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suminonA

Yes Sir! I mean ... ma'am, Sir!

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suminonA

:: mission start :: - Are we ready? - Sir, we are ready! - Do we have the flower? - Checked, Sir! - Do we have the metaphor? - Checked, Sir! - Is it a deep one? - Sir, the author assures us that it is! - Great, letâ€™s go on with it. - Releasing the metaphor, Sir! - Any effects? - Sir, the habitants...

suminonA

Many religions state that some deity created the Universe EX NIHILO. Nihil is indeclinable. Good try, but don't try to use Latin to make yourself sound smarter unless you can do it right. My source . And Iâ€™m not using Latin to sound smarter. I know Iâ€™m not. I used it because I thought it is a c...

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Well, I voted Creation AND Evolution because we obviously HAD to have been created somehow, but there is much evidence to suggest we HAVE evolved. There is an axiom stating that â€œanything that exists must have been createdâ€. With that, â€œCreationâ€ is not only possible, but necessary. What do...

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Guilty pleasure: the fact that I'm not the only one to enjoy this writing style: guilty pleasure: there are so many more irrational irritations on this thread than guilty pleasures irrational irritation: self-important jerks who enjoy the the grief of others oh....wait.... :wink: Irrational irritati...

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You can't (rationally) rule out "Creation". You can always choose to believe in it.
My question is: Can you (rationally) rule out "Evolution"? Is it "just a personal choice", like "Creation" is?

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suminonA

You can also die crossing the streat. But crossing the street doesn't kill you.
Inanition, on the other hand, does.

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suminonA

I like Jean-Luc, especially when he speaks French :D My entire vote for him. As for the characters, I'll stick with the TNG and the Q being. It kind of reminds me of someone/something ... All powerful, inconsistent, vengeful yet interested in the mere Humans :wink: As for Data ... He's HUMAN! Were y...

suminonA

Show me empirical evidence of a soul, then I might believe in it. When somebody breaks your heart, what part of your being/self is hurting? A. I don't find that to be a good question pertaining to the topic. I hope that this question will help us understand better what is it that each of us is call...

suminonA

Noted. My bad. Thanks zeroguy.

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suminonA

What do you call "fuel"? Is any source/form of usable energy "fuel"?
I'm thinking of energy that can be drawn from waterfalls, winds, tides and even the Sun. Is there a "waterfall bomb"?

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suminonA

Jebus, I made a "silly" joke about Taalcon's originality. So zeroguy reminded me that I'm no better myself. That's what the expression means.

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suminonA

Show me empirical evidence of a soul, then I might believe in it.

When somebody breaks your heart, what part of your being/self is hurting?

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suminonA

I've never experienced fluency in a foreign language, and my major was linguistics. I minored in Arabic and took Latin, German, Chinese, and Russian. So I'm not just picking out some bizarre thing that doesn't really matter to me. I'm capable of accepting that it was never important enough to me to...

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I'm not sure if you meant that question to show that you believe it's a circular argument or what. In case I was reading too much into what you wrote, I will try to help you out. I don't know how thorough I am. If anyone else wants to add something.... Love is action. It requires work. believe in G...

suminonA

Draw closer to God and you will be enlightened.

Can anyone tell me how one "draws closer" to a deity? Thanks.

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suminonA

I recommend that searching for something tangible should not be the goal. Tangible fails. it tricks. our senses are great, very accurate interpretations of reality, but they're still interpretations. Ok, I agree that our senses can be â€œfooledâ€. ( :arrow: aren't we all in The Matrix? ;) ) But wh...

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And my question is simply whether your Christian denomination teaches that the soul was a Greek invention and that there is no immortal spirit in the Bible. Along these same lines, do you believe Angels are a separate type of being from human spirits? Are you interested in what non-Christians think...

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Ok, letâ€™s see how weâ€™re doing with the challenge thing. So far, we have these propositions (in chronological order): 1) The â€œa deity is watching you and will give you a signâ€ scenario (suminonA) 2) A â€œmessy coup d'Ã©tat that involves feeding datura/aconite to leaderâ€, or poisoning water ...

suminonA

Pot, meet kettle.

How do you do!

I never claimed any "originality" points, you know. And yes, Taalcon didn't claim them either, it was an "innocent" and friendly joke.
Still, you don't have to believe me if don't want to. Calling me silly is a lot easier.

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suminonA

I suspect any atheist could make the same argument "against" the theists. Isn't it all a personal choice, in the end? And BTW, as long as there is a possibility that this Universe is just an energy fluctuation ACCIDENT, I donâ€™t see how the (strong) atheists that have chosen to believe th...

suminonA

I'm sorry to hear - I mean to read - that.

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suminonA

What would convince you of their existence? What kind of proof do you need?

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oh i think morals play their part. just that some people have a twisted moral core. It doesnâ€™t help a bit calling it â€œtwistedâ€. By their standards yours is just as twisted (and wrong). ;) Call it different . "Different" isnâ€™t by definition â€œworseâ€. i don't think using somethin...

suminonA

Who said that women can't be as powerful as flowers? Or is it the other way around?

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suminonA

Now that's more like it! I've prepared my sticker already.

Moral question: Is it OK to use a beautiful thing (e.g. the flower), that originally binds nations, to finally destroy them?

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suminonA

Gesundheit!

suminonA

Well, at least the alien scenario is possible.

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suminonA

I don't know, like an alien super-power coming to Earth in search of a specific flower, and destroying any city that doesn't have it. (An alien flower, of course).

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suminonA

Poppy. Noted.
You just need a lot more than one plant (one flower) to do any real damage.

Just sayn'.

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suminonA

the package is in the mail.

Thanks, the check is in the mail too.

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suminonA

Wow, I hope all goes well for you

We'll be waiting for more solutions here

No pressure intended.

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suminonA

Could you provide me with some miracle gro please? The shipment with improved humour has an imminent ETA.

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suminonA

I know how to grow a flower. What my rationality doesn't "swallow" is the"GIANT" part.

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suminonA

You're right. I'm more on the "rational brain" side.

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