# Have we outgrown Cecil?  , "What does God need with a starship?"

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**Created:** [June 15, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-outgrown-cecil-what-does-god-need-with-a-starship/789042 "2017-06-15T17:40:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-outgrown-cecil-what-does-god-need-with-a-starship/789042/61 "2017-06-22T15:03:42Z")

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> [@bobot](#):
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> Black Sabbath didn’t think they needed Ozzy anymore.

And rightly so. The proof is called _Mob Rules_.

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**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-outgrown-cecil-what-does-god-need-with-a-starship/789042/62 "2017-06-22T15:36:50Z")

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Dear Lord Almighty … just how many sock-puppets does **Marilyn vos Savant** have on this board?

It really does take the Smartest Human on the Planet to hire the Best Copy-Editor in the World … and for those who read nothing but **The Master’s** columns, Lil’ Ed might be the _last_ copy-editor in the world, judging by the crap the AP has been putting out lately …

– Hearing his **Master’s** voice …  
Watchwolf

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-outgrown-cecil-what-does-god-need-with-a-starship/789042/63 "2017-06-22T16:13:56Z")

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The Cecil abides.

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**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-outgrown-cecil-what-does-god-need-with-a-starship/789042/64 "2017-06-22T21:03:22Z")

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If Cecil did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-outgrown-cecil-what-does-god-need-with-a-starship/789042/65 "2017-06-23T01:57:42Z")

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> [@Wilson](#):
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> If Cecil did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

If Cecil did exist, it would be necessary to circumvent Him.

(apologies to Edward Abbey)

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