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Related: About this forumScott Walker: "Imagine if Noah had needed help from the government to build the ark...."
Scott Walker on Twitter: "Imagine if Noah had needed help from the government to build the ark. It might have never been built."
Source: https://twitter.com/ScottKWalker/status/225784662612647936
Source: https://twitter.com/ScottKWalker/status/225784662612647936
Josh Rosenau: "...imagine that Noah had to build his ark in a capitalist market economy, and had to be able to turn a profit on the deal simply in order to start construction. He might have to charge admission, treat it like a zoo or a theme park or something."
Full post: http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2012/07/19/just-imagine
Full post: http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2012/07/19/just-imagine
Note that Josh is making fun of Answers In Genesis which is having trouble building its Ark Park for lack of successful fundraising.
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Scott Walker: "Imagine if Noah had needed help from the government to build the ark...." (Original Post)
salvorhardin
Jul 2012
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Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)1. Hey asshole Walker
It NEVER was built. LOL!
salvorhardin
(9,995 posts)3. Heheh
Yeah, there's that little problem too.
Iggy
(1,418 posts)2. well, that's a stupid analogy from the get go
it figures a fantasy land ayn rand disciple would pick a mythological Bible story to
draw lessons from for the masses. what a load.
was wanker _there_ to observe just how the ark was constructed??
this is still more GOP/reagan cowboy baloney, re: "everyone does everything
by themselves and thus can take ALL the credit, and more importantly, the profit.
aquart
(69,014 posts)5. Well, there was no separation of church and state. Noah was governed by God.
And God's specs were STRICT.
yes, wouldn't things be soooo much more simpler if we could just go, "me, well, God told me to do
this". say that often enough and you'll be locked up.
wandy
(3,539 posts)4. Scott; if there was an ark, if Noah asked YOU to help build it.......
We would be missing a lot more than unicorns.
Blue Owl
(50,355 posts)6. Now I'm going to imagine if Kathy Nickolaus wasn't the Waukesha County election clerk.
Where would you be then, Focker?
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)7. And if Jesus were alive he would be for universal health care.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)8. Love Josh Ronenaus's response.
dimbear
(6,271 posts)10. First find a stand of gopherwood trees. Then get back to us. n/t