“It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” -REM

“Do not let your hearts be troubled.” -Jesus

Harold Camping

It seems like there is always some group of Christians who think they’ve got the inside scoop on the end of the world. A few years ago, one radio minister caused quite a stir when he predicted that the world would end precisely on May 21, 2011 at 6pm. Judging from the fact that so many of us are still here today, I think we can safely say that Mr. Camping’s calculations were (at least) slightly off.

Apocalyptic History

This is not the first time someone has made such precise predictions about the Apocalypse. In fact, Mr. Camping himself previously insisted that the end of days would arrive promptly on September 6, 1994. Before him, there was the very famous case of the…