First off, I don't believe it. Now with that said I can't believe what I heard. Apparantly there is this preacher in California that predicted the end of the world in 1994. He was wrong. Now, he is preaching the rapture will happen at 6:00 pm and we will be stricken with a world wide earthquake. The sad part about this is some people have bought into this. One man spent his entire life savings putting up doomsday posters in the New York subways. If you get a chance to see the piece on CNN check it out. I don't know whether to laugh or cry...
So I heard on CNN that there is a prediction for the world to end on May 21st at 6:00 pm.
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John Brightman
, mai 19 2011 02:32
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:40
KenKenpachi
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Ahh so this isn't the one about the Computer Bot predictions? Its set some time this year apperantly a program created to watch for Varibables predicts a 3rd World War next year, or was it this year?
Point is if ti does, it does. Saddly in the case of this one not enough time to build a bunker. Oh well. Maybe I'll see you guys if it does while wandering the post world Waste lands while roving the lands either as a gun for hire vigilanty. Or in a hokey Mask with a gang coming to steal your fuel.
Point is if ti does, it does. Saddly in the case of this one not enough time to build a bunker. Oh well. Maybe I'll see you guys if it does while wandering the post world Waste lands while roving the lands either as a gun for hire vigilanty. Or in a hokey Mask with a gang coming to steal your fuel.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:41
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I've been holding off on paying any bills for some time now ever since I heard of this.
Big purchases I never have to worry about paying for or returning. The joke is on them.
Big purchases I never have to worry about paying for or returning. The joke is on them.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:41
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"If the world is to be destroyed, so be it."
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:42
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you can blame the puritans for coming up with the rapture...
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:42
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NWN DM wrote...
I've been holding off on paying any bills for some time now ever since I heard of this.
Big purchases I never have to worry about paying for or returning. The joke is on them.
That's using your head!
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:44
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Well, if it happens that would suck. I just got a book published. I want it to have a chance to get legs. If the rapture happens that would cut into my potential customer base quite a bit I would imagine. Damn them!
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:46
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:48
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Err actully all religions have end of world events. In fact acording to the Hindu's it already has. 5 times. Ah well I think one problem with "End of the World" settings is the fact, alot of people picture just total destruction. I think of it more as an ending to the previous status qou via suffering and hardships, etc. And such an event isn't so unlikely, and has happend on a smaller scale pratically forever. On a large scale or some of the Stuff you see on TV, Doubtful. Well short of a giant Sapce Rock giving us the Glasgow kiss. Not enough Nukes in the World For a Fallout or Water World situation, though in the event of a global exchange I would avoid major Cities for at least 5 years. Most bombs are now designed for an air burst effect, or deep penitration to limit fallout and a shorter radioactivity life after being used.88mphSlayer wrote...
you can blame the puritans for coming up with the rapture...
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:51
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No. This isn’t a convenient time for me; tell the apocalypse to come back later.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:58
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Exactly. I'm cool with whatever they predict, but I still have a couple of games I want to finish first.Drake Sigar wrote...
No. This isn’t a convenient time for me; tell the apocalypse to come back later.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 02:58
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The only way this prediction differs from the countless of world end predictions that every generation in at least the last two thousand years has made (and inevitably, it's in their generation that the world is going to end), is that this group that's behind this prediction has managed to put together bilboards and a publicity campaign for their prediction.
Here's my prediction: on May 22nd, virtually nobody who believed in the end of the world on May 21 will admit to having been completely wrong. There are a few options on how the backpedaling may happen:
1) The world STARTED TO end on May 21st, but it's kinda slow at the begining, but will really take off at some date in the near future.
2) The end of the world really means something different than what was thought - perhaps it's a "spiritual" end of the world, and the "material" one will take place on some date in the near future.
3) They'll admit to making a slight calculation error, and the REAL end of the world will happen on some date in the near future.
Curiously, if other such cases are anything to go by, the people most invested in this will not be disilusioned, but rather close their ranks and be even more committed to their preacher who made the failed prediction.
Here's my prediction: on May 22nd, virtually nobody who believed in the end of the world on May 21 will admit to having been completely wrong. There are a few options on how the backpedaling may happen:
1) The world STARTED TO end on May 21st, but it's kinda slow at the begining, but will really take off at some date in the near future.
2) The end of the world really means something different than what was thought - perhaps it's a "spiritual" end of the world, and the "material" one will take place on some date in the near future.
3) They'll admit to making a slight calculation error, and the REAL end of the world will happen on some date in the near future.
Curiously, if other such cases are anything to go by, the people most invested in this will not be disilusioned, but rather close their ranks and be even more committed to their preacher who made the failed prediction.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 03:02
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Swordfishtrombone wrote...
The only way this prediction differs from the countless of world end predictions that every generation in at least the last two thousand years has made (and inevitably, it's in their generation that the world is going to end), is that this group that's behind this prediction has managed to put together bilboards and a publicity campaign for their prediction.
Here's my prediction: on May 22nd, virtually nobody who believed in the end of the world on May 21 will admit to having been completely wrong. There are a few options on how the backpedaling may happen:
1) The world STARTED TO end on May 21st, but it's kinda slow at the begining, but will really take off at some date in the near future.
2) The end of the world really means something different than what was thought - perhaps it's a "spiritual" end of the world, and the "material" one will take place on some date in the near future.
3) They'll admit to making a slight calculation error, and the REAL end of the world will happen on some date in the near future.
Curiously, if other such cases are anything to go by, the people most invested in this will not be disilusioned, but rather close their ranks and be even more committed to their preacher who made the failed prediction.
Hmm...so one could make a cult and use it to hijack nukes and thus make sure the prediction isn't wrong the next time?
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 03:13
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Well 2 more days until we a ll die or at least the people who went crazy with spending realize their in debt.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 03:22
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Drake Sigar wrote...
No. This isn’t a convenient time for me; tell the apocalypse to come back later.
Ain't THIS the truth!
That and come back next time with less advertising and lunacy. I keep my lunacy carefully cordoned off for use when the zombies attack. Sheesh.
Humanity is strange. If I were a god, I would be silent too.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 03:26
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So we have 2 days to enjoy TW2, well it could be worse.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 03:28
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fchopin wrote...
So we have 2 days to enjoy TW2, well it could be worse.
I can't die until I finish TW2!
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 03:39
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"Scientists observe meteor on collision course with Earth" = Holy crap, everybody panic!
"Deluded doom-sayer gets air-time on slow news day" = What's new?
"Deluded doom-sayer gets air-time on slow news day" = What's new?
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 03:56
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 04:16
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Dammit, God! Too soon! I haven't played Mass Effect 3 yet! Can't you wait until next year? Pretty please?
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 04:21
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This fascination with the world ending is just... beyond me.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 04:23
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Yeah, I heard that too. I love religion fanatics 
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 04:35
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John Brightman wrote...
I don't know whether to laugh or cry...
Both.
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Posté 19 mai 2011 - 04:41
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Well that sucks, couldn't the world end today, so I don't have to finish my term paper which is due tomorrow?
