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02-11-2002, 08:34 AM
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Why Has God Got Legs?
Why has God got legs? If he isn't sitting down he is floating about, so what does he need them for?
He must have them, cos we are made in his image, and we have them. All the paintings show him with legs. You can see them when he's on his throne, or poking out the back of his frock when he's on a cloud. Animals that live in conditions of neutral bouyancy don't have them, so what does god need them for? You could say the same about all of his major organs come to think of it, and what on earth would he want with a scrotum made from excess elbow skin? Perhaps he made women in the image of what he wished he really looked like. They certainly look a lot less comical naked. Boro Nut |
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02-11-2002, 09:28 AM
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Let's see:
Man created god in his own image. Ergo: God has legs...because, I SAID SO! (Works on my 5 year old at least) Rich |
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02-11-2002, 09:53 AM
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A biblical reference:
Genesis 3:8 - Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, ... |
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02-11-2002, 10:45 AM
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p1: If man was made in god's image, then god has all the physical features of man. p2: One of man's physical features are legs. c1: Therefore, god must have legs. Q.E.D. Try to work on your syllogism skills before making an embarassment of yourself like this. |
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02-11-2002, 08:53 PM
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02-12-2002, 01:17 AM
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Don't forget that He hath buttocks as well, for His word explicitly describeth how He mooned Moses. The scrotum, however, is a good example of Intelligent Design. Imagine if men had to carry those things around all their lives! So God put them in a sack and pinned them to the body. One might have some misgivings about the location, though... The purpose of God's creation of human beings is that they shall shout His name, as in, "Oh God!!!" 
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02-12-2002, 03:06 AM
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I think it all boils down to sex. God, being omnipotent, knew he was going to have to sire Himself as the Holy Ghost, so that himself as Son could walk the Earth. Without all the proper bits, how was he ever going to properly rape Mary? Legs, after all, are great for gripping
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02-12-2002, 04:15 AM
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02-12-2002, 06:20 AM
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Sorry guys. I was way out of line.
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02-12-2002, 08:44 AM
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No problem, it was meant as a joke, and not a valid syllogistic construction. I mean, I'm an atheist! The question of attributes (e.g. "having legs") assigned to an imaginary societal construct is obviously a joking matter to me.
Apology accepted... Rich |
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