Atheist here, but I would assume neither, since only the individuals that Jesus acknowledges in his book will be permitted in. Asking for salvation was never a guarantee to receive it.
Like it or not, there will be a percentage of parents who cannot or will not maintain an electronic point of contact (phones included). Schools default to paper notices because it's a SINGLE systems that can work with EVERYBODY. Tacking an electronic system on top of that is certainly nice for the techies, but it consumes time from either teaching your children, or an underpaid teacher's private life. Remember that the next time you ask for another "service" from your public schools.
Uh huh. Yeah right. You're gonna spend that money on private schooling. Sure. I believe you. You look like an honest guy. You and the crowd of other honest parents behind you who would also opt out of taxes. Sure.
There is absolutely no need for the textbooks to be revisioned as often as they are. Each year students are forced to purchase a new presentation of the same subject and material that has been available and defined for decades. I mean really, is there any NEW Calculus 101 research being done within the last 3 decades? Publishers ensure a new purchase every year by revisioning their books with no value updates. I think it amounts to industry abuse.
The problem is made worse by the rapid evolution of supporting software, hardware, and the operating systems they run on. I can't wait until our computer tools mature enough to be as least as stable, reliable, and long-lived to last through a four-year degree course without putting the user at a disadvantage near the end of the degree.
Formation does not equal swarm. A swarm of insects doesn't have a known predetermined formation, nor does a flock of birds (not talking about duck v's). Impressive flight characteristics and preprogrammed flight formations, but I don't see anything that suggests you can tell it a destination in the wild and the group will be able to navigate there around random trees, buildings and other obstacles. For example the brick wall pass did not need the whole swarm to pass through the one window. A natural swarm would have flowed around as well as through, because each member would make an effectively random choice about which path to take.
Semantics. Acts of God only count if God can be convicted. While I still think "natural accident" would be a better description, an naturally caused fire IS a perfectly natural cause.
I don't rely on irrelevant theories to maintain my existence, be they black holes OR sacrifice eating jealous gods. But the black hole thing at least is a plausible explanation for the galaxy that is RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
While it may not satisfy you to determine your own life path, I assure you it is plenty for me. Perhaps you are confusing simple pleasure with the happiness of obtaining life goals, increasing the value of your family, your community, and ultimately all you affect.
You shouldn't have a problem with the concept that each individual chooses the morality that he will follow. We only differ in the source and goal of that morality.
Yet you find it normal to believe in a book that you admit is full of metaphors. And there is no hint as to which parts are metaphor, which are tall tales, which ones are crowd-fooling shenanigans, and which ones are simply the musings of a peacenik.
Religion is nothing more than a power/money gathering structure outside of normal governmental processes. Period. I don't care what social programs X church has implemented, because those programs can and should exist with or without X religion. Also splitting the effort for such social programs between church, state, and other non-profits only serves to segregate benefits, and make them inefficient through dilution.
The only advantage to inserting X religion into schools is indoctrinating more youth to X religion. Disadvantages include indirect persecution of Y, Z, and all other religions, and loss of federal funding through ignoring the separation of church and state.
Adding religion to schools is merely a desperate act of a failing religion, because their message is not true or useful enough to get money donors into church/temple/whatever.
No, the presence of present or future technology in some form makes it a mixed genre when added to magical or deity driven powers.
Perhaps it's the absence of religious, deistic, or otherwise magical, non technological elements that would satisfy your definition? Tron had none of these. The cult of the user didn't qualify, because there were no actual powers or effects given to the "clerics." It was more of a legend than a religion.
Hellraiser's box was no invention of man, but a magical demonic construct. Maybe there's a better example.
Why don't you give me a counter-example of what you consider sci-fi.
Nobody can talk to the public in a way that engenders public support. That's why we have an entire university-degreed public relations industry. Big business knows this. The scientists problem is that they prioritize their admittedly meager budget on scientific results, and don't put the effort they should into public relations and advertising. This is not unique to scientists, as the bankruptcy court can attest to.
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Atheist here, but I would assume neither, since only the individuals that Jesus acknowledges in his book will be permitted in. Asking for salvation was never a guarantee to receive it.
Hmm, so being in the "in crowd" isn't enough to promote a healthier, longer life all by itself? There must be an imaginary sky friend involved?
Like it or not, there will be a percentage of parents who cannot or will not maintain an electronic point of contact (phones included). Schools default to paper notices because it's a SINGLE systems that can work with EVERYBODY. Tacking an electronic system on top of that is certainly nice for the techies, but it consumes time from either teaching your children, or an underpaid teacher's private life. Remember that the next time you ask for another "service" from your public schools.
Uh huh. Yeah right. You're gonna spend that money on private schooling. Sure. I believe you. You look like an honest guy. You and the crowd of other honest parents behind you who would also opt out of taxes. Sure.
Your courage is showing as well, AC. My observation comes from my wife's attendance, not my own. In other words, STUFF IT!
+1.
There is absolutely no need for the textbooks to be revisioned as often as they are. Each year students are forced to purchase a new presentation of the same subject and material that has been available and defined for decades. I mean really, is there any NEW Calculus 101 research being done within the last 3 decades? Publishers ensure a new purchase every year by revisioning their books with no value updates. I think it amounts to industry abuse.
The problem is made worse by the rapid evolution of supporting software, hardware, and the operating systems they run on. I can't wait until our computer tools mature enough to be as least as stable, reliable, and long-lived to last through a four-year degree course without putting the user at a disadvantage near the end of the degree.
Formation does not equal swarm. A swarm of insects doesn't have a known predetermined formation, nor does a flock of birds (not talking about duck v's). Impressive flight characteristics and preprogrammed flight formations, but I don't see anything that suggests you can tell it a destination in the wild and the group will be able to navigate there around random trees, buildings and other obstacles. For example the brick wall pass did not need the whole swarm to pass through the one window. A natural swarm would have flowed around as well as through, because each member would make an effectively random choice about which path to take.
Semantics. Acts of God only count if God can be convicted. While I still think "natural accident" would be a better description, an naturally caused fire IS a perfectly natural cause.
You say this like you've been to the county budget meetings.
You mean yours doesn't?
What makes you think all those written records are accepted without corroborating evidence?
I don't rely on irrelevant theories to maintain my existence, be they black holes OR sacrifice eating jealous gods. But the black hole thing at least is a plausible explanation for the galaxy that is RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
While it may not satisfy you to determine your own life path, I assure you it is plenty for me. Perhaps you are confusing simple pleasure with the happiness of obtaining life goals, increasing the value of your family, your community, and ultimately all you affect.
You shouldn't have a problem with the concept that each individual chooses the morality that he will follow. We only differ in the source and goal of that morality.
I created my own meaning with my life choices and philosophies. Why do your morals and intents have to be spoon fed to you?
Yet you find it normal to believe in a book that you admit is full of metaphors. And there is no hint as to which parts are metaphor, which are tall tales, which ones are crowd-fooling shenanigans, and which ones are simply the musings of a peacenik.
. . . In God We Trust.
Well done! I tip my hat to you. Unfortunately, I'd already commented, or I'd mod you up.
Even if it's mom's $300?
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I hope they cited a more traditional source also. Quoting fiction to justify real world judgments is scary stuff.
Says anonymous coward. Every 3 year old CAN be taught properly, AFTER they ruin up to dozens of original copies. By that time they are 4 or 5.
Religion is nothing more than a power/money gathering structure outside of normal governmental processes. Period. I don't care what social programs X church has implemented, because those programs can and should exist with or without X religion. Also splitting the effort for such social programs between church, state, and other non-profits only serves to segregate benefits, and make them inefficient through dilution.
The only advantage to inserting X religion into schools is indoctrinating more youth to X religion. Disadvantages include indirect persecution of Y, Z, and all other religions, and loss of federal funding through ignoring the separation of church and state.
Adding religion to schools is merely a desperate act of a failing religion, because their message is not true or useful enough to get money donors into church/temple/whatever.
Seen Tremors?
Your logic is truly mind-boggling.
No, the presence of present or future technology in some form makes it a mixed genre when added to magical or deity driven powers.
Perhaps it's the absence of religious, deistic, or otherwise magical, non technological elements that would satisfy your definition? Tron had none of these. The cult of the user didn't qualify, because there were no actual powers or effects given to the "clerics." It was more of a legend than a religion.
Hellraiser's box was no invention of man, but a magical demonic construct. Maybe there's a better example.
Why don't you give me a counter-example of what you consider sci-fi.
Nobody can talk to the public in a way that engenders public support. That's why we have an entire university-degreed public relations industry. Big business knows this. The scientists problem is that they prioritize their admittedly meager budget on scientific results, and don't put the effort they should into public relations and advertising. This is not unique to scientists, as the bankruptcy court can attest to.