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fundamental spawn · 05-31-2003, 04:13 PM

.....you find something like this. You won't believe it - well, maybe you will. But it needs no further description.......

http://www.raptureletters.com/

05-31-2003, 05:16 PM

How will they send the letters if they've been raptured themselves?

sakrilege · 05-31-2003, 05:22 PM

I would guess that someone stops a process from happening each Friday. The assumption is, that when this person is raptured then the process will start to happen every Friday. Of course there are some problems with this. What if this person isn't one of the raptured or what if this person forgets or is somehow unable to stop the process, then the letter goes out prematurely.

KnightWhoSaysNi · 05-31-2003, 05:30 PM

Interesting. Their email program probably works by means of a dead man's switch. After a certain time has elapsed, and no one's around to maintain the timer, the program then spams everyone on the list.

Hopefully, the maintainers will remember to constantly reset the timer. Otherwise, it will be quite an embarrassment and they'll have to write to everyone, "Ooops, sorry, don't worry. The rapture didn't happen after all."

Magus55 · 05-31-2003, 08:13 PM

Ya know. Why do atheists constantly feel the need to belittle and insult Christians and what we believe? I think atheism is an irrational, stupid stance yet i don't constantly criticize you or laugh at posts made by atheists. You don't believe in what we believe, fine - but don't go belittleing us - it just makes you look like an arrogant child.

Spaz · 05-31-2003, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by Magus55
Ya know. Why do atheists constantly feel the need to belittle and insult Christians and what we believe? I think atheism is an irrational, stupid stance yet i don't constantly criticize you or laugh at posts made by atheists. You don't believe in what we believe, fine - but don't go belittleing us - it just makes you look like an arrogant child.

Haha, I think you just did

I can understand believing it, but this is just stupid, c'mon magus, admit it.

Magus55 · 05-31-2003, 08:34 PM

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Originally posted by Spaz
Haha, I think you just did

I can understand believing it, but this is just stupid, c'mon magus, admit it.

You gonna be saying that if the Rapture happens and you are scrambling on the internet to find that letter?

NonHomogenized · 05-31-2003, 08:47 PM

yeah, Magus, and boy oh boy are you gonna be sorry when the Leprauchans come, and wreak their vengeance upon those who don't believe in Leprauchans

Family Man · 05-31-2003, 08:58 PM

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Originally posted by Magus55
You gonna be saying that if the Rapture happens and you are scrambling on the internet to find that letter?

I wonder what Magus will be thinking on his deathbed when he realizes the Rapture never happened. And never will.

Elvithriel · 05-31-2003, 09:17 PM

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Originally posted by Family Man
I wonder what Magus will be thinking on his deathbed when he realizes the Rapture never happened. And never will.

A hell of alot of people have done just that.

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05-31-2003, 05:16 PM	#2
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05-31-2003, 05:22 PM	#3
sakrilege Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Folding@Home Godless Team Posts: 6,211	I would guess that someone stops a process from happening each Friday. The assumption is, that when this person is raptured then the process will start to happen every Friday. Of course there are some problems with this. What if this person isn't one of the raptured or what if this person forgets or is somehow unable to stop the process, then the letter goes out prematurely.

05-31-2003, 05:30 PM	#4
KnightWhoSaysNi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 2,767	Interesting. Their email program probably works by means of a dead man's switch. After a certain time has elapsed, and no one's around to maintain the timer, the program then spams everyone on the list. Hopefully, the maintainers will remember to constantly reset the timer. Otherwise, it will be quite an embarrassment and they'll have to write to everyone, "Ooops, sorry, don't worry. The rapture didn't happen after all."

05-31-2003, 08:13 PM	#5
Magus55 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 7,204	Ya know. Why do atheists constantly feel the need to belittle and insult Christians and what we believe? I think atheism is an irrational, stupid stance yet i don't constantly criticize you or laugh at posts made by atheists. You don't believe in what we believe, fine - but don't go belittleing us - it just makes you look like an arrogant child.

05-31-2003, 08:47 PM	#8
NonHomogenized Veteran Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: no longer at IIDB Posts: 1,644	yeah, Magus, and boy oh boy are you gonna be sorry when the Leprauchans come, and wreak their vengeance upon those who don't believe in Leprauchans

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