How many agree with this?

Question

Ben Franklin once said, "Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy."

Hey Mark, yes he did. He was also a prankster when he was younger and fabricated stories and printed them. This was history. Denying it is like the Nazi's denying the Holocaust. C'mon and be smarter than that. Ben was a very interesting man and there are a lot of things that you need to learn about him instead of what they taught you in elementary school.

That's right gorgeous...didn't Jesus turn water to wine....There you go.

hey sdavenport....sorry to hear about that but it is true that not everyone should abuse it. But there is nothing about not enjoying it. I had the same experience when I grew up but you know what. I'm not like that and I can handle myself. I am not a product of that situation...I got educated.

(Sigh) Hydrogen...I am not making a claim or saying that the statement is true. Ben did say it but does not make him right...I asked if you agree with it and you did not answer my question.

Answer 1

Jesus liked wine, so why not.

Answer 2

"Appeal to authority as logical fallacy

A (fallacious) appeal to authority argument has the basic form:

1. A makes claim B;
2. there is something positive about A,
3. therefore claim B is true.

The first statement is called a 'factual claim' and is the pivot point of much debate. The last statement is referred to as an 'inferential claim' and represents the reasoning process. There are two types of inferential claim, explicit and implicit. Arguments that (fallaciously) rely on the objectionable aspects of the person for the truth of the conclusion are discussed under ad hominem.

An appeal to authority is a logical fallacy: authorities can be wrong, both in their own field and in other fields; therefore referencing authority does not automatically imply truth. However, referencing authority may carry a high enough probability of truth that it be feasible to base decisions on it"

Answer 3

He never said that.

Edit: Your source is the one that rewrote history. I studied about the Ambassador before you were born, from actual books, and outside of anything taught in school. He might be 'attributed' by some websites as having said that, but that isn't the same thing as having said that. Give a source of his writings where this is a quote, or a source of writings of those who knew him where they quote him as saying this. My father was a journalist and I know better than to accept something as truth simply because I wish it to be.

Since you like the internet as a source, then read this

http://prweb.com/releases/2007/1/prweb494724.htm

BTW The Holocaust was a real event which is well documented and how dare you try to compare the two.

Answer 4

I don't. Alcohol can destroy a family. Abuse likes to come with it. I had to watch my mom get beat every night due to this. Finally my dad stopped drinking and is now a great man. Alcohol is evil and I wish they would ban it just like they have cigarettes in some places. I hate it.

Answer 5

Oh well, that proves it.

See you all in church tomorrow, people!

What a fool I was to doubt His existence.

Actually that's an unfair dismissal, the founding fathers were men of the enlightenment and deists if not outright atheists, I imagine he was making a joke to try and make some of his more religious friends happy.

Answer 6

Ben wrote a book called "Fart Proudly" too. What can ya say about Ben.

Answer 7

Ole Ben had a sense of humor.

grace2u

Answer 8

Ben Franklin was also a whore monger...take his sayings with a large grain of salt.

Answer 9

Ben was a very wise man.

Answer 10

I thought that was Homer Simpson.

Answer 11

I dont agree, ben is not that stupid to say that, or is he, just kiddin