silvrsvt Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 http://www.npr.org/2011/05/07/136053462/is-the-end-nigh-well-know-soon-enough "Knowing the date of the end of the world changes all your future plans," says 27-year-old Adrienne Martinez. She thought she'd go to medical school, until she began tuning in to Family Radio. She and her husband, Joel, lived and worked in New York City. But a year ago, they decided they wanted to spend their remaining time on Earth with their infant daughter. "My mentality was, why are we going to work for more money? It just seemed kind of greedy to me. And unnecessary," she says. And so, her husband adds, "God just made it possible — he opened doors. He allowed us to quit our jobs, and we just moved, and here we are." Now they are in Orlando, in a rented house, passing out tracts and reading the Bible. Their daughter is 2 years old, and their second child is due in June. Joel says they're spending the last of their savings. They don't see a need for one more dollar. "You know, you think about retirement and stuff like that," he says. "What's the point of having some money just sitting there?" "We budgeted everything so that, on May 21, we won't have anything left," Adrienne adds. Nothing, except for the fervent hope that all of them will be raptured. Sounds like some excellent planning there! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Any wagers on which one of them pulls the trigger in the pending murder-suicide on May 22nd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 These people are placing their faith in other human beings. They are placing their lives in jeopardy for that misplacement. The shame of it is there are children involved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 These people are placing their faith in other human beings. They are placing their lives in jeopardy for that misplacement. The shame of it is there are children involved. +1 Harold Camping, the guy leading this fraud, is the same man who was certain the world was going to end in 1994. When he was wrong last time, he just started recalculating.On May 22 Camping and his duped followers will just come up with a new reason they were wrong this time. It won't deter them because they want to believe they have knowledge the rest of us don't. I feel sorry for the children of the people who have been conned by this nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 End of the World, Cancelled Whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron W. Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Maybe I'm weird but I am more interested in how it ends, magnetic shift, asteroid, nuclear winter and let's not forget global warming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro-man Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I remember being at my friend Wayne's house, on some afternoon in 1969, when the world was supposed to end. It was around the time that Donovan came out with the song "Atlantis". There was supposed to be a huge earthquake that was going to sink California. They were very specific about the time, so we were there watching the clock on the appointed afternoon. Any geezers out there remember this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro-man Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Ok, just found this on the internets on this site: Link Famous American clairvoyant Edgar Cayce** predicted that California would break off and sink into the ocean September 27, 1969 and that a pole shift was just around the corner. As of this moment California is still here, and the poles haven’t shifted as yet, but that’s not to say that heavy-duty earth changes and related phenomena aren’t right around the corner. Cayce did say that as we got closer to these catastrophic changes, that most of mankind would simply block out the internal warning signals by turning up the volume of the radio, TV and related external distractions, anything to keep from hearing our own inner spiritual signals transmitting truth. That would have been the day I was remembering. Regarding that last sentence there, anybody besides me had a vague feeling of foreboding for the last several months? Even my son (who is no longer living with us) ... I was talking to him a few weeks ago and out of the blue (meaning not prompted by my moroseness) he says "I wish I still had my truck (4WD). And I'm thinking maybe I should get a gun....... you know, for when the Zombie Apocalypse comes." These are not the types of thoughts we had about the future when I was his age....... Edited May 12, 2011 by retro-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Ok, just found this on the internets on this site: Link That would have been the day I was remembering. Regarding that last sentence there, anybody besides me had a vague feeling of foreboding for the last several months? Even my son (who is no longer living with us) ... I was talking to him a few weeks ago and out of the blue (meaning not prompted by my moroseness) he says "I wish I still had my truck (4WD). And I'm thinking maybe I should get a gun....... you know, for when the Zombie Apocalypse comes." These are not the types of thoughts we had about the future when I was his age....... It's that damned rock and roll music these kids are listening to!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocheese Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 +1 Harold Camping, the guy leading this fraud, is the same man who was certain the world was going to end in 1994. When he was wrong last time, he just started recalculating.On May 22 Camping and his duped followers will just come up with a new reason they were wrong this time. It won't deter them because they want to believe they have knowledge the rest of us don't. I feel sorry for the children of the people who have been conned by this nonsense. Not to derail the subject, but you could replace "Harold Camping" with "Environmentalists" and the post would still work. Instead of end of the world, it's the climate. From Global Cooling, to Global Warming, and now on to Climate Change. Interesting how at the end of the day, the nut bars are all the same. Not to mention those who blindly follow Just my 2 cents 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 magnetic shift This has happened in the past. The world didn't self-destruct. It will happen again. Now if the magnetic field were to weaken or entire disappear, then we'd be in for a world of hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro-man Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Oh, but it is weakening. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 a world of hurt. Pun intended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Oh, but it is weakening. Link Eh, only so much in that it may be eventually preparing to flip again. Or it may simply strenghten again. I don't think there's any current fears of it disappearing. Pun intended? :lol: Sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) If the Earth's poles shift, in what direction do the birds fly for the winter? Edited May 12, 2011 by RangerM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 If the Earth's poles shift, in what direction do the birds fly for the winter? Will the water in the toilet go the wrong way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Greene Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Not to derail the subject, but you could replace "Harold Camping" with "Environmentalists" and the post would still work. Instead of end of the world, it's the climate. From Global Cooling, to Global Warming, and now on to Climate Change. Interesting how at the end of the day, the nut bars are all the same. Not to mention those who blindly follow Just my 2 cents I don't know many environmentalists who are religious nuts. Most environmentalists have some understanding of science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 (edited) I don't know many environmentalists who are religious nuts. Most environmentalists have some understanding of science. I'm not so sure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw Edited May 13, 2011 by RangerM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron W. Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Will the water in the toilet go the wrong way? Only in New Zealand, in the rest of the world it will still flow downward.............................. oops , Hi Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I'm not so sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I'm not so sure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw I love Penn and Teller. That bit is an old one. I think Steve Allen did the same thing in the 50s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadtrip Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Along the same lines, there's a cottage industry developing for what is called a SHTF scenario. SHTF is an acronym for a popular expression, but in this case (I think) it refers to civil unrest and possible anarchy as a result any number of potential causes, such as U.S. sovereign debt default, terrorist attacks, alien attacks, EMP attack, natural calamity, revolution, and so forth. . . . Aside from the expected discussions of the stockpiling of guns, ammo, liquor, seeds, tools, water purification apparatus, what people might like to barter, etc., there's a debate as to whether to "bug out" or "bug in." "Bug out" means to head for the hills, and somehow survive (for how long, no one says) in a way as depicted in the movie Red Dawn. "Bug in" refers to the opposite approach: Hunker down. Maybe gather up with like-minded neighbors, take inventory of everyone's skills, weapons, equipment, supplies, etc. In either case, it's assumed that money would be worthless, that there would be no gasoline and no electricity. This would mean the end of convenience stores, and therefore the end of civilization as we know it: No more cold beer. No more liquor, ammo, and snacks. No more Lotto. Not that I play the Lotto, but I guess it would be OK with me if the aliens just spray the place or a giant asteroid hits, rather than to have to resort to bartering, say, 20 rounds of 7.62 X 51 NATO for six rolls of Charmin Ultra Soft. That would be too much to bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goinbroke2 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 "20 rounds of 7.62 X 51 NATO for six rolls of Charmin Ultra Soft" All I need is one 7.62 (or 5.56 now) and I can take ALL your Charmin ultra soft! Things you will miss in order of importance; 1) porcelin shitter 2) warm shower 3) Being dry or having a place to dry clothes Food you will find/scrounge etc. Water, same thing. Fire/firewood you can find that. After about 23 of my 26 years in the army in field units, it's not the "satellite tv" or "50mpg car" you will miss when your out living in the field or "off the grid" it's a porcelin shitter! Trust me, a thunderbox gets old REAL quick. Burning shit barrels or having to take a snowbath sucks. Yes you have to do both for sanitary reasons...but it still sucks. And after 5 weeks in continuous rain/mud/cold.....you REALLY appreciate anywhere you can clean/dry your shit out. Charmin? Are you serious? Depending on what your diet consists of, you'll have the squirts and will be using old rags or anything you can get your hands on. TP will be a luxury you won't be able to find in the scenario your talking about. I'll be fine, I'll be the one trading whisky for whatever I want! LOL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocheese Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) I don't know many environmentalists who are religious nuts. Most environmentalists have some understanding of science. Oh Ralph, what to do with you? Please, step back and look at that again. The point is, people can put blind faith into something, without actually thinking things through. Or better yet, without thinking for themselves. It is my belief that environmentalists are no different than religious nuts. Harold Camping thought the world was going to end in 1994. When it didn't, he made up some flimsy excuse as to why, then came out and said it would happen in 2011. When he is proven wrong again, another excuse will be forth coming, and another doomsday date will be issued. This is no different than environmentalists who screamed at everyone they could about Global Cooling. When the planet didn't die, they made some pathetic excuse, then started in on Global Warming. When those claims didn't hold up, they changed it to Climate Change. Environmentalists in my area told everyone last year, that the forth coming winter was going to be mild. Global Warming after all, has increased the planet's temperature so much, that winters as we know it would no longer exist. Well, winter came, and to say those people were wrong would be an understatement. We were hit with winter storm after winter storm. It felt like every other day we had significant snow fall. And the snow stayed the whole winter, never once was there a couple days of warm weather to melt it away. When faced with this fact, the same Environmentalists who said it would be a mild winter, changed their tune and said that Global Warming can cause extreme cold conditions as well. Basically, these people have covered all their bases. If it's hot, it's because of Global Warming. If it's cold, it's because of Global Warming. No rain, Global Warming. Lots of rain, Global warming, The problem with Science is that it is ever changing. Scientists once thought the Atom was the smallest molecule on the planet. Then one day someone split it, and discovered something smaller. Results from a test can change dramatically depending on the parameters used. Conclusions from those tests can also differ, depending on the experience and knowledge of the person viewing the results. As much as some people try to push it, science is not always an absolute. Right now Science say's there is no cure for AIDS. A year from now a cure could be discovered. Edited May 19, 2011 by Cocheese 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCity Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Great... the end of the world is coming Saturday and I still don't have my truck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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