The next end of the world

Rapture

Whoops, this is just a bad computer simulation. Well, at least we still have our jobs. Oh, wait...

OK, so the Rapture didn’t go down.  Again.  People have been saying that Jesus is going to come again since 20 years after he died the first time, and he still hasn’t shown up.  But the current band of disappointed Christians (and from the stories on NPR and the NY Times, shitty parents) need not think they’re any crazier than the rest.  From virgin births to Elephant-Gods with four arms to aliens placing hydrogen bombs at the base of volcanoes, every religion is rooted in something that requires at best a leap of faith and at worst a complete disregard for basic human reason. Continue reading