roofing issues could bring boogers, but I'd think "hangnail" or "bunion" for some reason
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
'Safe'
Spike's Bitches 27: I'm Embarrassed for Our Kind.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Trudy Booth - Nov 06, 2005 6:33:01 pm PST #3113 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2005 6:34:32 pm PST #3114 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Mmm. I'm sure Hatcher would argue yes. I'm not, currently, outright thinking of any stipulations that require the existence of intelligence, though there could conceivably be an implicit one.
(Sorry, but I'm feeling contrary tonight.)
But how, then, is this proof of use to theists? What if there is a God but He doesn't give a damn about human or other intelligent life? What if He is only interested in some pond scum on some planet a million light-years from Earth? What if all He cares about is arranging the stars into pretty patterns? (Which are cool, by the way.)
Cass - Nov 06, 2005 6:36:58 pm PST #3115 of 10003
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I'll check with her tomorrow, she's pretty buggered by the snot monster tonight.
d - Nov 06, 2005 6:41:11 pm PST #3116 of 10003
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
Tonight I made my homemade ginger pasta with lemony ginger "stir fry". I normally use scallops and shrimp, but the boy doesn't like seafood so I did chicken. Still tasty. Used white whole wheat flour rather than all-purpose, which really seemed to diminish the ginger taste. But there was enough in the veggies to compensate. Was really tasty. Mmmm. I haven't made that in ages. I forgot how good it was. Every now and then I really enjoy the pasta making process, as well as creative meals without recipes.
This was a good weekend. Went hiking and visited a forge historic site yesterday, went for a bike ride today, and hopefully Bodyworlds tomorrow.
Trudy Booth - Nov 06, 2005 6:50:34 pm PST #3117 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
she's pretty buggered by the snot monster tonight.
Bummer. Booger buggered.
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2005 7:03:12 pm PST #3118 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Bodyworlds is proof of a loving god. I mean, come on.
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2005 7:06:07 pm PST #3119 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've never been to Bodyworlds. I don't even know what it is.
Pro'lly why I'm an atheist, huh?
Burrell - Nov 06, 2005 7:07:25 pm PST #3120 of 10003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Do you mean the exhibit we went to, ita?
Gris - Nov 06, 2005 7:25:20 pm PST #3121 of 10003
Hey. New board.
But how, then, is this proof of use to theists? What if there is a God but He doesn't give a damn about human or other intelligent life? What if He is only interested in some pond scum on some planet a million light-years from Earth? What if all He cares about is arranging the stars into pretty patterns? (Which are cool, by the way.)
This isn't a theistic argument, at all. I mean it is, in the sense that "theistic" is the opposite of "atheistic" but it makes no specific argument for any specific theology. The God proven within is eternal, unique, and a Creator. That's it. Clockwork God perfectly acceptable. His ethics theories, which he doesn't go into much in this book, go further, but the proof itself is very much a God that could care only about pond scum. Or might not care about anything at all. Human qualities not required.
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2005 7:41:08 pm PST #3122 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I meant, how is this argument a comfort to those theists who wish there to be a proof of God's existence? Are they thinking, "OK, now we're halfway there to what we want, which is proof of a God who is concerned about our fate and intervenes on our behalf."?
Also, does his proof rule out the possibility of polytheism? Or of a non-perfect God?