Alex B.
10-7-08
Novel Think Tac-Toe
Marshall Applewhite was the leader of a UFO religion called Heaven’s Gate. It was Heaven’s Gate’s belief that the world was about to be wiped of human life and then repopulated by God. They believed the only way to escape the destruction was to commit suicide. Their souls would then drift up to a waiting spaceship behind the comet Hale-Bopp which was visible at the time. The spaceship would then take them to Heaven which they called The Next Level. There they would live with the next evolution of humans.
On March 26, 1997, 39 of the 40 Heaven’s Gate members killed themselves by drinking Vodka mixed with a heavy sedative. They also put plastic bags over their heads which prevented them from breathing. They were all dressed alike in black sweat pants and shirts and curiously wore brand new Nike running shoes. The member who did not commit suicide took a video of the dead which he kept secret up until recently.
Although it seems highly unlikely the 39 members of Heaven’s Gate did go to some Next Level. We can never disprove it because you can’t disprove something just because there is no evidence of it.
Link to Marshall Applewhite speaking about Heaven’s Gate beliefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqSZhwu1RwoHale-BoppHal dd
10-7-08
Novel Think Tac-Toe
Marshall Applewhite was the leader of a UFO religion called Heaven’s Gate. It was Heaven’s Gate’s belief that the world was about to be wiped of human life and then repopulated by God. They believed the only way to escape the destruction was to commit suicide. Their souls would then drift up to a waiting spaceship behind the comet Hale-Bopp which was visible at the time. The spaceship would then take them to Heaven which they called The Next Level. There they would live with the next evolution of humans.
On March 26, 1997, 39 of the 40 Heaven’s Gate members killed themselves by drinking Vodka mixed with a heavy sedative. They also put plastic bags over their heads which prevented them from breathing. They were all dressed alike in black sweat pants and shirts and curiously wore brand new Nike running shoes. The member who did not commit suicide took a video of the dead which he kept secret up until recently.
Although it seems highly unlikely the 39 members of Heaven’s Gate did go to some Next Level. We can never disprove it because you can’t disprove something just because there is no evidence of it.
Link to Marshall Applewhite speaking about Heaven’s Gate beliefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqSZhwu1RwoHale-BoppHal dd
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