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systemrok · 08-26-2004, 06:19 PM

I had an interesting dream last night in which me and my SO attended some sort of large event where a teenage girl was being hailed as either a messenger of God and/or an actual embodiment of God. What's more, 'God' was making pronouncements and answering questions from the crowd in a sort of John Edwards style (light on facts, long on conjecture and emotion).

Of course, the faithful were lapping it up unquestioningly but in my dream I decided that the EAC needed to get some people into the crowd to ask some skeptical scientific questions which an omnipotent God would have no problem in answering. When I woke up I realized that I urgently needed to post on IIDB to get some more ammunition!

Some of the questions that appeared in my dream were:

Is the universe expanding, static or contracting? If it is expanding or contracting, what is the rate of change?

What is the purpose and function of so-called 'junk' DNA in the human genome?

Is there an answer to this theorem and what is it? (and I held up a piece of paper with Fermat's Last Theorem on it). Note that if 'God' even squinted to see the paper it would be a dead giveaway, since an omnipotent diety should already know what I'd written. One would also assume that an omnipotent God would know that the Theorem has most likely been solved.

There was also the obvious question about the value of pi.

I'd be interested in other non-obvious science based questions that posters can think of if they were confronted with such a situation in real life.

Angrillori · 08-26-2004, 06:27 PM

Heh. I like the Pi idea.

Ok, guy speaking for god:

What are the 1,097-1,111th digits of the decimal expression of Pi?

Him: Thou SHALT NOT TEST THE LORD YOUR GOD!!!

Me: Thought so.

Segisaurus · 08-26-2004, 06:56 PM

Why do you Like Beetles so much?
And why didn't you make magic the 5th fundamental force?

WCH · 08-26-2004, 07:09 PM

What can I tell my girlfriend to get her to happily break as many of your fornication laws as possible with me?

ZeusTKP · 08-26-2004, 09:29 PM

Why do bad things happen to good people?
Why am I so fat?

Yahzi · 08-26-2004, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by systemrok

I'd be interested in other non-obvious science based questions that posters can think of if they were confronted with such a situation in real life.

You know that girl, Elizabeth Smart? How she got kidnapped and disappeared for nine months? Ya, she's home safe now... no thanks to you, btw.

Could you kindly tell me the names and locations of all the other girls in her situation? So I can get them home right now?

Oh... you wanted science... ok... how about: the second law of thermodynamics: why?

clearscreen · 08-28-2004, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Yahzi

Could you kindly tell me the names and locations of all the other girls in her situation? So I can get them home right now?

Their homes or yours?

How about "who created you?"?

OBKB · 08-28-2004, 08:36 AM

What is the explanation for is?

Sarona Collins · 08-28-2004, 02:00 PM

In my dream, I usually ask God what is "X" divided by zero.

sourdough · 08-28-2004, 05:22 PM

Id like to ask god why we shall have no other gods before him/her/it?

08-26-2004, 06:19 PM	#1
systemrok Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 6	Questions for God I had an interesting dream last night in which me and my SO attended some sort of large event where a teenage girl was being hailed as either a messenger of God and/or an actual embodiment of God. What's more, 'God' was making pronouncements and answering questions from the crowd in a sort of John Edwards style (light on facts, long on conjecture and emotion). Of course, the faithful were lapping it up unquestioningly but in my dream I decided that the EAC needed to get some people into the crowd to ask some skeptical scientific questions which an omnipotent God would have no problem in answering. When I woke up I realized that I urgently needed to post on IIDB to get some more ammunition! Some of the questions that appeared in my dream were: Is the universe expanding, static or contracting? If it is expanding or contracting, what is the rate of change? What is the purpose and function of so-called 'junk' DNA in the human genome? Is there an answer to this theorem and what is it? (and I held up a piece of paper with Fermat's Last Theorem on it). Note that if 'God' even squinted to see the paper it would be a dead giveaway, since an omnipotent diety should already know what I'd written. One would also assume that an omnipotent God would know that the Theorem has most likely been solved. There was also the obvious question about the value of pi. I'd be interested in other non-obvious science based questions that posters can think of if they were confronted with such a situation in real life.

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OBKB Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Paris/AR/USA Posts: 122	?? Is ?? What is the explanation for is?

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08-26-2004, 06:27 PM	#2
Angrillori Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: A world less bright without WinAce. Posts: 7,482	Heh. I like the Pi idea. Ok, guy speaking for god: What are the 1,097-1,111th digits of the decimal expression of Pi? Him: Thou SHALT NOT TEST THE LORD YOUR GOD!!! Me: Thought so.

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Segisaurus Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: SE USA Posts: 82	Why do you Like Beetles so much? And why didn't you make magic the 5th fundamental force?

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WCH Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 6,290	What can I tell my girlfriend to get her to happily break as many of your fornication laws as possible with me?

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ZeusTKP Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 2,852	Why do bad things happen to good people? Why am I so fat?

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Sarona Collins Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 38	In my dream, I usually ask God what is "X" divided by zero.

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sourdough Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: one nation under-educated Posts: 1,233	Id like to ask god why we shall have no other gods before him/her/it?

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