My Mate's a Prime Mate and other outlandish tales of the 2015 Referendum

PopePalpatine

Thor doesn't call for gays to be murdered, either.

endacl

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Doesn't he? He seems like a fairly murdery god.

He's an equal opportunities murdery god though. Doesn't matter who you are. Displease him and you get the hammer. Kinda like a celestial Mod.

SireOfSeth

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Doesn't he? He seems like a fairly murdery god.

Nah, that's a misconception. He's just a simple carpenter. Loves hitting nails home all day long.

Kev W

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

I'm delighted the sock angle has gained a foothold in the conversation.

Now it's up to us to toe the line.

endacl

Kev W wrote: »

Now it's up to us to toe the line.

Should've spotted that one. Darn!

Kev W

endacl wrote: »

Should've spotted that one. Darn!

Yeah, I really nailed it.

SireOfSeth

gravehold wrote: »

יהוה the one true god

Well, of course you were going to say that. As if I was expecting you to say: The one false god.

How did you decide that he (Jehovah?) was a true god and that all the others were false?

traprunner

gravehold wrote: »

יהוה the one true god

Hell will be a very full place if all the others turn out to be false. What evidence do you have of your god being the true god?

endacl

SireOfSeth wrote: »

Well, of course you were going to say that. As if I was expecting you to say: The one false god.

How did you decide that he (Jehovah?) was a true god and that all the others were false?

He read it in a book?

FreudianSlippers

OMG how did I miss this thread!?

My favourite part is the fixation on the 'Lawyer to the stars' thing (my glib pisstake on being a media lawyer in Ireland in reality). I can change it to Space Lawyer if you'd prefer constance (or whatever your name is)?

gravehold

endacl wrote: »

He read it in a book?

The tanakh is just a valid book as any of those science ones

traprunner

gravehold wrote: »

The tanakh is just a valid book as any of those science ones

You mean like a science fiction one?

endacl

gravehold wrote: »

The tanakh is just a valid book as any of those science ones

Sure is. Folios, bound together and glued inside a sturdy cover. 'Tis a book alright! As valid as any other. As valid, indeed, as Cinderella, Snow White, Puss in Boots, or any number of equally valid fairytales.

Elbow

As a homophobic gay priest with a strong interest in atheism I find this thread to be simultaneously confusing and homoerotic, good day gentlemen

Wrongway1985

Heard the most homophobic Yes voter today he declared I'm voting Yes because I feel sorry them tis bad enough they're queer the poor f**kers might somehow get a bit of happiness getting married!

SireOfSeth

gravehold wrote: »

The tanakh is just a valid book as any of those science ones

Of course it is... assuming that we are not discussing science... but since you were making claims regarding human biology... we are. I'm guessing that you still don't have any evidence for a god or soul then?

SireOfSeth

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Heard the most homophobic Yes voter today he declared I'm voting Yes because I feel sorry them tis bad enough they're queer the poor f**kers might somehow get a bit of happiness getting married!

Without context, it's hard to tell. He could have meant society really treats homosexuals like c**p, lets try to start treating them fairly by voting Yes.

Zubeneschamali

gravehold wrote: »

When they combine god gives the result a soul on conception

Eh, what about identical twins? One fertilized egg, two babies.

I suppose that's why there's always one evil twin - no soul.

gravehold

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Eh, what about identical twins? One fertilized egg, two babies.

I suppose that's why there's always one evil twin - no soul.

God creates the twins so gives each a soul

FreudianSlippers

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Eh, what about identical twins? One fertilized egg, two babies.

I suppose that's why there's always one evil twin - no soul.

Along those lines, conjoined twins that can't be separated: 2 souls or 1?

FreudianSlippers

gravehold wrote: »

God creates the twins so gives each a soul

Doesn't god have more important things to do?

gravehold

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Along those lines, conjoined twins that can't be separated: 2 souls or 1?

2, one for each concise, if they can think they where give a soul by god

gravehold

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Doesn't god have more important things to do?

God is everywhere at all time. He is with you now

Black Menorca

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Not as tragic as locking up living, breathing, thinking, feeling "fallen women" and abusing them.

When have I ever suggested locking up living, breathing, thinking, feeling "fallen women" and abusing them was anything but heinous?

gravehold

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

A few animals appear to be able to think though, to an extent at least. What happened there?

They have a soul and should not be murdered. Like the apes

PopePalpatine

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Doesn't god have more important things to do?

Like rigging elections? :pac:

Black Menorca

volchitsa wrote: »

I don't know, but certainly Irish law allows abortion in this situation, though my understanding is that catholic teaching doesn't.

Do you believe it doesn't, or shouldn't?

And if a woman's heart condition is being dangerously exacerbated by a pregnancy, do you believe she should be given the option of terminating that pregnancy?

Where?

gravehold

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Like rigging elections? :pac:

God gave us free choice, if we want to give into devency that is our choice and his rath will be glorious

gravehold

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

I thought animals didn't have souls though. This is all terribly confusing.

Not all the fly and wasps don't the apes in Africa seem to have some intelligence

gravehold

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Some of them, yeah. So do crows though.

Do you kill crows?

gravehold

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

No, but they bastards don't have souls that's for sure :mad:

Workers of the devil they are, familiars of those witch foke

Black Menorca

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Sorry, we've moved on to whether or not Rover has a soul. Do keep up :pac:

I certainly hope so. I'd love to meet all my canine friends at Rainbow Bridge.

FreudianSlippers

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

A few animals appear to be able to think though, to an extent at least. What happened there?

FreudianSlippers

Black Menorca wrote: »

Where?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013

volchitsa

gravehold wrote: »

They have a soul and should not be murdered. Like the apes

Seriously?

Which animals, and where does this information come from?

Black Menorca

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013

Is that the same legislation that states the intentional taking of unborn life in a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison?

You'll have to do better than that.

volchitsa

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013

Well exactly. And I'm fairly sure it's only setting out in detail what the Supreme Court had already ruled, so not a change in the law, just clarification.

gravehold

volchitsa wrote: »

Seriously?

Which animals, and where does this information come from?

God say ask your rabbi

PopePalpatine

Black Menorca wrote: »

Is that the same legislation that states the intentional taking of unborn life in a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison?

You'll have to do better than that.

It's also the same legislation that says a suicidal woman can have an abortion, albeit after some rigmarole.

volchitsa

Black Menorca wrote: »

Is that the same legislation that states the intentional taking of unborn life in a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison?

You'll have to do better than that.

That's not quite what it says you know.

They have a similar punishment in Britain, and interestingly, they actually use it. A woman was recently convicted and got a long sentence for illegal abortion there. When was the last time that happened in Ireland? Yet Dr Peter Boylan mentioned that his hospital regularly performs abortions.

I also gave you a link about minors in state care being taken to the UK for abortions. Do you think any of the HSE staff who took them were risking a prison sent Me?

FreudianSlippers

Black Menorca wrote: »

Is that the same legislation that states the intentional taking of unborn life in a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison?

You'll have to do better than that.

Better than what? It sets out provision for abortion in certain situations - that's what you asked.

endacl

gravehold wrote: »

God creates the twins so gives each a soul

When does he give out the sarcasm detectors? Did you miss the queue?

endacl

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Along those lines, conjoined twins that can't be separated: 2 souls or 1?

Soul and a half. Week on, week off.

endacl

gravehold wrote: »

2, one for each concise, if they can think they where give a soul by god

You're doing that Boggle thing again.

endacl

gravehold wrote: »

God gave us free choice, if we want to give into devency that is our choice and his rath will be glorious

Devency? Whassat?

endacl

gravehold wrote: »

Do you kill crows?

No way! Did you not hear Winter is Coming? The crows are all that stand between us and the White Walkers!*



*From a book. A valid one.

endacl

volchitsa wrote: »

Seriously?

Which animals, and where does this information come from?

gravehold wrote: »

God say ask your rabbi

OK. Last post for a bit....

Another typo, gravehold? Rabbit?

volchitsa

endacl wrote: »

OK. Last post for a bit....

Another typo, gravehold? Rabbit?

Must say I didn't understand that either, I wondered if the poster might be one of those bot things. I see words I recognize, but taken together I can't make them make sense.

endacl

volchitsa wrote: »

Must say I didn't understand that either, I wondered if the poster might be one of those bot things. I see words I recognize, but taken together I can't make them make sense.

I think he may have a jar of marbles over his keyboard. It's hay fever season. Periodically, he sneezes and a load of marbles clatters across the keyboard. One lands on the <return> key. Post is posted but no sense is made.

Harmless, funny, yet mildly pathetic...

traprunner

gravehold wrote: »

God say ask your rabbi

I used to breed rabbits. They are all dead now

Do they have souls? Will they be in bunny heaven?