What is the practical meaning of a SPOG?
The Archbishop
> [Hammond]
> Having found that there is no one qualified on the
> Internet to discuss the scientific validity of the SPOG,
> I thought we might turn to a hypothetical question which
> laymen might have a more ready intuitive opinion on.
> Suppose, just suppose for the sake of argument, that the
> SPOG was actually true. And suppose by some miracle that
> competent scientists could be torn away from their important
> work on Cosmology, Black holes, Genetics, Chaos Theory,
> Theories of Everything, etc. and actually took the time to
> evaluate the SPOG, and CONFIRMED that it was TRUE.
> Let just suppose that all of that had come to pass.
> What would be the actual material impact on the World and
> History of the discovery of a scientific proof of God?
> That is my question. Suppose the New York Times, the T.V.
> and all the media had already printed headlines reading:
>
> PHYSICISTS DISCOVER PROOF OF GOD
>
> Suppose journals like Nature, Physical Review, Scientific American
> and T.V. programs like Nova etc. had already published articles
> by major scientists and presented programs by scientists detailing
> the discovery and explaining all the details.
> Then what? That is my question. After all the shouting and
> amazement and the hysteria was over, what actual impact would it have
> on the world? That is my question.
> Well, I do have a few predictions of my own:
>
> 1. The Vatican might announce a new world convention to
> discuss the ecumenical unification of the worlds religions.
>
> 2. The U.N. might denounce state atheism as a political
> policy.
>
> 3. There might be a grass roots movement in many sectors to
> demand an end to "Godless government", "Godless science",
> "Godless economic policies" etc.
>
> 4. The State of Israel might ask the Vatican to issue a Bull
> directing the removal of the image of Jesus from the Crucifix
> in Christian churches.
>
> 5. Religious leaders might be nominated for public office, especially
> in the Third World where a new tide of religious movement might
> actually get them elected.
>
> 6. Religious organizations world wide might move into new prominence
> and aquire new political power.
>
> 7. There might even be popular uprisings against especially despotic,
> criminal or exploitive governments.
>
> 8. Communism might be further damaged because of it's atheistic posture.
>
> 9. The entire Global psychology might be significantly impacted,
> leading to a reassessment on the global level of human goals,
> the quality of leadership, the plight of the suffering, and
> the question of war, corruption and crime.
>
> 10. Within 10 years it might affect the quality of human life, human
> rights, human behavior, and the global economy in a positive manner.
> It might even mark the beginning of a new Age of the World.
>
> 11. The World standard of living might double in 20 years.
>
>
> Any comments or reactions?
Yes.
Fuck off, you crazy cunt.
The Archbishop
The Archbishop
> Yes, I am new to this News Group, There is a bit of discussion
> about SPOG, but nothing about what it means! What is SPOG?
Shite-arsed Pretentious Of Grandeur.
The Archbishop