It's not my task to convince you that God does or does not exist.

There are likely millions of people on this planet that would deny the existence of God even if God appeared before them.

But the militant atheist, who denies that ANY good has come from religion is, IMO, intellectually dishonest, ignorant of history, or both.

In this age, subversives have made it fashionable to bash the world's one billion Catholics while giving the world's 1.5 billion muslims a free pass.


>> ^honkeytonk73:

What has God done to eradicate homelessness, disease, suffering, starvation? He could snap his magical fingers and poof it is gone! But.. the more logical answer is.. he has done nothing because he doesn't exist. Or one could say. "He created homelessness, disease, suffering, and starvation." Probably to make some sort of illogical point that we can't quite articulate, because of his "Mysterious ways" or some such bunk. The "mysterious ways" argument essentially translates into "I don't know, nor do I care to find out why because I lack any capacity to reason. Any instinct to question as a result been subdued out of a fear of ending up in some sort of subterranean firey underworld for an eternity... hosted by rather unfriendly horned red-skinned demons that bugger the local denizens. Very much like Catholic priests in a dark sauna with choir boys.

What has God done to eradicate homelessness, disease, suffering, starvation? He could snap his magical fingers and *poof* it is gone! But.. the more logical answer is.. he has done nothing because he doesn't exist. Or one could say. "He created homelessness, disease, suffering, and starvation." Probably to make some sort of illogical point that we can't quite articulate, because of his "Mysterious ways" or some such bunk. The "mysterious ways" argument essentially translates into "I don't know, nor do I care to find out why because I lack any capacity to reason. Any instinct to question as a result been subdued out of a fear of ending up in some sort of subterranean firey underworld for an eternity... hosted by rather unfriendly horned red-skinned demons that bugger the local denizens. Very much like Catholic priests in a dark sauna with choir boys.

>> ^quantumushroom:

I spent half the day at a tent camp for homeless folks, numbering in the 100s.
Monies to support them came all the way from the Vatican. What has the 'atheist charity society' done lately?
>> ^honkeytonk73:
>> ^kymbos:
Man, what is it with America and book burning?

Its a long established religious tradition.. inspired from the likes of the Roman Catholic Church during the Inquisition and the Dark Ages. Of course, no religion is excluded to participate! Enjoy the burning!

Originally called "Uptight," which is how Jonny referred to it in its early staged, the song pays homage to Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues." It deals with alien abduction and stems from two incidents in Thom's life. The first occured at Abingdon School, when he was assigned an essay question that went something like this: "If you were an alien from another planet arriving on Earth, how would you describe what you saw?" The second incident occurred when Thom was driving down a country road and hit a bird (which he believes was a pheasant). He stepped out of the car and at that moment began thinking about alien abduction.


http://www.greenplastic.com/lyrics/subterranean.php

I'm just disappointed they didn't make a video for Subterranean Homesick Alien. (Or did they? I've never seen one)

EDIT: There's no shortage of Fan videos though.

Subterranean homesick aliens, now complete with aluminum redecoration.

>> ^rychan:
>> ^Xax:
I don't understand why they're spending taxpayer money to kick them out and seal it up. Why?

Well, it would be awkward when some inspection crew stumbles upon the subterranean society. It also sounds very unsanitary. I don't doubt that these people have other shelter options available to them. The majority of these people are mentally ill. It's not actually doing them a favor to leave them holed up in squalid conditions.

sarcasm?

>> ^Xax:
I don't understand why they're spending taxpayer money to kick them out and seal it up. Why?


Well, it would be awkward when some inspection crew stumbles upon the subterranean society. It also sounds very unsanitary. I don't doubt that these people have other shelter options available to them. The majority of these people are mentally ill. It's not actually doing them a favor to leave them holed up in squalid conditions.

SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
French Accordion Tango

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Bumble Bee Blues

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Walking Spanish

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Rollin' And Tumblin'

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
I'm An Asshole (fuck you denis leary)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
quando quando quando

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Subterranean Homesick Blues

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Comme Un Garcon

WHAT IS 2+2?
Lombelico Del Mondo

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Goodnight Vienna

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Your Neighborhood Spaceman

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Positively 4th Street

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
My Blue Heaven

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
The Witch (Alternate Take)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Knock On Wood

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Raspryagayte khloptsy koni

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Passport

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
She's alright

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
John Henry

WHATS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Je T'aime Moi Non Plus

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Aa Dekhe Zara

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Get an Ugly Woman to Marry You

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
We'll Meet Again

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Burma Shave

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
You Never Even Call Me By My Name

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Dies, Nox Et Omnia

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Vertigogo

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Grapefruit moon

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
willie mae

Best games of '08:

1. The World Ends With You (NDS)
2. Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
4. Little Big Planet (PS3)
5. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)

Honorable Mentions:

- Etrian Odyssey II (NDS)
- Bioshock (PC)
- Touhou Project 11: Subterranean Animism (PC)
- Echochrome (PSN)

Dishonorable mention:

- Star Wars: Force Unleashed (PS3)

Looking forward to in '09:

- Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
- White Knight Chronicles (PS3)
- Dragon Quest IX (NDS)
- Getting around to playing Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (PS2)

So, this video is absurd and divisive. But I would have upvoted it. Let it be seen. That's how it works here. All the Palin upvotes ain't cause 90% of us are fans...
My good friend once posted a video on here that was inappropriate (I learned after a Siftquisition, reading the fucking rules, two week ban, internet vocabulary 101, juvenile retaliation, downvote sprees, etc.). I can appreciate why his video (which was a suicide bomber in Sri Lanka), and not this one, violate the rules here. This is just wretched propaganda for better or worse. It doesn't hold a candle to what nearly got me wacked on the sift and should be sifted.
If a video is truly that vile, it will be downvoted to subterranean levels. I would *return and let the die be cast.
*shameless self promote
If you like that, you'll LOVE this: http://www.videosift.com/video/Freedom-of-Speech-Larry-Flynt

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We'll be building a network of subterranean tunnels departing from Wasilla, Indiana etc. They all end though, at Currumbin Beach. A beautiful little yellow sand beach on the gold coast where we can form our Sift Colony.

Sounds and looks kinda like a Phantoms clone...

"yo, Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms!" - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Unspeakable horrors have mysteriously befallen the whole town of Snowfield, Colorado, leaving behind only a few mangled body parts and unanswered questions. Enter two vacationing sisters and a sheriff and deputy from a nearby town, who try to piece things together with the help of a scientist-turned-tabloid hack. But will they unravel the mystery of the monstrous subterranean killing force before they become its prey? Adapted by Dean Koontz from his own novel.