The End of the World Today

[the_bob_delusion]

http://www.theage.com.au/national/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it--apparently-20151007-gk3kt9...

If you wake on the morning of October 8, then you should consider yourself lucky – you survived a would-be apocalypse.

An American cult, the eBible Fellowship, had predicted with glee that October 7 would see the world "pass away" in a ball of fire.

This is despite an earlier deathly prediction that the world would end on May 21, 2011. In case you are aware, the world is still hanging around.

The Philadelphia-based group had come up with the prediction based on the interpretation of the Bible by its leader, Chris McCann. On its website, it's claimed October 7 this year would be the end of the world because it was when the world had reached "10,000 overall days of judgment" and also because it is the last day of the "Feast of Tabernacles".

Goodbye, I'll see some of you in heaven:)

[cmcoins2000]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

So did we all die and go to heaven? Because if this is what heaven looks like  I want my money back.

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But think on the bright side She E.

We are all still together.

[ecar3483]

I'm a little bit disappinted, too. I hadn't expected there'd mildew on the bathroom ceiling.

Sure, sure, All things bright and beautiful, and all that, but really, the ugly and unsightly, as well?

[tasfleur]

"Because if this is what heaven looks like  I want my money back"

[ecar3483]

Should Science know "The Answer", I would hope that it would be broken to me gently - "Tuesday, something after lunch, so you'll have time to sleep in, if you want".

"We're all going to die! We're all going to die!" was good, when we were six, playing space patrol in the local park, and the space ship was about to crash on an alien planet, but now I have a few more years under my belt, that kind of oversimplistic (dare I say make-believe) hysteria doesn't cut it.

Personally, I find it insults my intelligence.

[ecar3483]

Nice clouds... Pretty.. Pretty....

[tasfleur]

It's not that science knows all the answers ecar, but in my opinion (don't expect anyone to agree automatically), science presents far better answers/suggestions/solutions overall than that emanating from the doomsday sayers... 

[Anonymous]

Should Science know "The Answer", I would hope that it would be broken to me gently

science is limited to making 

conclusions about physical things.

there is much more out there that

science is unable to explain.

[Anonymous]

"Sermon of the Seven Suns" is intereresting, if I remember correctly, it came from the Buddha.

yes, you are correct.

Science is more meaningful to me.

that's ok.  i wasn't suggesting you

should re-consider your beliefs.

(btw science and buddhism are compatible)

[tasfleur]

science is limited to making 

conclusions about physical things

I disagree, it's not only limited about/to physical things.

there is much more out there that

science is unable to explain

I'd agree with that to some degree, but that is a time limitation in my opinion, sooner or later, most things can be explained scientifically. 

Spiritual matters are a different matter as those are based on human thought processes that are impossible to prove in practical terms.  It's different for each person, but a lot of 'conditioned influence" comes into it.

(btw science and buddhism are compatible)

In many areas yes, because Buddhism seems to be realistic as well as spiritual.

[tasfleur]

Sorry to have to leave the discussion for now, I'm in Sydney and on a break which is finishing.

Back later xx