Canadian IDiot Denyse O'Leary is all moist over fellow IDiot David Berlinski's new book, "The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions." According to Denyse, the book allows us to appreciate Berlinski's deep, philosophical ponderings, such as:
Has anyone provided a proof of God’s inexistence?
Not even close.
How in God's name does anyone continue to take that woman seriously?
BONUS TRACK: 'Cuz when it comes to proof, Denyse's Catholic Church is all about the empirical evidence.
At this point, parody is almost redundant, isn't it?
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"Has anyone provided a proof of God’s inexistence?
Not even close."
those of us who wear natural fibers an patchouli oil and hang around coffee houses call that "atheism"....
KEvron
The killer, for me, is this:
Let us flex our liberal muscle to the utmost extent of our ability (and it WILL need to be the utmost extent) and pretend that this argument is being made in good faith.
IE, they are asking for proof of divine nonexistence.
What, one might ask, would they consider to PROVE divine nonexistence?
That's a trick question, innit? People like this generally consider pigheaded clinging to palpably ridiculous folderol, regardless if not actually BECAUSE of a lack of evidence, to be an out-and-out virtue.
In other words, even if we WERE to produce such proof, the probability that they'd simply clap their hands over their ears and hum loudly in monotone in response is tolerably close to certain.
Heaven forfend we ever dare to CALL anyone on this culturally sanctioned dishonesty, of course...
Has anyone really provided a proof of Zeus and Apollo's nonexistence? How about the Flying Spagetti Monster's?
Can Denyse O'Leary even prove that she exists -- clearly Descartes famous proof won't hold up in her case.
LOL, nice one, rev. paperboy! Too right!
Ah, if only we could say, "They don't think, therefore they don't exist," and have it be true. Bliss!
Ah, if only we could say, "They don't think, therefore they don't exist," and have it be true. Bliss!
I know; and then that damn science, with all its empirical observation gets in the way when they show up right in front of you.
Zeus was reputed to be pretty mean. I think if you went outside your house once a day and shouted to the skies: "Curse you, Zeus" and didn't get nailed by a thunderbolt after a week or two, then he probably doesn't exist.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster, as I understand, is much more secretive...
Church Recognizes Apparitions of Virgin Mary
Ugg these people make my head hurt.
Can't ever just be some nutcase with delusions.
Or just some kid lying for fame or fortune.
Or someone tripping out on some hallucinogenic drug ( either deliberately or accidentally ).
Or somebody lying for power or profit.
Or maybe just a kid misinterpreting something they saw. Kids have imaginations after all.
Or maybe it wasn't even the kid at fault. Maybe her parents beat her until she claimed she saw Mary so THEY could get money, fame, power etc. Or maybe someone duped her into thinking she'd seen something holy for their own reasons.
No, it's gotta be some random schmuck nobody who Mary appears to in a freaking taco or something.
I would think that if Mary existed and was was Catholics think she was, she'd have a big enough budget to appear in person and say "Hey! Stop molesting the fucking choir boys you assholes!" and then start setting Priest's dicks on fire.
"Zeus was reputed to be pretty mean."
which is why the ancient greeks invented passover....
KEvron, pondering rainbows
Well, if a theory is not falsifiable, it is invalid.
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