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Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

NSIDC offline? ER June 12, 2025 12:19 pm (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

The Three Unknowns After the U.S. Strike on Iran BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:58 am (CurrentEvents)

There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

"Remember, what the dormouse said, ER June 5, 2025 4:14 pm (Space/Science)

Not ready for prime time BuckGalaxy June 19, 2025 12:18 pm (Space/Science)

hypocrisy ER June 15, 2025 2:30 pm (Flame)

So, it is official RL June 6, 2025 5:39 pm (Space/Science)

Soldier hero for today by TB August 26, 2011 3:47 pm

No shit, Sherlock! That brings tears to my eyes. by Eri 2011-08-26 17:03:13

Saving Private Ryan by Jody August 26, 2011 9:07 am

The opening segment of that movie is so real and so poignant as to be painful in the horror that ... by Eri 2011-08-26 10:12:34
I know nothing about war. I was technically in one, but never fired my weapons, came under enemy fire, ... by ER 2011-08-26 09:35:04

Navy Seal laid to rest by TB August 24, 2011 5:01 pm

25 greatest unscripted scenes in films by TB August 23, 2011 9:31 am

I'll bet the most commonly known improv is that star wars line "Iknow". I must have heard it mentioned a dozen ... by FrankC 2011-08-23 21:05:57

The strange history of the sunflower by TB August 23, 2011 9:29 am

A real beauty! by Jody August 23, 2011 7:09 am

do a google "image" on "sea slugs" or look here http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/nudibranchs/doubilet-photography Most of these creatures are tiny, blind, nocturnal, and live in ... by ER 2011-08-23 12:41:15
- They are breathtaking! I remember the first time I saw a stingray gliding through the ocean, I was overcome by ... by Jody 2011-08-23 13:56:17
- The colorful ones mostly live in shallower water, and seem to have evolved bright coloration to advertise a variety of ... by TB 2011-08-23 13:41:24
  - I've heard that theory, too, and maybe there is something to it; but most of their potential predators are also ... by ER 2011-08-23 13:56:24
    - If a trait, such as coloration, does not make the creature more likely to perish before reproducing, then it just ... by podrock 2011-08-23 16:57:49

The power of vulnerability. by Jody August 19, 2011 9:41 pm

...and the quote of the day is... by Jody August 19, 2011 9:05 pm

I have a question in relation to FrankC's post by Jody August 10, 2011 12:52 pm

Most of the folks in the world are convinced they do know, so watching them is a partial answer. A better ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 13:55:45
- Part of a bigger problem perhaps..the arrogance of thinking we know. by Jody 2011-08-10 15:08:17

Stephen Hawking on the existence of God by FrankC August 9, 2011 11:42 pm

I like how Lovecraft put it. The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human ... by Lee 2011-08-10 19:31:09
Does Hawking believe then that there is an end to space and time, that infinity does not exist? I believe that ... by Eri 2011-08-10 10:20:11
- The Big Bang is popular with most scientists these days but there are quite a few theories on how it ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 13:30:13
- How can we limit something we created? If anything, we've made the guy SO POWERFUL that it's impossible for ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-10 10:49:25
  - We didn't make Him/Her that way. He/She just IS. by Eri 2011-08-10 12:14:45
    - Please explain. I've yet to see how this works. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-11 22:24:36
      - It means that God just exists regardless of what we think of God or God's nature. We cannot determine ... by Eri 2011-08-12 10:11:10
  - God is: The stardust from whence we came. by Jody 2011-08-10 10:56:34
    - How poetic. by Eri 2011-08-10 12:14:00
Can there be a creation without a creator. How did space, mass, and energy come into existance? Where did ... by johannes 2011-08-10 08:57:12
- To busy oneself with questions that will never be answered prevents us from our tasks at hand. It is the ... by Jody 2011-08-10 09:53:09
  - The here and now also includes this discussion. You're trying to limit what's in the here and now and ... by Eri 2011-08-10 10:22:37
    - I call that the discomfort with infinity. A good example is to spend a long week or two camping in ... by podrock 2011-08-10 10:42:40
    - Not true. I am quite aware of the limitless of all that is. It is miraculous and it propels me ... by Jody 2011-08-10 10:42:24
      - Something was bothering me about this and it is that you are trying to tell other people how to handle ... by Eri 2011-08-12 23:55:04
        
        Your reply to Jody reminded me of a dream I had when I was a very young child. In ... by johannes 2011-08-15 11:27:44
        
        Wow Johannes...I don't know how to respond to that but how extremely thought provoking! Thank you for sharing. by Jody 2011-08-15 11:35:19
        
        Even with such a poignant philosophy given to me at a very early age, I still have a tendency to ... by johannes 2011-08-15 13:23:54
        
        Learning not to judge others is one of the hardest things I've had to learn and it keeps coming at ... by Eri 2011-08-18 11:41:44
        
        I chose a very poor selection of words in my post. It does not reflect how I really feel. I ... by Jody 2011-08-13 08:04:15
        
        :-) I don't think there is any such thing as THE path. They all lead to the same place. ... by Eri 2011-08-13 10:30:20
      - No, I didn't feel you were trying to shut it down. We're just discussing relative belief systems. Which has ... by Eri 2011-08-10 12:20:22
      - Basically there are two levels of awareness. The out there and the in here. We are desperately trying to incorporate ... by Jody 2011-08-10 10:48:14
        
        The out there and the in here are the same thing since all is one. God flows in me and ... by Eri 2011-08-10 12:18:02
- Can there be a creator without a creator? How did God come into existence? Where did the God get his ... by CJB 2011-08-10 09:25:48
  - The concept of “not knowing” is not difficult to grasp, it is simply easier to comprehend that the existence of ... by johannes 2011-08-10 10:43:26
  - Because Believers have faith which is a concept that nonbelievers don't understand. by Eri 2011-08-10 10:24:15
Just think. Some people not only think there is a God, but that they know exactly who He is, ... by CJB 2011-08-10 07:27:12
- Those are not Christians, those are little people clinging to a sinking lifeboat, seeking power and the essence of power. by Eri 2011-08-10 10:26:03
- Sadly I agree , but on a different level of realization. There are worse things....much...much worse that I concern myself with. by Jody 2011-08-10 09:55:15

How well do you know your theology? by Eri August 8, 2011 3:45 pm

I thought the flying cow was more impressive. by TB 2011-08-10 15:25:00
OMG! THAT is great!!!!!!!!! by Jody 2011-08-09 12:07:28
My theology consists of two rules: #1 The deity subject to my worship must have some credible evidence of their existence ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-08 23:13:00
- Ummm, did you read the rest of the post and look at the picture? I was giving you a ... by Eri 2011-08-09 05:20:20
  - There is no picture Eri...and I don't get it....:(...it stops with bull...is there more? by Jody 2011-08-09 07:54:38
  - Image not coming through. I had a look at your code, and it doesn't appear to be an image ... by podrock 2011-08-09 07:53:39
    - Interesting. It comes through on mine. Let me play with it. Check back later. by Eri 2011-08-09 10:21:10
      - OK, see if it comes through now. I don't know why this site is such a bitch to get ... by Eri 2011-08-09 11:04:54
        
        He-He-He by podrock 2011-08-09 15:54:12
        
        I declare "No Mo Pu N S." by Eri 2011-08-09 17:41:59
        
        Y? OK, Cu, ErI, (LaTeEr) by podrock 2011-08-09 20:30:44
        
        UNCl... Gd NiTe by Eri 2011-08-10 00:11:59

Funny line of the day by Eri August 7, 2011 2:46 pm

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