08-25-2004, 04:23 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-25-2004, 04:28 AM by Peace in Ireland.)
HAHAHAHAHA! Dude, that is by far the worst attempt to pass off a completely fake conversation as a genuine event. First of all, no one from the U.S. talks like that. "Why, I did not realize that Christianity is wrong in every way. But now that you've shown me the light, I can fully embrace Islam! Salaaaaaaaaaaam Aleikum!"
Seriously, I'm all for people becoming interested in other religions, but that looks like such a chop-job to me. If you wish to partake in critical religious discourse, please yield using lible and coercion as your means of expression.
Even giving you the benefit of the doubt (which, by the way, is a HUGE benefit) and pretending that little skit was the real deal, there is something else alarming about that post. Does Islam want to become populated by simpletons? I mean, if someone can be convined of something with such little data (i.e., no actually copy of the Qu'ran to fact check, no fellow muslims to discuss with, no time to THINK about any of it, etc.) odds are they will be tricked out of Islam the same way they were tricked into it. If that guy is real (which he isn't) I bet I can convince him that eating eight pounds of butter for every meal is healthy. Here's how my conversation goes:
Butterman1600: Hello there dude.
Mikey: Hi. Who are you?
Butterman1600: My name is Butterman. How are you?
Mikey: I am fine.
Butterman1600: Hey, you know what you should do? Eat butter for every meal!!!
Mikey: But that's not healthy, is it? Doesn't butter contain loads of saturated fat and cholesterol?
Butterman1600: No.
Mikey: WOW! I didn't realize that!
Butterman1600: In fact, butter is full of nutritious things such as: vitamins, minerals, fiber, cancer medication, and steroids!
Mikey: Get out!
Butterman1600: It's true. According to the FDA "Butter is awesome and you should eat it fo'shizzle."
Mikey: You know, I thought I knew about good health. But now that you've told me that butter is good for you, I realize that I was a moron! You even quoted the FDA, even thought I don't know what that means, whether to trust them, or if that quote even actually came from them. And you can't argue with un-checkable quotes now can you?
Butterman1600: Absolutely not Mikey.
Mikey: My good man, I bid thee farewell as I must consume large quantities of butter now.
Butterman1600: May butter bless your soul every waking moment.
Mikey: Ditto Butterman.... ditto.
P.S. Derrek, if you are reading this, I have to warn you: DO NOT EAT 8 LBS OF BUTTER A DAY. In fact, don't eat any butter. Butter is REALLY REALLY BAD FOR YOU. www.fda.gov for more information on being healthy (which does not include eating a pant-load of butter everyday.)