Zeb Haradon wrote:
>
> Rick Strongitharm wrote:
>
> > The safest bet I can imagine, is that every “end of the world”
> > prophet will be wrong. I wonder if there’s any way to make money
> > by betting against them. ;-D<p>
>
> Yes, you could find people who believe the prophet, and offer to buy their
> homes, cars, or whatever, at unreasonably low prices, with a clause that
> says the ownership of the property does not transfer to you until after said
> date (when the world is supposed to end). If they really believe it, then
> from their view they're just getting free money since they get to keep the
> property anyway until "the end of time".
Hey, a viatical in reverse- I like it. Trouble will be getting the
contract held up in court, since the rapturist will have a strong case for
diminished mental capacity...
Maybe if you (secretly) team up with a doomsaying prophet to set up the
marks- but that would be simple fraud.
Ah, cynicism is so entertaining.
-- Doug Jones Rocket Plumber, XCOR Aerospace http://www.xcor-aerospace.com
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