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Bumper sticker. . .(shudder)

SkepticX said:
I don't know how many of you will remember the "I found it!" craze, but toward the end, as it waned, and as with all such fads, lots of humorous variations started showing up, like "I lost it" and "I missed it by that much" and "I tried to lose it but it came back" (etc). I only saw it once, but my favorite was "I almost stepped in it." I was a devout Christian back then and I still thought that was hilarious!

I know . . . I'm easily amused . . .

Byron
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We have a head shop where I live (yes, they do still exist) and not too long ago I found a bumper sticker that said, "I found Jesus - he was behind the sofa all the time!" I laughed so hard I almost fell down.

Since I'm new to the Randi forums, I will make it CLEAR that what I was doing in the head shop was looking for ingredients for henna tattoos. :cool:
 
Elizabeth I said:
We have a head shop where I live (yes, they do still exist) and not too long ago I found a bumper sticker that said, "I found Jesus - he was behind the sofa all the time!" I laughed so hard I almost fell down.

Since I'm new to the Randi forums, I will make it CLEAR that what I was doing in the head shop was looking for ingredients for henna tattoos. :cool:
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Welcome to the fourm Elizabeth. A famous record shop where I grew up was called THC (Tape Head Company). Lot's of odd pipes behind the counter and posters of Cheech & Chong, Jimi Hendrix, etc.
 
Elizabeth I said:
We have a head shop where I live (yes, they do still exist) and not too long ago I found a bumper sticker that said, "I found Jesus - he was behind the sofa all the time!" I laughed so hard I almost fell down.
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Evolvefish.com has one that says "I found Jesus - he was in my trunk when I got back from Tijuana!"

Elizabeth I said:
Since I'm new to the Randi forums, I will make it CLEAR that what I was doing in the head shop was looking for ingredients for henna tattoos. :cool:
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Su-u-u-u-u-ure you were.:rolleyes:
 
kurious_kathy said:
I know and admit I'm a sinner in need of God's grace, why can't you?
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Because sin, like time, is a man-made concept, as well as an illusion...lunchtime, doubly so.


"'I refuse to prove that I exist because proof denies faith and without faith, I am nothing.'
'Well,' says Man, 'The Babel Fish is a dead giveaway isn't it? It proves you exist, therefore you don', QED.'
'Dear me!' says God, 'I hadn't thought of that,' and promptly vanished in a puff of logic.
'Well, that was easy,' says man, and goes on to prove that black is white, and gets killed at the next zebra crossing."

(for more information, consult Oolon Colluphid's works: Where God Went Wrong, Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes, Who Is This God Person Anyway?, Well That About Wraps It Up for God, Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Guilt But Have Been Too Ashamed To Find Out, and the epic Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Sex But Have Been Forced To Find Out.)

First and foremost: have a sense of humour. The notions we hold about God, our own self-importance, and those that follow different paths are ridiculous, and should be treated as such. Christ had some great ideas, as did Buddha, Mohammed, et al. Doesn't mean any of them are more important than the other. Oh, and for more laughs, check out Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide series. Smile, you're ridiculous! And so am I!:D
 
DJ . . . your Wikipedia link goes to a page that does not exist. He's listed in the "Tick" article, but the link going to a page for the Bomber himself is no good.
 
Aye, I forgot that when you copy/paste in this forum it leaves the link. Unintentional. Thanks for letting me know! Now write the article so I don't look like a complete moron...I'm mostly a tool. :D
 
DJ Hexadecibel said:
Because sin, like time, is a man-made concept, as well as an illusion...lunchtime, doubly so.
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Time may be the grand illusion in this world, but I do not agree with you that sin is a man made concept. Sin is the only thing that seperates us from God. We have all heard that to God time is not an issue since he can reach beyond those boundaries. God is so awesome time and space cannot even keep him from us, but sin is a whole different issue. Jesus died for a reason!
 
kurious_kathy said:
Time may be the grand illusion in this world, but I do not agree with you that sin is a man made concept. Sin is the only thing that seperates us from God. We have all heard that to God time is not an issue since he can reach beyond those boundaries. God is so awesome time and space cannot even keep him from us, but sin is a whole different issue. Jesus died for a reason!
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Define sin. What is sin? What is not sin? How can I know?
 
Ryokan said:
Define sin. What is sin? What is not sin? How can I know?
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One may search Bierce's dictionary for a definition of sin... without satisfaction. However, his entry for Christian might help.

CHRISTIAN, n.
One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

I dreamed I stood upon a hill, and, lo!
The godly multitudes walked to and fro
Beneath, in Sabbath garments fitly clad,
With pious mien, appropriately sad,
While all the church bells made a solemn din --
A fire-alarm to those who lived in sin.
Then saw I gazing thoughtfully below,
With tranquil face, upon that holy show
A tall, spare figure in a robe of white,
Whose eyes diffused a melancholy light.
"God keep you, strange," I exclaimed. "You are
No doubt (your habit shows it) from afar;
And yet I entertain the hope that you,
Like these good people, are a Christian too."
He raised his eyes and with a look so stern
It made me with a thousand blushes burn
Replied -- his manner with disdain was spiced:
"What! I a Christian? No, indeed! I'm Christ."
G.J.
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kurious_kathy said:
Time may be the grand illusion in this world, but I do not agree with you that sin is a man made concept. Sin is the only thing that seperates us from God. We have all heard that to God time is not an issue since he can reach beyond those boundaries. God is so awesome time and space cannot even keep him from us, but sin is a whole different issue. Jesus died for a reason!
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So God isn't all-powerful? He can't reach me unless I'm cleansed of sin? And likewise, he can't accept me into heaven? Even though he wants to?

Or... maybe he doesn't. After all, if sin isn't a man-made concept, then it must be a God-made concept, am I right? That means God decided at the beginning of time (ie: 6,000 years ago) to create something that would separate him from most of humankind.

Which is it, kathy?
 
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