Is anyone else totally disillusioned with consumers for things like this? The worldwide economy is crumbling because people didn't know how much was too much. And now, after people know that, they *keep* *buying*. Big screen TVs, _thousands_ in gift cards, other expensive purchases, when they should be starting to save up, conserve. When will people learn?
The battle for supremacy between Mozilla's Firefox ("JavaScript, I am your father") and Google's Chrome ("Come live in thread harmony, Luke") is good for everyone.
"Well, if all the world is created by God (whatever form he/she/it is), would that not also include the rules of science and scientific thought and practice?"
You are absolutely right. Science is how we find out about our (created) universe. There's nothing wrong with wanting to know and with using the scientific method to find out how things work. Contrary to common belief on Slashdot, nowhere in the Bible does it say, "Thou shall not use science". If I remember correctly, King Solomon was quite a learned and "scientific" man (scientific for that day, at any rate). Science is a great tool to learn about Creation.(what?! A Christian on Slashdot? Who's saying science is a good thing? Wait! This can't happen!)
However, I do have a problem with treating the scientific method and anything labeled with "science" as fact. I know that's not what science is about and that you adapt to what you find out when you find that you're wrong. I'm not a complete dullard (woah. This is still a _Christian_ saying this? What's going on?!?!). But for years, that (the valence electrons, that is...that's what the original subject was, right?) was considered fact because of a missing piece of information. In the same way, who's to say that there isn't some missing piece of information that points to creation and thus, God?
The scientific method is an amazing tool, even to Christians, and I'm not bashing it or saying we shouldn't find out about the physical laws that God gave us. But remember: Before the Enlightenment period, people thought that alchemy and speculation were the best ways to find out about the world. Could the scientific method also be replaced for something else, something that uses a piece of information about the universe that we don't have right now?
But I digress. But this is Slashdot, so it's okay.
This just goes to show that just because something is done scientifically and according to the scientific method doesn't mean it's right. (if I dare say, the scientific method _is_ scientific "dogma"--religious people get "burned at the stake" on the comments every day for not adhering)
For instance, you can scientifically prove that God doesn't exist all you want given the small amount of information we know about our universe. Just because it's "done right", doesn't mean you aren't completely wrong and that you're not missing something.
Religion isn't meant to explain how the world around us works. Religion defines who we are and our purpose here--something science is hard pressed to find. In other words, science can't explain everything. It is to find out about the world around us. Anything outside the world around us (aka: God) is, by definition, not bound by the rules of science.
Let the burning begin.
One of my high school colors was red. In nearly every athletic sport, we lost (excluding basketball) *every* *single* *game* with very few exceptions.
" It's speculated that this distracts the other team slightly due to the psychological aspect of people turning red when angry."
The coach was a big, angry guy. And he turned red a lot. And we still lost.
Those thousands more terrorists plotting our doom were multiplied by Bush's insane invasion of Iraq instead of fixing Afghanistan. Taking out dictators who killed thousands, and wouldn't hesitate to use WMDs against us (if they had them or not...that's another debate) is insane? And I disagree with you when you say al Qaeda is strong as it was. bin Laden is in hiding, quite a few of their chief operatives are dead. They aren't as strong, no matter what you mean liberals say...I won't believe it! It isn't true!
It's not that Republicans have "opposing views", it's that their "views" are just smokescreen for the tyranny they've dealt with their endless power abuses. And the Democrat's record is spotless?
So yes, every talking point you chanted in your post exposes that you're a Republican operative. Republicans, the "Conservative" ones, anyway, used to be against big government, government coercion, "foreign entanglements", "nation building", "social engineering", lying, torture, cheating, stealing, child molesting, drug abuse, prostitution, adultery... Every single disgusting act you Republicans have made your trademarks. I am hardly a fanboy for Republicans. I disagree with many things they do. And the "Republicans" who are for these things, I don't consider conservative. The meaning of conservative still remains the same, even if many Republicans have turned away from it. Child molesting, drug abuse, prostitution, and adultery? Sounds like you have a skewed view of Republicans...no doubt by the big, evil, mean, conspiring media. I can say stuff like that. I'm a Republican...and that makes me stupid, uninformed, and defenseless, right?
So yes, you'd better shut up. I thought I left that kind of talk in middle school. I can remember many times when I started a debate with someone, and their only reply was "shut up". Mmm. Ah well.
And promise yourself (you can't say anything to me I could ever believe) that you'll learn how to act before trying it again in public. You'll thank me, when you learn to be a human and live in reality again. Oh, forgot. Republicans aren't really people. Sorry. I'll go home and think about what you said. You said it so eloquently, I just may want to switch parties. Maybe become a Democratic Operative on some conservative's blog?
Now, excuse me while I go and rape some baby. It's my trademark, after all.
You can look at the last 218 years of America's government, and see that it's never been anywhere near this bad. Hm. The stock markets hit a record high the other day. When there's thousands more terrorists than before planning our doom, we've kept a majority of them away. We've established two democracies in the middle east, rid the world of an evil dictator/mass murderer, amongst other things. Talk about terrible.
Following 6 years just controlling Congress, after 12 years controlling just the White House, which came 5 years after Nixon got kicked out for trying a smaller-scale tyranny. Because being voted into office is tyranny! Having one party elected into something for this long...just terrible. For someone with opposing views to be in the White House and Congress...appalling.
That might surprise you, Anonymous Republican operative Coward, because you thought impeachment was just to attack a popular president. .
Because anyone who is slightly conservative on Slashdot is actually an operative from the dreaded other side. Oh noes. God forbid a Republican actually read Slashdot, much less understand it. And when did they start knowing anything about the government and what impeachment really is?
Now, better shut up before my cover as a Republican Operative is blown...
So Republicans are easily influenced? I guess this explains why despite enormous pressure from Hollywood and many other corporations/groups with large amounts of money, President Bush remains steadfast in support of the war? And also, despite pressure from the aforementioned, the Republicans recently filibustered an attempt to set a deadline for the war. I'm not saying that sometimes they aren't influenced (as someone else said, it's part of being a politician). Just that despite all this pressure and influences, they're staying steady with the war and won't relent. They're doing what they believe is best for the country, as is evidenced by their nonwillingness to back off when pressured like this.
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Time to start The John Galt Motor Company.
Is anyone else totally disillusioned with consumers for things like this? The worldwide economy is crumbling because people didn't know how much was too much. And now, after people know that, they *keep* *buying*. Big screen TVs, _thousands_ in gift cards, other expensive purchases, when they should be starting to save up, conserve. When will people learn?
With the story on Chrome having a 1.5% share earlier today, and Firefox having a 32% share, I don't see how there's a "battle for supremacy"...
No, it's tauntaun. Read EU. Now who's the nerd?
"Well, if all the world is created by God (whatever form he/she/it is), would that not also include the rules of science and scientific thought and practice?"
You are absolutely right. Science is how we find out about our (created) universe. There's nothing wrong with wanting to know and with using the scientific method to find out how things work. Contrary to common belief on Slashdot, nowhere in the Bible does it say, "Thou shall not use science". If I remember correctly, King Solomon was quite a learned and "scientific" man (scientific for that day, at any rate). Science is a great tool to learn about Creation.(what?! A Christian on Slashdot? Who's saying science is a good thing? Wait! This can't happen!)
However, I do have a problem with treating the scientific method and anything labeled with "science" as fact. I know that's not what science is about and that you adapt to what you find out when you find that you're wrong. I'm not a complete dullard (woah. This is still a _Christian_ saying this? What's going on?!?!). But for years, that (the valence electrons, that is...that's what the original subject was, right?) was considered fact because of a missing piece of information. In the same way, who's to say that there isn't some missing piece of information that points to creation and thus, God?
The scientific method is an amazing tool, even to Christians, and I'm not bashing it or saying we shouldn't find out about the physical laws that God gave us. But remember: Before the Enlightenment period, people thought that alchemy and speculation were the best ways to find out about the world. Could the scientific method also be replaced for something else, something that uses a piece of information about the universe that we don't have right now?
But I digress. But this is Slashdot, so it's okay.
This just goes to show that just because something is done scientifically and according to the scientific method doesn't mean it's right. (if I dare say, the scientific method _is_ scientific "dogma"--religious people get "burned at the stake" on the comments every day for not adhering)
For instance, you can scientifically prove that God doesn't exist all you want given the small amount of information we know about our universe. Just because it's "done right", doesn't mean you aren't completely wrong and that you're not missing something.
Religion isn't meant to explain how the world around us works. Religion defines who we are and our purpose here--something science is hard pressed to find. In other words, science can't explain everything. It is to find out about the world around us. Anything outside the world around us (aka: God) is, by definition, not bound by the rules of science. Let the burning begin.
One of my high school colors was red. In nearly every athletic sport, we lost (excluding basketball) *every* *single* *game* with very few exceptions. " It's speculated that this distracts the other team slightly due to the psychological aspect of people turning red when angry." The coach was a big, angry guy. And he turned red a lot. And we still lost.
So Republicans are easily influenced? I guess this explains why despite enormous pressure from Hollywood and many other corporations/groups with large amounts of money, President Bush remains steadfast in support of the war? And also, despite pressure from the aforementioned, the Republicans recently filibustered an attempt to set a deadline for the war. I'm not saying that sometimes they aren't influenced (as someone else said, it's part of being a politician). Just that despite all this pressure and influences, they're staying steady with the war and won't relent. They're doing what they believe is best for the country, as is evidenced by their nonwillingness to back off when pressured like this.