You have a good point, and perhaps I was just being lazy not hitting the +1 bonus, but I still think it's wrong to mark it off topic - over rated perhaps, would have been better.
Actually, no it didn't get a 2 - my karma is high enough that I can post with a 2. The nice thing about a karma of 30 is that I can get away with that every once in a while. Of course, at one point, my karma was 36... Not that karma is all that important to me, but I do hate stupid idiot moderators who moderate things down for no good reason - like the warning about that link. This isn't the only time one of the stupid moderators has done this. I really thought meta moderation whould do something about these idiots. Guess I was wrong.
Of course, it goes without saying that this idiot isn't posting a link to my site - it's a link to the http://www.natalieportman.com/ site... Another bad link. Expect this idiot to keep doing this.
Yes, I think the Razor is an excellent example of false logic. Just because something is more simple doesn't make it the right answer. Let's face it: Science doesn't have all the answers either. Einstien even said that he thought God was a part of the universe.
The largest difference here is that I'm NOT saying I personally met with, and spoke to God - who then spoke back, in English no less, to tell me what to do. I'm saying that things have happened in my life that I simply cannot explain. Good things, at that. I don't buy that it was coencidence, etc. I have faith because of my personal experiance with the devine.
How then would you respond to people who say they have had a personal experiance with the devine? I know that God has acted in my life, on more than one occasion. I am certain that I am here only because God still has a plan for me. Do you think my experiance was all in my head? I'm not trying to be snide, I know it could look that way. I'm asking because I want to know what you think...
I looked for that at Bible on the web and I couldn't find it. There are (depending on the translation you use) 130+ entries for the word faith, and about 8 for evidence. I could not find your quote. Could you point me at the exact verse, and tell me which translation you're using?
NO. That is called BLIND faith. A better definition of faith would be that you have a belief based on personal experience. Go read "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis. You'll get a better understanding of what faith truly is.
You're missing my point. I'm asking a simple question here: What happens to the SPACE the singularity formed in? Take the colapse of a star for instance: What happens to the space, and more importantly, the energy and the matter that used to exist there? What happens to things in the new hole's proximity? Is that more clear?
The real question of course, is when is the IPO?:-) This is a good example of a business in the new economy that can live in the existing business model: They can show profits. I need to talk to my friends at TM about stock.:-)
But of what REAL use is this? If it could tell me more about my family, and how they got here, and where they actually came from, THAT would be useful.
I knew nothing more than DOS, and yet I made Slackware install back in 1994. It wasn't that hard. Red Hat, on the other hand seems to want to make things intentionally different, which is a bad thing, IMHO. Oh well. Shrug. Got Slack?
Boy, that's no joke. I once had this great pair of characters. I was like 12. I'd spent every day playing them, like 3 and 4 hours at a time, a day. All summer long, a group of about 6 of us played nothing but AD&D, day in, day out. Then, I made a wrong turn around a corner. WACK! WACK!! My two hero's were very dead. Sigh. What can I say? No, I'm not mental, but I cried! Hey, I was like 12 ya know? It had become a MAJOR part of my life, playing these two characters. Relmord the Barbarian and Samasa the thief. Relmord was a Simian, which was a race we made up just for our own games. They got +2 to Con, Str, and Dex, but -6 to Charisma. They were Tall, and smelled like, er, apes. They were basically a taller, more hairy, more muscular version of the Planet of the Apes type of Ape. Actually, I'd say they were like the ORC's in WarCraft II, but with Hair ALL over, kinda like an Orc/Wookie/Ape. Samasa was a elf. Boy, did those two look funny together. See, it HAD become real to me, and it took me a few days to adjust to thier death. I know that sounds loony, but there it is. The DM eventually resurected them, but I wouldn't play them anymore - they died fair and square, and so I left them in peace. No, this is not a troll, this is the truth - I'm just trying to illustrate that AC's point - Yeah, it's kind of addictive, and it does depend on the DM - good DM's are hard to find! Chad Price was one of the best. So was Ron and Rich Oldhaffer. Man, I haven't seen any of those guys in years. I know Chad's in New York, and hell - I moved to St. Louis, but I think I'm going to look them up - maybe they'll want to play for old time's sake!
Yeah!!!! Which BBS? I ran Corpsman Corner BBS (Fidonet node 1:120/429 for a while) in Mt. Clemens, Mi. I was stationed at Selfridge. I ran several doors, tradwares 2002 for sure being one of them. BRE/SRE were great. Did you ever run LORD? Or Planets? Not VGA Planets, but Planets, by the makers of LORD? Man, those WERE the days! And who can forget Pimp Wars? Hahaha!
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You have a good point, and perhaps I was just being lazy not hitting the +1 bonus, but I still think it's wrong to mark it off topic - over rated perhaps, would have been better.
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
Actually, no it didn't get a 2 - my karma is high enough that I can post with a 2. The nice thing about a karma of 30 is that I can get away with that every once in a while. Of course, at one point, my karma was 36... Not that karma is all that important to me, but I do hate stupid idiot moderators who moderate things down for no good reason - like the warning about that link. This isn't the only time one of the stupid moderators has done this. I really thought meta moderation whould do something about these idiots. Guess I was wrong.
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
Of course, it goes without saying that this idiot isn't posting a link to my site - it's a link to the http://www.natalieportman.com/ site... Another bad link. Expect this idiot to keep doing this.
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
Who ever the TOTAL moron was who moderated me down for doing a comunity service - FUCK YOU!!! FUCK YOU AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON!
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NASTY LINK WARNING! It's the idiot any his bung hole again...
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One could argue that it is the basis of many people's logic, and makes false assumptions.
:-)
Anyway, this has become far afield of the original discussion on faith.
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Yes, I think the Razor is an excellent example of false logic. Just because something is more simple doesn't make it the right answer. Let's face it: Science doesn't have all the answers either. Einstien even said that he thought God was a part of the universe.
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
One can always come up with something that is both simple and wrong. Occum's razor comes to mind.
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The largest difference here is that I'm NOT saying I personally met with, and spoke to God - who then spoke back, in English no less, to tell me what to do. I'm saying that things have happened in my life that I simply cannot explain. Good things, at that. I don't buy that it was coencidence, etc. I have faith because of my personal experiance with the devine.
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
How then would you respond to people who say they have had a personal experiance with the devine? I know that God has acted in my life, on more than one occasion. I am certain that I am here only because God still has a plan for me. Do you think my experiance was all in my head? I'm not trying to be snide, I know it could look that way. I'm asking because I want to know what you think...
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
Hmmm. But don't you think that just because something cannot be seen doesn't mean it cannot be experianced?
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I looked for that at Bible on the web and I couldn't find it. There are (depending on the translation you use) 130+ entries for the word faith, and about 8 for evidence. I could not find your quote. Could you point me at the exact verse, and tell me which translation you're using?
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Faith is belief without reason
NO. That is called BLIND faith. A better definition of faith would be that you have a belief based on personal experience.
Go read "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis. You'll get a better understanding of what faith truly is.
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
You're missing my point. I'm asking a simple question here: What happens to the SPACE the singularity formed in? Take the colapse of a star for instance: What happens to the space, and more importantly, the energy and the matter that used to exist there? What happens to things in the new hole's proximity? Is that more clear?
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Then what happens to the "place" that used to be there when one forms? How about the "places" where one has expanded (if in fact they do that) into?
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To whom ever moderated me down, FUCK YOU VERY MUCH! This is NOT offtopic! KISS MY BIG FAT WHITE ASS!!!
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The real question of course, is when is the IPO? :-) This is a good example of a business in the new economy that can live in the existing business model: They can show profits. I need to talk to my friends at TM about stock. :-)
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But of what REAL use is this? If it could tell me more about my family, and how they got here, and where they actually came from, THAT would be useful.
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Ahem!
How about: Whitehouse.com?
Yeardlysmith.com?
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I just pointed it at my home page - check this shit out!
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I don't complain. I use E. :-)
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I knew nothing more than DOS, and yet I made Slackware install back in 1994. It wasn't that hard. Red Hat, on the other hand seems to want to make things intentionally different, which is a bad thing, IMHO. Oh well. Shrug. Got Slack?
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
Boy, that's no joke. I once had this great pair of characters. I was like 12. I'd spent every day playing them, like 3 and 4 hours at a time, a day. All summer long, a group of about 6 of us played nothing but AD&D, day in, day out. Then, I made a wrong turn around a corner. WACK! WACK!! My two hero's were very dead. Sigh. What can I say? No, I'm not mental, but I cried! Hey, I was like 12 ya know? It had become a MAJOR part of my life, playing these two characters. Relmord the Barbarian and Samasa the thief. Relmord was a Simian, which was a race we made up just for our own games. They got +2 to Con, Str, and Dex, but -6 to Charisma. They were Tall, and smelled like, er, apes. They were basically a taller, more hairy, more muscular version of the Planet of the Apes type of Ape. Actually, I'd say they were like the ORC's in WarCraft II, but with Hair ALL over, kinda like an Orc/Wookie/Ape. Samasa was a elf. Boy, did those two look funny together. See, it HAD become real to me, and it took me a few days to adjust to thier death. I know that sounds loony, but there it is. The DM eventually resurected them, but I wouldn't play them anymore - they died fair and square, and so I left them in peace. No, this is not a troll, this is the truth - I'm just trying to illustrate that AC's point - Yeah, it's kind of addictive, and it does depend on the DM - good DM's are hard to find! Chad Price was one of the best. So was Ron and Rich Oldhaffer. Man, I haven't seen any of those guys in years. I know Chad's in New York, and hell - I moved to St. Louis, but I think I'm going to look them up - maybe they'll want to play for old time's sake!
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!
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Yeah!!!! Which BBS? I ran Corpsman Corner BBS (Fidonet node 1:120/429 for a while) in Mt. Clemens, Mi. I was stationed at Selfridge. I ran several doors, tradwares 2002 for sure being one of them. BRE/SRE were great. Did you ever run LORD? Or Planets? Not VGA Planets, but Planets, by the makers of LORD? Man, those WERE the days! And who can forget Pimp Wars? Hahaha!
Hey Rob, Thanks for that tarball!