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Nuh uh! Wouldn't the question of where to get adequate resources from have to be answered in an all answers known society?
Man I'd hate to get a degree in philosophy.
So are you saying all other religions other than what you believe are a path to and damnation? Thats the type of thinking that turns off rationality. Your literally taking a line or two from the Bible and misinterpreting it. When Jesus says i am the way and only through me why could it not mean his basic teachings and message is the way.
Jesus teachings are basically the same message in other religions.
In your close mindedness all Jewish Hindus Muslims ect. are doomed.
Are you not against the war in Iraq (Jesus preached peace)? Would you not vote in the president(Obama) more likely to put an end to it?
Nuh uh! Wouldn't the question of where to get adequate resources from have to be answered in an all answers known society?
Man I'd hate to get a degree in philosophy.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think Manny was calling her racist like "she hates black people". Its was racism thought by definition not based in actual color. I skimmed a lot so I could be wrong.
Yeah I know. Subconscious racist fear I guess you would call it. Even though one of her parents is black.
And you both forgot pollster.
But the real question is, why do you guys have trouble proving me wrong in areas of fact? And when I'm proven wrong in such areas, do I acknowledge it or do I simply go on as though it never happened?
Its funny, I've never had a problem earning the respect of the smartest posters on this forum but for some reason the mental midgets love to toss around the "know it all" as if I'm supposed to be ashamed of having multiple interests that I seek out information on.
My next goal in life is to become a private investigator like Shasta.
angel_luv, I say this with as much respect as I can muster from a person who only knows you by this thread. There's a really great Abraham Lincoln quote. "If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will." I can't help but notice that at every turn you are looking for the bad in Obama even when you have no evidence. When presented with evidence contrary to your bias, you move to a new misgiving. I don't think any of us really thought we could change your mind, but I certainly cannot fathom the lengths you go to to demand a civic choice conform to your personal religious view.
You have maintained that no one here has the right to disenfranchise you from your right to vote as an American. I agree. But in reading all you've posted, the obvious truth to me is that you are determined to disenfranchise yourself. You might want to pray on Matthew 22:21 and how it applies to you as both a citizen of the nation of the United States of America and as a follower of Christ's teachings.
On a personal note, thank you for electing not to vote rather than cast an unsure ballot. Some people might consider it a cop out, but I think it is a responsible choice.
This is pretty funny because you have no idea who Angel was raised by and I do.
That they are.
But if energy were free, resources would essentially be infinite.
The sun puts out more energy in 2 seconds than mankind has used in its entire history.
If we somehow truly find a way to tap even a small fraction of that energy, we would have what would seem to be infinite resources.
All material goods flow from some sort of energy. Before oil, it was coal, and before coal, it was water/wind.
The only reason the modern world exists is because we have found ever more efficient methods of extracting energy.
If you had all the free energy you wanted, you could extract thousands or tens of thousands of tons of gold from seawater or very weak ore strikes, making gold, as a trading commodity worthless.
If you had all the free energy you wanted, you could easily build massive desalinization plants to make all the fresh water for irrigation you would anywhere in the world.
Just something from the top of my head. I think about energy a lot. Sorry.
Where can we get more resources?
On another planet.
How do we get there?
Build a spaceship.
Can I do that?
No.
Why?
You don't have enough resources.
So you basically feel that you harbor no preconceived notions about anyone at all? You do not feel you have any visual associations that kick in during an absence of any overriding information?
And I'm not trying to trap you Viva, I'm asking questions.
You refuse to think within my all answers box ES.
What would you like me to prove you wrong in? Is it fact that angel_luv has subconscious feelings of fear toward black men?
You shouldn't be ashamed of learning or having multiple interests. I just think you're an asshole who thinks he knows everything. I learned in college that flaunting a superficial knowledge is as bad as being an idiot. So I set out to learn what I wanted to learn but not flaunt it every chance I get. If you want me to I can.Its funny, I've never had a problem earning the respect of the smartest posters on this forum but for some reason the mental midgets love to toss around the "know it all" as if I'm supposed to be ashamed of having multiple interests that I seek out information on.
My next goal in life is to become a private investigator like Shasta.
the following was quoted early in this thread
posted yesterday
and you even replied to it.
you must love hearing yourself talk.
Yeah alright, thats totally fair.
I should have stated in that previous post that I fully recognize the charitable contributions to the community churches are responsible for. Whether its their time, their money or both, churches have made huge differences in the lives of those they have touched.
Its just that, IMO, organized religion has instilled an air of superiority into its flock. Someone had said it was like a "members only" club, which I find to be true. Your church may certainly not be like this, and admittedly I speak about church from a Roman Catholic perspective.
I just find organized religion to be divisive in its nature by causation, not necessarily intent. Its an "us and them" mentality no matter how benign. Its just the same as national borders and patriotism, only the implications are far more vague and emotional creating a rift between people of the world based on (im sorry to be harsh with you, ES) nothing more than their preferred Invisible Man in the Sky.
At least national borders are concrete, based on resource and economy, tangible items on interest to be secured and defended. Religion on its own is metaphysical only, yet its power of allegiance is more profound than any flag waving patriot has for his country.
ooooooo you have super secret knowledge of the third level!! Please share it with us oh powerful being from the future.
I also think it's funny that you presume to know how smart I am by evaluating my posts on an internet forum. Real scientific Dr. Oppenheimer.
So, I got a discount on devil's advocate sneakers last week. Touting the benefits of open society doesn't just mean you get to applaud angel_luv's right to speak her own mind and state her religious beliefs and those who engage with her in what you deem to be civil discourse, but also the rights of those who challenge her, even if their tactics involve the name-calling you disapprove of.
Again, I don't understand why "I think you're going to if you don't agree with me, but I will pray for you" coming from a fundamentalist is any more or less offensive than "you are a few elephants short of a box of animal crackers" or, as some put it "you're ing nuts."
It's all really the same sentiment in different packaging and it's all speech. It's all valid. It's just not all pretty.
Yes?
Did I say it was?
Lol @ flaunting it in a place meant for discussion.You shouldn't be ashamed of learning or having multiple interests. I just think you're an asshole who thinks he knows everything. I learned in college that flaunting a superficial knowledge is as bad as being an idiot. So I set out to learn what I wanted to learn but not flaunt it every chance I get. If you want me to I can.
Ok.
She named it as the sole primary reason today as opposed to yesterday where it was the "if nothing else" reason. But OK?
What "facts" would you like me to prove wrong? You mentioned that I never proved any of your facts wrong. I'm waiting for some facts.
So you admit you're an internet know-it-all?Lol @ flaunting it in a place meant for discussion.
Ok.
Actually I think its knowledge a decent amount of the posters within the thread have. Its just apparent from the point you keep trying to make that you don't have it. You can PM Veronica and I'm sure she'd talk to you about it since you've been nice enough to refer to her as crazy several times here.
ooooooo you have super secret knowledge of the third level!! Please share it with us oh powerful being from the future.
So you're saying I never provide facts, so I guess an I'm an internet know it all of my opinion?
Sure, I'll admit to that.
Oh I don't know if you're smart or not, but you definitely showed a lack of reading comprehension in this thread or you choose to disregard it in favor of making a non existent point so at the very least this thread has shown you as being intellectually dishonest.
Anyone can guess by your super secret posts that she was raised by her non-black parent (or a grandparent). That's fine. Where did I ever say she was raised by an african-american?
any human would have these visual associations/preconceived notions. i'm not saying i don't, but i don't cling to that notion. i interact with everyone until i see them for what they are and i handle them accordingly. show me a person in this world that doesn't have preconceived notions about an initial meeting. one doesn't exist. it depends on how you handle yourself after that initial meeting.
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