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I thought that was a light sabre you were holding... -the artist formerly known as sinker

easy old man, you might drop a lung, blow out an o-ring, have a stroke! -the artist formerly known as sinker

omg! That's it? No counter insult? No bytch slap? NOTHING??? Man, this jobless find-my-self thing is changing you... -the artist formerly known as sinker

YEAH baby, way to go. Mighty Bytch slap coming your way... fast! It's as if you WANTED to get slapped... you masochist. -the artist formerly known as sinker

"not me, not for awhile...." "So stay the fuck out of this thread." Damn Chris, get a little old and your morals go all to SHIT! But jeez was that funny! -the artist formerly known as sinker

Mouth, you don't look a DAY over 38! Just kidding, you look damn good girl! -the artist formerly known as sinker

Owen Wilson??? Man, that guys nose moves in three different directions! Man, it's like a dizzy mountain road! -the artist formerly known as sinker

I turned 33 in March. If I were Jesus, I'd be dead. -the artist formerly known as sinker

PAH! What is "God, you're well hung?" What is "fall down and fuck me?" -the artist formerly known as sinker

well good lord it's about time!!! good vibes goin their wizzle... -the artist formerly known as sinker

i think the lack of a job has affected your little head... -the artist formerly known as sinker

I am SOOOO glad you finally got to JUMP!!!!! YEEHAAA!!! Can't wait to hear more about it and see the video... -the artist formerly known as sinker

agreed, dave, bad bad year. prayers to those affected... -the artist formerly known as sinker

the Pope Mother Theresa Katie Couric (flew w/ her on a flight to nyc. she has cute feet) Jerry Springer (also on a flight, not cute feet) Loretta Lynn (I hate her music) Bill Walton (NBA basket ball anouncer, rude guy) Sen. Tommy Thompson -the artist formerly known as sinker

another thing you and I agree on!!! -the artist formerly known as sinker

the sun rises and sets every day whether I am conscious of it or not. if I'm unconscious, time still passes. My perception of that time may be radically altered, but the process of motion in time is objective, the experience is subjective -the artist formerly known as sinker

Sorry man, I really do want to reply more than I can, but here's a little... as for your 6 points of similarities among religions... 1. Social interaction w/ like-minded people... true, to a point. In my religious tradition, the central activity is Mass. Mass is, in essence exactly the same world wide. Part of the reason why "Catholic" means universal. But, each culture brings it's own flavor to the mass. Not different beliefs about who God is and all that. Experiencing mass in other cultures is extremely edifying, such as in Africa or Japan or...it is incredibly diverse. But interacting w/ other Catholics doesn't always mean they are like-minded. They may agree on the tenets of the faith but have completely different approaches to it. They are hardly automatons. Thomas Merton was very different from Thomas Acquinas who was very different from Francis of Assisi. 2. Answers to difficult questions... yep, where answers can be given anyway. But some don't have answers we can discern. 3. Prepackaged set of morals. Same as just about any organization or institution. Perhaps different motivations sometimes, but... for some this is a turn off. However, I have yet to find someone for whom this is not attractive who doesn't have their own internal values or set of morals they live by. 4. infrastructure for communal worship... no argument there 5. historical ident... VERY important in the Catholic mindset, the idea of an unbroken timeline of God's creation, man's fall, and the story of man and God recommuning, that it is all one big living story. 6. afterlife... hard for me to imagine there isn't one. For Catholics, a very big difference. In Mass, it is believed/taught that during the Mass, through the actions of the priest who acts in persona Christi, in the person of Christ, God once again bridges the gap b/t Him and mankind. For the Catholic, there is no more sacred time than during Mass. so much mor to say, so little time.... -the artist formerly known as sinker

sorry, I read it but haven't had the time to address it... other posts jumped at me a little more... I'll re-read, address, etc. But I'm on the road, away from my home office and am sneaking these posts from my company's central office instead of working on file audits. I know, I know, what a hypocrite!!! -the artist formerly known as sinker

precisely what I'm struggling with... definitions... -the artist formerly known as sinker

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oh yes, yes, we will! A subject I am VERY interested in, esp. w/ the whole debate about the shroud, if it does offer "proof" of matters of faith, the initial carbon dating results dating it to the middle ages, then later results refuting those, etc. Boy, my nips perk up just thinking about it. -the artist formerly known as sinker

thanks for the post. I'm grappling w/ an explanation for how knowing something before it happens isn't predetermination... not quite there yet... still chewing on it. be patient w/ me. -the artist formerly known as sinker

??? why should we agree to disagree? as long as we are both willing to keep the debate going w/o attacking each other? I do respect him for his beliefs. I very much respect his ideas of God in nature. So why shouldn't we just keep it up? -the artist formerly known as sinker

glad you laughed.... I forgot to put the or in that post, didn't mean it to come across nasty. Logic can't ultimately prove a mystery but it sure can make some pretty convincing cases for the existence of God, attributes of God, etc. etc. and besides, I enjoy the conversation. -the artist formerly known as sinker

Why just watch? Since when did you ever pass on an opportunity to show up a Christian? -the artist formerly known as sinker