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  1. beowulf
    Forget heaven or hell or Zeus I am going to Valhalla! When Ragnarok comes you guys will all be sorry!!
  2. beowulf
    I am sure it will open fine. It will fly fast. Just make sure to wear video and get someone to video your landing. Make sure you have plenty of life insurance and that it doesn't exclude skydiving accidents. Make sure all your bills are paid and you have said good bye and anything you wish you would have said to all your friends and loved ones. Ohh and make sure you have video of your landing. oh yeah prepay for your casket and plot/ or urn and cremation.
  3. beowulf
    What's the craziest thing you have caught passengers doing?
  4. beowulf
    There is a huge difference between "cannot completely confirm" and there is absolutely no shred of evidence at all to even suggest that God exists or that there is life after death. The existence of God is disproven due to a lack of evidence.
  5. beowulf
    She qualified her statement to exclude religion so it really isn't the same as your arguments. If there is no evidence of God or life after death then why would anyone believe it?
  6. beowulf
    Yeah that would be true assuming that there is any amount of evidence available. Not so when concerning something that has no evidence available at all anywere.
  7. beowulf
    And there's a difference between lack of belief based on lack of proof, and disbelief based on lack of proof. There's a difference between saying "I don't believe in God" and "I believe there is no God." Really. One is an assertion of fact that could be disproven (well, not in the case of God), the other is simply an assertion about one's own belief. I'll suggest that disbelief based on lack of proof is closer to faith than lack of belief. After all, I've never been to Idaho, but that doesn't mean I don't think it exists. Wendy W. Your Idaho analogy screwed up your whole arguement. Even if you have never been to Idaho there is plenty of evidence it's existence. The same can not be said for God. Therefore if you say you don't believe God exists it's not the same as saying that you don't believe Idaho exists.
  8. beowulf
    OK I can't help it. I have to comment on this little gem. Do you really believe a cell phone has "intellect"?? You just compared a human to a cell phone? This really causes me to question your intelligence.
  9. beowulf
    In the gospels there are first hand accounts of a resurrected Christ. A first hand account is considered evidence in a court of law. It is not scientific evidence but a witness account is used for discovery of the truth. So the truth according to the eyewitnesses in the gospels is there is life after death. How do you know they are first hand accounts? Did you interview these people who witnessed this resurection? I don't know what court you are talking about, but I don't know of any that would accept a written account that can not be verified as evidence of anything. Does that mean the Iliad is evidence of the Greek gods? Your "evidence" is very questionable at best.
  10. beowulf
    The only reasonable conclusion is nothing. Why because there is no evidence to suggest any thing different. You imagine something different. You base it on nothing. Now tell me which makes more sense.
  11. beowulf
    faith –noun 1. confidence or trust in a person or thing 2. belief that is not based on proof Like I said, you answered your own question. You are misusing the definition of faith. You seem to think that the inverse of the definition of faith is also faith. 2. belief that is not based on proof inverse = Non belief that is based on the lack of proof Not believing in something because there is no evidence is not faith.
  12. beowulf
    _______________________________________ How can you be so close minded when so little is know about the universe we find ourselves in? 95% of the energy and matter is still yet to be identified. There is the possibility of other dimensions predicted in the string theory. Who knows how the Large Hadron Collider and the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope , coming on line in 2008, will rewrite physics as some predict. These are just a few examples of the many gaping unknowns in the physical sciences. The essence of life, self consciousness, and the soul are still total mysteries. . . I am not being closed minded. I am waiting for evidence before I say there is life after death.
  13. beowulf
    The only available conclusion is nothing, since there is no evidence of anything.
  14. beowulf
    There currently is no evidence of anything other then a decomposing corpse. As far as anyone can tell there is no life after death. How is that faith?
  15. beowulf
    I don't know what you read but it doesn't sound like what I wrote. Scientists do NOT take anything on FAITH. The unknown holes are just plain unknown. Theories are created to possibly explain those holes, but all they are are theories and must be tested and proven before they are accepted as fact. The scientific process is constantly being tested and revised. How often do you question the existence of god? How often do you test god? There is nothing sacred in science. Everything is tested and challenged.
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    I think its pretty funny when people attempt to equate the use of science to religious faith. All they are trying to do is give their religious faith the same credibility as the scientific process. This is a pretty silly proposition. Religious faith is not based on logic. While scientific research is based on logic and subject to scrutiny by anyone, either it works or it doesn't. You can't test for existence of any god. All scientific discoveries can be tested in one way or another. Faith requires the you stop questioning. Science requires you to continue questioning.
  17. beowulf
    Some people like the challenge and the nostalgia of using muzzle loaders or bows. Hunting isn't just about killing.
  18. beowulf
    I buy mine from SportRX.com I like the G117 SportRX brand.
  19. beowulf
    Keep your major goal in the back of your mind and concentrate on each small goal. Right now just look at AFF and how much it costs. Once you finish AFF then look at getting gear and just keep pushing it and next thing you know you will be flying wingsuits.
  20. beowulf
    Some dropzones require a certain number of coached jumps before they allow you get your A license. Each coached jump is about $90
  21. beowulf
    Before you get too excited. Look through the different options for getting certified. Getting your license isn't all that cheap and gear can be pretty expensive depending on if you buy new or used.
  22. beowulf
    What is IFSM and TS?
  23. beowulf
    Perhaps because it is not as exciting as swooping or FF? And when it get's really exciting, you're also fighting for your life... Bullshit. Don't knock something till you have tried it. CRW is exciting and very diffucult. The reason most people don't do it is because they are afraid to.
  24. beowulf
    I think it involves a transvestite hooker and someone running through the streets of Smithville naked.... but I could be wrong!
  25. beowulf
    ah so you found my diamond studded aviator sunglasses?! Cool I have been looking everywhere for those!