Heretic

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Proper disposal of Heretics
Proper disposal of Heretics

A heretic is someone who believes in heresy - or almost the same things as you.

Any heresy with an adequate army (or more recently, an adequate voter base) is known as a religion.

[edit] Clarification

The story below is often told to illustrate heresy:

I was walking across a bridge one day and I saw a man standing on a ledge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said, "Stop! Don't do it!"

"Why shouldn't I?" he asked.

"Well, there's so much to live for." "Like what?"

"Well, are you religious?" He said yes. I said, "Me too!"

"Are you Christian or Buddhist?" "Christian." "Me too!"

"Are you Catholic or Protestant?" "Protestant." "Me too!"

"Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?" "Baptist." "Wow, me too!

"Are you Baptist Church of God or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?" "Reformed Baptist Church of God." "Hey,me too!"

"Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1789 or Reformed Baptist Church of God, 1915?"

He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915."

I said, "Die, heretic scum!!" And pushed him off the bridge.[1]

Another reference to heresy was made by George Carlin, during one of his sermons:

A.]"Do you believe in God?"

B.]"No."

A.]"BLAM!" *Mimes a gunshot* "Now, do you believe in God?"

B.]"Yes"

A.]"Do you believe in MY God?"

B.]"No."

A.]"BLAM!" *Mimes a gunshot* "My God has a bigger Dick than your God!"[2]

[edit] References and notes

  1. I recognize this as being basically similar to an old Emo Philips riff, although it might not be original to him.
  2. I know I screwed the pooch on this one, but I think it demonstrates the heresy point well.
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