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Laurie Anderson, Strange Angels

“They say that heaven is like TV
 A perfect little world that doesn’t really need you”

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I obviously haven’t understood it properly because we’re still here.

Rapture believer Robert Fitzpatrick

And this is why people will keep on believing irrational ideas. When confronted with the strongest counter-evidence, the believer’s reaction isn’t that his beliefs are wrong, but that he has misinterpreted them. Once he is able to come up with a rationalization that harmonizes his beliefs to undeniable facts, his “understanding” and his faith will only deepen.

René Magritte, Golconde, 1953, oil on canvas, The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas Click for high-res photo

René Magritte, Golconde, 1953, oil on canvas, The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas

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Frazier Chorus, Cloud 8

Y’know, this album’s cover reminds me…maybe Douglas Adams was right and it’ll be dolphins who get raptured instead of us humans. Has anyone checked on them today?

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Cocteau Twins, Heaven or Las Vegas

The question facing all of us as we head into Judgment Day. Well, for US time zones anyway. But maybe it’s not too late for the Asians, Africans, and Europeans yet. Bonus: Elizabeth Fraser sounds like she’s speaking in tongues.