i've been told (i.e. [citation needed])
that fundamentalist creationism only really got going at the start of the 20th century, primarily as a response to the growing scientific interest in eugenics which a lot of people saw as A Bad Thing
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Sun 24 Aug 2008, 11:55,
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Could well be.
Evolution has been rather abused. I don't think religion does itself any favours by arguing so pointlessly against such a strong theory though.
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What amazes me is that given the constant 24 hour cycle of destruction that is the natural world
anybody actually worships this mythological concept
It would quite clearly be a complete psychopath
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Sun 24 Aug 2008, 12:01,
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It would quite clearly be a complete psychopath
have you not watched the lion king?*
it's the circle of life!
i have no problem with anyone who believes in a god. it's the idea that, if god created the entire universe and inspired the entire bible, that the latter should be the primary reference for all truth, despite the fact that the universe is a vastly superior work in every respect. THAT annoys me
*or, if you don't need the concept explained to you by elton john in short words: bambi
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Sun 24 Aug 2008, 12:10,
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i have no problem with anyone who believes in a god. it's the idea that, if god created the entire universe and inspired the entire bible, that the latter should be the primary reference for all truth, despite the fact that the universe is a vastly superior work in every respect. THAT annoys me
*or, if you don't need the concept explained to you by elton john in short words: bambi
I worked with a girl who designed props for the stage production off the lion king
and in a single sentence have spouted more reality than all the superstitious beliefs in the world
An ancient Chinese philosopher once said: "If there are ghosts, the highways would be extremely crowded with them"
Which they are not
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Sun 24 Aug 2008, 12:19,
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An ancient Chinese philosopher once said: "If there are ghosts, the highways would be extremely crowded with them"
Which they are not
i now have an image of a street sweeper with a proton pack
i wish ghosts were real, just so that proton packs could be real
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Sun 24 Aug 2008, 12:31,
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Why do you think those sludge-gulper trucks need to have a big round chamber on the back?
The ghosts get washed into the drains, and have to be sucked out by a portable cyclotron.
It's the idea that you could fit one in a backpack that's just utterly preposterous.
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It's the idea that you could fit one in a backpack that's just utterly preposterous.
FUCK OFF WITH YOUR SCIENCE
WE DON'T NEED:
-PROLONGED LIFE THROUGH MEDICINE AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS LIKE WATER PURIFICATION
-ENERGY EFFIENCY
-TO KNOW THE LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE
NOW JUST DICK OFF AND LEAVE US TO OUR THEORY THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE IF WE DO NOTHING BUT TALK TO OUR COLLECTIVE IMAGINARY FRIEND
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Sun 24 Aug 2008, 12:00,
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-PROLONGED LIFE THROUGH MEDICINE AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS LIKE WATER PURIFICATION
-ENERGY EFFIENCY
-TO KNOW THE LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE
NOW JUST DICK OFF AND LEAVE US TO OUR THEORY THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE IF WE DO NOTHING BUT TALK TO OUR COLLECTIVE IMAGINARY FRIEND