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Sen Hatch Would Like To Destroy Filetraders' PCs
CBackSlash writes "Sen. Hatch is interested in technology to remotely destroy computers. But it would only be used if you're downloading copyrighted material, and only the copyright owner should be able to wield this awesome power, since having the feds do it would be against the law. Here is the AP story from Yahoo!."
Oh yes, I should add that a slashdot surfing session CAN take 6-7 hours. Ask my wife, she's glaring over my shoulder right now.
If i had mod points i would have modded you insightful instead of funny :-)
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Can any good Mormons out there explain how the belief that you will (if you pay your tithes, etc) someday become a GOD affect your world view
Heh, was that an intentional troll to try to get a Mormon to respond? =)
The best way to answer your question is to remind you that...as a group...Mormons are generally no different from anyone else. We may have different health standards, dress modestly, and have a couple more kids...but when you get down to it, we're still all human. For some reason, when people hear the word Mormon, they think of some self-righteous religious group who means well, but they're beliefs have warped their views to the point where Mormons are out of touch with reality.
If that's not annoying enough, people also scrutinize our actions to see just how moral we really are. "Look! There! A Mormon who isn't perfect! And there, 2 more!" Well duh, we're human. We mess up just as much as Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses, etc.
As for how beliefs affect our views...I'll try to answer this as honestly as possible. The idea you mentioned of becoming a God mentioned isn't official church doctrine...I could pull out scriptues to support both sides of the arguement. But overall, your question doesn't matter anyways. The influential belief in our lives is just getting to heaven. That means we try to be our best, admit our mistakes, and try harder next time. If I'm faced with some moral decision, I think "ok, I'm accountable for what I do...I want this...but I know I should be doing that." Sen. Hatch I know to be a really decent guy, (his computer destroying comment is way off in left field, but overall, he tries to be an honest person). The SCO execs on the other hand, they sound pretty messed up. I don't know the whole story, but on the surface, it sure doesn't look right. It makes me wonder too "Many of those SCO execs are probably Mormon. What in the world are they thinking? How can you lie to the world and slander everyone by day, and pray to God at night?" I guess it just comes down to that they're human, and you can find bad apples in all religions.
Let's see how Senator Hatch enjoys his computer being bombarded. E-mail him at Senator_hatch@hatch.senate.gov. If this doesn't work, you'll have to go through his official site http://www.senate.gov/~hatch/index.cfm?Fuseaction= Offices.Contact. I wrote a small piece, then tagged on random quotes about freedom until I used up the character limit. I also sent from multiple addresses. Have fun.