In Reply to: what is humor? when is it applicable? posted by damaged on October 11, 2006 at 07:10:11:
Anyway, thanks for being here in a dialogue...you're an ExSGA!?...so here goes my hearfelt apology for the damages/abuse you went through...sad to say you know now first hand, how religious matters can be screwed up & that is also part of the problem of those 10 points...they reflect much of the distorted opinion/ideas/concepts many people have about Christianity...so in a way they portrait a false Christianity & that's not so funny...I mean Jesus got beaten up before his crucifixion & mocked & they asked him to prophecy/tell them, who hit him...that sort of "fun" existed apparently since long...humor is - from what I read - a very healthy stimulus or relief...whatever...it's good effects seem to be medically proven...but I didn't need to be convinced like that ; )
Recently there was this controversy about a comic-strip portraying a pope or something like that...& it apparently put also Jesus something in the mouth..better to do this & that, than to "hang
around"...
Irony/jest/jokes thrive lots on doublemeanings like that....one thing is also unfortunately "very popular" among adults & children alike: to laugh about someones misfortune, mishaps, accidents, injuries...it's crazy...what's so funny about that, especially when the person doesn't laugh & is seriously injured?
At best those points (10) are discussed, but I haven't read any point so far which happens to be very deep & or funny....that's why I agree with Acheick's yawn...
An opponent of Christianity could surely come up with more puzzling points in Christianity...points also for Christians hard to explain...just think of hell, the existence of evil etc., but those difficult questions got already addressed in 2000 years of history...to listen to the objections of one's opponent is fairly important though!
The first 2 centuries were marked by churchfathers like Irenaeus, Justin the martyr, Tertullian, also known as apologetics, who had to defend Christian theology against gnostics & divers other religious streams & philosophies.The ten points can be "dealt with" if people take their time to see beyond a "silly surface"....but may be some are just contend with a lame excuse/joke, to rid themselves of "that yoke"...