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Researchers To Climb Ararat To Seek Noah's Ark
fudgefactor7 writes "CNN/AP has a story about researchers that plan on ascending Mt. Ararat in search of the Ark of Noah. My favorite quote: ''We are not excavating it. We are not taking any artifacts. We're going to photograph it and, God willing, you're all going to see it,' McGivern said.' As if pictures can't be doctored and are absolute proof...."
Yes, let's all taunt the researchers who're looking for Noah's ark while still trying to build an OS and environment that can compete with Microsoft.
If we can hold our idealistic beliefs, let them do the same.
Better watch out for Israeli missiles!
/rant on
.. now how many wars have been waged and lives been lost .. all in the *name* of God .... and by this i mean *any god* take your pick .. there is a few of them out there..
.. I mean the *other* guy he doesnt believe in *your* god now does he? so he's going to hell anyways right ??
.. realise the truth, then get on with life, and stop killing each other.
.. I am not religous one way or the other .. i really dont care. but it sure would be nice if all those *god fearing people* would just stop killing each other .
.. thats what /. is all about
*quote* : We just want lasting peace, which only Christ can provide.
*quote*
erm.. let us all think back
Religion , any religion, is one of the major reasons for violence on this planet, and because all of that violence ( holy wars, etc , Muslims Vs Christians etc ) is carried out in the Name of God ( once agian pick one ) is all well and good from their ( each sides ) point of view.
and of course it doesnt really matter now does it
FFS ppl
**rant off**
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PPS Feel free to Disagree
Mod both parent and daughter post up they both have good observations about the subject.
Creative Demolition
This is definitely my second or third post on Slashdot. After not commenting for a long time, I think I'll step in for a bit.
/. readers, I'm guessing, are scientifically minded. So they believe in all the things that science has accomplished. Good work. Hooray for you. Then there are those who believe that a God exists and has made everything we see, and created laws that science is discovering and utilizing. Good work, hooray for you. If you were really tolerant, and if you were really following what you believe you should be doing, then you'd have a solid discussion with them based on the facts, based on what you've seen, etc. etc. But... no. All we see are lousy jokes and other definitive statements - "the Bible is crap," "the Bible has contradictions," etc. etc.
/. readers can force Christians onto a pedestal ("You have to be perfect, you Christian moron, and aren't you supposed to LOVE everybody?!") and cannot subject themselves to any sort of standards.
/. to the approval (and subsequent positive moderation) of their knowingly uninformed, uneducated peers.
So what is this tolerance stuff that I keep hearing about? As in, tolerate gay marriage. Tolerate all religions. Tolerate points of view that are different from your own. And yet when I come on Slashdot and read this article, and all the (I read at +4) comments, my face turns sour because of the horrendous amount of crap that I see from people here.
Look, you don't believe Christianity, fine. You think the ark idea is crap, and that science proves yadda yadda yadda, fine. At least have the guts to refrain from bashing those who do. It takes a mature individual to let people have their say without exploding in anger or cracking up in laughter. You have to understand that most people have developed for themselves a framework for how they view life. Most
I just don't understand how some
If you're going to argue that the Bible has bad teachings, or that it has contradictions, read the Bible yourself before you make a decision. Actually, don't do just that - be a real student and go and find commentaries from Christian writers. Find commentaries from non-Christian writers. (Why commentaries? Have you ever really been able to explore a book without seeing what lots of people thought about it?) Read it with an unbiased eye. If you think you've found a contradiction, then see what the other side has to say. Read it for yourself. If you end up unconvinced the Bible is true, then great. If you don't find contradictions, then great too. Decide for yourself what you want to believe.
What astounds me is how FEW people actually take that offer. Personally, I don't know of anyone who has. Why? Because they're lazy. Too lazy to go and find out things for themselves. In the meantime, they (non-Christians AND Christians) rely on a few lousy articles and information (which are debunked by different people, depending on who you ask), and then post knowingly uninformed, uneducated entries on
Watch people read this comment and ask, "Is the author of this comment a Christian?" If the answer is yes, they immediately go and trash it because suddenly none of my arguments and comments make any sense. "Those moronic Christians, what a bunch of idiots, they must not believe in science..." right?
So maybe I am, or maybe I'm not. I will say that I HAVE taken up my own challenge. That should be enough for you.