The Rapture; REALLY?

See that picture there? That's what's going to happen today, according to 89 year old Harold Camping. He's predicted the timing of Judgement Day, and it's going to be today. Well, he say it is as at least. This may very well be one of the most preposterous news stories I've ever come across, because I just don't know what to think. The absurdity present is massive. I mean, put it this way, on a scale of 1 to absurd, this is most definitely absurd. Naturally, atheists are seeing the ridiculousness in Harold's ambitious foresight, and are planning 'Rapture parties' for the moment at which they will supposedly die, while the believers are called up to heaven by God. Much like an alien abduction but without the UFOs and angels instead of aliens. Come to think of it, a large scale alien invasion would be insanely cool...when I'm 89 years old and incredibly senile, I'll predict it and spread the word, and see how the public react. You could even say the parties being planned in New York will be met with rapturous applause. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ahem. The slightly depressing thing is that I bet more people would be willing to believe in a worldwide alien invasion than they would Christianity. It's obviously not about Christianity on the whole (and its many offshoots) though, because it's only a small portion of Christians that would actually be foolish enough to so firmly state the exact timing of Judgement Day (or the Rapture) as Mr Camping has done. My parents are both Christians, and neither of them agree with with the notion of the world ending today. They scoff at the thought of it. What bugs me is this; most atheists, when it comes to the inevitable tomorrow, will take a massive victory from this. I bet you my left testicle that there'll be a good amount of people thinking that because dear old Harold Camping is wrong, Christianity and even religion on the whole is too. It'd be ludicrous to say that. I'm personally not a religious man, but I'm no atheist either. I'm agnostic and am open to arguments either way, and I do believe that science can work hand in hand with religion. Naive people who see the failure of Harold's prediction as an opportunity to spread the word of the death of Christianity need to open their eyes a bit, because it's sure as hell not representative of the religious population. Sure ignorance can be bliss, but not in this way. Ignorance will have you judged by many. For today at least though, we'll all be safe from the ultimate judgement... So we need to just go about life how we all normally do. Believer? Fine. Non-believer? Fine. Unsure? Fine. Crazy like Harold Camping...? REPENT NOW, FOR THE FIRE WILL EAT YOU ALIVE. Anyway peoples, I must be off - I've got to get to Ladbrokes before it happens. What do you mean "you won't be able to obtain your prize money"? It's fair to say I'm betting against Judgement Day today. Rapture believers? Have yourself a playthrough of Muse-Absolution before you 'go'. It'll be a fitting soundtrack.


In hilarious fashion, Harold Camping has actually predicted the Rapture once before. I can't think why he now labels his earlier prediction as a mistake...