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  1. Shotgun
    I believe that, for some people. But I've had a lot of people try to "prove" the existence of God to me by pointing out certain things that cannot be explained, and I don't understand how they have convinced themselves that that is proof of anything. Sorry, didn't mean to imply that anyone who believes in God is like that. And I know that a lot of atheists come across as arrogant, thinking that anyone who believes in God is a mindless idiot, but I don't think that I am like that. I simply don't believe in God (in any form), but I don't in any way feel superior to those who do. Hell, sometimes I wish that I did believe in God - it seems like it might make life easier to deal with in some ways, but I can't really force myself to believe in something that I honestly don't believe in.
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    I think that Bill answered that question better than I would have (as usual). I can't explain why we have a lot of the instincts or emotions that we have, but I can't see how lack of an explanation would prove the existence of God. In fact, I think that's why so many people cling to the idea of some sort of god - because it's a simple answer to anything that cannot be explained.
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    That may be true. However, where do you think your sense of morality comes from? My sense of morality comes from my experiences in life, which I would imagine is true for everyone. There is no need to have religion in order to live a moral life.
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    Wow, I've never seen an armadillo be so social like that. I used to see them a lot in Texas, but they would never get close to me. I was just reading an article about the use of armadillos in leprosy research. Apparently the surface of their paws is the perfect temperature for growing Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy.
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    Oh, I believe you; I just thought it was odd that Roget's and Merriam-Webster (and another online thesaurus) didn't even have an entry for it. I guess I've never had a reason to look it up before, so I had never noticed that.
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    Thank GOD for people that drink and eBay. It's makes my stuff SO much easier to sell Now I'm wondering what kind of stuff you've been selling???
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    That is interesting. I guess I am a heathen... I just tried looking up "atheist" or "atheism" in a few different thesauruses, and none of them had an entry for either of those words. Strange... Though I did notice this as one of the dictionary definitions for atheism: "Godlessness; immorality." Immorality, huh? Hmm, now I certainly don't associate the word "God" with "morality."
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    I usually associate the word "God" (especially if it is capitalized) with religion in general, though a lot of religions have a different word that they use instead (but it's all the same to me). The word "god" also makes me think of anything that people idolize.
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    I have fun buying and selling stuff on ebay. I don't really make much money selling things (just stuff that I don't want anymore), but I enjoy it for some reason. I have forbidden myself from buying things when I've been drinking though, because then I end up with stuff like this: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=972883#972883
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    No, I've never been one to mind very well. Thanks, Bill - I'll keep that in mind. And I think I'll start doing my homework now. (Wow, I am so obedient today. )
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    About 10 seconds after I read this, my husband walked in and told me to get off of this site and start doing my homework.
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    You use "Oh god, I'm cumming, oh god, oh god..." as a multi-purpose phrase???
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    Oh, and this was my favorite one: I still find it odd that one of my science teachers used this as his proof that god exists.
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    Oh, OK. Just something I've always wondered about.
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    I can't go cold turkey, I just can't deal with the headaches. Headache pain is unbearable to me. Well just start smoking crack then. That'll cure the headaches right away. Then you can wean yourself off the crack, because that would be a lot easier than weaning yourself off of caffeine.
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    This is off-topic, but I am curious... Do some women really say this when they're having an orgasm (other than in porn or any other time that faking might be involved)?
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    Ok, I have to call BS on your proof, because I am pretty sure that there are more than 17 pirates around today. And of course now we have all the internet pirates and such.
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    Hmm... I think you may be on to something there. But surely you don't think roundabouts are a better option?
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    I don't know... I quit drinking coffee for a short while and had replaced it with caffeinated herbal tea (planning to eventually switch to decaf herbal tea), but somehow I ended up drinking coffee again. I keep telling myself that I need to quit, but I keep coming up with good excuses why it's not a good time to quit just yet. For me, I think it has something to do with a lack of motivation or will power, or both. I would think it would be easiest to give up caffeine by gradually replacing the coffee with tea or soda, and then slowly cutting down on those (maybe over 1-2 weeks)? But obviously I'm not the person to listen to. Anyhow, good luck.
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    That would actually be pretty cool.
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    This is a good basic article on evolution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution
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    Sorry... But hey, I was a stupid little kid (not too dissimilar from how I am now ), and I managed to not get stung... so you should be ok. And my stepdad was ok after getting stung, just had to endure a bit of pain for a while... Oh, and Steve-O purposely stung himself with a scorpion on the Wildboyz show, and he seemed to enjoy it (but I suspect that he is a masochist).
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    I'm pretty sure that Sunshine likes being beaten. Especially if it's with a packing paddle.
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    They are EVIL! Get out of there as fast as you can! The place where we lived (around Brownwood, TX) when I was ~7-9 had SO many scorpions - they were all over the place and I hated them. (We had lots of rattlesnakes too, but they didn't scare me quite as bad). The only one of us who ever got stung by a scorpion was my stepdad, and he was screaming and freaking out - didn't look like much fun. My sister and I were getting on the school bus one day, when I noticed a scorpion sitting on her shoulder(!) but the bus driver knocked it off of her so she didn't get stung. And I found one under my pillow while making my bed one morning... Eww, I hated those things. All I can tell you is don't step on one of the little bastards.
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    I don't know, but the Search For Self Called Off After 38 Years was pretty funny.