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QuoteChurch leaders did not respond to Raw Story's requests for comment, but the website notes they will be providing "bar-b-que chicken, fried chicken and all the sides" at the book burning.

Fun for all the family! Are these Baptists anything like Southern Baptists? I live next door to a Southern Baptist church.

My brain... it hurts.... idiot senses are tingling!

I find this a little scary...make that a lot scary. However, if I lived in that town I'd probably organize a KJV burning across the street. Maybe toss in some bras for good measure, and have a booth selling Letter to a Christian Nation, God is Not Great, and The God Delusion on the side. And in order for someone to buy the books, they have to blaspheme the Holy Spirit.

I'd give them away for free if they blasphemed.

I think Chimera's reasoning is that by blaspheming, they would be demonstrating that they wouldn't simply take the book across the street and set it ablaze =).

Quote from: "Ultima22689"My brain... it hurts.... idiot senses are tingling!

I'm glad they're doing this. Think about it for a second. These idiots are trying to suppress information in the age of the INTERNET!!! It's so laughable it's almost sad. For one, the books they are burning are getting more attention by their actions. Not to mention they BOUGHT the books so the author/publisher/bookstore are getting their cut from the money. They have been completely counter-intuitive with their actions. The money/time/energy they spent on this they could have read the dozens of passages that said to help feed the hungry, clothe the naked, console the grieving, etc. instead of judging others with this.

Good job, dumbass baptists, you just gave me my winter reading list!

Let them take it across the street and burn it.  And use all of the profits to fund a humanist charity.

Try and sneak a bible into the pile when they ain't looking!

These are horrible people.  

Quote from: "Ninteen45"Try and sneak a bible into the pile when they ain't looking!

They're burning bibles too. Any bible that isn't of the King James variety goes in the fire.  

Isn't that the most retarded one?

King James?

Yeah, the King James, I heard that's one of the most backwards ones out there.

How?

Quote from: "Ninteen45"How?

I don't know, that's why i'm asking. -_-

People who consider the King James version to be the "only true version" amused me even back when I was a christian. But I agree there should be a KJV burning across the street. Maybe even ask the church for some pamphlets or something and throw them in the fire.

How about get some crucifixes and when you see a book burning throw a few from your car into the fire.  See if you can make them chase you ^_^.

Chances are you'll end up tied to one...

I don't know, I don't think jesus will make those book burners faster then my speeding car.

I've always wanted to go to one of these and burn "good" bibles.

^ Cracks me up "good" and "bad" Bibles. Aren't there people who think God's message will get through with any sort of version?

 Do you think someone will actually see this book burning on the news or however it's publicized and be like "Alas! My belief in the--insert "wrong Bible here, "bad' music, etc.-- is completely wrong!! I must believe in what these people say I should!!"?

Heck, I'd go just for the Bar-B-Q. I'm always a fan of free food. I might even has some good arguments.(And by good, I mean get them incredibly frustrated).

The great thing about crashing religious parties is that if you pretend you might be open to conversion, they never harm you, and then you can wail away with hilarious debate.  

Just print out the entire contents of //skepticsannotatedbible.com, and leave it on the pastor's porch. Boy, will he have a busy week! My favorite park was "parish of 14".

This is why if there is intelligent life out there they see this and think "Great Archmedd! Those Earthlings are destroying knowledge because of some backwater religious belief! To hell with inviting them into the galatic federation of unified planets of peace. We'll mark it as a forbidden zone."

And that's why we don't have advance space travel.

Quote from: "Big Mac"This is why if there is intelligent life out there they see this and think "Great Archmedd! Those Earthlings are destroying knowledge because of some backwater religious belief! To hell with inviting them into the galatic federation of unified planets of peace. We'll mark it as a forbidden zone."

And that's why we don't have advance space travel.

So you agree with the South Park Pine wood Derby episode then?

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Quote from: "Big Mac"This is why if there is intelligent life out there they see this and think "Great Archmedd! Those Earthlings are destroying knowledge because of some backwater religious belief! To hell with inviting them into the galatic federation of unified planets of peace. We'll mark it as a forbidden zone."

And that's why we don't have advance space travel.

So you agree with the South Park Pine wood Derby episode then?

Oh hell yeah, I imagine we have been observed by Aliens and that while some of us may seem promising, the planet as a whole probably amuses/frightens/saddens them.

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Quote from: "Big Mac"This is why if there is intelligent life out there they see this and think "Great Archmedd! Those Earthlings are destroying knowledge because of some backwater religious belief! To hell with inviting them into the galatic federation of unified planets of peace. We'll mark it as a forbidden zone."

And that's why we don't have advance space travel.

So you agree with the South Park Pine wood Derby episode then?

Oh hell yeah, I imagine we have been observed by Aliens and that while some of us may seem promising, the planet as a whole probably amuses/frightens/saddens them.

I don't know if thats true.  You got to think of the vastness of space in just our galaxy.  We don't know how rare intelligent life is.  If its a 1 in a billion shot then there are only a few hundred races in our galaxy and there is no guarantee any of them survive to this day or even made it into space.  Who knows our galaxy could be like the show V where the head alien says they thought they were the only other intelligent life in the galaxy.  Its a big galaxy and its a big universe and we are on a planet circling a 3rd rate star on the outskirts of the galaxy.

Quote from: "LoneMateria"I don't know if thats true.  You got to think of the vastness of space in just our galaxy.  We don't know how rare intelligent life is.  If its a 1 in a billion shot then there are only a few hundred races in our galaxy and there is no guarantee any of them survive to this day or even made it into space.  Who knows our galaxy could be like the show V where the head alien says they thought they were the only other intelligent life in the galaxy.  Its a big galaxy and its a big universe and we are on a planet circling a 3rd rate star on the outskirts of the galaxy.

I don't we would impress a species/society that mastered interstellar travel.

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Quote from: "LoneMateria"I don't know if thats true.  You got to think of the vastness of space in just our galaxy.  We don't know how rare intelligent life is.  If its a 1 in a billion shot then there are only a few hundred races in our galaxy and there is no guarantee any of them survive to this day or even made it into space.  Who knows our galaxy could be like the show V where the head alien says they thought they were the only other intelligent life in the galaxy.  Its a big galaxy and its a big universe and we are on a planet circling a 3rd rate star on the outskirts of the galaxy.

I don't we would impress a species/society that mastered interstellar travel.

You don't what?  How would we impress a society that has mastered interstellar travel?

Unless instead of don't you meant doubt.  In which case i'd agree and they would ignore us even if they found us.  However we are just speculating here.  I'd say its more likely given that we live on a small planet circling an unimpressive star near the edge of our galaxy  that we haven't been found.  I can imagine how difficult it would be to find us regardless of technology.  We around one star of billions.

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Quote from: "LoneMateria"I don't know if thats true.  You got to think of the vastness of space in just our galaxy.  We don't know how rare intelligent life is.  If its a 1 in a billion shot then there are only a few hundred races in our galaxy and there is no guarantee any of them survive to this day or even made it into space.  Who knows our galaxy could be like the show V where the head alien says they thought they were the only other intelligent life in the galaxy.  Its a big galaxy and its a big universe and we are on a planet circling a 3rd rate star on the outskirts of the galaxy.

I don't we would impress a species/society that mastered interstellar travel.

You don't what?  How would we impress a society that has mastered interstellar travel?

Unless instead of don't you meant doubt.  In which case i'd agree and they would ignore us even if they found us.  However we are just speculating here.  I'd say its more likely given that we live on a small planet circling an unimpressive star near the edge of our galaxy  that we haven't been found.  I can imagine how difficult it would be to find us regardless of technology.  We around one star of billions.

Well if they did find us, it's not necessarily true they would ignore us, it's possible they would be interested if they are anything like humans when it comes to curiosity, humans would LOVE to meet another species, I would imagine a species that is doing interstellar travel would at least be interested in our species to some degree, especially in the next fifty years or so.

perhaps from a history standpoint.  Technological probably not.  Art ... who knows.  Then again who knows what is unique to humans that doesn't exist throughout or galaxy.  Its hard to put yourself in the shoes (so to speak) of something who you know nothing about and possibly can't sympathize with.

Well if they did find us, it's not necessarily true they would ignore us, it's possible they would be interested if they are anything like humans when it comes to curiosity, humans would LOVE to meet another species, I would imagine a species that is doing interstellar travel would at least be interested in our species to some degree, especially in the next fifty years or so.

Nice quote fail there.

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Did you begin posting after drinking again? You're going to get yourself banned saying ignorant crap like that.

Quote from: "Big Mac"That's it? Your trolling is weak, queer. You smoke penises, fag.

Yeah after seeing a post in another thread its safe to assume some substance is responsible for this.  Big Mac is usually nice and respectful whether or not we agree on the subject.  Anyway I take this as a win.  His response (even though it was probably alcohol induced) basically says, "Lone's logical argument makes perfect sense but I don't want to change my mind so i'm going to call him names .... that'll teach him to disagree with me."  Anyway i'm not taking any offense to this whatsoever even if this wasn't an act caused by an impaired judgement state.