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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
Barry, Barry, Barry... you and I will never see eye to eye.... |
For the record Paula, there are a great number of us who do see "eye to eye" with you.
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Mexitron
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Just read this this quote from Richard Feynman----
"I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of certainty about different things but I'm not Absolutely sure of anything."
Where I read it the "A" in absolute was capitalized but I don't know if that was a tweak from someone else.....
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Paula
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
Barry, Barry, Barry... you and I will never see eye to eye.... |
For the record Paula, there are a great number of us who do see "eye to eye" with you. |
Oh OXXO! thank you so much for these words!
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Iflyfish,
Do you believe that there is such a thing as a soul?
And if so, what is it?
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If you believe in a soul then you have one for sure! You would have to tell me what it is.
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Christian:"I loved her with all my soul"
Atheist: "I loved her with all my hypothalamus"
Doesn't get the idea across very well, does it?
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Ateo
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Crazy how so much in of our lives is determined by our brains, chemical reactions in our brains, and that almond shaped section called the
hypothalamus.
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The Sculpin
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http://crabbyoldfart.wordpress.com/
Skeet in a different form!
I can't tell if this guy is serious or putting everyone on........
Whoa there, Cowboy - pull back on those reins!
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Crazy how so much in of our lives is determined by our brains, chemical reactions in our brains, and that almond shaped section called the
hypothalamus. |
We're probably more like a radio though---the radio has all the circuitry but isn't anything without a signal from somewhere outside of it........
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Iflyfish,
Do you believe that there is such a thing as a soul?
And if so, what is it?
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If you believe in a soul then you have one for sure! You would have to tell me what it is.
Iflyfish |
Christian:"I loved her with all my soul"
Atheist: "I loved her with all my hypothalamus"
Doesn't get the idea across very well, does it? |
How's about : "I loved her with all my heart". That gets the point across and refers to something that actually exists.
carpe diem!
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Iflyfish,
Do you believe that there is such a thing as a soul?
And if so, what is it?
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If you believe in a soul then you have one for sure! You would have to tell me what it is.
Iflyfish |
Christian:"I loved her with all my soul"
Atheist: "I loved her with all my hypothalamus"
Doesn't get the idea across very well, does it? |
How's about : "I loved her with all my heart". That gets the point across and refers to something that actually exists. |
The Greeks believed it should have been "I loved her with all my stomach".
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Because when your heart was "broken" you felt it in the stomach. Come to think of it there's probably a relationship between love and ulcers.
[Edited on 6-26-2012 by Skipjack Joe]
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
While I don't agree with the idea that N-zi Germany's war crimes were motivated by Christianity I would like to comment on the "final solution"
(Anschluss).
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Anschluss has nothing to do with " the final solution"
It's simply the idea of Germany and Austria as one country.
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
While I don't agree with the idea that N-zi Germany's war crimes were motivated by Christianity I would like to comment on the "final solution"
(Anschluss).
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Anschluss has nothing to do with " the final solution"
It's simply the idea of Germany and Austria as one country. |
I'm sorry. I probably should verify things before shooting my mouth off. And I thought about checking too, but it slows the exchange down to a crawl.
Die Endlösung
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Solution
Good catch, Mein Fuhrer.
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Iflyfish
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Iflyfish,
Do you believe that there is such a thing as a soul?
And if so, what is it?
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If you believe in a soul then you have one for sure! You would have to tell me what it is.
Iflyfish |
Christian:"I loved her with all my soul"
Atheist: "I loved her with all my hypothalamus"
Doesn't get the idea across very well, does it? |
Indeed!
Iflyfishwithmysensorymotorstrip
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Iflyfish
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Dare I say I loved her with my
amygdala - regulates emotions
nucleus accumbens - controls the release of dopamine
ventral tegmental area (VTA) - actually releases the dopamine
cerebellum - controls muscle function
pituitary gland - releases beta-endorphins, which decrease pain; oxytocin, which increases feelings of trust; and vasopressin, which increases
bonding
And this list excludes the necessary organs involved. Whew, exhausting! No wonder people crave cigarettes and sleep after.......
Iflyfishinaseaofhormones
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Skipjack Joe
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Does anyone still have the link to the Harrison's 90 minute lecture on the absence of self will? I feel like getting depressed.
[Edited on 6-26-2012 by Skipjack Joe]
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Does anyone still have the link to the Harrison's 90 minute lecture on the absence of self will? I feel like getting depressed.
[Edited on 6-26-2012 by Skipjack Joe] |
Igor if you mean Harris, here is Sam's website. You can find everything here. And I do mean everything 
http://www.samharris.org/
carpe diem!
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vgabndo
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The miracles of Christianity extend to those afforded one of the foremost proponents of Christian dominionism. Pat Robertson, who was recently told by
God that it was ok to flip-off Jehovah relative to the "in sickness and in health" portion of the Christian marriage vows. If one's wife get
Alzheimer's all promises to the Lord God Almighty are meaningless according to Robertson.
The important part is the convenience of no witnesses when God spoke to Brother Pat. HE only speaks to Robertson's HEART. In this way there can be no
confusion as to HIS will. With the impossibility of witnesses, Robertson is always right. Right?
And, naturally we all know that human morality and commitment to a loved one would never suggest that there was a reason to stay with a mate who
became ill. Right?
Christian Morals....sort of like Military Intelligence in the present age!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Cypress
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So the Christian community is responsible for the actions of Pat Robertson?  Alzheimer's is a horrific affliction. The physical body is there, but the mind has wandered off somewhere, never to return.
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toneart
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This guy's writing is too good for it not to be a put on. He is too smart and too engaged in the real-time world rather than in a state of isolation.
Oh sure, there are lots of traits that merit criticism in the youth of every generation, but to single out a generation to vent one's disdain, to me,
is a waste of energy and talent (the writer's). Can anyone see any parody that supports an agenda other than the disdain for youth? If not, he is very
entertaining. There are enough bases for truth, but in my opinion it is overkill. There has to be something else behind his efforts. 
I was skeptical that the Skeet persona was not a real person based on the two distinct writing styles and skills. But, at his character's age, being a
born-again Christian and living in Texas, one could make a case for him being isolated for real, with a part-time (nanny?) ghost writer.
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vgabndo
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Cypress
When Robertson came out with his disgusting hypocrisy I don't recall any concerted call by the members of our national religion to send him packing
off to some sort of mental rehabilitation. I never hear any complaints about his "secret communication with God Almighty" which he claims to be real.
How does one separate the followers of these cults from the LEADERS of these cults?
How much more main stream than the "700 Club" does irrationality have to be before the sheep are accountable for following an a-moral mental midget.
This mealy-mouthed whack job, Robertson, is also certain that a marriage is a sacred institution only between a man and a woman.
Same sex marriage, unlike abandoning one's sick wife after swearing to "God and the assembled community" not to forsake her until you're dead, is an
Obamanation to a man of God like Pat Robertson, and about half the population of the U S A.
If there was any real morality in Christian practice, our Federal Treasury would be in better shape. Any corporate preacher of a 501 c 3 non-profit
who took a political side from the pulpit, would immediately hold him/herself accountable to the IRS and give up their tax-free status. With their
access to other "flocks" the accountable would also be in a good position to report their breathern who fail in the eyes of their Lord. Either the
churches would take themselves out of the political equation or, pay their fair share like any other organization with a political voice.
Without resorting to Google, tell me when you remember scores of churches being required to prove their non-profit status as is needed. Then, do you
remember a preacher, representing his church, taking a political stance?
I rest my case.
[Edited on 6-26-2012 by vgabndo]
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Cypress
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vgabndo, Evidently you think I give a damn about all that BS. Your case can rest
on whatever stance you feel most comfortable with.
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