“No, I think you're reading a lot into what I said that isn't there but I see your point. Okay. It is my OPINION that God's work is beyond our comprehension. While we're at it, it is also my opinion that it is beyond our ability to know ANYTHING. Certain knowledge (that is, knowledge of anything with absolute certainty) is not possible and there is no such thing as absolute "truth" either. It is all illusion and ego.
You are not correct regarding the book theory. I haven't read a book in years and I think the last one I read was about the care, use, and history of the Colt 1911 lightweight commando.”
“Well, you could be right. It's as good a theory as any other I suppose. Your dates are off though, I think the Bible was written more recently but I admit to not knowing a lot about that.”
“Ask all the questions you like. Imagine that you have found an answer. Pretend you "know" something if it pleases you. Why should I care?
If you like people "like me" or if you don't like people "like me" is none of my concern, none of my business, and beyond my control. In short, It's YOUR problem.”
“I explained it below. You created a logical cul de sac by claiming that scientists can't/don't know god, but for you to be able to make that claim in truth, you would have to know god, which by your own admission, is impossible, unless you somehow have powers of observation scientists don't.
This is specious reasoning at best, and nonsense at worst. Either way, the statement is absurd.”
“Scientists have never comprehended anything correctly. In the history of science, virtually the only thing that scientists have proven conclusively is that they (scientists) are always wrong. Remarkable isn't it?”
“So, yeah... How are you speaking to us right now? Are you telepathically beaming words onto the screen of our computer monitors... You know... The computers made by science?”
“Scientists will never comprehend God's work but it's sorta fun to watch them try. It's like that room full of monkeys with typewriters and wondering how long it will be before one of them writes Hamlet.”
“funny, i say the same thing when i go by churches on sunday. oh, you won't ever comprehend god's work either--your imaginary friend works in "mysterious ways" remember? which means u can't understand them, genius. but it's all right. you keep believing. some of us will keep evolving.”
“What you say is deeply true for the simple reason that science (deliberately) excludes metaphysical explanations for experimental results and observable, measurable phenomena. But it's not something to be religiously smug about....”
“Yet you spout that inanity as if you do. Because in order to say that the sky faery's work is ineffable, you have to know it is ineffable, which means that you know it. Otherwise the best you can do is say you don't know either way.
But some book told you so. Talk about monkeys with typewriters.”
“That is an excellent description of how everything ever written by humans has come about. Including the Bible. It's all just humanity's best attempt to understand the world we live in. I suppose the only difference is that the Bible monkeys stopped typing and gave up 2000 years ago.”
“Yes, so let's stop asking questions, which humans (especially scientists) like to do so frequently. Our curiosity happens to be one of our most fascinating attributes. Maybe our neurons will prune themselves back a few million years and we can hang out around a campfire clubb.ing each other while we drool.
Your comment is sm.ug, as if you really "get" what has happened here. I de.test people like you.”
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“Obviously, he was never a legal resident. Parents? Who knows. I think there are many details that Dani conveniently leaves out. And he was obviously lying about the letter of deportation.”
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Sep 8, 2011 at 15:19:20 in
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“Obviously lying about the letter of deportation.
A sad and tragic story which could have been avoided by immigrating legally in the first place nonetheless, Dani should be thankful for the benefits he received illegally (stole) for those eleven years.”
“The born, once they become adults, are welcome to all the opportunities and freedoms this wonderful country offers but they must remember that with personal freedom, comes personal responsibility and they should not expect, or even desire, to be treated like children. Yes, I will save my compassion for those who are truly innocent and truly helpless. Like you say, grown adults, not so much. They are on their own.”
“So I should be thankful to my government for making my life hard? Isn't that in the same camp with beating one's head against the wall because it feels so good when you stop?
My "complaint" is more of a request I would make of my government. Please. Get your hands off me and leave me the F... alone.”
“Well, now that you mention it (LOL), scientists have long questioned Newton's "Law" of gravity and more so quite recently. There is certainly room for doubt. In science, it is always wise to keep an open mind because science is constantly evolving, it is never "settled" and this extends to Darwin, global warming, and yes, even gravity!
“Rick Perry and his followers appear to not understand the concept of the scientific method. Of course scientific conclusions evolve, that's the nature of science. But the conclusions are based on thousands of pieces of research fromscientists all over the world and are regularly peer-reviewed and the experiments can be re-created. When better research techniques are invented which enable scientists to "see" better, then that adds to a growing body of knowledge. What Perry and people like him do is reject all this and go with their guts with none of the aforementioned objective process.”
“According to the Guttmacher Institute, there were 1.21 million abortions performed in the United States in 2008, the most recent year for which data is available. This amounts to 3,322 abortions per day.
Source: Jones, Rachel K. and Kathryn Kooistra. "Abortion Incidence and Access to Services in the United States, 2008." Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 43, no. 1 (2011, March): 41-50 [PDF]”
“Postal clerks make about $23/hr plus huge bennies for selling stamps. GM autoworkers make $70/hr or more including bennies for assembly-line work. Post office going bankrupt. GM went bankrupt and will go bankrupt again. Just two examples out of many more.”
“And which party members are more prone to reject Darwin and Global warming-science in general-in spite of all the reams of science which support these conclusions? Give me a freakin' break. The Republican candidates are about 1 mm away from rejecting the concept of Gravity, for Pete's Sake!”
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