Question by Ijifirst name: Does the May 21 failed prediction cast doubt on Christianity?
I notice many ‘evangelicals’ laughing at Camping. But many can laugh just as equally at many of their beliefs. Do you think this failed apocalypse prediction in a way puts their statements in question.
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Answer by Purportedly Magic Jew
I’m pretty sure all around lack of evidence casts doubt on Christianity.
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I seriously do not think so.
But, it proves that Christians are somewhat obsessed with endtime.
It may be manifestation of Christians inablilty to make their religion relevant in the current world scenario and hence they tend to wait for the change in the whole situation
I knew the whole May 21st thing wasn’t gonna happen. Camping knows squat of when the world’s gonna end. He also is a thief and a disgrace.
Not in the least. Your question doesn’t even come from a logical deduction.
The Bible is the authority in Christianity.
Camping made a prediction contrary to what the Bible commands.
Therefore, the prediction was not a Christian one.
It is simply without logical basis to then somehow claim that this has any reflection on Christianity. That’s like saying that since Osama bin Laden claimed to be a Muslim, that Mohammad was a liar. One fact does not beget the conclusion.
Not in the least. Camping is what is known as a false teacher. He made a serious doctrinal error and that is one of the definitive signs of demonic activity in ones life. I have looked at some of his “doctrines” and many are not Christian doctrines at all. Mainly made up jibberish with no biblical basis.
Nah. Camping wasn’t the whole Christian faith.
Just because he predicted it, didn’t mean all Christian’s believed it or that it would happen.
I think that everybody realises that Camping and his gullible nutbars (sounds like a good name for a band) are a fringe group which doesn’t represent Christianity as a whole, just like the WBC.
Not really, no. Mainstream Christians are generally of the view that the date of any rapture, second coming, etc, cannot be known in advance. The failure of Camping’s prediction is entirely consistent with this view. If anything, therefore, the failure of Camping’s prediction is more likely to confirm them in their view than to undermine it (though, frankly, I expect the effect to be slight).
What the failure of Camping’s prediction does show – and this is hardly news to anyone – is that any view held which has not been empirically demonstrated to be true may turn out to be false. There is no reason, though, why this principle should be confined to Christianity, or to theism, or to religion. Nontheist views which have not been demonstrated to be true may also turn out to be false.
Only the fools follows the foolish and ignorant. Not all Christians have this attitude.
not at all. there have been false prophets since biblical times. what may 21 really highlighted was a desperate desire to know what cannot be known…
God was in everyone’s mouth and thoughts…how amazing is that?
the Bible states that no man can predict the end of the world, so in that case too the end is unknown. Just live everyday like your last damnit. That’ll solve all your worries about this “end of the world.”
I’m really glad I’m not Harold Camping lol
If all Christian religions believed in the prediction, it would cast doubt. However, true Christians are followers of Jesus Christ, that is the definition of the word, and Christ explicitly stated:
“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”
(Matthew 24:36)
All predictions providing a date for the second coming of Jesus Christ go against the word of Christ, and are false. No one will know for sure until He arrives, then all the world will see Him together.
No. Logic disproves the existence of the Christian version of “God,” not the failed prediction of one of the leaders of one of Christianity’s many cults/denominations.
Well it was the perfect reason for today’s “LAUGH AT ALL THE CHRISTIANS DAY”!