King Baby Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 What a pack of idiots! http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110524/sc_livescience/faileddoomsdayhasrealdeadlyconsequences Harold Camping, the 89-year-old leader whose study of the Bible convinced him and his followers that the world would end, has been described by his wife as "flabbergasted" that the apocalypse didn’t start over the weekend. There are some red faces out there. And if that's all it had been, then one could argue no great harm had been done. But while Camping and his followers try to figure out what went wrong (or right) — with news Monday night that he now says Judgment Day will come on Oct. 21 — the failed prophecy did more than just damage Camping's credibility: It also appears to have caused death and serious injury to true believers. A California woman named Lyn Benedetto was one of millions who heard Camping's message, and became concerned that her daughters would suffer terribly in the coming apocalypse. She allegedly forced her daughters, 11 and 14, to lie on a bed and then cut their throats with a box cutter. She then tried to kill herself, though police arrested Benedetto and all three survived. Others were not so lucky. An elderly man in Taiwan reportedly killed himself on May 5 ahead of the Rapture by jumping out of a building. He had heard that doomsday was imminent, and had taken recent earthquakes and tsunamis as early warning signs. There were other unconfirmed reports of doomsday-related suicides around the world as well. This is of course not the first time that failed doomsday predictions have led to tragedy. The most famous pre-apocalypse suicides in recent times occurred in 1997 when the Heaven’s Gate Christian UFO group came to believe that the comet Hale-Bopp was a sign that Jesus was returning, and the world would end soon. Prompted in part by scripture, rumors, and late-night radio talk shows, the group's fanaticism led to nearly 40 deaths. Camping's failure holds an important cautionary lesson, because doomsday predictions are not going away. Many people, especially those in the New Age community, believe that 2012 will bring global cataclysm. It's easy to dismiss and ridicule failed prophets as modern-day harmless Chicken Littles misleading the gullible, but apocalyptic visions can have deadly consequences —even when they are wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungeon Dragon Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 This is just beyond a damn joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaldwin Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 And yet, under the guise of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, they continue to give this man a platform. Then they act surprised when his message has consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidfresh832 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 And yet, under the guise of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, they continue to give this man a platform. Then they act surprised when his message has consequences. People kill themselves if someone calls them fat, or ugly. If you are troubled/crazy you don't need much excuse to off yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 People kill themselves if someone calls them fat, or ugly. If you are troubled/crazy you don't need much excuse to off yourself. It's just like the wild... The strong will live on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Baby Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 It's just like the wild... The strong will live on... Its just amazing how stupid people are and the way they believe anything. I think the press should focus on the real 'victims' that were chased and destroyed by mayhem and calamity of the evil tornados...These people were idoits and the woman who failed at killing her daughters and herself is the most foolish of them all. How do you fail at suicide? Idiot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Its just amazing how stupid people are and the way they believe anything. I think the press should focus on the real 'victims' that were chased and destroyed by mayhem and calamity of the evil tornados...These people were idoits and the woman who failed at killing her daughters and herself is the most foolish of them all. How do you fail at suicide? Idiot... It's all they know. The media doesnt need to follow the ignorant.. They do that enuff with street interviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xu1993 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 This is nature's way of weeding out stupid/crazy people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray. Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 oh well. i was at a restaurant when the world was suppose to end and a guy was wearing a "god's coming, look busy" t-shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 oh well. i was at a restaurant when the world was suppose to end and a guy was wearing a "god's coming, look busy" t-shirt. I like his sense of humor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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