I suppose it's hard to accept religion if you haven't yet had a truly amzing experience.
In Christianity we learn the concept of "ask and you will recieve". One can speculate as much as you like about coincidence and other factors that may influence a particular outcome, but I for one has experienced to many "wow" events to doubt the fact that prayers are "answered". With that as bases, I belief in the existance of God, and even more in His son, Jesus Christ.
In terms of reward, we as Christians know that "reward" is not earth bound but rather the reward of etarnal life with Jesus Christ. The only thing you need to do is belief that Christ is the way to this reward. In essence, we know that human actions alone falls far to short for otherwise meeting the requirements for eternal life.
Unfortunately, before you haven't given it a good go, you will never know:)
Attacking one belief system just to put another belief system forward as fact is also not really getting you anywhere.
What upsets me in most cases is that so called evidence is put forward as evidence to "proof" either one of the belief systems.
The only fact that I could see so far is that no one really knows what happened more then 10000 years ago, and that everything we say is really speculation and our interpretation of what we see in a lab. It does not mean it is really what happened.
I guess we have to wait and see what happens from here on:)
An eye opening series indeed. I suggest every slahdotter should get a copy.
Once you have seen and heard the story on both sides, then make you comments.
There are some facts that I personally don't agree with, but I would say about 90% plus of the information changed the way I looked at the whole issue.
Have a fun day !
This is not evolution but purely an adaption of the same kind of animal. I can gaurentee that in one billion years from now, they all will still be butterflies:)
At least God is NOT a theory. We might speculate and have theories as to how He created the Universe, but at least we all know one thing - He is constant.
As of early 2005 VoIP will be legal in South Africa. There are a lot of refences at google.
Now, if only we can get broad band Internet at affordable rates...
The stuff you smoke is working:)
"Try living over there and see how long it is before someone you know (or even yourself, and especially if youre white) is killed for crimes based on race."
I am living in Johannesburg, and everyone is alive and well - thanks
Also, there is no such thing as banned media coverage od murders and serious crimes. When it happens you hear it on radio, see it on TV and read about it in the papers - maybe you just got hold of the local town paper which wasn't too concerned about what happened hundreds of kilometers away.
The only thing we are on agreement is your last centense. Especially in heatlhcare they are much more worse of then before.
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I suppose it's hard to accept religion if you haven't yet had a truly amzing experience.
:)
In Christianity we learn the concept of "ask and you will recieve". One can speculate as much as you like about coincidence and other factors that may influence a particular outcome, but I for one has experienced to many "wow" events to doubt the fact that prayers are "answered". With that as bases, I belief in the existance of God, and even more in His son, Jesus Christ.
In terms of reward, we as Christians know that "reward" is not earth bound but rather the reward of etarnal life with Jesus Christ. The only thing you need to do is belief that Christ is the way to this reward. In essence, we know that human actions alone falls far to short for otherwise meeting the requirements for eternal life.
Unfortunately, before you haven't given it a good go, you will never know
God bless you all.
Cheers
Attacking one belief system just to put another belief system forward as fact is also not really getting you anywhere.
:)
What upsets me in most cases is that so called evidence is put forward as evidence to "proof" either one of the belief systems.
The only fact that I could see so far is that no one really knows what happened more then 10000 years ago, and that everything we say is really speculation and our interpretation of what we see in a lab. It does not mean it is really what happened.
I guess we have to wait and see what happens from here on
Cheers
I suppose that depends on your definition of evolution :)
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An eye opening series indeed. I suggest every slahdotter should get a copy. Once you have seen and heard the story on both sides, then make you comments. There are some facts that I personally don't agree with, but I would say about 90% plus of the information changed the way I looked at the whole issue. Have a fun day !
This is not evolution but purely an adaption of the same kind of animal. I can gaurentee that in one billion years from now, they all will still be butterflies :)
Thanks all for replying - lot's of cool tips
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how do I silence a noisy UPS. There is this humming sound, and it's especially bad when the PC is turned off. Any ideas?
...does it have an AGP slot?
I work in a major South African Bank. my focus: Open Source. I have to add, I get paid rather well for that as well - without any certification.
It is possible, but yet I think the oppertunities are not that many yet.
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At least God is NOT a theory. We might speculate and have theories as to how He created the Universe, but at least we all know one thing - He is constant.
As of early 2005 VoIP will be legal in South Africa. There are a lot of refences at google. Now, if only we can get broad band Internet at affordable rates...
We actually played with ClusterKnoppix and CHAOS. I have made my presentation and other notes available at itfirms.co.za for those interested.
I just want to say thanks to everyone for making it a great experience. I made a lot of new friends, and I look forward to the next event.
The FM radio is the most reliable way to get news out in the developping world - don't forget this _little_ fact.
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Cure your addiction with a one step program:
sudo sh -c "echo 127.0.0.1 slashdot.org >>/etc/hosts"
Don't forget to "chattr +i /etc/hosts"
Cheers
The stuff you smoke is working :)
"Try living over there and see how long it is before someone you know (or even yourself, and especially if youre white) is killed for crimes based on race."
I am living in Johannesburg, and everyone is alive and well - thanks
Also, there is no such thing as banned media coverage od murders and serious crimes. When it happens you hear it on radio, see it on TV and read about it in the papers - maybe you just got hold of the local town paper which wasn't too concerned about what happened hundreds of kilometers away.
The only thing we are on agreement is your last centense. Especially in heatlhcare they are much more worse of then before.
Hey - wake up dude! Apartheid died in '94...