Meh, I'm neither and I hang out here a lot. I like the philosophy, religious and serious discussions sub-forums because debate is fun. It's like fencing, and religion is one of those common topics of discussion on which everyone has an opinion in some context like politics (and like politics the cause-and-effect web of religion is intricate and far-reaching).Originally Posted by Alexander III
Last edited by JuniperWoolf; 12-27-2011 at 06:26 AM.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
Agreed. I have a hard time understanding why people debate and discuss these issues over and over again, without any new or progressive outcome.
''Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'' -Albert Einstein
But, hey, I'm all for freedom of speech and sharing of opinions... so if people like to engage in these discussions, then great. I just don't even have the patience or the nerves for it... It's exasperating just to read...
"All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours." -Aldous Huxley
"Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires." -William Blake
*shrug* Then don't read.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
When it's slow at work, I read... meh, I guess sometimes we like to inflict frustration on ourselves. Besides, I do think some of the arguments put out there are pretty good (taking the side of science, of course)
"All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours." -Aldous Huxley
"Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires." -William Blake
Who are these scientists? Please reference.
Good one!! I like this- if you cannot do the above, there is something to think about!!!originally posted by Juniperwolf
So listen: if you still have doubts, if you're still certain that the entire world belives a lie, get yourself some math and science education and try to disprove each dating method independantly from within the scientific community itself. If you can write a peer-reviewed paper which completely disproves radiometric, stratigraphy and isochron dating you will become one of the most influential people on earth, you will rake in millions of dollars, billions of people will know your name throughout the centuries and you will have proven that your position is not something to be laughed at.
So go on, do what science was designed for and prove everyone wrong.
I think Bien has put me on the ignore list. Or maybe he hasn't. He's ignoring me, either way. It's sort of freeing.
I prefer real fencing, at least there you have an opponent worthy of you.
For me, these conversations end here, but I know that certain groups of religious people go out and continue to preach and to try to convert others. It's important to me to try to persuade them in text to curb that behavior. Their religion should be a personal thing. As long as it isn't, it will be criticized.
There is a lot of money in PTL. The Jehovas are not PTL but if they visit, you can always climb the Watchtower, look at the Bambi and urge them to have some feast before Godot repents and eats it all by himself.
I have no idea what any of that means.
I think he has had a few.
Gangs, oh gangs all over the place. One more.
Just one, then go to bed.
Obviously you know what you are talking about.
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