But EINSTEIN!

[bobtheenchantedone]

I am totally being mean to one of my siblings' friends on Facebook. He posted that "the student was EINSTEIN" story and tagged one of my brothers and one of my sisters, and I was so annoyed that I couldn't resist commenting. And then he deleted my comment, and instead of being a grown-up I made more comments, which he also deleted, giving me a good talking-to in the process. Or at least attempting to give me a good talking-to - it basically amounted to "if you don't have something nice don't say anything at all" and "no, really, science has no idea what it's doing, it can't even explain gravity, truth is only found in religion" and "it's meant to be a heart-warming story, even if it's false."

I think I'm going to be a good girl now and quit commenting. Because he's right: we should all think the same way or shut up because differing opinions might hurt feelings, scientists all have their heads on backwards and need to drop facts and turn to faith, and who needs modern-day prophets when you have faith-promoting rumors?

[Defy V]

All I can say is, I'll really know I've made it in life when people make up ridiculous quotes and attribute them to me.

[Marduk]

Well, now I've commented too dear. I've used the one thing that almost always shuts Mormons up: scripture.

[bobtheenchantedone]

I wanted to use scripture! But I could not find a good one, and my shower was already overdue.

[Craig Jessop]

my shower was already overdue.

TMI

Anyway, I don't like that Einstein quote thing either. It's been popping up all over my Facebook, but I haven't commented because I still want the people who post it to like me. When it's brought up in conversation I express healthy skepticism about its origins, but only if it's a person I know won't label me a dirty atheist for it. A few weeks ago I saw a brilliant parody of the thing, but I can't find it and can't remember whose it was.

[Marduk]

Ask and you shall receive:

http://i.imgur.com/T2EDv.png

[Craig Jessop]

Ask and you shall receive:

http://i.imgur.com/T2EDv.png

That was it! Brilliant. I loved the part about how he was a Navy SEAL veteran. Soooooo funny.

[Marduk]

In the interest of full disclosure, said individual has now untagged Bob's sister from said post, deleted all comments on said post, blocked both Bob and I completely on facebook, and sent me a message asking me "who the hell (I) think (I am.)"

[TheAnswerIs42]

I am just SO glad I have no idea what you guys are talking about.

[bobtheenchantedone]

I was feeling pretty bad about making comments (my brother pointed out I was snobbish, and said that he was embarrassed about a girl he just met seeing it so deleted it from his page) but it all dissolved into hilarity with the blocking/swearing/deleting development. Also, he texted my sister to let her know that his entire family was offended.

I was a little offended that he didn't send me any messages, swearing or otherwise, but I was only using logic and facts, things he could easily brush aside. Marduk proving him wrong by quoting scripture is obviously much more offensive.

[bobtheenchantedone]

Ask and you shall receive:

http://i.imgur.com/T2EDv.png

That was it! Brilliant. I loved the part about how he was a Navy SEAL veteran. Soooooo funny.

I love the part where he smirks Jewishly.

[wired]

Ignorance is not bliss! Be frustrated like the rest of us!

http://www.snopes.com/religion/einstein.asp

[Laser Jock]

Well, now I've commented too dear. I've used the one thing that almost always shuts Mormons up: scripture.

Just curious: which scripture(s)?

[Digit]

I would say to the purveyor that if they had such a detailed account of the back and forth of the conversation then they must have the name of the professor and the date and location of where it occurred and who recorded it.

[Marduk]

LJ, 2nd Nephi 2.