Update XXI: "Scientific Facts Are Not Hard And Fast Rules."

[memphis]

do you guys think crazy religious people in like south america or africa are similarly ethnocentric* with their doomsday predictions?

*I don't know if ethnocentric is the right word but hopefully y'all get what I mean

You're forgetting that Jesus Was A White Man, so, of course, he's going to be more interested in the affairs of White People.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I love when God shows off. I remember the AFC/NFC championships and the Super Bowl of this year being some of the Lord's best work yet. I was so afraid watching those games unfold, much like watching my fantasy team play this year.

Yeah but he let Duke beat UNC, so he's not always showing off in a good way. 

[King]

"I feel like showing off today," thought God. "Should I inspire a miracle peace deal? Bring rains to a drought devastated area in Africa? I know, I'll get a recruiter to set up a phone job interview with Jeff."

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I love when God shows off. I remember the AFC/NFC championships and the Super Bowl of this year being some of the Lord's best work yet. I was so afraid watching those games unfold, much like watching my fantasy team play this year.

Yeah but he let Duke beat UNC, so he's not always showing off in a good way. 

I already knew how that game would end. God would let UNC fall behind, allow them to come back and take the lead late, and then collapse in the final minutes and lose. Sometimes I hate when God does just as she says she'll do.

[Stranger in a strange land]

do you guys think crazy religious people in like south america or africa are similarly ethnocentric* with their doomsday predictions?

*I don't know if ethnocentric is the right word but hopefully y'all get what I mean

You're forgetting that Jesus Was A White Man, so, of course, he's going to be more interested in the affairs of White People.

Yeah, I was wondering why the Taiping Rebellion (20 million dead) and the Great Leap Forward (30-40 million dead) didn't merit the status of "trumpets".

[King]

Bushie, now that Wal-Mart has agreed to a $10/hr minimum wage will you go in and apply for a retail job?

[© tweed]

if Tsipras is the Antichrist then put me on the list to get a 666 branding as soon as possible

when he goes down in a CIA-backed military coup after the Grexit will you stay with the Democrats and get your tattoos removed?  I hear the latter can be quite painful

[Joe Biden 2020]

The first interview today probably won't produce anything.  I don't have a real good feeling about it.  That's okay, though, as I still have a phone interview with a very large corporation in 50 minutes from now and then a recruiter interview in Oklahoma City on Monday at 1100.  I plan to leave for Mom and Dad's around 1230 or 1300 tomorrow and spend the next 3 days with them.  I'll come back to Tulsa Monday evening after the interview.

[King]

Hope your phone interview with Very Large Corporation goes well, Bushie.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Hope your phone interview with Very Large Corporation goes well, Bushie.

Thanks.  It should be obvious why I'm keeping the name to myself.

[King]

Hope your phone interview with Very Large Corporation goes well, Bushie.

Thanks.  It should be obvious why I'm keeping the name to myself.

Well, you do that with scams, too.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I'm not going to answer any more questions on this matter.  For my thoughts on Pope Francis, check out earlier seasons of the Update, I explained it there.  We had a good discussion, and I'm not trying to get out of it, but I need to spend the next couple of hours preparing for my interviews today.

Let me close the discussion by saying this.  What I said last night is just what I believe.  Everyone is free to believe what they want to believe about the end time.  Nobody knows exactly what is going to happen.  You have the right to disagree with me and I'm not going to say you're right or wrong.  The truth of the matter is it doesn't affect one's relationship with Jesus Christ which is the most important thing in the life of every person in the world.  The book of Revelation and the interpretation thereof, is what I like to call a tertiary issue.  It's a third tier issue that has no bearing on the grand scheme of things.  God's going to do what He's going to do.  I will believe how I believe and everybody else is free to interpret it how they want to interpret it.

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The interpretation is the central element that matters. Jesus used parables to demonstrate points and lessons, why is it impossible for the many who contributed to Bible to use them, particularly at a time of extreme persecution?

Everything in language and literature is interpretation, just like you dumped a woman because you misinterpreted something innocent.

And your natural response to curl up into a ball, and say "I believe what I believe" and "It is 'cause, you know, God" is the height of cheek. You don't get to drop a clanger like that BS you dropped yesterday and not expect to get called on it. There's a reason why your Church rejects proper study of the Bible, because it might mean that your basic theology is not just flawed intellectually but actively anti-Christian.

[Joe Biden 2020]

The phone interview is over.  I feel very good about my answers and he seemed to be pleased about my answers, as well.  He still has a couple more interviews to conduct, but I should have a decision by the end of next week.  If I'm hired, it would probably be the second or third week of March when I get started.

[Lief 🗽]

Why would God show off by getting Bushie an interview with a company he didn't feel good about?!

[Mr. Morden]

Why would God show off by getting Bushie an interview with a company he didn't feel good about?!

God is the ultimate tease.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Why would God show off by getting Bushie an interview with a company he didn't feel good about?!

He's giving me interviews for sure, but remember I can only have one job in anyone time slot.  So, this means that all but one of the interviews will fall away, either by them rejecting me, or me being realistic about things (which was the case about the 1300 interview today), or me politely saying "thanks, but no thanks."

[7,052,770]

Bushie, why are you so defensive about the Apostle John not authoring the Gospel of John, the letters of John, and Revelation?

Nothing in the Bible says that he is the author. Man says that, and you believe the Bible, not Man. And after all, it's a "tertiary issue" anyway that means very little. So why are you so offended by the idea that virtually every scholar believes the authors are distinct people?

[Joe Biden 2020]

Bushie, why are you so defensive about the Apostle John not authoring the Gospel of John, the letters of John, and Revelation?

Nothing in the Bible says that he is the author. Man says that, and you believe the Bible, not Man. And after all, it's a "tertiary issue" anyway that means very little. So why are you so offended by the idea that virtually every scholar believes the authors are distinct people?

I don't see how they are different people.  All five books were written near the same time as each other in the AD 80's and 90's.  Sorry, but I do not believe these "scholars".  You're right, it is a tertiary issue, but I do not believe the scholars.  You can believe the scholars if you want, and that's not going to affect anything.  I do not believe the scholars, and my belief has about as much impact as your belief, which is zilch.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Bushie, why are you so defensive about the Apostle John not authoring the Gospel of John, the letters of John, and Revelation?

Nothing in the Bible says that he is the author. Man says that, and you believe the Bible, not Man. And after all, it's a "tertiary issue" anyway that means very little. So why are you so offended by the idea that virtually every scholar believes the authors are distinct people?

I don't see how they are different people.  All five books were written near the same time as each other in the AD 80's and 90's.  Sorry, but I do not believe these "scholars".  You're right, it is a tertiary issue, but I do not believe the scholars.  You can believe the scholars if you want, and that's not going to affect anything.  I do not believe the scholars, and my belief has about as much impact as your belief, which is zilch.

Why do your opinions carry more weight than field experts?

Because Bushie thinks he's equal to the pope, and is more anti-science than Ted Cruz.

[Joe Republic]

You mean there was more than one person named 'John' around at the same time?  Impossible.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I wonder if Bushie also thinks the Pentateuch had a single author.

[Panda Express]

The phone interview is over.  I feel very good about my answers and he seemed to be pleased about my answers, as well.  He still has a couple more interviews to conduct, but I should have a decision by the end of next week.  If I'm hired, it would probably be the second or third week of March when I get started.

?

So he might hire you without meeting you in person?

[Gustaf]

Bushie's defensiveness is a very clear indicator that he knows what a fraud his life is. I'm surprised there isn't more reaction to how obviously disturbed he is.

[Joe Biden 2020]

The phone interview is over.  I feel very good about my answers and he seemed to be pleased about my answers, as well.  He still has a couple more interviews to conduct, but I should have a decision by the end of next week.  If I'm hired, it would probably be the second or third week of March when I get started.

?

So he might hire you without meeting you in person?

It's possible.

[Panda Express]

The phone interview is over.  I feel very good about my answers and he seemed to be pleased about my answers, as well.  He still has a couple more interviews to conduct, but I should have a decision by the end of next week.  If I'm hired, it would probably be the second or third week of March when I get started.

?

So he might hire you without meeting you in person?

It's possible.

...what would you do at this job, exactly?