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Here is what atheist and Medievalist Tim O'Neill says about the above-posted chart. This so-called "graph" is something that has been cluttering up the internet for several years and is so ridiculous that three years ago I dubbed it "THE STUPIDEST THING ON THE INTERNET EVER". The /r/badhistory subreddit refers to it simply as "The Chart" and calls the pseudo history it illustrates as "Chartism". They also place it at the very bottom of their "Nine Hells of Bad History" and reserve it for special mockery. It seems to have its origin with a moron called Jim West and was originally used as a graphic to back up a confused, ignorant and error-laden rant called "The Myth of Christianity Founding Science and Medicine".
West is an atheist of the anti-Christian variety, and was offended by the fact that real historians note that the Nineteenth Century myths about the Middle Ages and the Medieval Church suppressing science are nonsense. Citing the polemics of the only "historian" who still clings to this outdated idea - an unemployed atheist blogger called Richard Carrier - West desperately tries to cling to a cartoonish version of history whereby Christianity somehow caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire and so ushered in the Dark Ages. He also likes the simplistic, high school-level grasp of history that ignores the flowering of learning that began in the Twelfth Century (i.e. during the Middle Ages) and jumps straight to "the Renaissance" as the point where western scholarship began again. He does this because the idea of a burst of intellectual activity at the height of the period in which the Medieval Church had power and influence doesn't fit his ignorant anti-Christian agenda. The fact is that Christianity did not cause the fall of Rome, as can be seen by the fact that the Eastern Roman Empire, which was every bit as Christian as the Western Empire, not only didn't collapse in the Fifth Century but went on to exist for another 1000 years. It was the collapse of the Western Empire and the centuries of chaos and invasion that followed that was responsible for the loss of learning and knowledge in western Europe. And it was the Church that actually preserved what little "pagan" learning survived and then nurtured the recovery of that knowledge via the Arab world that came about in the Twelfth Century. The idea of the Church suppressing knowledge in the Middle Ages is a persistent myth, but it's utter nonsense. I should point out that I am an atheist and so am not countering this stupid anti-Christian polemic out of any apologetic motivation. It annoys me as a medievalist that the "new atheist" movement is not only historically illiterate but is also actively perpetuating long-debunked pseudo historical nonsense. This idiotic "graph" is sadly indicative of this tendency. Ignore it and scorn this stupid thing whenever some moron trots it out in a discussion. It epitomizes everything that is wrong with the easy access to junk, non-information on the internet. Quote Source Quite so. As an Historian myself, I would find it much more interesting and informative, to explore what political and social forces were at work, which led to so many people for so long, mythologizing Imperial Roman cleverness to the point where anyone DOES think that the "dark ages" were a reset to pre-Roman technology and science. It might not have set us back too much or at all, It is however quite a well heard of theory. The fact or point is that if we stop bible bashing and perhaps learn more science that our species could perhaps progress quicker than it is doing. Whether we were set back by the dark ages or not is somewhat irrelevant, but the fact that we are could be doing something about speeding up our development but are too busy bashing bibles pretty much means we are creating our own dark age. Sure science and technology is progressing even whilst I am typing this message but instead of wasting time "trying" to prove gods existence with a perfectly flawed book you could utilize some skills and science knowledge to go out their and find him for sure and obtain undeniable proof of his existence but it is clear that bible bashing is the more "intelligent" way to go about proving how pointless that book is. |
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Just what is supposed to be accomplished by this thread? Also, just who told the OP the things he says in his opening post? By the way, am I to take it on faith that a person has significantly above average IQ when I see no evidence of it? It was several different people through many arguments. I did a test once at school along with the whole school and came second. Gutted I didn't come first but that was because of my brainy friend Adam, this isn't a joke about Adam and Eve that is his name. Although I do have my certificate upstairs, I only know how to add images on here from google. Difference is, I can see my evidence, I can smell the piece of card it is on, I can touch my evidence and when I do I can hear it as I slightly bend it and if I wanted to, I could taste it. At least my evidence exists. I have seen posts of a fish in a fish bowl, denying the existence of water. This is to somehow relate to us. We do not live in water but on land and are almost always surrounded in several gases known as Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide. After many science test, I do not see evidence of god in any of these gases. Still waiting for your proof peoples. |
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Before you go any further with your ranting about what is written in The Bible why don't you read it,then at least you can level your criticism at what is in the Bible and not hearsay.We already know about your IQ even though the story has changed in the last two weeks.For someone who claims to have a significantly above average IQ I'm surprised you couldn't work out for yourself that there was no need to have whales on the Ark unless Noah was worried that they might get wet with all the rain.For your information there are closer to 10 million species of animals not 1 million.Most of your stories are very inaccurate so your criticism is not based on what is written,merely what you remember from what other people have told you.You will find that the Bible said 3000 years ago that the earth was a sphere and that God created the earth and the sun and the stars and also that he stretched out the universe.These writings have not been changed,so I don't know where you are getting your misinformation from.I am not a Christian and I do not accept many of the things that are in the Bible but at least I read it before I started criticizing it.The Old Testament is more a history of the Jewish people than a religious handbook with instructions from God.With that high IQ of yours you should be able to see that much of what you remember is not accurate. You don't seem to read very well. I never said that whales needed to be on the Ark but since it only specified 2 of every species of animal this is a bit vague and doesn't say 2 of every land animal. Also this is the story told to me through many arguments with others, this isn't just what I remember but what "evidence" other people have tried to convince me of gods existence. So to say that everything I have said is inaccurate is obvious because this is what other people have told me and other peoples interpretations of the bible are clearly wrong. There are likely millions or billions of interpretations and everyone worships their own god in their own way however this is the story so far by other people and if it sounds a bit misinformed then that says a lot about those that have told me these stories. |
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Time is our greatest Ally at the moment. With this time we can use it to advance our species into the universe and beyond and perhaps answer all lifes questions sooner and develop more questions along the way, before another species does and uses their more advanced knowledge against us, but we need to replace all the time we waste with religious bull crap with some much needed integrated sciences, the sooner the better. Not quite sure how accurate the image is but it can't be far off.
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Who or What is God?
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When I went to the ceremony, I couldn't hear anything Allah said, is it because I am not faithful enough or is it because I am not the chosen one? You couldn't see or hear electrons running through high voltage wire, but they can kill you before you touch the wire. You couldn't see or hear viruses but they made you ill or may kill you. Dogs hear much stronger than man's ears, Doesn't explain why a "chosen" few are the only ones that can "hear". Unless you are saying that Prophets are Dogs? Why does God speak the language that the Prophet can understand, especially since we created our own languages to help understand each other long before god existed. Our languages are even evolving and yet god is still "with the times" and knows exactly how to say things that they would understand. God can speak every language it would seem and yet there are multiple gods so each god knows which language to speak to its followers and so on. Then when this Prophets "hears" gods orders. The Prophet could say absolutely anything to their followers and they would act on as an order from god (Sounds like power of control) So anyway, every so often the Vatican gets a new pope, they can't commune with god like Prophets, they simply interpret the goings on in the world and give orders that will be in the favor of the church and the pope, I somehow get the feeling these Prophets do the same thing. Some of the worst human beings I know are the ones that go to church religiously on a Sunday and commune with others and "god". These are the people that take from the poor to satisfy themselves. Isn't it odd that all religious groups have a foundation or church or whatever that accumulates their faith or group or whatever money. Surely if they just pray for the money they will receive what they need. Anyway, Atheists do not have any such group or organization that accumulates money to then use to improve their churches, convert more children and go to war with. We simply are not a group, we are all independent beings who have taken a second look at religion and picked at all of its flaws and instead of answering all the flaws with more junk about god to further our beliefs we have simply used a more logical view point and realized that its all a load of crap and that the sooner the world is free from this crap then we can all peacefully descend into what all religions think no god would equal, Chaos. To finish off with this point: If heaven does exist, it will be full of all the worlds religious nutters and with that in mind, I will Gladly to go Hell for the peace and quiet, away from all the slaughter. |
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Next Topic is : The Evolution of God
God has been around long before Jesus entered the story books. However even God has evolved. Here's how: Old Belief: God created the World - The World is Flat Pythagoras Discovers Earth is Round - Approx 525BC Aristotle 384BC - 322BC also confirms Earth is round Christopher Columbus reaches America - 1492 New Belief: God created the World - The World is Round Galileo Discovers Jupiter - 1610 - Creates Solar System Theory New Belief: God created the Solar System - The Sun, The Moon & The Stars Edwin Hubble Discovers Universe - 1929 New Belief: God created the Universe and everything in it The more we learn with Science, the more God creates but tell me, Who created God? |
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So some minglers may recognize my user name, others maybe not. However I am an Atheist and have full right to be. You may be thinking that I need to be burned to a stake but your ways are not mine. I am a more civilized human being with a significantly above average IQ and won't drop down to the level of others unless its for my own amusement.
This is the story of God as told to me in the many arguments I have had with other people from different beliefs. This is the "story" they have told me so far. So it all starts at the beginning. 4000BC Approx God creates the world from Nothing. He creates everything! Around this part is the "story" of Adam and Eve. He created the entire planet from nothing but needed one of Adams Ribs to create Eve. Eve takes a bite out of an apple from a forbidden tree (not forgetting she was convinced to do so by a talking snake) and thus Adam and Eve are banished from the garden of Eden which is believed to be in the region of the hanging gardens of Babylon (which might be the garden of Eden?) So 2000 years later, some 2000BC... God hates the world that Adam and Eve have bred to create. God talks to Noah to build an Ark as God plans to wipe the slate clean and start again. Noah gathers 2 of every animal (fish are also animals so did he get 2 whales?) which totals over a million species multiplied by 2 giving us over 2 million animals (excluding fish because what would be the point, its a flood) on a water tight wooden boat. If he has also supplied food for all 2 million species on board then he would need more than 2 gazelles to feed the lions and that's just one specie that gets fed so he likely needed about 10 million animals to feed them for 40 days and nights and needed relevant and countless pens to prevent animals from killing each other for each others food but I am forgetting, this is a story. So after 40 days and 40 nights and stormy weather at sea on a wooden boat whilst everyone has almost starved to death the rain stops and all hungry animals are let off the boat to find..... food. That would be one huge free for all. So anyway another 2000 years later we arrive at year 0. This is the story of Jesus Christ. Born to a Virgin, Jesus arrive in a manger. 3 strangers bring 3 gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. These gifts are then never heard of or seen again. Not much is told to me by others about Jesus growing up so I don't know what he did but at some point he turns water into wine. Quite a neat party trick but when it mentions in the bible that he "could" move mountains then why didn't he do that instead as that would have been way more impressive. Anyway I'm babbling again, so Jesus had his last supper somehow knowing he was going to die the next day. He is nailed to a cross and bleeds to death after around 4 hours. Although completely dead, they found it necessary to bury him in a cave behind the heaviest boulder that they could find, instead of burying him the ground in a wooden box like we do today. Anyway 3 days later, Jesus lifeless body springs back to life and seemingly the wounds in his hands and feet have healed, and he moves the boulder blocking him that took countless people to move in place and he then travels to almost all around the world before ascending to heaven. He even goes to America where Christianity didn't exist and instead was later home to the ancient Aztecs before being discovered by Christopher Columbus. So after the death of Jesus for our sins (so that god didn't have to do another clean slate) A book is written about the remarkable things that Jesus did and even included things that happened 2000 years ago and 4000 years ago. The book has words written by some or all of Jesus' Disciples. Although in the middle east (near Egypt/Jordan/Syria) Jesus had companions named Mark, Matthew, Luke, John, Peter, Phillip. About 80% of people are called Mohamed over there but none the less Jesus found many Western Europeans to be his disciples. So what happened then was 2000 years later (about 16 years ago) and then was the story of the Millennium. George Bush becomes President of USA, Vladimir Putin becomes President of Russia, Concorde Crashes in France Killing 113 People, Sydney Hosts Olympics, Belgium/Netherlands host Euro 2000, The Pyrenean Ibex becomes extinct, Personal Home Computers break the 1GHz barrier, 3 Astronauts Reach International Space Station for First Time, Human Genome is Deciphered and the Millennium Bug didn't occur. Not sure which of these will be the next "Story" to enter the Bible for what happened after Jesus, Noah and Adam & Eve but my vote is possibly Putin. Speculation around Jesus' return has been a hot topic somewhat. He has been believed to return on 47 occasions and has failed to show and is still believed to have just 5 more dates in the dairy to return, is this when we all give up hope of his return or do we just estimate a tonne more dates just to keep us going. So there you have it, the world is just 6000 years old and this is the story of God as told to me. I have only added a few questionable points in there but the whole story is what I have been told by other people. If this story is marginally askew or it is way out then please enlighten your misguided cult. I leave you with news that we have dinosaur bones aging from between 10 to 15 million years ago on display in museums in the world. Bones that existed before the planet did. |
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Who or What is God?
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Allah, has described Himself in the Holy Quran in 99 Names; 1. The All Merciful 2. The Most Merciful 3. The King, The Sovereign 4. The Most Holy 5. Peace and Blessing 6. The Guarantor 7. The Guardian, the Preserver 8. The Almighty, the Self Sufficient 9. The Powerful, the Irresistible 10. The Tremendous 11. The Creator 12. The Maker 13. The Fashioner of Forms 14. The Ever Forgiving 15. The All Compelling Subduer 16. The Bestower 17. The Ever Providing 18. The Opener, the Victory Giver 19. The All Knowing, the Omniscient 20. The Restrainer, the Straightener 21. The Expander, the Munificent 22. The Abaser 23. The Exalter 24. The Giver of Honor 25. The Giver of Dishonor 26. The All Hearing 27. The All Seeing 28. The Judge, the Arbitrator 29. The Utterly Just 30. The Subtly Kind 31. The All Aware 32. The Forbearing, the Indulgent 33. The Magnificent, the Infinite 34. The All Forgiving 35. The Grateful 36. The Sublimely Exalted 37. The Great 38. The Preserver 39. The Nourisher 40. The Reckoner 41. The Majestic 42. The Bountiful, the Generous 43. The Watchful 44. The Responsive, the Answerer 45. The Vast, the All Encompassing 46. The Wise 47. The Loving, the Kind One 48. The All Glorious 49. The Raiser of the Dead 50. The Witness 51. The Truth, the Real 52. The Trustee, the Dependable 53. The Strong 54. The Firm, the Steadfast 55. The Protecting Friend, Patron, and Helper 56. The All Praiseworthy 57. The Accounter, the Numberer of All 58. The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of all 59. The Reinstater Who Brings Back All 60. The Giver of Life 61. The Bringer of Death, the Destroyer 62. The Ever Living 63. The Self Subsisting Sustainer of All 64. The Perceiver, the Finder, the Unfailing 65. The Illustrious, the Magnificent 66. The One, the All Inclusive, the Indivisible 67. The Unity, The indivisible 68. The Long, the Impregnable, the Everlasting 69. The All Able 70. The All Determiner, the Dominant 71. The Expediter, He who brings forward 72. The Delayer, He who puts far away 73. The First 74. The Last 75. The Manifest; the All Victorious 76. The Hidden; the All Encompassing 77. The Patron 78. The Self Exalted 79. The Most Kind and Righteous 80. The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting 81. The Avenger 82. The Pardoner, the Effacer of Sins 83. The Compassionate, the All Pitying 84. The Owner of All Sovereignty 85. The Lord of Majesty and Generosity 86. The Equitable, the Requiter 87. The Gatherer, the Unifier 88. The All Rich, the Independent 89. The Enricher, the Emancipator 90. The Withholder, the Shielder, the Defender 91. The Distresser 92. The Propitious, the Benefactor 93. The Light 94. The Guide 95. Incomparable, the Originator 96. The Ever Enduring and Immutable 97. The Heir, the Inheritor of All 98. The Guide, Infallible Teacher, and Knower 99. The Patient, the Timeless When I went to the ceremony, I couldn't hear anything Allah said, is it because I am not faithful enough or is it because I am not the chosen one? I have described myself in my Holy Quran as Hermaeus Mora because I am the Daedric Prince of Fate, Knowledge and Memory and above all Mortals |
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why are we here?
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why is there something rather than nothing? does the universe have a boundary? does God exist? is there a multiverse? what does a blackhole actually contain? are there different dimensions as some claim? is the soul for real? what was god doing before he created the universe (if at all he/she's the one who created?) If religion gets out of the way then we might have the answers a little sooner. Q1: Why is there something rather than nothing? A1: I do not have an answer for that Q2: Does the universe have a boundary? A2: My understanding is that it is expanding but my prediction is that it will eventually come to a stop but that is an extremely long way away. Q3: Does God exist? A3: Short answer, No, just a figure created by people thousands of years ago as their only way of explaining how thunder, earthquakes, storms, eclipses and so on work, science can now prove all these and therefore put those Gods to the sword of science. Q4: Is there a multiverse? A4: I first heard of this through Family Guy but my honest opinion is that there isn't but in time we might know the answer for definate Q5: What does a blackhole actually contain? A5: I can't explain this one but religion might, sorry I might science Q6: Are there different dimensions as some claim? A6: Maybe but that wouldn't change anything for us it just means that we are aware of more than before, we wouldn't be able to become 4D humans. Q7: Is the soul for real? A7: No. Your soul is your drive and ambition. It is what makes you, you. It is basically another word for your consciousness. Q8: What was god doing before he created the universe (if at all he/she's the one who created?) A8: Science can explain this one, Thanks to the greatest mind in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj0NL2r6cnU |
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A CONVERSATION for Introduction To Philosophy students - enjoy An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the Problem Science has with GOD , the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his New Students to stand and . . . Professor :Do you Believe in GOD ? Student : Absolutely, sir. Professor : Is GOD Good ? Student : Sure. Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ? Student : Yes. Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good then? Hmm? (Student was silent ) Professor : You can't answer, can you ? Let's start again, Young fella. Is GOD Good? Student : Yes. Professor : Is Satan good ? Student : No. Professor : Where does Satan come from ? Student : From . . . GOD . . . Professor : That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world? Student : Yes. Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct? Student : Yes. Professor : So who created evil ? (Student did not answer) Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they? Student : Yes, sir. Professor : So, who created them ? (Student had no answer) Professor : Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son . . . Have you ever seen GOD? Student : No, sir. Professor : Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD? Student : No , sir. Professor : Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD , smelt your GOD ? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter? Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't. Professor : Yet you still believe in HIM? Student : Yes. Professor : According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son? Student : Nothing. I only have my faith. Professor : Yes, faith. And that is the problem science has. Student asks and professor answers Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat? Professor : Yes. Student : And is there such a thing as cold? Professor : Yes. Student : No, sir. There isn't, (The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events ) Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega Heat, white Heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it. (There was pin-drop silence in the Lecture Theatre ) Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness? Professor : Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness? Student : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light . . but if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn't it? In reality, darkness isn't. If it is, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you? Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ? Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical premise is flawed. Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how? Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey? Professor : If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do. Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir? (The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going) Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class was in uproar ) Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain? (The class broke out into laughter) Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? . . .No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures,sir? (The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable) Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son. Student : That is it sir . . . exactly ! The link between MAN & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving. That student was Albert Einstein. 
then that's the different between jerico and Asgard you know what? i don't think with the tree is kind of good thing also no like to see his child have taking away by lions or anything els whatever........ 
Very Good! Bravo! But we have come along way since Einstein and with Einsteins help have also managed to correct many things that Einstein couldn't have been aware of because science wasn't as advanced as it is now because of the hindrances of Religion. There is already a topic to do with this religious debate on here but since you haven't read every word of it then you can not convince me of faith. You go on about the professor saying have you ever heard god, yet he "spoke" to noah didn't he. It also states in the bible that you pray and you shall receive but yet cancer has not been cured, I haven't won the lottery and religion hasn't been wiped out so why are all prayers being unanswered. Now down to evolution, have we seen something evolve. The answer is Yes! There is more pages of research on it than bibles ever printed. It does occur and quite rapidly. Science will always find the answer. I put it to you what your evidence of god is, let me see, 1 Book. I raise you millions and millions of fossils, and likely millions and millions of studies. this is currently at least 1,000,000,000 to your 1. So would you like to add your 999,999,999 pieces of evidence to catch up, if not then hold your tongue until you can. |
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'Root of all evil' found in the brain by scientists
If I were to consider 'that' as a 'paradigm' (which I'm 'not' claiming I 'am'  ) I'd infer that Science Is Evil. IMO 'Science' was never 'Evil'. 'Application' of 'Science' may not have been 'noble' always. In other words, it's the 'application' (rather than the 'subject'), that may be categorized as 'Evil' or otherwise.
In similar terms, 'brain' is simply 'brain' - the 'primary' organ (other than 'heart') for a 'normal' living. 'Application' of the brain, is what we term as 'Evil' or 'Noble'. Reminds me of 'someone' once telling me: 'Devious means can only be devised by people who are brainy/intelligent. Ones possessing 'low' IQ are incapable of committing 'Evil'!' Seemingly, a 'flawless' observation of the human mind. One small point: Although, 'root of all Evil is the brain', 'root of all noble deeds (too), is the brain.' People might say, that it's the 'humanity' factor of the human heart, which enables a human being, to do something 'commendable'. However, I may add that 'along with such an attribute', one needs a 'Beautiful Mind' (too) to perform (and achieve) something 'noble' and 'selfless', in the real sense! Probably, this thread didn't 'solicit' my opinion. However, I felt like sharing. Thank you 'Sassy'. Stay safe. Keep smiling.
Depends really! Science creates Gunpowder but did they create it with the intent to end lives? There are likely good scientists and bad scientists. Science on its own can not create Gunpowder, that comes about with knowledge and then science can not create a gun to fire projectiles to kill people that comes down to those people that mass produce these weapons. Weapons designed for one thing, to kill or injure people. Weapons are great as a defensive measure but again this comes down to who possess the weapon, which basically relates to the idea that we could have a world like minority report whereby we could prevent acts of violence, terrorism, rapes, murders and so on. However again this could be used for evil. In the hands of terrorists lets say. My thought is that a chemical bomb could be made and dropped in an army base and then stormed by terrorists in gas masks that wipe out our forces and take control. So somehow controlled science is what we need. We don't want to get to a point that everything we create for good is used against us. Somehow we should go about inventing and creating things and then make sure that no one outside of our countries can get hold of it or replicate it. The other issue of course with many factors involving science these days is the idea of playing God! For religious and Ethical reasons Science is being held back and preventing us from playing with what Nature has provided, preventing us from making a better us, which would also likely be used for evil by some. So many people out there that want control, power, money and is all the cause of greed, this might be want science should address. |
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What's Your TYPE?
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I have just thought that some minglers might want to know their type? I actually doubt this very much but just on the off chance if someone does then the questions I have are aimed to try to receive honest answers and are related to personality choices.
Question 1: Which would you prefer to work for? A. Ambulance/Hospital B. Fireman C. Policeman Question 2: Which of the following is your strongest attribute? Tip: Rate each out of 10 and pick the highest score Strength - Physical Strength out of 5 + Mental Strength out of 5 Perception - Awareness out of 5 + Eye for Detail out of 5 Endurance - How long you can last (Marathon) out of 5 + Defense (how much damage or harm physical/mental you can take) out of 5 Charisma - How confident speaking in front of thousands of people out of 5 + How persuasive are you out of 5 Intelligence - your IQ out of 5 + your problem solving out of 5 Agility - your Speed out of 5 + your Balance out of 5 Question 3: This is an open question: What is your Dream Job? With this question I will relate your answer as closely to the list I have which will calculate your types. So how it works is the choice you make from the 3 answers from Q1 is combined with the choice you make from the 6 answers from Q2 which calculates your first type since 3x6=18 and there is 18 types. This is then paired off with the 18 choices of dream job I have listed to calculate the second type. 18x18 = 324 outcomes. I have done a few quizzes like these online where they have 10 questions and only 10 outcomes so I think mine is better. If you happen to fancy it then post your answers. Mine were Police, Intelligence and Actor resulting in Dark/Psychic Malamar! |
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Hi lu10nt, I love your profile name... it is a cool name. Are you really a lieutenant... just asking because my son is a gamer like you and he uses a profile name that I could never remember. 
My son is 28 and he met his girlfriend while playing... she is also a gamer so they speak the same language.. or as you put it, they are the same type. Just you wait. You never know... she might be looking at your profile right now, and she might be thinking "Hey, this dude is my type." 
It would likely put me in a better position if I had been a lieutenant, maybe more confident at least which is my biggest flaw. I was just somewhat a clever teenager at the time that liked the idea of being "boss" and so when it came to creating an email account all those years ago, I came up with lu10nt as a way to mix in with the crowd at the time whereby everyone spoke like this: hi, how r u? wot u up 2? It is a cool name but when someone from a company asks me what it is for them to write down, its always: L, U, the number 10, N, T and if I have to write it on a form I put a line through the 0 (∅ like that) so that hopefully they don't send the emails to the wrong address. I also had the idea of Kernal but then its like Popcorn Kernels. Never really ventured after that for commander or recruit or any other army/navy/RAF rank. I find it bizarre in a way due to the fact that there has, over the last few years, been a rise to my knowledge in female gamers but I think that the nature of a typical gamer is likely quite reserved because your not likely to meet someone in person that you played with in an online game compared with going out in town and meeting people. The Future is on the hardest difficulty and likely only going to get harder. |
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Yay! It worked! I do like this one for obvious reasons |
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Thanks, I couldn't work out how to do that! |
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http://img.memecdn.com/shiny-pokemon_o_798132.jpg
Dunno how to get it to show image lol |
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Just Sayin' Its a shame your not a Champion of Battling them LOL |
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P.S. My type is O negative for the record.. In case of accident or emergency 
I forgot to mention blood type but I don't have any, I am test robot complete with growing and aging capabilities. The scientists are testing whether a robot can learn to love and the current status is negative Mission Incomplete - Ongoing |
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It's kind of the same when a guy asks me what I am looking for and I tell him, then I never hear from him again. Well there are turn offs and turn ons and I would say that most of the time a little compromise is required. For me if someone smokes I don't like it but it wouldn't end it I prefer (when reading profiles) that if someone drinks never or socially is better than regularly. I probably wouldn't want to know someone who does drugs I would prefer it if someone I had met didn't have kids but would likely try to tolerate it and if it became a problem then it might have to end. A lot of things come down to interpretation. To me if someone says drinks socially this is possibly a couple of times a week and doesn't really get drunk but to others socially might mean gets bladdered on the weekend. So when there are so many criteria and so many different ways that someone can view you then there is a good chance that people will be deterred by something. Me personally, Pokemon isn't an issue, if there was someone out there who gave a damn about me, I most likely wouldn't play pokemon again but until that day comes... |
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