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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people feel the need to denigrate the religious? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 1:26 pm
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| Can only speak for myself. I don't "denigrate the religious". In fact sometime on WP I even defend religion from unreasonable attack. But I do call out the religious when they venture outside of religion to try manipulate science to "prove" literal interpretation of scripture. W... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Wee Giftie Fur Auntblabby |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 12:41 pm
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| ^^^^ Oooooh, 'tis Gaelic! Kokopelli, you reminded me of one of my favorite novels - The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey - the protagonist ends up in the Highlands and the Hebrides and there's a bit about how Gaelic is an ancient tongue and hasn't incorporated technical English, so conversations end ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Wee Giftie Fur Auntblabby |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 12:30 pm
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| Faodaidh Google Translate eadar-theangachadh gu Gàidhlig na h-Alba, ach chan eil mi a 'faicinn rud sam bith airson talamh ìosal na h-Alba. Don't know what youre saying but its probably in the actual Scottish language which is a Celtic language closely related to Irish. And is only spoken in the isl... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I want to die |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 2:02 am
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| Why does it matter so much what other people think? If it is a problem with your area maybe you should move away... They won't leave me alone. They want to keep beating me up until I start loving the pain. They beat you up? That sounds like a police matter. It's more in terms of verbal hazing and b... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Being provided a living If one can't work |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 2:00 am
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Replies: 23
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| People should be forced against their will to appease potential suicidal people? Where does it end ... people should be forced to marry lonely people, because lonely people might suicide? Either a. Others are obligated to provide those who can't provide themselves a living to keep them from violati... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Being provided a living If one can't work |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 1:57 am
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| A quote from the Declaration of Independence says this "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." These conservatives... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Mathematical Paradox |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 1:49 am
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| There is no paradox here. Only a complete misunderstanding of math by some that makes them think there is a paradox. There is no reason to get hung up on adding shorter and shorter intervals, each 1/2 of the previous interval. It is simple to show that the sum of 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ... = 1. Le... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: If I took an antibiotic, and probiotic, at the same time |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 1:36 am
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| Whenever I've been on antibiotics, the doctor has usually told me to eat Yoghurt or cultured milk I was on Doxycycline a few months ago for a sinus infection. My biggest issue is that after ten days I started gaining weight quickly. It turns out that Doxycycline is sometimes prescribed to people to... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: LAN |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 1:31 am
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Replies: 2
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| If you want to see what is the most important issues of today on LANs, you probably want to look at security issues. |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: I don't drink or smoke. Am I the odd man out? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 1:22 am
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Replies: 59
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| I just hate going through the years without things ever getting better. I just continue to suffer and any hope I get only ends up as false hope. Is there any reason that makes it impossible that things will get better? Think about it this way -- no matter how bad it might be for you at the moment, ... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: This or That |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 1:07 am
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elbowgrease wrote: A tall ship would be best.
60s stones.
Hot rod Lincoln or Rollin on dubs?
Of the two, hot rod lincoln would be closest, but I am more of an old farm pickup type.
football or baseball? |
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Forum: Stats Topic: What subculture are/were you in high school? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 1:04 am
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| I didn't realize at first that I could pick five different things. And it's a little weird to have found myself picking five different things. Also, I never realized there was a difference between a prep and a preppy, neither of which applied to me by any stretch of the imagination. You can apparen... |
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Forum: Stats Topic: What subculture are/were you in high school? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 1:00 am
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| My group, if you can call it that, was more of the local ag group. Most of that was during school hours. Also my local church group. Once school was out, I went home and worked on the farm, usually at least until dark. Either working in the shop; feeding the pigs, cattle, and horses; driving tractor... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people feel the need to denigrate the religious? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 12:50 am
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Replies: 189
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| I see religion as completely unnecessary because you don't need to have a belief in some higher power to have good ethical values. Even believing in an afterlife is meaningless. If there is an afterlife, then you will end up where you deserve to if you live your life the way you see fit, whether yo... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do some people feel the need to denigrate the religious? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 12:48 am
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It's pretty much all tribal.
More and more, those who are seen as being of a different tribe are attacked and vilified time and time again. We see it a lot between the hard left and the hard right, both of which are nuts. |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: I don't drink or smoke. Am I the odd man out? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2017, 12:45 am
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Replies: 59
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| I just hate going through the years without things ever getting better. I just continue to suffer and any hope I get only ends up as false hope. Is there any reason that makes it impossible that things will get better? Think about it this way -- no matter how bad it might be for you at the moment, ... |
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