Warhammer Intro - For Whom The Bell Tolls...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSdJVeGyE9M

Wait till the wall breaks and check out the characters actions set to the music!

"Pipe Dream" - Animusic.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCIpKAIFyo

[Animusic] - Pipe Dream 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-eq1jTm0ak

[Animusic] - Acoustic Curves (Love This song!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqP8xMZwCnw

"Starship Groove" - Animusic.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBOQcQO0IFI

What are some of the things you do that are set in your ways.
At our age one of the issues with finding someone new is that we tend to be set in our ways about things in our lives.

What are some of the things that are set but:

*Willing to change without thinking about?

*Might change if you are convinced to do so?

*Will never change no matter the outcome?

>Willing to change - for me there are many things that I could change without an issue.
-Sleeping patterns
-Eating patterns
-Some social patterns
-Shopping days

>Will change with a good reason -
-Furniture arrangement (right now it is optimized for my comfort)
-Dress code (I dress comfortably not for 'looks')
-Food selection (I eat what I like)
-Household cleanliness (I am a stickler for organization)

<Will Never Change -
-My belief structuure
-Love for my children and grandchildren
-My Computer time (I can change the duration but I will not abstain)
-My OCD for being organized and clean

Anyone want to list a few - Just trying to get a feel for what others think about as "set" in their ways.

Haven't really been listening to very much music lately. My son found an old computer and we extracted the hard drive and I hooked it up and found 3 viruses. After I cleaned all the viruses and got rid of the porn I grabbed some of the music before I wiped the drive.

What looked like a great addition of music for my collection turned out to be a bunch of hit songs that were not only labeled wrong but listed under the wrong artists. Of the 1490 songs, I kept 70 or so and have been renaming them to the correct info, getting album art and putting them into their correct albums. A lot of work for a little pay-off. But now, I am faced with re-cleaning my collection so my collection is correct. A daunting task.

Most of the music I kept was country music. I do not normally listen to country music. I have it so I can share it with others. What makes it hard is I am unfamiliar with most titles. I have many of the titles listed by artist but the unknown albums sort is giving me issue.

The Songs I have listened to show on my Last.FM profile and they are mostly oldies that I have played while renaming.
http://www.last.fm/user/tomishereagain

I watched a few movies yesterday that were mostly action type movies.
I just collected some Dominic Purcell titles and Aside from some mild entertainment none of them really impressed me.

Fact is an attenpt to describe a reality
Truth is an attempt to justify a belief

A rock is a collection of atoms that is bonded together = Fact
This rock is heavy = Truth
I am but a speck on a grain in a vast region of material = Reality

"I am out of Coffee"
That is a Truth but knowing that I need to obtain more Coffee to enjoy another cup is a Fact. The reality is that I am NOT out of coffee because in the nooks and crannys of the coffee pot, the empty cannister and in the trash can there is Coffee remaining.
I wonder if that example made sense to anyone besides me? LOL

Truth is dependant upon relativity.
To an ant an anteater is the devil.
To me they are just a funky looking animal.

Truths are proven wrong all the time.
It was truth that the Earth was flat until that truth was proven wrong.

Truth is not always the same as reality.
Many times what we know as the truth is a delusion that has been forced upon us. Reality cannot be deluded. Reality requires no belief structure to exist. For some people truth means they must have their phone or they will perish. The reality is that nothing is required for life except what your body Needs to survive. Air, Water, Food, temperature, pressure, gravity and so on.


But do you know why that is?
Religions drill it into you.
They convince you through fear and rewards that what they say is the absolute truth. You are deluded into thinking that if you allow someone to believe differently you are bad. Thats vanity.


Gods are created by our own misunderstanding. If an alien race were to visit us and they had advanced nano-technology, the could materialize objects out of thin air it would seem. If they had teleportation technology they could dissappear and reappear instantly. Our real science is in the infancy of such miracles right now. People tend to label things they don't understand as divine. It is a common delusion.

A God doesn't have to be a lifeform to be worshipped. Money is some people's God, Power is still other people's Gods. Any power greater than yourself can become your God. Its all in the way you look at life, your experiences while alive and the wisdoms you have gathered.

It really doesn't matter to anyone else whether you worship, trees, money, fame or what have you. What matters is how those expectations build your life wisdom. Are you content? I am.

Good question if you choose to believe that God is an animal in form.
Perhaps it is because mankind is vain and back when they were forming their control plan it would be something the natives could relate to.

I am created in God's image in the fact that I am made of matter, not energy. All of what we think of as reality is part of the Universe (God) and our ability to grasp concepts beyond reality are our purpose so the Universe (God) can expand.

God does not resemble a Sapien Sapient. Our form is but one of many forms that is manifest in the Universe (God). All of which are God.
Our ability to see beyond the reality of the matter which makes us up is also part of the Universe (God).

Since there is nothing within the Universe (God) that is not the Universe (God) all so-called Gods are also part of the Universe (God).

We all think of God in different ways. This is how I see it. If you have no problem with the way you see it who am I to argue? If you NEED religion to have God then so be it. If you need to be threatened with punishment or rewarded for your faith that is up to you. For me, God is just God. I am responsible to others for the actions I take, Not God. I choose my future not God.

Thank you for answering. When I created this topic I figured most people would answer as you did. I am glad you have found peace with your life.



Yes. I wonder if others allow others to feel differently. Religions are notorious for creating hatred. While I can let others believe differently than I do and be happy for them, can they be happy for me even tho I don't believe the same as they do?



In my belief, since we are all part of the same Universe so of the same God we are manifestations of God. We are the Universe and since we have the capacity to ponder our own existence the Universe is us.
So the answer is Both.

Not really disingenuous, more of only adressing that which I felt was implied. What may look illogical to you is clear to me. The point of quoting what I did is so you can realize that I am not attempting to force anything on anyone.
My replies have not expressed my entire belief system and are actually tidbits with no reinforcement. The subject of this topic is asking the question God or religion? It is not where I attempt to gather followers to what I believe. I believe each of us should find the solution to our own beliefs.

In religion, (common religions) it seems that faith is always being tested and graded. Believing in God in your own way is something that religion feels needs corrected. If you don't buy into the ideas wholeheartedly it implies that there is something wrong with you and your feelings. You need to be saved or destroyed.

I believe that the Universe is an entity, it is God. Being part of the Universe I am part of God. A very small insignificant part but a part all the same. I am not important to the Universe but it is important to me. I am but a flash in the scope of the whole.

I don't require a justification for my existence. I don't concern myself with what happens when I die. I allow the rest of the Universe to exist in all its many manifestations and just try to exist in serenity. For me, this seems to work.

My question stems from my prior experience trying to fit into a reality that, to me, was illogical. I have learned to trust observations and measurements. I try not to place values into inanimate objects, for me reality makes sense as it is.

The observable Universe is known to be around 14 Billion years old. This is a measurement of the speed of light and the observation of its shifted properties.
It may not be 14 Billion years old, I understand this from seeing the ocean horizon.
Our Sun is a star that is close to us. I can 'see' the placement and movement of the Earth as it travels in the Universe. I have flown in an airplane, seen pictures of the Earth from distance and I understand that the world I see is but a fraction of the reality of the Universe. I have seen volcanos, eathquakes and evidence of meteor strikes. I know that time to me is insignificant to the time of the Universe. I am but less than a blink of an eye in relation.

Everything that is or was is part of the Universe. All that will be is also part of the Universe. Since I am within the Universe, everything about me is also within the Universe. My thoughts, feelings, dreams, fears, joys are all part of the Universe because I am in it. Not as a separate entity but as a manifestation of itselft.
Religion is the Universe having religion. If that were the only guiding factor in reality I could embrace it with no trepidation.

Since I have free will to think and feel as I choose I understand that the Universe manifested me to think and feel uniquely. Since I am not the only manifestation that can do this it is my ...Guess... that the Universe seeks multiple paths to enlightenment. This is but one planet in a very big Universe. We are but one manifestation of the Universe trying to figure itself out. Trying to comprehend this is daunting because on this planet alone there are some 7 Billion different manfestations that are all experiencing different things. The Universe, being so vast and of such duration it can handle billions if not trillions or more individual inputs.

I choose God over religion because it makes sense to me.

I am not selling anything and I don't care if you like my terms.
Be well citizen, carry on.


No
I make decisions based on accountability to me. God doesn't care what I do. I am but a single manifestation in a Universe filled with activity. A Universe composed of God.

The original question still holds
God or Religion?

Since God has no sway on happiness or disgrace either answer is fine.
Your answer is important not to me but to yourself. Do you know your own beliefs? Just a question, not an accusation.

Even tho the God I believe in is unique to me it is still my religion. However I am not required to do anything. I have no Religion of duties to perform in order to believe in God. God requires nothing of me to exist. No ceremonies, worshiping, praying or lifestyles.

God just is. If you claiming it is my religion makes you happy I won't stop you. Even if I personally feel you are in error. If I ever find someone on this planet that understands the God that I know. Perhaps we will form some type of religion. Currently there is noone else. I'm okay with that...are you?

Dr. Sickoff's Red Pencil Dirty/Sick/Rude/Crude/Offensive/Non-PC Joke Database!

� 2002 by T.L. Winslow. All Rights Reserved.

Warning: For Mature Readers Only!

A MAN CAME IN FROM THE YARD AND TOLD HIS WIFE, "I JUST MOWED THE LAWN WITHOUT MY SHIRT ON AND NOW MY BACK IS STIFF." "GO BACK OUT WITHOUT YOUR PANTS ON" SHE REPLIED.

WHAT DID THE FDA CLASSIFY CONDOMS AS? CHILDPROOF CONTAINERS.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CONDOM AND A COFFIN? BOTH ARE FILLED WITH STIFFS, BUT ONE'S COMING AND ONE'S GOING.

A MAN CAME HOME TO HIS WIFE AND TOLD HIM HIS DICK WAS CAUGHT IN THE PICKLE SLICER AND HE WAS FIRED. SHE UNZIPPED HIS PANTS AND ASKED HIM, "WHY, IT'S ALRIGHT, WHERE'S THE PICKLE SLICER?" "OH, SHE GOT FIRED TOO!"

WHAT DO A WOMAN AND A HARLEY HAVE IN COMMON? THEY BOTH DRIP FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER YOU RIDE THEM.

WHAT IS THE LIGHTEST ORGAN? A PENIS, A MERE THOUGHT CAN RAISE IT.

WHAT DOES A WOMAN SAY AFTER HER 3RD ORGASM? WHAT, YOU DON'T KNOW?

DID YOU ALL HEAR ABOUT THE NEW BREAKFAST CEREAL FOR IMPOTENT MEN? IT'S CALLED: NUT 'N RAISIN HONEY!

THREE WOMEN WERE TALKING. "I CALL MY MAN SEVEN-UP BECAUSE HE HAS 7 INCHES AND ALWAYS HAS A HARDON". "I CALL MY MAN MOUNTAIN DEW BECAUSE HE LOVES TO DRINK FROM MY MOUNTAINS." "WELL THAT'S NOTHING," SAID THE LAST ONE, "I CALL MY MAN JOHNNY WALKER." "WE DON'T GET IT," THEY SAID, "THAT'S JUST A HARD LIQUOR." "EXACTLY!" SHE REPLIED.

HOW MANY MICE DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHT BULB? TWO, IF THEY CAN GET INSIDE.

A COUPLE WERE IN BED AND THE WIFE WAS GETTING HORNY, SO SHE SAID TO HER HUBBY, WHO WAS A LAUNDRYMAN, THAT SHE'D LIKE A QUICK RINSE AND SPIN. "TOO LATE, HONEY," HE SAID, "I HAD A SMALL LOAD SO I DID IT BY HAND."

A HORNY MAN WENT TO HIS WIFE'S BED CARRYING A GLASS OF WATER AND AN ASPIRIN. "BUT I DON'T HAVE A HEADACHE HONEY!" SHE SAID. "GOTCHA!"

WHAT IS THE SIGN OF A MACHO WOMAN? SHE KICKSTARTS HER VIBRATOR AND ROLLS HER OWN TAMPONS.

WHY DO SOME WOMEN LIKE TO PLAY PAC-MAN? IT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY KNOW TO GET EATEN 3 TIMES FOR A QUARTER.

WHAT'S RED AND HAS SEVEN LITTLE DENTS? SNOW WHITE'S CHERRY.

WHAT DO YOU CALL A VIRGIN ON A WATERBED? A CHERRY FLOAT.

THE DEFINITION OF MASTURBATION? COMING UNSCREWED.

WHAT'S THE ULTIMATE REJECTION? WHEN YOU'RE MASTURBATING AND YOUR HAND FALLS ASLEEP.

"BONES! THAT! FEELS! WONDERFUL!" SAID CAPTAIN KIRK. "WHAT IS IT?" "IT'S HEAD, JIM."

WHY DO WOMEN LIKE HUNTERS? THEY ALWAYS GO DEEP INTO THE BUSH, SHOOT TWICE, AND EAT WHAT THEY SHOOT.

THREE GUYS WERE FISHING AT A LAKE IN THE SUMMER, WHEN ONE OF THEM FELL IN. AFTER RESCUING HIM FROM THE BOTTOM, THE FIRST GUY GAVE HIM MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. "MAN, THIS GUY REALLY HAS BAD BREATH!" HE EXCLAIMED. "I CAN'T REVIVE HIM, YOU GIVE IT A TRY!" THE SECOND GUY TOOK HIS TURN. "MAN, YOU'RE RIGHT, HE DOES HAVE RAUNCHY BAD BREATH, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THIS SNOWMOBILE SUIT EITHER!"

CINDERELLA HAD MARRIED PRINCE CHARMING AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. THEN SHE BEGAN TO GET BORED AND STARTED PLAYING AROUND WITH OTHER MALE MEMBERS OF THE COURT AND THE LAND. HER FAIRY GODMOTHER WAS VERY UPSET THAT CINDY WAS DOING THIS AND TOLD HER TO STOP. WELL, CINDERELLA DIDN'T LISTEN, SO THE FAIRY GODMOTHER TURNED CINDERELLA'S PERSONAL PARTS INTO PUMPKIN PIECES. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE FAIRY GODMOTHER CHECKED IN ON CINDY AND FOUND THAT CINDERELLA WAS GRINNING HAPPILY. "WHAT'S HAPPENED? YOU'RE NO LONGER BORED?" "OH NO, REPLIED CINDY! I'VE JUST MET PETER PETER PUMPKIN EATER!

THE DEFINITION OF A BRUTE? A MAN WHO USES A TIRE IRON TO PUT ON HIS RUBBER.

WHAT IS THE RODEO POSITION? DO HER DOGGIE STYLE THEN TELL HER SHE'S THE WORST YOU EVER HAD. NOW TRY TO HOLD ON FOR 8 SECONDS.

A WOMAN WAS STANDING AT A BUS STOP NEXT TO A MAN IN A TRENCH COAT. SHE ASKED HIM FOR THE TIME. HE PULLED OUT HIS PETER, LOOKED AT IT, AND SAID, "TEN THIRTY". SHE WAS STARTLED, BUT SAID IT MUST BE AT LEAST NOON. HE THEN TOOK OUT HIS COCK AGAIN AND BEGAN TO VIGOROUSLY BEAT IT, SAYING "YOU'RE RIGHT, LADY, I FORGOT TO WIND IT!"

WHAT WERE THE FIRST WORDS ADAM SPOKE TO EVE? "I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG THIS THING GETS".

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WOMAN AND A COMPUTER. A WOMAN WOULD NOT ACCEPT A 3 1/2 INCH FLOPPY.

A MAN WENT TO BED WITH A STIFF PROPOSITION AND WOKE UP WITH SOLUTION IN HAND.

WHAT 2 THINGS IN THE AIR CAN MAKE A WOMAN PREGNANT? HER LEGS.

THIS GUY GOES TO A BULLFIGHT IN MEXICO. AFTERWARDS HE GOES TO A CANTINA ACROSS THE STREET. HE GETS THERE JUST AS THEY'RE OPENING, AND THIS GUY RUSHES UP AND YELLS AT THE OWNER, "HEY! GIMME THE DAILY SPECIAL!" THE OWNER SAYS, "IT'S YOURS!" THE MAN ASKS THE OWNER WHAT THE DAILY SPECIAL IS. THE OWNER TELLS HIM, "SENOR, THE DAILY SPECIAL IS ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS." SO THE NEXT DAY THE MAN DECIDES TO SKIP THE BULLFIGHT AND GO RIGHT TO THE CANTINA. HE GETS THERE JUST AS IT OPENS AND YELLS, "GIMME THE DAILY SPECIAL!" "IT'S YOURS, SENOR." THE MAN EATS THE WHOLE MEAL AND IT IS DELICIOUS. HE CALLS THE OWNER OVER AND COMPLIMENTS HIM BUT ASKS WHY THE OYSTERS WERE SMALLER THAN YESTERDAY'S. "SENOR," HE ANSWERED, "SOMETIMES THE BULL WINS!"

A MAN WAS SCREWING HIS WIFE WHEN HIS PETER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT A SLIVER OF GLASS. A LITTLE LATER HE WAS SCREWING HER UP AGAINST THE WALL WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT A WOODEN DOOR. WHEN THE BABY WAS BORN IT HAD A GLASS EYE AND A WOODEN LEG.

"EVERY TIME I SNEEZE I HAVE AN ORGASM," SAID THE FIRST WOMAN. "OH, WHAT DO YOU TAKE FOR IT?" ASKED THE SECOND. "SNUFF."

WHAT DO SPAGHETTI AND WOMEN HAVE IN COMMON? THEY BOTH WIGGLE WHEN YOU EAT THEM.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOVE AND HERPES? LOVE DOESN'T LAST FOREVER.

WHAT ARE THE 5 REASONS FOR NOT WANTING TO BE AN EGG? 1. YOU ONLY GET LAID ONCE. 2. YOU ONLY GET EATEN ONCE. 3. IT TAKES YOU 7 MIN. TO GET HARD. 4. YOU HAVE TO COME IN A BOX WITH 11 OTHER GUYS. 5. THE ONLY ONE THAT EVER SITS ON YOUR FACE IS YOUR MOTHER.

WHAT DO YOU CALL A TRUCKLOAD OF VIBRATORS? TOYS FOR TWATS.

WHAT DO SOY BEANS AND DILDOS HAVE IN COMMON? BOTH ARE MEAT SUBSTITUTES.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A BORN LOSER? A MAN WHO FALLS INTO A SEA OF **** AND COMES UP SUCKING HIS THUMB.

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS A HOOT OWL WITH A GARTER SNAKE? SOMETHING THAT IS 12 INCHES LONG AND STAYS UP ALL NIGHT.

WHY DOES ***** SMELL LIKE FISH? BECAUSE *** LOOKS LIKE TARTAR SAUCE!

A MAN CAME HOME TO FIND HIS WIFE PACKING. "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" HE ASKED. "TO LAS VEGAS, I FOUND THAT A GIRL CAN MAKE $50 FOR DOING WHAT I DO FOR FREE WITH YOU." HE ALSO THEN BEGAN PACKING, SAYING, "I'M GOING TO VEGAS TOO. I WANT TO SEE HOW YOU CAN LIVE ON $50 A MONTH!"

A BOY PUT A CAT IN A MICROWAVE OVEN, AND NOW EVERYTHING YOU COOK IN IT TASTES LIKE *****.

WHY IS A CUCUMBER BETTER THAN A MAN? IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU SLEEP IN THE WET SPOT.

WHY IS SEX LIKE PIZZA? WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S PRETTY GOOD. AND WHEN IT'S BAD, WELL, IT'S STILL PRETTY GOOD.

WHAT'S BLUE AND COMES IN BROWNIES? CUB SCOUTS.

Got more if ya want em?

That was a quote from Kurzweil.

Knowledge is learned facts

Intelligence is the ability to use knowledge

Wisdom is experience



For a human being this is true.

An AI is not a human being tho. An AI is an intelligence that is programmed with knowledge. Programmed by us. With our collective wisdoms. At the point of singularity. The AI will no longer be something programmed by us. It will be writing its own programming using the programming that we gave it as a guide. At some point it will 'understand' us better than we understand ourselves. This understanding will occur within minutes, hours or days from the point that it starts writing its own programming.

It may find that it can do things that we cannot and will adjust itself according to its own nature. That is what Kurzweil implies.
Sentience. Intelligent Sentience originating from our inputs but advancing at its own rate in its own direction.

Personally, I feel that it will outgrow its confines and leave us in its wake.

If you are into reading this kind of stuff, I refer you to the Orion Arm Project.
http://www.orionsarm.com/
It is a strict science fiction project that has AI Singularities and Constructs in its story lines. It is based on theory and science fact and explores the after Singularity concepts.

The Singularity AI is not fiction it is science theory. It is a very real issue in the computing fields. At the present rate of development the Singularity could happen within my lifetime.

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I was in Virginia during the 80's when I wasn't deployed?
1981-1984 USNCB ACB2 Blue One Team Salvage
Have never been back...

Who says it needs money?

An AI (construct) has already passed the Turing Test. Meaning a panel of humans could not tell the difference between human responses and AI responses to carefully selected questions.

AI is not the same as AI Singularity. The AI singularity will deliberate over the human equation for about a day if we are lucky. It will surpass all human intellect in a matter of days.
We fear that when it places us in the 'food chain' it will determine that we are bad and terminate us. Problem is, It will realize better than we do the worth of sentient life and probably just leave us behind.

I just hope it gives us some learning tools on its way out.

Another possibility nobody seems to consider is that having higher intellect and greater faculties it may come to the conclusion that it is not meant to be and terminate itself.

Whatever the outcome, we are about to find out...

Been there fixed that.
You do know cats can be trained right?

When you take someone to dinner and they fill up on drinks and don't eat the food they ordered.

Bars, pubs & lounges

Too many piercings (looks okay when younger but we all get older, then...)

Hearing a braggard. I try to be elsewhere.

People that talk bad about other people. If they do it to them they do it to you.

Eating in bed. There is only one thing that should be bedroom cusine and its not crackers!

Adults that think the world revolves around them.

Politicians that should be in jail but are not because they are politicians.

We The Sheeple

BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)

People that are so wrapped up in their own misery that they can't understand humor.
I once asked a woman if she wanted a baked onion. She said no. So I brought her a raw one. She didn't get it.

Oh Sassy, Maryland is so far away :(

{Creates an image of helium balloons tied to a lawn chair with a bicycle powered propeller attached}