Parasites

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Parasites

And on the 7th day, God rested. After he rested, he looked down on the earth and decided it needed parasites so God created parasites. His logic was that life was not tough enough so he created every form and function of parasitism. And God smiled at his last creation. Life shouldn't be too easy, God don't want no pussies.

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dogalmighty's picture
ROTFLMAO.

ROTFLMAO.

Cognostic's picture
@Bright Raven: "God don't

@Bright Raven: "God don't want no pussies." Not exactly true. He just didn't want them in the lead role. If you read your Bible you will find all of them in support roles.

boomer47's picture
@Bright Raven

@Bright Raven

"Life shouldn't be too easy, God don't want no pussies."

Sorry to be dense, I don't get it.

To you mean priests, and far worse, televangelists?

ronald bertram's picture
I was implying (facetiously)

I was implying (facetiously) that God created parasites which fundamentally have no or few benefits to make life a challenge. The implication is that he did not want any pussies (used to mean someone weak or timid). It's a pun on the concept that there is intelligent design in the evolution of life.

boomer47's picture
@Bright Raven

@Bright Raven

Oh, that's far to clever for me, but pretty good now you've 'splained it me.

In a discussion with a christian about the existence of god, Stephen Fry asked ; "Bone cancer in children.What's that about?"

dogalmighty's picture
@rudecow

@rudecow

Well you had me...it makes sense that well delivered sarcasm sounds completely like a deluded religitard.

Cognostic's picture
Bright Raven: I don't get

Bright Raven: I don't get it?? Why are pussies weak or timid? Ever tried pushing a nine pound, 7 ounce, baby through the head of a penis?

As far as parasites go, can you imagine all the dead bodies lying about? There would be no decomposition. We could go and dig up uncle Fred and he would be as fresh as the day he died. Christians would be able to hang the real body of Jesus on a cross for all to see.

What am I missing here? Where is the pun? If God created parasites it would have been a very creative thing to do. Unfortunately, I don't believe in Gods. I do believe in parasites. They are quite useful at times. So..... WHERE'S THE PUN?

ronald bertram's picture
Flies are scavengers. Not

@Cognostic
Scavengers/decomposers are not parasites. Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of the host. Example, hookworms that occupy the intestines of humans. The other categories of relationship are commensalism and mutualism.

Bacteria that cause disease as a result of infection are parasites. However, in common practice they are referred to as pathogens. Some bacteria are decomposers. They break down organic and in rare cases inorganic materials. You are confusing parasites with scavengers/decomposers. Bacteria that decompose flesh have a great benefit as do scavengers. But don't make the common mistake of putting parasites in that group.

Elementary.

Generally speaking, parasites as they are defined in science, have no (or little) benefit unless you think disease is good.

Btw: Flies are mentioned below, there are some forms of parasitic dipterans (flies). The screw worm comes to mind. They lay their egg in the wounds on cattle and the larvae consume the flesh.

Cognostic's picture
RE: Parasitism is a

RE: Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of the host. Ummmmmm.......... seems the scientists are thinking differently these days.........

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140723111129.htm
Intestinal parasites such as tapeworms, hookworms and a protist called Blastocystis can be beneficial to human health, according to a new paper that argues we should rethink our views of organisms that live off the human body.

Lukeš, a senior fellow at CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research), and a professor at the University of South Bohemia, co-authored the review published in the August issue of Trends in Parasitology. He says the common view that all parasites are damaging is misguided.

"It is making our immune system in the intestine busy, so that when it faces some stress or some unusual situation it will not overreact. It kind of calms down our intestinal immune system," Lukeš says.

It is an extension of the "Old Friends Hypothesis" theory to intestinal parasites, based on the idea that they have been part of human life throughout evolution."

(Parasites don't want to kill the host in many cases. They may, in fact, provide a symbiotic benefit.) Not my research. I am an Atheist not a biologist.

You win the debate on attributes of Parasites but not the definition or effects on the human body and remain ignorant of pussies, dicks.

ronald bertram's picture
@Cognostic

@Cognostic

You presented one publication and although it has merit, it doesn't dismiss the enormous body of knowledge on parasitology. The concept that some forms of parasitism have minor benefits has been around for years. But in general, pet owners worm their pets, cattleman worm their cattle and doctors treat patients who have worms. In addition, there are numerous forms of parasitism that adversely affects the health of the host, consider malaria. And every pathogenic bacteria that causes disease is biologically a parasite by definition. Only a moron would make an arguement that on a broad basis, parasites are a benefit.

It is common knowledge that parasites have evolved to NOT kill their host. That would be tantamount to burning your home.

David Killens's picture
@ Bright Raven

@ Bright Raven

"It is common knowledge that parasites have evolved to NOT kill their host. That would be tantamount to burning your home."

From Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitoid

A parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host, at the host's expense and results in the death of the host.

Grinseed's picture
@ Thread, the subjects of

@ Thread, the subjects of god and flies always reminds me of Mark Twain's "Thoughts of God".

Short, sharp, succinct.
You can substitute "fly" for any old "pest".

And then there's this from "Blessed Herman's Bonfire Songbook"
...which pretty much a sort of cliche these days...apologies

David Killens's picture
My conclusion is that .....

My conclusion is that ..... if the bible was true, god created this world and people to separate the sheep from the independent thinker, so god stocks heaven with sheep who are willing to spend eternity kissing god's ass.

boomer47's picture
@thread

@thread

--and lo, Godd** said "let there be light". Fair dinkum, yous could see for fucking miles!

---and Jesus said in a loud voice, outside Lazarus' tomb; "Lazarus come forth!" Amen I say to thee, Lazarus came fifth and was disqualified .

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**picture Rev Lovejoy from the Simpsons,who manages to add and pronounce an extra letter to the end of so many words.

A bit like a down market Dr Martin Luther King jun. That man had CADENCE in his oratory.

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