
Bring your Miata, I will follow along in mine...
Joey
apocolyptacorner.
Awesome. Why the berkeley is everyone so obsessed with the Mayan Calendar anyway? Especially Christians. Didn't these dudes worship multiple gods and sacrifice people and E36 M3? Whacky.
I think the end is near when I read stuff like this
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/02/san-francisco-circumcision-ban-headed-november-ballot
huh I just realized we will be picking Tiff's engagement ring on Saturday.
Read about it in the news. I figure IF the rapture does happen this weekend and my (very religious) wife is right then I'll be able to do anything I want to do to my cars after Saturday because my wife will be gone and I'll be able to do whatever I want.
In for the party!
Hm. Supposed to storm pretty good in MN on Saturday. Maybe I need a boat after all.
Figures that would happen the day I graduate from college...
I thought everyone was joking that I wouldnt graduate till the end of the world. 
LOL
Apexcarver wrote: Figures that would happen the day I graduate from college... I thought everyone was joking that I wouldnt graduate till the end of the world.
It wasn't the day Hell would freeze over, but open up....
joey48442 wrote:alfadriver wrote:Bring your Miata, I will follow along in mine... JoeyMaroon92 wrote: End of the world party in Helen, GA on Saturday. Be there, or be part of the rapture!I wonder what's going on in Hell... If the weather is nice, maybe we'll drive out there on Saturday.
I vill brink ze German oont ze kiddiesh.
I have no reason to be typing in Germeubonics except for the fact that if they are right I want pump up my Hell street cred.
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