Putting The "Mental" In "Fundamentalists" Dept::
Maybe it's time to demand that schools teach a required course in formal logic.
I hadn't really intended to continue addressing the topic of religious wingnuttery, at least not for the time being. I really have other topics I want to discuss. ...Really, I do. ...But sheesh. These people must consult the list of logical fallacies as a basis for nearly all of their argumentation. (Note I'm being a bit understated here). Here's a classic example of a Post Hoc fallacy (Not that this was any big surprise if you remembered a similar reaction from Jerry Falwell shortly after the 9/11 disaster).
Excerpt:
"Southern Decadence" was set for New Orleans soon. It was to be a yearly hoopla celebrating practicing homosexuality as a legitimate, giddy lifestyle.
Thousands upon thousands were going to crawl all over New Orleans "to celebrate their sexuality," according to Methodist lay preacher Gary Hopkins of Ekklesia.co.uk ([email protected]).
In other words, Sodom and Gomorrah were to be reenacted in broad daylight — and into the night haunts as well. It would be one high ol’ time of it in the southern scape.
[...]
Then came along Katrina.
If such a causality shall be drawn then perhaps the National Weather Service ought to be sending weather advisories to Massachusetts and Las Vegas...
Captain Obvious says: Port cities are older and tend to be more densely populated. Certain port cities became havens for immigrants, thus increasing diversity. The bigger and more diverse the population, the greater the likelihood there will be for a gay community. Being on water, port cities are also more likely to be viewed as a recreational spots. ...and hurricanes form in oceans. ...Duh.
Of course, "Repent America" totally overlooks the fact that the people who are suffering most are the poor, mostly heterosexual folks who didn't have the means to escape. Also the fact that New Orleans wasn't the only town to suffer devastation from Hurricane Katrina. ...And how do they account for all those deadly killer tornadoes that seem to occur so frequently in the Bible Belt?
I do believe I have the answer. You see, tornadoes are not the work of the Almighty, but the work of Satan. Satan tries to copy GOd and comes up short, that's why we get a tornado instead of a proper hurricane. Even Indian tribes called them "the devil winds". This duly explains why they tend to go after folks in righteous, Bush-voting, God-fearing places while they hardly ever hit the heathen capitals of San Francisco and New York City. It's just Satan trying to cast doubt on their righteousness and test their faith in God. So remember, hurricanes are a righteous instrument of God's judgment while tornadoes are just Satan's silly attempt to cast doubt on the true believers.
Posted by: Moral Oral | August 02, 2006 at 04:30 AM
^^ You are so ignorant that it's not even funny. I truly hope that is just a bad joke. I'm an atheist but know of your lord, if i had to guess... God never practiced hate, he is probably just sending the tornadoes in an attempt to smite hate mongers and (who happen to reside in the bible belt) all y'all unjust people. How could you possibly justify blind hate towards someones sexual preference? They dont hate you for not being gay.
Posted by: Winchester | October 09, 2009 at 05:41 PM