The Bible actually refutes itself in the very first section of the very first book by giving two separate and contradictory accounts of the creation story.
Here is a summary for those too lazy to look it up for themselves.
Genesis 1:1 - 2:4 summary: God creates the heavens and the earth. He separates the light from the darkness (whatever that means). He creates a dome to separate Earth water from space water. He creates land, fruit and vegetation. God makes 2 lights; the sun for a day light and the moon for night light. He creates water life, bird life, sea monsters and animals (all at once without any type of evolution), and then tells them all to fuck the shit out of each other. God creates humans in their (why is this plural?) image and gives them dominion over the other beasties, and then tells them to bone up a storm too. God tells the humans and animals to help themselves to all the plants, fruits and vegies they like (but makes no mention of eating meat). On the seventh day, God orders a pizza, smokes some weed and plays Xbox all day. These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
Done deal, right!? But wait, there's more...
Genesis 2:4-2:22 summery On the day that God created the heavens and the earth, back before there were plants, rain and people to work the land, God forms a man from dust on the ground and breathes life into his nostrils. After that, he creates plantlife, the garden of Eden and a tree of knowledge of good and evil. God puts the man in the garden of Eden and tells him not to eat from the tree of knowledge. Then God creates all of the animals and tells the man to name them all. Finally, he creates a woman out of the man's rib.
Can you spot the differences in these two contradictory creation myths? -The first myth spans 7 days, the second spans one day. -The plants and animals are created before man in the first myth, and after in the second. -In the first myth humans are created all at once, in the second the man is made first - the woman second.
Did God forget to proofread?
It is theorized that these two competing creation stories - which were passed from generation to generation through oral tradition before being written down - were both so popular, that the creators of the version of Genesis that ended up in the book that we now call 'the Bible' decided to include both.
Another interesting discussion is how the Bible was assembled from many stories written by many different people over hundreds of years, and even after it was codified, was (and still is) edited and translated and manipulated, which explains its many shifts in mood, tone, and content. If you read the Bible as literature, it is full of some great stories. The stories of David and Lot are juicy. Ecclesiastes was written by a total nihalist and is pretty bad ass. Revelation is fun too, in its own sociopathic way.
I like Chinese The world today seems absolutely crackers, With nuclear bombs to blow us all sky high. There's fools and idiots sitting on the trigger. It's depressing and it's senseless, and that's why... I like Chinese. I like Chinese. They only come up to your knees, Yet they're always friendly, and they're ready to please.
I like Chinese. I like Chinese. There's nine hundred million of them in the world today. You'd better learn to like them; that's what I say.
I like Chinese. I like Chinese. They come from a long way overseas, But they're cute and they're cuddly, and they're ready to please.
I like Chinese food. The waiters never are rude. Think of the many things they've done to impress. There's Maoism, Taoism, I Ching, and Chess.
So I like Chinese. I like Chinese. I like their tiny little trees, Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.
I like Chinese thought, The wisdom that Confucious taught. If Darwin is anything to shout about, The Chinese will survive us all without any doubt.
So, I like Chinese. I like Chinese. They only come up to your knees, Yet they're wise and they're witty, and they're ready to please.
All together.
[verse in Chinese] Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.) Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.) Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.) Ni hao ma; ni hao ma; ni hao ma; zaijien! (How are you; how are you; how are you; goodbye!)
I like Chinese. I like Chinese. Their food is guaranteed to please, A fourteen, a seven, a nine, and lychees.
I like Chinese. I like Chinese. I like their tiny little trees, Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.
I like Chinese. I like Chinese. They only come up to your knees...
>> ^longde: I think this is a cool sift, but can someone explain why it is so popular.
This is the only way currently to make sure there is no human effect on the results. When done correctly, this method of testing, ensures no one can tamper with the outcome, be it a drug company executive, a doctor conducting the experiment, a patient receiving the drug and so on.
By giving all patient groups identical looking treatment, you remove any possibility that the patients might react differently, by having a control group receiving a placebo (and not knowing they're on a placebo) you can measure how much of the success of your treatment is caused by the placebo effect. If you see the group receiving the new drug is improving by the same amount as the control group, you know the new drug does nothing.
By keeping the examining doctors in the dark, you eliminate the possibility that they will treat patients differently, knowingly or unknowingly, either by accidentally letting them know they're on the placebo, by giving less attention to people on the placebo and so on. Results remain impartial. The same applies to the statisticians. Only after the results are final, everybody can finally find out who was on what drug, and what effect they had.
And finally, by allowing the process to be repeated multiple times by different companies and agencies (FDA etc), you make sure no drug company can manufacture a study result without being debunked later by someone else. Executives have no effect on the outcome, and everybody stays honest.
...know a dude in Pensacola with an oral history goes back ...know a dude in Pensacola with an oral history pased down to him from his grandad who drank nothing but anoxic water from a sinkhole in the backyard says, that theres a real funky swampland burial ground over some ancient lobster hutches..er..patient mobster clutches... "Baker's Hamster Crutches, come in thres sizes too small for all your fuzzy little limpster needs!"
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Converting a Young Earth Preacher to Atheism (Blog Entry by dag)
The Bible actually refutes itself in the very first section of the very first book by giving two separate and contradictory accounts of the creation story.
Here is a summary for those too lazy to look it up for themselves.
Genesis 1:1 - 2:4 summary:
God creates the heavens and the earth. He separates the light from the darkness (whatever that means). He creates a dome to separate Earth water from space water. He creates land, fruit and vegetation. God makes 2 lights; the sun for a day light and the moon for night light. He creates water life, bird life, sea monsters and animals (all at once without any type of evolution), and then tells them all to fuck the shit out of each other. God creates humans in their (why is this plural?) image and gives them dominion over the other beasties, and then tells them to bone up a storm too. God tells the humans and animals to help themselves to all the plants, fruits and vegies they like (but makes no mention of eating meat). On the seventh day, God orders a pizza, smokes some weed and plays Xbox all day. These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
Done deal, right!? But wait, there's more...
Genesis 2:4-2:22 summery
On the day that God created the heavens and the earth, back before there were plants, rain and people to work the land, God forms a man from dust on the ground and breathes life into his nostrils. After that, he creates plantlife, the garden of Eden and a tree of knowledge of good and evil. God puts the man in the garden of Eden and tells him not to eat from the tree of knowledge. Then God creates all of the animals and tells the man to name them all. Finally, he creates a woman out of the man's rib.
Can you spot the differences in these two contradictory creation myths?
-The first myth spans 7 days, the second spans one day.
-The plants and animals are created before man in the first myth, and after in the second.
-In the first myth humans are created all at once, in the second the man is made first - the woman second.
Did God forget to proofread?
It is theorized that these two competing creation stories - which were passed from generation to generation through oral tradition before being written down - were both so popular, that the creators of the version of Genesis that ended up in the book that we now call 'the Bible' decided to include both.
Another interesting discussion is how the Bible was assembled from many stories written by many different people over hundreds of years, and even after it was codified, was (and still is) edited and translated and manipulated, which explains its many shifts in mood, tone, and content. If you read the Bible as literature, it is full of some great stories. The stories of David and Lot are juicy. Ecclesiastes was written by a total nihalist and is pretty bad ass. Revelation is fun too, in its own sociopathic way.
O'Reilly Knocks Palin On Lack of Experience
Glenn Beck: We Need To Start Thinking Like the Chinese
The world today seems absolutely crackers,
With nuclear bombs to blow us all sky high.
There's fools and idiots sitting on the trigger.
It's depressing and it's senseless, and that's why...
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're always friendly, and they're ready to please.
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
There's nine hundred million of them in the world today.
You'd better learn to like them; that's what I say.
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They come from a long way overseas,
But they're cute and they're cuddly, and they're ready to please.
I like Chinese food.
The waiters never are rude.
Think of the many things they've done to impress.
There's Maoism, Taoism, I Ching, and Chess.
So I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
I like their tiny little trees,
Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.
I like Chinese thought,
The wisdom that Confucious taught.
If Darwin is anything to shout about,
The Chinese will survive us all without any doubt.
So, I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're wise and they're witty, and they're ready to please.
All together.
[verse in Chinese]
Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.)
Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.)
Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.)
Ni hao ma; ni hao ma; ni hao ma; zaijien! (How are you; how are you; how are you; goodbye!)
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
Their food is guaranteed to please,
A fourteen, a seven, a nine, and lychees.
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
I like their tiny little trees,
Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees...
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O'Reilly Knocks Palin On Lack of Experience
She's like a political www.cleverbot.com
Except she's not clever.
I like how she makes Ivy League sound like a bad word.
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I think this is a cool sift, but can someone explain why it is so popular.
This is the only way currently to make sure there is no human effect on the results. When done correctly, this method of testing, ensures no one can tamper with the outcome, be it a drug company executive, a doctor conducting the experiment, a patient receiving the drug and so on.
By giving all patient groups identical looking treatment, you remove any possibility that the patients might react differently, by having a control group receiving a placebo (and not knowing they're on a placebo) you can measure how much of the success of your treatment is caused by the placebo effect. If you see the group receiving the new drug is improving by the same amount as the control group, you know the new drug does nothing.
By keeping the examining doctors in the dark, you eliminate the possibility that they will treat patients differently, knowingly or unknowingly, either by accidentally letting them know they're on the placebo, by giving less attention to people on the placebo and so on. Results remain impartial. The same applies to the statisticians. Only after the results are final, everybody can finally find out who was on what drug, and what effect they had.
And finally, by allowing the process to be repeated multiple times by different companies and agencies (FDA etc), you make sure no drug company can manufacture a study result without being debunked later by someone else. Executives have no effect on the outcome, and everybody stays honest.
Converting a Young Earth Preacher to Atheism (Blog Entry by dag)
Archaeological Find Could Re-Write History Books
Glenn Beck: We Need To Start Thinking Like the Chinese
I cannot understand why people think this is a good thing.
Laughing Gas is funny.... very funny
New Seinfeld Mini-Episode (on Curb Your Enthusiasm Finale)
It was a bit like a Seinfeld parody though, but I guess with one shot they have to cover all the bases.
Neil Patrick Harris on Craig Ferguson
"I'm highly suggestible. If I watch The Food Network, I want to eat. If I watch... gay porn... Know what I mean?" -Craig Ferguson