I'm an atheist, but I can tell you what my parents believe...
To summarize: God gave Satan power as he did all angels. He did remove some power, however, by banishing him to the earth. He isn't just killing him off because he is giving him an opportunity to learn for himself that God is good... And this also is a convenient way he can test the faith of man without bothering his conscience. He's set a time limit where enough is enough, at which point he'll put an end to it.
Again, not my beliefs.
Never mind all the people who spend an eternity being tortured in Hell because of this little experiment.
God does now willingly greive or afflict the children of men. don't colour Him bad. He is the Lord, the Lord, merciful, compassionate, abounding in steadfast love and grace.
How can this be when the world is only 6000 years old?
Easy - God made the dinosaurs long before he made the earth. (The reason we find their bones everywhere is that he recycled the dinos when making the earth.)
No this is cool, lets clone it and get our dino bbq on.
Suicide is not evidence that someone has brain damage or is insane or anything like that. It is often a brave and highly rational act. When I hear of a suicide I look for what it was in their environment that caused it. Not for what was wrong in their head. It is blaming the victim that is the real problem. Japanese society has a healthy view of suicide.
Unfortunately sometimes something "wrong in their head" *does* cause suicide, and a lot of other behavior that society doesn't approve of.
I do not know a single intelligent person who likes watching football.
It is idiotic barbaric violent crap.
And you have to be a sick fuck to even think it is cool to watch people beat the hell out of each other during the game.
Of course it fits right in with the old Roman scheme of "bread and circuses" which was meant to keep the populace in a satisfied and compliant state. Of course if you are not an idiot that alone will offend you.
I wonder whether nerds' general disinterest in sports is a function of their general ASD nature.
ISTM that sports fandom is primarily a social phenomenon.
But hey, it's America. Jesus loves a winner. Jesus hates taxes, Mexicans and poor sick people. Jesus loves the guy that gets thirty major concussions in his NFL career and suffers advanced dementia in his fifties.
Wrong about that last one; Jesus only loves the team owners that profited off of it.
(Unless it's those socialistic Green Bay Packers.)
Yes, because the sports industry is fighting this research as hard as possible because they see it as the end of their cash cow. Read Sports Illustrated and check out how they portray this as pseudoscientific bullshit.
People letting other people suffer and die to make a buck? Surely you jest.
The reason we got into this mess is because of copyright, and the idea that websites like Facebook have any right whatsoever to your creative rights beyond non-exclusive publication.
My personal view is there is not going to be a legal solution forthcoming because most human beings are not concerned/too ignorant/stupid/illiterate.
Truly, the USA has far bigger problems than excessive copyright protection. I'm concerned, and hopefully not too ignorant/stupid/illiterate, but it's hard to imagine an election where the available candidates agree on all the more important stuff, so that my decision would be based on their stance on copyright.
Free entertainment is pretty low on my list of desiderata.
That's why they speak of "high functioning autism". Some can maintain their own household, some can't. But there are surprisingly many common characteristics for people everywhere on the spectrum.
And some contradictions: some are bright, others are mentally retarded.
Sorry but a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder is such a wide range of issues that we need things to be broken down a bit more.
The problem with spectral disorders is that they involve constellations of symptoms that are correlated but not always there in individual cases, so you can't categorize everyone into "who has what" without drawing some very arbitrary lines.
I was going to ask why they would use moving parts instead of something like cool chips (quantum electron tunneling). But then I realized that there probably isn't anything that is tested and ready yet. Then I realized that posting on Slashdot about things I know nothing about, will probably inflame the pedants and incite comments regarding my lack of knowledge and poor grammar/spelling. But then I posted anyway.
We are indeed inflamed, and our comments are duly incited.
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Firstly, I don't even know what you mean by a "fanatical atheist".
I think he's referring to an antitheists. Those guys want to rid the world of all religions, and they are indeed fanatical about it.
Wonder what he calls people who want to rid the world of all religions except their own.
And since there's no evidence that you've seen, the only logical choice is agnosticism.
Do you apply that rule to all unfounded claims? FSM? Russell's Teapot? Irish mythology? Wrath of Khan is a true story?
Doesn't actually sound like a very logical choice to me.
I bet paleontologists would be pissed that Slashdot uses their interesting scientific findings as a soapbox for religion trolling.
I bet they're glad we do it here instead of on their blogs.
I'm an atheist, but I can tell you what my parents believe...
To summarize: God gave Satan power as he did all angels. He did remove some power, however, by banishing him to the earth. He isn't just killing him off because he is giving him an opportunity to learn for himself that God is good... And this also is a convenient way he can test the faith of man without bothering his conscience. He's set a time limit where enough is enough, at which point he'll put an end to it.
Again, not my beliefs.
Never mind all the people who spend an eternity being tortured in Hell because of this little experiment.
God does now willingly greive or afflict the children of men. don't colour Him bad.
He is the Lord, the Lord, merciful, compassionate, abounding in steadfast love and grace.
IOW, sit down and shut up.
I hope this leaves enough cave lobster for my Dwarves!
For many people, however, the only 'true' Batmobile is the original version driven by Adam West in the 1960s TV series
Well if you want to get all LATFH about it, the first vehicle labeled "Batmobile" was a red sedan in Detective Comics #27 released in May of 1939.
Fortunately Batman's taste has improved with time.
How can this be when the world is only 6000 years old?
Easy - God made the dinosaurs long before he made the earth. (The reason we find their bones everywhere is that he recycled the dinos when making the earth.)
No this is cool, lets clone it and get our dino bbq on.
BBQ chicken is close enough, and far cheaper.
Sports builds character. How could it be so bad?
It's especially edifying when both sides pray to the same God for victory.
(Though perhaps less so than when armies do it.)
Suicide is not evidence that someone has brain damage or is insane or anything like that. It is often a brave and highly rational act. When I hear of a suicide I look for what it was in their environment that caused it. Not for what was wrong in their head. It is blaming the victim that is the real problem. Japanese society has a healthy view of suicide.
Unfortunately sometimes something "wrong in their head" *does* cause suicide, and a lot of other behavior that society doesn't approve of.
I do not know a single intelligent person who likes
watching football.
It is idiotic barbaric violent crap.
And you have to be a sick fuck to even think it is cool
to watch people beat the hell out of each other during the game.
Of course it fits right in with the old Roman scheme of "bread and circuses"
which was meant to keep the populace in a satisfied and compliant state.
Of course if you are not an idiot that alone will offend you.
I wonder whether nerds' general disinterest in sports is a function of their general ASD nature.
ISTM that sports fandom is primarily a social phenomenon.
But hey, it's America. Jesus loves a winner. Jesus hates taxes, Mexicans and poor sick people. Jesus loves the guy that gets thirty major concussions in his NFL career and suffers advanced dementia in his fifties.
Wrong about that last one; Jesus only loves the team owners that profited off of it.
(Unless it's those socialistic Green Bay Packers.)
Yes, because the sports industry is fighting this research as hard as possible because they see it as the end of their cash cow. Read Sports Illustrated and check out how they portray this as pseudoscientific bullshit.
People letting other people suffer and die to make a buck? Surely you jest.
The reason we got into this mess is because of copyright, and the idea that websites like Facebook have any right whatsoever to your creative rights beyond non-exclusive publication.
Is someone making you post your stuff there?
Once the term expires NO-ONE can use the material to make a profit.
Wouldn't be any Hobbit movie.
My personal view is there is not going to be a legal solution forthcoming because most human beings are not concerned/too ignorant/stupid/illiterate.
Truly, the USA has far bigger problems than excessive copyright protection. I'm concerned, and hopefully not too ignorant/stupid/illiterate, but it's hard to imagine an election where the available candidates agree on all the more important stuff, so that my decision would be based on their stance on copyright.
Free entertainment is pretty low on my list of desiderata.
Some proposals could permit governments to censor legitimate speech — or even cut off Internet access
I presume he means "more than already" ?
So basically nerds no longer have any cover for their lack of social skills?
I think 'nerd' will suffice for both cause and excuse.
That's why they speak of "high functioning autism". Some can maintain their own household, some can't. But there are surprisingly many common characteristics for people everywhere on the spectrum.
And some contradictions: some are bright, others are mentally retarded.
Sorry but a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder is such a wide range of issues that we need things to be broken down a bit more.
The problem with spectral disorders is that they involve constellations of symptoms that are correlated but not always there in individual cases, so you can't categorize everyone into "who has what" without drawing some very arbitrary lines.
Because many of us have at least been accused of having it. Or are "self-diagnosed" as having it. Or were even diagnosed by an actual psychiatrist.
There's a not-actually-diagnostic Autism Spectrum Quotient test that you can take at Wired.
It might be fun to have a Slashdot poll on the range of results.
Go to Somalia, the politicians won't tell you what to do.
But - but - but - If I move to Somalia, no one will protect me from the warlords or fix the potholes in my street.
You see, I'm not anti-government - I love all the things government provides. I'm just anti-responsibility.
Don't sell the fuck out to political parties and destroy your credibility.
Sometimes saying nothing sells out to a political party and/or destroys your credibility.
Is it really a good thing for Khan to be involved in politics?
From the description, it sounds more like civics than politics.
Maybe he's trolling to see who will admit that they know BASIC.
I was going to ask why they would use moving parts instead of something like cool chips (quantum electron tunneling). But then I realized that there probably isn't anything that is tested and ready yet. Then I realized that posting on Slashdot about things I know nothing about, will probably inflame the pedants and incite comments regarding my lack of knowledge and poor grammar/spelling. But then I posted anyway.
We are indeed inflamed, and our comments are duly incited.