To answer the question in the title: Nothing.
I apologize if some of you got the impression I have really bought into everything that Ben Davidson of Suspicious Observers has been saying. I think it’s interesting stuff, but my personal attitude has been, “Let’s wait and see.” Let’s assume for a moment Ben is a scam artist. To be honest, I’m not in a position to debunk anything he says. I know just enough from other sources to recognize some of what he says. So it strikes me as plausible, but I’m not convinced to the point that I’m investing all my resources into getting ready for what he predicts is coming. There’s a very good reason for that — I don’t have that kind of resources. All I have is just enough to get by for now.
I’m okay with that. My income is the result of obeying my convictions, and my conscience is clean. I have what I have; it’s what I believe the Lord has given me to work with. For special cases, I’ve done some fundraising in the past, but I see no need for anything like that now. In order to take Ben’s predictions more seriously, I would need tens of thousands of dollars in a very short time. Trying to milk that from others would go against my convictions. So I’m left believing that the Lord wants me to trust Him for the difference.
That’s what you should do, too.
Should it turn out that we do not see solar storms rising to unprecedented levels over the next few years, Ben Davidson might be wrong about some things. Gosh, what a disappointment! (That’s sarcasm, folks.) All this time I’ve been taking his noise as something interesting, and certainly consistent in some ways with what I believe about the way God does things, but I’m not buying the books and I’m certainly not going to invest in his planned facility in New Mexico. For all the difference it makes, I believe the Lord wants me to stay put and see how it turns out. This life is not precious to me, so dying from such a disaster is nothing to fear. And to be honest, I’m convinced the Lord will be merciful, and things won’t turn out so dire as Ben’s stories indicate.
What can we do if it’s all true? In my case, not much different than what I’m already doing. I’m preparing for God to pour out His wrath on the US. I’ve said that I’m pretty sure the Internet won’t be that useful much longer. I’ve been reducing my reliance on it. My attitude has long been that I would taper off, using it for the limited range of things I still need until it no longer matters. I’ve also been buying tools I know how to use. If another Carrington Event comes along and fries the electric grid and all things electrical, all that means is that I will discard the power tools and keep on trucking. It isn’t likely to affect bicycles, but will destroy all cars, along with just about every other bit of infrastructure we use today.
Or maybe not. To me, the only difference is in the decisions I have to make afterward. And as long as I’m alive, I’ll keep having to make those decisions. But until that day comes, there’s nothing I can do. It’s just a hobby interest, largely because of that. I’m sharing it, as I do with my other hobbies here on my personal blog. Maybe it will demonstrate something about God, as most things we experience do, but I’m not asking anybody to panic. I honestly thought that was coming across.
Isn’t funny how there’s always one or two folks in any audience who really never quite pay attention to the core teachings, but always seize on things that are on the fringes? FYI, as I understand it, Ben Davidson was a lawyer first with a JD. He’s not a scientist, per se, but apparently has the intellect to grasp the science behind what he says. He’s made some enemies in the mainstream, but that actually is a good thing, if you ask me. My work gets the same reaction his does, but I’m a nobody who gets far less attention than he does. Frankly, I don’t buy all he says, but I’m intrigued by the possibilities. I certainly agree with him about so-called “Climate Science.” I see no reason to think he’s intentionally deceiving anyone. If his material is not your kind of thing, I can understand that.
But the whole point here is that the only difference it makes is in terms of awareness about what’s possible. I doubt any of us could afford to prepare for the worst of his predictions, so it shouldn’t make that much difference. Follow your convictions.
