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r3dn3ck 06-06-2007 03:28 PM

Would the existance of the Babelfish disprove God exists
 
Discuss. If you don't understand then sssshh.

4.6 Love 06-06-2007 03:30 PM

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PColav6 06-06-2007 03:34 PM


Originally Posted by 4.6 Love (Post 267438)
:dunno:

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r3dn3ck 06-06-2007 03:36 PM

For the sake of argument:

The Babel fish is small, yellow and leech-like, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe. It feeds on brainwave energy not from its carrier but from those around it. It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with. It then excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix formed by combining the conscious thought frequencies with nerve signals picked up from the speech centres of the brain which has supplied them. The practical upshot of all this is that if you stick a Babel fish in your ear you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language. The speech patterns you actually hear decode the brainwave matrix which has been fed into your mind by your Babel fish.


The argument goes something like this: `I refuse to prove that I exist,' says God, `for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.

`But,' says Man, `The Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED.'

jjtgiants 06-06-2007 03:53 PM

Can I get one of those things when I go to Playa Del Carmen in October?? ha ha...You've been watching too much Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy....ha ha ha.

StreetRacer 06-06-2007 04:03 PM


Originally Posted by r3dn3ck (Post 267442)
For the sake of argument:

The Babel fish is small, yellow and leech-like, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe. It feeds on brainwave energy not from its carrier but from those around it. It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with. It then excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix formed by combining the conscious thought frequencies with nerve signals picked up from the speech centres of the brain which has supplied them. The practical upshot of all this is that if you stick a Babel fish in your ear you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language. The speech patterns you actually hear decode the brainwave matrix which has been fed into your mind by your Babel fish.


The argument goes something like this: `I refuse to prove that I exist,' says God, `for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.

`But,' says Man, `The Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED.'

i keep tellin R3d to stay away from the moonshine but he just wont listen

StreetRacer 06-06-2007 04:09 PM

oh...about that original question...no...i dont think it would disprove God...if i got my hands on a fish that would allow me to speak any lingo i think i'd spend every sunday for the rest of my life prayin....after i took another trip to the dominican republic and secretly listened to what they really think of my boink skills

00blkstanggt 06-06-2007 04:41 PM

The sad thing is though, even if God, religion and whatever else was proven to be false, all these people who believe in it won't listen. They will think it's all a big lie and will continue believing in religion because they won't know what to do with themselves. The fish thingy though is pretty crazy sounding.

PColav6 06-06-2007 04:42 PM

You Californians are weird people, man.

StormsGT 06-06-2007 04:57 PM

God is something the good apes came up with to keep the bad ones in line. If your not a good ape you can't go to heaven,or banana land if you will. Remeber what it was like before you were born??? Well,thats what its like when you die.

Cheddarbob 06-06-2007 04:57 PM


Originally Posted by PColav6 (Post 267463)
You Californians are weird people, man.

No those NorCal guys are weird.

MattJ 06-06-2007 05:00 PM

Babelfish is in a secret room in Quake 1. You then get the Pentagram in the same room to go on a killing spree.

StreetRacer 06-06-2007 05:37 PM


Originally Posted by StormsGT (Post 267468)
Remeber what it was like before you were born??? Well,thats what its like when you die.

no...we didnt exist before we were born...not even the soul...werent made yet...so it stands ta be pretty different when we die

lanmas23 06-06-2007 05:43 PM


Originally Posted by MattJ (Post 267471)
Babelfish is in a secret room in Quake 1. You then get the Pentagram in the same room to go on a killing spree.

quake 1 ruled, so did quake 2. scared the living shit out of me when i played it when i was 10ish

StreetRacer 06-06-2007 06:24 PM


Originally Posted by lanmas23 (Post 267477)
quake 1 ruled, so did quake 2. scared the living shit out of me when i played it when i was 10ish

no game is scarier than the original and real simple "doom"

lanmas23 06-06-2007 06:32 PM


Originally Posted by StreetRacer (Post 267487)
no game is scarier than the original and real simple "doom"

yeah, doom was horrific when it first came out.

the old man is a big computer nerd so when i was young him and his friends would all get together and network and i joined. needless to say i had many sleepless nights

zigzaggthefag321 06-06-2007 06:53 PM

ha ha I guess...an attempt at humor.

00blkstanggt 06-07-2007 09:28 AM


Originally Posted by StreetRacer (Post 267487)
no game is scarier than the original and real simple "doom"

Maybe back in the day, but playing the first Resident Evil on Gamecube was pretty damn creepy.

00blkstanggt 06-07-2007 09:40 AM


Originally Posted by jjtgiants (Post 267448)
Can I get one of those things when I go to Playa Del Carmen in October?? ha ha...You've been watching too much Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy....ha ha ha.

I now understand. Good 'Ol Wikipedia.

r3dn3ck 06-07-2007 09:47 AM

gears of war... startles me all the damn time.

and yeah... we're a little different in california... but it's cool.

r3dn3ck 06-07-2007 09:51 AM

I'm a HHGG mega fan. Can you blame me.. it's terribly funny in an amazingly dreary way.

00blkstanggt 06-07-2007 10:12 AM

California is just very diverse. Gears of war kicks ass.

StreetRacer 06-07-2007 10:35 AM


Originally Posted by r3dn3ck (Post 267628)

and yeah... we're a little different in california... but it's cool.

lol...careful bro...you'll have that ziggy dude demandin to know whats so different about cali.....and i cant believe there are no world of warcraft people on here

zigzaggthefag321 06-07-2007 03:31 PM


Originally Posted by StreetRacer (Post 267639)
lol...careful bro...you'll have that ziggy dude demandin to know whats so different about cali.....and i cant believe there are no world of warcraft people on here

wow still thinkin' about that? lmao...you must be real worried about me...awww thanks thats sooo cute! :kekekegay:


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