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Malagasy Rain · 10-26-2003, 07:31 PM

My mother and I were driving earlier this morning and I saw a church sign that said:

"Experts built the Titanic, Amateurs built the Ark"

I can't exactly say what but that saying just made me very angry. To think that some unforgivably callous bastards could exploit an international tragedy that way was just disgusting. What do you all think?

Magus55 · 10-26-2003, 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by Aurora Elegance
My mother and I were driving earlier this morning and I saw a church sign that said:

"Experts built the Titanic, Amateurs built the Ark"

I can't exactly say what but that saying just made me very angry. To think that some unforgivably callous bastards could exploit an international tragedy that way was just disgusting. What do you all think?

I agree thats rather tasteless and inappropriate.

Proctors_Gambit · 10-26-2003, 07:38 PM

"Experts built the Titanic, Amateurs built the Ark"

And only 8 people survived on the Ark.

Bravo... *clap* *clap* *clap*

-Gambit

Magus55 · 10-26-2003, 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by Proctors_Gambit
"Experts built the Titanic, Amateurs built the Ark"

And only 8 people survived on the Ark.

Bravo... *clap* *clap* *clap*

-Gambit

Only 8 people started on the Ark to begin with.

Proctors_Gambit · 10-26-2003, 07:54 PM

So was what I said incorrect Magus??

It doesn't change the fact the the boat God designed to save people was structured to save only 8 souls out of the countless he allocated for drowning.

P.G.

lpetrich · 10-26-2003, 07:55 PM

Which is unfair to the Titanic; its design was fundamentally sound -- that infamous iceberg was simply too much for it. A ship with nearly identical design, the Olympic, lasted until it was scrapped in 1936. Another similar-design ship, the Britannic, was in service until it was sunk by a mine in 1916 during WWI. For more, check out sites like http://www.20thcenturyliners.com

Putting down the Titanic is like saying that some car design is fundamentally unsound simply because some car built with that design had gotten totaled upon hitting a wall at full speed.

So if there is any lesson to be learned, it's "watch where you're going".

Magus55 · 10-26-2003, 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by Proctors_Gambit
So was what I said incorrect Magus??

It doesn't change the fact the the boat God designed to save people was structured to save only 8 souls out of the countless he allocated for drowning.

P.G.

Only 8 souls were worthy enough to be saved. The rest were pure evil.

Proctors_Gambit · 10-26-2003, 07:59 PM

"The rest were pure evil"
???
Such as the young children and suckling babes.
Obviously God was correct in killing them right?
'Cause as you've pointed out, they were pure evil.
Wickedness incarnate huh?

-Gambit

christ-on-a-stick · 10-26-2003, 08:34 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty curious as well as to how exactly the countless infants, toddlers and small children (not to mention EVERY SINGLE OTHER human on the planet) was "pure evil". Wait, let me guess: because the Bible says so?

Magus, sometimes I wonder if you ever really stop to think about this scenario. Picture a three year old child, frozen in terror as the waters rise, clinging to his mother's skirt as she holds his infant brother or sister as high as possible in a vain attempt to save its life, only to invetably succumb, sputter, drown and sink lifelessly in the deep waters sent forth by your loving God.

Pure evil, indeed.

Tenek · 10-26-2003, 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by Magus55
Only 8 souls were worthy enough to be saved. The rest were pure evil.

Well that's God's fault, now isn't it?

10-26-2003, 07:31 PM	#1
Malagasy Rain Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA Posts: 664	A Titanic Rage My mother and I were driving earlier this morning and I saw a church sign that said: "Experts built the Titanic, Amateurs built the Ark" I can't exactly say what but that saying just made me very angry. To think that some unforgivably callous bastards could exploit an international tragedy that way was just disgusting. What do you all think?

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10-26-2003, 07:38 PM	#3
Proctors_Gambit Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 372	"Experts built the Titanic, Amateurs built the Ark" And only 8 people survived on the Ark. Bravo... clap clap clap -Gambit

10-26-2003, 07:54 PM	#5
Proctors_Gambit Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 372	So was what I said incorrect Magus?? It doesn't change the fact the the boat God designed to save people was structured to save only 8 souls out of the countless he allocated for drowning. P.G.

10-26-2003, 07:55 PM	#6
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Which is unfair to the Titanic; its design was fundamentally sound -- that infamous iceberg was simply too much for it. A ship with nearly identical design, the Olympic, lasted until it was scrapped in 1936. Another similar-design ship, the Britannic, was in service until it was sunk by a mine in 1916 during WWI. For more, check out sites like http://www.20thcenturyliners.com Putting down the Titanic is like saying that some car design is fundamentally unsound simply because some car built with that design had gotten totaled upon hitting a wall at full speed. So if there is any lesson to be learned, it's "watch where you're going".

10-26-2003, 07:59 PM	#8
Proctors_Gambit Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 372	"The rest were pure evil" ??? Such as the young children and suckling babes. Obviously God was correct in killing them right? 'Cause as you've pointed out, they were pure evil. Wickedness incarnate huh? -Gambit

10-26-2003, 08:34 PM	#9
christ-on-a-stick Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Durango, Colorado Posts: 7,116	Yeah, I'm pretty curious as well as to how exactly the countless infants, toddlers and small children (not to mention EVERY SINGLE OTHER human on the planet) was "pure evil". Wait, let me guess: because the Bible says so? Magus, sometimes I wonder if you ever really stop to think about this scenario. Picture a three year old child, frozen in terror as the waters rise, clinging to his mother's skirt as she holds his infant brother or sister as high as possible in a vain attempt to save its life, only to invetably succumb, sputter, drown and sink lifelessly in the deep waters sent forth by your loving God. Pure evil, indeed.

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