This Rapture Shit Is Moronic

Wait... Not this one...

That's the one!

I have to admit that I'm more than a little tired of this whole "Rapture Day" thing. No, I don't disagree with mocking the people that take it seriously over and over. No, I don't hate that it's drawing the attention of the non-skeptical community who think it's just as ridiculous as we do. What I hate about it is that the crazies do this every year or two, and that THIS isn't the way most are mocking them:

Which Rapture is this again?

Seriously, how many times do they get to do this before we just point to all the other failed prophecies and move on- without the ridiculous Rapture Day events? Don't get me wrong- these are great for trying to get people to be more skeptical, but we shouldn't fool ourselves thinking that those that happen to agree with us that THIS rapture is ridiculous don't still think that the True Rapture(tm) is yet to come.

Don't forget about this bunch of crap.

Giving them attention for a few particular ones just isn't enough, and they're just going to keep predicting the end... every year or two ad nauseum. Not only that, but they're going to keep raking in the cash for doing so, and all the media attention just kind of helps them even more. There's even repeat offenders! Yeah they lost some credibility after the first time (or first four times...), but what the fuck?! They shouldn't have had any to begin with.

I just can't see these as fun, but sad- very sad. Knowing that it'll just keep on happening kind of takes the thrill out of the idea (that few will follow through on) of dumping old outfits around on the supposed day of rapture. It's just disheartening to have all this mockery be a practice in futility. It's even more disheartening when those that join in with the mocking of this one don't actually ever extend their skepticism to other areas.