22 May 2011, 10:34 pm
May 21 was ordinary ... average ... uneventful ... life goes on ...
Here's an excerpt from a CNN Article:
Quote:
“In the end, it was a whimper, not a bang,” said Lorenzo DiTommaso, author of the forthcoming book “The Architecture of Apocalypticism” and an associate professor of religion at Concordia University in Montréal, Canada. “The 21st of May came and went, and with it Harold Camping’s prediction of the coming of the Rapture and the day of doom.”
Based on past doomed doomsdays, much can be learned, said DiTommaso, who has studied apocalyptic worldviews for 12 years.
He shared what he meant in a written statement to CNN:
"Historically, failed prophecies tend to result in disillusionment, with members deserting the group, or, more typically, a faith-saving (and face-saving) statement to the effect that while divine revelation remains infallible, human calculation is not. In short: The math was off, and it’s back to the drawing board. If the logic seems a bit self-serving, recall that in the apocalyptic mindset, faith precedes theory, and theory informs the evidence."
Based on past doomed doomsdays, much can be learned, said DiTommaso, who has studied apocalyptic worldviews for 12 years.
He shared what he meant in a written statement to CNN:
"Historically, failed prophecies tend to result in disillusionment, with members deserting the group, or, more typically, a faith-saving (and face-saving) statement to the effect that while divine revelation remains infallible, human calculation is not. In short: The math was off, and it’s back to the drawing board. If the logic seems a bit self-serving, recall that in the apocalyptic mindset, faith precedes theory, and theory informs the evidence."
In other words, Faith Proves Nothing.
(Now where have I read that before?)
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22 May 2011, 10:38 pm
MathGirl wrote:
I spent it being social. Thought it would be better to meet the end of the world in company.
I didn't have you pinned as a devout Christian. 
23 May 2011, 1:28 am
Katatonic wrote:
That preacher or whoever that predicted the end of the world? His service today must have been awkward.
yeah, peace j
23 May 2011, 3:09 am
I went to work at the animal shelter, then came home and watched Doctor Who! Ahh, it was a good doomsday 
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