Tuesday, August 08, 2006

I'm gonna start a religion.

For 30 years many residents of the US town of Frostburg have been bemused and annoyed at the three storey high, and 400 foot long metal and concrete frame that Pastor Richard Greene calls his "modern Noah's Ark." Greene has been working on the ark on and off for 30 years as he awaits Judgement Day. He claims the ark came to him in visions during disturbing dreams in 1976. While some neighbours are tolerant, others claim the structure decreases property values and wastes religious charity. Contributions from the faithful towards the building project have totalled over $1,000,000 US.

Somebody needs to explain to me, the rank stupidity, superstitious ignorance and staggering leaps of logic required to believe:

a) There is an invisible man somewhere in the ether who created the universe.
b) said invisble man, should he exist, cares deeply about the human race.
c) even though he cares about the human race, he is at some point going to decide to wipe it out.
d) when the invisible man decides to wipe out the world he's going to give you enough notice to get your arse into your stupid fucking ark.
e) should you manage to reach the ark in time, that a hunk of metal and concrete will be enough to thwart the wrath of almighty god and all his minions anyway.