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I don't see why atheists get so worked up. To me most of you are as bad or worse then fundamentalists. You both KNOW the answer and are going to cram it down everyone's throat.
What's the difference between saying a supreme being created the universe or that it created itself?
Nobody really knows. And guess what. Regardless of what theories people come up with, they weren't there so nobody ever will know.
And don't be too proud of knowing historical "facts" that validate your particular beliefs or knock down someone elses. Anything outside of living memory really depends on you to have absolute trust in the person who recorded the event. And we've seen how modern day press is at getting things right.
I'm not saying the christian faith is true or any other, IMO the bible being written by people automatically makes it suspect in my mind.
I'm just saying live and let live and stop being so sure of yourself.
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 was in a comment with Turk 182 which was a movie starring Timothy Hutton who was in Taps with Tom Cruise who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.
Games not important? Look at where we are having problems and wars in the last century.
Chess came from Persia.
Great board games come from Germany.
Lots of video games from countries that start wars like Germany, Japan, Korea, United States, Canada and Norway.
People don't kill people, games kill people.
I don't disagree some things need changing. But indoctrination in many ways IS good.
Don't hurt people, be nice, respect others. Heck walk on the right side and stand in line without complaining is one I wish more people had picked up on.
What's wrong with saying the pledge and teaching respect for the country, making people proud? I'm not a rabid Bush supporter or a fan of the Iraq mistake even though I love my country, spent 12 years in the military and consider myself a patriot.
You have to provide a foundation of common knowledge, beliefs and experiences for people to relate to each other and get along.
Regardless of the personal comments I made in my last post (which I apologize for), most people don't have the will and ability to learn to be a functioning member of society on their own.
There are a lot of things that need to improve with universal education, including making schools equal not based on their location or tax base, but everyone should have to attend.
I would even support a year of mandatory community service, whether it's military or something else. I'm tired of people just looking for the most money/power whatever to benefit themselves. It's time to look around and see how to fix things for others benefit.
And before anyone asks what do I do to help? I work through my church to help others and also volunteer with Red Cross disaster relief.
ur post iz phat loot. who need uneeversaal edimication? i lern 2 reed + spel on web.
skools r dum.
Come on dude. The years you spent in school before you decided you were better then everyone else didn't contribute any part to who you are now? Or did someone hit your dad in the head with an axe?
I've known good teachers and bad teachers. Even the bad ones most of them are in the profession because they initially wanted to help people. Many of them have a passion, even if they end up misguided in themselves or thwarted by a broken system.
This guy probably was minding his own business, trying to do the best he could, dealing with the same smart-a** crapheads everyday and parents who don't pay any attention to their kids and make every excuse for failure except them or their kids fault.
I'm not a teacher but I know how hard a job they have. They have limited resources, most paying for classroom extras out of their own meager pockets, and have to try and adapt material to make it interesting all the way from the slowest to the brightest. The slowest usually don't care because they're trained not to and the brightest think they are better than everyone else and already know it all.
What's amazing is after all the sh*t they constantly have to deal with there are still people willing to put their time and effort into trying to improving the lives of others.
Commie.
Disclaimer: the poster of this message is not affiliated with any political apparatus that would spend valuable taxpayers money tracking you down to prevent insidious lies from threatening the harmony of ordinary, patriotic, god-fearing citizens.
The other problem you have with this poll is the same as every poll which is "The Best of." Unless you limit the scope you almost always end up with a list that is heavily weighted towards what is fresh in everyones mind.
Song lists, sports figures, movies, books, whatever. What people vote on is usually what is in the media now and definitely only what they have experienced.
What makes a movie great, sci-fi or otherwise? Is it just because you like watching it? I love watching Fifth Element but I kind of see it as a new age Blade Runner "Action" wannabe. Kind of like the difference between Alien and Alien 2.
When Infonaut says take a poll in 2037 I definitely see the point. Matter of fact I think you should go further and say that whenever you do a "best of" all time or century or whatever poll you should exclude the last 5 years or at least give it a mark down ratio to weed out the newness factor.
But hey, all that being said if people wanna vote Serenity as the greatest sci-fi film of all time more power to them.
I hope they enjoy watching it while they're reading Robert Jordan and listening to Kelley Clarkson.
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I don't see why atheists get so worked up. To me most of you are as bad or worse then fundamentalists. You both KNOW the answer and are going to cram it down everyone's throat. What's the difference between saying a supreme being created the universe or that it created itself? Nobody really knows. And guess what. Regardless of what theories people come up with, they weren't there so nobody ever will know. And don't be too proud of knowing historical "facts" that validate your particular beliefs or knock down someone elses. Anything outside of living memory really depends on you to have absolute trust in the person who recorded the event. And we've seen how modern day press is at getting things right. I'm not saying the christian faith is true or any other, IMO the bible being written by people automatically makes it suspect in my mind. I'm just saying live and let live and stop being so sure of yourself.
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 was in a comment with Turk 182 which was a movie starring Timothy Hutton who was in Taps with Tom Cruise who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.
Just as many as Norway.
Games not important? Look at where we are having problems and wars in the last century. Chess came from Persia. Great board games come from Germany. Lots of video games from countries that start wars like Germany, Japan, Korea, United States, Canada and Norway. People don't kill people, games kill people.
I don't disagree some things need changing. But indoctrination in many ways IS good. Don't hurt people, be nice, respect others. Heck walk on the right side and stand in line without complaining is one I wish more people had picked up on. What's wrong with saying the pledge and teaching respect for the country, making people proud? I'm not a rabid Bush supporter or a fan of the Iraq mistake even though I love my country, spent 12 years in the military and consider myself a patriot. You have to provide a foundation of common knowledge, beliefs and experiences for people to relate to each other and get along. Regardless of the personal comments I made in my last post (which I apologize for), most people don't have the will and ability to learn to be a functioning member of society on their own. There are a lot of things that need to improve with universal education, including making schools equal not based on their location or tax base, but everyone should have to attend. I would even support a year of mandatory community service, whether it's military or something else. I'm tired of people just looking for the most money/power whatever to benefit themselves. It's time to look around and see how to fix things for others benefit. And before anyone asks what do I do to help? I work through my church to help others and also volunteer with Red Cross disaster relief.
ur post iz phat loot. who need uneeversaal edimication? i lern 2 reed + spel on web. skools r dum. Come on dude. The years you spent in school before you decided you were better then everyone else didn't contribute any part to who you are now? Or did someone hit your dad in the head with an axe? I've known good teachers and bad teachers. Even the bad ones most of them are in the profession because they initially wanted to help people. Many of them have a passion, even if they end up misguided in themselves or thwarted by a broken system. This guy probably was minding his own business, trying to do the best he could, dealing with the same smart-a** crapheads everyday and parents who don't pay any attention to their kids and make every excuse for failure except them or their kids fault. I'm not a teacher but I know how hard a job they have. They have limited resources, most paying for classroom extras out of their own meager pockets, and have to try and adapt material to make it interesting all the way from the slowest to the brightest. The slowest usually don't care because they're trained not to and the brightest think they are better than everyone else and already know it all. What's amazing is after all the sh*t they constantly have to deal with there are still people willing to put their time and effort into trying to improving the lives of others.
Commie. Disclaimer: the poster of this message is not affiliated with any political apparatus that would spend valuable taxpayers money tracking you down to prevent insidious lies from threatening the harmony of ordinary, patriotic, god-fearing citizens.
The other problem you have with this poll is the same as every poll which is "The Best of." Unless you limit the scope you almost always end up with a list that is heavily weighted towards what is fresh in everyones mind. Song lists, sports figures, movies, books, whatever. What people vote on is usually what is in the media now and definitely only what they have experienced. What makes a movie great, sci-fi or otherwise? Is it just because you like watching it? I love watching Fifth Element but I kind of see it as a new age Blade Runner "Action" wannabe. Kind of like the difference between Alien and Alien 2. When Infonaut says take a poll in 2037 I definitely see the point. Matter of fact I think you should go further and say that whenever you do a "best of" all time or century or whatever poll you should exclude the last 5 years or at least give it a mark down ratio to weed out the newness factor. But hey, all that being said if people wanna vote Serenity as the greatest sci-fi film of all time more power to them. I hope they enjoy watching it while they're reading Robert Jordan and listening to Kelley Clarkson.