Slashdot Mirror
Venus's Surface May Be 1 Billion Years Old
dptalia writes, "For a while scientists have believed that Venus's surface is fairly young, having recently been covered by lava 1 to 3 kilometers deep. However, more study into photos sent back by Magellan seems to show that the cataclysmic volcano theory is wrong. Now scientists are postulating that Venus's surface may be a billion years old and could be probed to determine the history of the planet."
You got me laughing there. It seems to me that it's the most "basic" reflex of all to invent a Big Daddy who's watching over everything, including my spelling in this post, all the planetary life wiped out by geological cataclysms and asteroid strikes, and the 700,000 Iraqis who are now dead because Haliburton shares needed a boost.
Christians putting on airs because other Christians are even more stultified... That's funny. If you're a Christian, you've drunk the Kool-Aid in the form of some cheap table wine. (To wash down a three-cent biscuit if you do Communions.)
So... your omnipotent God. Either an omnipotent God created everything and lets the innocent suffer and everything rot without giving a damn, or a silly little species among countless others evolved and had to struggle with its fears so it invented Gods for comfort.
And this omnipotent God talked to Christians how? Via shrubbery? By helping Moses do magic tricks? By narrowcasting to humanity ~one~ son who talked in a dialect and letting mere Romans nail him up? The Gnostic interpretation of the Christian holy book makes more sense.
God, if Thou readest Slashdot, please smite Digg as Thou hast smote PayPal!
Rich And Stupid is not so bad as Working For Rich And Stupid.
So, what you're saying is, God's an asshole. I get it now. And you worship him why?