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We Don't Go By That

A chinwag with his ole' buddy god.
The other day, I asked God why he didn't include a sub-commandment 8a.

8a) You shall not lie and cheat.

God said that there was no need for it back then, because there was no atheism.

I could figure the answer by myself, but I didn't feel like it at that moment. Besides Chinwag, he also speaks Cantonese and Mandarin.
 
epix;91110ks Cantonese and Ma96 said:
The other day, I asked God why he didn't include a sub-commandment 8a.

8a) You shall not lie and cheat.

God said that there was no need for it back then, because there was no atheism.
I could figure the answer by myself, but I didn't feel like it at that moment. Besides Chinwag, he also speandarin.

Nope,Nope and Nope.
 
The other day, I asked God why he didn't include a sub-commandment 8a.

8a) You shall not lie and cheat.

God said that there was no need for it back then, because there was no atheism.

I could figure the answer by myself, but I didn't feel like it at that moment. Besides Chinwag, he also speaks Cantonese and Mandarin.

Why do you continue to post this nonsense? It's funny but ultimately pointless.
 
So the atheists after consulting with their own near-omniscience asserted that the accusation of Ben Bernanke breaching the Eighth Commandment was due to an unprofessionally formed opinion of "some blogger" who headlined it without thinking twice. Sure, Bernanke didn't trip over a penal code - he and the likes are too smart for that. But since the atheists are stuck in the brutally primitive antiquity (or the aquity?) due to the teaching of the "new," militant atheism, they can't realize that time has changed and that the 8th can be breached with an utmost finess. (The Roman Catholic Church would have to remain influential for at least another couple of millenia before it could amass $700 billion of the bailout money that were needed to plug the hole through which the amount disappeared in a less than a decade.)

Whether Bernanke sinned is an open question.
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000069622

But the atheists don't recognize any open questions when they happen to reach their own irreversible conclusion. But not all tomatoes are rotten: the atheists came to the defense of a theist(!), and so I won back the whole M82 galaxy in Ursa Major. God kind of knew that I tricked him, because epix must fail all the time, otherwise the atheists would hardly play a defense lawyer for a theist.
 
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The other day, I asked God why he didn't include a sub-commandment 8a.

8a) You shall not lie and cheat.

God said that there was no need for it back then, because there was no atheism.

I could figure the answer by myself, but I didn't feel like it at that moment. Besides Chinwag, he also speaks Cantonese and Mandarin.
And telling us you have conversations with your made up god(s) means that you're breaking commandment #8.

That means you're not just atheistic about all but one god, you're atheistic about all of them! Ouch, that has to sting.
 
You forgot, it only works when you're among other theists. Not among rationally minded people.
Heavenly Father, what is the difference between You and a rational atheist?

I can't answer, because your question doesn't make sense.

How come?

Well, in order to tell two things apart, both of them need to exist.
 
Originally Posted by epix
The other day, I asked God why he didn't include a sub-commandment 8a.

8a) You shall not lie and cheat.

God said that there was no need for it back then, because there was no atheism.

And telling us you have conversations with your made up god(s) means that you're breaking commandment #8.

Can you elaborate? Like if I'm having conversation with God, then I'm stealing your attention?
 
I just want to blend in. What's wrong with that?

Nothing wrong with it. The world needs entertainers. I've never heard of this Ben character and I don't care about what he gets up to or the eighth commandment.
 
Can you elaborate? Like if I'm having conversation with God, then I'm stealing your attention?

How can your imaginary conversations with an imaginary god steal anyone's attention?
 
Epix, your threads strike me as the world's longest dummy spit on record.

You dont like atheists - we get it. You like god - we get it. But the level of vitriol and crazy are getting out of hand - you think the known jewish guy must be an atheist because, in your eyes, he stole something? That's 18 shades of nuts.

You need to calm down lad, and maybe go outside and get some sunshine.
 
Heavenly Father, what is the difference between You and a rational atheist?
None. Why?

I can't answer, because your question doesn't make sense.
Can't answer what? There was no question. I think I see where your difficulty lies.

How come?
Because there was no question. I just said that.

Well, in order to tell two things apart, both of them need to exist.
Exactly! Now you're getting why your made up god(s) are no different than other ones!

Good job, epix!
 
Can you elaborate? Like if I'm having conversation with God, then I'm stealing your attention?

Are you still claiming to have conversations with your made up god(s)? To some nutjob religionists, if you break a commandment, you must be an atheist. To them, you (epix) are an atheist because you're lying.

Just warning you in case you come across any fruit bars like that.
 
What's that business with Ben Bernanke?

You can't ask the local atheists, because they are not in touch with reality. They think that some obscure blogger accused Bernanke of stealing money, but the reality is that there have been professional financial analysts who discussed the issue on the news.

No one accused the Fed Chairman of stealing - his activity has been likened to stealing. But why now, when he kept the prime rate low before and no one said anything about stealing?

We must investigate . . .

Pope Francis calls for more austere Catholic Church
http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/16/pope-francis-calls-for-more-austere-catholic-church/

Is that a God-inspired call? Something is going down, because it doesn't happen often that Christianity inspires Judaism.

Bernanke’s Welcome Lecture on Austerity Economics
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blo...anke-lectures-gop-on-austerity-economics.html

Well, the tandem-system Francis & Ben is busy talking austerity. We better take a look if God got something to do with that. Once again we use God's definition in Revelation for the purpose of highlighting.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Of course, the definition will be affected by the keyword "austerity." That means you can't have both Alpha and Omega. And since after Omega comes nothing, and nothing is what Francis of Assisi - who so much inspired the current pope - loved the most, we chose the ending. But definition must be complete, and so we put after ending the beginning (like the beginning of a new life in heaven - sitting on a cloud forever and ever). Now we are ready to associate. Here is an example: The ending letter of END is D. What is the word that starts with D?

E N D____?

:confused:

How do the mortals call the end of life?

E N D E A T H

Very good.

Now we do "Ben Bernanke":

BEN BERNANKE_________?

There is a word that starts with E and is associable with the name or with the person who carries the name. What would be the best fit?

If there are contenders, then there is a chance of a dispute as to which word fits the best. And so it's better to come up with a word which represents a fact. Since "Ben Bernanke" is a name made up of 11 letters, we can solve accordingly.

BEN BERNANKELEVEN

That's a coincidence which makes names like that special. But what does that 11 mean in the real terms? Did God "arm" it, or not?

Since the Fed last met in January, stocks have climbed to new highs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average exceeding its prior peak from October 2007.The index, which has gained almost 11 percent this year, is near its record close of 14,539.14 on March 14. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury reached an 11-month high of 2.06 percent on March 11.
Bernanke said that the Fed doesn’t “see anything that’s out of line with historical patterns” in the stock market. “There has been increased optimism about the economy” and the share of income going to profits has risen, so higher stock prices aren’t surprising, he said.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blo...anke-lectures-gop-on-austerity-economics.html

Oh yes! He armed that 11 big time.

Both Francis and Ben were talking austerity, but that doesn't involve the pope in this particular case, because he has only one name - Francis. And so, due to the austerity, we use just one of the Bernanke's name. "Ben" is way too austere, so we use his last name for the next step. (The quote above doesn't use the full name Ben Bernanke. That actually decides.)

BERNANKE_______?

You know why Homo sapiens is such an advanced animal? It has the capability of learning to repeat. So the good chance is that Man the Wise will count again, like previously, to make the association in the form of a fact.

BERNANKEIGHT

That's right. The last name Bernanke is made of eight letters. The problem is that, unlike in the case of 11, there is no significant reference to number 8 and Bernanke on the Internet. Unleeeeees . . .


What happened to Bernanke's first name? How come it's not included?

I don't know, Heavenly Father. It was there, now it's not there.

Do you think someone stole it?

It is a strong possibility. Lol. The 8th Commandment is hardly a prevention against stealing these days - as it has been all the time, I suppose.

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/dail...aling-depositors-more-bernanke-170851783.html


And so that's the 8th Commandment hypothesis that tends to establish an option to why some rational financial analysts suddenly came up with quite irrational comparison. See, the popes are not the only mammals around here to get "inspired" by God. So remember:

Ben Bernanke = eleven (11) letters
Bernanke = eight (8) letters

That means the hypothesis will be tested on 11/8 (November 8) of this year. But you may start collecting canned food before that date.
 
Once again we use God's definition in Revelation for the purpose of highlighting.

No, that's a person's definition, remember? God(s) are just make believe, like you make believe you have conversations with some of them.

Why do theists stray so far from the truth?
 
The OP In a nutshell:

Resolved: Bernanke does not follow the 10 Commandments. (By implication), the 8th Commandment is "Thou Shalt Not Steal" [citation needed]. Maintaining interest rates near zero is the same as stealing. Stealing violates the 8th Commandment. Therefore, Bernanke does not follow the 10 Commandments. Q.E.D.

Presumably epix hopes here to leverage the kudos and self-satisfaction that comes from preaching to the Atheist choir about flawed or hypocritical theists.

Reading the linked article it's clear that this is one person's dubious opinion. The article also mentions that there is another way to view Fed monetary policy:
There’s another way, of course, to view Fed policy: that near-zero interest rates and $85 billion worth of asset purchases every month are helping to boost economic growth and employment and maintain low interest rates for both short-term and long-term debt.

That's my own view. I think the Fed is following the correct policy for the current situation. Also note that this "stealing" does not personally enrich Bernanke. His salary would be the same if he raised interest rates.
 

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