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agent46

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45. All we really have now

Thu Jun 21, 2012, 03:46 AM

Jun 2012

is the "idea" of the bible. Nobody actually reads it anymore, let alone studies it like you did. Makes it so much easier to use for political purposes.

Maybe in some twisted way, we deserve Joe the Plumber.

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Joe the Plumber: Bible More Accurate Than Science Books Because It’s Never Been Revised [View all] pokerfan Jun 2012 OP

re: Joe the Plumber: Bible More Accurate Than Science Books Because It’s Never Been Revised clang1 Jun 2012 #1

not necessarily "liars" krkaufman Jun 2012 #175

Logical, right??? elleng Jun 2012 #2

re: Logical, right??? clang1 Jun 2012 #18

I so love that movie! EOTE Jun 2012 #61

re: I so love that movie! clang1 Jun 2012 #167

How about the King James "Version"? lob1 Jun 2012 #3

and pokerfan Jun 2012 #13

not to mention the various ecclesiastical councils that decided what should be in the bible -- HiPointDem Jun 2012 #24

revisions clang1 Jun 2012 #31

oh yeah, that was just for starters pokerfan Jun 2012 #37

Thanks for that graphic. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #91

+1 n/t clang1 Jun 2012 #165

Question about Christianity (nothing to do with Joe the Plumber) Jim Lane Jun 2012 #121

Splits off from Protestanism in the 19th century IMHO Retrograde Jun 2012 #122

It's because of your point about unified dogma that I'm not sure about graphing the LDS Church. Jim Lane Jun 2012 #128

They're hard to categorize Retrograde Jun 2012 #148

You're probably the first person to mention the Nicene Creed in a thread about Joe the Plumber. Jim Lane Jun 2012 #172

re: oh yeah, that was just for starters clang1 Jun 2012 #169

And then there are the Gnostic Gospels and the simple but often forgotten JDPriestly Jun 2012 #42

And don't forget the more recent "Bible for Dummies". lob1 Jun 2012 #46

Would that be "paraphrased bibles"? JHB Jun 2012 #56

Faith and history are also incompatible n/t Blanks Jun 2012 #143

The bible starts with a revision. sarge43 Jun 2012 #51

I love that picture Xyzse Jun 2012 #71

The "When you were born, the doc slapped your mother, right?" look. sarge43 Jun 2012 #188

LOL Xyzse Jun 2012 #190

Winner - that just says for me exactly what I wanted to express but smirkymonkey Jun 2012 #132

The created from a rib bit is a Sumerian pun. aquart Jun 2012 #147

That's a good point pokerfan Jun 2012 #159

Letting Go Of God is such an awesome piece. teamster633 Jun 2012 #178

At least before running mouth about it, minimum read the first couple of chapters of that book. n/t sarge43 Jun 2012 #189

Ure jus makin dat up, u commie pinko liar! freshwest Jun 2012 #36

Ignorance and stupidity, all personified in one man steve2470 Jun 2012 #4

re: Ignorance and stupidity, all personified in one man clang1 Jun 2012 #6

That's beautiful... it suggests a contest cthulu2016 Jun 2012 #5

The beauty is in the remarkable ThoughtCriminal Jun 2012 #9

There's a whole blog in that idea. EFerrari Jun 2012 #23

It is wrong on all of the levels, which are themselves also wrong. It is fractally wrong. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #130

Wurzelbacher is full of surprrises DFW Jun 2012 #7

I know I had a tough time sarisataka Jun 2012 #21

Just don't open it! chemenger Jun 2012 #96

I think I'll be ok sarisataka Jun 2012 #124

What is Indiana Jones doing posting here? n/t DFW Jun 2012 #136

Yes, it seems incredible - but there are Republicans ThoughtCriminal Jun 2012 #8

The Lord commands thee to return to plumbing and be silent Blue Owl Jun 2012 #10

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Jun 2012 #14

re: The Lord commands thee to return to plumbing and be silent clang1 Jun 2012 #15

Dude wasn't even an actual plumber, though Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #49

.... Behind the Aegis Jun 2012 #11

Oh, Jesus! patrice Jun 2012 #12

Wow. Why does anyone give that loser the time of day? NC_Nurse Jun 2012 #16

Thing is, he probably knows how stupid that is mindwalker_i Jun 2012 #17

re: Thing is, he probably knows how stupid that is clang1 Jun 2012 #20

LMAO EFerrari Jun 2012 #19

It has been revised countless times. Where the heck has he been? Every generation revises appleannie1 Jun 2012 #22

I do believe the republicans have a contest to find Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #25

It's such a massive contest it will be difficult to determine a winner. LuckyLib Jun 2012 #146

And the moon is more important than the sun because Marr Jun 2012 #26

Stop that TrogL Jun 2012 #119

OMG. That's a keeper! nt Ilsa Jun 2012 #134

these people get paid good salaries to say that crap, too n/t RainDog Jun 2012 #27

re: these people get paid good salaries to say that crap, too n/t clang1 Jun 2012 #30

"Explains how his pastor..." Scootaloo Jun 2012 #28

Funny how they just keep shoveling this shit at us KansDem Jun 2012 #84

If you figure it out. Blanks Jun 2012 #145

religion, pro-life, etc. are all a smokescreen to get the real agenda through: corporatocracy wordpix Jun 2012 #100

Actually, very limited guns Scootaloo Jun 2012 #135

Hey, Joe the Plumber Downtown Hound Jun 2012 #29

What a moron. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2012 #32

That's actually One of the better translations TrogL Jun 2012 #120

wow. fishwax Jun 2012 #33

I'm convinced this isn't stupidity agent46 Jun 2012 #34

Make mine an Orval..... MindMover Jun 2012 #35

It is abundantly obvious HeiressofBickworth Jun 2012 #40

All we really have now agent46 Jun 2012 #45

This is another issue that I have with John McCain. BlueMTexpat Jun 2012 #38

The Holy Bible has never been revised? LeftishBrit Jun 2012 #39

Coptic, too. Octafish Jun 2012 #79

Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team) Donte Brown Jun 2012 #41

I wonder who waters the pastor. Solly Mack Jun 2012 #43

Ermm... ananda Jun 2012 #44

"a means to come at deep spiritual truths" deutsey Jun 2012 #63

Good analysis... tex-wyo-dem Jun 2012 #171

In right wing reality, when you are told to believe that god dictated..... wandy Jun 2012 #47

*bashes head in* sakabatou Jun 2012 #48

too stupid to see the science they don't believe in has basically created the modern world in which KG Jun 2012 #50

1973 was the first year the word "Homosexual" appeared in the bible justiceischeap Jun 2012 #52

These people plumb new depths of stupid every day. nt alphafemale Jun 2012 #53

Awww, lay off Comrade Joe, the Model Soviet Citizen JHB Jun 2012 #54

Stupid has worked really well for Joe The Plumber lunatica Jun 2012 #55

The amazing thing is that he nailed the important difference... Skinner Jun 2012 #57

This moron is even dumber than I first thought malaise Jun 2012 #58

It's hard to decide what they're most ignorant of... CBHagman Jun 2012 #59

And don't forget science! Lucy Goosey Jun 2012 #187

This guy is giving plumbers a bad name randr Jun 2012 #60

By that logic we should all be crapping Island Blue Jun 2012 #62

He is dumber than a rusted drain pipe. marmar Jun 2012 #64

And far less useful. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2012 #105

He's a political scientist who offers insightful analyses of socialism AND he's a biblical scholar deutsey Jun 2012 #65

back to plumbing dumbass spanone Jun 2012 #66

he's not a plumber - he was unemployed but I don't know now... wordpix Jun 2012 #101

Joe the plumber- Not a joe, nor a plumber discuss Rambis Jun 2012 #140

He's like butter...only... with ass crack showing FailureToCommunicate Jun 2012 #151

He's been plumbing the depths of dumbass ever since we were made aware of his existence. Ikonoklast Jun 2012 #186

I'm a non-believer GreatCaesarsGhost Jun 2012 #67

Is this idiot still flapping his yapper? Arkana Jun 2012 #68

That's right Joe, your Bible is written on the original papyrus in sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #69

I think we can retire the title of "Dumbest Mofo to ever run for Congress". bullwinkle428 Jun 2012 #70

joe the fabrication is about as informed as I expected. mulsh Jun 2012 #72

He was hit with a ton of bricks alright. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #73

The breathtaking stupidity of that assertion hifiguy Jun 2012 #74

SUch stunning ignorance should never be given air time except perhaps on the smoking gun.... Marrah_G Jun 2012 #75

I hope Marcie Kaptur buries that bald-headed idiot in November catbyte Jun 2012 #76

We now live in the age of Stupidity for Profit. nt Javaman Jun 2012 #77

The fact is, that boy is dumber than a fucking rock Autumn Jun 2012 #78

Dear Gawd, does this man know how poorly he reflects plumbers? rustydog Jun 2012 #80

Er . . . huh 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #81

Never revised? There are dozens of versions and they do not all use the same meanings. He is an jwirr Jun 2012 #82

Joe the Plumber hasn't heard of the google? Botany Jun 2012 #83

Google? Science created Google. TBF Jun 2012 #95

Here's Matthew 25:40 from 20 different bible versions LynneSin Jun 2012 #85

Stealing your marvelous graphic. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #86

Stupid Is As Stupid Does herberto55 Jun 2012 #87

Tide goes in, tide goes out. CJCRANE Jun 2012 #88

Without honesty, there is no truth. SCVDem Jun 2012 #89

What language is Joe the Plumber's Bible written in? Hugabear Jun 2012 #90

It's in the original King James English CJCRANE Jun 2012 #92

Preacheth it, brother! derby378 Jun 2012 #103

Hey, English was good enough for Jeebus. hifiguy Jun 2012 #110

Pretty sure God speaks Old Gallifreyan. tclambert Jun 2012 #152

Stupid should explain: Bible More Accurate Than the Constitution Because It’s Never Been Revised wordpix Jun 2012 #93

Sam the Moron just proved my hypothesis for why these morons hate science. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #94

What is he smoking and where might I obtain some??? Initech Jun 2012 #97

Joe needs to Watch the History Channel and It's Shows about the Bible Liberalman777 Jun 2012 #98

He said, ‘see any revisions on it Joe’? I said, ‘no.’ Suji to Seoul Jun 2012 #99

It was revised everytime a monk hand copied it. nt tsuki Jun 2012 #102

joe... progressoid Jun 2012 #104

Oh my god, he's even more fucking stupid than I thought. Zoeisright Jun 2012 #106

Bu,,,? Wha,,,? Ho,,,? Wh,,,? (@#%(*@#R(*U@(F*@#(*R@#*J#(U#)@(U benld74 Jun 2012 #107

Err, don't know what to do with this one nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #108

OMG JonLP24 Jun 2012 #109

If the bible had problems at the end of each chapter, the publishers would revise it every year whopis01 Jun 2012 #111

What the...been hundreds of...where the.........?!?!?!? Crowman1979 Jun 2012 #112

Well its official! Joe the Dumber is a Troll! Crowman1979 Jun 2012 #113

DERP shanti Jun 2012 #114

I really mourn for the average knowledge bank of Americans librechik Jun 2012 #115

re: the lack of education is serving the Republicans who advocate it very well. clang1 Jun 2012 #174

Demagogues sulphurdunn Jun 2012 #116

Bible? Never been revised? Fire Walk With Me Jun 2012 #117

Imagine you're Steve Kraus, and you lost a primary to this idiot muriel_volestrangler Jun 2012 #118

Where I come from we call this: A Special Kind of Stupid. JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #123

It's fun to point and laugh at wingnuts like we do with zoo animals aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #125

Problem is we don't have the wingnuts in cages Taverner Jun 2012 #127

Um, the bible has been revised COUNTLESS times! Taverner Jun 2012 #126

Council of Nicaea for you on line one, Joe. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #129

But wait...I have a Revised Standard Version MineralMan Jun 2012 #131

Oh, please! neeksgeek Jun 2012 #133

Never been Revised Because... Dirty Socialist Jun 2012 #137

ummmmm...what rhymes with "plumber"... glinda Jun 2012 #138

Just on my Nook or on my bookshelf, I count four separate versions of the Bible. backscatter712 Jun 2012 #139

I wonder if he's an Old Testement or a New Testement kind of guy? obxhead Jun 2012 #141

it's called faith but Joe decided PatrynXX Jun 2012 #142

Probably old news, but I just saw a bumper sticker hamsterjill Jun 2012 #144

Screw him and the dinosaur he rode in on complain jane Jun 2012 #149

Three words rateyes Jun 2012 #150

Joe doesn't know which came first Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #153

The reason science is more accurate is precisely because it's been revised so many times. tclambert Jun 2012 #154

Also says the Earth is flat. Nevernose Jun 2012 #155

Reminds me of an essay by Isaac Asimov pokerfan Jun 2012 #160

I am not surprised he's that ignorant frogmarch Jun 2012 #156

Ach, Gott im Himmel. tanyev Jun 2012 #157

Oy, Hillbilly philosophy Canuckistanian Jun 2012 #158

OMG...This fool makes my arse itch. Brooklyn Dame Jun 2012 #161

he really is stupid, isn't he? barbtries Jun 2012 #162

re: hope his would be constituents are running in the opposite direction. clang1 Jun 2012 #176

OMG..........can we just euthanize the stupid.... Historic NY Jun 2012 #163

learn something new Jerry Frey Jun 2012 #164

I thought for sure this was an exaggeration... but nope... MNBrewer Jun 2012 #166

Joe,the shitter's plugged. Swede Jun 2012 #168

When will this guy just go plunge a fucking turd? RagAss Jun 2012 #170

Yep, yep. Matthew and Moses speak and wrote English. McCamy Taylor Jun 2012 #173

And these stupid-ass MFers are running our lives! southerncrone Jun 2012 #177

If ... Clouseau2 Jun 2012 #179

To quote the great English poet George Harrison jonthebru Jun 2012 #180

... FedUpWithIt All Jun 2012 #181

Really rks306 Jun 2012 #182

What a fucking ignoramus. nt Deep13 Jun 2012 #183

God Almighty!!! (You should excuse the expression).... truth2power Jun 2012 #184

Wow. He must be a lousy plumber Tsiyu Jun 2012 #185

He's going for ALL the dog whistles. lpbk2713 Jun 2012 #191