My question would be, why must that assumption hold? Why must all existence proceed from being created?
It doesn't have to. However, if you accept the fact that there is no logical basis to assume that something must have created God, then you must accept that there is no logical reason to suppose that God exists at all. Otherwise you are, in effect, picking a random starting point and saying "nothing existed before this".
Ofcourse, the whole point is that religion has nothing to do with logic, and couching it in those terms is dishonest in the extreme. If you want to believe that there is a God, feel free. Just don't pretend that your belief has anything to do with logic.
Anyone with half a brain wants to "bring our sons home". How can you be that damn thick?
I'm sure that anyone with half a brain wants exactly that. I'm also sure that anyone with a full brain wants to stay and finish the job. I'm not sure exactly what you think we're disagreeing about.
Blame it on the anti-war crowd. The majority of the opposition to the Iraq war seems to be based on the number of American soldiers killed. So what do you expect? Ofcourse the government is going to try and lower the exposure of soldiers to combat. The fewer men we have out there fighting, the fewer we lose, and the less things there is for the media (and the Democrats) to criticize. Makes perfect sense.
Don't want killing machines replacing soldiers? Stop with the idiotic "bring our sons home" rhetoric.
I've had to go #2 in the middle of the night during reconnaissance ops, after 48 hours with no sleep followed by a brief 1 hour catnap, in the middle of a swamp, with no light, trying to hit a ziplock bag while balancing on a log and trying not to make any noise. So, sister, you got nothing to complain about:)
Seriously, if your "brain's not quite fully functional", you need to learn to switch it on faster. I can't remember ever falling into a toilet. And while I realize that we're all different, I don't see why I should take the blame for someone elses shortcomings.
No one is perfect. There is always the possibility of forgetting to check.
Ah. I would LOVE to see that logic being used under different circumstances. For instance, in traffic court:
"Why did you run that red light, causing a multi-vehicle pileup?"
"Well, I forgot to check if it was red! Clearly it's the governments fault for putting it there!"
Frankly, any woman that's going to blame me because she wasn't paying attention probably isn't a woman I want to get involved with.
I seem to recall it being proven that men have better 3d spacial skills than women. So maybe it's just an inability of the female brain to visualize the consequences of sitting on a toilet with a raised seat?:) Kinda like the reverse of trying to put the square peg in the round hole...
If the person wants to sit and the seat is up, possible ass contact with disgusting toilet water.
Maybe if your SO is a flippin' retard, in which case I think you've got bigger problems than toilet seat positioning. You should probably be thanking God that you don't need to change her diapers. Anyone who manages to fall into a toilet is probably a few trillion neurons short of a complete brain.
I don't know about that. In my area all providers use Bell lines, but many are significantly cheaper than Bell. Like I said, do some research, you may be pleasantly surprised.
Oh, I totally agree. However, that is not an excuse for our acceptance of crime inside prison walls. Especially heinous crimes like rape. By giving prison rape a "wink-and-a-nod" so to speak, we are dooming people like poor Jhannet to a punishment far in excess of their (purported) crimes.
I agree that a better solution would be to reform the prison system. So the moment you put Joe Arpaio in charge of all prisons in the US, I'll be the first one to say that inmates committing assault on one another is wrong. Until then, daily ass-rape will have to continue to counterbalance the absurd luxuries offered to these prison populations.
I'm not sure why you keep bringing up the USSR. Especially since the USSR doesn't actually exist any more.
Anyway, 16 years is a ridiculously short sentence for multiple murders. You want to take a man who rapes, murders and dismembers 3 KIDS, and let him lose on the streets when he's still fairly young and verile? Are you insane?
Anyone that messed up is guaranteed to be a repeat offender. The only solution is to either keep him locked up long enough that when he gets out he'll be no physical danger to ANYONE, or to just get it over with and execute the bastard.
Smart kids are smart enough to realize that 99% != 100% which means that one out of a hundred times someone is going to get preggo using it.
No, dumb kids make that assumption. Smart kids know that a 1 in 100 failure rate still has to occur at the right time of the month, and meet other conditions in order to result in a pregnancy. Your scenario would only lead to pregnancy if unprotected sex had a 100% pregnancy rate.
Also, many smart kids don't give a damn about marks. I know I didn't, and my IQ is well over average. I got extremely high marks in classes I enjoyed (like comp sci, comm tech, and physics), and very low marks in ones I disliked.
Anyways, there seems to be some charter in Canada that limits a persons ability to search people without an accusation of a crime already happening.
Nonsense. For forced searches, sure - just like in the US and the rest of the civilized world you can't be forced to undergo a search unless you're accused of a crime first. But there's no protection against voluntary searches. Otherwise sex might be illegal:) It's the same rule everywhere, from nightclubs to movie theatres, ghetto highschools to airports: you consent to being searched or you don't get service. It's your decision - nobody is forcing you to do anything.
I just love these holier-than-thou attitudes where every 90-IQ point nimrod assumes that he's SOOO much better than the "General Public". For some reason I never seem to actually meet a member of the "General Public".
Man, that sucks! You must have some REALLY bad luck. I'm here if you need to talk....
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I am not anti-American. I am anti hypocrisy, anti war and anti 'we-will-tell-you-what-to-think'. And thank you for calling me an asshole, based on a single remark.
I said I hear that argument from anti-american assholes, not that everyone who makes that argument is an anti-american asshole. Big difference. As a matter of fact, you are deffinitely anti-american, although the jury's still out on the "asshole" bit.
The only point that I am trying to make is that USA seems to use different arguments all the time, using whatever suits them best.
Quite true. We ALL do that. Partly because we learn from experience, and partly because we always try to look out for our own best interests. So why focus on the US?
When I am giving criticism on the USA, for example that they are trying to be the world-police, forcing their views on countries that do not share them, I get the answer "yeah, but you liked it when they liberated Europe!". That was a different time, so it doesn't apply, right?
Not really. Not unless you're saying that if France were taken over today, it would be wrong for the US to liberate them. Although since you claim to be "anti-war", it wouldn't surprise me at all if you really did believe that. I've met some real lunatics out there in the "anti-war" crowd. They seem to be more anti-reality than anything else.
I don't like the 'we are right and you are wrong' point of view of the USA, without any self-criticism, or ever admitting they might have been wrong.
Pot, meet kettle. I thought you said you were anti-hypocrisy?
That's why I like Michael Moore. From where I am standing, he is one of the few that actually is self-criticising. And he is certainly not anti-American.
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Ofcourse, the whole point is that religion has nothing to do with logic, and couching it in those terms is dishonest in the extreme. If you want to believe that there is a God, feel free. Just don't pretend that your belief has anything to do with logic.
Blame it on the anti-war crowd. The majority of the opposition to the Iraq war seems to be based on the number of American soldiers killed. So what do you expect? Ofcourse the government is going to try and lower the exposure of soldiers to combat. The fewer men we have out there fighting, the fewer we lose, and the less things there is for the media (and the Democrats) to criticize. Makes perfect sense.
Don't want killing machines replacing soldiers? Stop with the idiotic "bring our sons home" rhetoric.
Well while you're being all "logical" and such, maybe you can explain how "God" got here.
Root said let there be God, and there was God?
I've had to go #2 in the middle of the night during reconnaissance ops, after 48 hours with no sleep followed by a brief 1 hour catnap, in the middle of a swamp, with no light, trying to hit a ziplock bag while balancing on a log and trying not to make any noise. So, sister, you got nothing to complain about :)
Seriously, if your "brain's not quite fully functional", you need to learn to switch it on faster. I can't remember ever falling into a toilet. And while I realize that we're all different, I don't see why I should take the blame for someone elses shortcomings.
"Why did you run that red light, causing a multi-vehicle pileup?"
"Well, I forgot to check if it was red! Clearly it's the governments fault for putting it there!"
Frankly, any woman that's going to blame me because she wasn't paying attention probably isn't a woman I want to get involved with.
I seem to recall it being proven that men have better 3d spacial skills than women. So maybe it's just an inability of the female brain to visualize the consequences of sitting on a toilet with a raised seat? :) Kinda like the reverse of trying to put the square peg in the round hole...
I don't know about that. In my area all providers use Bell lines, but many are significantly cheaper than Bell. Like I said, do some research, you may be pleasantly surprised.
20 seconds of googling lead me to this.
There are over a dozen alternatives in your area. Instead of whining, how about doing some research?
I'm not sure why you keep bringing up the USSR. Especially since the USSR doesn't actually exist any more.
Anyway, 16 years is a ridiculously short sentence for multiple murders. You want to take a man who rapes, murders and dismembers 3 KIDS, and let him lose on the streets when he's still fairly young and verile? Are you insane?
Anyone that messed up is guaranteed to be a repeat offender. The only solution is to either keep him locked up long enough that when he gets out he'll be no physical danger to ANYONE, or to just get it over with and execute the bastard.
Also, many smart kids don't give a damn about marks. I know I didn't, and my IQ is well over average. I got extremely high marks in classes I enjoyed (like comp sci, comm tech, and physics), and very low marks in ones I disliked.
I'm sorry to hear that. Did they ever charge the Priest responsible for that?
Somehow I don't think it's their IQ they're interested in.
Maybe you should stop hanging out with Marxists....
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Hoo vould yu like to bern next, mein fuhrer?
And shall we just replace them with the monarchs, tyrants, and theocracies which preceded them?
I just love these holier-than-thou attitudes where every 90-IQ point nimrod assumes that he's SOOO much better than the "General Public". For some reason I never seem to actually meet a member of the "General Public".
Man, that sucks! You must have some REALLY bad luck. I'm here if you need to talk....
Quite true. We ALL do that. Partly because we learn from experience, and partly because we always try to look out for our own best interests. So why focus on the US?
Not really. Not unless you're saying that if France were taken over today, it would be wrong for the US to liberate them. Although since you claim to be "anti-war", it wouldn't surprise me at all if you really did believe that. I've met some real lunatics out there in the "anti-war" crowd. They seem to be more anti-reality than anything else.
Pot, meet kettle. I thought you said you were anti-hypocrisy?
That last sentence was a joke, right?
Zing!
So Jesus walks into a hotel, puts 4 nails down on the Counter, and says "Hey, can you put me up for the night?".
Thank you, thank you, we'll be here all week. Try the veal!
It's called "Thailand".