Just remember: “Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but—more frequently than not—struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.” ~ Martin Luther, Table Talks in 1569.
One might opine that the Only God is a non-specific cloud figure, and that the Only Savior is the one that dies before actually doing anything to save the world, aside from dying.
Well, Oliver is not only talking to a ‘penguin’ but it’s answering him back. And it, and other animals, do that with across the county with other people… and everyone understands them. So why is the idea of a basselope so difficult? And there is a creator – for Oliver, its name is Berkeley
If Oliver chooses not to believe in God, that is his choice, just as it is for me to believe. I won’t ridicule his non belief, so he shouldn’t ridicule mine.
Opus, a talking penguin who has an affinity for tighty whities; Bill, a lobotomized semi-catatonic cat; and mobile home computers are all fine and dandy with Oliver, but faith is not? Just gotta love naive skeptics!
Mr. Oliver, using the Scientific Method please demonstrate a spontaneous generation of life. Once you’ve demonstrated that to be a genuine scientific “fact”, and not just a mere hypothesis, then we begin to entertain your godless “theory” of evolution. Surely it can’t be all that hard to create life from inert matter because the vaunted scientific crowd “knows” that it must be happening billions of times throughout our vast universe and anyone that doesn’t agree with their “theory” is a complete and utter idiot to be derided and ridiculed. I’m waiting….
While there is nothing rational about religion, the older I get the more I’m convinced that rational scientist is a bit of an oxymoron too.i.e. you can now carbon date 100,000,000 year old dino marrow! That makes no sense.
Odd Dog Premium Member over 6 years ago
Don’t believe him Opus! Rosebud Lives!
x_Tech over 6 years ago
Now you’re being silly. Of course there are Basselopes.
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Randy B Premium Member over 6 years ago
They exist. We’ve all seen ’em.
Alexander the Good Enough over 6 years ago
Just remember: “Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but—more frequently than not—struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.” ~ Martin Luther, Table Talks in 1569.
Nyckname over 6 years ago
But duckodiles are real. And their primary prey are jackalopes.
jrankin1959 over 6 years ago
Uh, Oliver… you do know where you live, right?
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 6 years ago
One might opine that the Only God is a non-specific cloud figure, and that the Only Savior is the one that dies before actually doing anything to save the world, aside from dying.
Timothy Madigan Premium Member over 6 years ago
Well, Oliver is not only talking to a ‘penguin’ but it’s answering him back. And it, and other animals, do that with across the county with other people… and everyone understands them. So why is the idea of a basselope so difficult? And there is a creator – for Oliver, its name is Berkeley
Andylit Premium Member over 6 years ago
Jackelopes?
Airbender over 6 years ago
If Oliver chooses not to believe in God, that is his choice, just as it is for me to believe. I won’t ridicule his non belief, so he shouldn’t ridicule mine.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 6 years ago
Whew! Oliver scared me there for a minute. I’m glad that mermaids and unicorns still exist.
Sisyphos over 6 years ago
Opus, a talking penguin who has an affinity for tighty whities; Bill, a lobotomized semi-catatonic cat; and mobile home computers are all fine and dandy with Oliver, but faith is not? Just gotta love naive skeptics!
John Smith over 6 years ago
Mr. Oliver, using the Scientific Method please demonstrate a spontaneous generation of life. Once you’ve demonstrated that to be a genuine scientific “fact”, and not just a mere hypothesis, then we begin to entertain your godless “theory” of evolution. Surely it can’t be all that hard to create life from inert matter because the vaunted scientific crowd “knows” that it must be happening billions of times throughout our vast universe and anyone that doesn’t agree with their “theory” is a complete and utter idiot to be derided and ridiculed. I’m waiting….
BP2 about 6 years ago
While there is nothing rational about religion, the older I get the more I’m convinced that rational scientist is a bit of an oxymoron too.i.e. you can now carbon date 100,000,000 year old dino marrow! That makes no sense.