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WHy didn't I think of that? :p

edit: The Thread is MINE! :D

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20070619003153395C634163

Amal Nassif believed 17-year-old Francesca Zackey when she said the Virgin Mary would appear if Nassif gazed into the sun.

Now 37-year-old Nassif, a devout Catholic, may be blind for life.

She went to Zackey - the Benoni girl who claims to have repeatedly seen the mother of Jesus - to receive a blessing.

Now she says at least four other people also damaged their eyes after being told "the lady" would spin the sun and confirm her presence to her believers.

A bunch of Catholics stare at sun and go blind because a 17 year old girl told them to do it.
Stupidity? Blind faith? :confused:

Well, I guess if he heated up enough, he might see the Virgin Mary.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20070619003153395C634163



A bunch of Catholics stare at sun and go blind because a 17 year old girl told them to do it.
Stupidity? Blind faith? :confused:

Part of me really wants to like these people for taking the gamble

someone is going to need to debunk this myth...

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

I'm a christian. :D

Oh. you mean her.
She's probably nuts. *nod*

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

:D

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

Interesting angle you've come at this from

Oh, I thought this was gonna be about masturbation. I remember some adult trying to tell my friend that he'd go blind if he masturbated too much. It's been 5 or so years and he still has 20/20 vision.

Aren't you a fundie?

A fundamentalist in the church of the Lorlt.

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

Or maybe it was a joke and the "true believers" are total imbeciles.

Okay, I suppose you're a true believer. What would you do if a random passing teenager told you staring at the sun would let you see a holy figure of your choosing?

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

Aren't you a fundie?

Oh, I thought this was gonna be about masturbation. I remember some adult trying to tell my friend that he'd go blind if he masturbated too much. It's been 5 or so years and he still has 20/20 vision.

Oh, there's this one thing in semen...I think it might be potassium, but anyway...Whatever it is, you need it to see. So, technically, if you did it nonstop and were unable to run out of semen, you could go blind.

But yeah, in reality it's basically impossible to go blind from such a thing.

It's been 5 or so years and he still has 20/20 vision.

bet hes like a wolf man though :D

I'm Catholic... No way anyone is ever going to get me to stare at the sun...

Oh, there's this one thing in semen...I think it might be potassium, but anyway...Whatever it is, you need it to see. So, technically, if you did it nonstop and were unable to run out of semen, you could go blind.

But yeah, in reality it's basically impossible to go blind from such a thing.

By that logic you could give yourself muscle tetany from too much masterbation lol I like it

Stupidity? Blind faith? :confused:The latter, obviously :p

(Too easy)

Oh, there's this one thing in semen...I think it might be potassium, but anyway...Whatever it is, you need it to see. So, technically, if you did it nonstop and were unable to run out of semen, you could go blind.

But yeah, in reality it's basically impossible to go blind from such a thing.

If you masturbated sufficiently to deplete that much potassium you'd die. That's what got Terri Shiavo, potassium deficiency stopped her heart.

"Seeing the Virgin Mary" seems like a euphemism to me.

I'm Catholic... No way anyone is ever going to get me to stare at the sun...

look at that over there! its amazing!!! :p

By that logic you could give yourself muscle tetany from too much masterbation lol I like it

A new church: Our Lady Of The Perpetual Orgasm.

:)

bet hes like a wolf man though :D

He is pretty hairy.:p

Anyway, I can actually relate to this story though...not the trying to see the virgin mary part...but the staring into the sun part...it hurts.

A new church: Our Lady Of The Perpetual Orgasm.

:)

That "little death" becomes a much more serious one :p

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

No, F&G, if anything it shows how naive and dumb people can sometimes be.

Or maybe it was a joke...

Some may consider shouting "fire" in a crowded theater to be a "joke." Nonetheless, such an act can be potentially dangerous to those who take it seriously. Indeed, now that the immoral individual in question is starting a type of church, this transcends the "joke" label into outright malicious behavior. She is an evil girl who preys on innocent religious folk.

What would you do if a random passing teenager told you staring at the sun would let you see a holy figure of your choosing?

I obviously would not follow the teenager's advice; however, I am more cynical than many people. I acknowledge that certain people may be fiends in human form; such charlatans may seek to harm true believers.

Oh, there's this one thing in semen...I think it might be potassium, but anyway...Whatever it is, you need it to see. So, technically, if you did it nonstop and were unable to run out of semen, you could go blind.

But yeah, in reality it's basically impossible to go blind from such a thing.

You'd probably die of dehydration or chafe your penis off long before you blew through all that anyway...

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A bunch of Catholics stare at sun and go blind because a 17 year old girl told them to do it.
Stupidity? Blind faith? :confused:

this is why a rational catholic waits until a miracle is proven before they believe in it. it keeps them from following the dictates of a deluded 17 year old and burning their retinas out.

Some may consider shouting "fire" in a crowded theater to be a "joke." Nonetheless, such an act can be potentially dangerous to those who take it seriously. Indeed, now that the immoral individual in question is starting a type of church, this transcends the "joke" label into outright malicious behavior. She is an evil girl who preys on innocent religious folk.



I obviously would not follow the teenager's advice; however, I am more cynical than many people. I acknowledge that certain people may be fiends in human form; such charlatans may seek to harm true believers.

1) Who stares directly at the sun? And who listens to an 18 year old who tells them to stare directly at the sun? How dumb can these people be?:confused:

2) Thats right, you wouldn't follow the teen's advice cause you're not stupid. I can't say the same who did listen to her.

3) Yelling fire in a crowded theater is not a joke, chiefly because: you don't know if there is a fire or not.

...you know not to stare at the sun...:rolleyes:

There are various lessons to be extracted from this cautionary tale.

...

"Don't be stupid enough to think that you can see mythical figures in the sun, because it'll blind you?"

...that's hardly the most difficult lesson in the world to learn...

No, F&G, if anything it shows how naive and dumb people can sometimes be.

There are various lessons to be extracted from this cautionary tale.

Some may consider shouting "fire" in a crowded theater to be a "joke." Nonetheless, such an act can be potentially dangerous to those who take it seriously.

Yes, but only an idiot would not take the idea of a fire seriously, and likewise, only an idiot would take the idea of staring into the sun to see some spirit they believed in seriously. We live in the 21st century, not the 14th.


She is an evil girl who preys on idiotic religious folk.

Fixed.

I am more cynical than many people.

Weren't you in another thread claiming seeing the flag will make people love their country?


I acknowledge that certain people may be fiends in human form

O...kay...This has gone from condemnation to insanity.

There are various lessons to be extracted from this cautionary tale.

Like what? And I doubt someone so naive as these people could learn any...

Why the assumption that she is an atheist? Maybe she's religious but also very very crazy

Because atheists are teh ebil! Thus any evil act has to be performed by an atheist.

There are various lessons to be extracted from this cautionary tale.

Why the assumption that she is an atheist? Maybe she's religious but also very very crazy

You'd probably die of dehydration or chafe your penis off long before you blew through all that anyway...

Oh, come on, you could easily go get a glass of water...Not sure about the other one, though.

And lets be honest, its not like they just glanced real quickly, then looked away...

You have to be staring at the sun for a little bit to get any type of injury...

Oh, come on, you could easily go get a glass of water...Not sure about the other one, though.

Or to use a friends phrase "You could end up snapping your banjo string"

*shudder*

Ah ok. Damn someone needs to send me a memo everytime logic changes like this :p

There's a reason they like to claim Hitler was an atheist.

Why the assumption that she is an atheist? Maybe she's religious but also very very crazy

Or maybe she's religious, but not of that religion.
Or maybe she's religious, and just thinks her fellow worshipers are morons. Apparently correctly.
Or maybe she's religious, and read it somewhere and wanted to make sure it didn't, say, blind you before trying it.

Because atheists are teh ebil! Thus any evil act has to be performed by an atheist.

Ah ok. Damn someone needs to send me a memo everytime logic changes like this :p

to the guy who blaimed athiests get real.
"the devil made me do it" sure right its never cause someone is just pure gullable is it, its never their own fault.its always .... _______ made me do it. thats easy just fill in the blank with your own personal "great evil" and act like it wasn't your own fault. that excuse did not work when eve said it to god, please explain to me why you think it works any better now. oh just as a point i know i am a christian (though not by some peoples interpritation). if god had intended humans to be mindless puppets why did he bother giving us a brain to think with or free will.

Only the most worthy can directly communicate with God; this girl does not appear to be a model Christian and is inadequate at extolling the virtues of the religion. Some people are even revolted by her behavior. God would pick a more suitable individual to voice his message.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc

Why the assumption that she is an atheist? Maybe she's religious but also very very crazy

True, God does work in mysterious ways. However, from the information available to me, I have no recourse but to conclude that she did not, in fact, witness a miracle. The fact that many true believers were blinded seems to negate divine intervention, unless this is simply part of God's larger plan.

Only the most worthy can directly communicate with God; this girl does not appear to be a model Christian and is inadequate at extolling the virtues of the religion. Some people are even revolted by her behavior. God would pick a more suitable individual to voice his message.

If this girl is not blessed and looks at the sun anyway, she will go blind. Given that she is not blind but nonetheless claims to daily gaze at the sun, she must be a liar. Given that she can so blatantly lie and commit vile sins, she must not be a Christian. I doubt that she is of another religion; therefore, she is an atheist.

True, God does work in mysterious ways. However, from the information available to me, I have no recourse but to conclude that she did not, in fact, witness a miracle. The fact that many true believers were blinded seems to negate divine intervention, unless this is simply part of God's larger plan.

Only the most worthy can directly communicate with God; this girl does not appear to be a model Christian and is inadequate at extolling the virtues of the religion. Some people are even revolted by her behavior. God would pick a more suitable individual to voice his message.

If this girl is not blessed and looks at the sun anyway, she will go blind. Given that she is not blind but nonetheless claims to daily gaze at the sun, she must be a liar. Given that she can so blatantly lie and commit vile sins, she must not be a Christian. I doubt that she is of another religion; therefore, she is an atheist.

Because Christians never suffer mental illness. I got ya

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

Yeah... That's exactly what it does.

True, God does work in mysterious ways.

Or maybe the religious prefer to attribute a series of random events to "God working in mysterious ways" as opposed to "God's just fuckin' with us. Screw this man."

However, from the information available to me, I have no recourse but to conclude that she did not, in fact, witness a miracle.

ARRGGHH! Now I can't see! With your filthy, atheistic blinding flashes of the obvious.

The fact that many true believers were blinded seems to negate divine intervention, unless this is simply part of God's larger plan.

Only the most worthy can directly communicate with God;

I understand the "most worthy" are either rich white guys or crazy homeless people.


God would pick a more suitable individual to voice his message.

Like a poor guy with long hair?


Given that she can so blatantly lie and commit vile sins, she must not be a Christian.

Since Christians are totally known for not sinning.

True, God does work in mysterious ways. However, from the information available to me, I have no recourse but to conclude that she did not, in fact, witness a miracle. The fact that many true believers were blinded seems to negate divine intervention, unless this is simply part of God's larger plan.

Only the most worthy can directly communicate with God; this girl does not appear to be a model Christian and is inadequate at extolling the virtues of the religion. Some people are even revolted by her behavior. God would pick a more suitable individual to voice his message.

If this girl is not blessed and looks at the sun anyway, she will go blind. Given that she is not blind but nonetheless claims to daily gaze at the sun, she must be a liar. Given that she can so blatantly lie and commit vile sins, she must not be a Christian. I doubt that she is of another religion; therefore, she is an atheist.

I think this showcases a fundamental problem with Christianity though: You have to many stupid people who will listen to any idiot and do anything said idiot tells them.

My evidence: teenage girl tells idiots to stare at sun because she see's 'teh virgin mary'. Knowing that staring at the sun isn't the smartest idea, they do it anyway.

Its just to easy with religion:mad:

Regardless of faith, it was a mean thing to do (unless she actually thought it would work, then it was just stupid)

HOWEVER! If you are dumb enough to stare into the sun for so long waiting for a miricle to appear that you do irreparable damage your eyes, then you deserve the resulting dope slap from God in the form of of perminent blindness.

*Adds name to "List of Non-insane Christians on NSG"*

Regardless of faith, it was a mean thing to do (unless she actually thought it would work, then it was just stupid)

HOWEVER! If you are dumb enough to stare into the sun for so long waiting for a miricle to appear that you do irreparable damage your eyes, then you deserve the resulting dope slap from God in the form of of perminent blindness.

and don't you just love the circular logic being employed here.
1+1=2 so 2+2 must equal 1

Just on a side note. What is the Christian view on sins commited while mentally ill. Do they still count?

Sinful behavior itself is a mental illness. Thus, everybody who sins suffers from some form of mental deficiency. However, they are punished for their actions, not their state of mind.

Remember kids, if you unknowingly eat shellfish you're going to HELL!

Just on a side note. What is the Christian view on sins commited while mentally ill. Do they still count?

Sinful behavior itself is a mental illness. Thus, everybody who sins suffers from some form of mental deficiency. However, they are punished for their actions, not their state of mind.

Sinful behavior itself is a mental illness. Thus, everybody who sins suffers from some form of mental deficiency. However, they are punished for their actions, not their state of mind.

So God made them the way they are, they then commited sins as a result, and he punishes them?

Sinful behavior itself is a mental illness. Thus, everybody who sins suffers from some form of mental deficiency. However, they are punished for their actions, not their state of mind.

So you must therefore believe that everyone on earth is mentally deficient, since it's a pretty important Christian belief that only Jesus was free from sin.

Remember kids, if you unknowingly eat shellfish you're going to HELL!

Man, I don't even wanna know what happens if you KNOWINGLY eat shellfish...

So you must therefore believe that everyone on earth is mentally deficient, since it's a pretty important Christian belief that only Jesus is free from sin.

Great, first the prisons are overcrowded, now the mental hospitals...

Next thing you know, we'll have to just start loading up the landfills full of criminals.

So God made them the way they are, they then commited sins as a result, and he punishes them?

Yes, see The Big Gay Debate

Doctors will happily state that mental illness is not a choice

What? Everyone knows that "depression" is actually just a dumb way for teenagers to be "hip"! And this schizophrenia is just something for useless addicts to do after real drugs get to boring for them!

[color=white]If you were about to respond to this post seriously...Don't.[/quote]

Yes, see The Big Gay Debate

Yeah but then at least there is the nature over nurture debate to kind of, sort of, (not really), back them up.

Doctors will happily state that mental illness is not a choice

sinful behavior is not a mental illness. mental ilness negates free will, sin does not. as i see it the whole problem is what does one define as sin. in many christians mind this is simply anything that they do not like. this is especially true of most fundie's. they love the old testament cause it lists so many forms of sin,forgeting that little part about christ's birth did away with the old covenant and thereby negating all of the rules up till the birth of christ. and even though he said he did not come to do away with the law thats exactily what his birth did. he tried to explain this to simon peter but well he just couldn't grasp the concept. and no that does not mean you will not still be sinning if you break many of the 10 commandments though christ did greatly simplify them for all,love thy god,you know do unto others, love thy god,judge not:rolleyes:

Oh, there's this one thing in semen...I think it might be potassium, but anyway...Whatever it is, you need it to see. So, technically, if you did it nonstop and were unable to run out of semen, you could go blind.

But yeah, in reality it's basically impossible to go blind from such a thing.

Potassium (K+) allows for action potential (the electrical charge that sends nerve impulses). It's not particularly concentrated in the semen, and a deficiency of it would cause hypokalemia (literally, "low potassium"), which causes muscle weakness, arrythmia, and seizures, not blindness.

The myth that excessive masturbation leads to blindness probably comes from French health warnings a couple centuries ago. The warnings were caused by moral panic, naturally...

So God made them the way they are, they then commited sins as a result, and he punishes them?

God granted free will to everybody; with that comes the ability to make decisions and the need to accept responsibility for poor choices.

So you must therefore believe that everyone on earth is mentally deficient

To some degree, yes. However, remember that it is not a binary characteristic; there are gradients.

Remember kids, if you unknowingly eat shellfish you're going to HELL!

To be fair, back when that rule was written, hell wasn't fire and brimstone, it was the absence of God.

And it probably originated as something similar to "when you go to Mexico, don't drink the water". :D

granted free will but never promised that nothing would "ever" take it away. this is the same excuse used for forcing left handed kids to write with their right hand. after all we all know free will trumps biology every time:rolleyes:

God granted free will to everybody; with that comes the ability to make decisions and the need to accept responsibility for poor choices.

So people with Tourettes Syndrome characterised by uncontrolled swearing, etc choose to do that?

F.A.G., what denomination are you?

What? Everyone knows that "depression" is actually just a dumb way for teenagers to be "hip"! And this schizophrenia is just something for useless addicts to do after real drugs get to boring for them!

[color=white]If you were about to respond to this post seriously...Don't.[/QUOTE]

Or to play the crazy card to get a second chance at exams :p My flatmates are convinced thats my reason. To be fair I kind of encourage it

hmm i wonder if he means me???:eek: to be honest if he does i am non denominational.

oh just a little language lesson kiddies that word means , a bundle of sticks used for starting fires. this word came to be associated with gays in the inquisition when it was common to use several as "kindling" for their lovely practice of burning little old ladies. of course in europe it generally means cigarette.:rolleyes:

also just a point even with the little dots that word can and most likely get you banned. if someone here really thinks that those who use it are really worth the time:p

Stupidity? Blind faith?

Yeah pretty much (the latter being a variety of the former).

So people with Tourettes Syndrome characterised by uncontrolled swearing, etc choose to do that?

Yes; they willingly choose to submit to their malady rather than stoically fighting against it.

sorry telesha i realized that just as you replied . ahhh well see even i can get a little worked up over nothing:D

ever the drama queen lol

Schwullunde;12793527']hmm i wonder if he means me???:eek: to be honest if he does i am non denominational.

oh just a little language lesson kiddies that word means , a bundle of sticks used for starting fires. this word came to be associated with gays in the inquisition when it was common to use several as "kindling" for their lovely practice of burning little old ladies. of course in europe it generally means cigarette.:rolleyes:

also just a point even with the little dots that word can and most likely get you banned. if someone here really thinks that those who use it are really worth the time:p

*ahem*

FreedomAndGlory

Don't throw yourself on the fire when you don't have to

Schwullunde;12793527']hmm i wonder if he means me???:eek: to be honest if he does i am non denominational.

oh just a little language lesson kiddies that word means , a bundle of sticks used for starting fires. this word came to be associated with gays in the inquisition when it was common to use several as "kindling" for their lovely practice of burning little old ladies. of course in europe it generally means cigarette.:rolleyes:

also just a point even with the little dots that word can and most likely get you banned. if someone here really thinks that those who use it are really worth the time:p

Its a shortened form of Freedom And Glory don't worry lol

Edit : And I can't help but read your name as Gay Dog for some reason

Yes; they willingly choose to submit to their malady rather than stoically fighting against it.

And the more they suppress it the worse it becomes later on. You're trolling and nothing else so i'm done. Won't feed you

Yes; they willingly choose to submit to their malady rather than stoically fighting against it.
Yes, like those lazy people with MS.

So people with Tourettes Syndrome characterised by uncontrolled swearing, etc choose to do that?

That's actually a terrible example, because tics aren't involuntary actions, they're "unvoluntary", i.e., they are voluntary actions, but the impulse to perform them is irresistable. So, the sufferers of Tourette's could be said to be "succumbing to temptation" by nutjobs like F&G here.

Schwullunde;12793527']hmm i wonder if he means me???:eek: to be honest if he does i am non denominational.

oh just a little language lesson kiddies that word means , a bundle of sticks used for starting fires. this word came to be associated with gays in the inquisition when it was common to use several as "kindling" for their lovely practice of burning little old ladies. of course in europe it generally means cigarette.:rolleyes:

also just a point even with the little dots that word can and most likely get you banned. if someone here really thinks that those who use it are really worth the time:p

Actually, I did mean you, you dirty homosexual. :p

(Yes, I was talking to FreedomAndGlory, who seems to be determined to ignore me)

That's actually a terrible example, because tics aren't involuntary actions, they're "unvoluntary", i.e., they are voluntary actions, but the impulse to perform them is irresistable. So, the sufferers of Tourette's could be said to be "succumbing to temptation" by nutjobs like F&G here.

Yeah had forgotten about that at the time (and i'd just read that a few days ago. Shame on me). Thanks for the clear up. I'll change to schizophrenia then. Do I get a do-over? Just take your pick from a truly involuntary condition

i already guessed thats who you meant sorry i meant no offence.
oh by the way gay dog in german would be schwulehund though i might be wrong;)i am just appoligizing to everyone for my little error, but every gay man has the right to be a bit of a drama queen at times:p

as to the other guy, the one you really meant. do you really blame him, in light of the fact that everyone will just rip him apart if he does:D

Blind faith?

hahahahahaha!

Schwullunde;12793593']i already guessed thats who you meant sorry i meant no offence.
oh by the way gay dog in german would be schwulehund though i might be wrong;)i am just appoligizing to everyone for my little error, but every gay man has the right to be a bit of a drama queen at times:p

Hey what about us poor straight guys. I want the right to be a drama queen too :p

:Dyour wish is granted ((sprinkling glitter in Dundee-Fienn's hair and tapping him with a garash pink and muave wand))

Schwullunde;12793663']:Dyour wish is granted ((sprinkling glitter in Dundee-Fienn's hair and tapping him with a garash pink and muave wand))

YAY :p

side effects may include lisping,walking funny,a real deep love for everything maddona has ever sung, and a belief that anything matt and ben are in is high art:eek:

Schwullunde;12793693']side effects may include lisping,walking funny,a real deep love for everything maddona has ever sung, and a belief that anything matt and ben are in is high art:eek:

:eek: Oh shit! :eek:

you already do all that stuff too?

ye...um...

<_<


>_>


...no...

:eek: Oh shit! :eek:

you already do all that stuff too?

Darn, I thought this was going to be a thread about what boys are told they will go blind doing. :( Does anyone know how I can stop this hair from growing in the palm of my hand? :eek:

ye...um...

<_<


>_>


...no...

Good...me neither.


I won't tell if you won't.

;)

"Seeing the Virgin Mary" seems like a euphemism to me.

Wow. It definitely does.
But what exactly would "Seeing the Virgin Mary" entail?

Wow. It definitely does.
But what exactly would "Seeing the Virgin Mary" entail?

Sounds like a complex sexual maneuver to me. *nod*

Man, I thought this thread was about...oh, you know. :p

Man, I thought this thread was about...oh, you know. :p

Pulling your taffy?

Hitchhiking under the big top?

Choking the sheriff and waiting for the posse to come?

:D

Pulling your taffy?

Hitchhiking under the big top?

Choking the sheriff and waiting for the posse to come?

:D

That last one is awful.

Pulling your taffy?

Hitchhiking under the big top?

Choking the sheriff and waiting for the posse to come?

:D

You mean hiding the salami? Inflating the zeppelin?

Badgering the witness? The rise and fall of Peter the Great?

You go blind if you stare at the sun? No way?!

*goes outside to stare at the sun*

"spin the sun?"

We should be lucky more people didn't decide to stare at the sun I think given how religion makes some people give up their common sense. As this story proves.

The title of this thread is so inaccurate. If anything I see better now for focusing on one spot. I've honed my focusing skills.

The title of this thread is so inaccurate. If anything I see better now for focusing on one spot. I've honed my focusing skills.

:rolleyes:

That is so hilarious and to the guy who commented that the 17 year old is a evil atheist, did you read the article?

"Zackey says Nassif's problem is not her fault and that she is praying for the woman."

Why would an atheist be praying for anyone.

Btw, my favorite quote

"It went out of my hands, people look at the sun at their own risk," she said. "I am not the sun."

We should be lucky more people didn't decide to stare at the sun I think given how religion makes some people give up their common sense. As this story proves.

It think it's a shame that they're blind. The last thing we need is people getting special treatment because they were stupid.

It think it's a shame that they're blind. The last thing we need is people getting special treatment because they were stupid.

As opposed to injuring yourself smartly?

It think it's a shame that they're blind. The last thing we need is people getting special treatment because they were stupid.

heh yeah, soooo all those smokers, drinkers and fat bastards keep out of my hospitals okay!

As opposed to injuring yourself smartly?

Well, to be fair, sometimes things do just happen and people get injured through freak accidents, playing sports(even while following all safety precatuions), or whatever. In this case, it was a superstitious idiot listening to another superstitious idiot.

As opposed to injuring yourself smartly?

Eh. There's no excuse for staring at the sun to see a fictional entity.

Well, to be fair, sometimes things do just happen and people get injured through freak accidents, playing sports(even while following all safety precatuions), or whatever. In this case, it was a superstitious idiot listening to another superstitious idiot.

Its a bit subjective to decide what constitutes a stupid injury when sports are involved. I could say it is stupid to put yourself in harms way in dangerous sports like rugby, trampolining, etc and even in the safer ones like skydiving, scuba diving, etc

Its a bit subjective to decide what constitutes a stupid injury when sports are involved. I could say it is stupid to put yourself in harms way in dangerous sports like rugby, trampolining, etc and even in the safer ones like skydiving, scuba diving, etc

Yep and in fact you have law on your side there.

Many years ago I damaged two fingers whilst doing karate, I had several days off work because of it, and when I got back was told:

'You know you either have to let us take some of your holiday, or you won't get paid for the time off you have had, as it counts as a self inflicted injury'

heh yeah, soooo all those smokers, drinkers and fat bastards keep out of my hospitals okay!

You have to be a LOT stupider to stare into the sun to see a fictional entity than you do to smoke.

why didn't she just wear sunglasses? or would that be too easy?

why didn't she just wear sunglasses? or would that be too easy?

That might have kept her from seeing the Virgin Mary. :p

What I don't understand is why the expletive deleted did those people have "blind" faith in a 17 year old girl??

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

Go play with your Jesus doll and leave the generalizations to dumbfucks who are good at it.

It shows the barbarity of cruel atheists who are willing to brand themselves as prophets in order to gain attention, at the expense of the well-being of true believers.

No, it shows that if God exists, he doesn't want people to believe in him. That's why he keeps punishing those who do. Like how when Katrina hit New Orleans. The area with all the strip bars and prostitutes was the least hit part of the city.

Yep and in fact you have law on your side there.

Many years ago I damaged two fingers whilst doing karate, I had several days off work because of it, and when I got back was told:

'You know you either have to let us take some of your holiday, or you won't get paid for the time off you have had, as it counts as a self inflicted injury'

I think getting socked in the nose for being a dick someone you know to be a practicing martial artist out of his duly earned wages ought to count as a self-inflicted injury.

heh yeah, soooo all those smokers, drinkers and fat bastards keep out of my hospitals okay!

If you are comparing these to what that person did I think the stupidity level is slightly different. Just a tad.

The Thread is MINE! :D

All threads are yours, whether the OP realizes it or not. *bows and chants*

Maybe the Virgin Mary was getting dressed and didn't want them to see.

Maybe the Virgin Mary was getting dressed and didn't want them to see.

Or maybe the people did see the Virgin Mary getting dressed, masturbated to her Holy Hawtness, went blind, and are now blaming the sun to cover it up.

Or maybe the people did see the Virgin Mary getting dressed, masturbated to her Holy Hawtness, went blind, and are now blaming the sun to cover it up.

That... actually sounds pretty plausible. Much better then their claim. We all know the sun is the biggest scapegoat this side of Ruffy.

Oh, I thought this was gonna be about masturbation. I remember some adult trying to tell my friend that he'd go blind if he masturbated too much. It's been 5 or so years and he still has 20/20 vision.

Thats what I thought it was about...maybe they should have tried staring with only 1 eye..you know to see if the 17 yr old was just playing a joke...

Or maybe the people did see the Virgin Mary getting dressed, masturbated to her Holy Hawtness, went blind, and are now blaming the sun to cover it up.

Interesting angle