ERIC MICHAEL JOHNSON
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"If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin."
- Charles Darwin
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Jul 18, 2007

Today's Math Lesson

Fundamentalists: believe 2+2 =5 because It Is Written. Somewhere. They have a lot of trouble on their tax returns.

"Moderate" believers: live their lives on the basis that 2+2=4. but go regularly to church to be told that 2+2 once made 5, or will one day make 5, or in a very real and spiritual sense should make 5.

"Moderate" atheists: know that 2+2 =4 but think it impolite to say so too loudly as people who think 2+2=5 might be offended.

"Militant" atheists: "Oh for pity's sake. HERE. Two pebbles. Two more pebbles. FOUR pebbles. What is WRONG with you people?"

(props to Stephen Wells.)

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3 comments:

Robin Zimmermann said...

Heh. I'll buy that.

(still a "moderate" atheist for purely selfish reasons)

Jake said...

*snrk*

Much awesomeness.

Robin Zimmermann said...

For reference: Stephen Wells's original comment.