The Bible Is Bullshit

Radar · 12-20-2008, 02:16 AM

Bullitt · 12-20-2008, 02:31 AM

Hey look I can post some random series of videos without any of my own commentary accompanying them too! Just like RK used to! We're following in the footsteps of greatness here d00d!

Radar · 12-20-2008, 02:48 AM

Did the videos I posted seem random to you? Perhaps they wouldn't if you had actually watched them.

The videos I posted were in line with the topic, funny, clever, insightful, witty, and true.

DanaC · 12-20-2008, 06:13 AM

I think the 'commentary' exists in the title. I enjoyed the videos.

Bullitt · 12-20-2008, 07:19 AM

Yes they seemed random to me and I actually did watch them, I enjoy Penn & Teller and George Carlin. Thread creation in a discussion forum 101: you should do so by presenting a topic, spelling out the facts, and then give your own opinion preferable outlining your own arguments as justification, not just regurgitating someone else's thoughts with nothing to add of your own. IMO anyway, threads like this are exactly the reason rk is no longer with us, pointless threads where all he did was act as a mouthpiece to other people's thoughts that he agreed with adding little to no original thought to it, then acted as if he was actually contributing something useful with his posts.

As for the topic apparently at hand, you would be on the floor laughing if you heard some of the stuff people say at my conservative, evangelical university. I laugh and shake my head at it all sometimes. One guy tried to explain to me that the whole universe was made of water and some of it compressed and formed solid matter but not all, so when the Biblical Flood happened, that was excess water from the universe falling onto the earth.. the whole approach of creation science kills me. They start with a conclusion and then seek a hypothesis and "experimentation" to support the conclusion, which is not exactly how the scientific method works last I checked. Arguing that carbon dating is useless, etc. It's also humorous to hear some of their "facts" supporting the idea of Biblical inerrancy instead of infallibility. Thankfully it's mainly the students that go down that path, the professors and doctors in my history department are much more reasonable people, one is even staunch evolutionist which is not what you typically see when one thinks of an evangelical Christian.

Pico and ME · 12-20-2008, 09:19 AM

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One guy tried to explain to me that the whole universe was made of water and some of it compressed and formed solid matter but not all, so when the Biblical Flood happened, that was excess water from the universe falling onto the earth

Thats 'dark ages' thinking!!!

Makes me want to cry.

Cicero · 12-20-2008, 02:01 PM

I just like the thread title. I think that's enough all on it's own.

Just say it. Some people think it and some people don't. Let's get on with our lives.

wolf · 12-20-2008, 05:57 PM

If you think it's bullshit, then don't read it.

I choose not to read romance novels for the same reason.

But I don't take the position that other people shouldn't, nor do I demand that they agree with me.

busterb · 12-20-2008, 06:03 PM

Be nice if ya could get out of the frikin links and have a look at others.

monster · 12-20-2008, 09:00 PM

ooh, look!

Ruminator · 12-21-2008, 10:57 PM

You can tell by the sparkle in their eyes that they sense they owe their existence to a creator. [Rumi said with a twinkle in his own eye] ...

Yznhymr · 12-21-2008, 11:51 PM

Radar is so full of shit squirrels from neighboring cities drop out of trees when he passes gas. Give me a break. I'm so tired of the Bible bashing and the gay bashing and the _____ bashing. Why bash? Just be cool and not sweat the small stuff. If you are so hurt you can't go without attacking a group you disagree with, go see a good head shrink and get some meds. You really need it.

DanaC · 12-22-2008, 02:53 AM

Maybe he got tired of hearing how atheists have no moral values, or just that their values are in fact from God without them realising. Granted it was a provocative title...but then Radar is a provocateur, it's part of what he does. Good stuff. Personally, I liked this thread. The title made me laugh.

Griff · 12-22-2008, 05:39 AM

I didn't know the Morman thing before, it kinda puts the whole Radar persona in context.

Yznhymr · 12-22-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Maybe he got tired of hearing how atheists have no moral values, or just that their values are in fact from God without them realising. Granted it was a provocative title...but then Radar is a provocateur, it's part of what he does. Good stuff. Personally, I liked this thread. The title made me laugh.

My "____ bashing" now includes athiest bashing. Good point.

12-20-2008, 02:16 AM	#1
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	The Bible Is Bullshit __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

12-20-2008, 02:31 AM	#2
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Hey look I can post some random series of videos without any of my own commentary accompanying them too! Just like RK used to! We're following in the footsteps of greatness here d00d! __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

12-20-2008, 02:48 AM	#3
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Did the videos I posted seem random to you? Perhaps they wouldn't if you had actually watched them. The videos I posted were in line with the topic, funny, clever, insightful, witty, and true. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

12-20-2008, 07:19 AM	#5
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Yes they seemed random to me and I actually did watch them, I enjoy Penn & Teller and George Carlin. Thread creation in a discussion forum 101: you should do so by presenting a topic, spelling out the facts, and then give your own opinion preferable outlining your own arguments as justification, not just regurgitating someone else's thoughts with nothing to add of your own. IMO anyway, threads like this are exactly the reason rk is no longer with us, pointless threads where all he did was act as a mouthpiece to other people's thoughts that he agreed with adding little to no original thought to it, then acted as if he was actually contributing something useful with his posts. As for the topic apparently at hand, you would be on the floor laughing if you heard some of the stuff people say at my conservative, evangelical university. I laugh and shake my head at it all sometimes. One guy tried to explain to me that the whole universe was made of water and some of it compressed and formed solid matter but not all, so when the Biblical Flood happened, that was excess water from the universe falling onto the earth.. the whole approach of creation science kills me. They start with a conclusion and then seek a hypothesis and "experimentation" to support the conclusion, which is not exactly how the scientific method works last I checked. Arguing that carbon dating is useless, etc. It's also humorous to hear some of their "facts" supporting the idea of Biblical inerrancy instead of infallibility. Thankfully it's mainly the students that go down that path, the professors and doctors in my history department are much more reasonable people, one is even staunch evolutionist which is not what you typically see when one thinks of an evangelical Christian. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass. Last edited by Bullitt; 12-20-2008 at 07:33 AM.

12-20-2008, 02:01 PM	#7
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I just like the thread title. I think that's enough all on it's own. Just say it. Some people think it and some people don't. Let's get on with our lives. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

12-20-2008, 06:13 AM	#4
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I think the 'commentary' exists in the title. I enjoyed the videos.

12-20-2008, 05:57 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	If you think it's bullshit, then don't read it. I choose not to read romance novels for the same reason. But I don't take the position that other people shouldn't, nor do I demand that they agree with me. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-20-2008, 06:03 PM	#9
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Be nice if ya could get out of the frikin links and have a look at others. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

12-20-2008, 09:00 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ooh, look! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-21-2008, 10:57 PM	#11
Ruminator Ohio fisherman Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 117	Friendly Rib... You can tell by the sparkle in their eyes that they sense they owe their existence to a creator. [Rumi said with a twinkle in his own eye] ... __________________ ~ Perception is vital, reality is irrelevant... or is it? ~ "People never give each other enough credit for their contributions." ... a truer statement was never made. - contributed by TheMercenary

12-21-2008, 11:51 PM	#12
Yznhymr the crowd goes wild! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 663	Radar is so full of shit squirrels from neighboring cities drop out of trees when he passes gas. Give me a break. I'm so tired of the Bible bashing and the gay bashing and the _____ bashing. Why bash? Just be cool and not sweat the small stuff. If you are so hurt you can't go without attacking a group you disagree with, go see a good head shrink and get some meds. You really need it. __________________ "The pride system tends to intensify the self-hate against which it is supposed to be a defense, since any failure to live up to one's tyrannical shoulds or of the world to honor one's claims leads to feelings of worthlessness." Bernard J. Paris, Ph.D.

12-22-2008, 02:53 AM	#13
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Maybe he got tired of hearing how atheists have no moral values, or just that their values are in fact from God without them realising. Granted it was a provocative title...but then Radar is a provocateur, it's part of what he does. Good stuff. Personally, I liked this thread. The title made me laugh.

12-22-2008, 05:39 AM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I didn't know the Morman thing before, it kinda puts the whole Radar persona in context. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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