How I feel trying to explain atheism to a creationist. (Also, cakeday submission)

Dyolf_Knip · 9 months

Nothing could be simpler. It is merely a small wooden casket, the size and shape of a cigar box, with a single switch on one face. When you throw the switch, there is an angry, purposeful buzzing. The lid slowly rises, and from beneath it emerges a hand. The hand reaches down, turns the switch off and retreats into the box. With the finality of a closing coffin, the lid snaps shut, the buzzing ceases and peace reigns once more. The psychological effect, if you do not know what to expect, is devastating. There is something unspeakably sinister about a machine that does nothing -- absolutely nothing -- except switch itself off.

Yep, that sounds about right.

AStabToTheEye · 9 months

Where may one purchase this box of futility?

pointlessness · 9 months

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UmQ5LsNMXZ4

stealthmatt · 9 months

This is the advance edition: (even more impressive) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djc8FPHs45o

thebigbabar · 9 months

I watched that for 5 minutes...

ninnymonger · 9 months

In my experience the battery eventually runs out. Reason prevails.

greatatdrinking · 9 months

I can't own one of these because my friends would break it due to a fundamental lack of understanding about its "purpose".

PutridBile · 9 months

That has got to be the single most useful device ever created.

IngridTheStar · 9 months

Relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkgoSOSGrx4

UnicornsBeforeJesus · 9 months

The one line that creationists always pull when I try to explain a faulty in the religious books: "Because God made it that way."

I say, "If Adam and Eve are white, and are both the first humans, how did black people come to be?" Their answer--"God's miracles. God created a black man inside of a white woman. God made it that way."

I say, "There is no whale, and there has never been a whale, with a stomach large enough to support someone the size of Jonah and not have deadly stomach acid at the same time. Every whale that can fit someone as large as a human inside it's stomach has stomach acid that will kill the human. How did Jonah live?" Their answer: "God's miracles. God made it that way."

When you shove the idea of an all-Powerful creator in your mind, you get infinite bullshit solutions.

cebedec · 9 months

We could use this analogy to our advance and let creationists argue against each other: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkgoSOSGrx4

spaceghoti · 9 months

Well, since there's cake....

Klinder · 9 months

how have some of these people passed natural selection?

TrainAss · 9 months

I want one of those!

Scythe_of_the_Celt · 9 months

Infinite money.

Nackles · 9 months

That was mesmerizing.

Waking_Phoenix · 9 months

Or trying to explain anything to a close-minded person anyway...

I will say that, even if you see no difference, they may actually be affected by what you said long term.

TehFono · 9 months

Huh. I clicked on the image before reading the post title and the first thing I thought was "What an uncooperative box." No lie.

Heh... awesome.

LetsGetRamblin · 9 months

It's drinking the water!

Dilenger · 9 months

This seriously just summed up everything.

AzureDrag0n1 · 9 months

I feel like I am talking to a brick wall honestly. Both equally effective.

demon1255 · 9 months

It infuriates me that this is not a loop.

Epicman · 9 months

Wow. That is the PERFECT picture metaphor. Damn.

Freakonomist · 9 months

"Ohh...
So what you're saying is that I can disprove any of your pathetic arguments so quickly, it's like flipping a switch back to it's original position?
And, hey, do you want to know why it was in that position to begin with? God created it that way!
Checkmate, atheists!"

reidhershl · 9 months

Is it me or is the hand just a tweened animation?

Kado_Isuka · 9 months

I'd love to put one of these in a hotel lobby with a sign that reads "Flip Switch for Service".

frankwiles · 9 months

Any know if someone makes those for sale? I want!

igot8001 · 9 months

That's funny... it is the same feeling that I get when I try to explain atheism to an r/atheist.

Teleportingsocks · 4 months

How I feel trying to explain anything to anyone on r/atheism.

MyriPlanet · 9 months

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Titties · 9 months

I don't give a shit about your digital cake. Fuck off.

Bolnazzar · 9 months

hmm, soo: A secular country without religion is not controlling since sluts are free to exits and put boobies out all over the place? banks rob u with mortgages, you work like a dog every day and government takes half of it as "tax"! , All the movies HAVE to have sexual content in them? Alcohol is advertised in EVERY tv commercial? peoples way of having fun is drinking or fucking random girls? people are too busy over American Idol and twilight while USA and UK robs them without them knowing?

CUT THE FUCKING CRAP you retarded dumfucks. Keep your shit to yourself. As a Muslim I LMFAO every day to your nonsense talks and your shit society.


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