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So there's no way that God could have demonstrated someone's faith other than torturing him, murdering his family, etc? If Job knew that God was pulling the strings do think he would be so happy to be on God's side? What if the real test in life is whether or not to side with the guy who is murdering and torturing people? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

So, if I have an employee and I want to prove to my competitor that the employee is faithful to me and I arrange some situation where the guy's family is murdered, he's given every sickness in the book, people destroy all of his property etc and guy still shows up to work for me then have I committed a moral act? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Or you could maintain your gear. Now that you're jumping Sigmas do you never replace the closing loop? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Believe or suffer eternally? If that's your god's deal, he can stick it up his arse. I don't respond well to extortion. You have been exposed to misinformation. We all are born into sin. Sin means separation from God. Separation means upon death in the physical your spirit/soul will be lost for all eternity. God loves us and does not want us to perish for eternity. He provided a gateway through the death of Jesus the Christ to regain our relationship with Him. When we choose to accept Christ we jump onto the spiritual track to eternal life. If God is so benevolent then why did he torture Job just to prove a point to Satan? That's like letting someone torture your dog just to show your friends that it'll still come running to you since it doesn't know that you're the one who allowed it. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I don't think the brand will last long. Regardless of their move away from being a skin mag you still can't have a Playboy on the table with company over and GQ/Maxim have the market cornered. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I'm looking forward to watching this and have heard such great things that I'm waiting until work cools down so I'm not so distracted in the evening. My father was a Naval Gunnery officer on several Fletcher class destroyers, best known as the Tin Can escorts from the WWII Battle of Samar upset. My Uncles and best friends fathers were all Vietnam vets so between all of them I grew up with the first hand stories of what they went through along with my own fascination with History books and documentaries. Knowing Ken Burns, I have to imagine this is going to be the ultimate documentary on the subject for a very long time. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

But, the question is, what is the reasoning behind such an order, practice, tradition or custom? It is a sign of respect for your country and the people who fought and died for it. It is the "Spirit of America." Remember when that slogan was painted on ships, airplanes and other objects? Remember when the U.S. Parachute Team had U.S. Flag canopies? There are many of us old timers that hate to see that spirit die. We are greatly saddened and angered that those who came after us, who have a better life than we had just want to spit on and disgrace our flag and our nation. The NFL is and has been under attack by the wussification faction for a number of years because it is manly and people get hurt and there are winners and losers. So in keeping with that theme they cheer on the political correctness of a loser position. This new spirit is we are all victims and it is somebody else's fault. It is disgusting. Don't convolute military SOP/UCMJ with what football players are supposed to do. Different worlds. Also, things having to do with the flag, constitution, patriotism don't automatically fall into the context of soldiers serving and dying. There are many many many more national values than our ability to project our national interest via the military. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

The "tech" you worry about is pretty much freely available now. NK doesn't have to learn it from scratch. They don't need to make an "Ivy Mike" first, or even a "Castle Bravo". Separating tritium is easier than U235. The USSR, UK, France, China, India and Pakistan all went thermonuclear very quickly after developing fission weapons. Also, China loves it that NK takes all the heat in that area while they build permanent bases all over disputed waters. They'll never truly intervene on our behalf. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I don't have any clean socks today so I'm not wearing any. Does that count? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I also think that health insurance is one of the major contributors to the problems with health care in America. However, what makes you think that having the federal government as the sole insurer will be any better? I'm not saying that won't be an improvement or that I could not support it. I'm just saying I don't have a lot of faith in the federal government to do any better job of it. That's a concept many people bring up but we're also talking about a government that hosts the most powerful and effective military in the world something that takes no faith in understanding. Being government operated doesn't equate to being poorly run. It also doesn't equate to destroying the private sector for those who want more coverage. The question becomes: Do we want healthcare to be a right of all people in the country? If so then how have other countries in the world dealt with covering their people. The overwhelming answer to that question has been Single Payer. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Yes, with elimination of private insurance control of the healthcare business. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I'd consider sexual assault to be pretty 'horrendous'. While he's never been convicted or even charged, the numerous allegations and his own admissions add up to a pretty convincing overall narrative. So Bill Clinton was also evil? Oh good, we're back at the "Bill Clinton did it too" thing. Sexual assault is evil. If Bill Clinton sexually assaulted someone then YES he is evil. I would like nothing more for the truth to come out in those cases because to me it does not matter if he's a member of the political party that I vote for or that I supported some of the things he did. Back to you. Do you think it is wrong to sexually assault someone? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

That's a list of the most evil people the world has seen. If Trump were on that list would you finally quit defending every move of his? ...only when you quit villainizing his every move. So it doesn't matter to you if Trump were actually on that list as someone who committed horrendous acts, he's on your team so you're going to defend him just for the point of defending him. And THAT is exactly how those people got on that list. They were terrible people in their upbringing, most were normal soldiers with unremarkable careers who were enabled by people like you. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

To who and what are you referring? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

That's a list of the most evil people the world has seen. If Trump were on that list would you finally quit defending every move of his? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

This is why alot of people don't trust AGW. Your statement could be said about any subject. Human population has been on the rise but we are considered a threatened species because of Global Thermonuclear War. I'm not sure what you're trying to say, that's a fairly disjointed statement. Most professionals in the field of polar bear study state that they risk habitat loss because of the loss of sea ice which may cause their numbers to dwindle. Polar Bears ARE listed as threatened because of that. Loss of Artic sea ice isn't theoretical, it's already happened. The discussion of global warming vs AGW has nothing to do with that reality. As a nuke war, well, at least when I woke up yesterday I didn't see that as a real threat. Wow Just wow Anyway the Arctic ice extend did not even come close to setting a new low..... https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/ I'm glad you're caught up from 5 months ago but I'm sorry, what's your point? Edit: Anyway, in other news: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/24/russian-tanker-sails-arctic-without-icebreaker-first-time "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I notice where these incidents are taking place. Not in rural America but rather in the bastions of progressive liberalism. If you are able move out of these areas. Relocate to a safer less stressful way of life. Since we moved to north GA in 2013 the number of hate crimes here are zero. So what you're saying is that all of these people who are victims of hate crimes should move to North Georgia? Which town, in particular? This is an important issue and I know you'd like to help. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

When I searched for the author "Henry Bodkin Climate Change" the wattsup link which references that article was the 6th one down. https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/09/19/climate-change-not-as-threatening-to-planet-as-previously-thought-new-research-suggests-2/comment-page-1/ "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

By the way, good job on not linking directly from wattsup where it was published two days ago. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

That's the best way of putting it. Taking actions without regard to how it affects others is evil. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Maybe He just hates 4-way. So what you're saying is that God is Olav Zipster!??! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Looks like the mainstream media is starting to carry the story so it must not be true anymore: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/09/17/the-world-as-we-know-it-is-about-to-end-again-if-you-believe-this-biblical-doomsday-claim/?utm_term=.cd62b0333545 "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Sneaky fuckers. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

To continue for Ron, the entire point of the article is that we need to stop debating the political aspects of this issue. It's absolutely ridiculous that people in this country trust the our most sensitive issues to the scientific community yet this ONE item continues to be divisive within the political sphere. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/17/us/neil-degrasse-tyson-on-climate-change-cnntv/index.html I don't know how you got "backpedaling" out of that. Please explain. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher