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A real beauty! by Jody August 23, 2011 7:09 am

do a google "image" on "sea slugs" or look here http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/nudibranchs/doubilet-photography Most of these creatures are tiny, blind, nocturnal, and live in ... by ER 2011-08-23 12:41:15
- They are breathtaking! I remember the first time I saw a stingray gliding through the ocean, I was overcome by ... by Jody 2011-08-23 13:56:17
- The colorful ones mostly live in shallower water, and seem to have evolved bright coloration to advertise a variety of ... by TB 2011-08-23 13:41:24
  - I've heard that theory, too, and maybe there is something to it; but most of their potential predators are also ... by ER 2011-08-23 13:56:24
    - If a trait, such as coloration, does not make the creature more likely to perish before reproducing, then it just ... by podrock 2011-08-23 16:57:49

The power of vulnerability. by Jody August 19, 2011 9:41 pm

...and the quote of the day is... by Jody August 19, 2011 9:05 pm

I have a question in relation to FrankC's post by Jody August 10, 2011 12:52 pm

Most of the folks in the world are convinced they do know, so watching them is a partial answer. A better ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 13:55:45
- Part of a bigger problem perhaps..the arrogance of thinking we know. by Jody 2011-08-10 15:08:17

Stephen Hawking on the existence of God by FrankC August 9, 2011 11:42 pm

I like how Lovecraft put it. The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human ... by Lee 2011-08-10 19:31:09
Does Hawking believe then that there is an end to space and time, that infinity does not exist? I believe that ... by Eri 2011-08-10 10:20:11
- The Big Bang is popular with most scientists these days but there are quite a few theories on how it ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 13:30:13
- How can we limit something we created? If anything, we've made the guy SO POWERFUL that it's impossible for ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-10 10:49:25
  - We didn't make Him/Her that way. He/She just IS. by Eri 2011-08-10 12:14:45
    - Please explain. I've yet to see how this works. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-11 22:24:36
      - It means that God just exists regardless of what we think of God or God's nature. We cannot determine ... by Eri 2011-08-12 10:11:10
  - God is: The stardust from whence we came. by Jody 2011-08-10 10:56:34
    - How poetic. by Eri 2011-08-10 12:14:00
Can there be a creation without a creator. How did space, mass, and energy come into existance? Where did ... by johannes 2011-08-10 08:57:12
- To busy oneself with questions that will never be answered prevents us from our tasks at hand. It is the ... by Jody 2011-08-10 09:53:09
  - The here and now also includes this discussion. You're trying to limit what's in the here and now and ... by Eri 2011-08-10 10:22:37
    - I call that the discomfort with infinity. A good example is to spend a long week or two camping in ... by podrock 2011-08-10 10:42:40
    - Not true. I am quite aware of the limitless of all that is. It is miraculous and it propels me ... by Jody 2011-08-10 10:42:24
      - Something was bothering me about this and it is that you are trying to tell other people how to handle ... by Eri 2011-08-12 23:55:04
        
        Your reply to Jody reminded me of a dream I had when I was a very young child. In ... by johannes 2011-08-15 11:27:44
        
        Wow Johannes...I don't know how to respond to that but how extremely thought provoking! Thank you for sharing. by Jody 2011-08-15 11:35:19
        
        Even with such a poignant philosophy given to me at a very early age, I still have a tendency to ... by johannes 2011-08-15 13:23:54
        
        Learning not to judge others is one of the hardest things I've had to learn and it keeps coming at ... by Eri 2011-08-18 11:41:44
        
        I chose a very poor selection of words in my post. It does not reflect how I really feel. I ... by Jody 2011-08-13 08:04:15
        
        :-) I don't think there is any such thing as THE path. They all lead to the same place. ... by Eri 2011-08-13 10:30:20
      - No, I didn't feel you were trying to shut it down. We're just discussing relative belief systems. Which has ... by Eri 2011-08-10 12:20:22
      - Basically there are two levels of awareness. The out there and the in here. We are desperately trying to incorporate ... by Jody 2011-08-10 10:48:14
        
        The out there and the in here are the same thing since all is one. God flows in me and ... by Eri 2011-08-10 12:18:02
- Can there be a creator without a creator? How did God come into existence? Where did the God get his ... by CJB 2011-08-10 09:25:48
  - The concept of “not knowing” is not difficult to grasp, it is simply easier to comprehend that the existence of ... by johannes 2011-08-10 10:43:26
  - Because Believers have faith which is a concept that nonbelievers don't understand. by Eri 2011-08-10 10:24:15
Just think. Some people not only think there is a God, but that they know exactly who He is, ... by CJB 2011-08-10 07:27:12
- Those are not Christians, those are little people clinging to a sinking lifeboat, seeking power and the essence of power. by Eri 2011-08-10 10:26:03
- Sadly I agree , but on a different level of realization. There are worse things....much...much worse that I concern myself with. by Jody 2011-08-10 09:55:15

How well do you know your theology? by Eri August 8, 2011 3:45 pm

I thought the flying cow was more impressive. by TB 2011-08-10 15:25:00
OMG! THAT is great!!!!!!!!! by Jody 2011-08-09 12:07:28
My theology consists of two rules: #1 The deity subject to my worship must have some credible evidence of their existence ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-08 23:13:00
- Ummm, did you read the rest of the post and look at the picture? I was giving you a ... by Eri 2011-08-09 05:20:20
  - There is no picture Eri...and I don't get it....:(...it stops with bull...is there more? by Jody 2011-08-09 07:54:38
  - Image not coming through. I had a look at your code, and it doesn't appear to be an image ... by podrock 2011-08-09 07:53:39
    - Interesting. It comes through on mine. Let me play with it. Check back later. by Eri 2011-08-09 10:21:10
      - OK, see if it comes through now. I don't know why this site is such a bitch to get ... by Eri 2011-08-09 11:04:54
        
        He-He-He by podrock 2011-08-09 15:54:12
        
        I declare "No Mo Pu N S." by Eri 2011-08-09 17:41:59
        
        Y? OK, Cu, ErI, (LaTeEr) by podrock 2011-08-09 20:30:44
        
        UNCl... Gd NiTe by Eri 2011-08-10 00:11:59

Funny line of the day by Eri August 7, 2011 2:46 pm

The ideal job? by TB August 5, 2011 3:53 pm

Was up in Estes last month. Had a picnic, then a bike ride 'round the lake there, then a nice ... by podrock 2011-08-06 17:29:19
- Same lake that had a burst dam? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-08 23:14:08
I used to head off to Colorado for vacations when I could still travel. My favorite place to go. ... by Eri 2011-08-05 21:11:01
I went to that town a few years ago. Nice place, very quiet and peaceful. Plus, great climate. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-05 19:19:38

If you live in England or Europe and see a flying island go by... by TB August 3, 2011 9:49 am

I'd jump on it if it has a hot tub. by Eri 2011-08-04 15:52:54
- Great Eri. Now I'm thinking on the engineering aspects of a flying island and how to make one livable. Let's ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-04 21:45:41
  - Actually, that is a fantastic idea! The vacation of the future. We could put tipis on it for ... by Eri 2011-08-05 06:28:05
    - Of course, if you start putting any real weight on it other than the balloon itself, it's going to have ... by TB 2011-08-05 10:07:12
      - Yeah, I imagine it'd be somewhat the size of the Graf Zeppelin, only much wider. After all, we don't ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-08 12:29:05
        
        Full name it is. I got so many novels, so little time. I need something to pull these out of ... by Eri 2011-08-08 22:06:36
  - (best read that Bucky Fuller book, what with the floating sphere cities and all...) by podrock 2011-08-04 21:56:59
    - -_- Got your ad the first time. It's on my to-do reading list right next to Spaceship Earth, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-05 00:40:35

Human driven climate change, a knowledgeable perspective. by bowser July 31, 2011 12:51 am

Who are you? by Eri 2011-07-31 07:10:02
- Somebody from the distant future, apparently. by TB 2011-07-31 08:54:25
  - Come back, come back, whoever you are. We have questions about our future. by Eri 2011-08-01 03:42:54

Happy 30th, MTV by TB August 1, 2011 8:34 pm

Is it possible to miss a show when it ended before you were born? I think it is. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-03 15:40:03
Too bad it didn't live to see it. by Lee 2011-08-02 04:12:05

My newest blog entry. by Jody August 1, 2011 9:10 am

Ha! Good one. The same can be said for the Koran. by Eri 2011-08-01 15:20:54
- Religious folk hate us! This I know, for their Word tells me so. Mindless ones to their cults belong, They are snobbish and ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-04 01:06:00
  - LOL! Great ditty. by Eri 2011-08-05 06:29:20

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