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The Hazards of Belief
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As it happens, there was a very interesting documentary on TV (Viasat Explorer) yesterday evening. It was all about the Heaven's Gate cult, some 40 or so members of which committed suicide in 1997. They were all well-educated, some with postgraduate qualifications, had no prior history of substance abuse, serious mental health or some such problems, but they fell under the influence of a charismatic man who fed them a mixture of messianic nonsense, pseudo-science and Star Trek. He was called Marshall Applewhite, aka Bo, and his partner was Bonnie nettles, aka Peep. She died of cancer, despite the group's firm belief that they would be able to overcome death.:rolleyes:
As with most all cults, they had to cut themselves off totally from their earlier lives, have no contact with former friends or family, dress androgynously, live without sex (even to the extent of undergoing castration) and so on.:eek:
Finally, when the Hale-Bopp comet appeared, their leader convinced them a spaceship that would take them to God was sheltering behind it and that they would be beamed aboard it when they "exited their vehicles" (i.e. topped themselves). That is what they did as well.:rolleyes:
I remember it being reported extensively in the media at the time, but the documentary was very interesting in that it featured video footage that had been taken in the course of many years prior to the mass-suicide.
In my book, anyone who believes in any kind of supernatural being is unwise to say the least, but the Heaven's Gate documentary shows what total whack-jobs some people can be without giving much visible indication of it at all.:cool:
Of course, those of you who believe in the sky fairy are probably looking forward to having a good laugh at my expense when the rapture happens.:pac:
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But can you actually prove they are not on the spaceship now?As it happens, there was a very interesting documentary on TV (Viasat Explorer) yesterday evening. It was all about the Heaven's Gate cult, some 40 or so members of which committed suicide in 1997. They were all well-educated, some with postgraduate qualifications, had no prior history of substance abuse, serious mental health or some such problems, but they fell under the influence of a charismatic man who fed them a mixture of messianic nonsense, pseudo-science and Star Trek. He was called Marshall Applewhite, aka Bo, and his partner was Bonnie nettles, aka Peep. She died of cancer, despite the group's firm belief that they would be able to overcome death.:rolleyes:
As with most all cults, they had to cut themselves off totally from their earlier lives, have no contact with former friends or family, dress androgynously, live without sex (even to the extent of undergoing castration) and so on.:eek:
Finally, when the Hale-Bopp comet appeared, their leader convinced them a spaceship that would take them to God was sheltering behind it and that they would be beamed aboard it when they "exited their vehicles" (i.e. topped themselves). That is what they did as well.:rolleyes:
I remember it being reported extensively in the media at the time, but the documentary was very interesting in that it featured video footage that had been taken in the course of many years prior to the mass-suicide.
In my book, anyone who believes in any kind of supernatural being is unwise to say the least, but the Heaven's Gate documentary shows what total whack-jobs some people can be without giving much visible indication of it at all.:cool:
Of course, those of you who believe in the sky fairy are probably looking forward to having a good laugh at my expense when the rapture happens.:pac:
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UNESCO's plan to turn half the population in the world, gay.
"The Minister for Family of the Papal Government, Cardinal Antonelli, told me a few days ago in Zaragoza that UNESCO has a program for the next 20 years to make half the world population homosexual. To do this they have distinct programs, and will continue to implant the ideology that is already present in our schools."
This a a prime example of why we should never have closed the Irish diplomatic mission to the Papal Government. Now we are only getting this vital information from the Vatican's Minister for Family second hand. Who knows what additional info relating to this plan to convert half the world to gayness we are missing out on.
I have suspected for a while now that UNESCO are building a massive Gay Ray at a secret mountaintop facility in Switzerland. I believe this program involves a master plan to bounce the Gay Ray off satellites, thereby irradiating the whole world in one fell swoop.
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Of course, those of you who believe in the sky fairy are probably looking forward to having a good laugh at my expense when the rapture happens.:pac:
What a thoughtful rapturee (if that word has not already been coined I'm having it!), didn't even spill his coffee so the heathens could have a drop of warm comfort in a cold and desolate Godless world.0 -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0U6zJ_rm3g
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