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Occasionally Family Guy has some Gems. A scale of Mental Retardation. (imgur.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Noobasdfjkl
[–]IHv2RtrnSumVdeotapes 9 points10 points11 points 7 months ago
Doctor: So, as you can see (pointing to a chart), you are just over the line of mental retardation.
Peter: Don't you mean, just under the line?
Doctor: The day I'm corrected by a reta!!….I'm sorry. Just please trust the analysis.
[–]arebe2 27 points28 points29 points 7 months ago
The day I'm corrected by a RE-
[–]Mypenisblack 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
-dditor.
[–]arebe2 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Well played.
[–]yooder 48 points49 points50 points 7 months ago
That looks very similar to the scale used in Forrest Gump
[–]phillycheese 74 points75 points76 points 7 months ago
Yes that's the joke.
[–]LordShaggy 11 points12 points13 points 7 months ago
YOU SUCK MCBAIN
[–]censored_username 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
would you care to correct that statement?
[–]Atario 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
I never made that connection, despite having seen both. So I am grateful he made the observation.
[–]Slexx 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Please make a novelty account called ThatsTheJoke
[–]Fa1nT 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
50 probably already exist
[–]noyourthejoke -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
Ya no kiddin'
[–]RaindropBebop 14 points15 points16 points 7 months ago
Image for reference?
[–]shaftdestroyer 11 points12 points13 points 7 months ago
here you go
[–]RaindropBebop 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Ha, very nice, Family Guy.
Thank you for posting the image.
[–]dactyif 61 points62 points63 points 7 months ago
Occasionally? SIR, I beg to differ.
[–]mkosta 27 points28 points29 points 7 months ago
I find it hilarious that any praise of Family Guy on reddit is prefaced with something along the lines of "They're usually not funny but..."
[–]Atario 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago
South Park cultists don't take kindly to not prefacing praise of Family Guy 'round these parts!
[–]thatnerdykid 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
nor anywhere
[–]Arrogant-Basterd 6 points7 points8 points 7 months ago
I mostly dislike it because it's just a string of completely interchangeable cut-away jokes.
OH WAIT POO JOKES HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA.
[–]saadakhtar 7 points8 points9 points 7 months ago
Conway Twitty.
[–]kragmoor 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE
[–]izmeister 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
I once told a guy I didn't like family guy for that reason. He told me to show was too "witty" and "smart" for me to "get"... Let's just say there was no second date
[–]Ol_Lefteye 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
You chose wisely.
[–]dactyif -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
The only witty thing... never mind, its fucking hilarious, I don't think intelligence plays a part.
[–]Arrogant-Basterd 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I don't think Intelligence directly plays a part but sense of humour does.
With Family Guy, I can see every joke coming and when the jokes do arrive they dwell on them too long for my liking.
and finally, although not Family Guys fault, I don't like American Dad that much and I can't believe the Cleveland Show is considered comedy, and I pretty much pool those three together.
[–]EsteemedGentleman 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
That's why I like Futurama. There's always something fresh, but then there's the occasional WOOP WOOP WOOP.
i enjoy the spin offs quite a bit more so than family guy
im guessing he also enjoys nascar and smackdown
[–]kragmoor 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
just like adam sandler movies! :D
[–]Right_on_BRO 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Well the early seasons were golden, then writers... fuck tired of always explaining. They used to be funny, blah blah blah blah, bob laub's law law blog, manatees. Now the show is awful.
[–]Jim_Gaffigans_bacon -3 points-2 points-1 points 7 months ago
Sir, I have to second that query.. How dare you say 'occasionally' when referring to the modern pinnacle of animated comedy that is... the bomb giggidy.
[–]Noobasdfjkl[S] 11 points12 points13 points 7 months ago
Red 5 standing by.
[–]jav032 10 points11 points12 points 7 months ago
Red October standing by.
[–]theultimatejames 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
Simply Red standing by.
red rover standing by
[–]pyr0phelia 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
Red button standing by.
[–]HolaPinchePuto 6 points7 points8 points 7 months ago
Red rocket standing by.
[–]Skab 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Red Square standing by.
[–]ExistentialEnso 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
I can take or leave most episodes of Family Guy, but holy hell are the Star Wars parodies brilliant.
[–]Noobasdfjkl[S] 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I thought something something dark side was best.
[–]dactyif 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
I'd sleep with quagmire, no homo of course.
[–]Vaccy 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
My only experience was being forced to watch a "movie" of it about them time travelling or something and it wasn't funny at all. Is the regular series better?
[–]NannigarCire 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
It's a great show that was given a bad rap after seth Macfarlene realized his original concept was too smart (even though it wasn't that smart) for the average Fox viewer. So he dumbed it down, way down, completely dismembered the storylines and kept Family Guy's main aesthetic (the cut-aways) while copying the simpsons lack of plot and character pigeonholing. Now that he essentially owns sunday night on Fox though, he's decided to bring back plot and start unpigeonholing the characters, as well as bring up the humor level a bit. He still has to fit in those shitty low-brow jokes but they're a necessity to reach the "simpler" audience.
Simply put, Family Guy is pretty great, especially the new ones.
and that's why i want him to abandon fox
[–]WhyMe69 -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
I must thrice this opinion!
[–]cnnmntstcrnch -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
As do I.
[–]IvyMike 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
There's an online generator.
P.S. Total burn.
[–]BigStare 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Thank you, how can something so stupid be so awesome?
[–]Isu_the_Mule 82 points83 points84 points 7 months ago
This isn't a gem, it's just easy jab with no actual content. You could have put literally any group of people on the bottom and it would have made sense.
[–]DrSmoke 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
Fuck you, it was awesome.
[–]therager 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
"Don't agree? Well fuck you!" - /r/atheism
[–]soochosaurus 37 points38 points39 points 7 months ago
but this is reddit, home to the largest concentration of atheists in all the world wide web.
[–]Richard_Louis 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I don't think you need to be an Atheist to understand that people who ignore facts to say " well, this book says earth IS 6,000 years old, so it must be true, and you must be wrong " is...well.... bellow average intelligence.
[–]inikul 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Actually, that is probably google or facebook.
We are the largest one dedicated to it though.
[–]themando -25 points-24 points-23 points 7 months ago
With most of them supporting hate towards theists, this sub is looking more like /b/ than reddit.
[–]Slexx 30 points31 points32 points 7 months ago
I think you're misinterpreting /r/atheism's tone. There's some hate, but it's usually only directed at figures who deserve that level of emotion - Pat Robertson, Fred Phelps, etc. - religious people who use religion to justify things like bigotry, homophobia, hatred, etc.
We hate religion, we make fun of the religious, but we don't (usually) hate the religious. We just laugh at them.
[–]themando 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
This helps me understand a bit. I don't usually go into the subreddit, but this submission front-paged, and my mind just kinda hit a brick wall of 'why.' :P
Thanks for the talk.
Anytime! I can see how just seeing this might cast a less-than-favorable light on it.
[–]CigarBoB -3 points-2 points-1 points 7 months ago
The ignorance in your comment is amazing. Really just shows that you haven't really spent much time on either.
There is no child porn/gore on /r/atheism
[–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 7 months ago
Bullshit! My pastor says atheists get off on that, sickos!
[–]keyree 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I'll upvote in the name of Poe.
[–]aDildoAteMyBaby 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
I have a moment of shame every time I laugh at a shitty joke because I feel like I'm making the market just a little bit bigger for shitty jokes.
Feelin good this time, though.
[–]Lowbacca1977 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I seem to recall, its more that the screen time on this is extremely small, so that this wasn't put front and center. Which, I give it bit of credit for as a background joke, in that sense, but agreed on content.
[–]Atario 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Funny is funny.
[–]I_Conquer 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
No, only 'Creationists' works.
[–]unconventionalspork 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Hm.
[–]BlazeOrangeDeer -4 points-3 points-2 points 7 months ago
Seriously, this subreddit is about as friendly and fair to theists as my mom is about "Liberals". It kinda sucks, is what I'm saying. Or at least this is true of the posts that reach front page, which is why the subreddit has such a bad image. There may be real discussion going on somewhere (and I would like to take part in it), but most of what I see consists of "We are going to make cheap jokes about a group which we are not members of LOL don't they suck?"
[–]Slexx 25 points26 points27 points 7 months ago
As I've said other places in this thread, this subreddit isn't about being friendly or unfriendly to theists. Yes, we make fun of theists. So? Have you ever heard Christians talk about atheists? We're vilified and reviled, to a horrifying extent. Christians are the ones failing to shoulder the burden of proof placed on them by making extraordinary assertions, believing things which are not reasonable to believe, and acting on these beliefs in a way that often harms others. Some mockery is justified. It's not the most productive thing in the world, but having a place where you can go to share your amazement at the absurdity exhibited by religious people is a nice thing.
[–]BlazeOrangeDeer 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Yeah, but simply calling your opponents less than retarded isn't really mockery, it's a fill-in-the-blank joke like Isu said. Ah well, I guess I kinda sound like the Fun Police.
[–]Slexx 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago
You're correct, this post isn't /r/atheism at its most sophisticated. However, it's funny, it's on-topic, and as such it's not deserving of this level of scorn.
[–]pyr0phelia 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
It's just not worth our time and effort to make witty jokes about them. They do that for us
[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points0 points 7 months ago
That kind of attitude will keep you in the exact same place your whole life.
[–]Slexx -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
Yes, I have heard Christians talk about atheists. This "kind of attitude" isn't some sort of juvenile way for us to feel better about ourselves, at least for most of us. What it is is a place and a method for us to blow off steam and vent the anger we feel at stupid things caused by theism.
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
My point is the cause is within us.. to be happy, to be angry... we control that, or at least we CAN control that, we just have to learn how to. The steam doesn't have to build up in the first place is what I'm saying.. discussion is one thing, talking shit is another.
[–]phlamez92 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Last I checked, the image from FG is a pretty accurate description of creationists so it doesn't really count as talking shit.
[–]ikancast 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I've actually never heard a Christian mention an atheist before. You aren't as important as you think.
[–]Slexx 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I didn't say I was important. And your experiences don't invalidate mine. They do talk about atheists. Sometimes to pray for their souls, sometimes gossip. It's also irrelevant. We can talk about whoever we want.
[–]YouAreNotMyDad -6 points-5 points-4 points 7 months ago
Vilified and reviled? Buddy you need to grow some fucking skin and stop being a martyr. Christ almighty, you atheistfags really have it hard, huh?
My skin is plenty thick. I'm not complaining about this or being a martyr - I'm explaining the reason many atheists feel justified in mocking theists. The mockery is justified, and to many of us, it is the expression of our righteous indignation at being mocked by ignorant theists (such as yourself?).
Nope, brought up catholic but quit that early on. Not an atheist either, but not because I disagree with the views of atheism.
How best to explain it...to me atheism is like a guy drinking a real fruity, sweet, girly type of drink you'd find at a bar. Sure it may taste good and makes getting shitfaced much more enjoyable. But you still for some reason don't feel comfortable drinking them in public, because of how you'd be seen. Instead of being considered feminine, I don't identify as a atheist because of this subreddit and how it's reminded me what little douchebags you all came across as.
[–]Pokemon_Name_Rater 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
So you're insecure about your gender and sexuality too?
Shameless Malibu and Coke, Daquiri, Appletini, 'Do you have anything chocolatey' drinking bisexual atheist reporting for duty.
[–]JumpingLove 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
The discussions you're looking for are at /r/DebateReligion. Don't tell the circle jerk though.
[–]moderndayvigilante 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
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[–]Rosetti 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I'm sorry, what was that? Red Dit Enhance Men Sweet?
[–]psychedelegate 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Who else thought it was Hank Hill in the thumbnail?
[–]schoolairplane 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Dangit bobby
[–]the_trombone_man 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I did before I opened it. Now I can't really see as much of a similarity.
[–]Thedeadmilkman 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
Was this the episode where the doctor found a crayons in his brain?
[–]IDe- 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
Wasn't that in the Simpsons?
[–]Thedeadmilkman 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
yes. it was a joke.
[–]nig3rian_prince 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
are you sure you don't have a crayons in your brain?
[–]TheGoldenMonkey 15 points16 points17 points 7 months ago
The best part about it is creationists will watch it and go "Haha Family Guy is so funny!" and they'll never know it's a completely serious joke.
Do you really believe that? Creationist =/= completely oblivious to Seth Macfarlane's "nuanced" humor, if you can even call it humor. It's just lazy writing, is all.
[–]johnmedgla 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Creationist =/= completely oblivious to Seth Macfarlane's "nuanced" humor
Is indeed a fair representation of what I believe regarding those people.
[–]survivoreater 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Yes, quite. Family guy is so original really, it's just great to have a breath of fresh air like this in r/atheism. *sarcasm
[–]JSLEnterprises 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
And the video
[–]Croonflys 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
it's the cigarette in the doctors hand that makes the situation funny to me.. family guy has lots of slapstick and crude jokes like the chart, but occasionally a small detail adds that next level of social commentary
[–]kaj519 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
They forgot Eli Manning
[–]aotsfan007 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Seth macfarlane is an atheist
[–]science_diction 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
If you're a family guy fan, never watch the "Cartoon Wars" episodes of South Park. You'll never be able to watch the show again.
[–]Falb0ner 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Why does the thumbnail look like Hank Hill
[–]braun616 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago
every once in a while Family Gay can make me smile
[–]Jim_Gaffigans_bacon 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
your mom makes me smile more than every once in a while.
[–][deleted] 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago
Me too! She does great peanut butter cookies.
[–]Balrizangor 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
AN UPVOTE FOR AN ALL TO YOU FUN
[–]braun616 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
hope ya liked the wicked yeast infection
[–]Jim_Gaffigans_bacon 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
when life gives you yeast, make bread!
[–]braun616 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
vagina bread!
[–]oposssom 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
this is not one of those times
[–]jackass17 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
What do you mean, OCCASIONALLY?
[–]thesorrow312 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
It has sucked ever since the star wars set of episodes that were the beginning of a season.
no, no it has not.
[–]thesorrow312 -2 points-1 points0 points 7 months ago
IMO, and quite a few others.
[–]AlexZander 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Quality television.
[–]Zeydon 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
He looks like Hank Hill in the thumbnail
[–]Contero 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
This stupid circlejerky shit makes this sub look bad. Haha we're so smart guys! Also anyone who disagrees with us is stupid!
[–]RaindropBebop 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
I'm assuming that the joke in OP's picture is regarding young earth creationists. If you are a young earth creationist, who believes that the earth was created 4,000 - 10,000 years ago, you are stupid. It takes 5 seconds to google "age of the earth" and perform sufficient research to realize that the earth is fucking old -- scientists aren't fucking with you.
Scientists have radiometrically aged dated meteorite material and have determined the earth to be 4.54 billion years old, and have cross referenced that finding with terrestrial sediment as well as sediment from the moon.
[–]sennais1 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago
Not to mention this pic appears once a fortnight.
[–]ExistentialEnso 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I like it when people use the word "fortnight" -- I wind up reading their post in a British accent.
[–]sennais1 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Haha hate to ruin it for you but I am Australian. Might wind up sounding a bit different I imagine...
[–]themando -9 points-8 points-7 points 7 months ago
See those guys over there! They have different beliefs than us! What the hell is wrong with them? Must be retarded or something.
This sub really has taken it to the dumps.
[–]eyeamsam 16 points17 points18 points 7 months ago
Yes, creationists are retarded. You are correct. This does not say theists, it says creationists, and creationism is retarded.
[–]phillycheese 11 points12 points13 points 7 months ago
Creationists say that modern humans and dinosaurs coexisted. This is not a matter of belief. This is a matter of ignoring evidence, and ignoring truth. If willful ignorance isn't retarded, then I must be a mother fucking genius.
[–]Slexx 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
...why are you even here? "different beliefs" is not the same as "beliefs in areas where belief is no longer a relevant verb". Basically, you're arguing for religious pluralism (all religions are equally valid/should be respected), which is rather contrary to atheism, at least New Atheism, which I think most here are firmly behind.
[–]DownvoterAccount -6 points-5 points-4 points 7 months ago*
http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/ott14/how_i_feel_as_an_atheist_in_america/
"As an atheist in America, I can assure you that you're an asshole, and I'll go out on a limb here and hazard a guess that, if illusory superiority is a real thing, you're just about the intellectual equal of a box of hair. With only one or two exceptions, I have no idea what any of my friends or most of my family believe in (or do not, as the case may be) because I don't go around trying to pick fights with the people I care about, nor with strangers, for that matter. Nobody likes a self-important cunt."
"This is one of the things that really pisses me off about /r/atheism nowadays. People act like becoming a atheist automatically puts them on a completely new intellectual level over theists. People believe in God(s) for many different reasons, you are not an atheist because you are super duper smart and they are all dumb rednecks. Grow up."
"You realize that there are theists that are more intelligent than you, right?"
"I have noticed that atheists that tend to think this about themselves are usually the worst at supporting their position. Whether it be pro-atheist/anti-theist. I still laugh at the crappy level 1 atheists who still think Religion is the main cause of violence/wars etc. A few links regarding democide, historically, gets 99% of them to shut up. P.S. I'm not pro-theist and anti-atheist. I'm retard averse."
You're not helping.
EDIT: Sigh, I really liked the thought provoking posts and information packed threads that help people debate with creationists on this subreddit, but with images that keep popping up like these, I guess I'll hit the unsubscribe button.
[–]derpty 33 points34 points35 points 7 months ago
FYI, it says Creationists. Not Theists.
While all creationists would be theists, I'd think there would be plenty of theists that aren't and that do believe in evolution.
Disbelieving in evolution, ie. being ignorant and ignoring huge amounts of evidence and accepted scientific theory, is what's worth being satirical about.
[–]samisbond 6 points7 points8 points 7 months ago
I'd say most theists that aren't creationist think the theists that are creationists are pretty retarded as well.
[–]Slexx 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
As a former non-creationist theist, I can confirm this. However, there are a LOT of creationists, and it's a more important issue to them than you might think. Being a non-creationist theist among creationists is almost as awkward/tense as being an atheist among theists.
My friend's mom, who is a friendly and seemingly intelligent college graduate (biology major) taught our Bible study class that carbon dating was unreliable, that man walked the earth with dinosaurs, and that evolution was the devil attempting to undermine Christian faith.
[–]basec0m 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
When the president of the united states isn't forced to say "God Bless America"... then we'll stop bitching. I don't start fights... It's forced upon me and most of the time I stay silent. Sometimes, I must respond. Atheism achieved by trying to fit in is just as sad as theism/creationism. After 12 years in Catholic school, I asked my own questions and researched my own answers (pre-internet). This perspective does not, again, make you more intelligent. However critical thinking, practiced with pragmatism, is a useful tool towards intelligence.
I can't wait for that. The first atheist president. I hope I'm alive for him/her.
This is a fair point about some atheists, but generalities like these aren't really helpful one way or the other.
As someone who was raised Christian and became atheist a few years ago, I legitimately struggle with respecting theists, because having been basically brainwashed into believing it and gradually rejecting it, I can't identify at all with people who voluntarily believe or fail to reject such beliefs. Of course becoming an atheist doesn't put someone on a new intellectual level, but it is an accomplishment, something to be proud of, and it does speak well of one's intellect.
TL;DR atheism is more valuable than you think it is; many atheists have good reasons for bashing religion.
[–]Geeoff359 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
I've always thought of life as a multiple choice question. Just because someone picked the right answer doesn't mean they are intelligent or understand it in any deep sense.
Picking the right answer doesn't mean they're intelligent, but picking the wrong one usually means they aren't. Religious pluralism is all fine and good, but that's not to say all choices are equally valid.
[–]RaindropBebop 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
The problem arises when the question is so blatantly obvious, yet people still pick the wrong answers.
[–]lackingsaint 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I guess that's what happens when you get nothing from answering it correctly.
[–]SuperMse 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago*
The thing is, not all theists are creationists. Yes, they do believe in a creator, but in a deistic, ze set the big bang and evolution in motion way. Those who think the Earth is only 6000 years old and that the Grand Canyon was formed by Noah's flood are a different story. Frankly, it's hard to take such people seriously, and I think it's fine to say that the typical atheist, or even someone who just subscribes to the scientific method, is probably a more responsible thinker than these people.
[–]Slexx 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Agreed. Before I shook off my parentally-induced Christianity, I can at least say that I was the world's most reasonable Christian. I was aware and critical of the idiotic things about it (creationists), and at the time ascribed to a God-of-the-gaps type theology, wherein God set off the big bang and then chilled out.
[–]WillBlaze 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
I don't know where you live, but this picture is mild compared to what some people in the south think of atheists. I can't even mention I am an atheist without some sort of problem except for my very close friends.
I know the picture is insulting, but this is a getaway for a lot of people that deal with fundies a lot. At least, it is for me. But obviously I wouldn't say this to somebody or flaunt the picture around because I feel that people are entitled to their beliefs.
I'm not an asshole, but I like to see a joke at the expense of people that do not like me.
[–]ashleyrenae592 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Oh my goodness thank you. That's exactly what I was thinking of when I posted that.
[–]Noobasdfjkl[S] 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
I live in Montana aka the Alabama of the North. Up until a few years ago, if 7 or more Native Americans were in a group on a road, they constituted a war party and you were required to shoot them (not very well observed law of course), and women still can't fish by themselves legally. Hope that answers your question!
[–]WillBlaze 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
It shows you how shitty my situation is when you say "the Alabama of the North". I live in Alabama, so it always annoys me when people that live in a country without the insane fundies try and tell people like me that I'm an asshole.
[–]flekkzo 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
I've lived in a country with one of the lowest concentrations of fundies in the world, and now I live in the US. You sir are not an asshole. It's people like you that gives me at least a sliver of hope.
[–]themando -7 points-6 points-5 points 7 months ago
Actually sounds a bit like ...
I'm an asshole.
[–]WillBlaze 6 points7 points8 points 7 months ago
So you are saying if a guy has insulted me, someone made a joke at his expense, and I laughed... I'm the asshole?
[–]Magedov 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
No one cares bro.
[–]DownvoterAccount -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
OH BOO FUCKING HOO Go suck a cock you mindless zombie "soldier". HURR HURR YEA HOW STUPID OF HIM Go to hell you stupid fuck. In other words: "MY GAWD IS BETTER THAN YOURS!!1!111" Oh boo hoo
OH BOO FUCKING HOO Go suck a cock you mindless zombie "soldier".
HURR HURR YEA HOW STUPID OF HIM
Go to hell you stupid fuck.
In other words: "MY GAWD IS BETTER THAN YOURS!!1!111"
Oh boo hoo
[–]07040 -4 points-3 points-2 points 7 months ago
im gunna be completely honest tl;dr but from the little i saw this due just went fucken ape when he in no way needed to
[–]Herndadernda -5 points-4 points-3 points 7 months ago
TL;DR I'M A SMARTER ATHEIST THAN U LOL
[–]ReznailsNIN 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Occasionally?
[–]charbroiledmonk 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
NOOO! THIS IS SO OVER! IT DIED! Boring! You're boring me!!!
[–]kinguphill 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
A gem is an object that looks badass but doesn't do anything helpful. Is that the metaphor you were going for by calling this picture a gem?
[–]CurlyGirl11 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I wonder if this is a Forrest Gump reference…?
[–]Trenchleaf 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
In the show they say "as you can see here you are just above the retarded line" Hur hur hur
[–]berryhill 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
My name is Peter, this made me feel bad
[–]Z0mbieChef 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Sent this link to my mother and got a response of "whatever you want to believe _____" It's a sad sad day.
[–]eezzzz 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I like things I agree with.
[–]calszones 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
You know I try not to get mad at people who make fun of creationists but seriously calling us dumber than people who were born with a mental defect! that is so wrong I know family guy is just expressing their view and poking fun at how their is this big debate between Athiests and Creationists but for you to go and say that it is a GEM! That just irks me. Why don't you being an Athiests and obviuosly being smarter than us Creationists put yourself in my shoes and just pretend you are a Creationist how would you feel if this was about what you believe in? I'm not saying that Family Guy should take this off the air I love them and I think they're hilarious but just think using your head that is clear of anything that would get in its way like creationism. Just... Think
[–]fudgebucket27 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Lol Seth mcfarlane is atheist you know aye.....
[–]Say_Ocean -2 points-1 points0 points 7 months ago
That's the same horrible humor as always, it's just that it applies to your atheist boner.*
*I am an atheist as well. It's just that this still isn't that funny.
[–]dreamCrush 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I dunno maybe i'm overly sensitive but that episode made me kind of uncomfortable. It kinda goes back to the "Never go full retard" thing from Tropic Thunder. I have no problem laughing at a stupid person but when you cross the line over into "full retard" it just seems vaguely mean. I feel the same way about corky.
[–]rk9 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
the word occasionally cannot be stressed enough
[–]eddwardd95 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
i see hank hill
[–]downvoteonlyman 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
i read family guy, but the thumbnail looked like hank hill. i had a confuse
[–]ffca 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago*
I know it's only a joke but I know some pretty damn smart creationists.
My best friend in high school for instance. We breezed through the Honors program, scored near-perfect on SATs (as did I), graduated with highest honors in biochem undergrad, aced the MCATs (better than me), and got step 1 250/99 and I think CK was 250+/99 as well (no comment).
Brilliant and religious guy. I tried arguing with him, but he doesn't use his brain to explain these beliefs. It's all about faith to him.
edit: MCATs are for medical school admision and step 1 and step 2 ck are part of the board exams
[–]KapnKrutch -4 points-3 points-2 points 7 months ago
This is terrible. if I didn't love this subreddit this would be SRS-worthy.
[–]hairybalkan 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Nothing is ever SRS worthy. You can't be "worthy" of something that's at the bottom of everything.
[–]themando 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Seriously. No wonder Christians see /r/atheism as a bunch of Christian-haters. Upvote obviously insulting low-brow jokes and expect to be treated as if /r/atheism is some hollowed ground of dignity and respect.
[–]He11razor 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
You sound concerned.
[–]themando 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago*
Perhaps I should've added some bold and some ಠ_ಠ? I've forgotten how this voicing-of-opinion thing works.
[–]phillycheese 7 points8 points9 points 7 months ago
Creationism is fucking STUPID. Creationists believe that dinosaurs and humans coexisted. This is something a 5 year old believes.
[–]Diskettenlaufwerk 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I agree, but that doesn't mean the joke is funny. It's such a cheap shot. Similar to saying justin bieber is gay, even. People will laugh at it for no reason other than it confirms their beliefs
[–]Noobasdfjkl[S] 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago
Again, for the third time, Evolutionism does not equal atheist.
I don't think this constitutes "Christian-hatred", nor do I think people here expect /r/atheism to be treated as if it's a hallowed* ground of dignity and respect. Obviously there's a lot of humor, a lot of frustration, and some sincere discussion. Nobody's pretending this is a place for nothing but respectful interfaith discourse.
Also, as others have said, hating creationism and mocking creationists is not at all the same as Christian-hate.
[–]not-a-novelty-acount -7 points-6 points-5 points 7 months ago
We're so smart guys. Even family guy the wittiest of all satire shows thinks religious bigots are dumb and closed minded. They really went out on a limb, so controversial.
[–]omnomnomnomnomnomn0m 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Do I detect sarcasm
[–]not-a-novelty-acount -4 points-3 points-2 points 7 months ago
I'm extremely sick of r/atheism. I'm not a Christian but I feel that r/atheism is simply a circlejerk of narcissism. It's a community of people that feel rejected by a large portion of society but instead of making informed logical debates they simply spew hatred on uniformed Christians. There are a lot of dumb and closed minded people in this world but should your goal really be to confront and mock them? This subreddit has turned into nothing more than what you all preach to hate a land filled with self righteous bigots.
[–]_fortune 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Who are you supposed to debate with in r/atheism, which is comprised mostly of atheists, many of which share a similar world view and share many of the same opinions?
[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Yet you want them to debate over matters that have been debated for years upon years? To prove what? People will believe what they want, debating about it isn't going to change the mind of anyone who isn't on the fence and if they are there are many better resources out there to do so.
A theist who sees an atheist long ass debate is going to do a few things, laugh it off and say no "God did it" cause they are retarded, "God did it, let me help you" if they are close minded, or "How are there still monkeys?" If they lack knowledge in our side of the debate which most who have no appreciation for atheist are.
Making fun of them at least pisses them off and gives us a laugh.
[–]Apoth1 -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
As someone who has had frequent discussions about Christianity with a very intelligent but devout Christian, this is usually the case. If they are smart and devout, they have generally heard all the arguments and facts, and decided they believe in Jesus, or they are ignorant and just don't want to hear what you say.
[–]Elmonotheczar 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
You make a good point, but in doing so you highlight the exact cause of our supposed narcissism. In other areas of society our thoughts and ideas are rejected by people who we KNOW for a fact are guilty of being either ignorant or stupid. Beyond that, we have to work; live; etc. with, if not under, these people everyday of our lives and be treated as though we're the idiots. Most of my days are spent around people who are living hypocritical, shallow lives whom I have to be civil with and respect in order to get ahead in the world, and if you are going to tell me that it is wrong to express myself and enjoy my right to intelligent discussion in one of the few place I can then I'm going to have to ask you to go fuck yourself. We may not resolve lofty moral questions on a regular basis, but the humor and wit of this community is one of the few bright spots in my day.
[–]Jag783 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Get the fuck out then, do you think we want you here?
[–]jf_ftw -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
new account made today? check. claims to be sick of r/atheism? check most of posts have been ass hat comments in r/atheism? check. troll? check
[–]Deathfire138 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Look, I agree, r/atheism is full of unecessary hate, but what can you expect when we try to reason with Christians and they just completely dismiss every thing we give proper evidence for and say that their invisible man in the sky controls everything and we're burning in hell for not believing in him. You can get kind of fired up after it's happened to you a few times, especially, though, on a consistent basis.
TL;DR: It's no excuse for the hatred going on in r/atheism, but can you really blame them?
[–]not-a-novelty-acount 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I guess my overall point is this: there are lots of very intelligent Christians who choose to believe what they do because they do not find substantial evidence supporting atheism (because of lack of evidence supporting macro evolution or things of that nature) but instead of having logical discussions we choose to make fun of the dumb. Why? Because it's easy and we can pat ourselves on the back and make ourselves look good. Making fun of young earth Christians is easy but they're in the minority. Why not talk with those who actually have a functioning brain cell instead of poking fun at the dumb. The way we are doing things now is coming across as pretentious and intolerant which isn't helping to remove that label of most hated minority in America.
[–]straight_trippin -3 points-2 points-1 points 7 months ago
gems? really?
[–]muskratpeters -2 points-1 points0 points 7 months ago
family guy is one big gem.
[–]Relevant_Troll -6 points-5 points-4 points 7 months ago
I posted this a long time ago, without the watermark. It didn't do much better than this. downvote on principle
[–]thtredstonegui 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
This exact post was made less than a week ago and managed to hit the front page.
[–]Noobasdfjkl[S] -2 points-1 points0 points 7 months ago
I didn't see it. Hence why it's posted.
[–]joseywails76[] 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
yeah!.....hence!
[–]BearsEatBeats 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Happens to the best of us.
[–]Sonicpanda -9 points-8 points-7 points 7 months ago
Stay classy, r/atheism.
[–]thesorrow312 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Will do theocrat.
[–]sndzag1 -3 points-2 points-1 points 7 months ago
This gets posted about once a month, and it's a pretty shallow argument. Oh, ok, everyone who is religious is stupider than a retarded person.
'aight. Facts. We love those.
Way to not read the comic.
[–]Rubix89 -4 points-3 points-2 points 7 months ago
No, Family Guy is not funny despite it's attempt to easily appeal to atheist 'highbrow" humor.
You are confused about the meaning of the term "highbrow"
[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points-2 points 7 months ago
I logged in just to say DIE REDDIT'S ATHEISTIC WHORES
btw I fuck your mom.
all it takes is a username and password
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is it really that easy? only one way to find out...
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