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Froth- Why not just pray that the transmission just gets itself fixed? That oughta to it.

Blade - you just laid out the whole basis for evolution Mutations. Small changes over time accumulate. Generation after generation. Some changes are adaptive under certain circumstances - and not others. The adaptive changes persist and are passed on The maladaptive changed die with their host...

Just dealing with contradictions, here. And far too many to post. It would greatly exceed the 25,000 character limit of posts on this forum. The terrible advice on some other day. Excerpted from: http://www.amazon.com/Lucifers-Handbook-Simplified-Critique-Religion-ebook/dp/B003DKJBWM Mt...

Another thing, Blade- If Satan made Eve eat the apple (from the tree of knowledge, giving human beings the ability to think, to reason, to question the existence of spiritual beings, essentially - and if not, what is the fruit from the TOK good for anyway) - so if she had never eaten that...

Blade- I'm not sure how to link you, but check out my post #5328

I admit that's an unsettling prospect, Blade, but long ago I had to deal with my fears of the boogeyman, as everyone does. The threat of the boogeyman - in one form or another has been used by religious proselytizers, missionaries, and preachers for as long as there has been religion. "If you...

You call me eternal, then do not seek me. -I don't call you eternal. You call me fair, then do not love me. -Fair? Gimme a freakin break. You call me gracious, then do not trust me. -I don't trust spirits. You call me just, then do not fear me. -Just? Gimme a freakin break. You call me life...

His attitude about the FSM and Russel's Teapot are right in line with (if I might assume) ours. He regularly smites ultra religious assholes like that clerk in Tennessee or Kansas or whatever who wouldn't issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. In fact, God is an atheist.

God posts on FB regularly, and in fact I love His posts so much that I subscribed and I follow Him, https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodLordAbove

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Here's one way to think about it: Imagine you're in a group and somebody says something that you find upsetting - for whatever reason - and you tell the group that you're bothered. The responses from the individual who said it, as well as the others in the group can range from: -I'm sorry...

Brian - I really didn't think what I wrote about the Royal Family was "personal" at all. To me, they're political/historical figures. And they are certainly not present company, unless they are members of the forum - which I can safely assume they aren't. Also the remark although...

Brian- I could likewise say that usually your posts are considered and enlightening, but I do recall your becoming highly inflamed when I once (in all humor) suggested that the members of the Royal Family share a certain resemblance with equine ungulates (horses). Yes, I think you were pretty...

@ AnthonyGerard - Yes, you would. What, specifically, is rubbish? Or is an overreaction to ask you to that? ColinEssex - You can't resist taking a dig even when some sort of apology (yes, that's an English word - you can google it) would be in order. @ Frothingslosh - YES! YES! YES! to...

It's all a matter of perspective. From my POV - I'm not overreacting, I have not been damaged in any way shape or form, and all I did is reply to a comment on an internet forum. Nobody on this end is so oversensitive or is taking Col's comments seriously. That would be YOU people who are...

Some of us are Americans. In what code of etiquette is it acceptable to disparage present company - and not once but constantly? A good natured, friendly jab is one thing. But I understand it now - this wasn't like most of Col's other obnoxious and disrespectful remarks, this one was a...

When you ignore a child's bad behavior, you are implicitly reinforcing it. It's not an "overreaction" to call someone on their bigoted statements on a public forum. It ought to.

Hey Col - if I might ask you a few questions - I'd really like to know what the health profile of a perfect physical specimen is. So, what's your cardiovascular picture? How about your BMI? Resting heart rate? Blood pressure? Cholesterol - HDL and LDL? Blood sugar level? How many minutes of...

Hey Blade- I guess it has to do with the fact that we atheists evaluate the information we receive and accept it or not, based on its plausibility. We do not evaluate it based on the benefits we could receive if only we were accept the information as truth. If I decide something is untrue, or...

I thought your analogy was right on. And it also explains why we Jews, who are usually savvy investors, are also often non-religious, like me. I eat the matzoh and gefilta fish but as far as the 10 plagues and the parting of the Red Sea, puhleeze.