Does Belgium Exist?

Factual Questions
1

I had always been wary of people who told me that Belgium actually existed, but for the longest time I had no logical reasons to support my almost intuitive grasp of the “fact?” that Belgium does not in fact and never has existed,
but then I found this website:
http://zapatopi.net/belgium.html
and now I am even more conflicted. Right now, I would place a 50% wager that Belgium does not in fact exist. That it is a liberal conspiracy, and that all supposed films or photographs of Belgium were actually secretly produced with actors in the Arizona desert, with special effects added in.

But, I am still not sure. STRAIGHTDOPE, please help me to resolve my inner conflicts, and prove to me that Belgium is not a secret liberal/government conspiracy.

2

My collection of Plastic Bertrand albums must have come from somewhere.

3

I’ve been to a place that I was told was Brussels, but I got there via a long train trip from London that went through a long, dark tunnel. It could have taken us anywhere in those thirty minutes, even Arizona. So maybe you’re right and I’ve been duped too! But it was very persuasive. And the chocolate was good, too.

But aren’t there telescopes good enough to see it?

4

I don’t think joke threads are allowed in GQ. They are certainly not allowed in The Pit. Try it in MPSIMS, but include a link to the thread you’re parodying.

5

Hmm, how about a more answerable question.

Straightdopephiles, with our most powerful telescopes can we see the Belgian flag in Belgium?

6

How would you know it was actually in Belgium if you saw it? :wink:

But seriously… Belgium must exist, because beer like that is found nowhere else on Earth. :smiley:

7

Something has to fill the space on this map between France and the Netherlands.

8

where else would my waffles come from :wink:

9

But if Belgium is not directly mentioned by the Bible then it cannot possibly exist.

Also, according to Cosmas Indicopleustes, the flat earth is not large enough to fit Belgium on it. Therefore, how can Belgium possibly exist?

Doebi, my question is not whether Belgium exists as a tool of the liberals/government/Illuminati/Freemasons/conservatives/Atlantis/BlackHelicopter/Satan conspiracy, but whether God would create an actual country called Belgium and not tell his children about it in the Good Book?

10

Also, I find it troubling to believe that God would create a country where people do not always speak English.

If English was good enough for God, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, why would Belgium speak anything differently?

11

myles, is this an attempt to win the award for the Most Gratuitous Use of the B-word in a SDMB Thread? It must be. I mean, only primitives who think that digital watches are neat would give a country that name…

12

Hey! Watch the language!

13

But digital watches are neat. Mine has a stopwatch built in!

14

Sorry all. I just don’t know. I don’t even know what color a wheel is supposed to be.

But, not to worry, I just sanitized my telephone this morning!

15

That’s enough of that.

bibliophage
moderator GQ