Except that Jesus said that he did not come to abolish the Laws (first 5 books of the Bible as you know it) or the Prophets;
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 5:17-20
Following Jesus' advice would not necessarily make the world a better place, then.
Please realise I am Christian, with no background in academic theological studies, though I am actively curious about the very types of questions you are raising.
I will go under flak for this, but you must read the Bible in context. Concerning infanticide; I confess, I did not know of Psalm 137:9, and I also cannot solidly explain this instance, as I find infanticide abhorrent as well. This does not mean that there does not exist an explanation that does not break the foundations of Christianity; it's only that I don't know. My pastor (who has a Theological degree) will know.
I will try and give you other instances for reading the Bible in context. You've quoted the food laws, specifically, the one about seafood (from Leviticus, I forget which chapter though I read it a few days ago). *Modern day* Christians generally believe the reason for the food laws if for hygiene purposes. Eating shell fish is still a common cause for food-poisoning and enteritis even in this day and age..
If a scientist-like mind existed back then, he would have preferred an attempted explanation of pathogens, but God's message was meant to be understood universally, and if not understood (for I'm sure my parents still don't know much at all about infectious disease) then at least followed for their safety and health - see Leviticus' advice on the treatment of infectious diseases, for example, which involved isolation to prevent contamination etc.
The crux of the difference between a myself (a Christian) and yourself (?) is that I believe in the infallibility of the Bible, which is something that can't be proved 100% but only, ultimately, believed in.
(A lot of my information has come from 'The Lion Handbook to the Bible' - I bought it from Amazon; it's very good for answering questions like the one's you've raised.)
Right. I'm an English student, 18 years old, moving onto University this year.
I've just finished the Maths A2 syllabus (advanced level). The last topic we did in pure mathematics was three dimensional vectors. I've just glanced at the question, but if I'm not mistaken, the first proof requires the following vector law:
|a||b|cosx = a_1*b_1 + a_2*b_2 + a_3*b_3...
Where |n| is the modulus of the direction vector of the vector equation and modulus being the square root of the sum of the three squared position vectors
Where a_n, b_n is the corresponding coordinates of the vectors
And x is the angle of the intersection of the two position vectors, so proof would mean x = 90, therefore cos90 = 0, so you're proving that a_1*b_1 + a_2*b_2 + a_3*b_3 = 0
Mathematics in Advanced Level can actually be very involved. Integration by substitution involve trigonometric identities. The article talks about Chemistry students and a lack of maths knowledge.
I think the problem may lie, judging from my Chemistry advanced level classes, in the fact that a lot of my class mates expect to be spoon fed right answers to questions. They don't like to think on the subject. They become deceived into thinking that Chemistry is just learning reagents and conditions and what goes where, and then subsequently move onto Uni thinking that there will be more of the same when in fact there is more inductive/deductive reasoning. More maths.
In terms of maths skills needed in the sciences, Physics > Chemistry > Biology
Newton's laws are just very very good approximations of reality. Einstein's theories of general/special relativity are still even more accurate versions of reality.
An article in the New Scientist talks about 'Quantum Reality', where everything we see is just an approximation of the quantum world. I won't elaborate further, but I hope you get my gist.
I didn't know that, and I wonder how many of my less 'techy' friends knew that. Why would they take away a self explanatory feature and replace it with an obscure one with the same function?
I was bracing myself for some comment about semi-Godly Face Dancers too. Don't forget that at the end of the series, the melange spice was rendered pretty obsolete by the Tleilaxu growing their own, descreasing the market value of Arakkis's no-longer unique export...Guess that could be analogous to Apple's loosening strangle hold on this iPod market.;)
It appears we are five. I always wondered if it was Douglas Adams' original idea, or if he'd been inspired by some technological development.
I'd like to listen to the Japanese Stock Exchange..;]
Then again, if you're confident that you have nothing to be ashamed of (read illegal etc.), then why should you let the Police try and crack your passwords.
Why don't you just give them your damn passwords.
This is of course if this 90-day thing falls through. It's compromise, I know, but it'll work.
Mine are doing just fine. I suppose brushed aluminium may feel very nice. And I wouldn't hesitate if I could digitize my books so they'd last many many lifetimes.
I'm just clinging on to paper books like an obstinate fool.
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Except that Jesus said that he did not come to abolish the Laws (first 5 books of the Bible as you know it) or the Prophets;
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 5:17-20
Following Jesus' advice would not necessarily make the world a better place, then.
Please realise I am Christian, with no background in academic theological studies, though I am actively curious about the very types of questions you are raising.
I will go under flak for this, but you must read the Bible in context. Concerning infanticide; I confess, I did not know of Psalm 137:9, and I also cannot solidly explain this instance, as I find infanticide abhorrent as well. This does not mean that there does not exist an explanation that does not break the foundations of Christianity; it's only that I don't know. My pastor (who has a Theological degree) will know.
I will try and give you other instances for reading the Bible in context. You've quoted the food laws, specifically, the one about seafood (from Leviticus, I forget which chapter though I read it a few days ago). *Modern day* Christians generally believe the reason for the food laws if for hygiene purposes. Eating shell fish is still a common cause for food-poisoning and enteritis even in this day and age..
If a scientist-like mind existed back then, he would have preferred an attempted explanation of pathogens, but God's message was meant to be understood universally, and if not understood (for I'm sure my parents still don't know much at all about infectious disease) then at least followed for their safety and health - see Leviticus' advice on the treatment of infectious diseases, for example, which involved isolation to prevent contamination etc.
The crux of the difference between a myself (a Christian) and yourself (?) is that I believe in the infallibility of the Bible, which is something that can't be proved 100% but only, ultimately, believed in.
(A lot of my information has come from 'The Lion Handbook to the Bible' - I bought it from Amazon; it's very good for answering questions like the one's you've raised.)
Right. I'm an English student, 18 years old, moving onto University this year. I've just finished the Maths A2 syllabus (advanced level). The last topic we did in pure mathematics was three dimensional vectors. I've just glanced at the question, but if I'm not mistaken, the first proof requires the following vector law: |a||b|cosx = a_1*b_1 + a_2*b_2 + a_3*b_3 ...
Where |n| is the modulus of the direction vector of the vector equation and modulus being the square root of the sum of the three squared position vectors
Where a_n, b_n is the corresponding coordinates of the vectors
And x is the angle of the intersection of the two position vectors, so proof would mean x = 90, therefore cos90 = 0, so you're proving that a_1*b_1 + a_2*b_2 + a_3*b_3 = 0
Mathematics in Advanced Level can actually be very involved. Integration by substitution involve trigonometric identities. The article talks about Chemistry students and a lack of maths knowledge.
I think the problem may lie, judging from my Chemistry advanced level classes, in the fact that a lot of my class mates expect to be spoon fed right answers to questions. They don't like to think on the subject. They become deceived into thinking that Chemistry is just learning reagents and conditions and what goes where, and then subsequently move onto Uni thinking that there will be more of the same when in fact there is more inductive/deductive reasoning. More maths.
In terms of maths skills needed in the sciences, Physics > Chemistry > Biology
Newton's laws are just very very good approximations of reality. Einstein's theories of general/special relativity are still even more accurate versions of reality.
An article in the New Scientist talks about 'Quantum Reality', where everything we see is just an approximation of the quantum world. I won't elaborate further, but I hope you get my gist.
Did you know that the Editor of New Scientist is a biologist?
Food for thought.
I didn't know that, and I wonder how many of my less 'techy' friends knew that. Why would they take away a self explanatory feature and replace it with an obscure one with the same function?
I was bracing myself for some comment about semi-Godly Face Dancers too. Don't forget that at the end of the series, the melange spice was rendered pretty obsolete by the Tleilaxu growing their own, descreasing the market value of Arakkis's no-longer unique export. ..Guess that could be analogous to Apple's loosening strangle hold on this iPod market. ;)
Apart from the high prices in Manchester (UK in general), what's wrong with the ISPs here?
(I live in Manchester too, and I have no complaints.)
It appears we are five. I always wondered if it was Douglas Adams' original idea, or if he'd been inspired by some technological development. I'd like to listen to the Japanese Stock Exchange.. ;]
Don't forget SphereXP [http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/%5D
Then again, if you're confident that you have nothing to be ashamed of (read illegal etc.), then why should you let the Police try and crack your passwords. Why don't you just give them your damn passwords. This is of course if this 90-day thing falls through. It's compromise, I know, but it'll work.
Mine are doing just fine. I suppose brushed aluminium may feel very nice. And I wouldn't hesitate if I could digitize my books so they'd last many many lifetimes. I'm just clinging on to paper books like an obstinate fool.
I like the 'crappy', 'yellow', 'crusty' paper that smells. It adds to the feel.
Or something.
When they're just as easy on the eyes as a book. And when they can emulate the 'feel' and 'essence' of paper.
Meh. How come Slashdot is never slashdotted?
They assume all people have internet. Wouldn't it just be as simple as to download the cracked firmware, disconnect and install?