Fundamentalist Christianity. Fascinating. These people actually believe the world is 12 thousand years old. Swear to God! Based on what? I asked them. 'Well, we looked at all the people in the Bible, and we added them up all the way back to Adam and Eve, their ages - 12 thousand years.' Well, how fucking scientific! Okay. I didn't know that you'd gone to so much trouble there. That's good. You believe the world's 12 thousand years old? 'That's right.' Okay, I got one word to ask you. A one word question. Ready? 'Uh-uh.' Dinosaurs. You know, the world's 12 thousand years old and dinosaurs existed, and they existed in that time : you'd think it would have been mentioned in the fucking Bible at some point. 'And lo, Jesus and the disciples walked to Nazareth. But the trail was blocked by a giant brontosaurus : with a splinter in his paw. And O, the disciples did run a-shrieking: 'What a big fucking lizard, Lord!' But Jesus was unafraid, and he took the splinter from the brontosaurus's paw, and the big lizard became his friend. And Jesus sent him to Scotland where he lived in a loch for O, so many years, inviting thousands of American tourists to bring their fat fucking families and their fat dollar bills. And O, Scotland did praise the Lord: 'Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord.''
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hicks mocks the literal biblical calculation of the world's age, highlighting the absurdity of ignoring dinosaurs in such a timeline.
- In plain terms
- Believing the world is only 12 thousand years old ignores the obvious fact that dinosaurs existed and aren't in the Bible.
- What can you take from it?
- Question claims faith claims that contradict obvious evidence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you respond to claims that ignore evidence?
- What role does humor play in challenging dogma?
Another view
Not all believers interpret the Bible literally or rely on age calculations.
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