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Reply to Believers Question in Religion JoeUser Forums

Hi Sodaiho, Damn I have a hard time with your name. How do you pronounce it and what is it about? I share the interest you have quoted above. I would love to hear the details if it interests you to tell me. This is a subject that has been on my back-burner for a while, so I don't know anything about it except for my speculations/observations. Among the different types of Buddhist religions, Zen and the nebulous American Buddhism seem c

Reply to Believers Question in Religion JoeUser Forums

oh, I thought you said you haven't read it since you were a kid? You asked me specifically about the gospels. I have not read those since catholic grade school. that's a rumor....don't believe it. I'm talking about my perceptions, not rumors. Besides, how big can our God be if we believed this to be true? Whether it is true of false, I don't see how it

Reply to God Bless ME? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Tex, If you are talking about the "homeless" that solicit for money, most of them are either scamming or use the money for illegal drugs. They invoke God on their cardboard signs and in their "verbal thanks" because most of the people who give to them find it validating. Giving to this type of person is enabling them to continue a self-destructive lifestyle.

Reply to Don't Tell Me God Isn't A Personal God in Religion JoeUser Forums

Just a quick comment on style... "Other than that, I wish you nothing but the best." This should have been at the end of your post.

Reply to Believers Question in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Well you are aren't you? When you go against it, you are in a sense refuting it." I thought you were using refute in the active sense, i.e. to prove wrong. Using it in such a passive way makes the word relatively meaningless. "Maybe it has no meaning for you because you haven't read it? Why haven't you read it? Is it because you have no interest? Because I'm thinking you do have interest." I have r

Reply to Believers Question in Religion JoeUser Forums

well because if you're going to refute it, shouldn't you at least KNOW what you are refuting? Why do you think I want to refute it? You already know the bible has no religious meaning for me (or any religious text). How could I possibly have any interest in refuting it? I mean, if there really is a God (and of course I absolutely believe this to be true) and you are at the Great White Throne Judgment and he asks you

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Reply to No More "War on Terror" Says Democrat Leadership in Democrat JoeUser Forums

A memo for the committee staff, circulated March 27, says the 2008 bill and its accompanying explanatory report that will set defense policy should be specific about military operations and "avoid using colloquialisms." Good news.

Reply to Signposts in Poetry JoeUser Forums

It is all about sacrifice in the name of love. We, both men and women, give up a lot to become something more. dynamaso, I have never really quite understood what people mean by that, or maybe I do and I just don't agree. I'm not really sure. Do you mind having discussions about the concepts in your poetry or do you prefer to keep discussion more focused on the work?

Reply to Believers Question in Religion JoeUser Forums

I believe some are more true to the original Gk & Hebrew than others but there are many very good versions out there. We have over 5,000 ORIGINAL copies. More than any other work of antiquity. Which English translation is generally considered to be the most accurate among Christian scholars? Now, I didn't take up much time, because what you are saying here is....it doesn't matter what you say, I'm not going to listen

Reply to Believers Question in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Drop away the mind and the truth reveals itself. This is a truth all contemplatives come to discover, including Christian contemplatives." Thank you for mentioning this. I think it's telling that the contemplatives from all religions, have a view that is more similar to contemplatives from other religions, than to non-contemplatives in their own religion. A question for the Christians, I just read an article about the gospel accordin

Reply to Unionfacts.org TV ads in Politics JoeUser Forums

Don't tell me what a great thing unions are. I didn't...

Reply to Unionfacts.org TV ads in Politics JoeUser Forums

And how is that different from the Unions? It isn't, at least for some unions. I agree, that are a lot of bad unions out there. Just as there are a lot of bad businesses, but I don't think all (or even most) businesses are bad. My main grievance with the ads was that I thought that they were deceptive (due to vagueness), and it turns out that they are. The organization that made them is a complete sham.

Reply to Unionfacts.org TV ads in Politics JoeUser Forums

No, I asked how they were informative. This is what I think is common knowledge: union dues, supporting politicians you may not like (isn't this true of any large organization?), top executives make a lot more than the rank and file member (again, true of most any large organization). Vague: discriminate against minorities...why not give examples here? Are they saying that all unions do this or just some? They are facts - only the extent is in doubt<

Reply to Unionfacts.org TV ads in Politics JoeUser Forums

I agree about the secret ballot, most people probably don't know about that. However, aren't all the other allegations either common knowledge and/or vague? The accusations are so unspecific that they could be leveled at most large businesses or organizations. When ads like that are so vague It makes me very leery of them. It makes me think that they are intentionally deceptive (propaganda).

Reply to Unionfacts.org TV ads in Politics JoeUser Forums

Spoken like a true union man. Please explain. Tell me what you know about me that I am unaware of. Can you give examples of how the ads are informative?

Reply to Oh Man! Do I Look That Old? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

"I went over to the grocery store to pick up another 12 pack as someone sneaked into my room and drank mine while I wasn't looking." Damn! That happens to you too?

Reply to Unionfacts.org TV ads in Politics JoeUser Forums

They don't seem very informative to me, they are just a bunch of vague allegations. Union members have to pay dues? How is that such a bad thing? Discriminate against minorities? Examples? Support politicians you may not like? Perish the thought. There isn't a single piece of real information in either ad.

Reply to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle? That's for MORONS! in Misc JoeUser Forums

No, you need to look at the fact that our natural gas and gasoline consumption has INCREASED, not decreased. If the left were consistent with their position, it would be decreasing. What research are you basing this statement on? I'm not asking you to show that the nation's energy consumption has increased; I'm asking you to show research that the left as a whole has not been taking measures to reduce consumption. Al G

Reply to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle? That's for MORONS! in Misc JoeUser Forums

"Why does Gore, who could afford to power his homes entirely with alternative energy, not just do it? It would be great publicity." He tried to when he was having his house renovated, but city ordinance wouldn't let him. That is being changed and when that happens he is going to add solar panels.<BR

Reply to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle? That's for MORONS! in Misc JoeUser Forums

The best thing that has happened for conservatives (and Brad was on the forefront of this), was to allow them power. What are you referring to? Are you saying someone allowed the dems to have the majority?

Reply to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle? That's for MORONS! in Misc JoeUser Forums

Gideon, I would like to discuss some of the points in this article, and perhaps get some clarification. I'm not attacking you. "OK, it is now clear to me. The mantra of "reduce, reuse, and recycle" apparently no longer applies. Not only do we have Al Gore refusing to reduce his consumption"

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

Simple. Because Al Gore has no intention whatsoever of changing his lifestyle. Meanwhile he'll preach at us. Gore honoring his word is to be assumed in my hypothetical example. Jason, I believe you are correct about what Gore is saying. Then again, I am not well read on the subject.

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

al gore take a pledge from neocon far right winger james inhofe? puhleeaassseeee..... Why not? What better way could there be to silence the opposition? Imagine if Gore had responded by quickly standing up, looking Inhofe square in the eye with an enthusiastic smile on his face, and slapping his hand on the table while saying "Done!".

Reply to A Response to Emperor's Bulimics and Anorexics in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

"How do I defend the statement that God exists?" I wasn't asking for a defense of God, but of the argument. When I woke up this morning it occurred to me that you may not have been making an argument; you were describing your own internal rationalization. Now I see that the later was the case. "The latter statement strongly implies that you are doing what, in the former statement, you say 'defies the human condition'.