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Atheists & Agnostics

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts) Fri Feb 23, 2018, 10:58 PM Feb 2018

The absurdity of the hairdryer...

Last edited Sat Feb 24, 2018, 01:41 PM - Edit history (1)

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What could he possibly mean?

My 1st take away, don't be deliberately obtuse.

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The absurdity of the hairdryer... (Original Post) NeoGreen Feb 2018 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author sfwriter Feb 2018 #1

You just answered a long sought mystery... NeoGreen Feb 2018 #3

Actually..... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #9

Reminds me of Russell's teapot underpants Feb 2018 #2

he means it's all nonsense no matter the method Skittles Feb 2018 #4

Atheists seem to have a better sense of humor BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #5

There are many here among us... Ohiya Feb 2018 #6

But you and I, we've been through that sfwriter Feb 2018 #10

do you really think he's being obtuse? Brainstormy Feb 2018 #7

I don't think SH is being... NeoGreen Feb 2018 #8

But they do listen seriously to talking snakes and burning bushes. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #11

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sfwriter This message was self-deleted by its author.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)

3. You just answered a long sought mystery...

Reply to sfwriter (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 11:04 PM

Feb 2018

...why the Knights of Ni wanted a shrubbery...they wanted to commune with g..o..d...

A HERETIC I AM

(24,818 posts)

9. Actually.....

Reply to NeoGreen (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 25, 2018, 10:01 AM

Feb 2018

It's the second shrubbery that gives the two-level effect with a path running down the middle that does it.

underpants

(192,295 posts)

2. Reminds me of Russell's teapot

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 11:02 PM

Feb 2018

Love it though.

Skittles

(166,783 posts)

4. he means it's all nonsense no matter the method

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 12:56 AM

Feb 2018

BigmanPigman

(53,470 posts)

5. Atheists seem to have a better sense of humor

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 01:03 AM

Feb 2018

than "believers" for some reason.

Ohiya

(2,609 posts)

6. There are many here among us...

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 08:49 AM

Feb 2018

Who feel that life is but a joke.

sfwriter

(3,032 posts)

10. But you and I, we've been through that

Reply to Ohiya (Reply #6)

Sun Feb 25, 2018, 08:23 PM

Feb 2018

And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hour is getting late

Brainstormy

(2,489 posts)

7. do you really think he's being obtuse?

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 10:22 AM

Feb 2018

or are you being sarcastic?

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)

8. I don't think SH is being...

Reply to Brainstormy (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 01:39 PM

Feb 2018

...obtuse, and would argue he has never demonstrated the ability to be obtuse.

However, there are many, and many here on DU, who make it their modus operandi.

lindysalsagal

(22,722 posts)

11. But they do listen seriously to talking snakes and burning bushes.

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 07:08 PM

Feb 2018

If there had been hairdryers in 1 a.d., they'd be fine with it.

In other words, it's not the employment of the inadament object that's the problem: it's the anachronism.

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