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The REAL Questions Creationists Asked Bill Nye - Funny stuff!!! (Original Post) cui bono Feb 2014 OP
#2 TheMathieu Feb 2014 #1
... cui bono Feb 2014 #2
These are so funny I rec'd my own thread. cui bono Feb 2014 #3
I rec'd it also. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #4
The more the merrier! cui bono Feb 2014 #5
Who's "Merrier"? I once knew a Mary R." nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #6
My wife's name is Mary Jane... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #7
Cool, I met a Mary Jane once, back in '63. I wonder if it was her. rhett o rick Feb 2014 #8
Merri... er... I mean... cui bono Feb 2014 #11
Wait just a minute. I think you are just trying to trick me into kicking this thread again. rhett o rick Feb 2014 #15
Why in god's name would I do that? cui bono Feb 2014 #16
See you're trying to do it again, but I am not falling for it. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #32
The devil made me do it. cui bono Feb 2014 #37
Who are you? "Geraldine Jones?" rhett o rick Feb 2014 #40
one thing I wish scientists would say is demigoddess Feb 2014 #9
Great argument. ConsSoLoca Feb 2014 #21
Why would scientists say any of those things? Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #22
This is simply irrelevant eridani Feb 2014 #28
I agree completely. I believe, however, you should have posted this reply to Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #30
Gee you sure take this personally demigoddess Feb 2014 #38
Lulz! Me taking it "personally." What does that even mean? Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #43
I gotta ask. LiberalAndProud Feb 2014 #42
Many creationists are idiots. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #10
The kids who won't take "Because I said so" as an answer are going to be just fine. Jerry442 Feb 2014 #12
"Nice soul you've got there..." Jerry442 Feb 2014 #13
My fav... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #14
What purpose does she think she has? TlalocW Feb 2014 #17
She's supposed to live her life resisting temptation.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #18
Her God... nikto Feb 2014 #19
Just like dear old dad. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #20
My fav too. FSogol Feb 2014 #26
"How do you explain a sunrise if there is no god?" Really?????!!!!!!!!!! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #23
You mean "if THEIR is no god" cui bono Feb 2014 #31
I usually notice that sort of thing immediately, but the stupid was so blinding here, I missed it! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #35
Tell me why the stars do shine eridani Feb 2014 #33
Beautiful! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #34
http://www.notjustatheory.com/ Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #24
they used to become laws dsc Feb 2014 #36
Where ignorance is bliss malaise Feb 2014 #25
That's just painful giftedgirl77 Feb 2014 #27
There was some serious stupid there! CrispyQ Feb 2014 #29
Monkeys Brewinblue Feb 2014 #39
Even The Onion couldn't have come up with funnier questions theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #41
 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
8. Cool, I met a Mary Jane once, back in '63. I wonder if it was her.
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 01:32 AM
Feb 2014

No that was Sarah Jane. Never mind.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
15. Wait just a minute. I think you are just trying to trick me into kicking this thread again.
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 01:53 AM
Feb 2014

Well it isnt going to work.

demigoddess

(6,640 posts)
9. one thing I wish scientists would say is
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 01:35 AM
Feb 2014

what if God created science? what if God made sure everything had rules that we can find out by experimentation and study so that we may create great things ourselves?? I say something like that when I discuss reincarnation. Most believers will not allow any belief because of God and the Bible doesn't mention it. But I say 'what if God created reincarnation??' What if God created science so that we can create a small pox vaccine, a polio vaccine? And what if when God created man he did so through stages which we now call evolution? What if God created evolution to give us hints of something he wants us to know?? Would you really have us ignore the clues God has left us??

ConsSoLoca

(5 posts)
21. Great argument.
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 03:02 AM
Feb 2014

There are too many on both the left and the right who believe science and God are incompatible when in fact God could have been the author of all scientific laws.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
22. Why would scientists say any of those things?
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 08:23 AM
Feb 2014

"Would you really have us ignore the clues God has left us??" Since there is no evidence that your God even exists, much less that "he" left clues, that would be a silly thing for scientists to consider.

And, if there were a god who really wanted us to know certain things, why wouldn't he just come out and tell us. This hint shit is really lame.

Don't answer, I'm sure you have some circular, self-perpetuating god-reasoning answer for every question and I will reject all of them.

eridani

(51,907 posts)
28. This is simply irrelevant
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 10:17 AM
Feb 2014

Science is about studying the operating system of the universe.

If some deity wrote the rules, that leads to the conclusion that the operating system of the universe is what it is.

If there is no author, that also leads to the conclusion that the operating system of the universe is what it is.

Why pick unnecessary fights, given such widespread scientific illiteracy. How science works does not depend on either the existence or the non-existence of a deity.

demigoddess

(6,640 posts)
38. Gee you sure take this personally
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 08:40 PM
Feb 2014

God is supposedly a parent, parents usually like kids to learn things for themselves not have everything spoon fed to them. You are also presuming legible communication between god and human.

also I am an atheist but if I were a believer why would I put limits on god?? God exists but he cannot comprehend the passing of time or the development of the human he created?? sounds like believing in a stupid god to me!!!!

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
43. Lulz! Me taking it "personally." What does that even mean?
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 05:38 PM
Feb 2014

As for the things people who make up things make up--yeah, there is no limit. Which is part of why it's meaningless. One can just make up anything, and often, as I said, religious people make up circular, self-perpetuating nonsense and call it reason, which I personally reject, as should any reasonable person, especially a scientist.

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)
42. I gotta ask.
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 02:47 AM
Feb 2014

If God created science so that we could create vaccines against small pox and polio, why didn't he just not invent the diseases in the first place? It's not an argument I'd care for, and I don't think scientists should get into the religion business.

Jerry442

(1,265 posts)
12. The kids who won't take "Because I said so" as an answer are going to be just fine.
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 01:48 AM
Feb 2014

It's the ones who do that scare the crap out of me.

Jerry442

(1,265 posts)
13. "Nice soul you've got there..."
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 01:51 AM
Feb 2014

It's interesting to see that some people consider Tony Soprano to be the foremost authority on the issues of good and evil.

TlalocW

(15,380 posts)
17. What purpose does she think she has?
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 02:16 AM
Feb 2014

Is her whole point of existence to be saved? Well, if she thinks she's accomplished that, then she can pretty much quit everything else, can't she?

TlalocW

 

nikto

(3,284 posts)
19. Her God...
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 02:38 AM
Feb 2014

Drinks skunky beer, beats his wife, loves Rush Limbaugh, votes repugnican,
and goes ballistic at the slightest irritation to his towering ego.


An awesome god.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
23. "How do you explain a sunrise if there is no god?" Really?????!!!!!!!!!!
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 08:25 AM
Feb 2014

Wow. There really is just no way to begin to begin with such astounding cluelessness.

eridani

(51,907 posts)
33. Tell me why the stars do shine
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 09:52 PM
Feb 2014

Tell me why the ivy twines
Tell me why the sky's so blue
And I will tell you just why I love you

Nuclear fusion is why stars do shine
Tropisms make the ivy twine
Raleigh scattering makes the sky so blue
Gonads and hormones are why I love you

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
24. http://www.notjustatheory.com/
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 08:30 AM
Feb 2014

The brain trust above may be too far gone for this to help, but it's a good resource for those who aren't totally brainwashed.

You've been told that "evolution is just a theory", a guess, a hunch, and not a fact, not proven. You've been misled. Keep reading, and in less than two minutes from now you'll know that you've been misinformed. We're not going to try and change your mind about evolution. We just want to point out that "it's just a theory" is not a valid argument.

The Theory of Evolution is a theory, but guess what? When scientists use the word theory, it has a different meaning to normal everyday use.1 That's right, it all comes down to the multiple meanings of the word theory. If you said to a scientist that you didn't believe in evolution because it was "just a theory", they'd probably be a bit puzzled.

In everyday use, theory means a guess or a hunch, something that maybe needs proof. In science, a theory is not a guess, not a hunch. It's a well-substantiated, well-supported, well-documented explanation for our observations.2 It ties together all the facts about something, providing an explanation that fits all the observations and can be used to make predictions. In science, theory is the ultimate goal, the explanation. It's as close to proven as anything in science can be.

Some people think that in science, you have a theory, and once it's proven, it becomes a law. That's not how it works. In science, we collect facts, or observations, we use laws to describe them, and a theory to explain them. You don't promote a theory to a law by proving it. A theory never becomes a law.

http://www.notjustatheory.com/

dsc

(52,155 posts)
36. they used to become laws
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 07:42 AM
Feb 2014

but then we elected this horrible House of Representatives and now nothing becomes a law.

CrispyQ

(36,457 posts)
29. There was some serious stupid there!
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 11:30 AM
Feb 2014

“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light‐years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. So are our emotions in the presence of great art or music or literature, or acts of exemplary selfless courage such as those of Mohandas Gandhi or Martin Luther King, Jr. The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.”

― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
41. Even The Onion couldn't have come up with funnier questions
Sat Feb 15, 2014, 12:22 AM
Feb 2014

But I still want my pic of Jesus riding a dinosaur.

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