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In the supreme vastness of the universe... by Jody January 13, 2012 7:58 pm

Our vastness is indeed supreme, especially compared to the pretty good vastnesses of other universes or the really inferior vastnesses ... by bowser 2012-01-13 23:12:44
- That was a vasty thing to say. by Jody 2012-01-14 08:53:58
  - I thing it was pretty half-vast, myself. by ER 2012-01-14 10:46:07
    - Avast there! Belay the puns, or belie somethingorother. by bowser 2012-01-14 13:28:44
Cause....... by FrankC 2012-01-13 20:42:08
- Interesting point, and possibly true. The corollary is that if no one hears it, the tree falling in the ... by bowser 2012-01-13 21:36:26
  - what is the meaning of it’s existence?... by FrankC 2012-01-14 13:00:08
    - Exactly right. Any meaning given by homo sapiens would necessarily be flavored and colored by homo sapiens. And ... by bowser 2012-01-14 16:53:14
  - If no one hears it, it never fell... n/t by RobVG 2012-01-13 23:48:11
    - If I heard it, it fell. If you heard it, it might have fallen. If a commie heard ... by bowser 2012-01-15 16:46:02
    - That is profound, not :) by FrankC 2012-01-14 16:08:34
      - Schrodinger's cat by RobVG 2012-01-14 17:23:27
        
        quantum theory is the true objective reality It can't be realized because every observer is subjective. by Jody 2012-01-15 02:56:41
        
        That paradox has been answered. Schrodinger first proposed this in 1935. The average life span of a domestic ... by bowser 2012-01-14 23:43:41
        
        Sorry, I was inundated by the absurdity... by FrankC 2012-01-14 18:39:37
    - ah gee...quantum emotions. by Jody 2012-01-14 09:37:15
    - Makes sense. It's simply resting, will get back up as soon as there is an eye to see, an ... by bowser 2012-01-14 08:07:49
- I just fell off my chair....n/t by RobVG 2012-01-13 20:50:53

Ten 100-year predictions that came true by TB January 14, 2012 5:27 pm

The only universal quality of "God". by bowser January 12, 2012 7:15 pm

I agree with you in the sense that, any God that does not contain the concepts of a creator and ... by johannes 2012-01-13 14:37:47
- It's clear that God must have some cognitive abilities, some neurological organization. First, He created man in His own ... by bowser 2012-01-13 18:42:09
  - It seems that we are reading the Bible at different places, you seem to be reading about the creation of ... by johannes 2012-01-14 12:26:38

Before asking if God exists one must define God. by bowser January 10, 2012 10:22 pm

Apparently "God" is that ineffable being to whom those who believe in him credit all responsibility for that which Man ... by bowser 2012-01-12 00:22:00
From The Edge of the Sea by ER 2012-01-11 23:10:28
- ER...that is beautiful. by Jody 2012-01-12 10:07:13
  - Be careful who you share that sentiment with. Although she died some time ago, to this day, Rachel Carson ... by ER 2012-01-12 11:30:26
    - I Goggled her...she sounds like an amazing woman. A strong woman. An enlightened ahead of her time woman. I would have ... by Jody 2012-01-12 21:09:52
Some things we must accept on faith alone. There are times when we have some reason to suspect that the ... by johannes 2012-01-11 20:52:33
- unless of course our galaxy is simply an atom in the man’s big toe.;-) ...don't laugh j....I have actually thought about ... by Jody 2012-01-11 21:19:43
Fantasy by RobVG 2012-01-11 17:44:44
- Assuming God has not ascended to higher plane, he is probably pondering a gigantic black hole at the center of ... by FrankC 2012-01-11 19:20:28
  - In a sense dying is life’s greatest adventure. SWEET by Jody 2012-01-11 21:22:05
- I love that Rob. I do believe in re-incarnation...long before it was *fashionable* and I come up with that realization after ... by Jody 2012-01-11 19:17:45
  - I believe reincarnation has been fashionable for thousands of years. by bowser 2012-01-11 23:46:32
    - Not *fashionable*...I should know, I was one of the founding mothers. It has been a rocky road. Eventually others will understand. by Jody 2012-01-12 10:05:06
      - Leslie Lemke by RobVG 2012-01-12 16:35:27
        
        Stories such as this abound...and don't forget Mozart! What began my thought processes in this area was an absolutely *took my ... by Jody 2012-01-12 21:05:05
At the risk of you not following my train of thought again, and blowing me off,...I offer, and I must, ... by Jody 2012-01-10 22:47:52
- I certainly don't mean to blow you off. There are several things you said I understand, and some I ... by bowser 2012-01-10 23:03:07
  - What else would make us look beyond ourselves ...It would have to be something greater. We begin by ... by Jody 2012-01-10 23:15:17
    - As a reference of time...maybe this would help my communication: By referring to creating God, I am talking about since ... by Jody 2012-01-10 23:33:05

How do search engines work? by ER January 12, 2012 6:39 am

On Tactical Nuclear War by ER January 11, 2012 11:10 am

In a real sense all nukes are strategic. No country, except the US, with nukes has ever used them ... by bowser 2012-01-11 16:52:45
- When even the tiniest tactical nuke, one comparable to a large conventional explosive, goes off on the earth's surface, it ... by ER 2012-01-11 17:32:07
The military boffins are always looking at small nukes for tactical needs. by TB 2012-01-11 11:23:41
- Using a nuke does have some aspects of losing your virginity, doesn't it? There's no such thing as a ... by ER 2012-01-11 13:08:45

Going back in time... by Jody January 11, 2012 12:12 pm

Pontius Pilates, and gotten to see and know all the hot chicks who exercise. by bowser 2012-01-11 16:57:02
The guy in charge of the Babel Project. Yes, I'm an architectural geek. No, I don't understand why ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-01-11 14:32:19
- awww...my li'l Fountainhead. by Jody 2012-01-11 15:39:30
  - Careful, if does't get his way he'll blow the place up. by ER 2012-01-11 16:13:17
My favorite Bible Dude was Uriah the Hittite. Although I don't think I would have wanted to be him. by ER 2012-01-11 13:36:23
- Sorry your wife cheated on ya Uriah...but you were a workaholic...never home... by Jody 2012-01-11 15:38:11
  - Yeah, he was a loyal soldier, and the chickenhawk politician was rogering his wife. by ER 2012-01-11 17:20:01
Of all the research I have done over the years, I firmly believe Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. I ... by Jody 2012-01-11 13:07:31
- The Republicans would have demanded to see a marriage certificate. by ER 2012-01-11 13:16:18
  - HAH!!! by Jody 2012-01-11 15:38:41

Ultimate drop test for IPad case by TB January 10, 2012 10:24 pm

More Pointless Philosophizing by ER January 6, 2012 6:02 pm

Where is Marcus Aurelius when you need him? by FrankC 2012-01-07 19:11:05
- Perhaps the "good emperor" is an outmoded concept. by Robert 2012-01-07 23:15:22
  - Why stop there? by ER 2012-01-08 11:11:13
    - I noticed the gentle merging of "GOP" and "corporals of industry" again. by TB 2012-01-09 10:24:10
      - Tom, as you yourself love to point out, "no one put a gun to their heads." You can't blame the regulators ... by ER 2012-01-09 12:50:14
      - You've got a point. The Democrats can't win without corporate support, and the suits in the suites aren't shy ... by ER 2012-01-09 12:41:55
        
        My philosophy says that you aren't going to get rid of human failings, such as greed, corruption, and power-lust, so ... by TB 2012-01-09 13:29:01
        
        Your view of history may be very realistic, but your expectations for it are adolescent fantasy. Businessmen do not want ... by ER 2012-01-09 14:49:25
        
        Polar bears in the South Pacific again. by TB 2012-01-09 16:55:04
        
        I stop in the mid 1800s because things only got worse between then and the beginning of the 20th century. ... by ER 2012-01-09 17:19:08
        
        Most of what you know about the "Gilded Age" is mythology. by TB 2012-01-09 20:36:39
        
        Like most Americans, you're provincial and apparently unaware of developments in the rest of the world. Those people ... by ER 2012-01-09 21:55:32
        
        Your first theory fell flat, so you came up with a different one. by TB 2012-01-09 22:58:25
        
        Post withdrawn. by ER 2012-01-10 06:06:56
    - Did you read my condemnation of party politics by FrankC 2012-01-09 00:30:07
      - I can't attribute the quote, it's not mine, but I can't remember who said it. "The Democrats don't have any ideas, ... by ER 2012-01-09 07:18:56
        
        Oh, the Democrats have ideas. Very specific ones. So does their opposition. by TB 2012-01-09 10:02:23
        
        Its like team sports. The teams are different, and they play very hard for the prize, but it really ... by ER 2012-01-09 12:34:41
Well we all know something... by RobVG 2012-01-06 20:37:58
- I'm surprised it hasn't hit yet. Here's my reasoning. Inflation destroys the value of cash, so people with savings ... by ER 2012-01-06 22:11:59
  - Usually the first thing that comes to mind is TARP and the stimulus by RobVG 2012-01-07 12:02:13
    - Most of that stuff is out of my pay grade. Whether or not 'tis better to let a business, ... by ER 2012-01-07 13:05:47
      - "A lot of problems just go away on their own”. by RobVG 2012-01-07 15:06:21
        
        I never had any illusions of ever using my house as a cash cow. If there is an economic crash, ... by visitor 2012-01-07 15:44:42
        
        Take heart.. by RobVG 2012-01-07 15:55:39
      - An analogy by RobVG 2012-01-07 13:56:21
        
        I don't dispute your figures, but I do have a question. Just who is all that money owed to? ... by ER 2012-01-07 14:23:22
        
        Last time I checked, the majority of US debt is held by US corporations and individuals. It'd be interesting to ... by RobVG 2012-01-07 15:12:01
        
        You can find ownership of Federal Securities in this PDF document, page 51 (internal document numbering). by TB 2012-01-07 19:50:13
        
        Look it up? by ER 2012-01-07 16:08:21
      - Corrected for inflation, the Federal government is spending more than the amount of the entire WWII debt every single year. by TB 2012-01-07 13:21:49
        
        That was my point too. If you borrow money or sell stock to build a factory, that factory will ... by ER 2012-01-07 14:01:36
        
        I'm well aware of how the mortgage industry created pretend money. It was aided and abetted by people who ... by TB 2012-01-07 14:48:22
        
        Shorter version: by TB 2012-01-07 14:49:28
        
        If you want to keep skunks honest, throw them in jail. by ER 2012-01-07 15:02:26
        
        They didn't do that either, did they? by TB 2012-01-07 18:12:53
        
        Start with this by RobVG 2012-01-07 18:59:24
        
        So what you're saying is they knew this crash was coming as early as June, 2008? by ER 2012-01-08 06:14:27
        
        I'm just saying that someone should have gone to jail. by RobVG 2012-01-08 11:04:05
        
        Information is power. Even if you don't illegally profit yourself from insider trading, you can use your inside knowledge, ... by ER 2012-01-08 11:38:52
        
        The struggles are what seem to get the publicity. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-08 12:34:07
        
        √ by RobVG 2012-01-07 15:23:37
Bowser's Rule: Things will never be better than they are right now. by bowser 2012-01-06 18:32:11
- "We are, by definition, at the center of the observable region." Or, we are suspended precisely at the intersection of past ... by ER 2012-01-06 18:53:24

Now this is a BIG surprise! by BuckGalaxy December 22, 2011 8:13 pm

skeptical update (and bounce test) by podrock 2012-01-08 17:02:57
- damn local news redirect to their home page....arrgggg...you'll have to cut and paste the url... by podrock 2012-01-08 17:04:38
  - Testing this link. by TB 2012-01-08 17:39:24
DeSoto's map of his journey in the southeast United States contains place name that sound as if they could be ... by podrock 2011-12-23 11:49:34
- The Spanish transliterated Indian languages so they sounded Spanish. Indian names for geographical entities are very common in Latin ... by ER 2011-12-23 12:39:18
- PS: There are some nice little gold deposits in that region of Georgia. by podrock 2011-12-23 12:11:21
When you think about it, with a huge Mayan civilization in Mexico, it is more surprising to me that there ... by TB 2011-12-22 22:13:58
- When I toured the Southwest, we visited some "Pueblo" ruins that contained features peculiar to Maya cities, specifically, a court ... by ER 2011-12-23 06:18:11
  - Have you read "1491"? by podrock 2011-12-23 12:12:05
    - I had heard of it, but knew little about it. I suspected it was either a do-gooder lament about how ... by ER 2011-12-23 12:54:41
- No respect for the border even then. At least the neo-moderne variety comes by it honestly. by bowser 2011-12-22 22:17:39

Rock stars and brown M&Ms. by TB January 7, 2012 10:55 am

Rock promoters are notorious scumbags. Ted Nugent once related that he had an aerial photographer overfly one of his ... by ER 2012-01-07 14:19:31

On a Philosophical Note by ER January 4, 2012 12:04 pm

Science, knowledge and technology are indeed cumulative. Wisdom has to be learned by each individual, and usually isn't. Therefore the ... by bowser 2012-01-04 12:44:46
- Taking a slightly different tangent. Let's assume for the moment that "science" can and does establish that homosexuality is ... by bowser 2012-01-04 15:20:08
  - Hubble actually brings up that same point, immediately after the quote I presented. Nevertheless, the atmosphere of scientific research--the disinterested curiosity, ... by ER 2012-01-04 16:30:42
    - Solidly Buddhist. The Universe "is", neither right nor wrong, not in the realm of that determination. Science is ... by bowser 2012-01-05 17:55:18
      - Heavy, dude. by ER 2012-01-05 19:04:20
        
        And another one. Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. by bowser 2012-01-06 00:57:22
        
        And Odysseus had his men lash him to the mast so he could hear for himself the Sirens sweetly singing. It ... by ER 2012-01-06 04:41:28
        
        Well done. One further thought. The concept of "God" is an attempt by Man's ego to extend Man's ... by bowser 2012-01-05 20:10:08
        
        Hey Bowser, your thoughts about God are a lot different than mine. Your question of, “(One is left to ... by johannes 2012-01-06 20:52:06
        
        What you are really saying is that Western Man would rather be a slave to god than free in an ... by ER 2012-01-06 06:51:15
        
        Exactly. It's human nature. As an example, consider the current state of affairs in the US. The ... by bowser 2012-01-06 14:15:23
        
        Consider the connotation if we had used the word *Universe* all along, instead of the word *God* by Jody 2012-01-06 07:44:17
        
        At first blush that sounds just fine. There may be more to the matter, however. What is "God"? A ... by bowser 2012-01-06 12:30:32
        
        Consider this: I am God. You are God. We are God. We make God whatever we choose. Freewill. by Jody 2012-01-06 13:23:36
        
        We discussed that above. That is exactly what Man has done, define "God" in whatever way meets Man's needs. However, ... by bowser 2012-01-06 14:07:23
        
        Predictability is in the religion Man creates to explain God. Collectivism. If every man and woman defined God according to our ... by Jody 2012-01-06 14:20:56
        
        Frankly, I'm not smart enough to follow your train of thought. Going back a ways, the "Universe" was defined ... by bowser 2012-01-06 14:58:11
        
        What will the preachers do when the Devil is saved? by ER 2012-01-06 15:29:33
        
        They are very, very versatile, much like neutrinos. Remember the Inquisition? Where the Roman Catholic Church was indistinguishable ... by bowser 2012-01-06 17:02:28
        
        Good point. My idea of god IS the universe, nature, the world, reality, the Laws of Physics, whatever you ... by ER 2012-01-06 09:32:05
        
        I agree with you ER...and as of late I have come to appreciate even *more*, the intricacies of the Universe, ... by Jody 2012-01-06 11:34:12
- You may very well be right, Bowser, (or at least, you may have little trouble getting others to agree with ... by ER 2012-01-04 14:21:38

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