Originally Posted By alexbook See! There is Africa! And there are hippos in Africa! And the hippos in Africa have no spinach! The hippos decide to swim to America, where there is spinach! The hippos are so very big that their swimming causes big waves! The waves are so big that people call them tides! The hippos are very sorry!
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I have two things I would like to share with you all. First, please enjoy this picture of Bill O'Reilly: <a href="http://www.freakingnews.com/Mr-Potato-Head-Himself-Bill-O-Reilly-Pics-62292.asp" target="_blank">http://www.freakingnews.com/Mr...2292.asp</a> And second, please enjoy this 10 minute video asking 10 questions every intelligent Christian should ask themselves. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDHJ4ztnldQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...J4ztnldQ</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Love both posts CC. That Bill O'Reilly pic gave me the heebie-jeebies.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I know, right? Guess who found that picture? My three year old. Who's obsessed with Mr Potato Head and always has me do google searches for Mr Potato Head images, lol.
Originally Posted By Labuda The video makes a good point, but I think it's a bit heavy-handed and offensive, even to a quasi-agnostic like me.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>please enjoy this 10 minute video asking 10 questions every intelligent Christian should ask themselves.<< 10 minutes of taking potshots at strawmen.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I think the video is kinda funny. But still, the questions they ask, although maybe silly, still good questions to ask yourself if you are a christian willing to listen to reason.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>still good questions to ask yourself if you are a christian willing to listen to reason.<< Why? It's like asking myself "why do I believe in purple people eaters?" I don't. Why won't athiests listen when we tell them "we don't believe what you seem to think we do"?
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance So then you just make up your own version of events to believe and trust that they are right?
Originally Posted By Terminus I thought the tides were from the moon's gravity... Where did the moon come from?
Originally Posted By gadzuux The theory is that the moon is largely made up of matter that came from where the pacific ocean is today. That a planetary collision of some sort blasted matter into orbit, which over time coalesced into what is our moon today. Or - you could just say that the moon is a gift from god. Life is much simpler that way.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I just watched the O'Reilly clip. He's a complete ass, and it's obvious that he simply brought Silverman on to have a spirited debate a controversial topic yet he couldn't care less about anyone's beliefs. I can't fathom for the life of me why anyone would be a regular Fox News viewer. "Why won't athiests listen when we tell them "we don't believe what you seem to think we do"?" Because many atheists, like myself, used to be believers thus we are quite familiar with the general drill. From my personal experience the video clip was spot on. "So then you just make up your own version of events to believe and trust that they are right?" It sure seems that way, and that seems to be exactly what the video is saying.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I think this video (which is part one of 3) is one of the best videos to watch, for those on the fence on whether religion is really something you should be wasting your time on. I don't post these videos to be offensive to anyone who believes in God. I kind of feel a personal responsibility to spread the truth. I feel like it would greatly improve life for everyone if religion didn't bring it down.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance oops <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNf-P_5u_Hw&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a>
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Part 2 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz_ZFXsW2iU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...ZFXsW2iU</a> Part 2 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc-mrJf45Hg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...mrJf45Hg</a> Best 30 minutes on YouTube.
Originally Posted By utahjosh I like this video: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4bxdb2n" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/4bxdb2n</a>
Originally Posted By utahjosh And this one is good, too. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4t8d3ng" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/4t8d3ng</a>
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance My video is stricktly factual Josh, no opinions thrown into it.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Or - you could just say that the moon is a gift from god. Life is much simpler that way.<< How does the other version make life less simple? >>Because many atheists, like myself, used to be believers thus we are quite familiar with the general drill.<< WHOSE general drill?
