So when was the last time you personally checked the results of a particle accelerator experiment rather than naively believing what Nature or some other journal says happened?
Interestingly enough, as a person of religious faith, I agree: scientists are winning the knowledge acquisition game faster than they ever have before -- and my faith is not threatened by the progress of knowledge at all for a simple reason: would it make sense for a designer (AKA a God) to organize/make a universe that doesn't follow comprehensible rules? Yes. See: the Matrix.
My hypothesis is that God is just writing in new "scientific laws" whenever we gain the ability to observe them in action and then "porting" the experienced universe over to the new rules, but always leaves the root login to the universe available in case he needs to perform a miracle.
Of course, I think like this because I read too much Terry Pratchett and therefore think twice before dismissing what someone claims to have observed as "delusion".
Judaism conceives of God as something utterly inhuman and almost completely inconceivable by humans in the first place. The sage Maimonides went as far as to claim that we cannot state what God IS, merely what He IS NOT, resulting in his famous Negative Theology.
Thanks for playing the Nonbeliever Disparages A Religion He Doesn't Know About game.
So basically, technology has given us quantum computers in the future, but users are still stupid enough to deliberately put Windoze on a Macintosh machine?
The innovation was that Portal put the starting and ending points of the warp in control of the player, allowing any non-metal surface to have a portal placed on it.
Actually, experience shows that interbreeding two relatively different genotypes produces hardier (and often more attractive) offspring. So rather than restricting who can breed, we should be making sure that Fat Blonde Appalachian White Woman marries Swarthy Arab Immigrant Guy (insert your own combination of stereotypes, genotypes and ethnicities). Their children will thank them for it.
And I quote myself:
This does not change the morality or political expedience of invading a country that did nothing to us But thanks for the straw-man argument anyway. I'm sure it meant a lot to you.
I hate to be a douchebag, but I have to be a douchebag about this.
Terrorists do, in fact, hide behind civilian "human shields". This does not change the morality or political expedience of invading a country that did nothing to us, but sometimes there's an actual reason for hunting terrorists, and when that happens terrorists really love a human shield. After all, humans shields only end up one of two ways:
1) Alive, in which case the terrorist is alive as well 90% of the time. 2) Dead, in which case the terrorist can use their "martyrdom" as a recruiting tool.
The first time, I was attacked by a soccer hooligan, who smashed a bottle on my head with no warning, from behind. I remember turning round and seeing the thug waving the broken bottle - but everything had gone into slow motion. I could literally read every move he was going to make and counter it, with no apparent effort on my part, matrix-style. After I'd disposed of his bottle, I threw him around, then I played with him a bit without hurting him (much). I had the sense that I was far back, watching it all. You are awesome. Put those fuckers in their place.
Filipino Time? Funny, here in Northeastern America we've always called it Jewish time, and I learned late in life that it's a feature of nearly all Mediterranean cultures. Apparently people have a lot in common.
Right. And when the courts find you not guilty of any wrongdoing, the police will have "misplaced" or "lost" your PC, and as a funny little coincidence, Officer Rob's 12-year-old daughter Stacy will just have received a new PC to play "Barbie's Magical Adventure" on.
BTW, when arguing from a dualistic viewpoint: Why should whatever the non-material component of the mind is, bind to the brain but not to silicon circuits? Perhaps the brain evolved to become a good vessel for the non-material mind, whereas we can't design silicon circuits to do so without actually understanding the non-material mind first (which we obviously don't, if so many of us don't even think it's there).
Jews have about as much right to live in Israel as the Roma Gypsies have a right to live in Kashmir. Persecution is not a consistent justification for the creation of a religious state. What, you claim the Roma are from Kashmir? Actually, Wikipedia says they came from Punjab and Rajasthan.
Jews don't have a claim to Israel because we were persecuted; we have a claim to it because it's where we come from. And while I agree that driving out Palestinians is a Bad Thing, their presence (especially given how they got there) does not negate our right to our homeland.
But why should I bother arguing with a self-hating Israeli? If you try to talk to one, the rest want your attention.
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So when was the last time you personally checked the results of a particle accelerator experiment rather than naively believing what Nature or some other journal says happened?
My hypothesis is that God is just writing in new "scientific laws" whenever we gain the ability to observe them in action and then "porting" the experienced universe over to the new rules, but always leaves the root login to the universe available in case he needs to perform a miracle.
Of course, I think like this because I read too much Terry Pratchett and therefore think twice before dismissing what someone claims to have observed as "delusion".
And you're wrong.
Judaism conceives of God as something utterly inhuman and almost completely inconceivable by humans in the first place. The sage Maimonides went as far as to claim that we cannot state what God IS, merely what He IS NOT, resulting in his famous Negative Theology.
Thanks for playing the Nonbeliever Disparages A Religion He Doesn't Know About game.
I hate to fuel that man's "curse of the algorithm" mania (he's a well-known troll), but read up on the operating system Plan 9 from Bell Labs.
So basically, technology has given us quantum computers in the future, but users are still stupid enough to deliberately put Windoze on a Macintosh machine?
That says something about life.
Ah, but without nudie pics, what the hell is that 640KB even for in the first place? Work? HA!
Truly, this is the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny.
How do I set that to interpret the buttons differently? I'm tired of pressing CTRL to set an orange portal in Portal.
Poster has repeated the same sentiment twice without identifying a source. Why did it win +2?
The innovation was that Portal put the starting and ending points of the warp in control of the player, allowing any non-metal surface to have a portal placed on it.
Actually, experience shows that interbreeding two relatively different genotypes produces hardier (and often more attractive) offspring. So rather than restricting who can breed, we should be making sure that Fat Blonde Appalachian White Woman marries Swarthy Arab Immigrant Guy (insert your own combination of stereotypes, genotypes and ethnicities). Their children will thank them for it.
Followed by the eyes of a Jewish zombie angry because alien 419-scammers have taken over Earth...
I hate to be a douchebag, but I have to be a douchebag about this.
Terrorists do, in fact, hide behind civilian "human shields". This does not change the morality or political expedience of invading a country that did nothing to us, but sometimes there's an actual reason for hunting terrorists, and when that happens terrorists really love a human shield. After all, humans shields only end up one of two ways:
1) Alive, in which case the terrorist is alive as well 90% of the time.
2) Dead, in which case the terrorist can use their "martyrdom" as a recruiting tool.
Filipino Time? Funny, here in Northeastern America we've always called it Jewish time, and I learned late in life that it's a feature of nearly all Mediterranean cultures. Apparently people have a lot in common.
One in ten isn't really much of a people-wide ability (though it is true, and some families have more Funny Jews than others).
BTW, what's a GOV coat?
Actually, we can't do any of that. The only super-power Jews possess is that of irrational self-criticism.
Right. And when the courts find you not guilty of any wrongdoing, the police will have "misplaced" or "lost" your PC, and as a funny little coincidence, Officer Rob's 12-year-old daughter Stacy will just have received a new PC to play "Barbie's Magical Adventure" on.
Isn't that supposed to be someone you know and (preferably) dislike, rather than an individual selected at random?
True. Why do some people think that the randomized pain of others is funny?
You know, you're right. It is arrogant. After all, Americans aren't the Chosen People. WE'RE the Chosen People.
Now strip naked and get on the Probulator.
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No self-respecting Islamist terrorist would ever be caught dead with an Israeli passport!
Jews don't have a claim to Israel because we were persecuted; we have a claim to it because it's where we come from. And while I agree that driving out Palestinians is a Bad Thing, their presence (especially given how they got there) does not negate our right to our homeland.
But why should I bother arguing with a self-hating Israeli? If you try to talk to one, the rest want your attention.