Agreed. The ads are so obtrusive, and often harmful, that I would rather just not have access to the content.
Some sites have reasonable ads, so I do disable ad block on CNN, Fox, ABC, etc.
Simple formula for me: post unobtrusive ads, and I don't block.
Maybe not. Envision this... Criminal gets 20 years for a violent crime. Prisons are overcrowded. Drug him to make 3 years seem like 20, and free the cell space. Thoughts?
Hi,
Thanks for the comment. I've heard that said before, that religion asks 'why' and science only asks 'what.' I'm not entirely sure I agree. Maybe that's what the relationship is supposed to be, but I'm not sure that's what it is.
Without asking 'why', one discovery might not lead to another. 'Why' are these things attached to the kidneys (adrenals), 'why' is this little sack attached to the intestine (gall bladder). So, at least _some_ of the 'why' must occur, in order to get more of the 'what.'
All things being equal, I can't imagine - statistically - that such complex and specific organs as eyes, ears, and a digestive system (with chemical sensors, multiple muscle types, villi(for extended surface area), folded gut(again, max surface area), acid production, mucosa to protect from the acid, etc.) could possibly occur all in the same organism. I think it's more statistically likely that the sun won't rise tomorrow.
There is way too much order in the universe as a whole to support the long held belief of increasing entropy. I was taught that as FACT in college chemistry. It is not fact! Hydrocarbons, proteins, galaxies, solar systems, atoms, fatty acids, ant and bee colonies... way too much order for increasing entropy! I don't see entropy going on anywhere except mountains eroding. Please forgive me if I missed another good example of it, but there are too many examples against it.
I should get a good flame war started with this one! I got kicked out of college once for a very similar discussion online! I wonder if slashdot will ban me;)
Well said for the greatest part!
The salesman's pitch is not the same (or even a good facsimile) of the genuine product. Read a copy of the book for yourself. If you choose not to believe it after reading it, then you at least KNOW what it is you don't believe. Almost all the arguments in this ridiculous thread are just like all the other anti-christian arguments. It's always the same stuff reshuffled in every online discussion about whether or not there is a God.
My problem is mostly the stale half-thought arguments. The claims that God can't be examined or proven hold no more water than the arguments that man is here by accident. How can you PROVE that higher order animals developed organs, nerve connections, and brain centers for specific purposes by accident! How can you PROVE that an EYE or an EAR (and all the associated hardware) developed by simply being a genetic mutation at random. You can't! No more can you PROVE that there is a God empirically.
You are right that every "religious" person has a unique experience with commonalities among them all. The main thing they all share is experience that cannot be quantified or qualified by experiment. You can't PROVE a reason why a person diagnosed with terminal cancer (who has records to prove it) receives a complete healing (and has records to prove it) after praying to a deity who also cannot be PROVEN.
They're not all stupid, they're not all gullible. (it's actually supposed to have an i, weird)
The post about asbestos briefs in this thread is right!;)
Cheers all.
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Perfect response!
I had to look that one up myself https://www.techopedia.com/def...
Agreed. The ads are so obtrusive, and often harmful, that I would rather just not have access to the content. Some sites have reasonable ads, so I do disable ad block on CNN, Fox, ABC, etc. Simple formula for me: post unobtrusive ads, and I don't block.
Correct! Then each ballot can be verified. No more "calibration errors," which, every single time, favor the Bolshevik party.
Maybe not. Envision this... Criminal gets 20 years for a violent crime. Prisons are overcrowded. Drug him to make 3 years seem like 20, and free the cell space. Thoughts?
Perfectly stated.
Hi, Thanks for the comment. I've heard that said before, that religion asks 'why' and science only asks 'what.' I'm not entirely sure I agree. Maybe that's what the relationship is supposed to be, but I'm not sure that's what it is. Without asking 'why', one discovery might not lead to another. 'Why' are these things attached to the kidneys (adrenals), 'why' is this little sack attached to the intestine (gall bladder). So, at least _some_ of the 'why' must occur, in order to get more of the 'what.' All things being equal, I can't imagine - statistically - that such complex and specific organs as eyes, ears, and a digestive system (with chemical sensors, multiple muscle types, villi(for extended surface area), folded gut(again, max surface area), acid production, mucosa to protect from the acid, etc.) could possibly occur all in the same organism. I think it's more statistically likely that the sun won't rise tomorrow. There is way too much order in the universe as a whole to support the long held belief of increasing entropy. I was taught that as FACT in college chemistry. It is not fact! Hydrocarbons, proteins, galaxies, solar systems, atoms, fatty acids, ant and bee colonies... way too much order for increasing entropy! I don't see entropy going on anywhere except mountains eroding. Please forgive me if I missed another good example of it, but there are too many examples against it. I should get a good flame war started with this one! I got kicked out of college once for a very similar discussion online! I wonder if slashdot will ban me ;)
Well said for the greatest part! The salesman's pitch is not the same (or even a good facsimile) of the genuine product. Read a copy of the book for yourself. If you choose not to believe it after reading it, then you at least KNOW what it is you don't believe. Almost all the arguments in this ridiculous thread are just like all the other anti-christian arguments. It's always the same stuff reshuffled in every online discussion about whether or not there is a God. My problem is mostly the stale half-thought arguments. The claims that God can't be examined or proven hold no more water than the arguments that man is here by accident. How can you PROVE that higher order animals developed organs, nerve connections, and brain centers for specific purposes by accident! How can you PROVE that an EYE or an EAR (and all the associated hardware) developed by simply being a genetic mutation at random. You can't! No more can you PROVE that there is a God empirically. You are right that every "religious" person has a unique experience with commonalities among them all. The main thing they all share is experience that cannot be quantified or qualified by experiment. You can't PROVE a reason why a person diagnosed with terminal cancer (who has records to prove it) receives a complete healing (and has records to prove it) after praying to a deity who also cannot be PROVEN. They're not all stupid, they're not all gullible. (it's actually supposed to have an i, weird) The post about asbestos briefs in this thread is right! ;)
Cheers all.