Confused about the Rapture reaction

[BrianFromWA]

People have been prophesying about the end of the world and raptures and such since the beginning of human history. Every day you can probably go downtown and find someone with a "the end of the world is near" sign.

I get if one just uses this as another example of some whack-ed out old guy spewing nonsense and makes fun of it.

But what is it about this particular clown (who's already been wrong once) and his numerical musings about the rapture and the end times that makes it show up on mainstream news? Or that people somehow think that Christians everywhere, instead of following what the Bible says, will now magically turn and believe what some crazy old guy says? Or that somehow, if his "prediction" doesn't come true, that that means anything whatsoever about the existence of God?

I'm not mad, just curious. Especially for the non-believers in here.

 

[julius]

It's a slow news week.

 

[barfo]

People have been prophesying about the end of the world and raptures and such since the beginning of human history. Every day you can probably go downtown and find someone with a "the end of the world is near" sign.

I get if one just uses this as another example of some whack-ed out old guy spewing nonsense and makes fun of it.

But what is it about this particular clown (who's already been wrong once) and his numerical musings about the rapture and the end times that makes it show up on mainstream news? Or that people somehow think that Christians everywhere, instead of following what the Bible says, will now magically turn and believe what some crazy old guy says? Or that somehow, if his "prediction" doesn't come true, that that means anything whatsoever about the existence of God?

I'm not mad, just curious. Especially for the non-believers in here.

It's amusing, is all. When choosing fairy stories to believe in, it is better to choose vague ones than very specific ones, so that at worst, you can claim that it was meant as an allegory rather than literally when it is proven false. You'd think after thousands of years every preacher would know how it's done, but I guess not.

barfo

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

It's a slow news week.

This

 

[3RA1N1AC]

i have to say it is strange to see this getting all this airtime...

bfw what do you think about 12/21/2012?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

bfw what do you think about 12/21/2012?

Well, it's the day after 12/20/2012 and the day before 12/22/2012.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

interesting take...

 

[SlyPokerDog]

i have to say it is strange to see this getting all this airtime...

bfw what do you think about 12/21/2012?

All calendars have an end date.

 

[THE HCP]

That's the day the Mexicans take over!

 

[Natebishop3]

Fortunately I still have all my supplies left over from Y2K so I'll be good either way!

 

[3RA1N1AC]

well i was asking bfw, but thanks for all your input guys, very insightful

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Harold Camping owns 66 radio stations, and his bullshit is translated into 30 languages and spewed across the world. That's why.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Harold Camping owns 66 radio stations, and his bullshit is translated into 30 languages and spewed across the world. That's why.

And I here I thought only Satan liked Capitalism.

 

[PapaG]

Harold Camping owns 66 radio stations, and his bullshit is translated into 30 languages and spewed across the world. That's why.

I had literally never heard of the guy prior to a few days ago, and I'm fairly up-to-date on people that matter.

Seems like a "let's make fun of the crazy guy" thing, but it's acceptable because he is an evangelical Christian.

 

[barfo]

I had literally never heard of the guy prior to a few days ago, and I'm fairly up-to-date on people that matter.

That doesn't seem inconsistent.

Seems like a "let's make fun of the crazy guy" thing, but it's acceptable because he is an evangelical Christian.

It's acceptable because he's a crazy guy. But evangelical Christianity certainly is an enabler here. Anytime you go around saying "rational thought doesn't matter", you've got to expect that crazy guys are going to associate themselves with you, because that's exactly the same belief system that crazy guys have.

barfo

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

 

[PapaG]

That doesn't seem inconsistent.



It's acceptable because he's a crazy guy. But evangelical Christianity certainly is an enabler here. Anytime you go around saying "rational thought doesn't matter", you've got to expect that crazy guys are going to associate themselves with you, because that's exactly the same belief system that crazy guys have.

barfo

There are crazy guys in all walks of life. Take you, for instance, a guy who thinks it's funny to mock a kid with lupus, even after their dad told you about their daughter's condition. I assume you're crazy, at least, because a normal human being wouldn't do such a disgusting thing.

 

[barfo]

There are crazy guys in all walks of life. Take you, for instance, a guy who thinks it's funny to mock a kid with lupus, even after their dad told you about their daughter's condition. I assume you're crazy, at least, because a normal human being wouldn't do such a disgusting thing.

I challenge you to produce any evidence whatsoever that I mocked a kid with lupus. My only references to lupus were in regards to Brandon Roy. Now, maybe he's the kid you are talking about, I don't know, but I'd call him an adult. And I assume he doesn't have lupus.

barfo

 

[BrianFromWA]

For 3ra1n1ac, I don't put any stock in end dates/times/etc. When I was a kid I read up on a bunch of Nostradamus, which appealed to my puzzle-solving nature, but I never thought that I would be able to divine the date of the end of the world or whatever. I guess I try to live my life so that it doesn't matter if the world ends tomorrow or not.

 

[julius]

That's the day the Mexicans take over!

well, once our lawns are finished being mowed.

 

[julius]

take your hands off my nads!

 

[magnifier661]

I challenge you to produce any evidence whatsoever that I mocked a kid with lupus. My only references to lupus were in regards to Brandon Roy. Now, maybe he's the kid you are talking about, I don't know, but I'd call him an adult. And I assume he doesn't have lupus.

barfo

Really?!?!?!?! Will papa ever get over it? I mean does he truly believe that you were making fun of his kid? Whatever

 

[3RA1N1AC]

i would like the world to not end because i dont want my kids to die

 

[julius]

i would like the world to not end because i dont want my kids to die

I would like the world not to end, because I don't want to see this thread die.

 

[PapaG]

I challenge you to produce any evidence whatsoever that I mocked a kid with lupus. My only references to lupus were in regards to Brandon Roy. Now, maybe he's the kid you are talking about, I don't know, but I'd call him an adult. And I assume he doesn't have lupus.

barfo

You know which post I was referencing. Not the first one, but the second, which now can't be brought up because you're a lying sack of ...

The Poll thread you created was the sign of a Mad Man, though. It's probably best if we don't communicate again. IMO, you're a crazy old who never had kids, and who rarely posts about the Blazers in the Blazer forum. When you do, it's a stupid one-line post pointing out another poster's error.

Have a blast proclaiming your 'innocence'. You know what you did, and that thread you created about it was ridiculous.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

i saw a double rainbow today omg, it was full on and all the way, well one of them was a little meh, but yeah

true story

 

[PapaG]

i saw a double rainbow today omg, it was full on and all the way, well one of them was a little meh, but yeah

true story

I saw twin leprechauns taking dumps on both pots of gold! Or, is it two sets of twin leprechauns, taking dumps on 4 pots of gold?

 

[3RA1N1AC]

theres no such thing, you must be joking right? maybe they were just short people, or midgets or dwarfs maybe, and they were just sitting on barrels that looked like large cast iron pots?

 

[barfo]

You know which post I was referencing. Not the first one, but the second, which now can't be brought up because you're a lying sack of ...

The Poll thread you created was the sign of a Mad Man, though. It's probably best if we don't communicate again.

Go ahead, quote that post. It's in the record here. It can be brought up. Bring it up and show everyone how I viciously attacked your daughter, Brandon Roy.


But I agree, it's best if we don't communicate again. At least, not on this channel. They may be listening.

But we can still get a message across:

hey PapaG whatcha doin down there
dancing alone every nite while I live rite above you
i can hear your music playin
i can feel your body swayin
one floor below me you don't even know me
I love you

Oh my darlin
knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
twice on the pipe if the answer is no
oh my sweetness
means you'll meet me in the hallway
twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show

barfo

 

[3RA1N1AC]

my name is luca, i live on the second floor