Take a look at the US laws. Every single one. Now use a blue marker for every law based on logic and science and a red marker for every law based on feelings, emotions, irrational fears and opinions.
I'm fairly sure you'll wear out a few red markers, while the blue one will last you a lifetime.
I'd consider the existence of a god extraordinary, yes. Mostly because I don't go out the door and run into gods. Again, you telling me you had breakfast at McD is a quite ordinary claim. I know that this works. I have been there. I ate breakfast there. I know they serve breakfast to anyone. So your claim is about as ordinary as it may get. A claim that there is a god and that he has some sort of influence on this world is quite extraordinary. I also have no idea how much more extraordinary it could get than an omnipotent, omniscient being. That's pretty much the definition of extraordinary.
The question whether a claim is ordinary or extraordinary is not based on the amount of people making it. Reality is not a popularity contest, we don't get to democratically vote on it, and no matter how many fat people want gravity to go away it is here and here to stay.
My guess is the surge of Labour voters came more from the realization that May tries to be like Thatcher, and a lot of Brits do actually remember those times.
And with Apple, if you bought their top of the line computer 10 years ago... you could today buy the same computer. And it would still be the top of (their) line.
I work at the IT security of a large bank and use a different bank for my business. Not that I think their security is better than ours, but at least I don't know how good it is...
Nope. Sorry. The burden of proof is with the party that claims that there is god, gods or spirits. Simply by the laws of logic. The argument "you have to disprove it and until you can it stands" is also very popular with conspiracy theorists and yeti search parties, but likewise, put up or shut up.
One of the key reasons is that the claim is a bit out of the ordinary. If you claim that you had breakfast at McD today and it was good, I will probably believe you without wanting to see a receipt or even demand that you regurgitate it so I can test the contents myself. At the very least I can believe you that you can eat breakfast at McD, I have seen people eat at McD, I actually did have breakfast myself at some point at McD. So I can verify at the very least that your claim is possible and unless there is a compelling reason for me to doubt your statement that you did have breakfast there, too, it's ok to just "believe" you. It is possible, it is even plausible due to the nature of their business.
On the other hand, I never ran into any god, gods or spirits during my life. Likewise no yetis, aliens or the proverbial "men in black". So if you claim that there are any, I would definitely want you to show me any kind of proof for this, simply because I cannot verify the veracity of the claim with any kind of evidence that I have on hand. I would require some evidence from you instead.
And yes, I don't have much familiarity with some of the more exotic religions on the planet. Likewise, I don't know every conspiracy theory or cryptozoological monster. That doesn't mean I have to accept the claim that any of them exist as true until I can disprove it. By that logic, you'd have to accept rainbow shitting unicorns as true because, hey, can you disprove their existence?
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And it would give bums a new source of income, buying phones for kids.
Creating jobs for homeless and unemployables, that's so American, it makes me smile.
Great, now THAT's not going to cause your kid to be a reclusive but rather an outcast.
Way better.
These Tom Sawyer stories twist the minds of our youth and fill it with tainted ideas!
Your kid may disagree. I had my first computer when I was 10. Best (ok, actually, the only good) decision my dad ever made for me.
Take a look at the US laws. Every single one. Now use a blue marker for every law based on logic and science and a red marker for every law based on feelings, emotions, irrational fears and opinions.
I'm fairly sure you'll wear out a few red markers, while the blue one will last you a lifetime.
I want to help those that want to be helped.
Replace with Radio and you're back in the 1940s, TV and you're in the 60s, replace with D&D and it's the 80s...
There has never been a shortage of parents who didn't understand new technology and needed a scapegoat to blame their bad parenting on.
What? Raise your kids yourself without a nanny state to hold your hand?
How would they know what to think and be a good citizen, because my attitude towards so many things could be wrong...
Everyone who needs to know it knows what "Ia" means!
Editor Dsvid who can't be assed to proofread his own articles.
I know. Try, just TRY to get a printer 802.1X compliant.
That doesn't mean you can throw your hands up and just be done with it.
Again, the laws of your country still need to allow this.
Fun fact: Laws trump contracts. Always. And twice on Sundays.
I'd consider the existence of a god extraordinary, yes. Mostly because I don't go out the door and run into gods. Again, you telling me you had breakfast at McD is a quite ordinary claim. I know that this works. I have been there. I ate breakfast there. I know they serve breakfast to anyone. So your claim is about as ordinary as it may get. A claim that there is a god and that he has some sort of influence on this world is quite extraordinary. I also have no idea how much more extraordinary it could get than an omnipotent, omniscient being. That's pretty much the definition of extraordinary.
The question whether a claim is ordinary or extraordinary is not based on the amount of people making it. Reality is not a popularity contest, we don't get to democratically vote on it, and no matter how many fat people want gravity to go away it is here and here to stay.
Ouch! Truth does hurt, it seems.
My guess is the surge of Labour voters came more from the realization that May tries to be like Thatcher, and a lot of Brits do actually remember those times.
Pics, I mean, Tweets or didn't happen.
Well, at least he's almost #14 1/4.
Yes, Mrs. May, that's something Britain lacks, but that was not the topic now.
And with Apple, if you bought their top of the line computer 10 years ago... you could today buy the same computer. And it would still be the top of (their) line.
The dump I took after the bean burrito was an absolute atrocity, so let's all eat the shit I took after the Sauerkraut evening.
Yes, but right now we have a semi-permeable membrane where money may flow from corporations to politicians and laws flow the other direction.
In other words, I doubt the owners of our law making whores would want this.
Hey! My thoughts exactly! :)
Anyone here who doesn't think that, no matter where he works?
Who is stupid enough to do it?
I work at the IT security of a large bank and use a different bank for my business. Not that I think their security is better than ours, but at least I don't know how good it is...
Anyone thinking of the children as much as some politicians should be under surveillance, we might have a pedo lurking.
Nope. Sorry. The burden of proof is with the party that claims that there is god, gods or spirits. Simply by the laws of logic. The argument "you have to disprove it and until you can it stands" is also very popular with conspiracy theorists and yeti search parties, but likewise, put up or shut up.
One of the key reasons is that the claim is a bit out of the ordinary. If you claim that you had breakfast at McD today and it was good, I will probably believe you without wanting to see a receipt or even demand that you regurgitate it so I can test the contents myself. At the very least I can believe you that you can eat breakfast at McD, I have seen people eat at McD, I actually did have breakfast myself at some point at McD. So I can verify at the very least that your claim is possible and unless there is a compelling reason for me to doubt your statement that you did have breakfast there, too, it's ok to just "believe" you. It is possible, it is even plausible due to the nature of their business.
On the other hand, I never ran into any god, gods or spirits during my life. Likewise no yetis, aliens or the proverbial "men in black". So if you claim that there are any, I would definitely want you to show me any kind of proof for this, simply because I cannot verify the veracity of the claim with any kind of evidence that I have on hand. I would require some evidence from you instead.
And yes, I don't have much familiarity with some of the more exotic religions on the planet. Likewise, I don't know every conspiracy theory or cryptozoological monster. That doesn't mean I have to accept the claim that any of them exist as true until I can disprove it. By that logic, you'd have to accept rainbow shitting unicorns as true because, hey, can you disprove their existence?
If you have a claim to make, put up or shut up.