Buying groceries, two women talking about global warming

[Jimbo S]

last night coming home from the Angels-Indians game I had to get some food-

Cashier: "Did you see that Al Gore special on global warming?"

Customer: "I refuse to have anything to do with Al Gore....I don't believe in global warming....God will come down when He is ready."

On how many levels is this so fucked up? I wanted to say something snarky or even educational, but knew it was best to bite my lip and walk away.

:banghead:

[Rambis]

1. God will come down?

So god is male and he is on a time table to come here at some point?

[democracyindanger]

4. Jesus is coming.

Look busy.

[AllegroRondo]

5. I hope he's wearing protection.

[dolo amber]

2. Now see...

if you lived in Milwaukee *proper*, you wouldn't have that problem. ;) :D

[Jimbo S]

7. Oh, sure

rub it in! :hi:

[ceile]

3. How did you stop yourself from laughing?

Whenever I hear stupid shit like that, I can't help but snicker. Drives my SO nuts because we get some really shitty looks when I do.

[Jimbo S]

6. Maybe because I was so stunned?

It's one thing to question global warming, but how someone can use religion in a scientific arguement is so clueless it left me silently stunned.

[Connonym]

8. What a cop out (her, not you)

I get really ticked off when people say shit like that or "god will provide" yada, yada. I think it's cool if people have faith that makes them feel there is purpose but when they use it as an excuse to avoid responsibility for their actions I want to kick them. Maybe god wants us to take care of our own messes. I have a feeling if there is a god he's saying "don't MAKE me come down there" Gah, sheeple make me sick.

[Jimbo S]

9. I know, right in out backyard as well

:scared:

[unpossibles]

10. that kind of thing always reminds me of a joke

about a pious man whose village floods, and when his neighbors try to save him three times (two boats, one helicopter), he refuses by saying "God will save me."

When he eventually dies, he complains to God, and God says, "that's funny. I could have sworn I sent 2 boats and a helicopter."

Ok, that was the Reader's Digest version, but you get the point. I've actually told it to people who have that attitude, and hopefully it sinks in - they are free to believe in God, but since He allegedly gave us free will, maybe we should get off our asses and fix our own problems. Personally, I don't believe in the old sheet-wearing bogeyman myself, but I still like the joke.