In article <bc1fe$3fdb3ea5$51569c09$15556@nf2.news-service.com>,
Kevin Anthoney <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote:

Mark K. Bilbo wrote:

It struck me how funny it is that the creationist crowd is *so
self-absorbed (in terms of "humans are just so wonderful, we had to
have been created!") that it never seems to occur to them the universe
is almost totally, universally, solidly *hydrogen. The simplest element
around.

Actually, most of it is dark matter, which you'd think would be pretty
pointless in a universe constructed specifically for humans.

Oh here we go again, the anthropic universe. Did it ever enter your
head that humans evolved in a such way that they became well adapted
to the universe in which they dwell, rather than vice versa?

But God works in mysterious ways, as we know...

Yeah, real mysterious and secret. So secret, as a matter of fact, that
you might think that gods don't even exist. :-)

Kevin Anthoney <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:bc1fe$3fdb3ea5$51569c09$15556@nf2.news-service.com:

Mark K. Bilbo wrote:

Okay so I think about weird things on Saturday mornings, trying to
have enough coffee to wake up but...

What are these "Saturday mornings" of which you speak?

Is he one of those horrid *gasp* MORNING PEOPLE?!

*shrinks back in terror*

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 01:00:20 -0500, Olrik wrote:

Mark K. Bilbo wrote:

You'd *think a "creator" could do something more...

Yup! He could make us more different than chimps, for a start.

<bleater>
He did. He gave us souls.
</bleater>

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 01:00:20 -0500, Olrik wrote:

Mark K. Bilbo wrote:

You'd *think a "creator" could do something more...

Yup! He could make us more different than chimps, for a start.

<bleater>
He did. He gave us souls.
</bleater>

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 01:00:20 -0500, Olrik wrote:

Mark K. Bilbo wrote:

You'd *think a "creator" could do something more...

Yup! He could make us more different than chimps, for a start.

<bleater>
He did. He gave us souls.
</bleater>

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:45:29 GMT, "MarkA" <manthony@stopspam.net>, Message
ID: <pan.2003.12.15.12.44.31.661574@stopspam.net> wrote in alt.atheism;

On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 09:53:14 +0000, Mark K. Bilbo wrote:

Okay so I think about weird things on Saturday mornings, trying to have
enough coffee to wake up but...

It struck me how funny it is that the creationist crowd is *so
self-absorbed (in terms of "humans are just so wonderful, we had to
have been created!") that it never seems to occur to them the universe
is almost totally, universally, solidly *hydrogen. The simplest element
around.

*Billions of light years worth of simple structures. Plain, blah,
simplistic structures.

On the larger scales, the universe simply *isn't complex. It's almost
nothing but the simplest possible element. Largely in random clouds
floating around pointlessly. Periodically clumped into big, burning
balls.

You'd *think a "creator" could do something more...

Harlan Ellison (I believe): "Hydrogen and stupidity are the two most
abundant elements in the Universe."

http://www.buildfreedom.com/stupidity/

"The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to
contemplate the extent of human stupidity." -- Voltaire

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
not sure about the universe." -- Albert Einstein

"The two most common things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity."
-- Harlan Ellison

"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a
longer shelf life." -- Frank Zappa

"There are more fools in the world than there are people." -- Heinrich
Heine

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity." -- Robert Heinlein


http://www.spreadjoy.com/17/stupidity1.php3

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity…

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and
conscientious stupidity.

There are more fools in the world than there are people.

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for
happiness…

http://extlab7.entnem.ufl.edu/IH8PCs/humor/p-table.htm

Unessential Elements

In a recent contest, The Washington Post asked readers to dream up new
elements for the Periodic Table.

Among the best of the batch were:

Limbaughium Lb - The heaviest known element. It possesses an
ever-expanding mass. Very white. Acidic. Emits heat but no light.
Instantly polarizes all elements that come in contact with it. Repels
protons and electrons; attracts only morons.

Billclintium Bc - With a slick appearance and slimy texture, this element
undergoes a series of interesting changes when in hot water.

Canadium Eh - Similar to Americium, but a little denser. Much more rigid.
Often called Boron.

Innofensium Pc - Precisely equal numbers of electrons, protons, neutrons,
leptons, quarks. Completely inert, utterly useless, but smells like a
rose.

Newtium Oo - Extreme irritant. Carries a strong negative charge. Does not
possess magnetic properties. Can be purchased cheaply.

Quaylium Vp - Einsteinium it ain't.

Budweisium Ps - Has no taste or smell; is often indistinguishable from
water.

Cabmium Cb - Found in abundance, except when needed. Exists in two states,
in motion and at rest. When in motion, it cannot be stopped, no matter
what you do. Cabmium has a charge associated with it. The charge is
variable, and scientists have not determined the formula for calculating
it.

Politicium Po - Contains a great deal of gas. Similar to radon in that it
can reach lethal concentrations in the House.

Congress $$ - Atomic number 535. Can never be found in a solution.

LaRue Robinson submitted this for our reading pleasure. Poor LaRue, he
used to be an ornamental extension agent in Florida but left before all
the excitement about the medfly. Now he has to live in Las Vegas where he
is forced to visit the casinos and advise them on horticultural practices
for the Nevada Cooperative Extension Service. He is also forced to see all
the show girls parade around and eat the inexpensive great food the
casinos lay out for their customers. I know he'd rather be back here
fighting the medfly.

Thomas R. Fasulo, Editor and Extension Entomologist Extraordinaire I HATE
COMPUTERS Newsletter
http://extlab7.entnem.ufl.edu/IH8PCs/


http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/stupidity/

Quotations by Subject
Quotations by Subject: Stupidity
(Related Subjects: Intelligence)
Showing quotations 1 to 10 of 19 quotations in our collections

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and
I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus
handicapped.
Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC), The Bacchae, circa 407 B.C.

Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.
Frank Dane

With stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903)
"Maxims for Revolutionists"

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements
for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)

The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and
stupidity.
Harlan Ellison (1934 - )

Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was
merely stupid.
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

There are more fools in the world than there are people.
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and
conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Strength to Love, 1963

Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Nick Diamos

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid
people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?
Scott Adams (1957 - )

Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal
education positively fortifies it.
Stephen Vizinczey

Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Unknown

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.
Unknown

Fools rush in where fools have been before.
Unknown

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be
well-mannered.
Voltaire (1694 - 1778)

Lord, what fools these mortals be!
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Act
2 scene 2

/end



Stoney
"Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
and
SCAMPERMEISTER!"

When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere! When things are rough, can't
SCAMPER enough! /end humour alert

alt.atheism military veteran #11
{so much for the 'no atheists in foxholes' rubbish}

And so upon Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:34:44 -0600 didst duke speak thusly:

On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 09:53:14 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo" <see.blog@sig.below> wrote:

Okay so I think about weird things on Saturday mornings, trying to have
enough coffee to wake up but...

It struck me how funny it is that the creationist crowd is *so
self-absorbed (in terms of "humans are just so wonderful, we had to have
been created!") that it never seems to occur to them the universe is
almost totally, universally, solidly *hydrogen. The simplest element
around.

*Billions of light years worth of simple structures. Plain, blah,
simplistic structures.

On the larger scales, the universe simply *isn't complex. It's almost
nothing but the simplest possible element. Largely in random clouds
floating around pointlessly. Periodically clumped into big, burning balls.

You'd *think a "creator" could do something more...

Why, if you just quit floating around pointlessly and not clumping into
something, you'd too become complex like some of us, clumpless.

Mmmmm. Love that Christlike behavior!
It's like the Psalms. You know, the ones that say things like "Thus saith
the Lord, ***** you fuckface!!!"