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According to a certain Xenophanes, ~500 BCE:
(11) Homer and Hesiod have ascribed to the gods all things that are a shame and a disgrace among mortals, stealings and adulteries and deceivings of one another. R. P. 99. (12) Since they have uttered many lawless deeds of the gods, stealings and adulteries and deceivings of one another. R. P. ib. (14) But mortals deem that the gods are begotten as they are, and have clothes like theirs, and voice and form. R. P. 100. (15) Yes, and if oxen and horses or lions had hands, and could paint with their hands, and produce works of art as men do, horses would paint the forms of the gods like horses, and oxen like oxen, and make their bodies in the image of their several kinds. R. P. ib. (16) The Ethiopians make their gods black and snub-nosed; the Thracians say theirs have blue eyes and red hair. R. P. 100 b. |
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Out of curiosity, where was this insightful post originally, before it got moved here to media & pop? Jen Edited to replace annoying elipsis with a comma. |
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If god had long hair and a goatee
And if his eyes were pretty glazed If he looked spaced out Would you buy his story Would you believe he had an eye infection? And yeah yeah god looks baked Yeah yeah god smells good Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah What if god smoked cannabis? Hit the bong like some of us Drove a tie-dyed microbus And he subscribes to rolling stone If god made this place, in the beginning Did he plant any seeds? Or did he put them there for Adam and Eve So they’d be hungry for the apple That the snake was always offering And yeah yeah god rolls great Yeah yeah god smells good Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah What if god smoked cannabis? Do you suppose he had a buzz? When he made the platypus When he created earth our home Does he like pearl jam or the stones? And do you think he rolls his own Up there in heaven on the throne And when the saints go marching home Maybe he sits and smokes a bowl. HR |
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Thanks, but that wasn't mine. I don't know who wrote it, but it's usually credited to Weird Al, even though it's sung by a female. Apparently all satire music is written by Weird Al...
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Wierd Al RULES!
I don't know if he wrote "What if god smoked cannabis?" but it's still great. |
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Oh Gawd...
My coworkers must think I've finally gone 'round the bend, I was just sitting here laughing so hard at that. I gotta found out who sings it and find it... |
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Brilliant! My favourite line..
Drove a tie-dyed microbus |
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