Courtesy of Business Insider:
Proving God exists or does not exist has been a difficult endeavor for many, but Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) gave it a try at a prayer rally held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
"Bob Murphey used to say, ‘You know, I feel so bad for atheists, I do,'" Gohmert said of the country music singer at the "Celebrate America" event. "‘Think about it, no matter how smart they think they are, an atheist has to admit that he believes the equation: nobody plus nothing equals everything.’"
He continued: "How embarrassing for an intellectual to have to say 'yeah, I believe that. Nobody plus nothing equals everything.' Well, you couldn't get everything unless there was something that was the creator of everything. And that's the Lord we know."
You all may be surprised to learn that this argument does not embarrass me in the least.
But then again Gohmert is NOT my Congressman.
You know I recognize that scientific knowledge is not necessarily important to the day to day job performance of a member of Congress, however this kind of almost crippling ignorance must certainly impact Gohmert's ability to understand even the simplest of problems that he was sent to Washington D.C. to address.
Gohmert logic taken to the extreme:
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin is better than nothing ... and nothing is better than heaven ... therefore, Sarah Palin is better than heaven.
Wouldn't it be nice if non religious business owners could opt out of ACA when it came to religious employees by offering an alternative called Prayer Only. How many religious employees would be happy with that? No deductibles, No co-payments. No waiting for an appointment. Me thinks the Supreme Court wouldn't all that idea even though they ruled for the opposite.
ReplyDeleteLOVE THIS!!!!
DeleteGohmert is one of those people who looks as dumb as he is. Who votes for these ignorant assholes?
ReplyDeleteThe nobodies plus nothings. And they equal the GOP.
DeleteWinner and still champ, Louie Gohmert: Lowest IQ in Congress.
DeleteWhile the average IQ worldwide may be 100, I'd suggest that the average in Gohmert's district is a 75. Perhaps that explains it.
DeleteOnce on Anderson Cooper's show Gohmert was on there screaming about terror babies. AC pointed out that it was disproved and had zero merit. Gogmert started insulting Ac and saying he had been a judge in Texas etc. He made a fool of himself. The next guest said if you think Louis Gohmert is dumb you should see his constituents!
DeleteThis guy is a dolt.What does the even mean? Is he trying to outstupid palin? And finally where do these nut bags come from and how do they get elected?
ReplyDeleteUgh. Politicians as dime store theologians are very, very bad.
ReplyDeleteIt's like Arnie Vinick said of them: If you demand expressions of religious faith from politicians, you are just begging to be lied to. They won't all lie to you, but a lot of them will, and it will be the easiest lie they ever had to tell to get your votes."
Much better to adhere to the "by their acts, ye shall know them" mantra when judging politicians.
DeleteAnd yet nothing + nothing = God.
ReplyDeletePoor Louis doesn't have the mental capacity to take the intellectual step that removes his magic wizard from the equation.
As a believing christian, I cringe at these people, like Congressman Gohmert, who picks on others. They hurt the message, the whole spirit of the gospels, by attacking others who don't believe what they do.
ReplyDeleteTaught to be unyoked from the world, these guys go right into the world, play world politics, compromise their beliefs by giving more loyalty to their party and having to keep promises to their constituents. They've completely yoked themselves with the affairs and demands of this world, thinking this is building the Kingdom of Christ.
To top it off, they then verbally mock non-believers from their nice comfortable perch, thinking they're righteous, untouchable and redeemable. This is the practice of phariseeism in it's full glory. They can't even see it. They're blind to their high-mindedness.
In my life, I've never been hurt or offended by any atheists. They have a right to believe what they want and for a 'christian' to attack them from behind the halls of power shows that humans never learn from their history lessons. Where have we seen men of power using state/religion to conquer the minds of others?
Not so fast there, Gryphen.
ReplyDeleteSure, Louis "Lucky Louie" Gomart has his own head so far up his ass he wears a spelunker's lighted helmet to help find his way, but that doesnt mean he's completely off base in his attempt - laughable as his is - to prove the existence of The Almighty Creator. He's on to something....
Please refer to my groundbreaking series of differential equations I sent you via carrier pigeon recently that proves beyond any shadow of a doubt the exact height of Almighty Zeus (within 4 cm). Just five years ago a calculation this audacious was simply unthinkable and yet, here we are.
As you might expect I am diligently continuing this line of research and expect to announce further breakthroughs very soon which will reveal Zeus' weight and hat size.
As more data points are developed, I am confident we will soon know His shoe size, full bespoke tailoring measurements (chest, waist, neck, arm and leg length, etc), hair color and corrective optometric prescription. It may even be possible to mathematically replicate Zeus' fingerprints and vocal characteristics.
As you can well imagine, these are very exciting times to be a leader in the fast moving field of theo-metrics.
All hail Almighty Zeus lest He strike you dead with a bolt of lightning without mercy or advance warning!!
The fools who claim that we cannot know God obviously didn't pay attention in calculus class!
I feel sorry for them. smh
Hey Louie, if there is a god, why do christians get the same medical conditions as athiests... and die?
ReplyDeleteHe has found is calling, he should be a preacher. Louie preachers now days are even richer than politicians, and just as much fraudulent,
ReplyDeleteI live in Greece, which is a red suburb of the blue city of Rochester, and a very Christian (mostly Catholic) town. Although I was raised Catholic, I left the church as an adolescent after many negative experiences, so I now consider myself a secular, although somewhat spiritual, person.
ReplyDeleteI find it embarrassing that my town, which I truly love, has been made famous because of its religious intolerance, and I wholeheartedly support Dan Courtney's request to deliver an atheist invocation.
I hope that many other people of different faiths (or no faith) choose to participate in delivering the invocation at future town meetings.
I do believe we've happened upon a man almost as stupid as Sarah Palin.
ReplyDeletePreach it Louie, to a child of atheists dealing with terminal cancer. Is it "punishment" for not believing? I doubt it, children of believers get terminal cancer, Is it a "reward" for believing or "punishment" for not believing enough?
How the bloody heck did this bald monkey pass the bar exam, let alone become a Congressman? Am I living in an alternate reality?
ReplyDeleteMy apology to monkeys everywhere.