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03-21-2018, 08:21 PM #376I drink it up
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I guess. I mean, either you believe that it’s the truth or you don’t. The problem with most religions is not just that they believe exactly that, but also have a mission to proselytize. Even accepting that, however...
1. Somebody who believes that has no place in this thread.
2. Such a belief is still insidious if not hidden. It is logically inconsistent, and encourages an intellectual laziness that we shouldn’t tolerate. It’s not actually ok to publicly believe in crazy shit.focus.
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03-22-2018, 12:31 AM #377
I wasn't describing scientists, or religious zealots for that matter. I was describing human beings. The remarkable thing about science (and a lot of other works of man) is that a bunch of dogmatic, contentious, irrational, arrogant people (not all of them but a lot of them) can come up with something so beautiful (beautiful as long as you're not using it to destroy a city with one bomb, for example).
Another example--cities. While they did a fairly good job of planning Paris, for the most part the most interesting cities are the ones that evolve over time based on the decisions, often individually bad decisions, of thousands of people. Most master planned cities are intolerably bland, the planned part of DC for example.
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03-22-2018, 07:36 AM #378Funky But Chic
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the hashtag goes in front, guy.
also, only one "e" unless this is about some agnostic Chinese guy.
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03-22-2018, 07:44 AM #379
#westvirginia
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03-22-2018, 08:02 AM #380yelgatgab
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#pumpthebrakes
Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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03-22-2018, 08:16 AM #381Funky But Chic
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Yee of much faith.
well I'm not sure he has much faith anymore after all that happened to him: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m...tanamo-bay-444
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03-22-2018, 08:23 AM #382
#yeehaw
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03-22-2018, 05:11 PM #383
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03-23-2018, 03:43 PM #384
A slight threat drift but now the Stephen Hawking gone who will be the next individual that might garner as must respect and fame ?
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03-23-2018, 03:47 PM #385
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03-23-2018, 03:53 PM #386
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03-23-2018, 09:10 PM #389glocal
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03-23-2018, 09:10 PM #390Registered User
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Ghandi
Ha - worm holed ya!
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03-24-2018, 08:33 AM #391
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03-24-2018, 02:47 PM #392
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
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03-24-2018, 03:39 PM #393Funky But Chic
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Even if they were 100% stone-cold atheists they should prize the cathedrals, they're amazing examples of art and architecture and are full of history.
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03-24-2018, 04:28 PM #394
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03-24-2018, 04:44 PM #395I drink it up
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Stephen Hawking: God didn't create universe
I couldn’t care less what is done with my body when I die, though I’d prefer it if my family felt good about it.
Last edited by Mustonen; 11-24-2018 at 09:22 AM.
focus.
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03-24-2018, 04:50 PM #396Registered User
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03-24-2018, 09:48 PM #400Funky But Chic
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He's a star, man.
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