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happyboy · 01-08-2003, 07:28 AM

ok, rewind back to ancient times: a bunch of middle-eastern sheep-herders are building a tower that will presumably breach the upper atmosphere and reach outer space. this makes God nervous (as he's apparently in low earth orbit), so he shimies down to earth and breaks up our ONE language into thousands, if not millions, of languagesand dialects.

now, fast forward to the 1960s. mankind breaches the upper atmosphere, and even lands a man on the moon. furthermore, we spend a probe out into deep space, one that is just now leaving our solar system.

why hasn't God punished us for daring to repeat the tower of babel? isn't he still in low earth orbit? or is he now hanging his hat at alpha centauri?

a very curious happyboy

braces_for_impact · 01-08-2003, 07:37 AM

No you see, gawd scrambled the languages because man was cooperating all too well and started getting to big for his britches. He started building skyscrapers, so gawd taught humanity a valuable lesson that day.

Hence why there are no skyscrapers today...no wait, um...never mind.

Come to think of it, wouldn't god be responsible for ethnic problems then?

Stupid gawd, he could have learned a lesson from Peter Parker. From ultimate power comes ultimate responsiblity.

Kosh · 01-08-2003, 08:55 AM

The last time I brought this up with a Fundie, I was corrected that they were punished for being to arrogant. (Although I don't see that in the text).

So that leaves us with 3 possibilities:

1. NASA is a very humble organization

2. God has since moved Heaven further out in space.

3. The entire story is a myth made up by a bunch of Ignorant Bronze Age Goat Herders (TM) to explain why there are different languages when they had no concept of the past history of humanities evolution and spread over the planet.

Marduk · 01-08-2003, 09:04 AM

You�re obviously not reading enough nut sites on the web. The Tower of Babel plan is still in effect, ya gotta keep em separated, divide and conquer, not only did �the gods� (evil lizard like aliens) confuse our languages, they keep introducing new religions all the time to create conflict. Keep the humans fighting each other so they don�t get too far ahead of our alien overlords.
Geez man, don�t you watch Stargate? Haven�t you read �The Gods of Eden� by William Bramley????
Get with the program!!!
They Walk Among Us!!! Fight The Future!
Solidarity Reg

Radcliffe Emerson · 01-08-2003, 10:09 AM

Hey, I like Stargate!

happyboy · 01-08-2003, 12:07 PM

from what i've read of the old testament, at several points in the world's history God has gotten distinctly nervous about humanity's achievements. he drove them out of the garden before they could become immortals with perfect knowledge of good and evil; and he seemed very uneasy about humans building a tower so high it could reach his kingdom. in fact, it seems that God made humans a little TOO well, as at one point in the bible, God is unable to defeat a group of foreigners because they had sophisticated chariots.

happyboy, who's quite sure God is not omnipotent

Grumpy · 01-08-2003, 01:37 PM

God was upset with the Tower-builders because of their ungodly pride. Obviously, the motives behind the NASA moonshots were pleasing to God.

In other words, Jehovah hates Commies, too!

Butters · 01-08-2003, 01:49 PM

How long ae you people going to let the E.A.C. feed you full of lies.
THERE WAS NO MOON LANDING! IT WAS ALL A HOAX!
Everyone knows that Heaven is just on the other side of the curtins of the sky. Jeez, it's right there in the bible.

01-08-2003, 07:28 AM	#1
happyboy Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: on the border between here and there, WV Posts: 373	the tower of babel and the moon landing ok, rewind back to ancient times: a bunch of middle-eastern sheep-herders are building a tower that will presumably breach the upper atmosphere and reach outer space. this makes God nervous (as he's apparently in low earth orbit), so he shimies down to earth and breaks up our ONE language into thousands, if not millions, of languagesand dialects. now, fast forward to the 1960s. mankind breaches the upper atmosphere, and even lands a man on the moon. furthermore, we spend a probe out into deep space, one that is just now leaving our solar system. why hasn't God punished us for daring to repeat the tower of babel? isn't he still in low earth orbit? or is he now hanging his hat at alpha centauri? a very curious happyboy

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01-08-2003, 07:37 AM	#2
braces_for_impact Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In a nondescript, black helicopter. Posts: 6,637	No you see, gawd scrambled the languages because man was cooperating all too well and started getting to big for his britches. He started building skyscrapers, so gawd taught humanity a valuable lesson that day. Hence why there are no skyscrapers today...no wait, um...never mind. Come to think of it, wouldn't god be responsible for ethnic problems then? Stupid gawd, he could have learned a lesson from Peter Parker. From ultimate power comes ultimate responsiblity.

01-08-2003, 08:55 AM	#3
Kosh Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Orions Belt Posts: 3,911	The last time I brought this up with a Fundie, I was corrected that they were punished for being to arrogant. (Although I don't see that in the text). So that leaves us with 3 possibilities: 1. NASA is a very humble organization 2. God has since moved Heaven further out in space. 3. The entire story is a myth made up by a bunch of Ignorant Bronze Age Goat Herders (TM) to explain why there are different languages when they had no concept of the past history of humanities evolution and spread over the planet.

01-08-2003, 09:04 AM	#4
Marduk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the 10th planet Posts: 5,065	You�re obviously not reading enough nut sites on the web. The Tower of Babel plan is still in effect, ya gotta keep em separated, divide and conquer, not only did �the gods� (evil lizard like aliens) confuse our languages, they keep introducing new religions all the time to create conflict. Keep the humans fighting each other so they don�t get too far ahead of our alien overlords. Geez man, don�t you watch Stargate? Haven�t you read �The Gods of Eden� by William Bramley???? Get with the program!!! They Walk Among Us!!! Fight The Future! Solidarity Reg

01-08-2003, 10:09 AM	#5
Radcliffe Emerson Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: the dark side of Mars Posts: 1,309	Hey, I like Stargate!

01-08-2003, 12:07 PM	#6
happyboy Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: on the border between here and there, WV Posts: 373	from what i've read of the old testament, at several points in the world's history God has gotten distinctly nervous about humanity's achievements. he drove them out of the garden before they could become immortals with perfect knowledge of good and evil; and he seemed very uneasy about humans building a tower so high it could reach his kingdom. in fact, it seems that God made humans a little TOO well, as at one point in the bible, God is unable to defeat a group of foreigners because they had sophisticated chariots. happyboy, who's quite sure God is not omnipotent

01-08-2003, 01:37 PM	#7
Grumpy Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,535	God was upset with the Tower-builders because of their ungodly pride. Obviously, the motives behind the NASA moonshots were pleasing to God. In other words, Jehovah hates Commies, too!

01-08-2003, 01:49 PM	#8
Butters Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 444	How long ae you people going to let the E.A.C. feed you full of lies. THERE WAS NO MOON LANDING! IT WAS ALL A HOAX! Everyone knows that Heaven is just on the other side of the curtins of the sky. Jeez, it's right there in the bible.

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