Ok, you know the story. A bunch of optimistic people decide to build a tower all the way to heaven. Then, after they were apparently getting too close, God makes them all speak different languages so no one can understand each other and the tower doesn't get finished.
So, how believeable does THAT story sound now?
As in now that you know the world is round and rotates so"Heaven" can't be located simply above the ground, that the highest man-made structures currently built are all less than half-a-mile high and yet none of their builders ever started spontaneously speaking a new language.
How many of you really believe that this event actually happened AS WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE?
You wanna know something funny Craig.....Tower of Babel story is an ancient Babylonian story BORROWED by the Jewish folks. An obvious influence on Judaism for sure. So it's no different than a lot of things in Judaism or Christianity......something borrowed something new.
Remember,Craig, we're talking about a book on the relationship between God and man. Not a History Book. So from that perspective it could very well be true. This is someones very short narrative about how population spread across the globe and language became varied between peoples, and someones opinion of how God played a part in that.
Here's another version:
A long fucking time ago, there was this big fucking flood. There was this old fuck that lived to be 950 years old. That makes for a lot of fucking. This old dude had a lot of fucking children. After the flood, him and his kids were the only motherfuckers left. Fenderbender said multiply. Since they couldn't do fucking math, they decide to fuck instead. They had a lot of fucking kids. So many, in fact, that they covered the entire fucking world. One of them decided to build a big fucking tower to reach into the heavens. What a fucking Nimrod!!!! Now Fenderbender gave them some rules, but since Fenderbender couldn't spell for shit all of these motherfuckers had different interpretations and ways of pronouncing the same fucking shit. And this is the true account of how the world became fucking populated.
And Fenderbender said "All is Fucking Good".
DM — Aug 22, 2008And Fenderbender said "All is Fucking Good".
And we all said: "Fuck you Kev" 8-)
DM — Aug 22, 2008Remember,Craig, we're talking about a book on the relationship between God and man. Not a History Book. So from that perspective it could very well be true. This is someones very short narrative about how population spread across the globe and language became varied between peoples, and someones opinion of how God played a part in that.
Here's another version:
A long fucking time ago, there was this big fucking flood. There was this old fuck that lived to be 950 years old. That makes for a lot of fucking. This old dude had a lot of fucking children. After the flood, him and his kids were the only motherfuckers left. Fenderbender said multiply. Since they couldn't do fucking math, they decide to fuck instead. They had a lot of fucking kids. So many, in fact, that they covered the entire fucking world. One of them decided to build a big fucking tower to reach into the heavens. What a fucking Nimrod!!!! Now Fenderbender gave them some rules, but since Fenderbender couldn't spell for shit all of these motherfuckers had different interpretations and ways of pronouncing the same fucking shit. And this is the true account of how the world became fucking populated.
And Fenderbender said "All is Fucking Good".
You fucking forgot the fucking part about why he fucking flooded the fucking world...in fucking retaliation to all those stupid fuckers worshipping the fucking false fucking idol fucking Gibson. Thats the fucking price of fucking blasphemy fuckers!
Cinvala — Aug 29, 2008[quote author=DM link=1219369772/0#3 date=1219431465]Remember,Craig, we're talking about a book on the relationship between God and man. Not a History Book. So from that perspective it could very well be true. This is someones very short narrative about how population spread across the globe and language became varied between peoples, and someones opinion of how God played a part in that.
Here's another version:
A long fucking time ago, there was this big fucking flood. There was this old fuck that lived to be 950 years old. That makes for a lot of fucking. This old dude had a lot of fucking children. After the flood, him and his kids were the only motherfuckers left. Fenderbender said multiply. Since they couldn't do fucking math, they decide to fuck instead. They had a lot of fucking kids. So many, in fact, that they covered the entire fucking world. One of them decided to build a big fucking tower to reach into the heavens. What a fucking Nimrod!!!! Now Fenderbender gave them some rules, but since Fenderbender couldn't spell for shit all of these motherfuckers had different interpretations and ways of pronouncing the same fucking shit. And this is the true account of how the world became fucking populated.
And Fenderbender said "All is Fucking Good".
You fucking forgot the fucking part about why he fucking flooded the fucking world...in fucking retaliation to all those stupid fuckers worshipping the fucking false fucking idol fucking Gibson. Thats the fucking price of fucking blasphemy fuckers!
I know that's fucking right.
The Elohim said "if they accomplish this then nothing they set out to do will be impossible. Let us go down and confuse their languages." --paraphrased from memory, dont quote me on that.
But, my point is, Elohim is a plural word, and when Elohim said "let us" who the hell was (were) he (they) referring to?
When I was a young dude I was all caught up in the Erik Von Daniken and Zachariah Sitchin point of view. I read a crap load of Sumerian (pre Babylonian) history and mythology. Most of the Old Testament was directly borrowed from either Sumerian or Babylonian stories. Sitchin and Von Daniken believed that the Annunaki (gods of the Sumerians) were actually space aliens!! At the time, being young, a freshman in college, and looking for a more interesting reality, I bought into a lot of their BS, somewhat willingly decieved. Made for some great papers though.
I still believe that there must be extraterrestrial life out there, but the odds of actually making contact are so fucking remote as to make it a non issue.
I still wonder who God was talking to though.
spaivxx — Aug 30, 2008I still wonder who God was talking to though.
To his wife, I guess ... ;) ;D
CraigBert — Aug 22, 2008Ok, you know the story. A bunch of optimistic people decide to build a tower all the way to heaven. Then, after they were apparently getting too close, God makes them all speak different languages so no one can understand each other and the tower doesn't get finished.
So, how believeable does THAT story sound now?
As in now that you know the world is round and rotates so"Heaven" can't be located simply above the ground, that the highest man-made structures currently built are all less than half-a-mile high and yet none of their builders ever started spontaneously speaking a new language.
How many of you really believe that this event actually happened AS WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE?
The Bible was written many years ago by people who were superstitious with no scientific knowledge. Then The boyz in Rome (the pope and his cronies) Had a hand in changing it many times, including and excluding many things. Now I ain't saying the bible ain't true in some respects, but on scientific issues it was probably just superstition. (Whatever parts of it did make it through the Boyz in Rome's inquisitions). In spiritual issues it may be correct. But I am no longer a Christian believer. I ain't saying Christ did not happen. Just what does that have to do with me?
desertbluesman — Aug 31, 2008[quote author=CraigBert link=1219369772/0#0 date=1219369772]Ok, you know the story. A bunch of optimistic people decide to build a tower all the way to heaven. Then, after they were apparently getting too close, God makes them all speak different languages so no one can understand each other and the tower doesn't get finished.
So, how believeable does THAT story sound now?
As in now that you know the world is round and rotates so"Heaven" can't be located simply above the ground, that the highest man-made structures currently built are all less than half-a-mile high and yet none of their builders ever started spontaneously speaking a new language.
How many of you really believe that this event actually happened AS WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE?
The Bible was written many years ago by people who were superstitious with no scientific knowledge. Then The boyz in Rome (the pope and his cronies) Had a hand in changing it many times, including and excluding many things. Now I ain't saying the bible ain't true in some respects, but on scientific issues it was probably just superstition. (Whatever parts of it did make it through the Boyz in Rome's inquisitions). In spiritual issues it may be correct. But I am no longer a Christian believer. I ain't saying Christ did not happen. Just what does that have to do with me?
Just for historical clarification.....it was the Hellenization of the Bible....by the GREEKS that first brought plague to the Bible.....then later them Roman boys latined it up. ;)
Just wait until Chinese technical writers get a hold of it! ;D
I think the terrorist are playing God as we speak.
Hookbender — Sep 01, 2008I think the terrorist are playing God as we speak.
The "terrorist are"? I guess that tower included the perversion of language as well. Yeesh.
The argument could be made that America is doing the same, unseating the leaders of countries and fighting a war in a country that didn't attack it.
But one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter...
Tripper
Tripper — Sep 02, 2008[quote author=Hookbender link=1219369772/0#13 date=1220229465]I think the terrorist are playing God as we speak.
But one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter...
KevCorrected.
charger — Sep 02, 2008[quote author=Tripper link=1219369772/0#14 date=1220318961][quote author=Hookbender link=1219369772/0#13 date=1220229465]I think the terrorist are playing God as we speak.
But one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter...
KevCorrected.
HEY NOW! I'm no Kev.
Ah, shit. I do have to admit that surely sounded like something he'd write, though.
I think that calls for a "FUCK YOU TRIPPER!"
And the obligatory, "FUCK YOU KEV!"
Tripper