tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post1893050894085202406..comments2023-09-24T07:53:50.826-05:00Comments on The Atheist Experience™: We get emailUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-22507272180708942732010-01-20T12:38:39.520-06:002010-01-20T12:38:39.520-06:00@ Badger3k:
Christian beat poetry won't take ...@ Badger3k:<br /><br />Christian beat poetry won't take off? How about Christian rock? Or even (FSM preserve us) rap?<br /><br />@ Jonah<br />"What a waist of thyme."<br /><br />And from such an apparent sage source. Note, though, that the author's use of "waist", etc would at least pass spell check, though they're homonyms for the word meant. Many of the author's words, though, were 'of a Kind unto themselves' (which would've been redlined).<br /><br />@ Tendu<br />Bravo for linking the Xian beat poetry to Tim Minchin's <i>Storm</i>. I love that piece and his work in general. Many here may already know it. If not, add it to your "things to watch on youtube" list.VladTheImpalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995433986482663832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-19457209224330500422010-01-20T12:24:52.188-06:002010-01-20T12:24:52.188-06:00@ Joshua
"I'm not sure, but the odd forma...@ Joshua<br />"I'm not sure, but the odd formatting could be due to bad line breaking if they wrote the email in one client and then copy and pasted it to send in something else. However, there seem to be too many breaks at the right point for that to be the case."<br /><br />Almost certain that copy/paste was involved. A few thoughts on that: <br />1) Whatever app they copied from...didn't have spellcheck?<br />(Or maybe the writer--well, paste & sender anyhow--disregards the red lines as being "from de debil". Interesting. Pretty sure it's proper to put "spell" and "check" together when describing the function in a text processing app. But apparently "spellcheck" isn't listed as a proper word in, well, spellcheck.)<br />2) Seems likely the entire screed was pasted. (No personalization; writing style and glitchy formatting throughout) Why do that? To send the same exhorting testimony to multiple sinners-in-need-of-The-Word.<br /> Yep, they figured that message wasn't just good enough to send to one sinner. It's, in effect, "broadcast quality".<br /> Uh...yeah.VladTheImpalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995433986482663832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-31339280583693550282010-01-19T07:42:53.634-06:002010-01-19T07:42:53.634-06:00Brief recap of mail:
- Shut up, that's why
- ...Brief recap of mail:<br /><br />- Shut up, that's why<br />- You just want to sin<br />- Atheists have no hope<br />- Pray and God will answer (but be patient, he's busy, you know)<br /><br />And of course a liberal sprinkling of unsupported claims.Lukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844177654412625852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-40821328167546392702010-01-19T04:21:19.108-06:002010-01-19T04:21:19.108-06:00I think you're correct about the capital "...I think you're correct about the capital "I" when they begin a word. I can almost see him/ her being told in grade school they need to capitalize the letter, misunderstanding what was said, and then never ever figuring out the way it really works. I find things like that fascinating. Of course, We're not sure that this person isn't actually still in the second grade either. Or maybe is home schooled and is behaving exactly as taught. Or maybe it's an alien communicating through a faulty translator. Or a coincidence of typos.<br /><br />(rrpostalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336728549010108830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-40856365449915109222010-01-15T07:07:39.299-06:002010-01-15T07:07:39.299-06:00Great advice read the bible and discover the truth...Great advice read the bible and discover the truth. The truth of the bible is that god is a raving maniac. Even in the new testament it is still into blood sacrifice and the good book ends with the acid trip of revelations. <br /><br />There is nothing like the bible to make satan look good. At least he had the good sense to rebel against the "all loving" psychopath.DavidCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567694912132966263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-5794105653253283652010-01-15T05:41:45.979-06:002010-01-15T05:41:45.979-06:00@lonomoholo
You're my new best friend for the...@lonomoholo<br /><br />You're my new best friend for the icon pic!Inghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024689390434414829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-5483610534031054772010-01-14T11:58:02.439-06:002010-01-14T11:58:02.439-06:00Love the enjambement.Love the enjambement.grammar kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013978337083600740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-38936626920951642010-01-14T11:35:45.979-06:002010-01-14T11:35:45.979-06:00What…I'm sorry, I wasn't listening.What…I'm sorry, I wasn't listening.Mark Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082856602483276803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-1465252605036239892010-01-14T10:45:38.339-06:002010-01-14T10:45:38.339-06:00"You're blinded & deceived by the dev...<i>"You're blinded & deceived by the devil."</i><br /><br />This one may be true, but until he starts becoming inconsistent then it's the best view of the universe I have to go on.March Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116034158087704885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-25019799560502598192010-01-14T10:26:19.643-06:002010-01-14T10:26:19.643-06:00Could you ask him for a summary? He lost me half-w...Could you ask him for a summary? He lost me half-way.Pinkpoppophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13800948036015468575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-38325420740546185182010-01-14T09:41:32.933-06:002010-01-14T09:41:32.933-06:00Maybe when calling in they will have a musical acc...Maybe when calling in they will have a musical accompaniment? It'll be like Tim Minchin's <i>Storm</i>, except that it will suck...and probably won't be having an animated movie made.Tenduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009126249664769982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-39749468016094044702010-01-14T09:28:30.708-06:002010-01-14T09:28:30.708-06:00Rather than spend time reading the Bible, this dud...Rather than spend time reading the Bible, this dude ought to spend some time learning to spell. I particularly like the use of 'pershing' for, I assume, perishing. It seems that a disproprtionate number of theists are unable to construct cogent, grammatically correct sentences. This may be the result of frenzied keyboard bashing while frothing at the mouth with outrage. <br /><br />The CAPLOCK key appears to be a favourite as well...lonomoholohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603946638734081751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-56152547031999497582010-01-14T06:23:06.746-06:002010-01-14T06:23:06.746-06:00What a waist of thyme.What a waist of thyme.Jonahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163213494675664754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-62412896963914598822010-01-14T04:59:15.218-06:002010-01-14T04:59:15.218-06:00Ask him how his life can have meaning without Vish...Ask him how his life can have meaning without Vishnu. How can one live in a Vishnu-less world? Tell him to pick up Hindu scripture and educate himself.Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435379042731604819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-41079162495386675292010-01-14T04:20:20.742-06:002010-01-14T04:20:20.742-06:00My favourite part of this email was the bit about ...My favourite part of this email was the bit about being controlled by the devil. I thought god gave us free will. If I am being controlled by an outside influence surely I cannot he held accoutable for my actions. Its the perfect get out of hell free card.<br /><br />Anyway the whole mail made me laff.Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439248183580550162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-64353988372347105392010-01-14T00:08:31.542-06:002010-01-14T00:08:31.542-06:00"Then pick a bible up & start studying, y...<i>"Then pick a bible up & start studying, you will see the truth."</i><br /><br />I love it when they say that. Don't they know that many atheists have read the bible? I have read it front to back at least 2 times. That's why I'm an atheist. Because, I don't like books that tell me to stone disobedient children and I most certainly wouldn't consider such a book as a moral authority.Robert Madewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237253238274655114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-24506386205550067982010-01-13T23:59:05.970-06:002010-01-13T23:59:05.970-06:00Somehow, I don't think Christian Beat Poetry w...Somehow, I don't think Christian Beat Poetry will take off.Badger3khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008838430274720250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-30084909959430226732010-01-13T21:59:15.300-06:002010-01-13T21:59:15.300-06:00Why did God give the devil such powers!Why did God give the devil such powers!BathTubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198295395639562763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-50610532484033044162010-01-13T20:01:56.627-06:002010-01-13T20:01:56.627-06:00Good news! I may have succeeded in goading our fre...Good news! I may have succeeded in goading our free verse Christian friend into calling the show on Sunday.Rational Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122282788630579139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-10255120482855466332010-01-13T19:46:55.822-06:002010-01-13T19:46:55.822-06:00I would like them to explain how they would know t...I would like them to explain how they would know the devil if they saw "him/her/it".WrongWayJerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904280156847821945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-17594652418680690342010-01-13T18:43:33.217-06:002010-01-13T18:43:33.217-06:00Oh wow... Thats my mom!
Well, ok, thats how she w...Oh wow... Thats my mom!<br /><br />Well, ok, thats how she would sound were she to write in. Scary man.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552885760927342114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-18562036564765835762010-01-13T18:26:05.984-06:002010-01-13T18:26:05.984-06:00I'm not sure, but the odd formatting could be ...I'm not sure, but the odd formatting could be due to bad line breaking if they wrote the email in one client and then copy and pasted it to send in something else. However, there seem to be too many breaks at the right point for that to be the case.<br /><br />If one did want to respond, one would presumably explain that many atheists are people who had at one point accepted Jesus as their personal lord and savior.<br /><br />Or to point out that there's a distinction between wasting time because what one is doing has no connection to objective validity and wasting time because the letter writer thinks everything is meaningless without God. The writer doesn't seem to see the difference.<br /><br />Ah well, probably many other things one could say. But you are correct that there's really not much one can say to this sort of thing that has any chance of being listened to.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637936588223855248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-91834686874436919792010-01-13T18:10:28.648-06:002010-01-13T18:10:28.648-06:00It's like a Christian free verse poem, but wit...It's like a Christian free verse poem, but with many more spelling errorsYaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639306782444621435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-34047041728070055482010-01-13T17:31:22.826-06:002010-01-13T17:31:22.826-06:00My god. It'd take me days to address all those...My god. It'd take me days to address all those points.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881036419280903737noreply@blogger.com