Saturday is the Rapture

[Beskar]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13468131 -News Link

Can we give up these stupid arguments that such a thing exists yet?

[naut]

So. I assume it didn't happen?

[Beskar]

So. I assume it didn't happen?

I haven't seen PVC or Rhywlyr around in the thread... perhaps they are with the creator in Ever Lasting Paradise?

[CrossLOPER]

I haven't seen PVC or Rhywlyr around in the thread... perhaps they are with the creator in Ever Lasting Paradise?

Logs indicate both were active last night.

[Lemur]

Well, who's to say you couldn't VPN or RDC into a local computer from paradise? If the Heavenly Father has moved to IP6 (and there's no reason to think he hasn't) it would be quite simple to give every angel in Heaven a unique IP address. The rest is simplicity itself.

-edit-

I guess the unRapture is official. Dang.



Also, a decent survey of what happens to sects when the Apocalypse doesn't come on time.

Even without this sacred disclaimer, it's easy enough for a believer to reinterpret and revise the details of a prediction so that it fits whatever facts are on the ground. The research literature is littered with such examples. When atomic energy didn't sweep over the Earth to herald the Second Coming on Christmas Day 1967, the Universal Link group cheerfully reinterpreted their prophecy as pertaining to a spiritual force, rather than a physical effect. When flying saucers never announced their presence to humankind in 1976, the Unarian sect gently reworked its prophecy to refer more broadly to some point in "the future," while blaming limited human minds for misunderstanding the aliens' grand plan. When a Pentecostal group led by the God-channelling housewife Mrs. Shepard emerged after more than a month from self-built fallout shelters, they were pleased that the divinely ordained nuclear holocaust had not come to pass—and grateful for having passed a test of their faith.

[Rhyfelwyr]

ANYBODY SEEN OR HEARD FROM RHYFELWYR?

I think you will find it is spelled "Rhyfelwr".

Rhywlyr

Well you're not even trying.

[Veho Nex]

So I got raptured last night. It was pretty cool and all, walking around on clouds and stuff. God's got quite a few jokes I can tell he was saving up just for the end of the world. There were plenty of parties but none of them had any substance that could get you drunk or high. There was no electricity and no computers. I walked up to god, hearing that he was a reasonable fellow, and asked if I could goto hell to see what it looks like down there. He wrote me a 6 hour visitor pass and I went and hung out with Lucifer. Hell was no better I swear it felt like it was 500 degrees. So when I got back to heaven I told god, "Yo man, this is cool and all, but I'd really like to go back down to Earth and enjoy its last 5 months. Is it ok if i do that and you can just rapture me right before you blow it up?" He nodded his head and said, "It shall be done my man, give my props to Harold Camping when you get down there. That fool convinced millions of people to believe in the dumbest thing I ever heard of. I pitied him so I pulled a few of you guys up. Remember dude, what happens in heaven, stays in heaven, ya dig?"

With a blinding flash I was back on Earth with a beer in hand. God is pretty cool guy, eh, starts a false rapture and doesn't afraid of anything.

[Louis VI the Fat]

I think you will find it is spelled "Rhyfelwr".

Gah! You've sneak-changed your name from Rhyfelwyr to Rhyfelwr just recently!

To be exact, on 22:16, 04-26-11! Dangit, and there I was, priding myself that I was the only Orgah who would consistently spell your name correctly.


WAS THE NAME CHANGE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE RAPTURE
WHAT DO YOU KNOW THAT WE DON'T WHAT ARE YOU HIDING FROM US HAVE YOU PRODDIES BEEN RIGHT ALL ALONG WE NEED TO KNOW

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

I would like to confirm I was *not* raptured, nor was anyone I know.

We are all sorely dissapointed, though as someone pointed out, if Camping was right the End would finally come just before the new academic year, so before we finish out PhD's.

[Veho Nex]

Guys i found out why Rapture didn't happen.



Machoman Randy Savage killed himself to stop Jesus and God

[Scienter]

I celebrated the rapture by running a 5K and then gardening. I can't wait to hear the backpedaling. "Oh, wait! I did the math wrong. The rapture is going to be NEXT year..."

[Whacker]

The velocirapture is upon us.

[Samurai Waki]

I celebrated the rapture by running a 5K and then gardening. I can't wait to hear the backpedaling. "Oh, wait! I did the math wrong. The rapture is going to be NEXT year..."

I actually considered going to the "Backpedal Party" they were putting on in Tacoma for this thing, then I decided it wasn't interesting enough for me to warrant the three hour drive.

[Kralizec]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13468131 -News Link

Can we give up these stupid arguments that such a thing exists yet?

An atheist and entrepreneur from New Hampshire, Bart Centre, is enjoying a boost in business for Eternal Earth-bound Pets, which he set up to look after the pets of those who believe they will be raptured.

He has more than 250 clients who are paying up to $135 (£83) to have their pets picked up and cared for after the rapture.

They would be disappointed twice, he told the Wall Street Journal. "Once because they weren't raptured and again because I don't do refunds."