Dumb Things Theists Say

[Bad Writer]

Whenever I stay in a hotel, the first thing I do is take the Babble they put in the nightstand drawer and cross out the line "In the beginning". I then replace it with "Once upon a time".

Hey! I like that show!

Don't sully its name by writing it in a bible please!!

[Godscreated]

The latest one I seem to be getting lately is

"Where is the evidence for cross species evolution? Where are the transitional fossils?

This one always makes me laugh, it's as if they assume half evolved animals with missing limbs and organs should be working around the planet

Laugh all you want you still can't prove it, so the last laugh will be on you.

[Silver]

The theistic statement: You have never truly read or studied scripture, or else you would know god is good.

Definitely, one of the dumbest.

[Big Blue Sky]

Better to ignore them having an conversation with an theist is like fitting wheels to a tomato time-consuming and completely unnecessary.

[NoraBrimstone]

"But we agree that a God would fit the description of what "good" is."

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The latest one I seem to be getting lately is

"Where is the evidence for cross species evolution? Where are the transitional fossils?

This one always makes me laugh, it's as if they assume half evolved animals with missing limbs and organs should be working around the planet

Laugh all you want you still can't prove it, so the last laugh will be on you.

What can't Dan prove, Sweetie?

[Zen Badger]

The latest one I seem to be getting lately is

"Where is the evidence for cross species evolution? Where are the transitional fossils?

This one always makes me laugh, it's as if they assume half evolved animals with missing limbs and organs should be working around the planet

Laugh all you want you still can't prove it, so the last laugh will be on you.

But Evolution is not the real bone of contention here GC.

The real issue is the age of the Universe, and we can prove that in a dozen different ways.

And with an old Universe and hence an old Earth, Evolution is a given.

So when you've managed to conclusively disprove the findings of Astronomy,Geology, Palaeontology, Physics, Astrophysics, Genetics and all of the other scientific disciplines which prove an old universe you can tell us how wrong we are.

Until then you're just another empty vessel making lots of meaningless noise.

[KichigaiNeko]

Do you think this might help?

[Cyberman]

The dumbest thing for me is when theists open any statement with "Well if the bible/God/Jesus is true/real, then (x > y > z)" and think they're making a slamdunk logical proof. To me all this does is prove that they really do have unshakeable faith, but not in any mystical magical mumbo-jumbo. They have faith in the power of 'if'.

All their world depends on it. They construct beautifully, and tortuously, intricate arguments, often citing respected authorities and real-world facts, yet seem to forget that they're hanging the whole structure from one of the most vulnerable words in the English language. That's a lot of weight for poor old 'if' to bear. All one has to do is snip through that slimmest of threads with "If not - what then?" and the whole thing collapses into a sad mess at the theist's feet.

I don't know about you but I'd prefer something a tad more stable on which to base my worldview.

[Rahul]

The latest one I seem to be getting lately is

"Where is the evidence for cross species evolution? Where are the transitional fossils?

This one always makes me laugh, it's as if they assume half evolved animals with missing limbs and organs should be working around the planet

Laugh all you want you still can't prove it, so the last laugh will be on you.

Well this never gets old...

Fossils or organisms that show the intermediate states between an ancestral form and that of its descendants are referred to as transitional forms. There are numerous examples of transitional forms in the fossil record, providing an abundance of evidence for change over time.

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/li...onal.shtml

At least hundreds, possibly thousands, of transitional fossils have been found so far by researchers. The exact count is unclear because some lineages of organisms are continuously evolving.

http://www.livescience.com/3306-fossils-...heory.html

In 2004, scientists digging in the Canadian Arctic unearthed fossils of a half-fish, half-amphibian that all but confirmed paleontologists' theories about how land-dwelling tetrapods–four-limbed animals, including us–evolved from fish. It is a classic example of a transitional form, one that bridges a so-called evolutionary gap between different types of animal. In this slide show, examine five important cases.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/f...dence.html

[Brian37]

Anyone can look at a tiger and a domestic house cat and deny evolution is one deluded fuck!

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Queen Mary I of England was SO religious she burnt people on the stake for not meeting her religious standards. She died of ovarian cancer...

Rick Perry should claim God gave it to her because she had a vagina.