Remember when American Atheists President Dave Silverman appeared on The O’Reilly Factor to discuss an atheist billboard…? The most memorable part of the interview was this exchange (at the 1:51 mark):
O’Reilly: I’ll tell you why [religion’s] not a scam. In my opinion, all right? Tide goes in, tide goes out. Never a miscommunication. You can’t explain that. You can explain why the tide goes in…
Silverman: Tide goes in, tide goes out…?
O’Reilly: Yeah, see, the water — the tide comes in and it goes out, Mr. Silverman. It always goes in…
Silverman: Maybe it’s Thor up on Mount Olympus who’s making the tides go in and out…
O’Reilly: No no, but you can’t explain that… you can’t explain it…
American Atheists is now trying to make the most of that memorable exchange. A new promotional video captures atheists and Internet dwellers repeating the phrase with all the respect it deserves — none. Just because Bill O’Reilly doesn’t understand how tides work doesn’t mean others don’t, too. The phenomenon is pretty well-understood.
(Be sure to catch Richard Dawkins around the 0:48 mark):
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