You really think that the Germans would have invaded France and Russia, and undertaken the holocaust if it wasn't for Hitler?
Probably. Do you think Hitler was the only antisemite in Germany that was super-pissed-off about the raw deal Germany got after WWI? Whip up xenophobia, add a dash of Manifest Destiny, and viola!
Power vacuums tend to get filled by someone. I doubt Hitler was that unique.
Further, that same body asserts (rightly or wrongly is anyone's guess) that the nature of the creator is not only unknown, but also unknowable. From the perspective of a scientist, this poses an intractable situation, because it would be something that no tool or process could validate as either true or fase, and thus of no profit or value to pursue. A total non-starter of an issue, and not worthy of serious discussion, since the discussion would serve no purpose.
How....CONVENIENT....that religion is inscrutable by man. An amazing coincidence, no?
Agnostics think they can't prove it (now/ever), but they don't rule existance (because they already acknowledge one can't know, so they place it entirely in the realm of Faith - it exists or it doesn't with equal probability) so it makes as much sense to believe that it makes to not believe.
Being an agnostic in the way you describe is a cop-out. Of course we can't *know* there is no God, but that also means that we can't know that the world wasn't created last Tuesday in situ, or that the FSM didn't actually create the world, or that invisible pink unicorns don't live in my back yard, or that the world wasn't originally shat out the rear-end of a flying cosmic turtle. That way lies *madness*, where anything and everything is possible and unknowable.
You can't say with a straight face that all unknowable questions/ideas have an equal chance of being right, and you *especially* can't say that there is an equal probability of them being true or NOT true. Is there an equal probability that I am the anti-Christ, or not? Or that I am a latent super-hero, or not?
Madness. Absolute madness. You cannot live in a world with no rules where anything, literally *anything*, is possibly true.
portable nebulizer, which is both less effective and less portable than the inhalers with propellants.
I agree with the less portable part (obviously), but less effective? I find even a minute or two on my nebulizer to be much more effective than an a hit of an inhaler...
--4-port gigabit --b/g/n (but doesn't have the "dual" mode n or whatever it's called) --3 antennas --2 USB ports on the back for NAS purposes --***Runs Tomato firmware*** --VERY fast processor for those that want the box to do other stuff (Broadcom BCM4718 533MHZ, RAM: 128MB)
No, the CBO plugged the numbers about the amout of money that was spent under the stimulus bill into a formula that says that for every dollar the government spends the economy improves by 1.8 dollars then calculating how many jobs would result from that much more economic activity.
I suggest taking anything read on Rapture Ready with a grain of salt; had they actually read scripture, they'd understand two things: 1) it's impossible to predict the day or the hour and 2) the end cannot be hastened by our actions. That said, I do admit that I would classify those guys as the fringe religious crowd.
Isn't it your duty as a Christian to get on Rapture Ready and set your misguided brothers straight?
Like Christians (not you, necessarily) are *constantly* telling Muslims to do?
Is protecting America worth dying a slow agonizing death from cancer for?
Totally agree with the rest of your comment, but the funny thing is they're not even protecting America. They're harassing people for no reason AND getting exposed to cancer-causing ionizing radiation.
Isn't truth an absolute defense against allegations of libel/slander?
If the woman did indeed "rape" her (which I think is vaginal penetration by *anything* against someone's will, assuming they're not in prison or a similar circumstance; please correct me if I'm wrong), then these allegations against the passenger go nowhere.
The fact that the TSA employee is suing for defamation AND that neither she nor her lawyer actually stated the accusation was false is...interesting. Offense is the best defense??
Do you not see a difference between "I have orders to do a patdown search of everyone who decides to use this method of transport as opposed to other methods" and "I have orders to kill everyone who professes a certain set of religious beliefs?" Really? No difference at all?
How about between:
"I have orders to kill everyone who professes a certain set of religious beliefs?"
and
"I have orders to do a patdown search of everyone who decides to use this method of transport as opposed to other methods, and I then proceed to rape you."
? Is rape not a serious crime? Can it only be perpetrated by strange men who jump out of the bushes?
No. There isn't a difference just of scale. In one situation people are getting fucking killed. In the other situation people are getting pat-down searches when they choose a specific type of commercial interaction. These are not just differences in degree. There's a genuine difference in kind here.
To a lot of people, rape is worse than murder. Was this rape? Open question...
Like for example here in Europe many students still want to spend an year in US university. I guess it's a little bit more relaxed there, as here government pays for the university classes and you actually have to study to stay there. In the US your parents pay it, so you can take it more relaxed, have fun and drink beer. A dream for many Europeans, who usually actually have to study, learn and work hard.
Agree with the rest of your assessment, but the above-quoted statement is insulting and utter bullshit.
In the US, you actually have to study to stay in school. They throw you out if you get bad grades, regardless of who's paying. I knew several people as a Freshman (1st year, whatever) at University of Wisconsin - Madison that got thrown out on their asses at the end of their first year of uni due to terrible grades. Universities DO NOT like having their average GPA brought down by morons, and most profs I knew did NOT do grade inflation. Curves, sure, but not "everyone gets a B!"
I worked hard AND drank beer. And graduated with a 3.82 while skipping half my undergrad class sessions. So...yeah.
"I was just doing my job and following orders" has a very different meaning when one is being told to murder people than when someone is being told to do something to someone who knew what they were getting into and elected to go flying anyways.
Oh really? The woman who was groped knew a TSA agent would insert part of her hand into the woman's vagina multiple times? Somehow I doubt that.
Also, to totally Godwin this discussion: Should Jews have publicly renounced/defamed their faith because they "knew what they were getting into" by continuing to be Jewish in the face of the Nazi takeover of Germany?
allows individuals to make copies of sound recordings for their own private, non-commercial use. They may not distribute the copy." This means copying a CD you've purchased to your computer and then burning a copy for yourself. Not downloading an album (e.g. from a torrent site) and certainly not uploading an album.
Where does it say you can't download an album and then make a copy for yourself?
make copy? check for private, non-commercial use? check not distributing? check
Well, that may be because they matures with the glans to exposed. Heck, I struggle to not orgasm "early", I can't imagine what it would be like with a glans that's 3x as sensitive.
Maybe I'm a guy who was born in a cave and who doesn't know what sunlight looks like, but...damn it feels good.
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Although I think that's the older BigDog model.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqMVg5ixhd0&feature=player_detailpage#t=54s
Parents need to take an interest in their children's educations.
But they don't, so Gov has to pick up the slack.
You really think that the Germans would have invaded France and Russia, and undertaken the holocaust if it wasn't for Hitler?
Probably. Do you think Hitler was the only antisemite in Germany that was super-pissed-off about the raw deal Germany got after WWI? Whip up xenophobia, add a dash of Manifest Destiny, and viola!
Power vacuums tend to get filled by someone. I doubt Hitler was that unique.
I have the same router and I run TomatoUSB on it, works GREAT!!!
Further, that same body asserts (rightly or wrongly is anyone's guess) that the nature of the creator is not only unknown, but also unknowable. From the perspective of a scientist, this poses an intractable situation, because it would be something that no tool or process could validate as either true or fase, and thus of no profit or value to pursue. A total non-starter of an issue, and not worthy of serious discussion, since the discussion would serve no purpose.
How....CONVENIENT....that religion is inscrutable by man. An amazing coincidence, no?
Agnostics think they can't prove it (now/ever), but they don't rule existance (because they already acknowledge one can't know, so they place it entirely in the realm of Faith - it exists or it doesn't with equal probability) so it makes as much sense to believe that it makes to not believe.
Being an agnostic in the way you describe is a cop-out. Of course we can't *know* there is no God, but that also means that we can't know that the world wasn't created last Tuesday in situ, or that the FSM didn't actually create the world, or that invisible pink unicorns don't live in my back yard, or that the world wasn't originally shat out the rear-end of a flying cosmic turtle. That way lies *madness*, where anything and everything is possible and unknowable.
You can't say with a straight face that all unknowable questions/ideas have an equal chance of being right, and you *especially* can't say that there is an equal probability of them being true or NOT true. Is there an equal probability that I am the anti-Christ, or not? Or that I am a latent super-hero, or not?
Madness. Absolute madness. You cannot live in a world with no rules where anything, literally *anything*, is possibly true.
Republicans, you mean the same ones that want to roll back various civil rights legislation and voting protections?
You mean the ones that voted for the Civil Rights act of 1964?
Fine, say "Social Conservatives" instead. They may have had a different label 50 years ago, but they're the same assholes.
portable nebulizer, which is both less effective and less portable than the inhalers with propellants.
I agree with the less portable part (obviously), but less effective? I find even a minute or two on my nebulizer to be much more effective than an a hit of an inhaler...
In my experience, the more people learn and grow in life, the less selfish they become.
Does that mean most political conservatives stopped leaning and growing when they were 15 or so? :)
I am VERY happy with my Asus RT-N16, which I got on sale for $60 or so.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320038
--4-port gigabit
--b/g/n (but doesn't have the "dual" mode n or whatever it's called)
--3 antennas
--2 USB ports on the back for NAS purposes
--***Runs Tomato firmware***
--VERY fast processor for those that want the box to do other stuff (Broadcom BCM4718 533MHZ, RAM: 128MB)
Jeez! ELEVEN FILLINGS? Maybe you should learn to brush your teeth.
He may be from the time before most US municipalities put fluoride in their water.
My parents were born around 1950 and have quite a few fillings, despite good dental habits.
You drive to work in the DC metro area? What the hell is wrong with you?
WAMTA FTW.
And since when is 395 between Alexandria and the District? Don't you mean Lincolia/Springfield?
Actually, upgrading the crime to a felony was an Obama administration directive. Guess he's a Republican, now?
Unfortunately, he's been a Republican since his first day in office. :(
But in a society with any shred of respect for human rights, we do not lock someone up for being an asshole.
Yes, yes, a million times yes!
Our postal system is expensive and somewhat unreliable, yet we can't let more efficient companies (UPS and FedEx) deliver mail.
Want to send a letter to Alaska? That'll be $40 please. Oh wait, it wasn't profitable so we stopped servicing Alaska. SORRY!
No, the CBO plugged the numbers about the amout of money that was spent under the stimulus bill into a formula that says that for every dollar the government spends the economy improves by 1.8 dollars then calculating how many jobs would result from that much more economic activity.
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I suggest taking anything read on Rapture Ready with a grain of salt; had they actually read scripture, they'd understand two things: 1) it's impossible to predict the day or the hour and 2) the end cannot be hastened by our actions. That said, I do admit that I would classify those guys as the fringe religious crowd.
Isn't it your duty as a Christian to get on Rapture Ready and set your misguided brothers straight?
Like Christians (not you, necessarily) are *constantly* telling Muslims to do?
Is protecting America worth dying a slow agonizing death from cancer for?
Totally agree with the rest of your comment, but the funny thing is they're not even protecting America. They're harassing people for no reason AND getting exposed to cancer-causing ionizing radiation.
Isn't truth an absolute defense against allegations of libel/slander?
If the woman did indeed "rape" her (which I think is vaginal penetration by *anything* against someone's will, assuming they're not in prison or a similar circumstance; please correct me if I'm wrong), then these allegations against the passenger go nowhere.
The fact that the TSA employee is suing for defamation AND that neither she nor her lawyer actually stated the accusation was false is...interesting. Offense is the best defense??
Do you not see a difference between "I have orders to do a patdown search of everyone who decides to use this method of transport as opposed to other methods" and "I have orders to kill everyone who professes a certain set of religious beliefs?" Really? No difference at all?
How about between:
"I have orders to kill everyone who professes a certain set of religious beliefs?"
and
"I have orders to do a patdown search of everyone who decides to use this method of transport as opposed to other methods, and I then proceed to rape you."
? Is rape not a serious crime? Can it only be perpetrated by strange men who jump out of the bushes?
No. There isn't a difference just of scale. In one situation people are getting fucking killed. In the other situation people are getting pat-down searches when they choose a specific type of commercial interaction. These are not just differences in degree. There's a genuine difference in kind here.
To a lot of people, rape is worse than murder. Was this rape? Open question...
Like for example here in Europe many students still want to spend an year in US university. I guess it's a little bit more relaxed there, as here government pays for the university classes and you actually have to study to stay there. In the US your parents pay it, so you can take it more relaxed, have fun and drink beer. A dream for many Europeans, who usually actually have to study, learn and work hard.
Agree with the rest of your assessment, but the above-quoted statement is insulting and utter bullshit.
In the US, you actually have to study to stay in school. They throw you out if you get bad grades, regardless of who's paying. I knew several people as a Freshman (1st year, whatever) at University of Wisconsin - Madison that got thrown out on their asses at the end of their first year of uni due to terrible grades. Universities DO NOT like having their average GPA brought down by morons, and most profs I knew did NOT do grade inflation. Curves, sure, but not "everyone gets a B!"
I worked hard AND drank beer. And graduated with a 3.82 while skipping half my undergrad class sessions. So...yeah.
"I was just doing my job and following orders" has a very different meaning when one is being told to murder people than when someone is being told to do something to someone who knew what they were getting into and elected to go flying anyways.
Oh really? The woman who was groped knew a TSA agent would insert part of her hand into the woman's vagina multiple times? Somehow I doubt that.
Also, to totally Godwin this discussion: Should Jews have publicly renounced/defamed their faith because they "knew what they were getting into" by continuing to be Jewish in the face of the Nazi takeover of Germany?
allows individuals to make copies of sound recordings for their own private, non-commercial use. They may not distribute the copy." This means copying a CD you've purchased to your computer and then burning a copy for yourself. Not downloading an album (e.g. from a torrent site) and certainly not uploading an album.
Where does it say you can't download an album and then make a copy for yourself?
make copy? check
for private, non-commercial use? check
not distributing? check
Well, that may be because they matures with the glans to exposed. Heck, I struggle to not orgasm "early", I can't imagine what it would be like with a glans that's 3x as sensitive.
Maybe I'm a guy who was born in a cave and who doesn't know what sunlight looks like, but...damn it feels good.