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"Dallas,
Mind-boggling, ain't it?
Six words:
Blinded by the veil of faith.
Take care,
Rocky"
"Apologies if this answer has been posed, but I didn't read the nine pages of responses.
It's been my feeling that for every participant in such arguments, there may be an additional ten lurkers or on-lookers who never…"
"One of my favorites involves hands-on aerodynamics via "walkalong gliders" (aka "indoor slope soaring"). How-to at: http://sites.google.com/site/controllableslopesoaring/
Excellent introductory video…"
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http://sciencetoymaker.org/"
"Sunday School has become the highlight of my Sundays.
Thanks."
Marx left a comment for RockyTIJ"Thanks for the welcome. Of course, T/A can mean different things to different people."
"Welcome to T/A, Marx. It might not be as interesting as the "other" meaning of T/A, but we try to have a good time here anyway. :o)
Take care,
Rocky"
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Yexjyf4Qs
Palin in younger days. (She appears at about 1:00)
Guess who she thanks?"
"Wow. The man's mind-bogglingly ignorant. And proud of it."
"Love 'em, Johnny. Moar when you can."
"Personally, I don't see a lot of improvement with "absence of" over "lack". Both imply something that "should" be there but that's missing.
What's wrong with simply, "an atheist is one…"
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- Since "atheist" only describes what I'm "not", "scientific naturalist" describes what I "am". I also consider myself a humanist, although I don't quite agree with all the tenets of humanism.
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Miners' Miracle
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 9:32am 5 Comments 0 Likes
CNN offered up a clip about a pair of the trapped miners seeing a white butterfly deep in the mine just before the initial cave-in. They followed it and the fact that it was down there and they altered their position in the shaft "miraculously saved their lives". Moments later, the dust was so thick, they couldn't see it any more.
Another "miracle". Fine.
But we never ever hear from the miner who stopped to look at… Continue
Another "miracle". Fine.
But we never ever hear from the miner who stopped to look at… Continue
God's Miracles
Posted on March 3, 2010 at 9:00am 14 Comments 0 Likes
We are often exposed to the "miracles" of God...
A baby survives a horrific car crash
A loved one survives cancer
A wounded soldier survives a battlefield injury
etc.
Obviously, though, the "blame" for those people being put in those situations in the first place is NEVER God's "fault".
But how about this one (and the countless others like it that occur to defenseless infants and children every single day)?
Baby born without eyes:…
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A baby survives a horrific car crash
A loved one survives cancer
A wounded soldier survives a battlefield injury
etc.
Obviously, though, the "blame" for those people being put in those situations in the first place is NEVER God's "fault".
But how about this one (and the countless others like it that occur to defenseless infants and children every single day)?
Baby born without eyes:…
Continue
A year of miracles!
Posted on December 24, 2009 at 9:52pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Things haven't been particularly great around here during the past year.
War.
Unemployment.
Stalled economy.
Harsh weather.
Disease.
Deaths.
But to counter--and yea, even overshadow--all those bad things, just look at all the MIRACLES that happened!…
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War.
Unemployment.
Stalled economy.
Harsh weather.
Disease.
Deaths.
But to counter--and yea, even overshadow--all those bad things, just look at all the MIRACLES that happened!…
Continue
Ten Faulty Commandments
Posted on December 14, 2009 at 2:20am 7 Comments 0 Likes
My first blog post here...
I suspect most everyone who'll read this is familiar with the Ten Commandments in the Bible. We all know they're flawed. Where are the proscriptions against rape? Against kidnapping? Are wives really the property of their husbands?
Bertrand Russell came up with Ten Commitments that were labeled "an ethical and modern replacement for the Ten Commandments":
1. Do not lie to yourself.
2. Do not lie to other people, unless they are… Continue
I suspect most everyone who'll read this is familiar with the Ten Commandments in the Bible. We all know they're flawed. Where are the proscriptions against rape? Against kidnapping? Are wives really the property of their husbands?
Bertrand Russell came up with Ten Commitments that were labeled "an ethical and modern replacement for the Ten Commandments":
1. Do not lie to yourself.
2. Do not lie to other people, unless they are… Continue
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 12:43pm on February 13, 2011, Marx said…
- Thanks for the welcome. Of course, T/A can mean different things to different people.
- At 7:12am on August 2, 2010,
Zeke said… - Hi Rocky,
Meh, it's about 170 - 190 depending on the pattern; on a house shot I shot just under 200, but I'm still learning. Nice to see another Albuquerquian (man, that sounds wordy) here!
- At 7:10pm on February 28, 2010,
a7 said… - Hi mate
a warm welcome from Glasgow Sxcotland, I dont belong to any groups now, however please feel free to ask away.
take care
- At 3:18am on July 24, 2009,
Nelson said… - hey Rocky, welcome to TA!
- At 10:36pm on July 23, 2009,
Reggie said… - Welcome to the site!
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