The one true god, of course, was called Jibber, and was worshipped by a group of migrant stone axe makers in south Asia about 19,500 years ago. They were wiped out in a flood and their knowledge and religious wisdom was lost for ever. It is written.
In my younger days, one of my favorite jibes was, “For someone with such a pointed head, you’re awfully obtuse.” I had to abandon it because most people were too obtuse to understand it.
“And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.”
Circumference=30 cubits, diameter=10 cubits. So pi=3 in this passage.
to grope god in his omniscient state is
to give pi to significant places
that the average fookwit
can half way deal with it
on a more or less rational basis
Alexander, you’re saying, I take it, that “the inerrant word of god” is just an approximation? That isn’t less egregious to me. If someone claims absolute truth, then I want absolute accuracy. It don’t make the claim.
I beheld the one true God back in 2011. With his deep, mighty voice, he enthralled the congregation before him and filled the air with electricity. With his magnificent bass, he moved our souls and earthly bodies with the music of the Word. With his disciples Phil on guitar and Mikkey Dee on the drums, he delivered the perfect message of peace and morality in the Church of Rock and Roll.
His physical form may have been killed by death, but I remain a devotee of Lemmy.
Okay … just HOW do we know there is only ONE TRUE GOD? Strikes me, it’s entirely possible that we are talking about several gods, operating in committee … which is why this whole business is as screwed up as it is!
Presumably the Anglicans who are obtuse are called Anglicannots (surely that is n obtuse angle on the subject?). I think the best abbreviation for the Archbishop of Canterbury is the Arch Cant.
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That is a good one.
I didn’t get the joke. 🙁
Am I being Obtuse?
The one true god, of course, was called Jibber, and was worshipped by a group of migrant stone axe makers in south Asia about 19,500 years ago. They were wiped out in a flood and their knowledge and religious wisdom was lost for ever. It is written.
In my younger days, one of my favorite jibes was, “For someone with such a pointed head, you’re awfully obtuse.” I had to abandon it because most people were too obtuse to understand it.
What? “How can you lot be…”?
“most people were too obtuse to understand it” An acute observation?
Jesus, when next you return to Heaven, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva would like a word with you.
I prefer the greek gods on olympus. Mad bunch they are…
When I read “the one true god,” the one who came to my mind was Aten, because I recently heard that the Metropolitan Opera in New York City will perform Akhnaten, by Philip Glass, in November and early December (https://www.metopera.org/season/2019-20-season/akhnaten/). One performance (or maybe two) will be broadcast to cinemas around the U.S.A (https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/metlive-akhnaten-2019-60949).
For a list of “obtuse” deities, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_deity .
“Which one?”
Brilliant.
I presume the conversation had been with Barmaid.
I might not be alone in thinking that the trinity means that I only believe in one less god than those I come across that believe in any.
Ah yes, the Three True God. They’re terrific, isn’t He?
The One True God – that would be the flying spaghetti monster!
Pastafarianism is the fastest growing carbohydrate-based religion, after all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
^ eh? If that god exists I am performing its Eucharist a lot. Meatballls with spaghetti is my favorite meal…
All the talk of being “obtuse” or “acute” would be quickly put to rest by a visitation from an Angle of the Lord. Amirite? Or Canaanite?
“ANGLE of the lord?”. ..If pythagoras theorem was in bible, it would be considerably more interesting….
Pastafarianism? Darn, and here I am going low Carb!
M27Holts. You can check out the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster here.
https://www.venganza.org/. Have you been touched by his noodly appendage?
It’s all right here: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06612a.htm
Quite simple, really, for the non-obtuse.
M27Holts, in the bible, pi=3.
“And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.”
Circumference=30 cubits, diameter=10 cubits. So pi=3 in this passage.
Here’s where you can read all about it:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+7%3A23&version=KJV
““most people were too obtuse to understand it” An acute observation?”
— what’s your angle?
“What’s your angle ?”
Mines an equilateran triangle.
obtuse ?
Laripu: 30/pi = 9.54…. which rounds to 10.
There’s plenty of nonsense in the Bible, but this is one of the less egregrious examples.
Surely an omniscient god would have given PI to at least 1000 decimal places…
to grope god in his omniscient state is
to give pi to significant places
that the average fookwit
can half way deal with it
on a more or less rational basis
Alexander, you’re saying, I take it, that “the inerrant word of god” is just an approximation? That isn’t less egregious to me. If someone claims absolute truth, then I want absolute accuracy. It don’t make the claim.
I beheld the one true God back in 2011. With his deep, mighty voice, he enthralled the congregation before him and filled the air with electricity. With his magnificent bass, he moved our souls and earthly bodies with the music of the Word. With his disciples Phil on guitar and Mikkey Dee on the drums, he delivered the perfect message of peace and morality in the Church of Rock and Roll.
His physical form may have been killed by death, but I remain a devotee of Lemmy.
Okay … just HOW do we know there is only ONE TRUE GOD? Strikes me, it’s entirely possible that we are talking about several gods, operating in committee … which is why this whole business is as screwed up as it is!
I went to see Motorhead in the late 70’s…Bomber Tour. Don’t think my hearing ever recovered…
Amazingly, no-one has mentioned “Anglican” or “Anglicanism” yet!
Anglicanism? No one mentions it because it is Catholicism- lite…
SoG — So maybe we’re all a bit obtuse?
Presumably the Anglicans who are obtuse are called Anglicannots (surely that is n obtuse angle on the subject?). I think the best abbreviation for the Archbishop of Canterbury is the Arch Cant.