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Sometime in the future, in a book... "And thus it was learnt that on the twentieth repetition, company-wide emails cease their function, having been seen and i

Sometime in the future, in a book... "And thus it was learnt that on the twentieth repetition, company-wide emails cease their function, having been seen and imprinted many times, as it was with the boy who cried wolf. But with the experience of failure comes wisdom and strength for the future of the civilization who wishes to become spacefaring." Elon 36:15

ForHackernews 11y ago
Jesus Christ, I know you're "joking", but can y'all just drop the pretense and start a religion dedicated to worshiping Musk already?
- jamestanderson 11y ago
  No quotes necessary, that was a joke.
  - ForHackernews 11y ago
    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kidding%20on%20the%20square http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kidding%20on%... The way half the people on this site worship Musk is freaking creepy. Just let it go, Daddy Elon doesn't love you.
- toomuchtodo 11y ago
  Is it truly a religion if it's a belief based on results? I'll see Elon walk on Mars before I see "Christ" return. Although, I'm fine with churches keeping their tax deductions if I can get deductions for donating to SpaceX or Tesla.
  - imdsm 11y ago
    I can't help but agree with this. It's because governments have believers in their midst. It's like we're all part of the crazy club, who believe in a magical world, and so if someone else believes in the magical world too, we help them out, part of the club y'know? One of us, one of us. And the magical world clubs that are dotted around the world, we'll help them out as well. Meanwhile everyone in the real world, yeah forget them, they know nothing about our magical world. Meanwhile everything they do or use or enjoy is based on the work of the real world...
    - marktangotango 11y ago
      In the US churches file taxes as not for profit orgnazations, this categorization is not exclusive to church's, so this implication that religions get some sort of exceptional tax break is really unfounded. I'd also note that 'tribalism' is a fundamental human charactistic. Of course we tend to gravitate toward, socialize with, and give preference too those we perceive to be like us. Whether it's people who cheer for the same sportsing team, the same ethnic group, the same school, the same political party, it's all really isomorphic to those who share a religion. So I also find this idea that people who believe in magical worlds have some sort of advantage over those that don't, to be similarly without basis. But perhaps I missed your point and you meant something else?
calinet6 11y ago
Wow. Flagged out. This site really is humor antagonistic, to its great detriment.

ForHackernews 11y ago

Jesus Christ, I know you're "joking", but can y'all just drop the pretense and start a religion dedicated to worshiping Musk already?

jamestanderson 11y ago
No quotes necessary, that was a joke.
- ForHackernews 11y ago
  http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kidding%20on%20the%20square http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kidding%20on%... The way half the people on this site worship Musk is freaking creepy. Just let it go, Daddy Elon doesn't love you.
toomuchtodo 11y ago
Is it truly a religion if it's a belief based on results? I'll see Elon walk on Mars before I see "Christ" return. Although, I'm fine with churches keeping their tax deductions if I can get deductions for donating to SpaceX or Tesla.
- imdsm 11y ago
  I can't help but agree with this. It's because governments have believers in their midst. It's like we're all part of the crazy club, who believe in a magical world, and so if someone else believes in the magical world too, we help them out, part of the club y'know? One of us, one of us. And the magical world clubs that are dotted around the world, we'll help them out as well. Meanwhile everyone in the real world, yeah forget them, they know nothing about our magical world. Meanwhile everything they do or use or enjoy is based on the work of the real world...
  - marktangotango 11y ago
    In the US churches file taxes as not for profit orgnazations, this categorization is not exclusive to church's, so this implication that religions get some sort of exceptional tax break is really unfounded. I'd also note that 'tribalism' is a fundamental human charactistic. Of course we tend to gravitate toward, socialize with, and give preference too those we perceive to be like us. Whether it's people who cheer for the same sportsing team, the same ethnic group, the same school, the same political party, it's all really isomorphic to those who share a religion. So I also find this idea that people who believe in magical worlds have some sort of advantage over those that don't, to be similarly without basis. But perhaps I missed your point and you meant something else?

calinet6 11y ago

Wow. Flagged out. This site really is humor antagonistic, to its great detriment.