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[title] => IT'S MUCH TOO JINGOISTIC
[time] => 2006-08-08 13:01:04
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[bodytext] => From the "big bang" to the amoeba,
what a great surprise:
From single cell to multi-cell,
wow! - what a leap in size.
Invertibrate on to vertibrate,
amazing was the jump.
LOOK - part jellyfish, part bird,
all in one juicy lump.
Here come the happy simians,
they're a-changing all the time:
miracle upon miracle -
the ascent from primordial slime.
What makes this tale conceivable?-
Well, the evolutionist stands aloof,
and if you just have "faith" enough,
you have no need of proof.
After all, we'd be jingoistic
to give creation the nod.
It's much to simplistic
to say: " In the beginning God."
**********
Rom:22&23 "Professing themselves wise,
they became fools and changed the glory of
the incorruptible God into an image made like
to corruptible man, and to birds, and four
footed beasts, and creeping things."
Lionel
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IT'S MUCH TOO JINGOISTIC
Contributed by
Lionel
on
Tuesday, 8th August 2006 @ 01:01:04 PM in AEST
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From the "big bang" to the amoeba,
what a great surprise:
From single cell to multi-cell,
wow! - what a leap in size.
Invertibrate on to vertibrate,
amazing was the jump.
LOOK - part jellyfish, part bird,
all in one juicy lump.
Here come the happy simians,
they're a-changing all the time:
miracle upon miracle -
the ascent from primordial slime.
What makes this tale conceivable?-
Well, the evolutionist stands aloof,
and if you just have "faith" enough,
you have no need of proof.
After all, we'd be jingoistic
to give creation the nod.
It's much to simplistic
to say: " In the beginning God."
**********
Rom:22&23 "Professing themselves wise,
they became fools and changed the glory of
the incorruptible God into an image made like
to corruptible man, and to birds, and four
footed beasts, and creeping things."
Lionel
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Lionel
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Re: IT'S MUCH TOO JINGOISTIC
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by Former_Member on
Tuesday, 8th August 2006 @ 04:47:32 PM AEST
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lol just read your comment on my "anti"religious poem and i forgot to say it wasn't my view but hey this poem is good. Your style is a breath of fresh air. Irony, humour, seriousness you link them all. look forward to hearing from you.
Sue (I mean Chris!!!!) lol |
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Re: IT'S MUCH TOO JINGOISTIC
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by Vampirequeen on
Tuesday, 8th August 2006 @ 06:45:11 PM AEST
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Hmmm very different then any other write that i read so far and i find that entertaining and refreshing.Job well done
P.S- Yes i am a weird little blackraven :P |
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Re: IT'S MUCH TOO JINGOISTIC
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by Elizabeth_Dandy on
Wednesday, 9th August 2006 @ 07:43:19 AM AEST
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Very well penned Lionel.
A very worthy theme and subject. It is indeed refreshing to see it being tackled.
I did, too, in my own way, but oh la la, solely by writing a tribute Ode to Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
whose glorious works deal more than extensively with this issue.
Perhaps you might read my humble de of admiration to him, and find one of his works in some library.
Thanks for sharing this refreshing poem with us.
Elizabeth
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Re: IT'S MUCH TOO JINGOISTIC
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by Former_Member on
Friday, 11th August 2006 @ 09:08:03 AM AEST
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| Excellently presented insight penned with lightheartedness and fantastic flow. Enjoyed this work immensely. Very well written. |
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Re: IT'S MUCH TOO JINGOISTIC
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by twbanter on
Tuesday, 29th August 2006 @ 01:37:15 PM AEST
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Hmmmmm. Obviously, religiously inspired. How does one contend with that? With something so etched in stone, close minded, and driven? Not
trying to be rude here, in fact quite the opposite. Just asking a question...
The ultimate question? Why do the religious always exhault in their own, frequently limited, constantly quoted, poetry?
Although you did a great job with this. Very creative. And I'm not trying to push my philosophy on you, with my poem. Just writing a poem. As you'll see in my other writings...
Tom W |
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Re: IT'S MUCH TOO JINGOISTIC
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by ATG on
Wednesday, 19th November 2008 @ 03:15:39 PM AEST
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I think religion argues against itself, if we could not see or hear? How would you know about which ever religion is taught?. It is not born into us and therefore is an indoctrination like every other thing therefore man made and corruptable.
I do think it slightly hypocrtical to take those asprin those anti-biotics and all those other things science has offered and improved our lives. Then turn on Science when it offers a logical and (depending on your opinion) a simple explantion for life. However, Religion brings people hope and people often need it. But anyway...I strangley liked the poem allthough it seems to insult my faith which is, Science, sad that is acceptable but vice versa is not. Anyway peace and love.
Professing themselves wise,
they became fools and changed the glory of
nature into an image made like
corruptible man, and to birds, and four
footed beasts, and creeping things."
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Re: IT'S MUCH TOO JINGOISTIC
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by hauntedscorp on
Saturday, 1st October 2016 @ 10:09:45 AM AEST
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Cleverly written, with in your face sass!
What/'/s not to like? Great job with this poem.
~Scorp |
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