Re: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Intelligent Design Scores Victory Over Evolution
To me it is amazing that Robertson has such a following in terms of television viewers. He ought to be a universal laughing stock, but sadly, there will be many people who are actually worried that his "predictions" will come true. Mike
There are hundreds and hundreds of preachers like Pat Robertson, especially in the Southeast. That's where I grew up, and I remember how effective these creeps were in using fear to separate people from their hard-earned money. Most aren't as successful as Pat, but most of them make a good living off of people. Having been around those characters probably explains why I'm so deeply suspicious of great public shows of religion. Somewhere someone is invariably making a lot of money. Many of their techniques have unfortunately entered the political process. Some of the words are changed, but the techniques are familiar. On Nov 11, 2005, at 8:02 PM, Olhomorto@aol.com wrote:
To me it is amazing that Robertson has such a following in terms of television viewers. He ought to be a universal laughing stock, but sadly, there will be many people who are actually worried that his "predictions" will come true.
Mike
Mike noted,
most of them make a good living off of people.
That reminds me of an incident when I was a young reporter, either 1969 or '70, living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I was so poor that I could only buy old used tires for my car. They cost $2 each. Of course these were worn slick and continually blowing out or just going flat. (There's a strange story about where they blew out -- always across a field from a farmhouse of some unrelated people whose name happened to be Bauman. I would hike to their home and borrow the same spanner wrench, or whatever it is, to work on my tire bolts.) Anyway, one time something happened -- maybe a tire went flat and I didn't have a spare or maybe I just ran out of gas. At any rate, I had to hitchhike to the little weekly paper in Selbyville, Del. One of these revivalist-type preachers gave me a ride. I thought we were getting along all right, but when we got to town, he tried to hit me up for gas money! Being broke, I didn't give him any. But still. -- Joe
Ever take the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel when you were over there? That is one strange ride.
That reminds me of an incident when I was a young reporter, either 1969 or '70, living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I
Back when I was in Western N.C., about that same time, I was selling a speaker cabinet. The tent preacher who was coming through town called me up and said his guitarist wanted to try it out. So I schlepped the cabinet over and let the guitarist test it. It was pretty clear he wanted it. About that time, the preacher snuck up behind me, put his hands on my head and yelled "JESUS! BLESS THIS BOY!' As soon as I could get loose, I turned around and said "Thanks Reverend, but it's still $150".
I used to frequently cross the Bay Bridge, but I don't think I ever went on Bridge Tunnel, which is farther south. It's possible I did when Cory and I were first married in 1971, driving from SLC to the Eastern Shore, but I was so dazzled that I paid no attention to the scenery outside the car! Thanks, Joe
Even with a freshly-minted wife, I think you'd have remembered. The whole thing is probably close to 20 miles long. Most of it is a two- lane road on a causeway. In a couple of spots it dives down into a tunnel under the bay, so that ships can get by. When you're in the middle of the bay, you can't see land. It feels like you're driving across the ocean.
I used to frequently cross the Bay Bridge, but I don't think I ever went on Bridge Tunnel, which is farther south. It's possible I did when Cory and I were first married in 1971, driving from SLC to the Eastern Shore, but I was so dazzled that I paid no attention to the scenery outside the car! Thanks, Joe
I probably didn't go that direction -- I just don't recall it -- thanks, Joe
Quoting Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com>:
That reminds me of an incident when I was a young...
Had a similar experience myself. I was travelling through the South and found myself on a dirt road somewhere in Kentucky. Traveling down this road passing farm house after farm house, I came to a place where the road forked and naturally I took the right fork, and immediately in doing so this chicken appeared from nowhere running beside my car. I thought "Oh no you don't" and shifted the car into high gear. Well this chicken was no slouch and shifted into high gear himself and then he did something totally unexpected. He accelerated ahead of my car and crossed the road directly in front of me. I swerved to miss the chicken and rolled the car into a farmers field. Hearing the comotion, the farmer/preacher came out of the house and ran to my car and asked me if I were all right just as I was dusting myself off, and I told him I was fine, but then asked him if he seen that chicken. He said "Yes, yes I did". I told him that I couldn't be certain, but that chicken appeared to have 3 legs. The preacher said, "Yes, we grow them like that down here". I asked him why and he went on to tell me that the folks around these parts like extra drumsticks with their chicken dinners. I said "that's pretty cool, how do they taste?" to which he replied, "I don't know, we can't catch them..." ;)
Now, if man is meant to be master of the universe and intelligent design is involved in Guy's three-legged chickens, they would be hatched already plucked and ready to jump into the frying pan at a moment's notice! -- Joe
You mean they're not? So much for fast food! ;) Quoting Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com>:
Now, if man is meant to be master of the universe and intelligent design is involved in Guy's three-legged chickens, they would be hatched already plucked and ready to jump into the frying pan at a moment's notice! -- Joe
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