Post-Rapturous

[anghara]

So. Here I still am. Here we all still are. Aside from that volcano in Iceland which obviously didn't get the memo, the Earth didn't move on schedule.

When it comes to the disappointed ones who didn't get swept away on a great white cloud, I am not sure whether to feel pity or fury.

greygirlbeast puts it succinctly: "Here we have these cowardly fuckers who

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[davetrow]

I agree with you about Heaven. Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes:

An Atheist dies and, to his surprise, finds himself met by St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter reviews the man's record and tells him, "Well, even though you didn't believe in any deities, you led a good, moral life. It is especially good that you did so without expecting any eternal reward. So we are going to let you into Heaven."

St. Peter then assigns an angel to take the Atheist on an indoctrination tour. During the tour, the Atheist sees Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, other Atheists, and people of all religions. He also notices a high wall in a far corner of Heaven. When the tour ends, the angel asks him if he has any questions. The man asks, "What's behind the high wall in the corner?"

The angel replies, "That's where we put the Christians. They think they're the only people up here."

[heron61]

While some of them likely relish the idea of people they disapprove of suffering torments, I suspect that most people looking forward to the rapture (and those looking forward to every other sort of apocalypse) largely find their lives to be exceptionally dull, empty, and far too close to the edge, and want an option that is far grander and more wonderful than another day of getting up to go to a dead end job that could also end at any time, leaving them with nothing at all. From my PoV, most of these people are simply sad & pathetic.

Also - hi. I enjoyed meeting you at Jay Lake's party.