> The answer, I realized, is that they didn't think they could get caught. They didn't realize there was any danger in making false predictions. There was no d

> The answer, I realized, is that they didn't think they could get caught. They didn't realize there was any danger in making false predictions. There was no danger to them, and a lot of the same old hay to be made from the faithful in the meantime. The problem is that the "meantime" didn't last long enough, and now many of their faithful are instead fearful.