likes to spread his poop around when he goes to the bathroom. Me and my dad like to joke about how considerate he is when he doesn't move around while pooping, since it makes it easier to pick up. Is this damaging, too, because it's definitely anthropomorphization?
People are going to anthropomorphize for as long as we exist, it's what we do. It doesn't make sense, but people never do.
Can you imagine how godawful boring the world would be if everybody behaved in a way that made sense to everyone else?
You have to be willing to invest in some of the random shit they come up with. If you tell them they're only allowed to work on profitable stuff, their creativity will take a nosedive. You gotta invest in creative people, not just throw money at them.
Screens that can be rolled up will take off, then you can have a small form factor for when it's in your pocket or on your ear, but a big form factor when you're actually looking at the thing. I also predict that reflective screens that don't need a backlight will take off simply because we badly need a way to save battery power and the backlight uses up a ton of power.
These things will happen because it's something people will realize the benefit of without needing weasel-wording advertisers to sell it to them.
Will it happen in ten years? If we're super-lucky with research, then yes, yes it will.
And humans are oxygen sinks. A better plan would be to get rid of worthless humans. Start with the Republican party and then work our way on from there.
Why are Republicans always the bad guys? Do you not realize that Republicans tend to feel the same way about liberals?
Each side believes they have rational reasons that the other side is batshit crazy.
Democrats believe conservatives are crazy and Republicans think liberals are crazy. It's like a law of nature.
There’s too much atmosphere on Mars to land heavy vehicles like we do on the moon, using propulsive technology, and there’s too little atmosphere to land like we do on Earth.
Anybody else suddenly thinking about bears and eating porridge?
Yes, we could blow ourselves up today. But.. our species has survived an ice age as well as many other major climate shifts. We have survived population bottlenecks where we WERE a small, conveniently tiny target. We interbred a little and took on some useful genes from a few related species shortly before they went extinct. We outlasted them all.
That sounds like reason for hope to me!
Those "enemies" were either random forces or not very powerful. Now we have a huge potential for destruction and probably tens of thousands of people evil enough to want to destroy the whole earth. Honestly, I believe the fact that we're still here indicates that there HAS to be a God, otherwise our luck has been insane. What about the stories of people(person? And maybe they're the only one stupid enough to post to the internet) who successfully built a small nuclear reactor(might not have been a reactor, but it was a nuclear something that wasn't a bomb) in their workshop?
You assume that we'll make it that far. But you forget that as our knowledge increases, so does our potential to destroy ourselves. The US and Russia have enough nuclear bombs to destroy the world multiple times over. And even if we make it off the planet, those societies will just be conveniently tiny targets if someone decides to terrorize them.
If there is no God, there is no hope. We've gained tons of knowledge, but we're the same petty beings we were 6,000 years ago, nothing has changed.
I'd rather bet on a.001% chance that Jesus is Lord than 99.999% chance that life is based on nothing but random chance and death.
Here's the thing, though: there's not a 0.001% chance of that, there's a 0% chance of it. There is zero evidence than any sort of supernatural being exists at all, and it's a huge leap from there to "Christianity is true," with just as much evidence. You are believing it purely because it makes you feel good. That's your choice, but maybe you should find out what the alternative is actually like before dismissing it.
Christians aren't christians simply because they "feel good," they have the Holy Spirit inside of them. I'm sorry you feel Christianity is incredibly worthless, but I can assure you it's the real deal. Your purpose is tied to Jesus Christ, He is the reason for your existence.
If you have not had an encounter with God, that is because you do not have a desire to have an encounter with God, it's totally on you.
God didn't kill those people, human selfishness did. Additionally, God does not give people more suffering than they can bear, have you considered the possibility that those writhing bodies might have ceased having conscious people in them long before they stopped writhing?
I don't understand the appeal of evolution. Even if true, you're pushing the idea that life has no true purpose and random death means progress. If that's true, then by all means, let's placate ourselves with lies of resurrected skymen who die that we may live.
Seriously, wtf? I'd rather bet on a.001% chance that Jesus is Lord than 99.999% chance that life is based on nothing but random chance and death.
That being said I DO have faith in Christ, and the proof is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
...you cannot patent something that does not even work.
Why on earth would someone be unable to patent something that doesn't work? If I had the money and time to patent a manufacturing process for a square wheel, I'm pretty sure the patent office would accept it. They'd laugh at me, but that's not a reason to reject a patent.
I don't really feel like I have any sort of disease.
I love how everybody but autistic people want to cure autism.
I mean we very seldom lie or use subterfuge, and yet WE'RE the ones that need to be cured? And what about the awesome abilities some of us have with math and various things? For all anyone knows, we're the next step on the evolutionary ladder and the only cost is a little special attention when we're children.
There's also the question of when faking an emotion actually turns into exhibiting the emotion. Since no one knows where consciousness comes from, we really can't tell where simulation and actual experience collide.
Maybe I am missing the point, things like irony and sarcasm tend to confuse me. Sometimes I can tell I'm being made fun of by someone while simultaneously have no idea what they're making fun of about me.
Most people think of WORM memory when they read this stuff.
I'm autistic, and I totally understand why people get confused about this. If you want to be really rigorous in how you talk, that's fine, but realize that not everyone is going to be that way.
I used to get pissed that people call the United States a democracy, since that word isn't in any of the major documents. Then I took the stick out of my ass.
Wow - making judgmental calls on my beliefs based on what I say about logic.
You realize this all stemmed from you claiming the Bible recommends a gold standard and I merely refuted your claim.
That has absolutely nothing to do with my individual belief system (which you're absolutely wrong about) and is intentionally going off-topic so that you can feel you won some kind of argument.
I'd like to apologize about that, I didn't mean to be disrespectful. That being said, I'm writing this apology after I've already written the stuff after this, I just scrolled back. Please don't take the following stuff as any sort of judgement against you.
No, actually, you changed the subject(obviously unintentionally) by suggesting the Bible is vague on some details. I responded by saying the Holy Spirit takes away the vagueness, assuming God wants you to know that particular thing.
Of course, sometimes vagueness remains because we either have selfish motives, or maybe God's trying to teach us patience.
It's like with Mrs. Hudson, I believe homosexuality is a sin, but when transexualism(not sure if that's a word) enters the picture, there's a gap in my knowledge. I don't know if she's a homosexual because of her original gender, a heterosexual because of her new gender, or some other thing that I might not have thought of. I treat her decision with respect because I have no idea how God feels about it. This doesn't mean God doesn't have feelings about it, I simply don't know those feelings.
Of course, I'd still treat her with respect even if I believed she were sinning, I'd simply inform her of this and hope she didn't become angry.
If I say an American is too conservative, it means they're willing to take it up the butt with the Republican party and net neutrality. I assume there's similar insanity elsewhere in American politics, but I don't like to read political stuff very much.
From talking to people, I might be better with the Democratic party, but I'm happier with right-wing totalitarianism than liberal insanity, with happier being a relative term. As a comparison, I'd be happier to have my dick cut off with a butcher knife than my testicles.
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>Bill Gates studied the engineering behind it? I am so reassured...
I'm sure many here would be happier if a scientist claimed it was safe, but then most people would say,"Who the heck is that?"
I know I already have a terrible karma rating, but seriously people, THIS is the post that gets marked off-topic and not the one before it?
What the actual fuck is going through people's heads when they hand out their mod points?
likes to spread his poop around when he goes to the bathroom. Me and my dad like to joke about how considerate he is when he doesn't move around while pooping, since it makes it easier to pick up. Is this damaging, too, because it's definitely anthropomorphization?
People are going to anthropomorphize for as long as we exist, it's what we do. It doesn't make sense, but people never do.
Can you imagine how godawful boring the world would be if everybody behaved in a way that made sense to everyone else?
You have to be willing to invest in some of the random shit they come up with. If you tell them they're only allowed to work on profitable stuff, their creativity will take a nosedive. You gotta invest in creative people, not just throw money at them.
Screens that can be rolled up will take off, then you can have a small form factor for when it's in your pocket or on your ear, but a big form factor when you're actually looking at the thing. I also predict that reflective screens that don't need a backlight will take off simply because we badly need a way to save battery power and the backlight uses up a ton of power.
These things will happen because it's something people will realize the benefit of without needing weasel-wording advertisers to sell it to them.
Will it happen in ten years? If we're super-lucky with research, then yes, yes it will.
And humans are oxygen sinks. A better plan would be to get rid of worthless humans. Start with the Republican party and then work our way on from there.
Why are Republicans always the bad guys? Do you not realize that Republicans tend to feel the same way about liberals?
Each side believes they have rational reasons that the other side is batshit crazy.
Democrats believe conservatives are crazy and Republicans think liberals are crazy. It's like a law of nature.
There’s too much atmosphere on Mars to land heavy vehicles like we do on the moon, using propulsive technology, and there’s too little atmosphere to land like we do on Earth.
Anybody else suddenly thinking about bears and eating porridge?
http://www.bing.com/search?q=m...
Yes, we could blow ourselves up today. But.. our species has survived an ice age as well as many other major climate shifts. We have survived population bottlenecks where we WERE a small, conveniently tiny target. We interbred a little and took on some useful genes from a few related species shortly before they went extinct. We outlasted them all.
That sounds like reason for hope to me!
Those "enemies" were either random forces or not very powerful. Now we have a huge potential for destruction and probably tens of thousands of people evil enough to want to destroy the whole earth. Honestly, I believe the fact that we're still here indicates that there HAS to be a God, otherwise our luck has been insane. What about the stories of people(person? And maybe they're the only one stupid enough to post to the internet) who successfully built a small nuclear reactor(might not have been a reactor, but it was a nuclear something that wasn't a bomb) in their workshop?
Counterpoint: If God exists, why did he create Niggers?
Because they're better at praising the Lord than white people. Seriously, dude, have you ever been to an evangelical black church.
You assume that we'll make it that far. But you forget that as our knowledge increases, so does our potential to destroy ourselves. The US and Russia have enough nuclear bombs to destroy the world multiple times over. And even if we make it off the planet, those societies will just be conveniently tiny targets if someone decides to terrorize them.
If there is no God, there is no hope. We've gained tons of knowledge, but we're the same petty beings we were 6,000 years ago, nothing has changed.
I'm confused, are you calling evolution a lie or christianity? With the statements you made, either could be plausible.
I'd rather bet on a .001% chance that Jesus is Lord than 99.999% chance that life is based on nothing but random chance and death.
Here's the thing, though: there's not a 0.001% chance of that, there's a 0% chance of it. There is zero evidence than any sort of supernatural being exists at all, and it's a huge leap from there to "Christianity is true," with just as much evidence. You are believing it purely because it makes you feel good. That's your choice, but maybe you should find out what the alternative is actually like before dismissing it.
Christians aren't christians simply because they "feel good," they have the Holy Spirit inside of them. I'm sorry you feel Christianity is incredibly worthless, but I can assure you it's the real deal. Your purpose is tied to Jesus Christ, He is the reason for your existence.
If you have not had an encounter with God, that is because you do not have a desire to have an encounter with God, it's totally on you.
God didn't kill those people, human selfishness did. Additionally, God does not give people more suffering than they can bear, have you considered the possibility that those writhing bodies might have ceased having conscious people in them long before they stopped writhing?
The proof of God's existence is the Holy Spirit, you don't know God because you don't want to know God.
I don't understand the appeal of evolution. Even if true, you're pushing the idea that life has no true purpose and random death means progress. If that's true, then by all means, let's placate ourselves with lies of resurrected skymen who die that we may live.
Seriously, wtf? I'd rather bet on a .001% chance that Jesus is Lord than 99.999% chance that life is based on nothing but random chance and death.
That being said I DO have faith in Christ, and the proof is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
...you cannot patent something that does not even work.
Why on earth would someone be unable to patent something that doesn't work? If I had the money and time to patent a manufacturing process for a square wheel, I'm pretty sure the patent office would accept it. They'd laugh at me, but that's not a reason to reject a patent.
Funny thing is I feel the same way about liberals.
I don't really feel like I have any sort of disease.
I love how everybody but autistic people want to cure autism.
I mean we very seldom lie or use subterfuge, and yet WE'RE the ones that need to be cured? And what about the awesome abilities some of us have with math and various things? For all anyone knows, we're the next step on the evolutionary ladder and the only cost is a little special attention when we're children.
There's also the question of when faking an emotion actually turns into exhibiting the emotion. Since no one knows where consciousness comes from, we really can't tell where simulation and actual experience collide.
Maybe I am missing the point, things like irony and sarcasm tend to confuse me. Sometimes I can tell I'm being made fun of by someone while simultaneously have no idea what they're making fun of about me.
Most people think of WORM memory when they read this stuff.
I'm autistic, and I totally understand why people get confused about this. If you want to be really rigorous in how you talk, that's fine, but realize that not everyone is going to be that way.
I used to get pissed that people call the United States a democracy, since that word isn't in any of the major documents. Then I took the stick out of my ass.
Not trying to insult anyone, just saying.
Wow - making judgmental calls on my beliefs based on what I say about logic.
You realize this all stemmed from you claiming the Bible recommends a gold standard and I merely refuted your claim.
That has absolutely nothing to do with my individual belief system (which you're absolutely wrong about) and is intentionally going off-topic so that you can feel you won some kind of argument.
I'd like to apologize about that, I didn't mean to be disrespectful. That being said, I'm writing this apology after I've already written the stuff after this, I just scrolled back. Please don't take the following stuff as any sort of judgement against you.
No, actually, you changed the subject(obviously unintentionally) by suggesting the Bible is vague on some details. I responded by saying the Holy Spirit takes away the vagueness, assuming God wants you to know that particular thing.
Of course, sometimes vagueness remains because we either have selfish motives, or maybe God's trying to teach us patience.
It's like with Mrs. Hudson, I believe homosexuality is a sin, but when transexualism(not sure if that's a word) enters the picture, there's a gap in my knowledge. I don't know if she's a homosexual because of her original gender, a heterosexual because of her new gender, or some other thing that I might not have thought of. I treat her decision with respect because I have no idea how God feels about it. This doesn't mean God doesn't have feelings about it, I simply don't know those feelings.
Of course, I'd still treat her with respect even if I believed she were sinning, I'd simply inform her of this and hope she didn't become angry.
And, yes, I've gone waaaaaayyyyyy off-topic.
If I say an American is too conservative, it means they're willing to take it up the butt with the Republican party and net neutrality. I assume there's similar insanity elsewhere in American politics, but I don't like to read political stuff very much.
From talking to people, I might be better with the Democratic party, but I'm happier with right-wing totalitarianism than liberal insanity, with happier being a relative term. As a comparison, I'd be happier to have my dick cut off with a butcher knife than my testicles.
I didn't even know they could have sex.
Rule 42 people, get on it.