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  1. Zenister
    i was just talking to JT about that today... Michele you out there? we miss you... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  2. Zenister
    god how i need one of those... got a source?? ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  3. Zenister
    there is a bill board ad for the Tower of Terror in Cali that got me thinking last time i was in Peris.. i has a stairway to an open door with nothing but blueskies on the otherside..i was imagining the scenario where the wizard and his apprentice come upstairs to find foot prints and beer cans scattered by their 'door' "Damn skydivers have been sneaking in again i see Mickey???" ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  4. Zenister
    I think there should be an ammendment to Godwin's law.... debate by clicky's should be included. actually i'm tempted to ask to have them all deleted..It is nearly the definition of personal attack, directed soley at me with zero merit to the ongoing topic. however as i am thick skinned (as all who participate in an open discussion should be) and they do serve to point out Pajarito's overall maturity level and analytical thought skills. I'd rather they stand to help the lurkers to see who has put more time and energy into their personal search for divinity, and who is simply following their church’s dogma… Paj has admitted (in previous discussions) that he has not completely read his own religion's texts, and yet claims to have "done his research"? ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  5. Zenister
    i miss those trees for exactly that reason... think we can import a few to Eloy? ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  6. Zenister
    well you'd given me alot of material to deflate while i was away, sorry if i didnt do it in a single post... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  7. Zenister
    now you are personally attacking me, and while your immature attitude and blind ignorance does not bother me in the least, it does point out the weakness in your arguments. so how much "research" did you really do before finding your ‘faith’? based on your lack of response, immature discussion techniques, and overall ignorance about the depth of religion you know nothing about, my guess would be the phone book, or perhaps the television? ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  8. Zenister
    ignorant. my recent hospital stay proved i have blood pressure levels in the lower 2% of healty males. I'm sorry if you misunderstand my zeal (and the joy it brings me to enlighten others lurking) in taking the piss out of your dogma with any physical problems i have. so are you completely out of material? how sad. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  9. Zenister
    nice internet search. did you research your belief in God in the same manner? do you also understand the reliability of handwriting analysis? I have fooled FBI trained experts (seriously, my handwriting varies widely from precise, to pretty, to illegible depending on intended reader, mood and intoxication levels) now go do some real research into the issue and I'll discuss it with you in another thread as it is not the subject of this thread, and not the point i was making in the first place... i have also heard the word of God as a snippet in a radio commercial from a passing car... but of course that is not 'canon' for christians who believe God stopped speaking to them directly after they killed his son... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  10. Zenister
    How do you know Shakespeare really wrote that? we have some of the original quartos for most of Hamlet.. unless of course your referring to the “was Shakespeare Shakespeare?” theories that claim a member of the lower classes could have never been so creative? (Which I’ll also to be happy to debate in a different thread. However I do expect you to have read ALL his work and the majority of the criticism for and against your assertion before we begin…) I’m not teaching Shakespeare 101. please try little harder that that, you've demonstrated your capable of more reasoned argument, at least make it interesting... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  11. Zenister
    I am living proof that a person can. I have known i was a child of God since the first moment i drew breath, not always a pious as i should be, but never seperated. No blood sacrifice required... it is just not the image of God you hold so dear..... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  12. Zenister
    not quite sure how you get that assertion. (that comes rather close to a personal attack, but i wont scream for the moderators as others have in the past...) so how much research into the nature of God have you really done?? ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  13. Zenister
    as well it should, ritual is an extremely important part of any spiritual/religious experience. Luckily I was never baptised as a infant and my parents had the strength of will to refuse when the pastor suggested the experience of baptism might help 'clear my thoughts'. Ritual can also have a very powerful effect on impressionable minds, as does community. The primary reason why christianity has been so effectively spread is the communities it creates and the support structure that those communities provide... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  14. Zenister
    please list all the religious texts you have studied (not just read, although casual reading is a start) all the various religious services you have attended, and the number of spiritual leaders from any of the world's various religions that you evaluated before you came to the conclusion that the Christian belief you have chosen is the "One True Path to God". I’m sorry but based on the solely discussions we engaged in on this forum alone you have yet to scratch the surface of "research" into this topic.. i'll be happy to discuss any of them with you, but you should really really do your homework first.. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  15. Zenister
    I find this very insulting to God. favaks Do you speak for God? as do i... yes, she speaks to me daily, and she is pretty insulted that you'd chose to co-opt her name for your political/religious purposes, and so attempt to separate the worlds population from her, in favor of your version of truth... more literature you'd find the voice of God in, if your eyes truly wished to see beyond your dogma... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  16. Zenister
    and again, prove it. be advised, you cannot use your texts as reference. I'm sure if you look up the rules of evidence you'll understand why.. now if you say "the character of Jesus taught....." you'd be correct. your belief interferes with your critical thinking skills. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  17. Zenister
    an ignorant statement. your "Jesus" is a literary character. Possibly associated with a real individual, but you have no evidence to prove the christian assertions as fact. You cannot prove that he actually said or did anything claimed of him by your texts. care to try? Using the standard of evidence accepted in modern courts? you have a belief, however "Santa" is just as real as "Jesus". Both may be based on historical figures, however a great deal of folklore and belief prohibits anyone from finding the true individual. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  18. Zenister
    I agree. Being religious doesn't necessarily make you a good person. I also believe there are a lot of non-religious people who do and/or are capable of doing good things. God's standard for goodness, however, is set forth in The 10 Commandments. I challenge anyone to say they've lived up to that standard perfectly. Therefore, I don't believe any person is "good." a rather pessimistic standard.. oh well fortunately for me (and the rest of the world not so narrowly confined by dogma) there are a large number of people of all religious/spiritual affiliations who are Good. it is really sad that you cant measure people by their own personal attributes instead of some primitive literary standard ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  19. Zenister
    EXACTLY. I am always amazed by the decisions directly affecting cops, firefighters, soldiers et.al. in the field, that are made by the people sitting comfortably behind desks. Adminosphere: where decisions having no bearing on reality are handed down to the people on the ground. Most often by those trying to pad their evals in an attempt to show how "they made a difference" i refuse to wear a tie. As I've told nearly everyone i work with (even a few senior VPs) "Compliance with archaic (or modern for that matter) fashion has nothing to do with my job performance" ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  20. Zenister
    Knife fight? no.. if your were in a knife fight with someone and it councludes without a scratch (to you) your opponent was a fool who should have known by your 'attitude' he was nowhere near your level.. swords? yes. but then he should have known better too.... edit: in my mind "knife fight" means both opponents have knives..if it is mixed weapons that is simply a "fight" ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  21. Zenister
    thanks all... i have far better friends here and in real life than i deserve.. i had written out a lovely long post (it had everything i tell you humor, wit, intellect and dogs with wings on their backs, lasers on their heads and bees flying out of their mouths, telling me not to hook it...) but it vanished into the ether.. i'll type it out again in the morning.... suffice for the moment to say ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  22. Zenister
    good luck, but i dont think they want 'qualified' competitors.. i found it mildly interesting, but if i wanted to watch ordinary people fail at relatively simple tasks, i can always go to the mall and people watch.... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  23. Zenister
    two guys in hoods?? geezzzz ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  24. Zenister
    bah.. it is fine as is.. it also looks cool if you take an exacto and cut way all the blue.... dont like it? dont put it on your stuff... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
  25. Zenister
    being a nearly completely lucid dreamer, this is one of the side effects of Vicodin i've really enjoyed this week.. however i had my doc give me the oxycodon straight to take home. I'll take the tylenol on my own as i need it... just took my 4 hour booster so we'll see what differences are this eve.... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.