Tue May 1, 2012, 05:14 PM
snooper2 (16,574 posts)
Arguing with a religious person is like playing chess with a pigeon.Last edited Tue May 1, 2012, 05:14 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
You can a make the best move in the world but they can knock over all the pieces, take a shit in the middle of the board and stand there triumphantly.
Just came across this... and am...
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13 replies, 3375 views
| Author | Time | Post | |
| snooper2 | May 2012 | OP | |
| pokerfan | May 2012 | #1 | |
| Curmudgeoness | May 2012 | #2 | |
| laconicsax | May 2012 | #3 | |
| progressoid | May 2012 | #4 | |
| SwissTony | May 2012 | #5 | |
| progressoid | May 2012 | #11 | |
| DetlefK | May 2012 | #6 | |
| laconicsax | May 2012 | #9 | |
| Goblinmonger | May 2012 | #7 | |
| snooper2 | May 2012 | #8 | |
| progressoid | May 2012 | #10 | |
| AlbertCat | May 2012 | #12 | |
| Joseph8th | May 2012 | #13 |
Response to snooper2 (Original post)
Tue May 1, 2012, 07:27 PM
pokerfan (25,387 posts)
1. Yep
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The original form (I think):
Debating creationists on the topic of evolution is rather like trying to play chess with a pigeon — it knocks the pieces over, craps on the board, and flies back to its flock to claim victory. - Scott D. Weitzenhoffer |
Response to snooper2 (Original post)
Tue May 1, 2012, 08:22 PM
Curmudgeoness (10,479 posts)
2. Hilarious, thanks for the laugh.
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Too bad that it is true! |
Response to snooper2 (Original post)
Tue May 1, 2012, 09:36 PM
laconicsax (14,860 posts)
3. You left out the best part...
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"...before flying off and boasting to its friends."
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Response to snooper2 (Original post)
Wed May 2, 2012, 02:45 AM
progressoid (27,267 posts)
4. Fact...
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Response to progressoid (Reply #4)
Wed May 2, 2012, 07:26 AM
SwissTony (1,019 posts)
5. Fact-person obviously doesn't know the earth's orbit is an ellipse.
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Please tell me this is a joke.
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Response to SwissTony (Reply #5)
Wed May 2, 2012, 02:12 PM
progressoid (27,267 posts)
11. I hope so.
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But somehow I think it's real. I have met people this stupid.
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Response to progressoid (Reply #4)
Wed May 2, 2012, 08:48 AM
DetlefK (1,223 posts)
6. So, if I climb on a really high ladder...
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... I will burn to death during daytime and freeze to death during nighttime?
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Response to DetlefK (Reply #6)
Wed May 2, 2012, 01:33 PM
laconicsax (14,860 posts)
9. Yep, happened to a friend of mine.
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Well, technically he died from injuries from falling off the ladder, but he was 7 ft up and passed out from the heat.
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Response to progressoid (Reply #4)
Wed May 2, 2012, 08:54 AM
Goblinmonger (16,360 posts)
7. **Fact- teh stoopid; it burns n/t
Response to progressoid (Reply #4)
Wed May 2, 2012, 11:17 AM
snooper2 (16,574 posts)
8. ROFL ROFL ROFL
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you don't really believe that do you?
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Response to snooper2 (Reply #8)
Wed May 2, 2012, 02:10 PM
progressoid (27,267 posts)
10. Ha!!111! I found it on one of those lists of stupid shit people post on Facebook.
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I was going to give it it's own thread, but it seemed to fit the mentality of the people referenced above.
Sadly, I have met people like this. |
Response to progressoid (Reply #4)
Thu May 3, 2012, 04:26 PM
AlbertCat (10,448 posts)
12. Fact
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if the Earth were 10ft closer to the sun...
god wouldn't care about it any more than he cares about childhood cancer, earthquakes, starvation or Ted Nugent |
Response to progressoid (Reply #4)
Fri May 4, 2012, 05:02 PM
Joseph8th (228 posts)
13. ** Fact- Kepler's Third Law ...
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... says that liar is a ... er... ignorant liar. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler%27s_laws_of_planetary_motion#Third_law)
But in modern astrophysics habital zone is a more quantifiable and far more generalizable concept. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitable_zone So guess that means God sucks, huh? |


