i saw a thing on discovery channel or something about how they [unicorns] were alive at one time, but were probably more like a large goat then a horse. look i dont make the truth, i just know that the bible says there are unicorns so I know they are out there somewhere, or they were. but thats not the point the point is that god does exist and its obvious.
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Were it obvious, there'd be no debate about it.
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"i saw a thing"
vague
"on discovery channel or something"
again, vague
"about how they [unicorns] were alive at one time, but were probably"
So this thing, or something, told you that something probably existed....okay.
"more like a large goat then a horse. look i dont make the truth, i just know that the bible says there are unicorns so I know they are out there somewhere, or they were."
So you know for SURE that they are out there, or they were, not sure which?
" but thats not the point the point is that god does exist and its obvious."
Yep, that's a pretty obvious argument, how could anyone disagree with all of your hard and precise evidence?
Yikes
According to Isaac Asimov (who, apart from science fiction, did write quite a bit in other subjects, including religion), the KJV "Unicorn" comes from:
Originally, it was "re'em" - a type of auroch or large bull. The Greeks saw pictures of it in bass-relief, known for it's lack of perspective and corner-cutting - in this particular case, the re'em were simplified by letting the futher horn be hidden by the closer one - think hieroglyphic pictures.
The greeks, not knowing the original animal, but only the picture, called it "monoceros" - lit. "one horn". Consequently, when the Bible was translated into greek, the re'em got written down as monoceros.
The Romans translated the animal from the greek name into "unicorn". Again, "one horn". Whomever translated the Bible from latin to English for King James didn't bother translating that bit, so "unicorn" it remained.
So yes, technically the unicorn did exist at one time. But it wasn't goat-like, or horse like but a huge feral cow.
At least, according to Asimov. Your mileage may vary.
Hope that helps,
Grey Wolf
Yes, so obvious that I, having been raised in a Christian home, going to Church every Sunday, even teaching Sunday School for a while, eventually rejected the whole thing because it just made sssoooo much sense. Yeah, God is real my ass.
The thing about seeing it on the Discovery Channel, sad as it seems, may very well be true. Have you noticed all the recent pseudoscience and pseudohistory on documentaries recently? I mean, there was an hour-long "documentary" (mainly just mindless speculation) on the History Channel about the Anti-Christ.
What this statement proves is that:
1. Some people believe anything they see on TV must be true; and
2. Some people have a distinct propensity for believing in fairy tales.
It doesn't prove that anything exists, not even the person who allegedly wrote the note about the program.
These are the same people, mind you, who will then turn around and proclaim with equal certainty that there is no proof of evolution.
"Then the ark started movin’, and it drifted with the tide, And the Unicorns looked up from the rock and cried.
And the water come up and sort of floated them away - That’s why you’ve never seen a Unicorn to this day.”
Wise old Biblical text, or was it just a silly song? I never could tell the difference!
The bible says a lot of things, very often contradictory, and often untrue or amibiguous.
Don't you think that if god were real, his supposed book would be unambiguous and non-contradictory?
God is imaginary, and you are delusional.
i saw a thing on discovery channel or something
I believe you're thinking of your ass.
about how they [unicorns] were alive at one time, but were probably more like a large goat then a horse.
Yes, you definitely got that from your ass. Or you watched a movie with unicorns in it, and thought it was real.
look i dont make the truth,
That's for sure!
i just know that the bible says there are unicorns
Yet another example of an error in the bible.
so I know they are out there somewhere, or they were.
I don't know about that, (okay, I do. I know you're wrong.) but I know you're out there. Way out there.
but thats not the point the point is that god does exist and its obvious.
Yes. As blindingly obvious as the existence of unicorns.
The Biblical references to unicorns are an artifact of the age when the particular versions were created. Unicorns generally only appear in translations of the middle ages such as the KJV and the Geneva Bible. In the Masoretic Text and other more ancient translations the animal references are to dogs, wild oxen, and other mundane creatures.
No fossil evidence exists to support the existence of unicorns.
Um, folks, you might want to disregard the supposed postings by "Maddie Blaylock"; he's a troll. Actually, he's an attention-whore who posts regularly on exchristians.net under different names (Shiva S. Visnu when he's being an ex-xian; mattie when he feels lonely and goes trolling as a fundie). Check out posts 30-35 at this URL:
http://www.ex-christian.net/index.php?showtopic=10039
Floral Dora, thanks for the heads-up. Darn Poe's Law! And darn trolls and fakers (on both sides) for muddying the waters. Some days, I wonder (rather hopefully, I admit) if the majority of the really crazy posts here aren't just the product of rampant trolling. That's probably just wishful thinking, though.
~David D.G.
I saw a thing on there about dragons.
I think it was a April Fool's Day joke.
It's okay. We at AFDJ Victims don't judge.
>>Grey Wolf
According to Isaac Asimov (who, apart from science fiction, did write quite a bit in other subjects, including religion), the KJV \"Unicorn\" comes from "re'em" ... <<
Not just Asimov:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%27em
Oddly enough, I know a guy named Re'em. His parents named him well: he is about as strong as a bull.
Actually, the fundie is correct about the goats. There is a way of manipulating a goat's horns from a young age to fuse them into one, with the result having a very vague resemblance to a unicorn. Doesn't make god any more real.
"i saw a thing on discovery channel or something about how they [unicorns] were alive at one time, but were probably more like a large goat then a horse. look i dont make the truth, i just know that the bible says there are unicorns so I know they are out there somewhere, or they were. but thats not the point the point is that god does exist and its obvious."
Two Words: Narwhal tusks.
Now go find me a dragon, Maddie. If you can.
And no, an Iguana or crocodile/alligator is not a dragon.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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