Agreed. Part of the issue comes from the fact that the divisions are so small. With larger divisions, it would be less likely to have situations like...
I'd agree with the romance -- the universe is an amazing, awe-inspiring thing, and even more so when one can appreciate the laws and symmetry behind...
We'll just have to disagree on the aesthetics then -- I think you are reading it all wrong, but to each their own. For what it's worth, I've heard...
So, you don't care what people do, as long as they don't do it for god?
I guarantee you that there are atheists out there who disagree with just about everything you stand for, whatever your political persuasion may be....
Thank you for sharing that, seriously. And I'm glad you were able to turn your life around.
I wasn't accusing you of being hostile personally -- only observing that aggressive attacks on deeply personal belief systems often result in...
Pertinent excerpts from Sagan's "The Demon-Haunted World": "Have I ever heard a skeptic wax superior and contemptuous? Certainly. I've even...
Well, I dunno about the phrase "recycled life", but it's pretty clear that, at an atomic level, we are recycled matter. You are made of atoms that...
That may be true in some cases, but I have found that alienation and hostility between otherwise good, friendly people to be far more dangerous to...
Afterlife through the conservation of mass is actually featured in ALL of our versions, if you believe in chemistry. ;) Of course, some versions go...
I would prefer to have massive wings sprouting down out of the crutches in that shot... ;)
:cheers: We'll have to discuss more during halftime of a Blazer game sometime. I'll buy the first round. :)
Those are all personal heroes -- nice find. I do kinda wish I could turn off the autotuning, though... ;)
I can't speak for other atheists any more than you can speak for all Christians, but for my part I have no problem with folks believing in god(s). We...
I always heard it as "Satan's greatest trick was convincing the world that he (Satan) didn't exist." Meaning that those who don't believe in Satan...
Call it naive faith on my part, but I believe in the possibility of scientific redemption for all, even the most hard-core of fundamentalist...
And I love the last bit about entropy: "According to the law of the conservation of energy, not a bit of you is gone; you're just less orderly....
Where in the world do you read mockery in there?? I think it's beautiful and elegant -- I'd be thrilled to have this read at my funeral. (If I...
It can be fun, but in all honesty, the emotional connection part is exactly why I try NOT to go overboard on teasing and joking. It's hard sometimes...
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