New York Times:
The quiet, studious Mr. Elson, who died on Sept. 7 at the age of 78, was an unlikely bomb-thrower, and his article, for those who ventured past the cover, reflected his scholarly bent. Meekly titled on the inside as "Toward a Hidden God," it began: "Is God dead? It is a question that tantalizes both believers, who perhaps secretly fear that he is, and atheists, who possibly suspect that the answer is no."
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The headline is worthy of The Onion
Elson was wrong but the bad news it that G-d caught swine flu at the Dallas game this weekend.
It was all a teleological joke of Nietzsche's.
Update: Ellison asks "am I dead?"
At least we still got the Holy Ghost. One out of three's not bad.
Kids in the Hall answered this years ago.
Elson Meets Jesus, Film at 11.
Every knee shall bow and tongue confess...
Philippians 2:10-11
I really don't want to hear your confession. I'm sure it would bore me.
But I thought God was the OWNER of "time".
God is dead.
---Nietzsche
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Nietzsche is in hell
--God
You believed in God? Why would you do such a stupid thing?
---Zeus
yeah, we've all seen the t-shirts. *rolls eyes*
We know N said that but we haven't heard a word from any deity.
I don't have time to go through it now, but the first page of the original piece is interesting--it looks to be both a survey of philosophical & theological takes on the question as well as an analysis of the concept's (the concept of God, that is) cultural influence in, then, contemporary U.S. society. Worth a read, I'd say: < http://www
I suppose he has his answer now.
...or not.
I remember well when it came out. The loonies of course got real offended that someone insulted their imaginary being and got all hypercrazy over it as they always do over insane nonsense. I remember a funny bumper sticker from the time that said : God is Bread.
God patiently stalked John T. Elson for over 40 yrs. Then when the time was ripe.....b
God is the most patient serial killer ever.
He always takes his sudoku book with him.
Is it safe to come back to New York now?
If 'god' is alive, it only took 45 years to get revenge upon the apostate.
Yea, and he must have been living in New Orleans for a time.
And the answer is.......?
EEEAGH, zombie god.
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First Posted: 09-18-09 08:58 AM | Updated: 09-18-09 09:02 AM