Do you believe in God ?
I believe in a creator... personal reasons... sorry for the cop-out... but hey... belief is personal... right?
Why do I reject atheism? Too strong... seems to be symbiotic with physicalism... and I adhere somewhere closer to the vicinity of idealis...
Stinq vs. BITE: A Contrasting Analysis
This is awesome. This is what Funadvice is all about. I'm enraptured now by the notion of biting wasps waiting to ambush the unsuspecting mudhole interloper just for the hell of it... I can imagine the next episode... the gangland yellowjackets... al...
Is Satan a metaphor for Gods darker side?
In my opinion Satan is a corruption of Saturn and Jehovah a corruption of Jovian or Jupiter. Jupiter usurps the mantle worn by Saturn to become the chief elohim. As far as elohim go... these two vie as humanities main antagonist. Saturn being the mo...
Has anyone ever seen the movie, "Zeitgeist"?
The WTC7 workers that noticed thermate strapped to the infrastucture of that building might be employed right now by Marvel using their super-human x-ray vision for the good of humanity... speculation on my part.
I wasnt aware that demolition team...
Has anyone ever seen the movie, "Zeitgeist"?
"I would _love_ to hear how anyone thinks they shipped in the tonnes of explosives required and carefully placed them throughout the building without anyone noticing."
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/911security.html?q=911security.html
...
Has anyone ever seen the movie, "Zeitgeist"?(50.00%)
"Plausible" is definitely subjective in your usage.
The videos show a 47 story building falling symmetrically into its own footprint. Flinging boulders at buildings tends not to cause this... else the highly paid professional demolition teams wou...
Has anyone ever seen the movie, "Zeitgeist"?
"Why are absurdly complicated and unlikely conspiracy theories required?"
Good Question... You were describing the official take... were you not?
Read carefully and the article states that NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology] has...
Has anyone ever seen the movie, "Zeitgeist"?
WOW!!... Have I the honor of being that certain someone?... Flattered!
Having skimmed the article posted above... filled with ad hominem [for shame arachnid] and strawman arguments... I urge anyone not smitten with Michael Shermer to follow up by ...
Has anyone ever seen the movie, "Zeitgeist"?(0.00%)
Never seen "Zeitgeist." As for material concerning the most recent and pernicious act of government conspiracy... check out the works of Dylan Avery and Jason Bermas... "Loose Change 2nd edition"... "Loose Change Final Cut"... "Fabled Enemies." Found...
Is my artwork good?
It seems you have a good eye for balance... asymmetrical and tonal. The only encumbrance in front of you is meeting your mind's eye. This can only be accomplished with repetition. Finding your influence[style] and exploiting it in your work. It is ...
really good/scary horror films?? [nothing cheesy please]
Richard Matheson should be considered the father of modern zombie folklore. He reevaluated the curse of the vampire. The fear doesn't come from the gore beyond what it suggests...the future. I think that the terror of the methodic creeping approach o...
New punk/metal
Two older bands to revisit or rediscover... Refused...[have since disbanded]... the title of their '98 cd... "The Shape of Punk to Come"... was pretty dead on in hindsight. Guano Apes '97 release... "Proud like a God" is another good choice. "Open Yo...
90's alternative music.
Violent Femmes... "Blister in the Sun"
Cowboy Mouth... "Jenny Says"
Live... "I Alone"
Squirrel Nut Zippers... "Ghost of Stephen Foster"
Primus... "My Name is Mud"
Local H... "So Pathetic"
Deadeye Dick... "New Age Girl"
Veruca Salt... "Seether"
...
God is like a ring?
Wow! Much more contemplation this go 'round.
Like Toadaly said... we live in a cause and effect reality... so naturally we are apt to look for the same sequencing to its ultimate end... which seems impossible...outside some sort of weird circula...
The key to your survival - brains or compassion?
I'll take the half-wit any day. My intentions being out of the equation... I would prefer having someone I could trust... to having not only someone who I couldnt trust... but who also had the intellectual capacity to use me as an instrument of his de...
Who understands the bible?
I suppose you could read and interpret for yourself. I found more than a few disconnects...
In my opinion the New Testament is a redaction, if not outright renunciation, of the Old. Yahweh of the Old testament [not to be confused for the elohim o...
Does God intervene?
...because Beelzebub with a bic would have been too straightforward?
Buddhist and athiest?
Buddhism is based on metaphysical belief [e.g. reincarnation of the spirit... nirvana]... according to the definition provided for atheism by legion[correct me if I am misinterpreting]... you can't be both.
Why do you wish to be?
If you were stranded in antartica with a bunch of people?(100.00%)
I guess the imminent fricaseeing thought would be supplanted by the ogling stares the dinner party were giving me on my death bed. Those thoughts would take a back seat to the guilt I felt by holding up supper. The looks in the crowd as the hunger pa...
Criptids Do You believe in Them?
Check out THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MYSTERIOUS BEINGS by John Keel. He documents his research into numerous reported encounters with bizarre creatures of every stripe. He references the research of Ivan Sanderson... the father of cryptozoology... I'm gue...
Atheism
Arachnick: Yeah!... I think you get the gist of it. Evidence being naturally physical.
Metaphysics philosophers would argue that all things observed are done so through the observer's mind and therefore are susceptible to misperception. The cons...
beavis and butt head
You have great taste in animated men... I don't have a preference for either... but I had to comment because I miss the duo.
Atheism
Seems like we are again stuck in the rut of defining reality. If you are a physicalist and you set reality in the parameters of those things which can be physically observed... you will find it a hard course to believe in a god.
Dualists consider a...
Is michigan counted as eastern or Northeastern USA?
Middle east or Midwestern?... important distinction... troops may already be amassing at the border, and I doubt the commander in chief has the capacities to plot it correctly himself.
Monitor picture moving
Oscillating power supply. Happened to me once when I switched on a small fan plugged into the same receptacle. Thanks PP.
Have You Ever Met A Celebrity?
I've met the late Jim Varney. He was friends with my grandfather... lol. Very nice guy.
My great grandparents once took a late night road trip with Willie Nelson. My great grandmother Louise [god rest her soul] had her last hangover following. ...
My Daughter Orion Passed Away Today
I never corresponded with Orion, but was impressed by the inherent bravery she displayed. She put her faith to good use and was enriched and heartened by it. A good example of the human spirit overcoming diversity. She was an exemplary human being, ...
Why do we get old?
Good Question!
Maybe evolution is dependent upon aging. If evolution can be dependent. I guess this is anthropomorphism... but so is evolution... come to think of it... least from my POV... being somewhat anthropocentric.
If there is boundles...
How was god made?
Can we agree that this is a rhetorical question and has no bearing on the existence of a god? Taken in that manner it is valid. It is good exercise in analytical and abstract thought.
The answers given allow insight to the mindset of those provi...
Top 5 albums of all time?
RADIOHEAD... [OK Computer]
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE... [Evil Empire]
THE OFFSPRING... [Smash]
NIRVANA... [Nevermind]
the REVERAND HORTON HEAT... [Smoke 'em if you got 'em]
5 reasons why you should buy gold?
Five Reasons to return gold as currency:
It cannot be created by bankers.
Impossible to counterfeit.
Has maintained it's value for 2000 years.
Compared to fabricated currency... virtually indestructable.
Good in any country.
Is god alone?
I'm not familiar with all those listed but some are believed to be tribal variations of the same deity, e.g. Jupiter/Zeus/JHVH/Allah. Some not listed by yourself can be added to the varying iterations of another deity: Thor/Heracles/Arthur/Indara/Eind...
With the Democrats selling out on FISA and the war...
I totally agree... lol. One trick deployed on the public is to marginalize 3rd party candidates. We are stuck with the lesser of two evils... It is inane!
The votes are wasted anyway. The facade of a free democratic republic is maintained by th...
Who is your favorite advisor here?
I like the hockey fanatic... rosepebble or whatever... low keyed... well written... fount of worthwhile information... best of all... cuts through all of the verboten bs catered to by so many here. Pinkpearl is def the best!
Favorite Song Lyrics?
Tiger Army's Annabel Lee:
Oh Annabel Lee, forever in my dreams.
You know you've still got a piece of my heart.
You've had it right from the start.
Oh Annabel Lee, stop haunting my dreams.
Yours is the face that I see in the dark, in the dark.
...
An easy riddle height is six feet, he’s an assistant?
His prospects at taking over the shop when Uncle Alfonso packs it in 3 years from now against relinquishing his lifelong surreptitious crossdressing, and coming to work tomorrow morning in the Christian Dior stilettos he currently only slips into to fe...
Whose yours?
Hard to narrow that down... different genres and such... Punk I liked TSOL... Operation Ivy... Minor threat. New Wave I liked Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark... Spandau Ballet... Eurhythmics... Heavy Metal I liked Scorpions... Guns 'n Roses... Skid ...
State of mind
In my opinion, in order to feel like you are in the zone you have to intimately know whatever endeavor it is you are undertaking. I like the term "losing oneself." In athletics it comes across as enhanced reflex, natural intuition, and steadfast conc...
Going to war with Iran?(100.00%)
AIPAC has a stranglehold on congress... congress ceded war powers to the president and have little interest in rescinding that nugget of legislation. One reason the Gov't seeks war in Iran is the attempt by way of the Iranian Oil Bourse to wrest the t...
Consider this for a spell
Pardon, the pedanticitis is flaring up again. When you get into that frame of mind it is hard not to play the role out to the finish.
Consider this for a spell
pain in lieu of pang
throws " " " throes
not " " " naught
aught " " " ought
low " " " lo
hypocracy " " " hypocrisy [which I believe is a decent portmanteau when describing most current western government]
reign " " " rein
I state these at th...
U.S citizens, what's your opinion on energy prices?(100.00%)
Current energy prices are the result of a devalued dollar. Devalued dollars are the result of inflation. Inflation is the result of fiat money. Fiat money is the result of our PRIVATELY OWNED FEDERAL RESERVE BANK. Anyone giving more than a passing ...
*Hundreds of flowers in spring, the moon in autumn
A cool breeze in summer and snow in winter
If there is no vain cloud in your mind
For you it is a good season*
miscegenymiser's Advice
I believe in a creator... personal reasons... sorry for the cop-out... but hey... belief is personal... right? Why do I reject atheism? Too strong... seems to be symbiotic with physicalism... and I adhere somewhere closer to the vicinity of idealis...
This is awesome. This is what Funadvice is all about. I'm enraptured now by the notion of biting wasps waiting to ambush the unsuspecting mudhole interloper just for the hell of it... I can imagine the next episode... the gangland yellowjackets... al...
In my opinion Satan is a corruption of Saturn and Jehovah a corruption of Jovian or Jupiter. Jupiter usurps the mantle worn by Saturn to become the chief elohim. As far as elohim go... these two vie as humanities main antagonist. Saturn being the mo...
I love our woo... please... don't say it's over
The WTC7 workers that noticed thermate strapped to the infrastucture of that building might be employed right now by Marvel using their super-human x-ray vision for the good of humanity... speculation on my part. I wasnt aware that demolition team...
"I would _love_ to hear how anyone thinks they shipped in the tonnes of explosives required and carefully placed them throughout the building without anyone noticing." http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/911security.html?q=911security.html ...
"Plausible" is definitely subjective in your usage. The videos show a 47 story building falling symmetrically into its own footprint. Flinging boulders at buildings tends not to cause this... else the highly paid professional demolition teams wou...
"Why are absurdly complicated and unlikely conspiracy theories required?" Good Question... You were describing the official take... were you not? Read carefully and the article states that NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology] has...
WOW!!... Have I the honor of being that certain someone?... Flattered! Having skimmed the article posted above... filled with ad hominem [for shame arachnid] and strawman arguments... I urge anyone not smitten with Michael Shermer to follow up by ...
Never seen "Zeitgeist." As for material concerning the most recent and pernicious act of government conspiracy... check out the works of Dylan Avery and Jason Bermas... "Loose Change 2nd edition"... "Loose Change Final Cut"... "Fabled Enemies." Found...
It seems you have a good eye for balance... asymmetrical and tonal. The only encumbrance in front of you is meeting your mind's eye. This can only be accomplished with repetition. Finding your influence[style] and exploiting it in your work. It is ...
Richard Matheson should be considered the father of modern zombie folklore. He reevaluated the curse of the vampire. The fear doesn't come from the gore beyond what it suggests...the future. I think that the terror of the methodic creeping approach o...
Sadly... only Paul remains... Ringo's mother never had any children that survived
Two older bands to revisit or rediscover... Refused...[have since disbanded]... the title of their '98 cd... "The Shape of Punk to Come"... was pretty dead on in hindsight. Guano Apes '97 release... "Proud like a God" is another good choice. "Open Yo...
Violent Femmes... "Blister in the Sun" Cowboy Mouth... "Jenny Says" Live... "I Alone" Squirrel Nut Zippers... "Ghost of Stephen Foster" Primus... "My Name is Mud" Local H... "So Pathetic" Deadeye Dick... "New Age Girl" Veruca Salt... "Seether" ...
Wow! Much more contemplation this go 'round. Like Toadaly said... we live in a cause and effect reality... so naturally we are apt to look for the same sequencing to its ultimate end... which seems impossible...outside some sort of weird circula...
I'll take the half-wit any day. My intentions being out of the equation... I would prefer having someone I could trust... to having not only someone who I couldnt trust... but who also had the intellectual capacity to use me as an instrument of his de...
I suppose you could read and interpret for yourself. I found more than a few disconnects... In my opinion the New Testament is a redaction, if not outright renunciation, of the Old. Yahweh of the Old testament [not to be confused for the elohim o...
...because Beelzebub with a bic would have been too straightforward?
Buddhism is based on metaphysical belief [e.g. reincarnation of the spirit... nirvana]... according to the definition provided for atheism by legion[correct me if I am misinterpreting]... you can't be both. Why do you wish to be?
lobotomy
I guess the imminent fricaseeing thought would be supplanted by the ogling stares the dinner party were giving me on my death bed. Those thoughts would take a back seat to the guilt I felt by holding up supper. The looks in the crowd as the hunger pa...
call 1-800-BARTEND
Check out THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MYSTERIOUS BEINGS by John Keel. He documents his research into numerous reported encounters with bizarre creatures of every stripe. He references the research of Ivan Sanderson... the father of cryptozoology... I'm gue...
Arachnick: Yeah!... I think you get the gist of it. Evidence being naturally physical. Metaphysics philosophers would argue that all things observed are done so through the observer's mind and therefore are susceptible to misperception. The cons...
I'm not a practicing gnostic... but I have found the gnostic belief system the closest to my own.
You have great taste in animated men... I don't have a preference for either... but I had to comment because I miss the duo.
Seems like we are again stuck in the rut of defining reality. If you are a physicalist and you set reality in the parameters of those things which can be physically observed... you will find it a hard course to believe in a god. Dualists consider a...
Middle east or Midwestern?... important distinction... troops may already be amassing at the border, and I doubt the commander in chief has the capacities to plot it correctly himself.
Oscillating power supply. Happened to me once when I switched on a small fan plugged into the same receptacle. Thanks PP.
I've met the late Jim Varney. He was friends with my grandfather... lol. Very nice guy. My great grandparents once took a late night road trip with Willie Nelson. My great grandmother Louise [god rest her soul] had her last hangover following. ...
white lightning... the answer and your solution wrapped up in one
I never corresponded with Orion, but was impressed by the inherent bravery she displayed. She put her faith to good use and was enriched and heartened by it. A good example of the human spirit overcoming diversity. She was an exemplary human being, ...
Good Question! Maybe evolution is dependent upon aging. If evolution can be dependent. I guess this is anthropomorphism... but so is evolution... come to think of it... least from my POV... being somewhat anthropocentric. If there is boundles...
Can we agree that this is a rhetorical question and has no bearing on the existence of a god? Taken in that manner it is valid. It is good exercise in analytical and abstract thought. The answers given allow insight to the mindset of those provi...
RADIOHEAD... [OK Computer] RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE... [Evil Empire] THE OFFSPRING... [Smash] NIRVANA... [Nevermind] the REVERAND HORTON HEAT... [Smoke 'em if you got 'em]
Five Reasons to return gold as currency: It cannot be created by bankers. Impossible to counterfeit. Has maintained it's value for 2000 years. Compared to fabricated currency... virtually indestructable. Good in any country.
I'm not familiar with all those listed but some are believed to be tribal variations of the same deity, e.g. Jupiter/Zeus/JHVH/Allah. Some not listed by yourself can be added to the varying iterations of another deity: Thor/Heracles/Arthur/Indara/Eind...
I totally agree... lol. One trick deployed on the public is to marginalize 3rd party candidates. We are stuck with the lesser of two evils... It is inane! The votes are wasted anyway. The facade of a free democratic republic is maintained by th...
Nothing exists besides yourself and the evil deceiver.
I like the hockey fanatic... rosepebble or whatever... low keyed... well written... fount of worthwhile information... best of all... cuts through all of the verboten bs catered to by so many here. Pinkpearl is def the best!
Tiger Army's Annabel Lee: Oh Annabel Lee, forever in my dreams. You know you've still got a piece of my heart. You've had it right from the start. Oh Annabel Lee, stop haunting my dreams. Yours is the face that I see in the dark, in the dark. ...
His prospects at taking over the shop when Uncle Alfonso packs it in 3 years from now against relinquishing his lifelong surreptitious crossdressing, and coming to work tomorrow morning in the Christian Dior stilettos he currently only slips into to fe...
Hard to narrow that down... different genres and such... Punk I liked TSOL... Operation Ivy... Minor threat. New Wave I liked Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark... Spandau Ballet... Eurhythmics... Heavy Metal I liked Scorpions... Guns 'n Roses... Skid ...
In my opinion, in order to feel like you are in the zone you have to intimately know whatever endeavor it is you are undertaking. I like the term "losing oneself." In athletics it comes across as enhanced reflex, natural intuition, and steadfast conc...
AIPAC has a stranglehold on congress... congress ceded war powers to the president and have little interest in rescinding that nugget of legislation. One reason the Gov't seeks war in Iran is the attempt by way of the Iranian Oil Bourse to wrest the t...
Pardon, the pedanticitis is flaring up again. When you get into that frame of mind it is hard not to play the role out to the finish.
pain in lieu of pang throws " " " throes not " " " naught aught " " " ought low " " " lo hypocracy " " " hypocrisy [which I believe is a decent portmanteau when describing most current western government] reign " " " rein I state these at th...
You print them. Just ask Ben Bernanke. He does it all of the time.
Current energy prices are the result of a devalued dollar. Devalued dollars are the result of inflation. Inflation is the result of fiat money. Fiat money is the result of our PRIVATELY OWNED FEDERAL RESERVE BANK. Anyone giving more than a passing ...