So, You're Saying God's Really a Turtle?

[underpants]

http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/letters/article/HUBBARDJ_20090329-170218/243788/

CORRESPONDENT OF THE DAY

Tammy Battista's letter, "Universe Wasn't Made Out of Nothing," reminded me of a story told by the great cosmologist Stephen Hawking about the philosopher/mathematician Bertrand Russell.

It seems the Cambridge don was giving a public lecture on astronomy when a little old lady in the balcony stood up and said, "You've got it all wrong, Professor Russell. The world is really a flat plate, resting on the back of a giant tortoise."

The bemused lecturer, having heard this oriental myth before, responded, "But what supports the tortoise?"

"Why, another, larger tortoise," replied the confident lady.

Beginning to lose patience, Russell said, "But what does that --" And before he could finish his sentence, the lady replied, "You're a very clever young man. But there's no use, Dr. Russell: It's turtles all the way down."

[Rebubula]

1. The Great Turtle

He shat out the Universe....but the Great Turtle has since died...


...at least according to Stephen King

[rasputin1952]

3. "IT"...one of King's best...

:D

The first King book I read, and on a very stormy night on Long Island, was Salem's Lot...it seemed so appropriate...:D

[varkam]

2. A classic.

:rofl:

[spiritual_gunfighter]

4. "I like turtles"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y

[annabanana]

5. "It's turtles all the way down"

One of my ab. fav. quotes, ever.

[juno jones]

6. The more people know about the great A'Tuin*

The better off we will be.


The Turtle Moves!

*bit of Terry Pratchett fer ya. His discworld is constructed on the back of a turtle.

[nolabear]

7. Ah yes, Duke Ellington played the official hymn

"Take the A'Tuin."

I'm just sayin'.