It's a fable, man. It's easy to make stories like that from the Bible seem pointless and stupid when you take the internet Atheist approach - i.e. hyper-literal-ism - funnily enough the same kind of approach that fundamentalists tend to take.
The story is about showing patience and persevering even when it seems the universe is set against you.
The important thing is, it's funny.
And a fable? Come on: next you'll be telling me the Garden of Eden didn't exist! :laughing:
Trollheart
09-15-2017 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by oj simpson
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I bet the moral you took from that story was not to trust snakes, wasn't it TH.
How can you trust snakes? They're all ... snaky.
Actually I like snakes. The moral I took from it was not to trust women. I mean, priests.
:shycouch:
And if you want to eat the fruit, trick her into eating it first so she gets the blame.
Cuthbert
09-15-2017 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Trollheart
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Cause for Mord to exult again, no doubt. :rolleyes: You near there, Monkey? What's the atmosphere like? I don't envy you. Stay safe.
Na, about 120 miles.
I was talking to my dad about the current trend of attacks in Europe and the UK though and we both agreed we are shocked nothing has happened here (Brum) yet. Traced back to the same four or five wards a lot.
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reckon something will happen at a football game sooner than later, would be horrendous.
They tried it in France didn't they? Stade De France, the guys got caught on entry and detonated at the turnstiles.
I remember football matches being talked about as targets as far back as the Japan & South Korea World Cup (2002). The paper I was reading even had an illustration in of Beckham and Owen being held by pitch invaders with grenades in their hands ffs.
But yes, surely only a matter of time. And something I have thought about inside the stadiums (if something happened now, where would I run/how would I get out?)
