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I seriously doubt it's true, for one thing, that guy would have been kicked out of that college had he assaulted a professor like that.
Anyone have any info on it?
If you don't know GOD, don't make stupid remarks!
A young Canadian paratrooper was taking some college courses between
assignments. He had completed 3 tours of duty in Afghanistan . One of the
courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the
Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA).
One day the professor shocked the class when he came in.
He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "GOD, if you are real, then I want
you to knock me off this platform... I'll give you exactly 15 min."
The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am GOD, I'm still waiting."
It got down to the last couple of minutes when the soldier got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him clean off the platform.
The professor was out cold.
The young soldier went back to his seat and sat there, silently.
The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there looking on in silence.
The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the soldier and asked,
"What in the world is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"
The young soldier stood up and calmly replied,
"GOD was too busy today protecting soldiers, who are protecting
your right to say stupid shit and act like an idiot. So He sent me."
The classroom erupted in cheers!
csziggy
(34,131 posts)And it is just as stupid now as it was the first time I read it on the internet.
And thanks for the RationalWiki link. I'll have to add that to my bookmarks.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)csziggy
(34,131 posts)petronius
(26,596 posts)PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)Archae
(46,301 posts)Now, I have a hunch he'll UN-friend me soon...
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)Cousin's girlfriend's sister's friend.
Archae
(46,301 posts)monmouth3
(3,871 posts)immoderate
(20,885 posts)and this is one of them.
--imm
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)And Canada is not as religious as the US. They started around Korea.
rustydog
(9,186 posts)How convenient.
csziggy
(34,131 posts)And court martialed for behavior unbecoming an enlisted person? And as you say, kicked out of the college?
It's asinine shit like this that made me an atheist. Religious fundamentalist who profess a belief in a philosophy and can't abide when that philosophy is questioned obviously can't believe fully in the power of their imaginary sky being.
Salviati
(6,008 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,311 posts)as Florida Man.
phil89
(1,043 posts)So much absurd and contradictory nonsense it's not even worth dissecting.