Ok. I agree. Just wanted to point to Epicurus as one of the first to lay down the structure of 'modern' atheism. He surely didn't become seriously popular by it, though.
So your truth rests on the fact that sometimes, perhaps, evidence may show up? Evidence on some historical account that contradicts all others? Fine, go ahead.
You put forth the idea that you personally had no idea about ethics, but needed to be given it to you by some kind of higher authority. Generally, we call that authority a priest when talking about religion. Or does you god talk to you personally? Which, by the way, would be even more scary.
Given that doves, at least the variety hanging around here in the city, are merely rats with wings, I wholly endorse that commandment. Apart from that, I find the so-called "moral spirit" of that particular passage way more abhorrent than the illustration. Well, "morals" are for people not intelligent enough to have ethics.
They probably should take a hint from old-school catholicism and read the mass and cite the bible only in latin. Might help to resolve this particular case of cognitive dissonance.
I simply cannot fathom the cognitive dissonance the literalists are having with that one. Nice find - I read the whole thing years ago, but that part escaped my memory.
Hell? Where is that bullcrap mentioned in the bible again? Oh yea, there are 2 references, which most likely don't even have a supernatural connotation. So, even from a biblical inerrancy viewpoint, the whole concept is just a steaming pile.
Ehm, I usually do not do this, but... citation? Seriously, I'd love to get my hands on some serious text making that claim. The mind boggles, as if pounded by God's supernatural hardon through the ear canal.
I take it the evangelical fundamentalist biblical literalism has a special "literal" interpretation of that passage? Always been wondering about that one.
Except that there is not a shred of archaeological evidence for Israelites ever having been in Egypt. Not a shred. At least half of the historiographic account in the Bible is pure propaganda.
I am scared like hell by guys like you, by people who can't envision anything good or meaningful without having it handed to them by their priest. Exactly how depraved are you?
So I guess all my protein NMR research is worthless? After all, I filtered the signal, zero-padded the digitized data, applied a window function, applied a convolution to change lineshape, did a phase correction, did a baseline correction, selected a cutoff above the noise. How much more manipulated can a data set get? Heck, I even actively suppressed signals I didn't want to have in the spectrum during measurement. Protein NMR is a fraud!!one!!eleven!!!!!
I suppose the "interesting" mod was given out for the actually interesting fact that someone can hold such a twisted view of reality without instantly dying of seizures caused by a brain trying to suicide in utter despair, not wanting to be the substrate on which such a warped mind runs, yes? That was it what you meant, mods, no?
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There is, however, a shitload of coal left. Which can be liquified economically close to current oil prices,
Ok. I agree. Just wanted to point to Epicurus as one of the first to lay down the structure of 'modern' atheism. He surely didn't become seriously popular by it, though.
So your truth rests on the fact that sometimes, perhaps, evidence may show up? Evidence on some historical account that contradicts all others? Fine, go ahead.
You put forth the idea that you personally had no idea about ethics, but needed to be given it to you by some kind of higher authority. Generally, we call that authority a priest when talking about religion. Or does you god talk to you personally? Which, by the way, would be even more scary.
No, the only thing infinite is nerd pedantry and disregard for context.
IA! IA! CTHULHU FTAGHN!
Given that doves, at least the variety hanging around here in the city, are merely rats with wings, I wholly endorse that commandment. Apart from that, I find the so-called "moral spirit" of that particular passage way more abhorrent than the illustration. Well, "morals" are for people not intelligent enough to have ethics.
They probably should take a hint from old-school catholicism and read the mass and cite the bible only in latin. Might help to resolve this particular case of cognitive dissonance.
Seconded. Crumb is unspeakably good. And his take on Genesis shows it.
I simply cannot fathom the cognitive dissonance the literalists are having with that one. Nice find - I read the whole thing years ago, but that part escaped my memory.
Not really. Compare Epicurus' writings on religion. He basically wrote the boilerplate text around 300 BCE.
Anne Frank: "Heads have been bashed in." Bible: "Bash heads in". See the difference?
Hell? Where is that bullcrap mentioned in the bible again? Oh yea, there are 2 references, which most likely don't even have a supernatural connotation. So, even from a biblical inerrancy viewpoint, the whole concept is just a steaming pile.
I think teh lulz are rather frowned upon in Calvinism....
Ehm, I usually do not do this, but... citation? Seriously, I'd love to get my hands on some serious text making that claim. The mind boggles, as if pounded by God's supernatural hardon through the ear canal.
I take it the evangelical fundamentalist biblical literalism has a special "literal" interpretation of that passage? Always been wondering about that one.
Except that there is not a shred of archaeological evidence for Israelites ever having been in Egypt. Not a shred. At least half of the historiographic account in the Bible is pure propaganda.
I am scared like hell by guys like you, by people who can't envision anything good or meaningful without having it handed to them by their priest. Exactly how depraved are you?
How about not manipulated?
So I guess all my protein NMR research is worthless? After all, I filtered the signal, zero-padded the digitized data, applied a window function, applied a convolution to change lineshape, did a phase correction, did a baseline correction, selected a cutoff above the noise. How much more manipulated can a data set get? Heck, I even actively suppressed signals I didn't want to have in the spectrum during measurement. Protein NMR is a fraud!!one!!eleven!!!!!
Seriously, show me one unmanipulated dataset.
Fraudster? Did Watts comment on the mails?
Minor nitpick - I guess that should be C12/C14, as C13 is stable.
I suppose the "interesting" mod was given out for the actually interesting fact that someone can hold such a twisted view of reality without instantly dying of seizures caused by a brain trying to suicide in utter despair, not wanting to be the substrate on which such a warped mind runs, yes? That was it what you meant, mods, no?
I do say the same thing every time. Then I can't help myself. Installing right now...
Implied facepalm - when something is so fucking retarded, a full and proper facepalm is not even necessary
Also, every car purchasers should be mandated to buy at least one buggy whip together with his car.