Comments on: Apocalyptic mosaic in Westminster revealed http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/355 History fetish? What history fetish? Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:24:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/355#comment-15209 livius drusus Wed, 07 May 2008 20:52:56 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/355#comment-15209 Very true, but all the other apocalypse predictions I've encountered have eschewed common sense in favor of the immediate benefits available to the "prophet". He can always just change the math to keep the steady stream of money and babes flowing. Clearly the folks behind the mosaic had no crotch-sniffing dog in the hunt. Very true, but all the other apocalypse predictions I’ve encountered have eschewed common sense in favor of the immediate benefits available to the “prophet”. He can always just change the math to keep the steady stream of money and babes flowing.

Clearly the folks behind the mosaic had no crotch-sniffing dog in the hunt.

]]> By: TomJoe http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/355#comment-15191 TomJoe Tue, 06 May 2008 14:42:11 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/355#comment-15191 <i>That’s a pretty generous End of Days assessment.</i> Pretty generous, or just common sense? All too often people make predictions of the "End of Days" being right around the corner and a couple of weeks/months/years away. When the time comes, <b>and then promptly goes</b> with nary a fuss let alone a falling sky, blood-filled waters and bugs galore, the "prophet" looks the fool. Much better to claim it's far, far away and if it <b>does</b> comes say "Whoops", than to claim it's going to be tomorrow and have to save face a couple of days later. That’s a pretty generous End of Days assessment.

Pretty generous, or just common sense? All too often people make predictions of the “End of Days” being right around the corner and a couple of weeks/months/years away. When the time comes, and then promptly goes with nary a fuss let alone a falling sky, blood-filled waters and bugs galore, the “prophet” looks the fool. Much better to claim it’s far, far away and if it does comes say “Whoops”, than to claim it’s going to be tomorrow and have to save face a couple of days later.

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