The End is Near

Onkel Neal · 03-06-11, 12:30 PM

Ok, I am not posting this to elicit general religion bashing, that's pretty boring. I did find the article intersting, how people can adopt a belief about the end of the world and cling to it so fiercely. That's pretty amazing.

I really wish/hope the journalists follow up this article when the day after the end comes, and I hope I can find it. I wonder what these people will think and feel....?

Road trip to the end of the world

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If you thought you had less than three perfectly healthy months to live, what would you do? Would you travel? Spend time with loved ones? Appreciate the joy life has given you? Or would you ditch your kids and grandkids, join strangers in a caravan of RVs and travel the country warning people about the end of the world?

Growler · 03-06-11, 12:39 PM

I always kind of thought about it this way:

The end of the world is kinda like death. If it does happen, chances are, you won't care. If it doesn't happen, most people won't change how they are on every other day. Look at the doom n' gloom around Y2K - when nothing happened, nothing else happened, either. We just changed calendar pages and went back to our lives.

That said - I'd rather spend real time with the people I love everyday than try to cram a lifetime's worth of living in the last few hours left. I still grieve my mom these three and a half months on, for all those times I didn't do that.

Takeda Shingen · 03-06-11, 12:44 PM

May 21st, huh? Damn, only two weeks into summer break. And I was looking forward to growing some tomatoes.

Castout · 03-06-11, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

That said - I'd rather spend real time with the people I love everyday than try to cram a lifetime's worth of living in the last few hours left. I still grieve my mom these three and a half months on, for all those times I didn't do that.

Same. I grieve my grandmother for a few months too but it now has become better. I'm sure she with or soon will be with God. It helped that God let you know she was going to be taken away months before she even got sick. In that it was time. From my impression she went up but who knows what went up is or where it leads to in the other world.

The only regret is I never bought her anything. But the thoughts that we're going to see each other in the future comforts me nonetheless. To me she isn't gone just went to a permanent vacation, a place where she's or would be much happier and I'll see her again soon enough. Immediately or end time as there's simply no difference to that at least to the dead.

AngusJS · 03-06-11, 07:59 PM

So many stupid, stupid people.

Christians have been prophecising the end of the world since Jesus himself did it in Mark, and every single one has been dead wrong.

Does that fact stop anyone from trying? Nope.

I'd love to see these people's faces on May 22.

Anyway, I'd live life to the fullest if I knew the world was going to end.

Onkel Neal · 03-06-11, 09:43 PM

It amazes me that so many peole can be duped into believing this. But then again, it has always amazed me that so many people are duped into smoking cigarettes.... so I guess there must be some common weaknesses in the human psyche that allows them to fall for things like this. Can't help but wonder what their thought process is, as they begin to fully accept the end is really coming...based on some very broad assumptions and a 3000 year old religious text... wow.

Rockstar · 03-06-11, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AngusJS

So many stupid, stupid people.

Christians have been prophecising the end of the world since Jesus himself did it in Mark, and every single one has been dead wrong.

Does that fact stop anyone from trying? Nope.

I'd love to see these people's faces on May 22.

Anyway, I'd live life to the fullest if I knew the world was going to end.

Well I for one don't think it will happen anytime soon. Even so, biblically speaking nobody knows the day or hour it will happen that's for sure. But the topic being what it is I'll add my two cents. One of the things it is said will happen in the time of the end is knowledge will increase. Not the knowledge that sends men to the moon. But rather as world events unfold we compare that with what already written and finally understand.

One of the things that was said to happen is that the Realm of Javan will come against Middle Easteren kings. Then Javan's horn will inexplicably be broken. Biblically a horn represents authority or a kingdom, Javan is those tribes that have populated the Gentile nations.

What I saw is the Realm of Javan came against kings of the middle east and now a shake up and if it goes the direction I think will. Javan's horn will be broken, meaning either by a major catastrophy or simply being weakened to the point of no longer able to maintain any influence in the region.

Like you said I could be amongst those who are wrong maybe not. I'm only a spectator not prophet.

TheSatyr · 03-07-11, 09:09 AM

Well,considering that "The End Times" was originally supposed to happen during the lifetimes of the original Apostles,the end of the worlders have no choice but to keep saying "It's going to happen soon".

I have an Aunt and Uncle who are both deacons in the Episcopalian (spelling?) Church. And they both think the end of the worlders are nuts.

nikimcbee · 03-06-11, 12:44 PM

Well, as long as we're not talking about subsim....

I got to see some of this my freshmen year in college. When Iraq invaded in 91, I knew some people that were convinced this was it

, the great war with babylon. They were hysterical at times.

nikimcbee · 03-06-11, 12:57 PM

Why couldn't the world end before april 15th

, it would save me some money.

Armistead · 03-06-11, 01:21 PM

Seems he said it would end in the 90's, but admitted he goofed on dates. I suspect that's what he'll say again and his troops will be marching on.

Having spent years in church when in my 20's and a few years of bible college, although more agnostic now, the prophecy of the end times is fairly amazing. By luck or will, it doe's amaze me how close the bible sets up the end times, the world economy, names the players, etc...

TLAM Strike · 03-06-11, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

By luck or will, it doe's amaze me how close the bible sets up the end times, the world economy, names the players, etc...

Maybe because nothing has changed. The bible doomsday is like a game of fill in the blanks.

In times of economic strife a leader will rise up that everyone loves and cause a massive war...

...right... how many times has this happened? Napoleon? Hitler? Lenin? Anytime life sucks people tend to listen to the crazies saying they have the sure fire way to fix the world.

In the time of great climatic disruption...

...right... the weather changes sharply some times. El Nino explains some of it, the dynamic nature of the Earth's environment explains a lot too. FCOL we had a partial ice age a few centuries ago. In fact the Earth should be a hotter planet than it is right now.

Seriously people...

joea · 03-06-11, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Why couldn't the world end before april 15th

, it would save me some money.

Cheapskate.

Trying to get out of my birthday gift and the huge party you promised to organise.

03-06-11, 04:31 PM

Fair play to the Rapture man.
He may not know the day or the hour but he has made a cool $120 million by preaching to mugs and telling them that he does.

nikimcbee · 03-06-11, 04:33 PM

Does this mean Neal will be serving kool-aid at the next subsim meet?

03-06-11, 12:39 PM	#2
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I always kind of thought about it this way: The end of the world is kinda like death. If it does happen, chances are, you won't care. If it doesn't happen, most people won't change how they are on every other day. Look at the doom n' gloom around Y2K - when nothing happened, nothing else happened, either. We just changed calendar pages and went back to our lives. That said - I'd rather spend real time with the people I love everyday than try to cram a lifetime's worth of living in the last few hours left. I still grieve my mom these three and a half months on, for all those times I didn't do that. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

03-06-11, 09:43 PM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	It amazes me that so many peole can be duped into believing this. But then again, it has always amazed me that so many people are duped into smoking cigarettes.... so I guess there must be some common weaknesses in the human psyche that allows them to fall for things like this. Can't help but wonder what their thought process is, as they begin to fully accept the end is really coming...based on some very broad assumptions and a 3000 year old religious text... wow. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-06-11, 12:44 PM	#9
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Well, as long as we're not talking about subsim.... I got to see some of this my freshmen year in college. When Iraq invaded in 91, I knew some people that were convinced this was it, the great war with babylon. They were hysterical at times. __________________

03-06-11, 12:57 PM	#10
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Why couldn't the world end before april 15th, it would save me some money. __________________

03-06-11, 04:33 PM	#15
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Does this mean Neal will be serving kool-aid at the next subsim meet? __________________

03-06-11, 12:44 PM	#3
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	May 21st, huh? Damn, only two weeks into summer break. And I was looking forward to growing some tomatoes.

03-06-11, 07:59 PM	#5
AngusJS Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 746 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	So many stupid, stupid people. Christians have been prophecising the end of the world since Jesus himself did it in Mark, and every single one has been dead wrong. Does that fact stop anyone from trying? Nope. I'd love to see these people's faces on May 22. Anyway, I'd live life to the fullest if I knew the world was going to end.

03-07-11, 09:09 AM	#8
TheSatyr Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 545 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well,considering that "The End Times" was originally supposed to happen during the lifetimes of the original Apostles,the end of the worlders have no choice but to keep saying "It's going to happen soon". I have an Aunt and Uncle who are both deacons in the Episcopalian (spelling?) Church. And they both think the end of the worlders are nuts.

03-06-11, 01:21 PM	#11
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Seems he said it would end in the 90's, but admitted he goofed on dates. I suspect that's what he'll say again and his troops will be marching on. Having spent years in church when in my 20's and a few years of bible college, although more agnostic now, the prophecy of the end times is fairly amazing. By luck or will, it doe's amaze me how close the bible sets up the end times, the world economy, names the players, etc...

03-06-11, 04:31 PM	#14
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Fair play to the Rapture man. He may not know the day or the hour but he has made a cool $120 million by preaching to mugs and telling them that he does.