The End of the World...

[watervole]

Although I laugh with everyone else as the end of the world fails to happen yet again, and know perfectly well that the latest prediction (October, I'm told) will also fail, I feel sorry for many of my Christian friends

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[grikmeer]

I second the sentiments. If I recall correctly, some of the phrasing in the bible implies that revelations was supposed to happen within a hundred years of revelations being written... it's a bit late :)

[davidwake]

There's a lot of evidence that all the 666 business and the battle like the one at Geddon, is all about the persecution doled out by Nero. (Apparently VI-VI-VI is code for Nero.) So, it did happen within a 100 years and with Constantine converting Christianity has ruled the Roman world for 1,000 years plus.

[rockwell_666]

"Apparently VI-VI-VI is code for Nero"

Except that apparently the original "Number of The Beast" was six *one* six...!

[davidwake]

Whatever it was, it was code for Nero, apparently.

Someone else worked out the author was on ergot.

[lil_shepherd]

But, of course, there is actually little difference between believing that what it says in Matthew about no-one will know when the end if due is true, and that you can calculate when the world will end in Jesus's return is true. Both are simple acceptance of an ancient text with no supporting evidence.

[watervole]

Point taken.

[izhilzha]

Except there isn't even text for the 2nd one. :P

[temeres]

Do I feel sorry for those who sold everything in expectation of the end?

I do, actually. They deserve pity, not ridicule. Save that for the self-aggrandising scaremongers.

And what about the children murdered by their own God-fearing mother last weekend? They surely deserve pity.

It's so much easier being an atheist.

Certainly is, but that's not an argument for its validity. And there is a downside - you have no prospect of ever saying "I told you so".

[watervole]

"And what about the children murdered by their own God-fearing mother last weekend? They surely deserve pity."

I didn't hear about that one. Without reading about it (always risky) I'd assume mental illness was involved somewhere. Certainly they have my pity.

[vjezkova]

I can almost see those who keep asking: what if ?...and who pay to the Church to buy...what exactly?
Ah, I know that I am part of the Nature and this is enough for me.

[davidbrider]

Honestly, I think the only thing anyone can do when a guy with a 100% fail rate for predicting the Rapture date (this was Camping's second, at least) is to just raise eyebrows, giggle, and get on with life.