[quote]There must be some reason why you keep telling us you are an Atheist when you could have gotten your message across without revealing that bit of information about yourself[/quote] RIGHT, NEXT TIME I WILL JUST LIE OK just like you do and what then, we will be the best of friends? You naver gave me ANY options and you know ... I really don't care about that eithor any more.
[quote]This is just my observation and a thought based upon that observation. The last three of your articles include some mention that you are an Atheist. So why include that if you are so anxious to opt out of religious prattle? Don't you know that automatically sends up a flag and as you have already observed sets you up as "fair game"? There must be some reason why you keep telling us you are an Atheist when you could have gotten your message across without revealing that bit of informati
lulapilgrim, I love you too, but you are just as hardheaded as the rest ... [quote]Now get ready.....here comes the fun part! What St. John in his Gosepl calls "the world" is under the control of the Devil. The world hates the Chruch because the Church teaches the truth about God, man and the created world. The secular, self-centered world hates the Church becasue she insists on the objectivity of truth, which btw is contained in the Holy Bible. But the hostile world does not want to
Nice article and comments ... looks like I am out of my league here though. Woulda, shoulda, coulda, right (?), wrong (?) all make for good discussions and I am so happy to have run across this one … but the problem is the parents (the adults). I know there are many religious practitioners in these comments and (except for the idiots who are just hateful), I would have no problem with any of you managing my own children (in my demise) or
[quote]Fission - Great when it can be developed many years from now. Though I suspect that will be NIMBY too[/quote] I worked on operating FISSION reactor for over 25 years ... future development? <span
[quote]www.subgenious.com [/quote] Mason, you seem to be packed with insights and all ... so where are your actual communication skills. There was of course the article and then the previous 5 comments ... and then there was your comment, sort of. I do not know anything about you and if left up to you (which of course it is), it seems unlikely I ever will. I don’t know if you are pro or anti religion. I don’t know if you are pro or anti SubGenius. &ld
[quote]MasonMon Feb 11, 2011Truth, by definition, is the true or actual state of a matter, conformity with fact or reality, or an indisputable fact. It has nothing to do with opinion or belief, superstitious or otherwise. I find objective reality to be quite sufficient. [/quote] Wow, that was heavy. But I have a news flash. I use a normal dictionary and my dictionary gives me much leeway here. If I am inclined to have feel no qualms at all using any of the following as I need to in it
My goodness peace, how nice for a change Doc, guess we are just going to have to agree to disagree. I will try one last time. If you come to something I have written and decide for yourself to attach a specific meaning when there are normally many choices, how is that my fault? I had no problem understanding what I meant or what I intended but I have no control over your inability to simply ask for clarification instead of starting some
When I want to comment on someone else’s article, I read the article and try to restrict my comments to the article, but I have found that this just doesn’t work well for me. Many do not want to do much more than shred articles seemingly only able to comment on key (flagged) words and manipulative sentence fragments. Go figure. I don’t know about you, but I do not think or write one word at a time, <span style="text-de
KFC just go away and pester someone else, ok. Stop by some time if you ever really want to talk about something constructive or intelligent. Get a real life too. Just so you don’t have to worry about a sub-human atheist (that do for you?) rest assured I am well and rage-less (the way you mean). I do not go around attacking people and leaving trash comments on their articles. And I do not go around spreading any (<span style=
[quote]Time to ask, what is truth to you?[/quote] This is a perfect example of your inability to see things you do not seem to want to see. I have made it as abundantly clear as I can, what I believe and why I believe it … but you refuse accept it or even acknowledge it. Why? Lulu, as an afterthought, did it ever occur to you to actually comment on the article itself? That is usually the case in my circle but maybe this i
I am happy for you then if for no other reason that you think you are … that’s good enough for me. But that is about as far as I can go with it. I guess my confusion here is this: Why would you deny me my peace and happiness (that you so cherish for yourselves)? It just doesn’t compute for me. Sayings come and go and are little more than attempts to explain Murphyism. It is so simple for some to use such things as more than tidbits of usually good advice.
I thought there were more examples, sorry, I must be getting gun shy. Generalizations are inherently susceptible to PC, but, at some point, the reader has to use some common sense themselves. I appreciate your pointing it out, but there is no confusion in that sentence. People use many infinitives, words that could be picked apart if one is prone to look for such stuff. People use many more common words incorrectly such as “ they do this
I wonder how many are dusting up in all the motel rooms throughout the country. I never said the Bible did not contain useful or benevolent information, but if the key to saving one’s life were to be found in some other blasphemous book (whatever that might be), at least I would make it … wonder how many true believers would? I am willing to bet that most of them would too? [e digicons]:|[/e] Yea, I guess there is that, hehehe ... hey; at least it is a start.
[quote]As for the article as a whole, I think the proof of the errors in it are the people you see excelling. I am not talking about the leeches who excel at getting elected. but the people who create and build. [/quote] Sorry Doc, but the article was not intended as a documentary. I would have thought the examples were self-explanatory, that I was concerning myself with the lower class lot. There is no doubt that you should be able
When I write an article, I normally try to follow the theme (usually just the title) not always easy, but I try . I do not particularly care if you like my choice of words or the topics I choose, but you owe all of us here the courtesy of asking for clarification instead of lambasting me because you have decided what I was thinking. How in the world could you even guess my thoughts when you cannot
I will say that I understand children need to be protected and nurtured and brainwashed (for lack of a better term), but what is dumped into their heads from birth is all they have to work with. They do not have the cognitive skills or the reasoning ability to question things and wouldn’t comprehend it if they could. Nor are they able to refuse or opt-out, so in their world the gospel, so to speak is whatever they have witnessed or been told</sp
[quote]Daiwa - Seemingly you do not. I used a religious reference because it is easier to explain how children are not given a choice untill after the formative years. The reference was to your window as in look outside of it at the world around you. but after reading this nonsense from Charles, I can understand[/quote] I do apologize ... what did I use too big of words, maybe I confused you too much with my nonsense and political ways of thinking ... Here I will simplify it e
Charles, this is pretty much about your caring and loving nature. You people have isolated yourselves in a 2000 year old rule book. I am an atheist not a monster. I will go so far as to admit that atheism could be considered a religion of sorts … but it is a long stretch. The only thing I believe in is the real physical world, not some fictitious make believe place. But you guys are so bigoted about your views that there is virtually nothing we can discuss. The painful part is that you
[quote]I gather, then, that this is really about religion. Or am I misreading you?[/quote] Daiwa - Seemingly you do not. I used a religious reference because it is easier to explain how children are not given a choice untill after the formative years. The reference was to your window as in look outside of it at the world around you. but after reading this nonsense from Charles, I can understand
[quote]That snarky nice reply hardly certainly confirms your evasiveness wisdom - not.[/quote] All I did was make my words simpler as you expressed some trouble with big words. What you did was change all the meanings .. and that makes you wise some how? [quote]10Dr Guyon Feb 08, 2011As I see it, what is transpiring in Egypt is a direct result of American Imperialism Please cite examples of American Imperialism. And do not use words unless you understand t
[quote]Oops! Should have read all replies before responding! What Charles said^[/quote] ... guess I was a little premature on my thoughts that you understood where we were chatting and what we were supposed to be discussing? If my last post is insufficient, then so be it. You are more than capable of supplying many specifics on your own. This is not the article for these discussions and you know i
[quote]LOL, you must be a politician. Using big words, long explanations and "dam he sounds intelligent" sentences to confuse people but in the end you never actually tackled the request you quoted. I give you points for a good attempt but take them away for thinking like a politician who depends on the average Americans ignorance not to see how you never really answered the request.[/quote] Sorry there, I will try to use less syllables</sp
[quote]This sort of thing really doesn't lend itself to discussion in the abstract. It always bumps into the reality that we live in societies.[/quote] Unless you are prepared (I am not right now) to look at this on a personal level, I do not see how this discussion can take place except in the abstract. Some assumptions were assumed: I am not discussing everyone or any one person in particular; I am talking about the deviant and nonsensical elements of all societies. [quote]I
From the beginning … The saying that “all people are created equal” could not be further from the truth (Thanks Jim). The only thing equal at birth is a complete lack of knowledge . Then the DNA does its work and like fingerprints, there is never another equal human being. If your parents are religious (Islam included), then they start brainwashing indoctrinating their childr
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