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RE: Is God YOUR Engine?
January 29, 2013 at 3:32 pm
(This post was last modified: January 29, 2013 at 3:34 pm by Faith No More.)
I read the article before watching the video, and the first thing that popped into my mind was, "a soldier being mocked for believing in god? Not in this fucking army." Good to see that was the first point this guy addressed.
Oh shit, I just read that "Why Women Cry" link. Is there any wonder why I am cynical about the future of the human race?
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RE: Is God YOUR Engine?
January 29, 2013 at 3:45 pm
I regard god as a hemorrhoid.., just a pain in the ass.
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RE: Is God YOUR Engine?
January 29, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Actually TJ (the guy in the vid) asks who is so completely unable to drive - even in the most rudimentary way and especially in the army - that they feel the need to pray even to get behind the wheel. I myself have never learned to drive but even I could manoeuvre a vehicle if I had to.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Is God YOUR Engine?
January 29, 2013 at 3:49 pm
(January 29, 2013 at 3:45 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I regard god as a hemorrhoid.., just a pain in the ass.
Does that mean I can buy a cream to make him go away?
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RE: Is God YOUR Engine?
January 29, 2013 at 3:50 pm
Also, what army still uses Jeeps? Humvees replaced the Jeep in the 80's for the US.
If this is a current story then perhaps it does not take place in a God fearing country.
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RE: Is God YOUR Engine?
January 29, 2013 at 4:00 pm
This is one of the fingerprints of bullshit packaged as platitudes; that there is no verifiable information on which to make an assessment. In this case, we have no idea which army is supposedly involved, the names of the players, the year of the alleged events, or even if it's an exaggerated account of some trivial occurrence. Each of these things on their own is a kill shot to the heart of the story. Put them together and the tale, pretty though it might sound, is an ex-parrot in the most extreme sense.
However, if such details are the most unbelievable aspects to the story for someone, they have somewhat bigger problems anyway.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'