China's Sorrow

[AV1611VET]

You really didn't know there were previous supercontinents?

I've heard the rumor ... mainly by those who weren't there.

I file it away under Diabolical Mimicry.

 

[AV1611VET]

You live on a small island in the Pacific don't you?

Used to.

 

[Mr Strawberry]

Or try ten thousand times to create a light bulb?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but he was working with real world experiments to prove his idea worked. You, on the other hand, believe what you believe in spite of the real world. See the difference?

 

[Mr Strawberry]

Used to.

Well, I don't know where you are now, but your island wasn't part of Pangaea.

 

[AV1611VET]

You, on the other hand, believe what you believe in spite of the real world.

Let me make a correction here:

You, on the other hand, believe what you believe in spite of [our interpretation of] the real world.

 

[Mr Strawberry]

I've heard the rumor ... mainly by those who weren't there.

I file it away under Diabolical Mimicry.

If that's where you choose to place the Earth sciences in your mind, well, it's your mind. It must be depressing, though, having to file so much of everything under 'satan'. Must make the things you can think about rather limited.

 

[AV1611VET]

Well, I don't know where you are now, but your island wasn't part of Pangaea.

Oh, I see what you're saying.

Okay ... good point; but I believe Strathos is flying the flag of the United States, is he not?

 

[Mr Strawberry]

Let me make a correction here:

You, on the other hand, believe what you believe in spite of [our interpretation of] the real world.

Well, you'll have to take that up with the way your senses work then, because you have no other way of interpreting the real world.

 

[AV1611VET]

If that's where you choose to place the Earth sciences in your mind, well, it's your mind. It must be depressing, though, having to file so much of everything under 'satan'. Must make the things you can think about rather limited.

Just because I file Lemuria and whatever other "ias" are drummed up under a microscope or telescope or whatever kind of scope is used (retroscope?), doesn't mean I file all of science there as well.

I have a set of standards I use that dictates where I do my filing.

 

[Mr Strawberry]

Just because I file Lemuria and whatever other "ias" are drummed up under a microscope or telescope or whatever kind of scope is used (retroscope?), doesn't mean I file all of science there as well.

I have a set of standards I use that dictates where I put stuff.

Yes, I know, they're called double standards.

 

[AV1611VET]

Well, you'll have to take that up with the way your senses work then, because you have no other way of interpreting the real world.

Would my senses have told me to take Thalidomide?

Would my senses have told me Pluto is our 9th planet?

Would my senses have told me the Challenger is 'go for throttle-up'?

Would my senses have told me to party down on the Deepwater Horizon?

Would my senses have told me to return home to L'Aquila?

 

[AV1611VET]

Yes, I know, they're called double standards.

You'd like to believe that, wouldn't you?

 

[Mr Strawberry]

Would my senses have told me to take Thalidomide?

Would my senses have told me Pluto is our 9th planet?

Would my senses have told me the Challenger is 'go for throttle-up'?

Would my senses have told me to party down on the Deepwater Horizon?

Would my senses have told me to return home to L'Aquila?

You know, you might add another one to that list.

Would my senses have told me to be a Bible literalist?

 

[Mr Strawberry]

You'd like to believe that, wouldn't you?

There's no believe about it.

 

[AV1611VET]

You know, you might add another one to that list.

Would my senses have told me to be a Bible literalist?

Ask Thomas.

John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

 

[Mr Strawberry]

Ask Thomas.

John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

I'm not asking Thomas, I'm asking you.

Would the evidence of your senses have told you to be a Bible literalist.

 

[AV1611VET]

I have a set of standards I use that dictates where I do my filing.

Yes, I know, they're called double standards.

You'd like to believe that, wouldn't you?

There's no believe about it.

Okay, I won't believe you.

 

[Mr Strawberry]

Okay, I won't believe you.

The hoops you have to go through to persuade yourself that you aren't kidding yourself.

 

[AV1611VET]

Would the evidence of your senses have told you to be a Bible literalist.

What kind of question is that?

If I asked a college professor that, he'd probably say, "What?"

Could you restate your question, please?

 

[AV1611VET]

The hoops you have to go through to persuade yourself that you aren't kidding yourself.

I expect that kind of talk from an atheist.

And for the record, the only other two I would expect it from would be scientists and those not of the Christian faith.