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ah, religion, sweet religion
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Posted by: redwench
Reader Joe Ridgel sends me this hypothetical exchange, which I'd not seen before, between one (C) who argues that the accounts in the Bible prove Christian claims to be true, and another (D) who disputes that premise.
D: Was there a road named Route 66?
C: Yes.
D: Was there an event called the "Great Depression"?
C: Yes.
D: You agree that during this time there was also an event called the "Dust Bowl"?
C: Of course.
D: Do you agree that it is an historical fact that during this time thousands of poor farmers from Oklahoma and Arkansas headed west to California, the so-called "Okies" and "Arkies"?
C: Sure.
D: Then, using your logic, have I just proved that "The Grapes of Wrath" is not a fictional novel with an historical setting, but an historical, documentary, account of the travels of the Joad family during the aforementioned events?
C: Well, ye....no.........uh........um.......
Why does the word "anecdote" come to my mind here....?
the above is taken in its entirety from http://www.randi.org/jr/030102.html
i dont think i need to add to it
Posted by: Heathen
First off I wanna start by pointing people HERE
OK.... I don't wanna get into a debate on OTS... there are other places for that..... .Secular Web Forum
I just wanna end with the imortal words of former Monkee drummer Mickey Dolenz:
The Onion: Is there a God?
Micky Dolenz: No. God is a verb, not a noun
Posted by: Canis Lupus
(just a little note: since this is "again" a religion thread, I advise people to not take part if they are sensitive about these kinds of issues)
Posted by: Swilo
God is a verb???
Posted by: Asmodai
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RE: D: Was there a road named Route 66?
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I have a picture of me standing next to a route 666 sign in pennsylvania. Heh.
I don't know how that bit of trivia fits in the thread, but I think it's a cool picture.
Posted by: Shalome
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Originally posted by Swilo
God is a verb???
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Yes. And Mickey Dolenz is a Monkee.
Religion is great.. as literature. Some of the best stories I've ever read come from world religions. Hatian voodoo stories, American Indian stories, Jewish mystic stories.. even the Old Testament of the Bible, when read as literature, has some pretty cool stories (Samson and Delilah, Cain and Abel, Jonah and the whale, the plagues visited on Egypt, Abraham about to kill his son on the mountaintop..). Pretty intense stuff. And with all the smoting and incest and all.. "the greatest soap opera ever told!"
Posted by: Heathen
LOL - I love that Mickey Dolenz quote.
Just had to post it.
Posted by: Null Actor
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Originally posted by Shalome
"the greatest soap opera ever told!"
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Then why can't you watch it on daytime television?
My Bible is the Principia Discordia.
It is the only truth.
Fnord.
Posted by: Rayneeday
Eygyptian archaeologist as well as biblical archaeologist have verified thru eygyptian and phoenician sources the existence of individuals named in the bible. Did they have a transmiter for talking to god? no.... when favorable things happened to the jews their priesthood credited god for it. when bad things happened the priests blamed the people or their leaders. you will note if you pay attention when you read the bible of a very nefarious priestly literary tool. The further back in time you go, the nearer god is. For example, god spoke to adam, angels spoke to abraham, saul had visions, constantine had emunical cousels, and the pope today tells us how to live. The priests tell us we should have faith because god actually speaks to people! The only thing is though, if you go around telling people god actually speaks to you , you will be thrown in a mental institution. By the way if christ is risen where is he?..... probably in a mental institution!!!!
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