Comments on: Who Would Have Guessed…. http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:55:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: UV http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163537 UV Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:13:25 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163537 Gee, maybe Ron L Hubbard and his Church of Scientology got it right. Aliens from space?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163537','UV'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163537','UV','Gee, maybe Ron L Hubbard and his Church of Scientology got it right. Aliens from space?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Gee, maybe Ron L Hubbard and his Church of Scientology got it right. Aliens from space?
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]]> By: Peter http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163536 Peter Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:03:21 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163536 I'm not worried. The Arcturians love my Grixlajjzian jokes and you may have noticed they are leading the inter-galactic opinion polls by a wide margin, despite Grixlajjzian whines that they are just xenophobic Big Bang deniers with a secret agenda and their minds in the Anunnaki era. Plus the Arcturian leader, Thorxx, wowed the crowds by playing the spphylx antenna at the recent Milky Way 10th to the 5th power millennial celebrations, while your inspiid Grixlajjzian hero, who thinks he is sooo... modern, just keeps depressing everybody with predictions of black holes and singularities if we don't cut back time-warp travel dramatically.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163536','Peter'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163536','Peter','I\'m not worried. The Arcturians love my Grixlajjzian jokes and you may have noticed they are leading the inter-galactic opinion polls by a wide margin, despite Grixlajjzian whines that they are just xenophobic Big Bang deniers with a secret agenda and their minds in the Anunnaki era. Plus the Arcturian leader, Thorxx, wowed the crowds by playing the spphylx antenna at the recent Milky Way 10th to the 5th power millennial celebrations, while your inspiid Grixlajjzian hero, who thinks he is sooo... modern, just keeps depressing everybody with predictions of black holes and singularities if we don\'t cut back time-warp travel dramatically.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’m not worried. The Arcturians love my Grixlajjzian jokes and you may have noticed they are leading the inter-galactic opinion polls by a wide margin, despite Grixlajjzian whines that they are just xenophobic Big Bang deniers with a secret agenda and their minds in the Anunnaki era. Plus the Arcturian leader, Thorxx, wowed the crowds by playing the spphylx antenna at the recent Milky Way 10th to the 5th power millennial celebrations, while your inspiid Grixlajjzian hero, who thinks he is sooo… modern, just keeps depressing everybody with predictions of black holes and singularities if we don’t cut back time-warp travel dramatically.
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]]> By: balbulican http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163534 balbulican Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:47:56 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163534 I should clarify for the benefit of our valued Grixlajjzian readers that the humorous anecdotes referenced above by Peter and myself imply no disrespect on our part for your ancient and honourable culture, which has enriched the universe over the aeons with its fascinating cuisine, colourful mating dances and innovative uses of various metabolic by-products in architecture. We are simply celebrating what has become a much beloved piece of galactic folklore. Please don't feel iofhws'nb-kggi. However, if you believe we've crossed the line and created a ygghit-debt, remember that it was Peter who brought up the farmer's daughter. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163534','balbulican'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163534','balbulican','I should clarify for the benefit of our valued Grixlajjzian readers that the humorous anecdotes referenced above by Peter and myself imply no disrespect on our part for your ancient and honourable culture, which has enriched the universe over the aeons with its fascinating cuisine, colourful mating dances and innovative uses of various metabolic by-products in architecture. We are simply celebrating what has become a much beloved piece of galactic folklore. Please don\'t feel iofhws\'nb-kggi. \r\n\r\nHowever, if you believe we\'ve crossed the line and created a ygghit-debt, remember that it was Peter who brought up the farmer\'s daughter. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> I should clarify for the benefit of our valued Grixlajjzian readers that the humorous anecdotes referenced above by Peter and myself imply no disrespect on our part for your ancient and honourable culture, which has enriched the universe over the aeons with its fascinating cuisine, colourful mating dances and innovative uses of various metabolic by-products in architecture. We are simply celebrating what has become a much beloved piece of galactic folklore. Please don’t feel iofhws’nb-kggi.

However, if you believe we’ve crossed the line and created a ygghit-debt, remember that it was Peter who brought up the farmer’s daughter.

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]]> By: Peter http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163533 Peter Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:19:46 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163533 balb, have you heard the one about the Arcturan and the Grixlajjzian farmer's daughter? No? Perhaps it's just as well.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163533','Peter'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163533','Peter','balb, have you heard the one about the Arcturan and the Grixlajjzian farmer\'s daughter? No? Perhaps it\'s just as well.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> balb, have you heard the one about the Arcturan and the Grixlajjzian farmer’s daughter? No? Perhaps it’s just as well.
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]]> By: doug newton http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163529 doug newton Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:13:49 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163529 stageleft I have been thinking about those implications on and off all day without coming to any conclusion or generating any half-witty remarks. I did remember this interview between Richard Dawkins and Father George Coyne. Father Coyne is a scientist with the Catholic Church. If you watch it to the end Richard Dawkins explains how he lost his faith. Father Coyne is very sincere in his faith, straight up with Richard in the interview and admits to being embarrassed as a scientist about his requisite belief in the virgin birth and the resurrection. A hazard of his particular faith. Something that he hopes will not be necessary as faith evolves. Sorry if I'm OT but I thought it might interest you. http://richarddawkins.net/article,3410,Richard-Dawkins-interviews-Father-George-Coyne,Richard-Dawkins-RichardDawkinsnet<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163529','doug newton'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163529','doug newton','stageleft\r\n\r\nI have been thinking about those implications on and off all day without coming to any conclusion or generating any half-witty remarks.\r\nI did remember this interview between Richard Dawkins and Father George Coyne.\r\nFather Coyne is a scientist with the Catholic Church.\r\nIf you watch it to the end Richard Dawkins explains how he lost his faith.\r\nFather Coyne is very sincere in his faith, straight up with Richard in the interview \r\nand admits to being embarrassed as a scientist about his requisite belief in the virgin birth and the resurrection. A hazard of his particular faith. Something that he hopes will not be necessary as faith evolves.\r\nSorry if I\'m OT but I thought it might interest you.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/richarddawkins.net\/article,3410,Richard-Dawkins-interviews-Father-George-Coyne,Richard-Dawkins-RichardDawkinsnet'); return false;">Quote</a></div> stageleft

I have been thinking about those implications on and off all day without coming to any conclusion or generating any half-witty remarks.
I did remember this interview between Richard Dawkins and Father George Coyne.
Father Coyne is a scientist with the Catholic Church.
If you watch it to the end Richard Dawkins explains how he lost his faith.
Father Coyne is very sincere in his faith, straight up with Richard in the interview
and admits to being embarrassed as a scientist about his requisite belief in the virgin birth and the resurrection. A hazard of his particular faith. Something that he hopes will not be necessary as faith evolves.
Sorry if I’m OT but I thought it might interest you.

http://richarddawkins.net/article,3410,Richard-Dawkins-interviews-Father-George-Coyne,Richard-Dawkins-RichardDawkinsnet

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]]> By: Sofia http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163528 Sofia Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:27:17 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163528 LOL! Thanks guys! I needed this one to finish off the day for me!!!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163528','Sofia'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163528','Sofia','LOL! Thanks guys! I needed this one to finish off the day for me!!!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> LOL! Thanks guys! I needed this one to finish off the day for me!!!
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]]> By: stageleft http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163527 stageleft Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:20:54 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163527 <a href='#comment-163524' rel="nofollow">@balbulican</a>: I got that on my Blackberry 1 minute after you posted it and have been chuckling ever since - good one.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163527','stageleft'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163527','stageleft','<a href=\'#comment-163524\' rel=\"nofollow\">@balbulican<\/a>: I got that on my Blackberry 1 minute after you posted it and have been chuckling ever since - good one.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @balbulican: I got that on my Blackberry 1 minute after you posted it and have been chuckling ever since – good one.
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]]> By: stageleft http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163526 stageleft Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:17:22 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163526 <a href='#comment-163523' rel="nofollow">@Canuckguy</a>: Can you imagine a better way for me to spend my time..... monotheists of all stripes, each with their "<i>one true god</i>" shtick, tend to amuse the living crap out of me when they don't have me looking for a large, heavy, fast moving, truck to throw myself under.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163526','stageleft'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163526','stageleft','<a href=\'#comment-163523\' rel=\"nofollow\">@Canuckguy<\/a>: Can you imagine a better way for me to spend my time..... monotheists of all stripes, each with their \"<i>one true god<\/i>\" shtick, tend to amuse the living crap out of me when they don\'t have me looking for a large, heavy, fast moving, truck to throw myself under.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @Canuckguy: Can you imagine a better way for me to spend my time….. monotheists of all stripes, each with their “one true god” shtick, tend to amuse the living crap out of me when they don’t have me looking for a large, heavy, fast moving, truck to throw myself under.
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]]> By: balbulican http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163524 balbulican Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:40:19 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163524 "And why is it assumed that other life forms are without humour?" It's not. My friend from the Dog Star Sirius, who talks to me through my fillings, once told me this knee-slapper. An Arcturan, a Human, and a Grixlajjzian walk into a bar. The Arcturan orders a Zmidian Spritzer, the Human orders a beer, and the Grixlajjzian orders a Grbwoip Uhwrgh. They sip their drinks in companionable silence for a few moments. Finally the Arcturan says to the Grixlajjzian: "I hope you don't mind me asking, but I couldn't help noticing that your Uhwrgh seems to be alive. Is that the way they usually serve them?" "No", responded the Grixlajjzian. "But it's the only way I can sklbnepoijg my vk[pa[poi!"<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163524','balbulican'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163524','balbulican','\"And why is it assumed that other life forms are without humour?\"\r\n\r\nIt\'s not. My friend from the Dog Star Sirius, who talks to me through my fillings, once told me this knee-slapper.\r\n\r\nAn Arcturan, a Human, and a Grixlajjzian walk into a bar. The Arcturan orders a Zmidian Spritzer, the Human orders a beer, and the Grixlajjzian orders a Grbwoip Uhwrgh. They sip their drinks in companionable silence for a few moments. Finally the Arcturan says to the Grixlajjzian: \"I hope you don\'t mind me asking, but I couldn\'t help noticing that your Uhwrgh seems to be alive. Is that the way they usually serve them?\"\r\n\r\n\"No\", responded the Grixlajjzian. \"But it\'s the only way I can sklbnepoijg my vk[pa[poi!\"'); return false;">Quote</a></div> “And why is it assumed that other life forms are without humour?”

It’s not. My friend from the Dog Star Sirius, who talks to me through my fillings, once told me this knee-slapper.

An Arcturan, a Human, and a Grixlajjzian walk into a bar. The Arcturan orders a Zmidian Spritzer, the Human orders a beer, and the Grixlajjzian orders a Grbwoip Uhwrgh. They sip their drinks in companionable silence for a few moments. Finally the Arcturan says to the Grixlajjzian: “I hope you don’t mind me asking, but I couldn’t help noticing that your Uhwrgh seems to be alive. Is that the way they usually serve them?”

“No”, responded the Grixlajjzian. “But it’s the only way I can sklbnepoijg my vk[pa[poi!”

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]]> By: Canuckguy http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163523 Canuckguy Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:30:52 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163523 It's just that heathen SL making fun of the One True Church again.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163523','Canuckguy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163523','Canuckguy','It\'s just that heathen SL making fun of the One True Church again.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It’s just that heathen SL making fun of the One True Church again.
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]]> By: Peter http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163522 Peter Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:11:20 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163522 Okayyy.....<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163522','Peter'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163522','Peter','Okayyy.....'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Okayyy…..
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]]> By: sooey http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163521 sooey Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:44 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163521 If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? Of course it does.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163521','sooey'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163521','sooey','If a tree falls in the forest and there\'s no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?\r\n\r\nOf course it does.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?

Of course it does.

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]]> By: Morning http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163487 Morning Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:40:18 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163487 Three disjointed comments: There are many extremes for the capabilities of extraterrestrial intelligences/life forms abound in modern science fiction, and many universes without them too. I think it was in Sagan's Contact where the born-again preacher said something to the such that his kind of god wouldn't have just created the Earth, but something much bigger... I wonder if the experts are going to have to figure out how Jesus has saved not only all of humanity but also all of the universe as well....<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163487','Morning'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163487','Morning','Three disjointed comments:\r\n\r\nThere are many extremes for the capabilities of extraterrestrial intelligences\/life forms abound in modern science fiction, and many universes without them too.\r\n\r\nI think it was in Sagan\'s Contact where the born-again preacher said something to the such that his kind of god wouldn\'t have just created the Earth, but something much bigger...\r\n\r\nI wonder if the experts are going to have to figure out how Jesus has saved not only all of humanity but also all of the universe as well....'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Three disjointed comments:

There are many extremes for the capabilities of extraterrestrial intelligences/life forms abound in modern science fiction, and many universes without them too.

I think it was in Sagan’s Contact where the born-again preacher said something to the such that his kind of god wouldn’t have just created the Earth, but something much bigger…

I wonder if the experts are going to have to figure out how Jesus has saved not only all of humanity but also all of the universe as well….

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]]> By: sooey http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163479 sooey Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:01:16 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163479 And why is it assumed that other life forms are without humour? Because we view humour as uniquely human - which maybe it is. We do the same thing with religion, of course, which is the most offputting thing about it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163479','sooey'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163479','sooey','And why is it assumed that other life forms are without humour? Because we view humour as uniquely human - which maybe it is. We do the same thing with religion, of course, which is the most offputting thing about it.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> And why is it assumed that other life forms are without humour? Because we view humour as uniquely human – which maybe it is. We do the same thing with religion, of course, which is the most offputting thing about it.
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]]> By: Peter http://www.stageleft.info/2009/11/11/who-would-have-guessed/comment-page-1/#comment-163473 Peter Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:24:11 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=7181#comment-163473 Sooey's question is a good one, although actually our imaginations seem to run to both extremes. Either they are terrifying microbes or slimy things that want to eat us or incredibly advanced, ultra-rational Mr. Spocks who have abolished war and have come to teach us earthlings how to keep from destroying ourselves and the planet. We simply can't seem to imagine gathering around an arriving spaceship and watching the Trailer Park Boys emerge.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163473','Peter'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163473','Peter','Sooey\'s question is a good one, although actually our imaginations seem to run to both extremes. Either they are terrifying microbes or slimy things that want to eat us or incredibly advanced, ultra-rational Mr. Spocks who have abolished war and have come to teach us earthlings how to keep from destroying ourselves and the planet. We simply can\'t seem to imagine gathering around an arriving spaceship and watching the Trailer Park Boys emerge.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Sooey’s question is a good one, although actually our imaginations seem to run to both extremes. Either they are terrifying microbes or slimy things that want to eat us or incredibly advanced, ultra-rational Mr. Spocks who have abolished war and have come to teach us earthlings how to keep from destroying ourselves and the planet. We simply can’t seem to imagine gathering around an arriving spaceship and watching the Trailer Park Boys emerge.
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