Seems like it's time for another motivational thread...

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And finally...

[Warren DeMontague]

1. I was reading an article about the Higgs Boson and one line jumped out at me;

it basically said "while expected, many scientists expressed mild disappointment that the data did not challenge their theories, which would have opened up new questions or mysteries"

I'm like, yeah, that's the opposite of religion, right there.

[Ron Obvious]

2. Yeah that leaped out at me too.

And I thought back to all those discussions about how religion and science are not in conflict at all and can work together. They are fundamentally opposed to one another as you said, and religious thinking retards progress in all areas.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. The Epicureans figured it out 2100 years ago.

The question of the existence of god(s) is irrelevant as if they do exist they have no effect on the universe we inhabit. Sparky, the Divine Irrelevance, doesn't even rate "face on toast" status.

Or perhaps as in Phillip Pullman's Golden Compass, god is a gibbering husk, toted around by ineffective angels, a remnant of a bygone era.

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4. Exlain this one

'God created the universe from nothing but needed Adam's rib to create woman'

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6. And in order for God to appear on earth....

...Jesus had to be born of a virgin. He couldn't just show up one day and say, "Here I am."

[Arugula Latte]

11. No, because that totally wouldn't make any sense.

[Jokerman]

5. "This pamphlet is blank"

I'm still laughing over that one.

Thanks!

[frogmarch]

7. Thanks for the inspirational posters!

They’re all great, but I really love the one of the woman running away from the religious zealot.

Here are a few from my own collection:

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8. The Rapture Jetpack!

That's brilliant! I wish I lived somewhere where I could see stuff like that posted on poles.


Made me think of this opening to an episode of Six Feet Under:

[frogmarch]

9. Hahahahaha!

Brilliant!

I think I'll send it to my fundy sis-in-law, who just this morning emailed me some Holy Babble babble.

That is so funny!

[Arugula Latte]

10. "appearing on toast"

[Arugula Latte]

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