Most anti-religion folk cling to an illusion that religion and sience are mutally exclusive, and further more they believe that intelligence and religion are mutally exclusive as is well demonstrated here. I suppose they believe they are at the higher end of evolution, and anyone who doesn't believe as they do has an inferior capacity to reason. It's a kind of elitist, ignorant attitude worthy of the holocaust.
Perhaps a study of the lives of the "infalible" scientists that are worshiped as Gods would bring a little perspective to such views of
"Religion", as there are many examples of famous scientific minds who have and have had a profound belief in God.
The unwaivering unreasonable faith in the story telling that is evolutionary thought is rather ironic.
If not religion where? Morality derived from atheism is as much morality derived from a religion as any other. So you would support morality based on no religion. Let me turn the question around? What if you are part of a religion; For example how is forcing the view that homosexuality is moral on those who believe it is not any different. The problem is that we all have a view about what is moral and was is not moral, Whether you believe in God or not. Let's call that our "religion", and that is the view attempting to be impossed on other's through law. A position without morals is as much a position as that with morals.
First of all Sex is not regarded as bad in and of itself by the Christian community. It is believed that it is a gift from God to be shared between two people who become one flesh within the bounds of marriage. It is the perversion of what God has made good and holy that is the problem ie (adultery, homosexuality). I agree that this view cannot be forced upon an individual with free will, but requires a fundamental change of heart, and a relization of who we are how we got here. However it is legitamate for the governement to set a standard for what behavior is acceptable, for example in general we believe doing recreational drugs is bad for individuals, so by making laws against it we set a standard of what is percieved to be acceptable behavior. There are people that disagree hence all the drug users, However I do not believe we should change that standard and make drug use a free for all.
You seem to be under the illusion that one wrong justifies another. We aren't talking about violence we're talking about porn. They are mutually exclusive subjects. Rampant violence on television doesn't justify pornography.
The only problem I have with this, is that no one is profiting form these old games. Not even nintendo. When a product reaches the point that it is no longer profitable to the original owner, they shouldn't lock it away in a vault. It should automatically be considered public domain.
I think that's a point that needs to be made very clear. Windows is not easier for Joe Average to install, it's just that it's usually installed for him before he buys the computer. I've run into many people who bought a computer from a company without an operating system, who wanted to install Windows on their computer but couldn't get everything to work so they asked me to do it for them.
I don't have an X-Box, I would never support Microsoft in any way. Makes me sick that some people have. Although installing linux on an Xbox is always good fun:) I can respect that.
I pirate windows because I don't really want it, it's forced on me by other companies such as Macromedia who make good software that I need to use sometimes, hence the dual boot. There's no way I'm paying $300 for an operating system I don't want and only use occassionly, and grudgingly I might add. I don't understand why pc software makers only release their software for one platform? It's ridiculous. Ask 3rd party console game makers how much sense it makes to release a video game for one console. (unless they're getting some kind of incentive from a particular console maker, or were bought out). Why do software companies insist on only supporting Microsoft and then cry about their tactics?
This is odd.. how does it fit in with Microsofts Next Gen system strategy. Who's gonna want a NeX Box which is confirmed to not have a hard drive, when they can have a full entertainment system with Halo 2 for less. That's going to have to be one heck of a graphics improvement, and I think that they're at point where huge increases in proccessing power will only result in a small improvement.
That's exactly right, the only thing keeping a lot of people from switching to Linux is Microsoft Office, as much as slashdot likes to bash Microsoft(mostly warrented bashing), Office is a relatively decent piece of software and we have a whole generation of computer users trained specificaly for Office, sad as that may be. As an example when trying to convert my Dad from windows to linux the first thing he asked was "Will I still be able to use Office?" If I had been able to answer yes he would now be using Linux. It's the same thing at work, everyone needs to be able to use Office. It's ridiculous to be that dependent on a piece of software but there it is.
Hmmm that explains all those points and club cards.. It allows them to identify who's buying the products when you pay at the cash...
Kaaaahhhhhhn!!!!!!!!
Precisley, and I too am out for number one:) so if I can save a few bucks by walking on some giants little toe then so be it that's exactly what I'm going to do! Shady tactics all around. Long Live File Sharing!!!
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Most anti-religion folk cling to an illusion that religion and sience are mutally exclusive, and further more they believe that intelligence and religion are mutally exclusive as is well demonstrated here. I suppose they believe they are at the higher end of evolution, and anyone who doesn't believe as they do has an inferior capacity to reason. It's a kind of elitist, ignorant attitude worthy of the holocaust.
Perhaps a study of the lives of the "infalible" scientists that are worshiped as Gods would bring a little perspective to such views of "Religion", as there are many examples of famous scientific minds who have and have had a profound belief in God.
The unwaivering unreasonable faith in the story telling that is evolutionary thought is rather ironic.
To bad too, there's to many great games to name for the cute little system :)
I like this one
http://www.google.com/linux
If not religion where? Morality derived from atheism is as much morality derived from a religion as any other. So you would support morality based on no religion. Let me turn the question around? What if you are part of a religion; For example how is forcing the view that homosexuality is moral on those who believe it is not any different. The problem is that we all have a view about what is moral and was is not moral, Whether you believe in God or not. Let's call that our "religion", and that is the view attempting to be impossed on other's through law. A position without morals is as much a position as that with morals.
First of all Sex is not regarded as bad in and of itself by the Christian community. It is believed that it is a gift from God to be shared between two people who become one flesh within the bounds of marriage. It is the perversion of what God has made good and holy that is the problem ie (adultery, homosexuality). I agree that this view cannot be forced upon an individual with free will, but requires a fundamental change of heart, and a relization of who we are how we got here. However it is legitamate for the governement to set a standard for what behavior is acceptable, for example in general we believe doing recreational drugs is bad for individuals, so by making laws against it we set a standard of what is percieved to be acceptable behavior. There are people that disagree hence all the drug users, However I do not believe we should change that standard and make drug use a free for all.
You seem to be under the illusion that one wrong justifies another. We aren't talking about violence we're talking about porn. They are mutually exclusive subjects. Rampant violence on television doesn't justify pornography.
The only problem I have with this, is that no one is profiting form these old games. Not even nintendo. When a product reaches the point that it is no longer profitable to the original owner, they shouldn't lock it away in a vault. It should automatically be considered public domain.
The difference being there are viable alternatives to AOL.
Slashdoters have no need for this kind of letter :)
I think that's a point that needs to be made very clear. Windows is not easier for Joe Average to install, it's just that it's usually installed for him before he buys the computer. I've run into many people who bought a computer from a company without an operating system, who wanted to install Windows on their computer but couldn't get everything to work so they asked me to do it for them.
Ubuntu Synaptic Package Manager. Pure Gold. It's your daddy.
Looks like it's time to start a union :)
I don't have an X-Box, I would never support Microsoft in any way. Makes me sick that some people have. Although installing linux on an Xbox is always good fun :) I can respect that.
So how do we know they didn't screw up the gene count of the plant as well? Any chance these scientists are from florida?
I pirate windows because I don't really want it, it's forced on me by other companies such as Macromedia who make good software that I need to use sometimes, hence the dual boot. There's no way I'm paying $300 for an operating system I don't want and only use occassionly, and grudgingly I might add. I don't understand why pc software makers only release their software for one platform? It's ridiculous. Ask 3rd party console game makers how much sense it makes to release a video game for one console. (unless they're getting some kind of incentive from a particular console maker, or were bought out). Why do software companies insist on only supporting Microsoft and then cry about their tactics?
It means "same" in french :) well with the little hat thing on the first e.
Apparently there's a lot of Halo Fans that read slashdot :)
First Post? w00t!!!
This is odd.. how does it fit in with Microsofts Next Gen system strategy. Who's gonna want a NeX Box which is confirmed to not have a hard drive, when they can have a full entertainment system with Halo 2 for less. That's going to have to be one heck of a graphics improvement, and I think that they're at point where huge increases in proccessing power will only result in a small improvement.
That's exactly right, the only thing keeping a lot of people from switching to Linux is Microsoft Office, as much as slashdot likes to bash Microsoft(mostly warrented bashing), Office is a relatively decent piece of software and we have a whole generation of computer users trained specificaly for Office, sad as that may be. As an example when trying to convert my Dad from windows to linux the first thing he asked was "Will I still be able to use Office?" If I had been able to answer yes he would now be using Linux. It's the same thing at work, everyone needs to be able to use Office. It's ridiculous to be that dependent on a piece of software but there it is.
They can't if you pay cash. :) But some stores are really blatent about it. Radio Shack requests your home phone number before they sell you anything.
Hmmm that explains all those points and club cards.. It allows them to identify who's buying the products when you pay at the cash... Kaaaahhhhhhn!!!!!!!!
Just what we need, more junk in orbit awesome!
Precisley, and I too am out for number one :) so if I can save a few bucks by walking on some giants little toe then so be it that's exactly what I'm going to do! Shady tactics all around. Long Live File Sharing!!!