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(MSNBC) Interesting The Star of Bethlehem was either a star, comet, aliens, or a supernova   (msnbc.msn.com) divider line 86
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Xaxor [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 12:09:08 PM
'The Star' by Arthur C. Clarke. Read it.
 
Wrong_Intentions
2011-12-24 12:28:44 PM
Or fiction!
 
John Dewey [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 12:28:49 PM
I'm no saying it was Venus...but it was penis.
 
Friskya [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 12:43:25 PM
Xaxor: 'The Star' by Arthur C. Clarke. Read it.
 
Hongcouver
2011-12-24 12:52:43 PM
Streetlight
 
caddisfly
2011-12-24 12:52:44 PM
But did a double rainbow appear like it did upon the birth of Dear Leader?
 
Get Lost
2011-12-24 12:53:48 PM
GodDamn christians still keep covering up an unplanned pregnancy.

/Happy Festivus.
 
fatimcgee
2011-12-24 12:55:03 PM
3.bp.blogspot.com

Discuss
 
SchlingFocker [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 12:56:18 PM
troll.me
 
Banned on the Run
2011-12-24 12:56:55 PM
From the Department of Low Hanging Fruit:

troll.me
 
Banned on the Run
2011-12-24 12:58:11 PM
Banned on the Run: From the Department of Low Hanging Fruit:

[troll.me image 553x484]

*shakes tiny fist

/shouldn't have added my disclaimer
 
Steve Zodiac [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 12:58:17 PM
Whatever it was, you can't prove it now. If it was a comet or a super nova there is no physical proof left that we can use, at least at our current level of technology and understanding. If it was a sign from God then he evidently made it visible to believers only because other civilizations make no definitive mention a an unusually bright star around that time. And people who believe will accept no proof that they are wrong and people who say they believe in science will say that there is no objective proof.
 
whither_apophis
2011-12-24 12:58:38 PM
Phobos Grunt will fall into a mini-wormhole when it finally re-enters the atmosphere and travel back in time to burn up right over the east coast of the Mediterranean.
 
generallyso
2011-12-24 12:59:44 PM
Until it's shown to have been recorded outside religious mythology it's right up there with that story of the sun stopping in the sky for a day and being noticed by absolutely no one except the author of said mythology.
 
hillary [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 01:01:07 PM
I got pics on some scrolls somewheres. Why didn't anyone just ask to see them?
 
Roto-Rot
2011-12-24 01:02:32 PM
or mythology
 
wrenchboy
2011-12-24 01:02:39 PM
Khloe Kardashian lit a fart out of her big wookie ass. Them gasses burn for a while.
 
Poison
2011-12-24 01:02:58 PM
Yawn. Don't we get this story every year? Might have been the Enterprise coming back to make sure the Borg didn't ruin Christmas for everyone.
 
SharkTrager
2011-12-24 01:03:56 PM
I'm not saying it was lesbians, but it was lesbians.
 
Trance750 [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 01:07:06 PM
I've heard that the 'Christmas Star' appeared very big and bright, because it was the alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, and Marsd
 
L.D. Ablo
2011-12-24 01:09:14 PM
It was a streetlight.
 
twfeline
2011-12-24 01:12:21 PM
Don't go toward the light. Big mistake.
 
Mega Steve
2011-12-24 01:14:09 PM
Could it have been....Ancient Astronauts?
 
INeedAName
2011-12-24 01:15:25 PM
Get Lost: GodDamn christians still keep covering up an unplanned pregnancy.

/Happy Festivus.

As a Christian, I have to admit it's pretty much the best line ever, but it also ruined it for everyone else forever. No one will ever be able to say 'We didn't have sex, God did it!'
 
gwenners
2011-12-24 01:20:46 PM
Hongcouver: Streetlight

www.forkedatfark.org

/Link is as hot as the sun
 
Electriclectic
2011-12-24 01:22:29 PM
generallyso: Until it's shown to have been recorded outside religious mythology it's right up there with that story of the sun stopping in the sky for a day and being noticed by absolutely no one except the author of said mythology.

Is it still acceptable to say "THIS," because THIS!

The rest of the world had already started recording astronomical data, and no record of such a star exists.
 
BitwiseShift
2011-12-24 01:23:46 PM
I prefer to be told what to believe by our government.
 
SpinStopper
2011-12-24 01:24:15 PM
Xaxor: 'The Star' by Arthur C. Clarke. Read it.

Yep ;)
 
Friskya [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 01:24:50 PM
Xaxor: 'The Star' by Arthur C. Clarke. Read it.

Or, watch the Twilight Zone episode based on it. (new window)
 
Old enough to know better
2011-12-24 01:26:10 PM
Xaxor: 'The Star' by Arthur C. Clarke. Read it.

Done in one.
 
Gonad the Ballbarian
2011-12-24 01:27:50 PM
I love listening to these types of people try and find explanations for this kind of stuff.

It's like watching "experts" trying to explain how the Moses parted the Red Sea or Big Foot "experts" discussing how in the absence of any real evidence, there is so obviously an entire breeding population of the creatures out there.

Very entertaining.
 
Somacandra [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 01:30:24 PM
generallyso: Until it's shown to have been recorded outside religious mythology it's right up there with that story of the sun stopping in the sky for a day and being noticed by absolutely no one except the author of said mythology.

Planetary movements can be extrapolated into the past. Several notable astronomical events with prominent meanings for the Sumerians and post-Babylonian Exile Hebrews occured in the years surrounding the alleged birth of Jesus of Nazareth (new window). Some of these in particular would have signified the arrival or death of a kingly figure in the area of Palestine. Nothing matches up exactly with biblical narratives, but that's to be expected--they aren't scientifice writings, but hagiographies (new window).
 
malaktaus
2011-12-24 01:32:49 PM
generallyso: Until it's shown to have been recorded outside religious mythology it's right up there with that story of the sun stopping in the sky for a day and being noticed by absolutely no one except the author of said mythology.

Shrooms are a hell of a drug.
 
Gunderson
2011-12-24 01:34:31 PM
cdn.screenrant.com

Someone pushed the button
 
Somacandra [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 01:35:02 PM
Electriclectic: The rest of the world had already started recording astronomical data, and no record of such a star exists.

The cultural definition of star was quite different and varied in ancient cultures--it doesn't correspond to modern definitions.,
 
Nick Nostril
2011-12-24 01:37:53 PM
img577.imageshack.us

/ oblig
 
Gleeman
2011-12-24 01:41:21 PM
Friskya: Xaxor: 'The Star' by Arthur C. Clarke. Read it.
 
Friskya [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 01:45:12 PM
Gleeman: Friskya: Xaxor: 'The Star' by Arthur C. Clarke. Read it.


For those who wish to read it:

Link (new window)
 
xevian
2011-12-24 01:48:59 PM
Came here expecting alien guy, left very satisfied.
 
craxyd
2011-12-24 01:52:17 PM
Wrong_Intentions: Or fiction!

It's called faith (new window)
 
croesius
2011-12-24 01:55:00 PM
craxyd: Wrong_Intentions: Or fiction!

It's called faith (new window)

You mean this? faith (new window)
 
furterfan
2011-12-24 01:55:59 PM
generallyso: Until it's shown to have been recorded outside religious mythology it's right up there with that story of the sun stopping in the sky for a day and being noticed by absolutely no one except the author of said mythology.

+1
 
gerbilpox
2011-12-24 01:56:14 PM
Gonad the Ballbarian: I love listening to these types of people try and find explanations for this kind of stuff.

It's like watching "experts" trying to explain how the Moses parted the Red Sea or Big Foot "experts" discussing how in the absence of any real evidence, there is so obviously an entire breeding population of the creatures out there.

Very entertaining.

img847.imageshack.us

The only reliable source. Including the truth about the coming ice age.
 
FloydA [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 02:05:23 PM
i105.photobucket.com

i105.photobucket.com
 
Roller Bob [TotalFark]
2011-12-24 02:20:58 PM
Xaxor: 'The Star' by Arthur C. Clarke. Read it.

Got it in one.
 
Egalitarian
2011-12-24 02:23:32 PM
[obligatory atheist comment]

OR

[obligatory hatin-on-people-who-believe-History-channel-ancient-alien-BS comment]

you choose, and fill in the blanks
 
SDRR
2011-12-24 02:30:10 PM
A bit of undigested beef?
 
oldebayer
2011-12-24 02:31:45 PM
So they've completely ruled out the street light theory?
 
Wrong_Intentions
2011-12-24 02:35:40 PM
croesius: craxyd: Wrong_Intentions: Or fiction!

It's called faith (new window)

You mean this? faith (new window)

If you had linked to the Limp Bizkit version, I'd have to fly to where you are and cockpunch. And I'd hate to do that on Christmas.
 
crazyeddie
2011-12-24 02:38:20 PM
Egalitarian: you choose, and fill in the blanks

I did as instructed, and now I'm offended.

Now what?
 
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