If God doesn't exist, then explain the Jews.
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So Ruckus, to generalize:
If X doesn't exist, then explain Y;
where X = deity of a creation myth, and
Y = chosen people of deity X.
Once upon a time, way back before people recorded history, a group of old men got together and decided that the best way to control their own tribe and those surrounding them was to make aup a fairy tale about a surpreme being who would punish them if they didn't follow the dictates of these old men.
The old men were, of course, exempt from the restrictions they placed up the rest of their people because they were the chosen representatives of this mythological being.
And the world hasn't been at peace since.
Well, during the early migrations out of africa, a group of people banded together to protect each other and their families.
Then they, like so many others, developed a language and culture of their own. Eventually, after generations of relative isolation from other groups/tribes, they were what we can call a "race".
Now, if God does exist, then explain six-legged insects...
In his defense: This is a reference to a quote from the British PM Benjamin Disraeli (who was jewish) when asked by Queen Victoria what proof there was of the existence of God.
He replied "The survival of the Jews". Note that this was pre-holocaust.
Not an argument in favor of the existence of God, really. Especially ironic in light of the fact that in recent centuries most of the jewish suffering in the world has been caused by christians.
If Brahma doesn´t exist, explain the Hindus. If Marte doesn´t exist, explain the Romans, if Ra doesn´t exist, explain the Egyptians..............
Actually
If the Jews exist, explain the Christians
You do realize the systematic persecutions of the Jews over the last two thousand years was mostly due to that first religion (the one you idiots got your Bible from) maintain that Jesus was NOT the son of God.
"If God doesn't exist, then explain the Jews."
And although the Jews exist, then explain the Hindus and their earlier holy writings, the Rig Vedas.
You'd best be going to your nearest Hindu temple then, and start worshipping Shiva, or all the other deities:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_deities
I like the look of Hanuman and Ganesh, meself (but 'tis a pity Anapuma doesn't look like her namesake in the manga/anime "Dominion: Tank Police" by Masamune Shirow; she and Unipuma are hot catgirls, especially when they join the Tank Police! :9 ).
Is this like the fundie equivalent of a Zen koan?
Say something vaguely pro-religion with a sprinkling of amorphous quasi-profundity, then just let everyone sit and turn it over in their minds until they come up with their own personal spin on what it all means?
Because otherwise this quote would just be silly!
They made it up.
Next idiot.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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