[In a discussion about Einstein's theory of relativity]
Other commenters above, if you don't mind, I wonder if any of you would estimate how much time you've spent reading the Bible in this month of March. I ask because I've found that once someone falls for Relativity, they almost never open a Bible again.
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I've found that once someone falls for Relativity, they almost never open a Bible again.
That's because Einsteinian relativity has much more explanatory power that your bible.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Saul of Tarsus
You're right, Schlafly. Once someone falls for science, logic and reason, they almost never go back to fundamentalist religion again.
Relativity? Hell, Heliocentric Theory has caused some to doubt the Bible. That's what happens when you declare that the Bible must be taken 100% literally: once people find out that it's wrong about ANYTHING (and there's PLENTY that it's wrong about), people can no longer trust it.
"I've found that once someone falls for Relativity, they almost never open a Bible again"
That tends to happen with any science, actually.
Sweet Celestia, is this guy still around? You'd think he'd give up by this point, what with being the laughing stock of everyone, everywhere, but it seems self-righteousness is a powerful thing.
"I ask because I've found that once someone falls for Relativity, they almost never open a Bible again."
Yeah. Relativity. That's what did it for me.
It wasn't that the Bible is largely incoherent, abhorrent, barbaric, illogical, cruel, bizarre, and fucking wrong about nearly everything. Nope. It was because I read about Relativity.
"I ask because I've found that once someone falls for Relativity, they almost never open a Bible again."
Crikey! Some get as far as relativity? As soon as I hit pi, that was it for me, I never opened a bible again. At least in my reality circles are actually round.
The germ theory of disease is actually much more damaging to the literal truth of the bible than Relativity.
Once again, Schlafly misses the boat.
Maybe it's because the Theory of Relativity is based in fact, and the bible is based in fantasy?
Hey Andy, do you still really think that the Theory of Relativity is a liberal plot to allow people to promote abortion?
"I've found that once someone falls for Relativity, they almost never open a Bible again."
Relativity =/= 'Moral Relativism'.
Science =/= Concept, Andy Schaftafly. You - as a supposed 'engineer', of all people - should know this.
I've found that once someone opens a Bible and falls for it's own Moral Relativism...
...they become Timothy McVeigh, Eric Robert Rudolph, and Scott Roeder.
@Extraintrovert
Hail Celestia! Hail Luna! Hail the Equestrian Diarchy! And buck Andy in his face.
Serious physicists, who also happen to be Christians, should band together to destroy this mendacious moron's idea that "amount of Bible time" means something as far as professional science goes.
Jeez, his mother should have stayed home and raised Andy instead of traveling all over telling other women how to raise their kids ...
It's statements like this one of Andy that makes me feel so sorry for him - he's STILL trying to gain his mother's approval!
I read 2 Bibles during March, for fun. King James Version and New International Version.
I love how Schlafly just spouts a random "fact" (read: delusional claim made up in his head) and all the Conservapedia monkeys just take it as if it were spoken by God itself.
On a related note: how does Andy function with such a massive Messiah complex?
Actually, Mr. Schlafly has some rather poetic stuff going on with this comment. The Freedom From Religion people should put this on their billboards, cited, of course.
You know, Andy, even if the Bible were completely accurate, it still wouldn't have all the answers. It says absolutely nothing about any modern scientific principles such as relativity.
Why are you faulting people for not looking to the Bible for answers it plainly doesn't have?
Oh, and "falling for Relativity"? Really?
I've fallen for Relativity, yet I read the Bible in March. I read the following:-
Ezekiel 4:12 And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.
Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Job 6:6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Ok, so I really read it today, April 2nd, but I've still fallen for Relativity. But maybe it's impossible to read the the Bible in March if you've fallen for Relativity. I'll try next year and find out.
I've found that once someone falls for Relativity, they almost never open a Bible again.
And I've found that once someone falls for Moby Dick , they almost never open Dick and Jane again. See Spot run!
Falls for Relativity?
WTF does that mean?
"Serious physicists, who also happen to be Christians"
You are kidding, right?
"Serious physicists, who also happen to be Christians"
You are kidding, right?
Freemon Dyson is a serious physicist who also happens to be a Christian. I disagree with them, but they exist.
I've said it before, I'll say it again.
When education is the nemesis of your beliefs, it behooves you to look more skeptically at your beliefs, not education.
"I've found"...translation, "I just made this up".
Brought to you by the "trustworthy encyclopaedia".
John Polkinghorne.
You lose.
Do NOT try to go against physics. That won't ever work! Please, Andy, get some logical reasoning powers.
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