Recently, the U.K. Met Office announced a revision to the Hadley Center historical analysis of sea surface temperatures (SST), suggesting that the oceans have warmed about 0.1 degree Celsius more than previously thought. The need for revision arises from the long-recognized problem that in the past sea surface temperatures were measured using a variety of error-prone methods such as using open buckets, lamb's wool–wrapped thermometers, and canvas bags. It was not until the 1990s that oceanographers developed a network of consistent and reliable measurement buoys.
[...] But that's where the good news ends. Because the oceans cover three fifths of the globe, this correction implies that previous estimates of overall global warming have been too low. Moreover it was reported recently that in the one place where it was carefully measured, the underwater melting that is driving disintegration of ice sheets and glaciers is occurring far faster than predicted by theory—as much as two orders of magnitude faster—throwing current model projections of sea level rise further in doubt.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday August 22 2019, @12:12AM (1 child)
If anything "The Beast" is *already here.*And it's Trump if it's anyone. He's the closest match for the figure of the Anti-Christ in the Revelation of John I've ever seen, and his ability to utterly captivate supposed strong-in-the-faith Christians by the million is somewhere between mystifying and horrifying.
Of course, if you knew your ancient languages and your Bible study you'd know "The Beast" was Emperor Nero ("Here is [esoteric] wisdom; let him who hath understanding reckon the number of The Beast, for it is the number of a man, and the number is six hundred threescore and six"). In Gematria, that's more or less Neron Qaisar, with the lesser-known 616 variant simple being Nero Qaisar as the value of the Hebrew "nun" was 50.
YOU are a follower of "the Beast," and you don't even know it. I suspect you can't know it. But it doesn't take much metaphor stretching to see that you have the "mark" in your right hand (i.e., the things you do) and on your head (the things you think).
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday August 22 2019, @10:34AM
Come on the antichrist can't be so hated by the leftists. The house divided in itself cannot stand. I'd rather bet on Greta Thunberg than Trump.
The historicist approach to the revelation is a bit problematic IMHO. Too many symbolic references to tech that simply wasn't there.
As for the beast, I think we'll end up both in it. The mark of the beast is the SSN? some other issued ID? SWIFT? paypal? or maybe it's banknotes? Pretty easy to ascertain, just look at what to do when you buy and sell from the POV of regulations.
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