In the midst of this end-of-the-world craze, so graciously spread by Harold Camping and his followers, it's hard to not smile at the sight of some people taking that seriously. In the last few days I saw and heard more from the people ridiculing the prediction than from those who caused a stir to begin with.
I laughed and shook my head as well. One of the videos showed a family that had their kids pulled out of school, so they can travel and spread the news. There were many more outlandish stories like that.
What's really not funny is that those people sincerely believed that they were right. Millions of dollars blown, lost time that could've been spent on something way more productive, didn't seem to them like a waste at all. They unquestionably believed their "truth", their made-up facts, and thought it was a right thing to do.
Maybe they are not the only ones to laugh at? How far are we from them at times?
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