The end of the world did not commence on this day in 2011, defying the apocalyptic expectations of Harold Camping, a Christian radio broadcaster who claimed to have discerned a biblical formula proving that a Rapture-like event would occur on May 21. You may use the comment thread on this page to wonder at the persistence of humanity, or to pursue other points of off-topic, freewheeling discourse.
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