What does a functioning brain have to do with the Bible?
Well, apparently not all that much. At least judging by the contents of this site, containing the 100 Greatest Quotes from fundamentalist christian chat rooms.
These are actual quotes of actual religious nutcases. If it wasn’t so damn funny, it would be tragic that people can actually be THAT stupid. I had tears streaming down my face from laughing so hard.
Funnily, just earlier today I read a blog post of a religious woman, who was asking why atheists don’t take people seriously who believe in Intelligent Design. I was tempted to write a comment with a lenghty explanation (along the lines of “because ID has got nothing to do with science and is just as much a fairytale as the rest of religion”), but in the end I decided it just wasn’t worth it. Now, if I could just find that blog again, I would post this link as my explanation. It says it all, really. How can you take anybody seriously who sprouts nonsense such as this:
There are a lot of things I have concluded to be wrong, without studying them in-depth. Evolution is one of them. The fact that I don’t know that much about it does not bother me in the least.
Although I have to say morons like this one make me a tiny bit angry:
[Talking about an eleven year old girl who was raped and then buried alive]
god was sacrificing this child as a way to show others the light. much as he did his own child. what a beautiful gift he has given us.
I’m really trying to be tolerant towards religious people, I try to respect the fact that they believe in fairytales with no basis in reality whatsoever. Everybody is entitled to their own private beliefes, right? But reading such utter foolishness doesn’t exactly make it any easier.
Here is another example that just leaves me shaking my head in disbelief:
Everyone knows scientists insist on using complex terminology to make it harder for True Christians to refute their claims.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid, for example… sounds impressive, right? But have you ever seen what happens if you put something in acid? It dissolves! If we had all this acid in our cells, we’d all dissolve! So much for the Theory of Evolution, Check MATE!
Is it any wonder I can’t take people like that seriously? Gahhh!!! My belief in humankind has taken quite a dive again. We are all doomed, I tell ya. DOOMED.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Oh, I wish I hadn’t clicked on that link. My faith in humankind has taken a nosedive now, too.
February 10th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Sorry for that, Darla! I didn’t intend that. But you have to admit, some of it is really funny. In a tragic kind of way….
February 12th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Yes, it was. I passed it along to my older kids (17 & 22, lest it sound like I’m giving it to a 6-year old), and now the quote you used for the title of your post, “What does a functioning brain have to do with the Bible?” is their new catch-phrase.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
LOL, that’s fantastic! I love to inspire people’s catchphrases (even if it’s not through anything I said myself…).
And I have to admit, this one is really too good to pass up. No atheist could have put it any better, which is the funniest thing about it. But then again, those fundies are not especially known for their intelligence, are they?
I can already see that quote printed on a t-shirt…