Members blue2blue Posted October 21, 2011 Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 Time to double check that bucket list to see if there are any last minute to do's you've got to get in before the big lights-out predicted by evangelical Christian preacher Harold Camping's Family Radio International.From the LA Times -- End of the world 2011: Today is the day, Christian group says: [...] Preacher Harold Camping's Family Radio International posted a special message on its website on Thursday with a lengthy explanation about the Day of Judgment, which is expected to last five months. That "Day of Judgment" began on May 21 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 21, 2011 Moderators Share Posted October 21, 2011 {censored}! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted October 21, 2011 Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 Wonder why everything at work todqy has been cluster fluck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted October 21, 2011 Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 Here's a thought: if we stopped spreading the word about nutjobs like Camping, or notjobs like the Westboro Church, or any number of other nutjobs, even in jest, even in small forums like this one, no one would be bothered to notice when they did other nutty things that they do. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 21, 2011 Moderators Share Posted October 21, 2011 Here's a thought: if we stopped spreading the word about nutjobs like Camping, or notjobs like the Westboro Church, or any number of other nutjobs, even in jest, even in small forums like this one, no one would be bothered to notice when they did other nutty things that they do.Just a thought. Where's the fun in that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted October 21, 2011 Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 Where's the fun in that! We'll never know until we try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted October 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 Here's a thought: if we stopped spreading the word about nutjobs like Camping, or notjobs like the Westboro Church, or any number of other nutjobs, even in jest, even in small forums like this one, no one would be bothered to notice when they did other nutty things that they do.Just a thought.That would be as boring as it seems to be sensible. I actually think it's a good thing to make sure people know how utterly nutty the true believer syndrome makes people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Believer: Hoffer [author of the 1951 analysis of mass movements, The True Believer] argues that all mass movements such as fascism, communism, and religion spread by promising a glorious future. To be successful, these mass movements need the adherents to be willing to sacrifice themselves and others for the future goals. To do so, mass movements often glorify the past and devalue the present. Mass movements appeal to frustrated people who are dissatisfied with their current state, but are capable of a strong belief in the future. As well, mass movements appeal to people who want to escape a flawed self by creating an imaginary self and joining a collective whole. Some categories of people who may be attracted to mass movements include poor people, misfits, and people who feel thwarted in their endeavors. Hoffer quotes extensively from leaders of the Nazi and communist parties in the early part of the 20th Century, to demonstrate, among other things, that they were competing for adherents from the same pool of people predisposed to support mass movements. Despite the two parties' fierce antagonism, they were more likely to gain recruits from their opposing party than from moderates with no affiliation to either. Sound familiar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gubu Posted October 21, 2011 Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 Thank god I got my laundry dried in time. My clean keks will mean that none of my neighbours can stand there saying 'look at that dirty b@stard' as I'm raptured up to eternal paradise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 21, 2011 Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 Ciao Jeff, So LA exist for another nine hours, and I have another two hours left to make peace with myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 21, 2011 Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 Intentional Blasphemy on a global scale deserves to be punished by death. I may have some jobs for you. How much do you charge per execution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted October 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 I just wish there would be some real universal justice levied. Like, if it isn't really the end of the world, {this time} howabout we end his world {and all his radio tv stations,} for lying to the masses on a grand scale. Intentional Blasphemy on a global scale deserves to be punished by death. So... you wanna go all Old Testament on his ass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted October 21, 2011 Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 I actually think it's a good thing to make sure people know how utterly nutty the true believer syndrome makes people. Sure, of course. Yet, I am reminded of an adage: the opposite of love isn't hate; it's indifference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goobers Posted October 21, 2011 Members Share Posted October 21, 2011 I may have some jobs for you. How much do you charge per execution? More than you can afford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 The world ending is so Y2K. So, do you think the world has already ended abroad where it's officially the 22nd? If so, they're doing a good job of faking being alive. Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted October 22, 2011 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 Sure, of course. Yet, I am reminded of an adage: the opposite of love isn't hate; it's indifference. OK... what's the opposite of indifference then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 Sound familiar? As true today as when Hoffer wrote it in 1951. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 OK... what's the opposite of indifference then? Outdifference, of course. Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yanktar Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 Damn! I missed it yet again! That's at LEAST the 4th time the world has ended that I missed! When's the next one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 10...9....8......7..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 We must still be spinning - this new world looks a lot like the old one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 Damn! I missed it yet again! That's at LEAST the 4th time the world has ended that I missed! When's the next one? http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/2012/ Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 I wonder what Time zone the end of the earth is supposed to occur. Its morning here and nothings happened. Does it mean some countries will have a to wait longer than others or some sooner get it sooner because its onlyday on one side of the globe at the time. In fact who invented the calander, Man or God? And how accurate is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 Howdy folks, I post this today from behind the Jordan. Ghaddafi just arrived too a few minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goobers Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 Howdy folks,I post this today from behind the Jordan. Ghaddafi just arrived too a few minutes ago. I believe you're confusing Ghaddafi with Qaddafi. Were you looking for the famed falafel stand in downtown Tajura? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted October 22, 2011 Members Share Posted October 22, 2011 it figures... the world ended yesterday and I missed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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