Invisible Pink Unicorn
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The IPU, for example, makes fun of statements such as, "We have faith that God is kind and in our image, and we logically know that He exists because otherwise so many people wouldn't have died for him" with the statement "Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorn is based | The IPU, for example, makes fun of statements such as, "We have faith that God is kind and in our image, and we logically know that He exists because otherwise so many people wouldn't have died for him" with the statement "Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorn is based | ||
upon both logic and faith. We have faith that she is pink; we logically know that she is invisible because we can't see her." | upon both logic and faith. We have faith that she is pink; we logically know that she is invisible because we can't see her." | ||
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"I was driving from Sacramento to home with just a half tank of gas in my car. That is not nearly enough and since I didn't have any money or credit to buy gas, I decided to pray to the IPU for help. The IPU answered my prayers and I made it home with just enough gas to reach my driveway. The IPU worked in a mysterious way by allowing a big storm to blow a strong southerly wind up the central valley and bring large amounts of rain. This gave me a tail wind which improved my gas mileage enough to reach home. It appears that the storm that gave me such good gas mileage is going to cause wide spread flooding up and down the valley but I suspect that the people who will get flooded out are unbelievers living contrary to the laws of the IPU." is an obvious satire of people who thank 'God' for when they survive a natural disaster, say Hurricane Katrina, even though hundreds more died. | "I was driving from Sacramento to home with just a half tank of gas in my car. That is not nearly enough and since I didn't have any money or credit to buy gas, I decided to pray to the IPU for help. The IPU answered my prayers and I made it home with just enough gas to reach my driveway. The IPU worked in a mysterious way by allowing a big storm to blow a strong southerly wind up the central valley and bring large amounts of rain. This gave me a tail wind which improved my gas mileage enough to reach home. It appears that the storm that gave me such good gas mileage is going to cause wide spread flooding up and down the valley but I suspect that the people who will get flooded out are unbelievers living contrary to the laws of the IPU." is an obvious satire of people who thank 'God' for when they survive a natural disaster, say Hurricane Katrina, even though hundreds more died. | ||
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"How can you doubt the self-evident fact of the Invisible Pink Unicorn? Would not all reality fail if it did not exist? (Proof) For it says right here in the Book of Invisible Beasts and Lovely Equines (Unicorns chapter 2 verse 34) "For I (the Invisible Pink Unicorn) am the sustainer of reality." Obviously if there were not the Invisible Pink Unicorn we would not be here." is an obvious reference to Creationists who use the Bible, etc, as 'proof', thus beginning a large circular argument. | "How can you doubt the self-evident fact of the Invisible Pink Unicorn? Would not all reality fail if it did not exist? (Proof) For it says right here in the Book of Invisible Beasts and Lovely Equines (Unicorns chapter 2 verse 34) "For I (the Invisible Pink Unicorn) am the sustainer of reality." Obviously if there were not the Invisible Pink Unicorn we would not be here." is an obvious reference to Creationists who use the Bible, etc, as 'proof', thus beginning a large circular argument. | ||
| − | "I went back to my NIV (New Interstellar Version) Big Golden | + | ==Synoptic texts== |
| − | Book of Atheism, and it definitely says "MEGA-pink" (emphasis | + | "I went back to my NIV (New Interstellar Version) Big Golden Book of Atheism, and it definitely says "MEGA-pink" (emphasis is the original)." |
| − | is the original)." | + | |
| − | Reply: | + | Reply: You're using the NIV! Great oyster balls, man, no wonder you come up with this drivel! As any true Unicornist knows, the *only* true Big Golden Book o' Atheism is the New Standard Revised Standard Revision, which is a direct translation from the original Yadda Yadda. The only good thing I can say about the NIV is that it's considerably better than the King Ralph version, but that's hardly saying much." is, again, quite obvious in its meaning, satirizing the debate over which translation of the Bible (KJV, NIV, etc) is the 'true' one. |
| − | You're using the NIV! Great oyster balls, man, no wonder you come up with | + | |
| − | this drivel! As any true Unicornist knows, the *only* true Big Golden Book | + | |
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| − | direct translation from the original Yadda Yadda. The only good thing I | + | |
| − | can say about the NIV is that it's considerably better than the King Ralph | + | |
| − | version, but that's hardly saying much." is, again, quite obvious in its meaning, satirizing the debate over which translation of the Bible (KJV, NIV, etc) is the 'true' one. | + | |
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Revision as of 20:59, 2 November 2007
May Her Hooves never be shod.
Satirical Methods
The Invisible Pink Unicorn, like the Flying Spaghetti Monster, is designed to show some of religion's hypocrisy or contradictions. The IPU, for example, makes fun of statements such as, "We have faith that God is kind and in our image, and we logically know that He exists because otherwise so many people wouldn't have died for him" with the statement "Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorn is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that she is pink; we logically know that she is invisible because we can't see her."
Apologia and Testimonia
"I was driving from Sacramento to home with just a half tank of gas in my car. That is not nearly enough and since I didn't have any money or credit to buy gas, I decided to pray to the IPU for help. The IPU answered my prayers and I made it home with just enough gas to reach my driveway. The IPU worked in a mysterious way by allowing a big storm to blow a strong southerly wind up the central valley and bring large amounts of rain. This gave me a tail wind which improved my gas mileage enough to reach home. It appears that the storm that gave me such good gas mileage is going to cause wide spread flooding up and down the valley but I suspect that the people who will get flooded out are unbelievers living contrary to the laws of the IPU." is an obvious satire of people who thank 'God' for when they survive a natural disaster, say Hurricane Katrina, even though hundreds more died.
"Yea, and I was given by inspiration that She was next to me, and I could touch Her, being the loyal servant, and I laid my hand upon Her mane, and She *was* Pink. She was not pink, She was not colourless, but She *felt* Pink, and I was thus overcome. I awoke later with a hangover, but I knew She was *yet* Pink, but invisible." is definitely making fun of Christians who believe that they have 'met' God with the hangover comment, and perhaps also the statement of God being 'Alpha and Omega', etc.
"For her Pinkness is such that it transcends pinkness. Yea, it is beyond the ken of man or mind to comprehend, but we shant question it for it is the doubter than shall be skewered upon Her Sacred Horn, like unto a shish kebab." this, of course, refers to the argument that we cannot 'comprehend' God's omnipotence/eternity/etc, as well as that questioning our Faith will lead to Hell. (I'd prefer being a shish kebab myself, though.)
"How can you doubt the self-evident fact of the Invisible Pink Unicorn? Would not all reality fail if it did not exist? (Proof) For it says right here in the Book of Invisible Beasts and Lovely Equines (Unicorns chapter 2 verse 34) "For I (the Invisible Pink Unicorn) am the sustainer of reality." Obviously if there were not the Invisible Pink Unicorn we would not be here." is an obvious reference to Creationists who use the Bible, etc, as 'proof', thus beginning a large circular argument.
Synoptic texts
"I went back to my NIV (New Interstellar Version) Big Golden Book of Atheism, and it definitely says "MEGA-pink" (emphasis is the original)."
Reply: You're using the NIV! Great oyster balls, man, no wonder you come up with this drivel! As any true Unicornist knows, the *only* true Big Golden Book o' Atheism is the New Standard Revised Standard Revision, which is a direct translation from the original Yadda Yadda. The only good thing I can say about the NIV is that it's considerably better than the King Ralph version, but that's hardly saying much." is, again, quite obvious in its meaning, satirizing the debate over which translation of the Bible (KJV, NIV, etc) is the 'true' one.