I don't want a "classy lawnmower" or a "classy backhoe", but I'd buy one from a company who demonstrated classy behavior over a competitor who did not.
'After all, 10 hours of awesome is better than 20 hours of boring.'
But aren't 20 hours of awesome even better? Those aren't the only two options. I stop playing games because they stop being innovative. Take Assassin's Creed for instance. I just got tired of hopping the same buildings and climbing the same towers and rescuing the same citizens etc... It was innovative for the first 10 hours but the next 10 were just all the same.
From the linked article: "The idea is that the galaxy harbors a giant black hole in its core that once gobbled up gas and stars, emitting two opposing jets of hot gas and high-energy radiation."
I am far from an expert so perhaps you all can help. How is it that a black hole can emit anything? Aren't they so dense that nothing can escape their pull?
I'm curious how you would describe the reasons for even having a personal code? And why the concept of "right" even exists? Why would an atheist (or anyone for that matter) need to create and evaluate a personal code? Where does the desire to do so even come from?
You're right, we don't have the original copies of the Gospels, only fragments from long after the
supposed events. The only full manuscripts we have are certainly copies, and copies of copies, and copies
of copies of copies, and so on. Such a route can introduce many corruptions and mistakes. However, New
Testament Scholarship has been growing by leaps and bounds since the 20th century because more and more
evidence (scrolls, historical documents) is being discovered. Along with that, certainty of their
authenticity is growing.
Scholarly consensus
is growing toward dating all four of the canonical Gospels in the 1st Century. For example, it's
realistic to believe that the dating of Acts approximately lines up with the dating of the Apostle Paul's
imprisonment in Rome (A.D. 62), since this is where the account ends. If Acts was the continuation of the
account that Luke began in his Gospel account (see Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1) then Luke would be dated sometime before A.D. 62.
I would suggest reading some additional New Testament scholars to help balance out your view of dating.
Here are just a few:
Other thoughts about the historicity of Jesus: First-hand witnesses could be considered reliable.
Oral tradition. Teachers, scholars, and students of the day were far better at memorization than we
are. It was a firm part of their educational inheritance and their story-telling culture.
Jesus was considered to be a rabbi by his disciples and even those who didn't follow him (Matthew 19:16-22).
For the day, it was essential for a disciple to write down the sayings of his rabbi. If you didn't have
something to write on, you would right it on your sleeve.
Many disciples died or suffered on account of their witness (martyrdom, slavery). It's believable
that someone would die for truth. It's also believable that someone would die for something they thought
was true, but was actually false. It's not believable that someone would die for something they knew was
false. Why would witnesses of Jesus' words and actions die if they knew what they said was false?
Historical preservation was a common practice in the early church. Christians were punished for
deviating from what was already known about what Jesus said.
Even Jesus' enemies (Pharisees, Scribes, Sadducees) have records of Jesus' miracles. They would
attribute them to demonic forces (Matthew 12:22-32), but if you wanted to disprove Jesus, why would you even record it
in the first place?
I haven't been paying very close attention to games lately so I don't know if it has been done or not... I would love to see a game like Starcraft that allows multiple people to play the same player.
For instance, a buddy and I would both play the blue Terrans. I would handle resourcing and base defenses while he handled our offensives. That, I believe, would bring a very interesting spin to the idea of teamwork.
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Actually.... http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/go-gold-pay-irs_649187.html
I don't want a "classy lawnmower" or a "classy backhoe", but I'd buy one from a company who demonstrated classy behavior over a competitor who did not.
...and they don't change my profile and settings every couple of months without so much as a "by-your-leave."
I wouldn't count on it.
'After all, 10 hours of awesome is better than 20 hours of boring.'
But aren't 20 hours of awesome even better? Those aren't the only two options. I stop playing games because they stop being innovative. Take Assassin's Creed for instance. I just got tired of hopping the same buildings and climbing the same towers and rescuing the same citizens etc... It was innovative for the first 10 hours but the next 10 were just all the same.
From the linked article: "The idea is that the galaxy harbors a giant black hole in its core that once gobbled up gas and stars, emitting two opposing jets of hot gas and high-energy radiation." I am far from an expert so perhaps you all can help. How is it that a black hole can emit anything? Aren't they so dense that nothing can escape their pull?
But why do "people generally have a sense of empathy"?
I'm curious how you would describe the reasons for even having a personal code? And why the concept of "right" even exists? Why would an atheist (or anyone for that matter) need to create and evaluate a personal code? Where does the desire to do so even come from?
You're right, we don't have the original copies of the Gospels, only fragments from long after the supposed events. The only full manuscripts we have are certainly copies, and copies of copies, and copies of copies of copies, and so on. Such a route can introduce many corruptions and mistakes. However, New Testament Scholarship has been growing by leaps and bounds since the 20th century because more and more evidence (scrolls, historical documents) is being discovered. Along with that, certainty of their authenticity is growing.
Scholarly consensus is growing toward dating all four of the canonical Gospels in the 1st Century. For example, it's realistic to believe that the dating of Acts approximately lines up with the dating of the Apostle Paul's imprisonment in Rome (A.D. 62), since this is where the account ends. If Acts was the continuation of the account that Luke began in his Gospel account (see Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1) then Luke would be dated sometime before A.D. 62.
I would suggest reading some additional New Testament scholars to help balance out your view of dating. Here are just a few:
Other thoughts about the historicity of Jesus: First-hand witnesses could be considered reliable.
Is there an option such as "Mod All Redundant"?
Umm...so do adults.
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I haven't been paying very close attention to games lately so I don't know if it has been done or not... I would love to see a game like Starcraft that allows multiple people to play the same player.
For instance, a buddy and I would both play the blue Terrans. I would handle resourcing and base defenses while he handled our offensives. That, I believe, would bring a very interesting spin to the idea of teamwork.