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Well that wraps it up for the god thing
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mindmetoo



Joined: 02 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:47 am    Post subject: Well that wraps it up for the god thing Reply with quote

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Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God

KIEV (Reuters) - A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.

"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said.

"A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery."

The incident, Sunday evening when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction. Lions and tigers are kept in an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks.


Boy first the efficacy of prayer study falls on its face and now this brilliant protocol...
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thepeel



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In all seriousness, do any of you agree that extreme religious faith is best characterized as a mental disorder? Surely this dude was crazy. Are others?
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mindmetoo



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

BJWD wrote:
In all seriousness, do any of you agree that extreme religious faith is best characterized as a mental disorder? Surely this dude was crazy. Are others?


Anyone I've met that seems to talk a lot about god is pretty unbalanced.

"My life was a wreck until I found god."

But haven't you noticed your life is still a wreck?
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Troll_Bait



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jobless korean man seeks sympathy from Rhinos

flotsam wrote:
Did you know you can no longer qualify for a Darwin award by climbing into a cage at the zoo because it happens too often?


animalbirdfish wrote:
Reminds me of the Taiwanese guy who tried to convert some lions to Christianity at a Taipei zoo a few years ago. He received a bite on the leg for his efforts.
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rapier



Joined: 16 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Haha...I don't think this applies to loons who deliberately put themselves in harms way. As for the historical account of Daniel..I think you'll find the circumstances were a bit different..

Daniel 6:17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

19 � Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
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tomato



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mindmetoo wrote:
"My life was a wreck until I found god."

Mindmetoo may have heard other people say that, but he/she will never hear me say that.
On the contrary, my life was a wreck until I renounced religion.

I would tell you what a mess my religious life was, but it would be too embarrassing.
I never went in a lion's cage, but I did many things which were almost as foolish.

When I renounced all that supernatural hocus-pocus, I began to understand myself better and understand other people better.


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Harpeau



Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess we all have our journeys to walk. Though I'm a person of faith, I would seriously question that chicken Kiev's balance. Doesn't prove or dissprove god's existence~ only proves that the guy choked on a bunch of dumb pills.

BTW, I don't follow my faith because it's going to ____ to me, (insert blank~ freshen breath, make me happy, whatever, ), but rather because I believe it's true.
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Moldy Rutabaga



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Do not put the Lord your God to the test." Matt 4:7.

Ken:> Cool
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cazador83



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Moldy Rutabaga wrote:
"Do not put the Lord your God to the test." Matt 4:7.

Ken:> Cool

what i was thinking.
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tomato



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about Matthew 7:16: "Ye shall know them by their fruits."
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tomato



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Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

On the other hand, one can climb into a rhinoceros cage in Korea and not get hurt:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=58529&highlight=

Do you suppose God loves Koreans more than Russians?
Or do you suppose God loves lions more than rhinos?
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rapier



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tomato wrote:
How about Matthew 7:16: "Ye shall know them by their fruits."


A tomato is a vegetable
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rapier



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh no..not another one!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3391859.stm



Lucas Tomas, 22, was said to have held his jacket like a bullfighter's cape at one of Buenos Aires zoo's two lions.

The lion, Quique, reacted by pouncing on him and repeatedly biting at him. TV footage showed the animal on top of him, visibly biting him at least once.
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Bulsajo



Joined: 16 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rapier wrote:

Lucas Tomas, 22, was said to have held his jacket like a bullfighter's cape at one of Buenos Aires zoo's two lions.

Ha!
Take that, you religious freaks, proof of evolution in action-
Men who can't tell the difference between bulls and lions get eaten!
Wink
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rapier



Joined: 16 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bulsajo wrote:
rapier wrote:

Lucas Tomas, 22, was said to have held his jacket like a bullfighter's cape at one of Buenos Aires zoo's two lions.

Ha!
Take that, you religious freaks, proof of evolution in action-
Men who can't tell the difference between bulls and lions get eaten!
Wink


this is what happens to the guys who can



Taunting and testing creatures far stronger and more aggressive than you are, is folly.

Same as putting God to the test.

on the other hand, if you develop a good relationship based on respect, Love and trust..





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