20 Jun 08
Originally posted by PsychoPawnSurely it depends on the gorilla's intentions. Perhaps it just wants some nice fresh leaves. Never forget that taming a gorilla incurs the responsibility of feeding it.
Yeah, the gorilla might always be there, but that doesn't mean that you give up the fight to make sure it doesn't sit on you.
20 Jun 08
Originally posted by Bosse de NageIf the gorilla has good intentions then we don't have to pay attention to it. If you can't feed it, you might as well kill it though. Isn't that more humane than letting it starve to death?
Surely it depends on the gorilla's intentions. Perhaps it just wants some nice fresh leaves. Never forget that taming a gorilla incurs the responsibility of feeding it.
I think I'm losing the metaphorical thread here though so that might not make a whole lot of sense in whatever context we've moved onto.
20 Jun 08
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Originally posted by PsychoPawnWhy not go the whole hog and eat it -- if you truly cannot feed it, which I doubt.
If the gorilla has good intentions then we don't have to pay attention to it. If you can't feed it, you might as well kill it though. Isn't that more humane than letting it starve to death?
Another useful question is which gorilla. Because the obvious gorilla often conceals another one, and so on ad infinitum.
Gorillas are peaceful creatures on the whole -- unless threatened with physical harm.
Now if a gorilla had to genuflect before the image of a banana three times a day for the sake of its psychic integrity, would you shrug off its eccentricity with a smile or would you feel it incumbent upon you to emulate the missionaries and strip it of its faith for its own good?
20 Jun 08
Originally posted by scottishinnzIQ's are one thing wisdom is another. I know people with massive IQ's who do really dumb things and people with low IQ's who are just blessed with the most amazing wisdom.
This is an important point. I should elaborate.
I am not trying to say that all theists are stupid (actually, I believe most are deluded, not stupid). I am not trying to say that all atheists are smarter than all theists.
I am saying that, on average, with a large sample size, the average IQ of people who do not believe in God (largely a trait i ...[text shortened]... many stupid atheists, and many smart theists. And many stupid theists, and many smart atheists.
Also , IQ's are based on preset ideas about what " intelligence" is. Given the choice what would you choose ? --to be the wisest man on earth or have the highest IQ?
20 Jun 08
Originally posted by knightmeisterWould you be Job or Julius Caesar? Be careful what you wish for.
IQ's are one thing wisdom is another. I know people with massive IQ's who do really dumb things and people with low IQ's who are just blessed with the most amazing wisdom.
Also , IQ's are based on preset ideas about what " intelligence" is. Given the choice what would you choose ? --to be the wisest man on earth or have the highest IQ?
20 Jun 08
Originally posted by Bosse de NageIs Gorilla meat tasty? I doubt it. It might not be worth it.
Why not go the whole hog and eat it -- if you truly cannot feed it, which I doubt.
Another useful question is which gorilla. Because the obvious gorilla often conceals another one, and so on ad infinitum.
Gorillas are peaceful creatures on the whole -- unless threatened with physical harm.
Now if a gorilla had to genuflect before the ...[text shortened]... ncumbent upon you to emulate the missionaries and strip it of its faith for its own good?
As long as the gorilla keeps its genuflection to itself I don't care, although I would wish it would just leave.
20 Jun 08
Originally posted by PsychoPawnWhat could possibly be so distasteful about the gorilla's religious practices, provided that it doesn't attempt to force you to join in? Are you some sort of snob?
Is Gorilla meat tasty? I doubt it. It might not be worth it.
As long as the gorilla keeps its genuflection to itself I don't care, although I would wish it would just leave.
20 Jun 08
Originally posted by Bosse de NageGorillas tend to fart when the genuflect. It's quite stinky. They could at least light a match!
What could possibly be so distasteful about the gorilla's religious practices, provided that it doesn't attempt to force you to join in? Are you some sort of snob?
21 Jun 08
Originally posted by Bosse de NageBut the particular gorilllas in question ARE trying to make everyone join in, they are promulgating their rules, to try and fundamentally change the rules under which we live.
What could possibly be so distasteful about the gorilla's religious practices, provided that it doesn't attempt to force you to join in? Are you some sort of snob?
25 Jun 08
Originally posted by PsychoPawnI'd rather have a gorilla fart on me than be tied down in a surgical room having my liver replaced every day because they let a berserk flamingo rip it out.
Well, in this case I think we could give it to him.
After all, humans needed prometheus to give us fire, but he paid a pretty high price for it.
25 Jun 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungWell, thankfully Zeus is dead so those archane punishments are gone.
I'd rather have a gorilla fart on me than be tied down in a surgical room having my liver replaced every day because they let a berserk flamingo rip it out.
Now we'll just have to worry about eternal damnation in a lake of fire being tormented by some red skinned dude with horns.