9/23/17

I'm going to a boat regatta at Long Lake.  Hope the waves don't get too high.

Bobzilla said:

They didn't give a time zone, so you may be safe... then again it may be over before you get up. 

If I have to work the course and the  apocalypse comes before I get to take my runs, I am definitely filing a protest.

Sept 23 is my brother's birthday.  Yep, apocalypse.. 

I hope the bastard lands on my head. I'm done with this planet. 38 years of breathing 72% nitrogen...

In reply to tuna55 :

I don't know how big he was around the country but in the early 90s there was a guy named Harold Camping that was big on Long Island preaching the world was ending.  While the pastor at my parent's church regularly preached that he was probably wrong many folks we knew were making plans, quitting jobs, selling houses to buy billboards, etc. He was a bit off and his recalculations put the actual date in 2011.  More Billboards went up, RVs were driving around blasting his message, and then the day came.  It was a nice fall day and I was working a post near Central Park. A couple young women came up to me to let me know the danger I was in.  Being a prick I asked if they were followers of Mr. Camping .  They of course were and I began to tell them how the last time the world ended my dad had us get ready, put down our dogs, sold our toys, and we had to live in a Corolla for a few years (He didn't but it made for an amusing story to me anyway.  The poor kids were starting to tear up at the thought of my dead dogs and that the great mathamagician had made an error.  Later that night when I was headed back to the train station I saw them again.  They were beginning to have some doubts and asked if I could recommend a good bar. Looking back I hope I didn't screw them up too badly.

9/23/17 is also Batman Day.

This will be the birthday I finally get something I really really want.  And then...kaboosh.  

jj said:

tuna55 said:

So, here is my beef. A Christian believes the Christian Bible. The Christian Bible says this in Matthew 24:

 

36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f] but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

 

So how can anyone believe that, and yet claim to believe that they will know when it happens? Basically a Christian means they believe in the deity in Jesus Christ, and yet here they are, trying to prove him wrong.

Also remember that not everyone who says they are a Christian in fact are.

Here is an article about 9/23/17 by website that I trust are Christians.  They debunk the whole thing with facts.  https://answersingenesis.org/astronomy/stars/what-will-happen-september-23-2017/

Z31: As for contradictions.  If you bring this up, please state which contradictions you are talking about so they can be discussed.  I think it's good conversation to talk about these things, and it doesn't have to be with an argumentative tone.  I am a Christian, and I don't think that reason or logic has to be left at the door in order to believe the Bible.

In reality, there is no point. I can say with 100% confidence there is nothing either of us could say that would change the others minds.

In reply to z31maniac :

Fair enough, though I agree with JJ - I am a Christian, see no meaningful errancy, and think it's ridiculous that people who say they believe the scriptures choose to disbelieve the parts that they don't like.

So do I send in the last payment and pay off the car?  Or skip it and spend the money on bourbon and blow to go out with a bang?

It's all in god's hands now... TO SEE IF HE WILL BE WALKING AWAY WITH A BRAND NEW CAR!!!!

Toebra said:

Bobzilla said:

They didn't give a time zone, so you may be safe... then again it may be over before you get up. 

If I have to work the course and the  apocalypse comes before I get to take my runs, I am definitely filing a protest.

Not going to lie, this had me chuckling out loud here at work. I can just see you at registration "So, yeah. Could you guys put me in the first run group? You see, the world is supposed to end today and I want to get my runs in before that happens. Thanks!"

For me the worst thing about this is that my 9 year old watched one of the "end of the world" videos and freaked out.  Thank you very much shiny happy people.

The Cubs won the world series

Trump is president

and it's a surprise to you people that the world is ending?  How much more notice do you need?

Joe Gearin said:

The Cubs won the world series

Trump is president

and it's a surprise to you people that the world is ending?  How much more notice do you need?

Mother in law has still not admitted that she's wrong, so we're still safe.

Lenny Bruce is not afraid

Joe Gearin said:

The Cubs won the world series

Trump is president

and it's a surprise to you people that the world is ending?  How much more notice do you need?

That doesn't mean the world is about to end...It just means that Marty made the wrong decision, and drag raced the d-bags in that other truck.

I'm leaning towards this one

 Here's the end of days for the mathematicians 

Aaron_King said:

For me the worst thing about this is that my 9 year old watched one of the "end of the world" videos and freaked out.  Thank you very much shiny happy people.

My 9yo doesn't even need to watch one of those videos. Every night he freaks out about the world ending, or tsunamis or tornados or hurricanes or earthquakes or some other calamity that he doesn't need to be thinking about. I don't think he could actually watch a show about the end of the world without having a panic attack.

Man bunch of 9 year olds around here. Mine isn't afraid of jumping off the roof but he makes me open the shower curtain to make sure a bad guy isn't in the tub. 

In reply to Stampie :

That's why I got a clear shower curtain. 

In reply to EastCoastMojo :

I did that because I have a cute wife

In reply to tuna55 :

It's a versatile product  Besides, bad guys are known for hanging out in showers, so you just can't be too safe these days.

In reply to tuna55 :

The Bible also says there will be many false prophets.  These are them and there are many and they seem to get all the press.