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35. It's not hard to separate zealots from their money

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 03:51 PM

Feb 2017

Apparently the "reasoning" part of the brain is not well-connected to the idolatry part. Don't care if you're a supposed xian, a muslim, an irrational non-theist. Once the mouth starts spewing credo, the human consciousness shuts down.

Same pattern in gamblers and others that like to cheat. They "know" that they are alright, OK - that they can get away with the insanity. (I know for other reasons...)

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County that shelled out tax rebates for creationist Ken Ham's Ark museum 'teetering on bankruptcy' [View all] DonViejo Feb 2017 OP

So essentially titaniumsalute Feb 2017 #1

only flood is red ink dembotoz Feb 2017 #2

Ha!! :-D NurseJackie Feb 2017 #23

LOVE it!!! calimary Feb 2017 #45

It's Gods Will NewJeffCT Feb 2017 #3

+1,000,000... n/t PoiBoy Feb 2017 #7

Help is on the way. Mendocino Feb 2017 #4

Let me guess. She'll be featured in the Whore of Babylon exhibit. calimary Feb 2017 #46

Sorry, for these folk Hillary owns that role. Of course. Hortensis Feb 2017 #68

I guess God has decided not to bless them. njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #5

If only someone had told them that mixing politics and religion was a bad idea... Aristus Feb 2017 #6

Guess it's time to install an emergency manager ToxMarz Feb 2017 #8

Why put the rip-story link... Just post the actual article link snooper2 Feb 2017 #9

Good plan!! Lay people off and then foist a TAX increase on others to pay for this religious nut job Bengus81 Feb 2017 #10

So there is retributiin f/ violating Establishment Clause... Panich52 Feb 2017 #11

I predicted 3 months ago that in 5 years... Javaman Feb 2017 #12

Actually... That would be the better idea! Chakaconcarne Feb 2017 #37

of course it would be. :) Waffles! Javaman Feb 2017 #38

Nope. concreteblue Feb 2017 #48

oh good one, better yet. Javaman Feb 2017 #69

teetering.... trusty elf Feb 2017 #13

Wondered what bankruptcy looked like visually,,,,, benld74 Feb 2017 #14

I love it! old guy Feb 2017 #16

I like the giraffes! (n/t) PJMcK Feb 2017 #22

Oh no! Poor giraffes! calimary Feb 2017 #49

idiots abound Angry Dragon Feb 2017 #15

Apparently they didn't read the part in the Bible where... Xolodno Feb 2017 #17

Or the parable of the rich young man. calimary Feb 2017 #47

While were at it... Xolodno Feb 2017 #54

EXCELLENT! That's my favorite - Matthew 25:35-40 or 45. calimary Feb 2017 #62

I think it was a reasonable assumption to make... brooklynite Feb 2017 #18

Apparently there were either not enough suckers... LiberalFighter Feb 2017 #33

It's not hard to separate zealots from their money erronis Feb 2017 #35

I think the big problem was that there wasn't anything else for people to do... brooklynite Feb 2017 #36

Except "Heritage USA" is in ruins. Archae Feb 2017 #39

Looks like a nice place for a family outing. Maybe get baptized while you're there. progressoid Feb 2017 #50

I used to watch PTL in its heyday hibbing Feb 2017 #53

Too big and too specific a sheep-shearing operation... JHB Feb 2017 #63

Why not send an invoice to the Almighty? Roland99 Feb 2017 #19

you get what you pay for Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #20

Are we learning now? Are we paying attention? hatrack Feb 2017 #21

I'd have thought dinosaur rides would be much more popular. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2017 #24

If it was just a dinosaur ride park, it might be... JHB Feb 2017 #67

stupid is as stupid does nt elmac Feb 2017 #25

You know what this means don't you? Lotusflower70 Feb 2017 #26

God. Has. Spoken. nt PsychoBabble Feb 2017 #27

Ark tax + plastic dinosaur tax should raise some money. yellowcanine Feb 2017 #28

Simple solution: Pray harder. dalton99a Feb 2017 #29

Ironic that his name is Ham whose son Canaan was cursed by Noah TexasProgresive Feb 2017 #30

The county is -- as we say -- "under water." Koinos Feb 2017 #31

"It's Been A Great Thing..." ProfessorGAC Feb 2017 #32

It's a miracle I tell you bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #34

You know that the scam has failed when the final NCjack Feb 2017 #40

Just more proof that, though wing nuts are loud and shocking in their stupidity, there simply aren't Squinch Feb 2017 #41

"Its been a great thing but its not brought us any money." An idiot says what? Solly Mack Feb 2017 #42

They'd better start praying hard, I guess. MineralMan Feb 2017 #43

Maybe a theme part based on Lot and his Daughters would MineralMan Feb 2017 #44

How about Jephthah and his daughter? That would give them something to think about. eom Tanuki Feb 2017 #61

Yes. A good example. MineralMan Feb 2017 #65

You have to wonder.... blue sky at night Feb 2017 #51

Imagine that... Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #52

So they handed these nuts $62,000,000. 00 Scruffy1 Feb 2017 #55

Let them suffer a bit. Ilsa Feb 2017 #56

Why not make the access road a toll road? Fritz Walter Feb 2017 #57

Well the upside is that when climate change makes the seas rise to kentucky JDC Feb 2017 #58

But those dinosaur vs giants and humans were some of the best stories in the bible! Ligyron Feb 2017 #59

It's all those heathen libtards Turbineguy Feb 2017 #60

Good! local governments should not fund religious crazy ideas. kimbutgar Feb 2017 #64

Hope they don't get sick about it. They're dem4decades Feb 2017 #66