Friday, May 20, 2011

The more I see all the stupidity about Harold Camping's  self-grandizing "prophesy" about the Rapture supposed to happen on May 21, 2011, the more I know why atheism is the only "spiritual philosophy" that makes logical and moral sense to me.

After all, if Jesus said in Matthew 24:36 "“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father," then who does Camping think he is to claim that he does?

For me, I'm looking forward not for this unBiblical non-event, but a true second coming: The general North American theatrical release of Kung Fu Panda 2 on May 26th, 2011.

Why, you might ask?  Well, there are a number of things:

  1. I know there is clear authoritative and verifiable evidence it is going to happen
  2. There are no arrogant self serving propagandists lying through their teeth (to themselves if no one else) trying to scare people into giving up their life savings to promote this coming.  DreamWorks Animation certainly has sufficient funds to do this by themselves.
  3. Po and the gang's second cinema coming, if the early reviews are credible, promises to provide intelligent laughter, thrills and moving drama as a spiritual parable to people around the world like their previous film.
  4. It is the result of something closer to a true international brotherhood demonstrated by filmmakers who are creating excellent stories set in another land and culture that the natives of those lands find both impressive and flattering.
  5. Finally, the film features a humble furry hero whose search in part for the truth and peace about his past is ironically more desirable a vision of a real humanity than Camping and his minions can ever display in my eyes.

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