Ask Slashdot: What To Do When the Rapture Comes?

Okian Warrior writes "Since the rapture is tomorrow (May 21) at 6:00 pm local time (everywhere), I was just wondering: what plans does everyone have? I've got no specific plans for what to do. What will you be doing around 6:00 pm tomorrow?" If you're on the IT staff, you might want to consult this checklist of things to do or not do in the interim.

Comments

Re:How can it be tied to local time zone?

[hawguy]

But Camping's prediction is that the earthquakes will follow the sun... just as man's timezones do:

Harold Camping: Beginning at about 6:00p May 21st in New Zealand there will be a great earthquake. This earthquake will actually follow the Sun and as each timezone reaches 6:00p it too will experience this earthquake.

The timezone is just a convenience to describe when the earthquake will start -- as he says, it will be about 6:00pm, so someone on East side of the timezone will feel it before someone on the West side. Since the earthquakes will follow the sun, then man's definition of "timezone" doesn't matter - whether there are 24 timezones or 36 timezones, the earthquake would still appear to follow the timezones.

There may be many reasons to discredit his prediction, but timezones aren't one of them.

Re:Going out on a limb here...

[Anonymous Coward]

You missed the original question(s).
They asked him what they thought was one question (with several parts.) They thought these things would happen at the same time.
He gave an answer with several parts - because these things (didn't/wouldn't) happen at the same time.
Ever since then, people have let themselves be confused by that.

The important thing isn't when the world will end for everybody.
The end of the world for the individual is more significant.
And more importantly, how did the individual live his/her life.
Was it a good life or selfish one?

There is an even more important question, but I see your mind is already made up.

Re:How can it be tied to local time zone?

[Black Parrot]

The problem I have with this Mayan and other silly calendar based EOD prophecies. Since I was indoctrinated by Roman Catholic values (thanks mom and dad!) one thing I know is that the Caesar occupation of Rome lead to the butchering of our 10month calendar ... October is the 10th month of the year FFS and July and August was introduced out of some need to satisfy a bunch of ancient egotistical usurpers.

Actually January and February were the late additions. The early Roman agricultural year started in March (named after the God of war, of course - this is Rome we're talking about). The Sept- Oct- Nov- Dec- are off because we start our year at (approximately) the solstice rather than the beginning of spring.

July and August were merely renamed.

Re:Set piles of clothes out

[houghi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1F1OpRxY-k
That should scare the living hell out of people if you have enough.

Re:prediction

[bondsbw]

As a Christian, I say mod parent up.

The problem with these people is that they won't stop believing, because this really won't prove the Bible untrue. Which would mean that this isn't unambiguously predicted by the Bible. So then, what's this all about... fame? Money?

My beliefs have nothing to do with attempting to gain fame or money by (ab)using my faith or my position. My evangelism starts and ends with my telling you my beliefs, and my hope that you'll at least entertain the ideas... but there is no expectation that you must listen or change your mind on the spot. For these people, though, they need more... they need to convince the world of their views using scare tactics.