A world-spanning religion based on ancient Egyptian religion, now that would be millennia. So, worshipping someone born on Dec. 25, who was born of a virgin, had twelve close friends who followed him when he began his ministry around age 30, one of whom betrayed him, and who was crucified, died, and was reborn about three days later would fit the criteria?
Because that's Horus, son of Isis.
Not that any current religions have anything to do with that...
And here I always thought the eating the unleavened bread was just symbolic of the Body of Christ, as he said that it was symbolic during the Last Supper, when he and his apostles were observing Passover, which has unleavened bread in it. I guess all those years of Catholic grade school were wrong about the whole thing. Hrmph, learn something new everyday.
And no, I'm not a Bible thumper. Just someone who hates when Catholics get bagged on about mistaken(and sometimes flat out lies) beliefs about Catholic ceremonies. Believe me, there are plenty of stranger and more screwed up things in the Catholic Church to bag on rather than half-truths that Protestants mistaken spread when talking about how screwed up Catholics are. Sorry, it just annoys me for some reason.
Weapon
1. An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc. Are you suggesting that the lion, bear and scorpion were designed? The bold faced word stops your suggestion that the grandparent was suggesting that the lion, bear, and scorpion were designed by anything.
The Grandparent was referring to 'anything used in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy.'
The 'or' allows for things natural as well as unnatural to be classified as weapons so long as their are used to destroy, defeat, or injure. The examples given, a gun and a sword, are unnatural, but the basis for being called a weapon does not merely rely on the fact that the method or tool used is man-made.
Right, which is why you have all these hippies going around trying to make you care about stuff that happens in countries you couldn't even find on a map. So basically what you are saying is, we should add more geography classes to our schools?
But, IMHO self awareness and a conscience comes from having a soul which is partially what separates us from animals and gives us that desire to learn about our surroundings and figure out why things work which is something an intelligent being would need to possess. If the desire to learn about our environment is caused by having a soul, and animals don't have souls, why does my dog want to go up to everything he comes up to when I take him for a walk?
Riddles? Dude, he'll fucking kill your entire family on a dare from the devil, ask Job! Actually, that one was a Triple-Dog Dare. It's in the Bible. Seriously.
Sure you can. "Oh Lord, smite this unbeliever who says I can't petition you." Look, I just petitioned the Lord, right there, plain as day. He's been gone awhile. I don't think he's coming back... Oh Well... Dibs on his mod points.
Maybe someday someone will find a hd in a flea market labeled "Shenmue 3 SVN Repo", but it doesn't seem likely, sadly. It'll probably be on the same table as the "Duke Nukem Forever version 23.0.0.1.
Yea, sure, let the market take care of it. And pretty soon there will be advertising even on the moon. That sounds like a great plan. Because I want to look at the moon and see the latest Billboard charts. I say increase NASA's funding, because at least they actually care about studying the universe. Industry just cares about making a profit off of it. I dunno, call me a purist who doesn't think that everything has to be ruined by dollar signs.
...just another pie in the sky left wing hippie running their mouth off between bongs? Something tells me that you are not voting for a Democrat in this year's election...
Wow, this is really new and interesting stuff. I can't quite put my finger on it, but reading it gives me the strangest sense of deja vu. Obviously, those articles were in suspended animation, and were just reawakened today. Jeesh...Don't you realize that they need experiments like this to see what will and will not work?
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti translates to Committee for State Security which is eerily the same name as the Department of Homeland Security. For those who do not bother with changing the full name to the acronym, the Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti is more commonly(at least in the United States) known as the KGB.
We also recognize things as valid medical problems that once were not, such as depression and anxiety. And some of us do not classify things such as depression and anxiety as valid medical problems, rather preferring to classify these as social problems, and thus would rather not have useless medications that dull the senses in our water.
First, I do understand that the various designs are different. I do not dispute this. If you reread my post, I do not say that market share is the only factor. However, you must admit that to virus writers and their ilk, there is a better chance of a Windows box being infected than a Mac box, simply based on numbers. So yes, market share does factor in when it comes to Windows boxes vs. other operating systems.
Now, correct me if I am wrong, for I am not entirely familiar with Macs and their various architectures. But, as far as I know, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X are two different design families. Mac OS 9 was the final version of one family of design, and Mac OS X brought a new style for Macs(which melded it with Unix). Now, if the Mac OS family began in 1984, and ended in the early 2000s, then that was over 16 years of experience for virus writers to work on. The market share of the family of Mac OS 9 was much greater than that of OS X.
However, the majority of my post dealt with the fact that no matter which operating system you choose to use, security measures must be put in place or else your system will be compromised. You cannot depend on the operating system makers to put that security in place for you.
Can Linux not be taken over by a virus with a fresh download and no security set up? Can a Mac not be taken over with the same out of the box set up? As much as Microsoft annoys me at times, I must admit that most of their problems come not from their holes in their OS, but from their market share. An operating system is only as secure as those who use it set it up to be. I can set up a Windows box to be super secure, that only the NSA could get into, and have a hard time at that, and at the same time I can set up a Linux box that is open to the world.
Moral of the story: Security is something that users must practice as well as the OS manufacturers. Blaming the car company for your injuries from flying through the window when you didn't wear a seatbelt won't get you very far. The fact that you were swerving over the road drunk won't go over well either.
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Because that's Horus, son of Isis.
Not that any current religions have anything to do with that...
And here I always thought the eating the unleavened bread was just symbolic of the Body of Christ, as he said that it was symbolic during the Last Supper, when he and his apostles were observing Passover, which has unleavened bread in it. I guess all those years of Catholic grade school were wrong about the whole thing. Hrmph, learn something new everyday.
And no, I'm not a Bible thumper. Just someone who hates when Catholics get bagged on about mistaken(and sometimes flat out lies) beliefs about Catholic ceremonies. Believe me, there are plenty of stranger and more screwed up things in the Catholic Church to bag on rather than half-truths that Protestants mistaken spread when talking about how screwed up Catholics are. Sorry, it just annoys me for some reason.
How do you feel about the Middle Ages and the Catholic Church? Paying for penance, anyone?
Nuclear cars? Car accidents will get a lot more interesting, to say the least.
They think Halo 3 is great, but they think that the makers of Guitar Hero should have included more of 'their' type of music.
It must be Nazism!
Oh, crap. My bad.
The Grandparent was referring to 'anything used in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy.'
The 'or' allows for things natural as well as unnatural to be classified as weapons so long as their are used to destroy, defeat, or injure. The examples given, a gun and a sword, are unnatural, but the basis for being called a weapon does not merely rely on the fact that the method or tool used is man-made.
And what about the fact that chimps do similar actions that humans do when encountering a new environmental stimulus?
I sure am going to miss the blue sky if we don't.
Not that I'm bitter or anything.
We would be overrun?
Yea, sure, let the market take care of it. And pretty soon there will be advertising even on the moon. That sounds like a great plan. Because I want to look at the moon and see the latest Billboard charts. I say increase NASA's funding, because at least they actually care about studying the universe. Industry just cares about making a profit off of it. I dunno, call me a purist who doesn't think that everything has to be ruined by dollar signs.
Actually, since he used APA citation format instead of MLA, he was disqualified. The kid with the Egg Drop Demonstration won.
...just another pie in the sky left wing hippie running their mouth off between bongs? Something tells me that you are not voting for a Democrat in this year's election...First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller
Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti translates to Committee for State Security which is eerily the same name as the Department of Homeland Security. For those who do not bother with changing the full name to the acronym, the Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti is more commonly(at least in the United States) known as the KGB.
Just a thought.
First, I do understand that the various designs are different. I do not dispute this. If you reread my post, I do not say that market share is the only factor. However, you must admit that to virus writers and their ilk, there is a better chance of a Windows box being infected than a Mac box, simply based on numbers. So yes, market share does factor in when it comes to Windows boxes vs. other operating systems.
Now, correct me if I am wrong, for I am not entirely familiar with Macs and their various architectures. But, as far as I know, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X are two different design families. Mac OS 9 was the final version of one family of design, and Mac OS X brought a new style for Macs(which melded it with Unix). Now, if the Mac OS family began in 1984, and ended in the early 2000s, then that was over 16 years of experience for virus writers to work on. The market share of the family of Mac OS 9 was much greater than that of OS X.
However, the majority of my post dealt with the fact that no matter which operating system you choose to use, security measures must be put in place or else your system will be compromised. You cannot depend on the operating system makers to put that security in place for you.
Can Linux not be taken over by a virus with a fresh download and no security set up? Can a Mac not be taken over with the same out of the box set up? As much as Microsoft annoys me at times, I must admit that most of their problems come not from their holes in their OS, but from their market share. An operating system is only as secure as those who use it set it up to be. I can set up a Windows box to be super secure, that only the NSA could get into, and have a hard time at that, and at the same time I can set up a Linux box that is open to the world.
Moral of the story: Security is something that users must practice as well as the OS manufacturers. Blaming the car company for your injuries from flying through the window when you didn't wear a seatbelt won't get you very far. The fact that you were swerving over the road drunk won't go over well either.