Stupid stuff you believed as a kid

ThePhanastasio · 05-02-2013, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Did you go to confession? I can see how that would have placed the idea in your mind, kneeling in the confessional telling the priest about your sins, would have seemed almost like talking to The Big Guy...

No, I never went to confession until high school when my family started going to an Episcopal church.

I can see the possibility of seeing confession on TV or something, or hearing someone talking about it, and making that association, though, even if I'd never personally had the experience.

Neapolitan · 05-03-2013, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

Forgive my off topic remark here, but I am compelled to point out that people didn't evolve from monkeys. Humans, monkeys and apes share a common ancestor.

I had that thought when I was a kid, how was I to know that?

edit: Before this turns into the Scopes Trial... I remember as a kid when people talked about evolution it was almost always said that man evolved from monkeys they never mentioned a specific species that was common to both humans, monkeys and apes etc. (interestingly enough even you said "common ancestor" and didn't mention a specific species). Why do people do this? Some of these species lived millions and millions of years ago. Maybe it's for a lack of a better word.

P A N · 05-03-2013, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

Forgive my off topic remark here, but I am compelled to point out that people didn't evolve from monkeys. Humans, monkeys and apes share a common ancestor.

i'm on this guy's ignore list. could someone ask him to provide a link to so i can read about this? or provide me a link themselves? please?

**Janszoon** · 05-03-2013, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by P A N

i'm on this guy's ignore list. could someone ask him to provide a link to so i can read about this? or provide me a link themselves? please?

Not sure if you're joking or not, but here's a diagram on the off chance that you aren't:

Plankton · 05-03-2013, 11:03 AM

I once thought that if I inserted my guitar into my 8-Track player, I'd be a better guitar player. It didn't fit, but man that was some good Peyote.

Paul Smeenus · 05-03-2013, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I had that thought when I was a kid, how was I to know that?

edit: Before this turns into the Scopes Trial... I remember as a kid when people talked about evolution it was almost always said that man evolved from monkeys they never mentioned a specific species that was common to both humans, monkeys and apes etc. (interestingly enough even you said "common ancestor" and didn't mention a specific species). Why do people do this? Some of these species lived millions and millions of years ago. Maybe it's for a lack of a better word.

This is a candidate

**Frownland** · 05-03-2013, 12:58 PM

I used to be confused by the concept of people driving on the left side of the road in other countries because if they all drove on the left side and kept the right side empty, how was it that they didn't crash?

P A N · 05-03-2013, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Not sure if you're joking or not, but here's a diagram on the off chance that you aren't:

well, i wasn't joking. admittedly i was quite drunk when i wrote that though. it seems obvious when i look at that diagram, but for some reason i wasn't able to imagine that when i was reading his comment.

Paul Smeenus · 05-03-2013, 03:13 PM

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The Batlord · 05-03-2013, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by P A N

I did that today to see if it still had juice. It doesn't hurt, and has a very definitive taste. Needless to say, my stud finder was faulty.

It's not so much that it hurts, but it is uncomfortable. I could never do it for more than a few seconds. And I always thought it tasted like copper.

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