01-03-2005, 01:57 PM | #941 |
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(since you're on right now, there's also a pending question from post 929 - "Would you prefer that there is no God? Why or why not?")
And for question #1, don't worry about life-changing - just some things that were important that happened, if you can think of any. For #2 - come on, those are the worst things you've done??! How about things like being really glad when something bad happened to a person you don't like? How about bullying someone weaker than yourself (and this doesn't mean only physically - one can do some awesome bullying with only a look). Doing drugs is not such a big deal to me as, for example, stealing someone else's drugs so you could do them yourself. I'm talking about malicious intent type of things. (and again, you don't have to share them, but I'd like you to think about them - I really can't believe that the worst things you've done are wrecking your dad's car and taking drugs and being thoughtless!)
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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01-03-2005, 06:41 PM | #943 | |
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Wow! If the worst additional thing you can come up with is that you've lied and downloaded some music, then I must say you're about the closest to perfect that I've ever heard of. I must also say that I just don't believe those are the worst things you've done! Perhaps you have a bad memory? Or perhaps ... well, more later because I gtg pick up the kids - will check out your post 928 later
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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i'm not quite sure what you are looking for... i've never killed anyone or taken pleasure in someone else's pain that i can remember... not 'cause i'm perfect... it just doesn't do it for me *shrug* it sounds cheesy (and maybe is), but seeing other people happy is what makes me happy as i've said, i have done things that have hurt other people, sometimes even knowing that it would
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01-04-2005, 11:39 AM | #945 |
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Hello BJ
From one left-leaning (in relation to Dubya anyway) Mooter to another, I'd like to ask you about how you see your political beliefs fitting in with the world at large. I get the impression that you believe that one of the functions of government should be ensuring the welfare of its citizens. However, in each of our countries, we see an ongoing erosion of collective welfare, a widening of the gaps between rich and poor and widespread cynicism and apathy towards political means of social change. In general, the Right are at the steering wheel and have their feet flat to the floor. Given that the resounding theme is away from such collectivism (though some may disagree with that premise), where do you see progress coming from? |
01-04-2005, 01:32 PM | #946 |
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big question gaff... good one though, will address when i can put the proper amount of time into it
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01-04-2005, 04:14 PM | #947 | |
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In other news, I'm working on my college apps; Thomas Aquinas in Southern California is still looking like my main suspect. Fire up the oven!
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01-04-2005, 05:27 PM | #948 |
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grats GW good to hear!
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01-04-2005, 05:49 PM | #949 |
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Shwanks.
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01-04-2005, 05:52 PM | #950 |
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No, I didn't get your email, Gwai - we changed to DSL and I've been too lazy to send out notes with our new addy! I'll get on that and send it to you
*turns the oven on* So what's your favorite dinner? Let me know if you're comin'!
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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01-04-2005, 06:05 PM | #952 |
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P. S. Three cheers for DSL! That was a real blessing in America. If we had it here, that would be great.
P. P. S. The email's in my profile.
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01-05-2005, 05:38 AM | #954 |
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Sorry, didn't want you to feel left out there, LCoU. Am assuming that BJ is in the hotseat here. Feel free to chip in, we need all the help we can get!
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The Christian stance is clockmaker who makes adjustments but does not thereby disestablish the basic uniformity of the creation. Analogous to an artist working on the sculpture: an adjustment on the surface doesn't alter the basic structure physically. But it is only an anology and not perfect at that. PS I wasn't "passing", just busy. By the way should we ban that term since in my youth it meant a light-skinned black person pretending to be a caucasion? That's a thought, eh?
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I see Catholicism as another branch of Christianity, one more denomination, flawed in various ways like all the rest. It is COMPLETELY possible for people to be saved who are Catholics. I'm still non-denominational . . . I disagree with too many people to be in a denomination . I'm glad your heart's desire is at last about to be fulfilled. Your experience with God I very much hope will be enhanced still further by your entering Catholicism.
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do you see how this relates to my idea about god having no place in science, whether or not he exists? there is no harm in labelling the unknown (i.e. pre-big bang) "god", at least until a good theory is proposed... but when you start down the road of say, "god instigated the big bang... let the universe go on it's merry way... and then at some point when this rock we call earth came along he 'made some adjustments' causing life to come about by individually creating all the life forms that populate the earth" (christianity in a nutshell, though some might say he created the universe at the same time and there was no big bang or expansion of the universe) since we do not know the mind of god, taking this stance, one can only logically assume that at any given point, past or present, god could once again change all the rules (or some of them)... so the concept that you have stated is so important to science, some kind of universal laws, cease to exist... add to this all the 'flavors' of christianity, not to mention all the other religions and their own creation myths, and you have a mess so, to practice real science, one must work under the assumption that god does not exist (or, at the very least, does not mess with stuff )... whether this assumption is correct or not... since, even if god does exist, his existance adds nothing to the theories science is trying to establish
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01-05-2005, 04:52 PM | #958 |
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brownjenkins,
I think we agree that God's existence may be set aside in the task of science per se. And to avoid checking into how things work on the perhaps true, but non-explanatory, "God did it" is an aversion practiced in good literature and drama as well as science! But the claim that to acknowledge the existence of God and the possibility of His acting in the world is to undermine science is not a correct statement, if I have your meaning correctly. If you say that to assert a God active in the world negates the uniformity; necessary for science to function, I disagree. The uniformity exists to allow existence and is not a whim or "one night stand" on a cosmic scale, though not an eternal one.
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Thanks; I appreciate it. It can be so annoying; sometimes it gets to where I'm just on the defensive with most Protestants aside from my family. It's good to be reminded there are good ones out there. It's kind of funny your last sentence; this chap said that he would pray that the Holy Spirit would fill me with great discomfort and unease when I participate in the Eucharist so I could see what a blasphemy it was.
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