gowlerk

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  1. It was passed down to us by our ancestors. It was not given, it was fought for. We are the descendants of the survivors who were smart enough, strong enough, and mean enough to win. Our only purpose is to pass it on. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  2. As Ron would point out, the most basic teaching of Christianity is that your soul will be saved if you believe and embrace Christ. As far as I can tell the term "agnostic Christian" is a pure oxymoron. I think a more accurate term would be "culturally Christian". And I believe there are lots of those who don't truly believe. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  3. I'm all good then. Since I spoke to Her personally during an acid trip in '74. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  4. How do you know what it means? Why can't it mean what it says? Edit to add- How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  5. Having someone behind the wheel "monitoring" in case something goes wrong is just complete bullshit. You are either the driver or you are not. There is no way someone can react fast enough to take control that quickly.
  6. Wait just one cotton picking moment there. Now I'm confused. First I hear that if I don't conform I will suffer in Hell for eternity. Now you are telling me that death is the penalty. What is it really? Execution or hard time forever? You religious people just can't seem to get your story straight. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  7. Actually Bill, I usually just sum it up by saying "it's just too much power to give to the government". Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  8. It's probably time to step away from comparing judicial executions to genocide. Nitrogen intoxication is as good or better than any method used in the past. After the details are worked out. But that doesn't really change the central fact that killing in the name of the state makes killers of us all. That is what I really mean when I talk about the cost being too high. The death penalty is not inherently immoral, but it damages the rest of us. And it especially damages those tasked with carrying it out. The next factors against it are the inevitability of killing innocent people and the capricious nature of who actually gets the sentence and who cuts a deal. I am sure in my heart that I could personally kill someone who killed my loved one. But I also know that I would not really gain anything from the act. As long as we are rich enough to afford to keep these people locked away that is the best answer to a bad situation. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  9. This should set things back some. http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/19/technology/uber-autonomous-car-fatal-crash/index.html
  10. This is where priests and those who would tell others how to get right with "God" start to be even worse than lawyers. It is commonly held that prostitution is the world's oldest profession. I strongly disagree. Shaman or priest is the world first and oldest con. Telling other people what the creator is and what She wants and convincing them that there is only one truth. It is fine to fool yourself anyway you want. Spreading the word and pretending you know it is the truth is not. When it comes to God all words from man are equally lies. All books are written by man. A better question about atheists and heaven is, " does an atheist want to go to heaven?" Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  11. Looks to me like you are ranting. $60 after taxes and all the other costs of paying employees would add up to well over $100. Assuming an 8 hour day you are talking about at least a $12 per hour raise for this employee. It's easy to talk about for you. Not so easy if you were the one paying. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  12. Get a different keyboard. Controller looks cool, but I note there are weasel words in the description for Bluetooth.
  13. Not everyone uses US English as their first language. I am well aware of the common usage of the term. I am guessing at the meaning using the context of the post.
  14. Are there lawyers in heaven? That statute is pretty vague. I think a good mouthpiece could get me acquitted. Where do bad folks go when they die? They don't go to heaven where the angels fly They go down to the lake of fire and fry Won't see 'em again till the fourth of July Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  15. Talk about going down a rabbit hole here. The death penalty situation in the US is truly a mess. Why? Because the system itself is being slowly put to death. And a few states are resisting the inevitable end of executions. The California death row farce is just astounding. There are people who deserve to die for the things they have done. But the price of killing them is too high, and the gain from killing them is too small. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  16. Just a guess, but I'm thinking "flip through" in this case is referring to a three ring with the middle ring flipped through the large ring. Not what we usually use the term for. I'm wondering about what kind of "high performance wing" though.
  17. Reading that left me with nothing to say. I'm still chewing on it. It is an extraordinary thing to read. It should be fiction, and I know it isn't.
  18. God is an invention of Mankind. Every person has a right to their own interpretation of the God myth. And every single person does. No two people, even members of strong religions, think of God in the exact same way. We are all individual snowflakes. God stands as an icon for all the things we can never know. How else could we all cope with our mortality? You can deny God or believe in God. It makes no difference whatsoever to any of the mysteries we face. None of us can ever know. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  19. Clinton lost. Get over her. Why are you going on about her so much? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  20. Mitch McConnell, a man I admire for his intelligence and hate for his policies put this best. He said "winners make policy, losers go home". Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  21. To no one and to all. Stephen Hawking is in the same place we will all end up. There is but one place and we all share it. God told me. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  22. Move to Winnipeg for the summer. JumpInfo Gimli. We’ll take care of getting you COP.
  23. The magazine would be illegal. 25 yo would not exempt it. Edit, I would allow you to keep it if you modified the magazine to limit it to five loads. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  24. Yes, For the same reasons Jared Kushner deserves a top secret security clearance. Security only matters if it affects the dotard's secrets. Everything else? Share with Russia or whoever. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.