Why do people keep making end of the world predictions for a certain date?

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#1 doomsdayrubbish
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Why do people keep making end of the world predictions for a certain date when:Mark 13:32 states"No man knows the day or the hour nor the angels or the sons,but only the Father"? And no i don't practise those beliefs but i'm just stating what i've read.
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You can't say "I told ya so!" for a year, month or week.
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#3 SergeantGuy
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Because people are dumb.
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#4 Shottayouth13-
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Because people need something to fear every other day.
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Because dumbfvcks will believe them.

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#6 hartsickdiscipl
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I don't know.. Frankly I'm glad that we don't know when it will happen.

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#7 Shottayouth13-
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I don't know.. Frankly I'm glad that we don't know when it will happen.

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Says the man that listens to every bullsh*t that Alex Jones spews.
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#8 hartsickdiscipl
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I don't know.. Frankly I'm glad that we don't know when it will happen.

Shottayouth13-

Says the man that listens to every bullsh*t that Alex Jones spews.

Not all of it. People who completely dismiss almost anything are foolish. Life isn't black and white.

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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I don't know.. Frankly I'm glad that we don't know when it will happen.

hartsickdiscipl

Says the man that listens to every bullsh*t that Alex Jones spews.

Not all of it. People who completely dismiss almost anything are foolish. Life isn't black and white.

I never said it was. But I'm not going to live my life thinking that the world is out to get me.
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You're all stupid. Repent non-believers for the world will end! Look into the spoilers for the truth!

[spoiler] The world will end in a billion years when the sun expands. When the sun expands, it will heat up the Earth to a point where it will become uninhabitable and sooner and later, the sun will engulf and consume the Earth. Or the Earth could end.. tomorrow. How? The universe is like Russian roulette. There are rogue blackholes, quasars, asteroids, and maybe alien parasites, or whatever. However, the likelihood of any of that happening is the equivalent of anyone here on off-topic having a threesome with their favorite pornstars so there's nothing to be worried about and even when the sun expands, we'll be conquering and pillaging other planets while having relations with alien women 'cause that's how we humans roll. Of course, there's also nuclear wars and deadly viruses but again, very unlikely. [/spoiler]

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#11 hartsickdiscipl
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] Says the man that listens to every bullsh*t that Alex Jones spews.Shottayouth13-

Not all of it. People who completely dismiss almost anything are foolish. Life isn't black and white.

I never said it was. But I'm not going to live my life thinking that the world is out to get me.

The majority of people are basically trying to be good. There is a lot of good in the world. Unfortunately, people's idea of what's "good" is mainly dictated by the media that they're exposed to. I understand the normalcy bias. It's a very natural, easy, and comfortable way to live. Everything is simple, everything is laid out for you just the way it is. No worries. I wish I could go back to it.

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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

Not all of it. People who completely dismiss almost anything are foolish. Life isn't black and white.

hartsickdiscipl

I never said it was. But I'm not going to live my life thinking that the world is out to get me.

The majority of people are basically trying to be good. There is a lot of good in the world. Unfortunately, people's idea of what's "good" is mainly dictated by the media that they're exposed to. I understand the normalcy bias. It's a very natural, easy, and comfortable way to live. Everything is simple, everything is laid out for you just the way it is. No worries. I wish I could go back to it.

You probably should. You'll sleep better at nights without having to hug your shotgun.
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#13 Ace6301
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People desire to remove themselves from the boring normal every day life. The world ending is effectively the most abnormal thing.
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] I never said it was. But I'm not going to live my life thinking that the world is out to get me.Shottayouth13-

The majority of people are basically trying to be good. There is a lot of good in the world. Unfortunately, people's idea of what's "good" is mainly dictated by the media that they're exposed to. I understand the normalcy bias. It's a very natural, easy, and comfortable way to live. Everything is simple, everything is laid out for you just the way it is. No worries. I wish I could go back to it.

You probably should. You'll sleep better at nights without having to hug your shotgun.

I don't have a shotgun. Then again, most people don't seem to know the difference between a shotgun, a rifle, and an assault weapon nowadays.

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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

The majority of people are basically trying to be good. There is a lot of good in the world. Unfortunately, people's idea of what's "good" is mainly dictated by the media that they're exposed to. I understand the normalcy bias. It's a very natural, easy, and comfortable way to live. Everything is simple, everything is laid out for you just the way it is. No worries. I wish I could go back to it.

hartsickdiscipl

You probably should. You'll sleep better at nights without having to hug your shotgun.

I don't have a shotgun. Then again, most people don't seem to know the difference between a shotgun, a rifle, and an assault weapon nowadays.

So you do hug whatever gun you do own?
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I think that people keep predicting the end of the world for the pure enjoyment of fooling the gullible people.
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#17 hartsickdiscipl
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] You probably should. You'll sleep better at nights without having to hug your shotgun.Shottayouth13-

I don't have a shotgun. Then again, most people don't seem to know the difference between a shotgun, a rifle, and an assault weapon nowadays.

So you do hug whatever gun you do own?

What's your point? Do you have some sort of fantasy brewing in your head involving me and the barrel of a .300 Win mag?

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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I don't have a shotgun. Then again, most people don't seem to know the difference between a shotgun, a rifle, and an assault weapon nowadays.

hartsickdiscipl

So you do hug whatever gun you do own?

What's your point? Do you have some sort of fantasy brewing in your head involving me and the barrel of a .300 Win mag?

Nope. Just confirming your already blatant paranoia.
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#19 doomsdayrubbish
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One reason people make doomsday predictions for a certain day/month/year is so certain companies can make a fast profit from doomsday preppers.
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] So you do hug whatever gun you do own?Shottayouth13-

What's your point? Do you have some sort of fantasy brewing in your head involving me and the barrel of a .300 Win mag?

Nope. Just confirming your already blatant paranoia.

I have a gun. That's what you've confirmed. Do you think I'm paranoid because I choose to have a gun?

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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

What's your point? Do you have some sort of fantasy brewing in your head involving me and the barrel of a .300 Win mag?

hartsickdiscipl

Nope. Just confirming your already blatant paranoia.

I have a gun. That's what you've confirmed. Do you think I'm paranoid because I choose to have a gun?

Given your stated reasons in the past for owning a gun: Yes. However I too own a gun and am fully willing to admit I own such a weapon in case of wild animals or break in. As such I also own a gun due to paranoia.
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#22 doomsdayrubbish
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] So you do hug whatever gun you do own?Shottayouth13-

What's your point? Do you have some sort of fantasy brewing in your head involving me and the barrel of a .300 Win mag?

Nope. Just confirming your already blatant paranoia.

Yeah someone is paranoid and i know the difference between sporting firearms and an assault weapon or military-style semiautomatic(MSSA) as they're called under my country's gun law.
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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

What's your point? Do you have some sort of fantasy brewing in your head involving me and the barrel of a .300 Win mag?

hartsickdiscipl

Nope. Just confirming your already blatant paranoia.

I have a gun. That's what you've confirmed. Do you think I'm paranoid because I choose to have a gun?

No you're paraniod because you choose to sleep and hug your gun. You still haven't denied that.
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] Nope. Just confirming your already blatant paranoia. Shottayouth13-

I have a gun. That's what you've confirmed. Do you think I'm paranoid because I choose to have a gun?

No you're paraniod because you choose to sleep and hug your gun. You still haven't denied that.

My gun has been out of it's case 2 or 3 times in the past 6 months. I take it to the shooting range, shoot, clean it, and put it away. Does that answer your "question?"

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#25 hartsickdiscipl
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] Nope. Just confirming your already blatant paranoia. Ace6301

I have a gun. That's what you've confirmed. Do you think I'm paranoid because I choose to have a gun?

Given your stated reasons in the past for owning a gun: Yes. However I too own a gun and am fully willing to admit I own such a weapon in case of wild animals or break in. As such I also own a gun due to paranoia.

That's not paranoia. These things are very possible. It's better to be "over prepared" (doesn't exist) than not prepared.

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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I have a gun. That's what you've confirmed. Do you think I'm paranoid because I choose to have a gun?

hartsickdiscipl

No you're paraniod because you choose to sleep and hug your gun. You still haven't denied that.

My gun has been out of it's case 2 or 3 times in the past 6 months. I take it to the shooting range, shoot, clean it, and put it away. Does that answer your "question?"

Now was that so hard?
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] No you're paraniod because you choose to sleep and hug your gun. You still haven't denied that.Shottayouth13-

My gun has been out of it's case 2 or 3 times in the past 6 months. I take it to the shooting range, shoot, clean it, and put it away. Does that answer your "question?"

Now was that so hard?

Yeah, it is hard to find a good reason to respond to you at all.

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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

What's your point? Do you have some sort of fantasy brewing in your head involving me and the barrel of a .300 Win mag?

hartsickdiscipl

Nope. Just confirming your already blatant paranoia.

I have a gun. That's what you've confirmed. Do you think I'm paranoid because I choose to have a gun?

No. There's nothing wrong with having a gun. But I do think it's paranoid to stockpile weapons because you think that you're government will get you one day (not implying you personally do that).
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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

My gun has been out of it's case 2 or 3 times in the past 6 months. I take it to the shooting range, shoot, clean it, and put it away. Does that answer your "question?"

hartsickdiscipl

Now was that so hard?

Yeah, it is hard to find a good reason to respond to you at all.

No one's forcing you to reply brah.
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] Nope. Just confirming your already blatant paranoia. Shottayouth13-

I have a gun. That's what you've confirmed. Do you think I'm paranoid because I choose to have a gun?

No. There's nothing wrong with having a gun. But I do think it's paranoid to stockpile weapons because you think that you're government will get you one day (not implying you personally do that).

I disagree with you. I know that your opinion is the more popular one.

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It helps the economy.

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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I have a gun. That's what you've confirmed. Do you think I'm paranoid because I choose to have a gun?

hartsickdiscipl

No. There's nothing wrong with having a gun. But I do think it's paranoid to stockpile weapons because you think that you're government will get you one day (not implying you personally do that).

I disagree with you. I know that your opinion is the more popular one.

And why do you believe the government will 'get' you one day? Methinks that if they wanted to they would have done it already. What's stopping them really?
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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"] No. There's nothing wrong with having a gun. But I do think it's paranoid to stockpile weapons because you think that you're government will get you one day (not implying you personally do that).Shottayouth13-

I disagree with you. I know that your opinion is the more popular one.

And why do you believe the government will 'get' you one day? Methinks that if they wanted to they would have done it already. What's stopping them really?

I don't believe that the government is after me, specifically. I believe that they have strategically given themselves (more accurately the executive branch) the power to target anyone or any group that they choose for almost no reason. Most of this happened post-9/11. I mean.. TSA is in some train stations now for Christ's sake. Homeland security bought 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition within the last year, enough to fund a 6 or 7 year ground war. The NSA openly admits that they keep everyone's emails and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.

So yeah.. they can come get any of us now.

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"The world will end on xxxx date!"

*Publish a book called "XXXX!"* *Consult on a movie called "XXXX!"*

??????

Make money.

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[QUOTE="Shottayouth13-"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I disagree with you. I know that your opinion is the more popular one.

hartsickdiscipl

And why do you believe the government will 'get' you one day? Methinks that if they wanted to they would have done it already. What's stopping them really?

I don't believe that the government is after me, specifically. I believe that they have strategically given themselves (more accurately the executive branch) the power to target anyone or any group that they choose for almost no reason. Most of this happened post-9/11. I mean.. TSA is in some train stations now for Christ's sake. Homeland security bought 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition within the last year, enough to fund a 6 or 7 year ground war. The NSA openly admits that they keep everyone's emails and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.

So yeah.. they can come get any of us now.

Well, live your life how you see fit.
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Wishful thinking I suppose

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I blame video games and the liberal media.

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It makes life a bit more exciting.

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I think it is a christian thing.

The end of the world thing is not so popular in japan. Maybe because we are buddhist and do not believe in the rapture.

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To get money from gullible people.

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You're all stupid. Repent non-believers for the world will end! Look into the spoilers for the truth!

[spoiler] The world will end in a billion years when the sun expands. When the sun expands, it will heat up the Earth to a point where it will become uninhabitable and sooner and later, the sun will engulf and consume the Earth. Or the Earth could end.. tomorrow. How? The universe is like Russian roulette. There are rogue blackholes, quasars, asteroids, and maybe alien parasites, or whatever. However, the likelihood of any of that happening is the equivalent of anyone here on off-topic having a threesome with their favorite pornstars so there's nothing to be worried about and even when the sun expands, we'll be conquering and pillaging other planets while having relations with alien women 'cause that's how we humans roll. Of course, there's also nuclear wars and deadly viruses but again, very unlikely. [/spoiler]

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Quasars?
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For attention.

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[QUOTE="leviathan91"]

You're all stupid. Repent non-believers for the world will end! Look into the spoilers for the truth!

[spoiler] The world will end in a billion years when the sun expands. When the sun expands, it will heat up the Earth to a point where it will become uninhabitable and sooner and later, the sun will engulf and consume the Earth. Or the Earth could end.. tomorrow. How? The universe is like Russian roulette. There are rogue blackholes, quasars, asteroids, and maybe alien parasites, or whatever. However, the likelihood of any of that happening is the equivalent of anyone here on off-topic having a threesome with their favorite pornstars so there's nothing to be worried about and even when the sun expands, we'll be conquering and pillaging other planets while having relations with alien women 'cause that's how we humans roll. Of course, there's also nuclear wars and deadly viruses but again, very unlikely. [/spoiler]

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Quasars?

Sorry I was thinking of Gamma Ray Bursts. I don't know why I put quasars.