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Old 01-07-2011, 06:36 PM
 
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Apparently, Bill O’Reilly has never heard of the moon. In a debate Tuesday with Dave Silverman, head of the American Atheist group behind this, the Fox host tried to prove the existence of God by citing the unknowable mysteries of the tides. “I’ll tell you why [religion is] not a scam, in my opinion,” he told Silverman. “Tide goes in, tide goes out. Never a miscommunication. You can’t explain that. You can’t explain why the tide goes in.”
Bill O'Reilly on Science: You Can't Explain the Tides - O'Reilly flubs science in debate with man behind atheist billboards

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Old 01-07-2011, 06:44 PM
 
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What makes you think God wasn't behind the big bang? Too complex?
Yes, because picturing Zeus sitting on his throne atop Mt. Olympus is so much simpler. Well, since it's the tides, I suppose that would be Neptune's department.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Blankity-blank!
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I'll bet O'Reilly sat up all night to think of that one.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:26 PM
 
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I'll bet O'Reilly sat up all night to think of that one.
It would be funny if it were not so frightening. People hang on this guys every word...and believe him.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:29 PM
 
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No they don't. Most people who watch take him with a huge grain of salt. O'Reilly is not the boogeyman.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Awesome, Bill is great for hooking the people who are too stupid to understand science...but seem to have an outspoken opinion.

Everyone with above 100 IQ can explain tides if he cared to listen to anyone's opinion but his own.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:30 PM
 
Location: Sango, TN
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Bill o boy. At least the guy is genuine, just smart enough to be dangerous, and just dumb enough to be funny.

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Old 01-07-2011, 07:30 PM
 
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
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I'm. . . uh. . . wha. . . bu. . .

Speechless.

::shakes head::
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:32 PM
 
Location: Sarasota FL
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Give Bill a break. Either his high school did not have 'earth science' class or he was out sick on 'let's talk about the moon' day.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:52 PM
 
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Bill also can't explain why no one has fallen off the edges of the Earth.
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