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Yes, I know we atheists aren't supposed to believe in magic. But if you do this simple exercise, you might wonder.
•Start by thinking of a number, any number.
•Now, multiply that number by 9.
•If the result is a multi-digit number, add its digits together to come up with a new number.
•If that new number is still a multi-digit number, add its digits together to come up with yet another new number. Continue doing this until you end up with a 1-digit number.
•Once you have a 1-digit number, subtract 5 from it.
•Now, using the standard numbering of the English alphabet (where 1 is A, 2 is B, and so on), find the letter corresponding to your number.
•Next, think of a European country that begins with that letter.
•Then take the last letter of that country and think of an animal that begins with that letter.
•Finally, take the last letter of that animal and think of a color that begins with that letter.
Okay, now—oh, wait a minute—you do know that there aren't any orange kangaroos in Denmark, right?
How did I know you were going to say that? Because no matter what number you pick (except 0) the end result will always be 9.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
December 10, 2015 at 7:54 pm (This post was last modified: December 10, 2015 at 7:55 pm by Magilla.)
(December 10, 2015 at 5:39 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: Yes, I know we atheists aren't supposed to believe in magic. But if you do this simple exercise, you might wonder.
•Start by thinking of a number, any number.
•Now, multiply that number by 9.
•If the result is a multi-digit number, add its digits together to come up with a new number.
•If that new number is still a multi-digit number, add its digits together to come up with yet another new number. Continue doing this until you end up with a 1-digit number.
•Once you have a 1-digit number, subtract 5 from it.
•Now, using the standard numbering of the English alphabet (where 1 is A, 2 is B, and so on), find the letter corresponding to your number.
•Next, think of a European country that begins with that letter.
•Then take the last letter of that country and think of an animal that begins with that letter.
•Finally, take the last letter of that animal and think of a color that begins with that letter.
Okay, now—oh, wait a minute—you do know that there aren't any orange kangaroos in Denmark, right?
How did I know you were going to say that? Because no matter what number you pick (except 0) the end result will always be 9.
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But my animal was Koala, and the colour Aquamarine. It seems likely that an unspecified animal starting with 'K', (eg. kangaroo, koala, kudu, kakapo, killer whale, komodo dragon), and an animal of the colour beginning with the last letter in that animal name, will exist in Denmark, (that's if you can think of a colour starting with that letter).
There are no atheists in terrorist training camps.
(December 10, 2015 at 8:08 pm)Evie Wrote: The scariest part is actually that the color "orange", the country "Denmark" and the animal "kangaroo" are all what I picked.
I say "scary" but it is just a coincidence though.
what a friend we have in Evie
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
(December 10, 2015 at 8:23 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I did indeed wind up in Denmark, but I had an ochre kea.
Boru
Exotic you!
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I thought of 2. I multiplied it by 9 and got 18. I added the digits together and got 9. I took 5 off it and got 4. The 4th letter is D. I thought of Denmark for the country. The last letter was K and I had a mental block when it came to thinking of an animal beginning with K, I know many many animals including obscure ones but I couldn't be arsed waiting for the mental block to end so I googled "animals beginning with K" and Kangaroo was first on the list alphabetically so I used that. The last letter is O and orange was the obvious color.
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