Actually, science has only so far not been able to prove and answer everything. "The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon". -
Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon- Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873.
"42" Jokes aside, one day, science will be able to answer anything.
I've read it too, and agree that it's rather dull. The "talent" to which I refer is not so much in the quality of the plot, but the writer's ability to get most of its readers to actually believe it. On the other hand, the gullibility of the masses does play a part...
I suppose that's subjective. Honestly, I think that anyone that can write something like the Bible well enough to convince so many people to believe it has to have some level of talent. On the other hand, if you dismiss the writer's talent based on plot holes, then would Tolkien no longer be thought of so highly just because he couldn't come up with a good reason the eagles couldn't have carried the fellowship?
Are you saying that if it weren't a scientific study, God would change his plans if someone prayed for a stranger? Wouldn't a truly compassionate god help the patient anyway?
Also, if God has this plan, then wouldn't he have already planned on curing somone or some other "miracle"? If it isn't in his plan, then wouldn't it be a tad bit egotistical to think that God's going to change his "6000"-year-old plan?
Christian: Please God, save little Timmy and cure his lukemia..."
God: Nope, sorry, according to my schedule, I planned on him becoming worm food next week.
"His plan" is a Christian's way of saying "Don't question it" when a critic asks something that wasn't thought of by the talented fiction writers.
Isn't this a step up from explosive bolts? I wonder how long before an airplane falls apart in mid-air because of faulty wiring/programming a la Liberty Bell 7...
As far as normal burgers go, yes, BK, McD, etc are pure crap, however, menu items with grilled/fried chicken filets are decent. Hell, if they weren't so smushed by the packaging, they'd be comprable to what one could get at a sit-down restaurant.
I think sterility would be more of an issue. Then again, with most of the people using cells in theatres and restaurants, that's one gene pool I'd like to see dry up.
C'mon now, at least Taco is being upfront for his reason for posting an otherwise boring story. At least he's not like the major news networks that ignore stuff like Darfur and other real news in order to tell us how celebrities are doing with their diets and affairs.
I could be wrong here, but I immediately see a statement being made that says "technology bad, nature good" that one would often find in some fantasy-based video games. (Many say that Final Fantasy 6 is a prime example of this.) I can't say for certain whether Lucas meant this, however...
That, and Luke's wrist (and subsequently Anakin's elbow) were cauterized. I suppose there could be such a thing as "cryo-cauterization", but what little of the wound one could see looked more like the flesh had been cooked, rather than frozen.
If you read where I said "and if by sex you mean "tab A/slot B" intercourse", then rape *would* be included. I agree, however, that by any other definition, rape is not sex. Also, abortion deals with pregnancy, which, religious beliefs aside, is a result of sex. I didn't imply that abortion in and of itself was a harmful effect of sex, I meant that it's society's views on abortion that can be harmful. The same was meant with my mention of non-hetero affiliations, which as I meant it, included gay/bi/lesbian/pedophilia/"furdom"/dendrophelia et al. In the end, the only thing I twisted was including sexuality in general as "sex". Even if I conceded completely on the above matters, and removed controversial interpretation from my argument, that still leaves over-population, STDs/STIs, and lowered self-image. These are harmful effects that result from sex.
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? - John Keating (Robin Williams), Dead Poets Society.
Over population, STDs, diminished self-image, and if by sex you mean "tab A/slot B" intercourse, then the all of the harmful effects of rape would be included. Other effects could include underlying controversies regarding sex such as society's views on issues such as abortion, non-hetero affiliations, etc. There are plenty of harmful effects if you know where to look.
"Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself..."
Define 'spirits' in this case. For all you know the passage could mean that after a man vomits on his front lawn during a party, and goes back inside and drinks some Green Chartreuse. It's a lot like your sig. If "lie" means "sex", why not say "sex"? If the Bible is literal, as most pundits like yourself claim, then it would mean "lie" as in "untruth". Granted, 'lie' can also mean body-position, but how can something be literal if it intentionally chose a word with two different meanings, as oppposed to a word that has the meaning that is "literal"?
On the otherhand, I don't think a man who's girlfriend was a prostitute is one to consider on matters of sexual purity.
I don't think they've found a safe way to remove bacon from the pig, so I'd say Wilbur isn't very well-off in the morning when you're dunking bits of him in syrup.
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Actually, science has only so far not been able to prove and answer everything.
"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon". - Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon- Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873.
"42" Jokes aside, one day, science will be able to answer anything.
Sorry, I no longer accept reality checks. The last one I tried to deposit came back "NFS"...
I've read it too, and agree that it's rather dull. The "talent" to which I refer is not so much in the quality of the plot, but the writer's ability to get most of its readers to actually believe it. On the other hand, the gullibility of the masses does play a part...
I suppose that's subjective. Honestly, I think that anyone that can write something like the Bible well enough to convince so many people to believe it has to have some level of talent. On the other hand, if you dismiss the writer's talent based on plot holes, then would Tolkien no longer be thought of so highly just because he couldn't come up with a good reason the eagles couldn't have carried the fellowship?
Well, if God did answer someone's prayer specifically, thus revealing himself, wouldn't he promptly vanish in a puff of logic.
Are you saying that if it weren't a scientific study, God would change his plans if someone prayed for a stranger? Wouldn't a truly compassionate god help the patient anyway? Also, if God has this plan, then wouldn't he have already planned on curing somone or some other "miracle"? If it isn't in his plan, then wouldn't it be a tad bit egotistical to think that God's going to change his "6000"-year-old plan?
Christian: Please God, save little Timmy and cure his lukemia..." God: Nope, sorry, according to my schedule, I planned on him becoming worm food next week.
"His plan" is a Christian's way of saying "Don't question it" when a critic asks something that wasn't thought of by the talented fiction writers.
Isn't this a step up from explosive bolts? I wonder how long before an airplane falls apart in mid-air because of faulty wiring/programming a la Liberty Bell 7...
As far as normal burgers go, yes, BK, McD, etc are pure crap, however, menu items with grilled/fried chicken filets are decent. Hell, if they weren't so smushed by the packaging, they'd be comprable to what one could get at a sit-down restaurant.
In your case then, "beer holder", not "beholder".
I think sterility would be more of an issue. Then again, with most of the people using cells in theatres and restaurants, that's one gene pool I'd like to see dry up.
C'mon now, at least Taco is being upfront for his reason for posting an otherwise boring story. At least he's not like the major news networks that ignore stuff like Darfur and other real news in order to tell us how celebrities are doing with their diets and affairs.
I could be wrong here, but I immediately see a statement being made that says "technology bad, nature good" that one would often find in some fantasy-based video games. (Many say that Final Fantasy 6 is a prime example of this.) I can't say for certain whether Lucas meant this, however...
Isn't it funny that you nitpick incorrect spelling in your sig, then turn around and spell "naught" wrong in your post.
That, and Luke's wrist (and subsequently Anakin's elbow) were cauterized. I suppose there could be such a thing as "cryo-cauterization", but what little of the wound one could see looked more like the flesh had been cooked, rather than frozen.
Apparantly he underestimated the ingenuity of a complete fooltron.
If you read where I said "and if by sex you mean "tab A/slot B" intercourse", then rape *would* be included. I agree, however, that by any other definition, rape is not sex. Also, abortion deals with pregnancy, which, religious beliefs aside, is a result of sex. I didn't imply that abortion in and of itself was a harmful effect of sex, I meant that it's society's views on abortion that can be harmful. The same was meant with my mention of non-hetero affiliations, which as I meant it, included gay/bi/lesbian/pedophilia/"furdom"/dendrophelia et al. In the end, the only thing I twisted was including sexuality in general as "sex". Even if I conceded completely on the above matters, and removed controversial interpretation from my argument, that still leaves over-population, STDs/STIs, and lowered self-image. These are harmful effects that result from sex.
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? - John Keating (Robin Williams), Dead Poets Society.
Over population, STDs, diminished self-image, and if by sex you mean "tab A/slot B" intercourse, then the all of the harmful effects of rape would be included. Other effects could include underlying controversies regarding sex such as society's views on issues such as abortion, non-hetero affiliations, etc. There are plenty of harmful effects if you know where to look.
"Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself..."
Define 'spirits' in this case. For all you know the passage could mean that after a man vomits on his front lawn during a party, and goes back inside and drinks some Green Chartreuse. It's a lot like your sig. If "lie" means "sex", why not say "sex"? If the Bible is literal, as most pundits like yourself claim, then it would mean "lie" as in "untruth". Granted, 'lie' can also mean body-position, but how can something be literal if it intentionally chose a word with two different meanings, as oppposed to a word that has the meaning that is "literal"?
On the otherhand, I don't think a man who's girlfriend was a prostitute is one to consider on matters of sexual purity.
Not licking the floor would probably help him too.
How about Do know evil?
As George Carlin once said: "Just don't take one of mine, I only have three left and the weekend is coming up!"
Just be sure to renew that license before that trip to Bethselamin. I hear the fees there cost an arm and a leg.
I don't think they've found a safe way to remove bacon from the pig, so I'd say Wilbur isn't very well-off in the morning when you're dunking bits of him in syrup.
(For those that browse at AC=-1) AC says: I hope you aren't serious. You do know that ozone (O3) breaks down into other gases (and faster in the presence of fluorocarbons). It doesn't fly off into space... or get pulled in by the moon's 1/6 G or something.
Notice the smiley? Most people put those to indicate a joke.