XPost: alt.athiesm, alt.atheism, alt.talk.creationism
From: gmail@com.mkbilbo
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:56:23 -0500, Harry F. Leopold wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:40:07 -0500, Smiler. wrote (in article
> ):
>
>> AllSeeing-I wrote:
>>> On Jul 20, 8:07 am, Harry F. Leopold wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:19:33 -0500, SkyEyes wrote (in article
>>>> ):
>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 19, 11:18 am, AllSeeing-I wrote:
>>>>>> On Jul 19, 9:54 am, Caranx latus wrote:
>>>>
>>>> (snip)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> "Rather then God"? No, fish. Not rather then.
>>>>
>>>>>> You mean "in addition to"
>>>>
>>>>>> I will be praying I can get to the phone and not passed out on the
>>>>>> floor whithering in pain.
>>>>
>>>>> Why? You think science is evil. Why don't you just pray to your God
>>>>> to make you all better?
>>>>
>>>>>> If I make it to the phone however, I will then be praying to God
>>>>>> they get their in time and that I have an experienced EMT.
>>>>
>>>>> Why? You think science is evil. Why don't you just pray to your God
>>>>> to make you all better?
>>>>
>>>>> Truth is, [M]Addy, you're a stinkin' hypocrite. Which we've known
>>>>> all along, I just thought I'd take the chance to point it out to
>>>>> you.
>>>>
>>>>>> You are free to take your chances on nothing, of course. But I
>>>>>> suspect you will call out to God.
>>>>
>>>>> And you would be *wrong*, as usual. Many a.a. regulars, including
>>>>> me, have been in life-threatening situations and haven't had the
>>>>> least urge to call out to any unevidenced supernatural being.
>>>>
>>>> When I found myself laying on the floor at work back in September of
>>>> 2001 and realized I couldn't move, or feel anything below my chin, I
>>>> did not once even think of a god. I spent my time paying attention to
>>>> what I could feel and trying to find out exactly what worked and
>>>> didn't work with my body. The first thing, after realizing I couldn't
>>>> feel or move, was that I was breathing and my heart was beating
>>>> properly. (Great! Good new! This meant I was going to probably live.)
>>>> Next was to try to get my toes to move (and keep others from moving
>>>> me, hey great, I can talk and make sense, woo hoo!) Someone find my
>>>> glasses, great, Virginia had them in hand and was keeping everyone
>>>> from trying to move me. (Yup, she understood me. I understood her,
>>>> great news.)
>>>>
>>>> My eyes work, good news. (Bad news, I am still near-sighted. ;-p )
>>>>
>>>> I can tell I am laying on the concrete floor, with my right arm
>>>> twisted under me, but I am pretty sure my arm is not broken, still
>>>> can't feel anything below the neck, fingers and toes still not
>>>> working. Not so great news, but it is still early. EMT's are here,
>>>> great news. Neck brace on, back board under me, they have me
>>>> straightened out. Good going guys.
>>>>
>>>> Whoo, what was that? I think I just moved my right big toe! Try
>>>> again, have EMT watch my foot, yup, toe moved! Second best news of
>>>> the evening. (First, of course, was my heart and lungs were working
>>>> properly.)
>>>>
>>>> EMT's, and some of the guys at work, carefully lift me up onto the
>>>> gurney, wheel me out to the ambulance, I notice a bit of feeling in
>>>> my fingers, not much, but still great news. Fingers and toes seem to
>>>> be working better.
>>>>
>>>> At the hospital, doctor gives me a shot of something to reduce
>>>> swelling around the spinal cord, shortly after I get more feeling
>>>> back in my hands, still not perfect but I have better control of my
>>>> limbs, doctor checks and finds no weakness in the muscles of the legs
>>>> or arms. This is really good news. Still haven't much feeling in my
>>>> lower legs, hands still fairly numb, not so great but I can live with
>>>> it. (Hey! I am going to live, and *likely* get around on my own,
>>>> truly good news!)
>>>>
>>>> Nearly 10 years later I still haven't much feeling in my legs or
>>>> feet, and even in hot water my feet feel cold, not much fun, but
>>>> survivable, hands are "numbish," but useable, random spots on my body
>>>> are numb, but again survivable. I can walk and work pretty much
>>>> normally.
>>>>
>>>> Not once did I whine for a "god," no crying "why me, god," no "fuck
>>>> you, god." Just what I have written out above. I have thanked the
>>>> people who helped me, the guys and gals at work, (yeah, even you
>>>> Dave, ya prick. ;-) , the EMT's, the doctors and nurses and the techs
>>>> at the hospital (well, there was that one X-Ray tech the first
>>>> night...). These were the folks that I needed to thank for doing a
>>>> damned good job and for being human beings willing to help out
>>>> another human being having a really bad day.
>>>
>>>
>>> With all that good news why should you call out to God.
>>>
>>> But if you were in a wheel chair right now you would probably balme
>>> god like most atheist I read here do.
>>
>> Which god would we blame...the one we don't believe in? Fuck, you are
>> stupid, aren't you.
>
> Why Osiris of course, damned bitch never was very good at putting people
> back together.
>
> Damned but all-peeing is stupid.
I would blame Thor. Always swinging that damn hammer, never looking,
breaking shit. It's a mess...
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