Comments on Guy Fawkes' blog of parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy: God Winks at Arthur C Clarke

While sitting in my car at the top of a mountain p...

2008-03-24T19:21:00.000Z

While sitting in my car at the top of a mountain pass in Wales last Monday I opened my Racing Post(I read no other paper) and noticed "Mountain Pass" running in the 2 o'clock at Wolverhampton.I rang my bookmaker and had a few quid on at 20 to 1.It won of course.What does this tell me about the mysterious ways of the universe?Nothing much but that coincidences happen all the time.
Nice story though Guido about Arthur C.

You sure it was not a ladyboy who winked (or wanke...

2008-03-24T15:57:00.000Z

You sure it was not a ladyboy who winked (or wanked)

It may have happened somewhere else X million year...

2008-03-24T15:40:00.000Z

It may have happened somewhere else X million years ago, but an omniscient god could have easily arranged the two events to be apparently coincident on planet earth.

Re: anon 1154: the story ends: ' . . the emitted l...

2008-03-24T15:16:00.000Z

Re: anon 1154: the story ends: ' . . the emitted light from the explosion reached Earth in exactly 4 BC. The nova that destroyed the peaceful planet was, in fact, the very star, or the very supernova, that compelled the wise men on Earth to travel to see the Child Jesus. The scientist's faith is shaken because of the apparent capriciousness of God:
[O]h God, there were so many stars you could have used. What was the need to give these people to the fire, that the symbol of their passing might shine above Bethlehem?' [wikipedia: The Star]

You are growing whimsical in your old age Mr Fawke...

2008-03-24T14:43:00.000Z

You are growing whimsical in your old age Mr Fawkes - what can we expect next a political version of LOLCATZ?

Wait a minute... I have just realised you have started writing about your special little girls...

You have turned into a MOM BLOGGER Mr Fawkes...

BBC's "Great Lives" revealed that the people who s...

2008-03-24T14:23:00.000Z

BBC's "Great Lives" revealed that the people who stayed with Clarke in his Sri Lankan house ensured that there was a member of the family with the body until it was disposed of, in accordance with Buddhist practice. So, not a religious ritual, but a religious observance, which, because of its personal touch, Clarke would hardly have disapproved.

I seem to recall Clarke wrote a story about a star...

2008-03-24T11:54:00.000Z

I seem to recall Clarke wrote a story about a star dying, killing all local alien inhabitants and then the fella who dates the star death etc works out that it was the star that lit the sky above bethlehem. As a Christian the protagonist has a massive crisis of conscience.

Are you suggesting that your God set off a massive explosion that would have killed all life for light-years around just to spite Arthur C Clarke?

Completely off subject but aol reporting that a lo...

2008-03-24T11:32:00.000Z

Completely off subject but aol reporting that a load of pikeys have moved onto land near the dragons den at the weekendtough shit you sour faced old cow.

From NASA's website:"Swift normally detects about ...

2008-03-24T11:31:00.000Z

From NASA's website:

"Swift normally detects about two gamma ray bursts per week. But March 19 was a special day. The satellite detected four bursts on that day, which is a Swift record for one day. “Coincidentally, the passing of Arthur C. Clarke the day before seems to have set the universe ablaze with gamma ray bursts,” says Swift science team member Judith Racusin of Penn State University in University Park, Pa. "

Guido: Clarke died the same day
NASA: he died the day before

Perhaps the international dateline caused Guido or NASA (or God) some confusion.

It was only the flashing neon sign at The Restaura...

2008-03-24T11:06:00.000Z

It was only the flashing neon sign at The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Or perhaps the Vogons starting a preemptive regime change thingy.

If there IS a god, then he/she/it has a sublime sense of humour. Of all the political leaders in the world we have the one who eats his own snot and has it televised. Everyone is falling over laughing at us, and I don't blaim them.

Does he get a kick out of it, perhaps picking away in front of the Queen?

FFS someone, anyone, give the Cunt a handkerchief. Go on Dave, at PMQ's, call it an Easter present, pass him a kleenex after your first question.

Personally, I think it was one of Clarke's mysteri...

2008-03-24T09:57:00.000Z

Personally, I think it was one of Clarke's mysterious obelisks making a new star like in his novel "2010".

After all, one imaginary super-being is pretty much like another, eh?

He may have winked at Arthur but he is taking a du...

2008-03-24T09:37:00.000Z

He may have winked at Arthur but he is taking a dump on brown.

Wouldn't God know billions of years ago that Clark...

2008-03-24T09:09:00.000Z

Wouldn't God know billions of years ago that Clarke was going to snuff it so he pre-arranged it? That is what an omnipotent being does for laughs at influential atheists.

God knows what he is going to do when Richard Dawkins kicks it...

Is this god winking as in Britney Spears "winking"...

2008-03-24T08:56:00.000Z

Is this god winking as in Britney Spears "winking" at paps as she gets out from the car?

As somebody else pointed out, this star will actua...

2008-03-24T01:35:00.000Z

As somebody else pointed out, this star will actually have exploded bazillions of years ago.

Won't stop humans thinking they see cause-effect relationships where none exist, of course. After all, religion wouldn't exist without such logic.

A surprisingly 'nice' comment from you, Guido. Bol...

2008-03-24T00:30:00.000Z

A surprisingly 'nice' comment from you, Guido.

Bollocks, of course.

Perhaps God lit one of his farts!

2008-03-24T00:14:00.000Z

Perhaps God lit one of his farts!

If there's an omniscient benevolent god why do we ...

2008-03-23T23:40:00.000Z

If there's an omniscient benevolent god why do we have disasters like Blair, Brown and Bush (and that's just the B's)?

Ashley,I suspect the God of classical theism, what...

2008-03-23T23:20:00.000Z

Ashley,

I suspect the God of classical theism, what with his providence and omniscience and all, can probably do better than just-in-time production.

Downing Street petition for Enoch Powell Statue Fr...

2008-03-23T23:18:00.000Z

Downing Street petition for Enoch Powell Statue

From the No. 10 website:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to erect a life size statue of Enoch Powell, in Westminster.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/EnochStatueHofC/

Surely this explosion must have happened millions ...

2008-03-23T23:11:00.000Z

Surely this explosion must have happened millions upon millions of years ago, for the light to reach us on March 19th. Besides, that is my birthday, so it could be that *I* am the chosen one and not Arthur C Clarke.

A most celestial sense of humour? I think so. Perh...

2008-03-23T23:05:00.000Z

A most celestial sense of humour? I think so. Perhaps Cranmer would care to comment?

Deep Guido really Deepbut bust my sides on bra stu...

2008-03-23T22:32:00.000Z

Deep Guido
really Deep

but bust my sides on bra studies on daily mash