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Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly recently tried to prove the existence of God with the now-infamous line, "Tide goes in, tide goes out. Never a miscommunication. You can't explain why the tide goes in." As anybody with a rudimentary understanding of science is aware, the tides go in and out because of the moon and something called "gravity."
Naturally, a whole lot of people -- from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to seemingly the entire internet -- mocked O'Reilly for his comments. O'Reilly, rather than admit that he had given one of the shabbiest pro-creationist arguments of all time, tried to defend himself by saying,
Okay, how'd the moon get there? Look, you pinheads who attacked me for this, you guys are just desperate. How'd the moon get there? How'd the sun get there? How'd it get there? Can you explain that to me? How come we have that and Mars doesn't have it? Venus doesn't have it. How come? Why not? How'd it get here? How did that little amoeba get here, crawl out there? How'd it do it?
Of course, other planets DO have moons, which doesn't help O'Reilly's science cred one bit. The internet, of course, responded with an image meme featuring O'Reilly acting puzzled over simple, everyday things and responding "You can't explain that!"
Check out the original O'Reilly clip and our favorite images from the meme below.
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2.13.11
By bjs
The biggest question is how do we get there. Do you doubt your own existence?
2.13.11
By Dave
@dka wow, so if everyone does not share your beliefs or your way, then drop them. That's a bright move, and I would guess AOL will not miss you. I get my news from several difference sources, I don't share all their opinions but I still read. Narrow minded people don't listen to other points of view. Oh and I believe in GOD and I am a liberal, wow imagine that. And I don't listen to crazy ie Glen Beck.
2.13.11
By larry
Can the painting say to the painter 'Who painted you?' You go ahead and think that your Uncle was a Monkey. You must be a person of low self esteem. I happen to think more of myself than that. It takes more faith for me to believe that everything around me just happened on its own versus a being greater than ourselves deliberately and magnificently created everything we see both in ourselves and around us in this world. " The fool has said in his/her heart there is no God" Disease and corruption in this world are there because our ancestors chose to disobey God. How beautiful this planet must have been before sin entered into the creation. The whole world is wacked out because sin corrupted everything around it and interupted the purity of the original creation. A fasinating study of assumptons and speculations.
2.13.11
By DR8RZ
There are none of us posting here that have been alive very long in comparison to eternity. The universe is vast beyond measure and scientist tell us there is no end to it. Even with a few thousand years of written human history and some years of modern science, we cannot begin to fathom the vastness of the universe, nor can we fathom time. We are very limited. Doesn't it stand to reason that if we're here, and we have earthly limitations, such as not being able to live beyond our own atmosphere, or travel to other planets etc., that somewhere beyond the blue there could be an infinite being who is NOT limited to time and space? I mean, it cannot be disproven, nor can it be proven, however, if one sits and ponders long enough, considering the lack of time we humans have had to think and reason in comparison to eternity, one certainly cannot rule out the existence of a designer. An eternal God. One who had no begining and has no end. It just cannot be ruled out in light of a universe that cannot be explained. Maybe our wisdom is but foolishness to God. Maybe his foolishness is greater than our wisdom. If you have the capacity to think, and are not caught up in folly, you must force yourself to reason as deep as the universe and not get trapped beneath the atmosphere of your own known planet. Failure to acknowledge the eternal is pure folly. Those are my deep thoughts today. Thank you. PS. Any fool can mock. Keep it real.
2.13.11
By Nuria
OK, for those who think they are so smart. Please explain to me and answer the following: If human beings creation derive from monkeys, how come there is still monkeys?
2.13.11
By David Sahr
You mean that there really is no Easter bunny?
2.13.11
By Ed
It's called faith. I admire anyone with it.
2.13.11
By frankerin
If there is a God, no he didn't just happen. God to exist must be existence and eternal otherwise your question drops back one notch. Who created God? And how must that agent be described. Must be eternal and omnipotent and omniscient. Else this one is temporary and needs creation.
And all good. So, unless he created robots, it was his choice to create intelligent beings, hence in His likeness, which is useless if the intelligent creature cannot choose between good and evil (which ranges from natural effect to chosen crimes. So free will however delimited by circumstances, (don't kill, but don't let someone kill you een if it requires killing)will not be interfered with. If the mountain explodes and people live on the mountain, don't expect God to stop the volcano. People need to move. If someone murders, the victim won't like it, but God will not stop the free if evil act. Life is tough, but God doesn't change the rules to satisfy the angry and hurt whose lives have been harmed, or whose actions are regretted. Else we would see people being frogmarched all over the world as God prevented or required an action someone objected to. Victims call for sympathy and sadness, but it is human beings who do the wrongs. NOt God.
2.13.11
By Rocky
Well, it didn't take long for the Huffingtonview to take hold.
How sad that AOL sold out.
It's time to find an "unbiased" choice of service.
2.13.11
By MoonBeamWatcher
Now, now boiz an goilz . . . He is and has been accepted by so many people of greater intellect then you and me... we are decended from monkeys? How come they are still with us? Mrs. God, well from my understanding "HE" is, and always will be. He provided us with the ability to REPRODUCE. Never intended the same sex insanity. God has NO NEED FOR A SEXUAL IDENTY. You don't need Him? Be lost in the woods, all by yourself? In a foxhole alone? Only if YOU choose to be.
I served on the first atomic submarine. Marveled at the technology, the engineering that man had created. Time at sea only limited by the amount of food we could bring. Made our own air, fresh water and had atomic energy to drill through the ocean. Who provided man the ability to figure this all out? Build me a human once. Even evolution is evidence of His being. Amen! ahhhh, build me a butterfly or create a flying fish or sunset and we can talk.
2.15.11
By Greg
Matt,
God is not Santa Claus. So your argument is because bad things happen, then there is no God. Really? Your understanding of basic theology or logic for that matter, is disturbing. Man causes bad things to happen. Get it? You don't want to believe in God, that is your right. But please come up with a better and more mature argument than because there is suffering in the world then that proves God is a myth.
2.11.11
By booch221
matt
You totally misunderstood my post. O'Reilly said "How'd the moon get there? How'd the sun get there?". Implying there must be a god that created these things.
And I asked, How did God get there?
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2.13.11
By joe
No one knows how God got there. The better question would be do you believe in God. I choose to because the Bible is a collection of stories that say God exists. These are stories passed from one generation to another, telling of his creations, of talking with him, of him showing his nature. These people say they saw miracles. I believe in God because i don't believe that things can organize without intelligence, Most science will accept that. As an an example, take your watch apart, put the parts in a bag, and shake them. When you have a fully functioning watch again, you have no need for intelligent design. How did God get here..i have no clue. But i am grateful that he is. God does not cause the evil in today's world, we do. He does allow it to happen. How else would it be decided who stands where?
2.13.11
By Tim
I feel sorry for anyone that does not believe in GOD. Mainly because one day you will have to stand before him and answer for actions.
2.11.11
By Vernon
Some people clearly do not like O’Reilly. The attempt to marginalize him by taking one comment out of context is proof. You are doing him a bigger favor by giving more visibility with these rants against him. It is my experience that the loudest voices against O’Reilly have never watched an entire episode of his show.
Our free society is made stronger by allowing vigorous debates from opposing sides, about important issues, which is exactly what O”Reilly does. This is what makes our country great, even exceptional.
Attempts to put down, belittle and in effect silence people with whom you disagree is a dangerous and anti intellectual.
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2.11.11
By ricky sauve
I'm pretty sure saying science can't explain simple things such as moon formation, bacteria growth, and things that have been studied and proven for hundreds of years is actually anti-intellectual.
As an old-school conservative I long for the days of William F. Buckley and when the tea party would be an idea that would seem ill advised and childish.
2.13.11
By BoldChapeau
Your comment seems to imply that O'Reilly is intellectual. Get serious!!!
2.13.11
By mosesdd
Excpet that Bill's idea of "allowing vigorous debate" means interrupting someone when he starts saying something that goes against Bill's monolog. People are only allowed to vigorously debate how many ways Bill is right.
2.13.11
By JP
Really? He must drink more than I do - or have better Alzheimers than I do. That pompous blowhard was actually funny - even tho he was trying to be serious
2.13.11
By azuredaze
Bill O'Reilly is actually a very intelligent person. People who are of lower intelligence always have difficulty understanding anyone above their level. People in competition with Bill, jealous of his success, are always trying to find ways to discredit him, and that is what this article is about. There are many people in the world that cannot get rise above without pushing someone else under to support themselves. No matter how hard you shake the milk, the creme still rises to the top, as Bill O'Reilly has proven over the years.