kallend 2,146 #101 November 30, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteEither way, I am truly thankful for all the blessings God has given me, and can't imagine living my life without Him. Him? I know, failing of the English language, God is neither male or female. Go ahead and use They. It really pisses off the grammarians. What's wrong with "it"?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,594 #102 November 30, 2011 QuoteBut I have observed, after the basic necessities of life are taken care of most of us find ourselves contemplating and searching for the meaning to our existence. So?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #103 December 1, 2011 Quiet in the peanut gallery!Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebabin 0 #104 December 1, 2011 QuoteQuiet in the peanut gallery! Happy Holidays, Coreece!"Science, logic and reason will fly you to the moon. Religion will fly you into buildings." "Because figuring things out is always better than making shit up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #105 December 1, 2011 QuoteThe concept of meaning? Not sure what that means. Well, we've been discussing the meaning of life... QuoteThe problem with internally generated meanings without evidence is that a person can declare something means whatever they want it to mean. It's not a problem, it's life. Do people need logic to fall in love? Do they need science to figure out whether they are heterosexual or not? Is a person's compasion dependent on some objective evidence? No, it's all internal...self evident. Same with the belief in God who gives meaning to life. Many of the decisions we make in life are made intuitively, especially in high pressure situations that may be time sensitive and rather ambiguous...This scares many people, primarily those who display some type of control freakish and would rather limit themselves to the shelter provided by scientific absolutes...unfortunately for them, we're not automatons. As beneficial as science and logic are to life, they are not the quintessential elements of it...I find this whole attitude of science being some end all be, to be rather imperious. QuoteI doubt there is a theology department at CERN; but then, they are not looking to answer questions of faith. Good, that's not their job. People like Dick Dawkins could take a que from them and not srut around like a pompous ass interjecting his musings about faith while hiding behind science...perhaps that'll help to alleviate your "sticker" problem a bit.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #106 December 1, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuiet in the peanut gallery! Happy Holidays, Coreece! Happy Holidays! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iWvNQ8Uw40&feature=relatedYour secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,594 #107 December 1, 2011 Quote It's not a problem, it's life. Do people need logic to fall in love? Do they need science to figure out whether they are heterosexual or not? Is a person's compasion dependent on some objective evidence? No, it's all internal...self evident. Same with the belief in God who gives meaning to life. The belief alone, yes. The belief that the belief signifies anything, no. Whether you are in love is purely down to what is happening in your own psyche. It does not have any objective existence outside of your own experience of it. Ditto with hetero/homo/bi. God is the opposite. Your internal, subjective feelings on the matter mean absolutely nothing about the external, objective existence of god. Just the same as the internal belief of some people that the Twin Towers were blown up by Bush has absolutely no bearing on the objective reality of what happened. Quote Many of the decisions we make in life are made intuitively, especially in high pressure situations that may be time sensitive and rather ambiguous... And how many of those decisions turn out to be wrong? Think it through, you're not really helping your argument here.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #108 December 1, 2011 The chance of me turning out to be me is almost exactly the same as the chance of me turning out to be someone else, or no one at all. What's so interesting about that? If I pick a number between zero and infinity, it has an equally small chance of being any particular number. However each of the numbers in that infinite set is equally unique regardless of whether I pick it. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #109 December 3, 2011 Quote Whether you are in love is purely down to what is happening in your own psyche. It does not have any objective existence outside of your own experience of it. God is the opposite. Agreed... Quote Your internal, subjective feelings on the matter mean absolutely nothing about the external, objective existence of god. Agreed... My subjective view of God as a utilitarian genie was crap and only lead to dissapointment followed by athiesm. Quote Quote Many of the decisions we make in life are made intuitively, especially in high pressure situations that may be time sensitive and rather ambiguous... And how many of those decisions turn out to be wrong? Meh, very subjective and would typically depend on the personality of the decision maker....if there was an objective answer you wouldn't have asked the question, but I appreciate your negativity. Besides, there were sincere decisions I've questioned/regretted, only to find it worked out great in retrospect, years later. "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Quote Think it through, you're not really helping your argument here. What argument would that be? That it's more exciting to live like a human rather than a robot?Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,594 #110 December 3, 2011 Quote What argument would that be? That it's more exciting to live like a human rather than a robot? And if that arfgument has no other connotations whatsoever, could I ask why you're making it in this thread?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #111 December 4, 2011 Quote Quote What argument would that be? That it's more exciting to live like a human rather than a robot? And if that arfgument has no other connotations whatsoever, could I ask why you're making it in this thread? *Typical Indolent Jakee Form* Why not?Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,594 #112 December 4, 2011 Quote Quote Quote What argument would that be? That it's more exciting to live like a human rather than a robot? And if that arfgument has no other connotations whatsoever, could I ask why you're making it in this thread? *Typical Indolent Jakee Form* Why not? Well, first, given your historical agenda in this forum is closely related to the subject of the thread it would be a most remarkable coincidence to find you making an argument that could easily be interpreted as a sideways comment on the main thrust of the thread but actually had nothing at all to do with it; and second, if you read your posts in the thread, you can see quite clearly that it's an argument that does have other connotations. (And third, just because you've learned a new word recently doesn't mean you have to use it in every post. The repetition lessens the impact.)Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #113 December 4, 2011 Quote just because you've learned a new word recently doesn't mean you have to use it in every post. Sorry, but it's resemblance is immaculate. I'm happy to have introduced it to you.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,594 #114 December 4, 2011 QuoteSorry, but it's resemblance is immaculate. Sez the guy who still hasn't bothered to try and defend the statement he introduced to the discussion, while I've explained at length several times why it's bollocks. Yes, its immaculate. But even if it was, you shouldn't keep using the same word, it gets boring an lacks impact. Find some synonyms, keep us on our toes.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #115 December 4, 2011 QuoteQuoteSorry, but it's resemblance is immaculate. Sez the guy who still hasn't bothered to try and defend the statement he introduced to the discussion, while I've explained at length several times why it's bollocks. Yes, its immaculate. But even if it was, you shouldn't keep using the same word, it gets boring an lacks impact. Find some synonyms, keep us on our toes. What's another word for Thesaurus? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #116 December 4, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteSorry, but it's resemblance is immaculate. Sez the guy who still hasn't bothered to try and defend the statement he introduced to the discussion, while I've explained at length several times why it's bollocks. Yes, its immaculate. But even if it was, you shouldn't keep using the same word, it gets boring an lacks impact. Find some synonyms, keep us on our toes. What's another word for Thesaurus? Or subjunctive?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #117 December 4, 2011 Quoteyou shouldn't keep using the same word, it gets boring an lacks impact. Find some synonyms, keep us on our toes. 4400+ posts and I've only used it twice, but I can see it got under your skin... How does "lazy" work for you?Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belgian_Draft 0 #118 December 4, 2011 Talk about thread drift! On topic: Who cares what the chances are of my coming into being? I am here and can justify my existence. Thats what matters. If there are an infinite number of universes then I had to come into being somewhere. In fact, I exist in an infinite number of universes. HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,594 #119 December 4, 2011 Quote4400+ posts and I've only used it twice, Like I said, you've only just learned it. QuoteHow does "lazy" work for you? Like I said, make an effort at defending the argument you brought up and then have a go at throwing stones.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #120 December 4, 2011 It's funny watching you gasp for the last word.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,111 #121 December 4, 2011 Both of you cut it out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
