Wrong again

 DZ wrote a few days ago about the impending rapture. The date for this has come and gone, and nothing has happened. Sadly all the religious nutters have not floated off into the sky. Hardly surprising. People have been predicting this event  since 1830, which is when the concept was invented.

This time it was all kicked off by this guy.

Joshua Mhlakela

Mr Mhlakela claimed that he was informed of the impending event by Jesus himself, who came to Joshua in a dream.

DZ would normally regard people who claim to speak to Jesus with some scepticism. But there are lots of people out there who want it to be true, so they believe it and hope. There are scores of previous similar episodes and the credulous don't seem to learn from the experience. For the time being they've gone quiet. Some of the more fervent will now have to deal with the consequences having quit their jobs, or disposing of their possessions.

But rest assured, when the next prediction comes along, as it assuredly will, they'll believe it again.