A Scientific Parallel To Religious Questions

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  1. Silvercrest

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    Robert still has delusions of modhood. :p
     
  2. Melakon

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    I have a similar theory to Rob's, though in it, his god doesn't exist.
     
  3. Robert Maxwell

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    Well, I can't be at my creative best every day, can I? Even gods need a day off.
     
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    I am Robert's Duck-billed Platypus.
     
  5. Silvercrest

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    Fine. Now I want him to explain why he created Leap Year, the infield fly rule, and mosquitoes.
     
  6. Robert Maxwell

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    A "fuck you" to systems programmers.

    I like making people suffer.

    Come to think of it, my previous answer works for all three.
     
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    It is not THE Robert Maxwell's fault that humans can't figure out metric time, make sensible sport rules or develop an effective mosquito-killing agent without creating a biosphere-scale ecological disaster.
     
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    But THE Robert Maxwell would undoubtedly condemn the soul of anyone who would willingly take the life of one of his smallest yet innocent creatures. Condemn to the pits of fire and brimstone, or at least the pits of his arms.
     
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    The next time you create a universe, could it involve less faeces? Thanks.
     
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    Faeces? is that fairy poo?
     
  11. Kemaiku

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    I thought they didn't do that. But yes, a less messy universe would be much appreciated. And no spiders next time!
     
  12. Dryson

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    Sure it does such existence can lead us to an understanding of when the oldest life in the Universe first came into being depending upon how far away from the center of the Universe the planet with life on it is as well as how far between the Earth and the center of the Universe the planet is. Much like the rings on a tree we can trace the growth patterns of the Universe back to a single seed.
     
  13. Silvercrest

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    That statement is entirely correct. Yet it still does not contain usage, reference, or allusion to god, God, gods, goddesses, Yahweh, Allah, Rama, Ramtha, the Creator, or any sort of intelligent designer.

    Topic, please.
     
  14. Gov Kodos

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    No.
     
  15. sojourner

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    There is no "center of the universe".
     
  16. Silvercrest

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    Okay, I take it back. The statement is mostly correct, except for the parts where it's wrong.
     
  17. Serveaux

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    The Universe exists. You and I don't, not really. ;)
     
  18. Gov Kodos

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    We're ecosystems for breeding bacteria, but have a propensity to imagine we are so much more as if contemplating what the universe is is any better than deciding what flavor of fruit roll-up to buy in the scheme of things in the cosmos.
     
  19. Serveaux

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    Something like that. Ripples or waves on water.
     
  20. RoJoHen

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    Leap Year was clearly just a rounding error.
     
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