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#91–metaphors?==exactly.
Ezekiel 34: You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are people, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign LORD.'”
You know, even just a little googling of the bible makes me feel unclean. think I’ll go read some Darwin to balance things out.
#92 – Bobo
I think maybe some counseling could help you do with that bitterness you feel towards people who find strength and inspiration in their faith.
And I’ll tell you one thing, precious few of us have fucked-up punctuation!
#93–Mustard==bitterness? Not at all my little wandering sheep. The issues are many factored however and I’m sure I could find some bitterness somewhere. Priest Pedophile Coverup comes immediately to mind, but in general, nothing so nonsensical warrants a strong emotion.
Again with the punctuation? Very rule based aren’t we Mr Mustard, a fountain of creativity we inspire? Are all your kiddies in general accounting?
(Note to self–google that mental disease regarding focus on peripheral issues, and don’t mock religion while doing it.”
C. David Parsons has shown up here before and obviously has mastered the copy and paste commands on his computer. Last time he was here I did a little digging. To recap:
Credentials? He spent a whole year at Virginia Commonwealth University where he took courses on Mathematical Elucidation among other things.
He hates evolution, geology, physics, and possibly kittens. He is bent worse than Swedish trombone with theories about how the earth was formed out of some sort of watery mud puddle in the sky and gravity is caused by a giant crystal in the middle of the earth. Watch out for those “fingers of gravity”, especially if they grab you from behind.
He used to be real estate agent until he wrote his books for study of young folks everywhere. Basically he’s a scam artist trying to sell “creationist” textbooks to naive Christian school boards who think that this is “science”. It’s pathetic and an embarrassment to Christians as well as real estate agents everywhere.
Mr. Mustard thinks we should be open to his ideas, can’t say why myself, but I’ll leave that up to him/her/it. The only I haven’t decided about this lowlife is whether that’s his real hair, implants, or a scalp enhancement device. If his pictures show him with chin strap then we know it’s a toupee.
#95–QB==I forgot who Parsons (Post #76) was until reminded by those “fingers of gravity.” Don’t know why that image stuck with me.
Seems to me your accurate commentary should be more hooked into a direct response to his nonsense rather than a free standing ad hominem attack? Still a much better entry than Parson’s own book selling commercial intrustion.
Demonstrates how difficult it is to wrestle with pigs and not get dirty? I support your efforts, just have some fun with it?
Why not marvel at God creating species USING EVOLUTION? Certainly it is more believable than a “parlor magician” God who is also trikcing us into doubting Him
#75–Scott==blessed by the peace makers. By and large, my spelling errors are typos and brain farts. I would correct them if I could. Believe it or not, I’m actually very busy in between blogging and I do rush it.
As to the punctuation since you have affirmed Mustards sauce on a number of occasions, its not so much intentional on my part as it is fun and inconsequential. I am not expressly trying to change anyone’s mind as much as I am just presenting my own opinions and others may reflect as they wish. I don’t think I even want to exchange ideas with people who might get hung up on punctuation. I’ll let school marms and dithering idiots deal with the place settings. Learn, adapt, overcome.
but mainly–have fun and don’t sweat the small stuff.
#94 – Bobbolina
>>punctuation? Very rule based aren’t we
>>Mr Mustard
Not really, Bobo. I’m every bit as hip-and-happening, edgy, Bohemian, and non-conformist as the best of the Atheists.
But when the WaCkY///pUnCtUaTiOn==gets — in the // way of people UnDeRsTaNdInG wtf you’re trying == to //-// say, maybe it’s time to play by the rules, just a little bit.
#99 – Musty, it may be just a peech inspediment.
Mustard said: “I’m every bit as hip-and-happening, edgy, Bohemian, and non-conformist as the best of the Atheists.”
Things for Mustard to buy:
* one puce beret
* one copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves
* one pair North Face ‘Ex Girlfriend” sandals
* elastic hair thingies for the ponus
* an iPhone with potato packaging
* one bag of fair trade, organic, low eco footprint, vegetarian dog food
* one dog
* FSC certified hemp underwear
* a Wifi equipped solar teepee
* one very comfortable bicycle seat to ride naked at Burning Man
* the complete Alanis Morissette catalog for iTunes
#101 – Cubie
With a list like that at your fingertips, you have GOT to be an atheist!
Kudos!
Why is everyone so against creationism. Both evolution and creation take faith and trust.In creation you have faith in God and the bible, and trust his word. In evolution you have faith in the words of man and trust his judgment. Man is far from perfect so why does everyone just willingly except a theory. The bible has been past down from generation to generation. Sure it has been altered some. But it still carry’s the same message. Take a look at the big bang theory, a big explosion that eventually formed life and all other things. Since when do you see an explosion that brings life and order. In the bible there is a reasonable explanation. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1. When I look at a blossoming flower, or a beautiful sunset. I just can’t see how people can say that it happened by chance.
#103–nathan==
1. How old are you?
2. Have you ever taken a science course?
3. Have you ever performed an experiment”
4. Have you ever take a comparative religion class?
Just seeking the level of discourse.
Why is everyone so against creationism.BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CONCLUSIVELY DISPROVEN – EVEN IF ONE IS UNSURE AS TO WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURED (BIG-BANG,WHATEVER-CREATIONISM IS DEFINITELY OUT. Both evolution and creation take faith and trust.In creation you have faith in God and the bible, and trust his word. In evolution you have faith IF TESTED IT IS A THEORY, NOT FAITH in the words of man and trust TEST MAN TEST!!! his judgment.DO YOU TEST YOUR BATH WATER BEFORE YOU GET IN TO SEE IF IT IS TOO HOT? OR DO YOU JUST JUMP ON IN? DO YOU GET THE BRAKES ON YOUR CAR TESTED BY SOMEONE WITH THE LEARNING AND EXPERTISE TO TELL YOU IF THEY ARE SAFE OR NOT OR DO YOU JUST HAVE FAITH THAT THEY WILL WORK? Man is far from perfect so why does everyone just willingly except – ACCEPT – LEARN WHICH WORD IS APPROPRIATE WHERE (OR WILL FAITH COUNTER BAD LANGUAGE SKILLS TOO?) a theory. A THEORY IS JUST THAT – THE WHOLE BASIS OF SCIENCE IS NOT TO HAVE FAITH IN ANYTHING – A THEORY IS ONLY VALID UNTIL DISPROVEN, THEN ONE MODIFIES THE THEORY ACCORDING TO NEW INFORMATION AND PROOF TO FORM A NEW WORKING THEORY THAT IS ONLY VALID UNTIL DISPROVEN ETC ETC… THERE IS AN INTELLECTUAL RIGOUR (SORRY RIGOR, FOR ALL YOU YANKS…:-) SPELLING…FUNNY STUFF REALLY) The bible has been past down from generation to generation. JUST LIKE SOME BAD GAME OF CHINESE WHISPERS WHERE EACH SUCCESSIVE GENERATION CHANGES IT TO SUIT THEIR OWN PURPOSE – LOOK AT THE KING JAMES BIBLE VS THE GOOD NEWS BIBLE AND YOU WILL SEE MASSIVE CHANGES IN THE SPACE OF 100 YEARS – EXTRAPOLATE THIS OUT OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS AND SEVERAL LANGUAGES. OUT OF INTEREST, WHICH VERSION DO YOU BELIEVE IN, THE JAMES OR THE GOOD NEWS? OR ANOTHER? Sure it has been altered some. HEAPS! But it still carry’s the same message. DOES IT REALLY? IS THAT THE MESSAGE OR INTERPRETATION OF THE CRUSADERS WHEN THEY WENT TO CONSTANTINOPLE? IS THAT THE MESSAGE THE LUTHERANS SAW? OR THE CATHOLICS WHO KILLED THEM? MAYBE THE SCOTS KIRK HAVE THE RIGHT MESSAGE? OR IS IT THE ETHIOPIAN CHURCH – A RELIGIOUS POWERHOUSE IN IT’S TIME – I KNOW! THE GREEK ORTHODOX MUST BE RIGHT! WHAT ABOUT RUSSIAN ORTHODOX? NO? ARMENIAN? WHO IS RIGHT? THEY ALL READ THE SAME BLOODY BOOK APPARENTLY, AND YET THEY ALL KILL EACH OTHER AND NON-BELIEVERS WITH EQUAL APLOMB. THEY CANNOT POSSIBLY ALL BE RIGHT AS THEY BELIVE POLAR OPPOSITE THINGS. ROMAN CATHOLICISM – ONE GOES TO CONFESSION AND IS ABSOLVED OF ONE’S SINS, BUT ONE HAS THE FREEDOM TO COMMIT THEM – GOD GRANTS YOU THAT… PROTESTANTISM HAS AS A CORNERSTONE THE CONCEPT OF PREDETERMINISM, SO NO POINT GOING TO CONFESSION, ALSO NO POINT TRYING TO BE GOOD EITHER, AS GOD HAS ALREADY PREDETERMINED WHETHER YOU WILL BE OR NOT… Take a look at the big bang theory, a big explosion that eventually formed life and all other things. Since when do you see an explosion that brings life and order. SINCE I STUDIED (AN ALIEN CONCEPT TO YOU IT SEEMS) SCIENCE AND THIS AS ONE OF MANY PLAUSIBLE THEORIES – BTW WHAT IS WRONG WITH SAYING “WE ARE UNSURE EXACTLY HOW X HAPPENED/HAPPENS, BUT ACCORDING TO ALL AVAILABLE DATA – THIS LOOKS RIGHT” In the bible there is a reasonable THERE IS NOE REASON INVOLVED – THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT, YOU PILLOCK explanation. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1. When I look at a blossoming flower, or a beautiful sunset. I just can’t see how people can say that it happened by chance. AH, THE GOOD OLD WATCHMAKER THEORY…. YOU ARE OLD-FASHIONED… THAT THEORY WAS ABANDONED BY MOST THEOLOGISTS 150 YEARS AGO AS IT DOES NOT STAND UP TO SCRUTINY AT ALL.
THE IDEA THAT THE UNKNOWN IN SCIENCE MUST BE GOD IS NEGATIVE REASONING – AND WOULD NOT STAND UP IN A COURT OF LAW, OR IN ANY LOGICAL DISCUSSION, THE BIG BANG THEORY DOES NOT PRETEND TO BE A TRUTH, JUST AN EDUCATED (WHAT’S THAT???) GUESS, A THEORY!!!!
I WILL NOT CONTINUE HERE AS THIS COULD TAKE DAYS – I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO SOME STUDY – READ KIRKEGAARD, AYER, KANT. DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON WHAT SCIENCE ACTUALLY IS, NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS. LEARN THE DEFINITION OF THEORY.
ABOVE ALL, IF YOU HAVE FAITH DO NOT LOSE IT – BUT DO NOT CONFUSE IT WITH IGNORANCE OR CREATIONISM.
#93 – Mister Mustard,
And I’ll tell you one thing, precious few of us have fucked-up punctuation!
1. Actually, it appears to me that the bible itself has a lot of 2. very fucked up punctuation. And, who 3. but the authors of the bible numbers every 4. fucking sentence, often in mid-sentence?
5. Lo it is so. For so it is written and 6. the writing doth make it true.
Just saying …
#98 – bobbo,
I have not recently been upset by your punctuation. I got abused to it long ago. I agree.
Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.
I was merely pointing out the choice you make when dealing with Mean Mister Mustard. If you want to persuade him, you’ll do better with regular standard punctuation. He seems incapable of getting abused to it and getting past it.
Still though, as I said, your choice. Like your punctuation more than being persuasive? Wallow in it.
#106 – Scottie
Aw, Scottie. The Bible was written many, many years ago, before we had all the cool ways of clarifying and improving communications. If the punctuation is confusing, there’s always “The Bible for Dummies” series.
Bobbo’s word is not God’s word, and it’s not worth as much effort to understand it.
Besides, many of the great historical written works are difficult to understand in a modern context. Try Shakespeare. Or even better, try James Joyce:
“Athings feminite, towooerds him in heliolatry, so they may catch- 1
cup in their calyzettes, alls they go troping, those parryshoots 2
from his muscalone pistil, for he can eyespy through them, to 3
their selfcolours, nevertheleast their tissue peepers, (meaning 4
Mullabury mesh, the time of appling flowers, a guarded figure 5
of speech, a variety of perfume, a bridawl, seamist inso one) as 6
leichtly as see saw (O my goodmiss! O my greatmess! O my 7
prizelestly preshoes!) while, dewyfully as dimb dumbelles, all 8
alisten to his elixir. Lovelyt! (Finnegan’s Wake).
The point here being, some things are worth working at to understand. I don’t think Bobbo’s postings fall into that category. But that’s just me.
#105 – Buggered
I’d rather read a message with Bobbonian punctuation that work my way through that nightmare of a post.
Anyone who writes a single 700-word paragraph with 80% capital letters is someone whose voice will never be heard.
#103 – nathandetroit,
Why is everyone so against creationism. Both evolution and creation take faith and trust. [sic]
False. Evolution has made predictions about types of fossils that would be found … and they were. Evolution can explain the imperfections in the “design” of many animals, including but definitely not limited to: the vertebrate eye’s backwards rods & cones that cause blind spots where the nerves go through the retinas, the panda’s thumb, and our frequent back problems. Evolution explains why testing drugs on animals is effective for humans. Evolution explains why we need new flu shots every year. Evolution explains why chimps and humans have nearly identical facial expressions and why some, like the face of disgust at bad food, are even shared with rats. Evolution explains why the DNA in humans and chimps is 98.8% identical (last number I heard) and why DNA of humans and termites is 40% identical.
In creation you have faith in God and the bible, and trust his word. In evolution you have faith in the words of man and trust his judgment.
No. I have faith in evidence, cold hard evidence.
Man is far from perfect so why does everyone just willingly except a theory. [sic]
You seem to have the usual confusion between the term theory in normal English usage and theory in scientific usage. The two are radically different. Note the difference between definition #1 and defs #4-6. These differences are crucial.
Also, keep in mind when deriding science as “just a theory” that Newton’s Laws of Motion have been proven to be incorrect in many cases while the Theory of Relativity has thus far withstood the test of time.
Of course, since gravity is “just a theory” too, you might try seeing whether you really will fall and hit the ground if you jump from a tall building. You just might miss. You never really know.
The bible has been past [sic] down from generation to generation. Sure it has been altered some. But it still carry’s the same message.
Ditto for Robin Hood. So?
Take a look at the big bang theory, a big explosion that eventually formed life and all other things. Since when do you see an explosion that brings life and order. [sic]
Wow!! That’s about the least valid attack on Big Bang Theory I’ve ever seen. Since when have you seen other universe creations with which to compare? When exactly did you see god? Are you aware that science has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that the universe is indeed expanding? Does your bible explain that? Does your bible explain why your god would create 100,000,000,000 galaxies and 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets if his primary purpose was to dump humans on one insignificant little rock orbiting an insignificant medium sized star?
In the bible there is a reasonable explanation. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1.
It’s only reasonable if you have a mind incapable of asking the ultra-obvious follow-up question: Who created God?
If god does not require a creator, why does the universe? Doesn’t it ask more questions than it answers to pre-suppose complexity when trying to explain complexity? Now, not only do you have a bizarre, inexplicably large universe to explain, you have to explain the existence of a creature that can go around creating such things at the rate of one a week.
Seems to me that religious, thinking individuals would want to know more about the origins of god. And yet, it is typically only nontheists that are comfortable asking the question.
When I look at a blossoming flower, or a beautiful sunset. I just can’t see how people can say that it happened by chance.
Well, a designer certainly would have created a brain capable of seeing the inherent silliness of such a statement. So, chance it must be. QED.
(OK, that last was a joke, mostly.)
Let’s try it again. Is this actually your idea of evidence? I think you should sue your school for failing to teach you what science is. Forget about the details of any branch of science. You literally do not recognize science from non-science, and likely can’t tell fact from fantasy as well.
At least intelligent religious folks like Mr. Mustard do not attempt to call their religious beliefs facts or put them on the same level with science. You, on the other hand, have a lot of reading to do and some real thinking, if you can.
Hey guys, don’t fall into the trap of trying to explain the meanings of theory to a creationist science type. If they buy the definition of scientific theory then they have to take the whole definition along with prediction, hypothesis, methodology, and objective measurement.
Then the whole thing falls apart for them.
#111 – QB,
Then the whole thing falls apart for them.
And that would be bad because …
#112 Good point. Never mind. You win. I acknowledge the Buddha within.
Sorry about the capitals and baroque sentence structure.. was trying to differentiate what I had writen from what I was quoting.
However, if a few minor hurdles like that mean you don’t read something, it makes one wonder..
109 Mister Mustard said, on July 4th, 2008 at 7:05 am #105 – Buggered
I’d rather read a message with Bobbonian punctuation that work my way through that nightmare of a post.
Anyone who writes a single 700-word paragraph with 80% capital letters is someone whose voice will never be heard.
Why is everyone so against creationism.
BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CONCLUSIVELY DISPROVEN – EVEN IF ONE IS UNSURE AS TO WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURED (BIG-BANG,WHATEVER-CREATIONISM IS DEFINITELY OUT.
Both evolution and creation take faith and trust.In creation you have faith in God and the bible, and trust his word. In evolution you have faith IF TESTED IT IS A THEORY, NOT FAITH in the words of man and trust TEST MAN TEST!!! his judgment.DO YOU TEST YOUR BATH WATER BEFORE YOU GET IN TO SEE IF IT IS TOO HOT? OR DO YOU JUST JUMP ON IN? DO YOU GET THE BRAKES ON YOUR CAR TESTED BY SOMEONE WITH THE LEARNING AND EXPERTISE TO TELL YOU IF THEY ARE SAFE OR NOT OR DO YOU JUST HAVE FAITH THAT THEY WILL WORK?
Man is far from perfect so why does everyone just willingly except – ACCEPT – LEARN WHICH WORD IS APPROPRIATE WHERE (OR WILL FAITH COUNTER BAD LANGUAGE SKILLS TOO?) a theory.
A THEORY IS JUST THAT – THE WHOLE BASIS OF SCIENCE IS NOT TO HAVE FAITH IN ANYTHING – A THEORY IS ONLY VALID UNTIL DISPROVEN, THEN ONE MODIFIES THE THEORY ACCORDING TO NEW INFORMATION AND PROOF TO FORM A NEW WORKING THEORY THAT IS ONLY VALID UNTIL DISPROVEN ETC ETC… THERE IS AN INTELLECTUAL RIGOUR (SORRY RIGOR, FOR ALL YOU YANKS…:-) SPELLING…FUNNY STUFF REALLY)
The bible has been past down from generation to generation. JUST LIKE SOME BAD GAME OF CHINESE WHISPERS WHERE EACH SUCCESSIVE GENERATION CHANGES IT TO SUIT THEIR OWN PURPOSE – LOOK AT THE KING JAMES BIBLE VS THE GOOD NEWS BIBLE AND YOU WILL SEE MASSIVE CHANGES IN THE SPACE OF 100 YEARS – EXTRAPOLATE THIS OUT OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS AND SEVERAL LANGUAGES. OUT OF INTEREST, WHICH VERSION DO YOU BELIEVE IN, THE JAMES OR THE GOOD NEWS? OR ANOTHER?
Sure it has been altered some. HEAPS! But it still carry’s the same message. DOES IT REALLY? IS THAT THE MESSAGE OR INTERPRETATION OF THE CRUSADERS WHEN THEY WENT TO CONSTANTINOPLE? IS THAT THE MESSAGE THE LUTHERANS SAW? OR THE CATHOLICS WHO KILLED THEM? MAYBE THE SCOTS KIRK HAVE THE RIGHT MESSAGE? OR IS IT THE ETHIOPIAN CHURCH – A RELIGIOUS POWERHOUSE IN IT’S TIME – I KNOW! THE GREEK ORTHODOX MUST BE RIGHT! WHAT ABOUT RUSSIAN ORTHODOX? NO? ARMENIAN? WHO IS RIGHT?
THEY ALL READ THE SAME BLOODY BOOK APPARENTLY, AND YET THEY ALL KILL EACH OTHER AND NON-BELIEVERS WITH EQUAL APLOMB. THEY CANNOT POSSIBLY ALL BE RIGHT AS THEY BELIVE POLAR OPPOSITE THINGS. ROMAN CATHOLICISM – ONE GOES TO CONFESSION AND IS ABSOLVED OF ONE’S SINS, BUT ONE HAS THE FREEDOM TO COMMIT THEM – GOD GRANTS YOU THAT… PROTESTANTISM HAS AS A CORNERSTONE THE CONCEPT OF PREDETERMINISM, SO NO POINT GOING TO CONFESSION, ALSO NO POINT TRYING TO BE GOOD EITHER, AS GOD HAS ALREADY PREDETERMINED WHETHER YOU WILL BE OR NOT…
Take a look at the big bang theory, a big explosion that eventually formed life and all other things. Since when do you see an explosion that brings life and order. SINCE I STUDIED (AN ALIEN CONCEPT TO YOU IT SEEMS) SCIENCE AND THIS AS ONE OF MANY PLAUSIBLE THEORIES – BTW WHAT IS WRONG WITH SAYING “WE ARE UNSURE EXACTLY HOW X HAPPENED/HAPPENS, BUT ACCORDING TO ALL AVAILABLE DATA – THIS LOOKS RIGHT”
In the bible there is a reasonable THERE IS NOE REASON INVOLVED – THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT, YOU PILLOCK explanation. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1. When I look at a blossoming flower, or a beautiful sunset. I just can’t see how people can say that it happened by chance. AH, THE GOOD OLD WATCHMAKER THEORY…. YOU ARE OLD-FASHIONED… THAT THEORY WAS ABANDONED BY MOST THEOLOGISTS 150 YEARS AGO AS IT DOES NOT STAND UP TO SCRUTINY AT ALL.
THE IDEA THAT THE UNKNOWN IN SCIENCE MUST BE GOD IS NEGATIVE REASONING – AND WOULD NOT STAND UP IN A COURT OF LAW, OR IN ANY LOGICAL DISCUSSION, THE BIG BANG THEORY DOES NOT PRETEND TO BE A TRUTH, JUST AN EDUCATED (WHAT’S THAT???) GUESS, A THEORY!!!!
I WILL NOT CONTINUE HERE AS THIS COULD TAKE DAYS – I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO SOME STUDY – READ KIRKEGAARD, AYER, KANT. DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON WHAT SCIENCE ACTUALLY IS, NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS. LEARN THE DEFINITION OF THEORY.
ABOVE ALL, IF YOU HAVE FAITH DO NOT LOSE IT – BUT DO NOT CONFUSE IT WITH IGNORANCE OR CREATIONISM.
#115, Annoyed,
Because posts like yours are totally annoying. Which, I wouldn’t hesitate to add, you probably did on purpose.
If you want to communicate, try speaking the same language as your listeners. All capitol letters are difficult to read and so I doubt anyone read your complete post.
You want to be an idiot, go for it.
Annoyed,
I read your post in it’s entirety both times. The second was a bit easier. However, for future reference, you can use HTML tags to differentiate your text rather than all caps. The caps make it look like you are either A) yelling at the top of your lungs or B) writing a Nigerian 419 spam message. (BTW, the link is to the most humorous 419 I’ve ever seen. It’s worth clicking, IMHO.)
So, if you want to use say italics for quoting the other induhvidual, try <i>other person’s text</i> which should produce other person’s text. Then use regular text for your own reply, typically in separate paragraphs. Or, if you prefer, you can use
<blockquote>other person’s text</blockquote>
which should produce:
#117 – Scottie
Not to be trivial or anything, but how do you include HTML instructions within the text without having them turn into the actual HTML as viewed? See paragraph 2 of your message.
#118 – Mr. Mustard,
Considering how badly I did on closing that last tag (which must have actually been another open tag instead), it’s funny you choose now to ask.
ampersand l t semicolon == <
ampersand g t semicolon == >
When using those strings, they are not interpreted as less than and greater than but are instead interpreted to put the actual character there. There is probably a way to do the same for the ampersand and semicolon characters, but I don’t know it off the top of my head.
Mister Mustard, going backwards to post #108, you said:
Bobbo’s word is not God’s word, and it’s not worth as much effort to understand it.
I’m just curious about this. As far as I remember, bobbo has never ever advocated xenophobic genocide. And yet, this is one of the clearest messages in the bible. Personally, while I acknowledge that the bible is the number one best seller in history, I find that bobbo has much better things to say than the bible, or at least far less offensive and despicable things.
I don’t know what to tell you, Scottie. I’m not a Biblical literalist. I prefer a more personal relationship with God over having some spittle-flecked guy tell me the take-home message is from Bobbonian writings. Maybe that makes me a heretic or an apostate. If so, well, I guess I’m fucked. Can’t win ’em all.
If God ever whispers in my ear to kill, I’ll be sure to tell you. So far, that hasn’t been the case. It’s been more of a peace, love, and understanding kind of thing.