So, the end of the world has not been a terribly edifying experience. (Hilarious certainly, but not edifying). It does seem to me though the issue has not always be stated clearly.
What stands out for me is not so much the prediction that the end of the world is nigh, as the confidence Harold Camping and his mates have that they are amongst the elect.
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