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Moses was 950 years old
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I always get a chuckle out of people when they say "the Bible teaches ..." when what they mean at the most charitable is "the Bible claims ..."
I remember the great ages of the old Bible characters and I am reminded of the great ages attained by the people who inhabit the high Tibetan country. Many were claimed to attain ages over two hundred years and the longevity was attributed variously to altitude or the meagre diet.
It turned out that neither of these were the cause for when outsiders came to study these people they brought with them a fearsome weapon that caused the average age to plummet - it was called a "Birth Certificate" and it carried a numbered year in which the person was born. The Birth Certificate caused the bearer to live to a much more reasonable age than the non-bearer even though the person with a birth certificate thought themselves to be about as old as the person without.
It turns out that as people age, without a widely agreed on date to keep things in check, people start adding a few extra years to their age. It's not a lie, per se. They just really can't remember.
I remember the great ages of the old Bible characters and I am reminded of the great ages attained by the people who inhabit the high Tibetan country. Many were claimed to attain ages over two hundred years and the longevity was attributed variously to altitude or the meagre diet.
It turned out that neither of these were the cause for when outsiders came to study these people they brought with them a fearsome weapon that caused the average age to plummet - it was called a "Birth Certificate" and it carried a numbered year in which the person was born. The Birth Certificate caused the bearer to live to a much more reasonable age than the non-bearer even though the person with a birth certificate thought themselves to be about as old as the person without.
It turns out that as people age, without a widely agreed on date to keep things in check, people start adding a few extra years to their age. It's not a lie, per se. They just really can't remember.
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redrumloa said:
Easter in San Francisco!
The public party/picnic features several events including an Easter egg hunt for kids, burlesque shows, a campy Easter bonnet contest, musical groups and so on, with Hunky Jesus as the headlining final performance of the day.
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“Jesus, minister of Allah.” The contestant who sincerely believed he was a messenger from "Allah". The crowd fell silent when he announced himself, and the Sisters quickly hustled him off the stage.
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Speaking of Birth Certificate, Obama presented the full one. Just waiting to hear the lunies post their objects again. Note to self, buy more popcorn.FluffyMcDeath said:
Also can we have a two week 'holiday'? If you thought the Iraqi WMDs exist and Obama's birth certificate did not you get two weeks away from posting at Whyzzat.