Ode to 1st Anniversary (General)

by BBella , Sunday, January 04, 2009, 04:29 (5602 days ago) @ dhw

Great poeting!!! - - Ode to AgnosticWeb Year One
> 
> We've been on line for just a year.
> Some atheists found us odd,
> Because they thought that Richard D.
> Had proved there was no God.
> 
> Others were more tolerant,
> But looked at us askance
> For arguing that reason didn't
> Bolster faith in chance.
> 
> They said that science soon would be
> Religion's nemesis,
> Once it proved the theory of
> Abiogenesis.
> 
> Of course they haven't proved it yet,
> But that's a minor blip.
> DNA's a doddle, folks,
> And life's a lucky dip.
> 
> Some declared, it's very clear
> Our world has been designed,
> But there's no point in trying to read
> The great designer's mind.
> 
> Oh yes there is, the Christians cried,
> Because God wrote a book.
> He gave us all the answers, if 
> We just know where to look.
> 
> Omnipotent, omniscient,
> And He's all-good as well,
> But if you do not bow and scrape
> He'll send you off to hell.
> 
> We had a range of psychic posts:
> Faith healing, ESP,
> The OBE, the UFO,
> The Lommel NDE.
> 
> The explanations followed on,
> With more or less conviction:
> Dreams, subconscious, bendy waves,
> Quanta, science fiction...
> 
> Some minds open, some minds close.
> You may not win your case,
> But just be glad you're taking part
> In this, our human race.
> 
> 
> With many thanks to all who have contributed, and special thanks to Neil, who set it all up.
> 
> Happy New Year to everyone.