Failed? I don't see what you're talking about.
"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
What day is it my good man? I believe doom is supposed to be on us. I don't feel doomed.
Who watches the watchmen?
How's the looting going down there?
I remember when he was organising all of the publicity for his first prediction back in May, and one of his followers (living in Jerusalem, if I recall correctly) was boasting that of course it would happen because, "The Bible says we don't know the hour, but thanks to Camping we do know the day."
Never saw her response after the appointed date passed.
I Am The Walrus
@Tuefel: Same as last time, Camping gets away with everything and picks another date from a hat.
Like Congress, he's a Karma Houdini.
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OMG NO NOSECONES
^ Or, the overwhelming majority of folks simply don't care what he says, because it's utterly absurd.
Happiness is zero-gee with a sinus cold.
I'm still here. and scooby doo is on TV. Either I'm on earth or in hell.
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... Really?
You think God's going to let a false prophet get away from fooling people into suicide and giving away all their possessions to foretell the false news? Do you think He's simply going to let him do this over and over again? At some point in that 90-year-old's life, karma will bite him in the ass. And even if he dies peacefully in his sleep, there's still the pearly gates and St. Peter to pass before he can be in the clear.
Though personally, putting him in a Humiliation Conga is fun.
Is that cake frosting?
What I don't get is the reason of the interest in finding the doomsday date. I mean, let's go ahead and suppose, just for the sake of discussion, that there is a good possibility that Camping is right and the world will end in a few hours.
OK. But it is at least as likely than in a few hours I will die for some random, unrelated reason — I dunno, I get a heart attack, or a car hits me, or an asteroid hits me in the head, or a thousand other possibilities.
That's life on Earth for you. If one believes in some sort of afterlife, especially in one with such high stakes as the Christian one, then the only reasonable thing to do is to aim to be always prepared, to the best of one's possibilities, to meet their final judgment.
Granted, people usually fall short of this — I certainly do, for example. But, in any case,, the possibility of an armageddon does not change the nature of the problem at all.
edited 21st Oct '11 8:40:36 AM by Carciofus
But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.
OG Troper
As times change, they remain the same.
the statement above is false
Jethro, that made me smile. Thank you for that.
My parents woke up to see my Rapture Bomb. My mom was laughing so loudly it woke me up.
Charming But Irrational
Yeah, I think he'll get away with it, since there is no God to mete out justice to him.
So he'll probably die having sex with two 18-year-olds. Choke on a bra strap or somethin'.
Also, God and karma? Mixing up theological concepts over there.
When you remember that we are all mad, all questions disappear and life stands explained.
Okay,thats kinda of disturbing what you just said.
You sure it won't be 17 year olds? There seems to be a streak of hypocrisy in high-profile religious figures.
I think Mr.Camping will die alone in bed with a lot of people forever angry at him.
And really guys that joke is getting creepy.
@Psyga At least one person said in response to his stroke, "I think God's telling you to stop."
And what I meant by my previous comment was, let's wait until the day is completely over.
Now using Trivialis handle.
Now I feel better. So... Let's celebrate his fail, shall we?
Yay Random DCE! :D
Anyways, are people FINALLY going to stop listening to this guy? I mean this is the third (or fourth time, if Yahoo is to be believed) he's done this.
The end of the world scares people. It's something that's completely out of their control, but if they think they've worked out when it's going to happen, I suppose it provides them with a certain security.
Wait, the rapture was today? FUCK I missed it!
Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Diva of Virtual Death
I live in Massachusetts. We're all gay, lapsed Catholics, or gay lapsed Catholics, so even if the Rapture did happen we wouldn't have reason to notice.
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as I said on twitter:
Strike three. Camping's out.
Diva of Virtual Death
Well, wait now! It's still only 5PM in Hawaii. Clearly God is just waiting until the hula dancers come out to party.
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Another stroke? Yes, I know, I'm a bad person...