Saturday, May 21, 2011

So now what?

Ok, now you have got to be kidding, "the end of the world", really? Because out of the last five "end of the world" predictions have actually happened, well i'll tell you:
Oct. 22, 1844
No, but thousands of people gave away all their posessions, only to be surprised when the world did not come to end, and the day came to be known as "The Great Disappointment." The Millerites splintered into several religious groups, the largest and most mainstream being the Seventh-day Adventists, and the smallest and most unconventional probably being the Branch Davidians. Millerism has also influenced the Baha'i Faiith.
How about 1806?
Nope, Charles Mackay's 1841 book, "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," describes it thus:

"Great numbers visited the spot, and examined these wondrous eggs, convinced that the day of judgment was near at hand. Like sailors in a storm, expecting every instant to go to the bottom, the believers suddenly became religious, prayed violently, and flattered themselves that they repented them of their evil courses. But a plain tale soon put them down, and quenched their religion entirely. Some gentlemen, hearing of the matter, went one fine morning, and caught the poor hen in the act of laying one of her miraculous eggs. They soon ascertained beyond doubt that the egg had been inscribed with some corrosive ink, and cruelly forced up again into the bird's body. At this explanation, those who had prayed, now laughed, and the world wagged as merrily as of yore."
Ok, then Dec. 21, 1954, something had to had happened.
Wrong again,
Martin's followers, many of whom quit their jobs and gave away their possessions, gathered in her home to await the aliens. (Martin's husband, a nonbeliever, slept upstairs through the whole thing.) To avoid being burned by the flying saucer, her followers removed all metal from their persons, including zippers and bra straps. Midnight came and went, and the group became increasingly agitated. Finally, at 4:45 a.m., Martin said that she received another message from Clarions informing her that God was so impressed by her group's actions that he changed His mind and decided to spare the earth. The group was infiltrated by a psychologist named Leon Festinger, who used his observations to develop the theory of cognitive dissonance.
But, what about Y2K?
Bubkiss, in fact the man who had predicted the end is still at it with his new book. In 2008, he wrote a column for the conservative news site WorldNetDaily suggesting that Barack Obama is the Antichrist.

Although, we can be rest assured that we will have another prediction to add to the list. But untill then goodbye, and have the best of today,

Benjamin Morgan, 17
Comedic Writer/Journalist

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