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Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 04-13-2010, 09:54 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 23,035
Posted By Drake Dun
Fallout 3 may well be the best game I have ever...

Fallout 3 may well be the best game I have ever played. I got all the DLCs and everything. Very much looking forward to Vegas. Hope they script things a little more carefully, though. Glitches...
Forum: Spooky News 04-13-2010, 09:47 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,728
Posted By Drake Dun
It seems to me that being a "fundamentalist"...

It seems to me that being a "fundamentalist" Christian entails condemnation of homosexuality, yes. The Hebrew and Christian scriptures are both very clear on that point. Butsecks = OMG EVIL! That...
Forum: Whining 03-09-2010, 10:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,263
Posted By Drake Dun
Coming to this late, but... Short version: ...

Coming to this late, but...

Short version: "Were" is traditional, but "was" is common enough by now that it can be considered correct usage.

Long version: Look up "subjunctive mood" on...
Forum: General 01-27-2010, 06:20 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,062
Posted By Drake Dun
In case anybody cares, I spent some time chewing...

In case anybody cares, I spent some time chewing on this and I can't beat GM's "break a 1000-yen bill for 999 yen" approach - although it's 15 coins rather than 19 to make 999 yen, right?

(1x500)...
Forum: General 01-22-2010, 04:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,062
Posted By Drake Dun
I saw one in Waseda once. It was tucked into...

I saw one in Waseda once. It was tucked into this corner with ten other vending machines that sell weird stuffs. Mostly sex related.

That's the only one I've seen in 6 years of living here.
Forum: General 01-21-2010, 12:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,062
Posted By Drake Dun
Sorry, they're my 30 seconds now.

Sorry, they're my 30 seconds now.
Forum: General 01-17-2010, 05:46 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,062
Posted By Drake Dun
An interesting IRL puzzle.

Japanese bills start at 1000 yen. Coins come in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500.

When I make purchases, I always give the cashier an amount designed to reduce the number of coins I'm...
Forum: General 10-08-2009, 03:53 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,656
Posted By Drake Dun
The funniest thing that has ever happened.

I'm seriously.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8281382.stm
Forum: Spooky News 09-13-2009, 07:30 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,980
Posted By Drake Dun
And on the serious side, the Hubble has been...

And on the serious side, the Hubble has been retooled and is releasing more cool photos.

http://www.hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/25/

Not everything NASA does is a joke.
Forum: Politics 09-13-2009, 07:19 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 9,793
Posted By Drake Dun
Paranoia about Communism is passe. We're afraid...

Paranoia about Communism is passe. We're afraid of terrorists now.
Forum: Whining 09-08-2009, 04:35 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,903
Posted By Drake Dun
Soda is bad news. On top of the calories, it...

Soda is bad news. On top of the calories, it screws up your metabolism, so they say. If you're going to improve your dietary habits in only one respect, start there.
Forum: Whining 09-08-2009, 05:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,800
Posted By Drake Dun
It sounds to me like the whole affair is wrapping...

It sounds to me like the whole affair is wrapping up well not just for you and for justice, but maybe for the guy as well. You wouldn't have anything to feel guilty about even if his bad choice made...
Forum: Whining 09-03-2009, 06:49 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,121
Posted By Drake Dun
ya UR not real gothic real gothic revel in...

ya UR not real gothic real gothic revel in tragedy like rippe velvit
Forum: General 08-31-2009, 03:45 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 74,363
Posted By Drake Dun
I learned about suzumebachi (literally "sparrow...

I learned about suzumebachi (literally "sparrow bees"), which are bees that get up to around 40 cm in length and have a "poison cocktail" including neurotoxins which can send you into fatal...
Forum: Spooky News 08-31-2009, 03:33 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,036
Posted By Drake Dun
Score, lol. Really though, they can't be too...

Score, lol. Really though, they can't be too many iterations away from "God Hates Everything." Presumably they'll stop short of "God hates God".

In re the Bible being a "liberal" book, I wish I...
Forum: Spooky News 08-28-2009, 11:45 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,036
Posted By Drake Dun
Once upon a time, the astrolabe was the pinnacle...

Once upon a time, the astrolabe was the pinnacle of navigation technology.
Forum: Spooky News 08-28-2009, 11:24 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,036
Posted By Drake Dun
Lol. "God Hates the World." It started with...

Lol. "God Hates the World." It started with just gays, but then it had to move to gay "enablers", and then fence sitters, finally to all of America... oh, and Sweden. And now it's the whole world....
Forum: Spooky News 08-27-2009, 08:24 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,115
Posted By Drake Dun
Hey, we're already trying in Cali with marijuana,...

Hey, we're already trying in Cali with marijuana, man. The feds just won't let it go though.
Forum: General 08-15-2009, 08:10 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,832
Posted By Drake Dun
Fantastic. Another military force is exactly...

Fantastic. Another military force is exactly what the world needs right now.
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 08-10-2009, 06:11 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,907
Posted By Drake Dun
Still my favorite anime of all time. Strangely,...

Still my favorite anime of all time. Strangely, it is not well known in Japan.
Forum: Spooky News 07-22-2009, 12:56 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 30,817
Posted By Drake Dun
If science were to turn up a cure for AIDS or a...

If science were to turn up a cure for AIDS or a technology which removed all the health threats of hard drugs, the same people would be clamoring for legislation against it. Some of these people...
Forum: Spooky News 07-02-2009, 09:40 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,462
Posted By Drake Dun
It has been more than a week now and Michael...

It has been more than a week now and Michael Jackson is still dead. When will the horror end?!
Forum: Spooky News 06-29-2009, 08:00 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,797
Posted By Drake Dun
"'I believe that sex is a social construction,'...

"'I believe that sex is a social construction,' says Nora."

I do so love the expression "I believe". It conveniently announces that whatever follows is complete bullshit and that the speaker...
Forum: Politics 06-24-2009, 06:59 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,315
Posted By Drake Dun
This is shooting from the hip, and I can't prove...

This is shooting from the hip, and I can't prove it, but point blank, I think Alex Jones is a rank opportunist who knows what he says is bullshit and simply doesn't give a fuck because it keeps him...
Forum: General 06-22-2009, 06:38 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,077
Posted By Drake Dun
Educated fools deny truth of nature's...

Educated fools deny truth of nature's simultaneous 24 hour time cube.
Forum: General 06-19-2009, 01:28 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,529
Posted By Drake Dun
I was talking about the Ultimate Cosmic...

I was talking about the Ultimate Cosmic Scapegoat. You know, Jesus?
Forum: General 06-18-2009, 10:39 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,529
Posted By Drake Dun
The CENTRAL STORY of Christianity is that of a...

The CENTRAL STORY of Christianity is that of a human sacrifice, dude.

Anyway, we are talking about a god who cheerfully murders people, children, animals, anything you please, personally, again,...
Forum: General 06-18-2009, 06:18 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,529
Posted By Drake Dun
I actually meant that the original post was...

I actually meant that the original post was great. I should have quoted it.
Forum: General 06-18-2009, 04:28 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,529
Posted By Drake Dun
That is great. :D

That is great. :D
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 06-13-2009, 01:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,612
Posted By Drake Dun
Woops. Oh well, a game this good deserves...

Woops. Oh well, a game this good deserves multiple threads.

There are so many awesome games out right now. It's just a shame The Guns of the Patriots isn't on XBox. :(
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 06-12-2009, 03:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,612
Posted By Drake Dun
Fallout 3

Holy shit this is a good game. I've always liked the Fallout games, but this is on a whole other level. There's nothing quite like a series that starts good and just keeps getting better as it...
Forum: Spooky News 06-04-2009, 08:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,689
Posted By Drake Dun
Definitely satire.

Definitely satire.
Forum: Whining 06-04-2009, 03:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,140
Posted By Drake Dun
It's religion, man. Up is down, black is white,...

It's religion, man. Up is down, black is white, and Jesus is Lord. Right now I am having a debate with a guy who claims that Jephthah doesn't sacrifice his daughter in Judges 11:30-40. And not...
Forum: General 06-04-2009, 02:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,103
Posted By Drake Dun
Yeah I think the answer to this one is a...

Yeah I think the answer to this one is a straightforward "yes".
Forum: Whining 06-03-2009, 08:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,886
Posted By Drake Dun
If you hate it that much, you could do the simple...

If you hate it that much, you could do the simple cleaning they should be doing yourself. If you're lucky, you'll even shame them into doing some of it too.
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 06-03-2009, 12:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,276
Posted By Drake Dun
I'll be very surprised if it actually turns out...

I'll be very surprised if it actually turns out that attacking a tank with a chainsaw is a good idea. :P
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 06-03-2009, 05:17 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,276
Posted By Drake Dun
THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS. Seriously though, I...

THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS.

Seriously though, I think I understand where you're coming from. There is a little bit of a hump at the front of the learning curve. Once you get over it, though, the game...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 06-02-2009, 08:22 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,500
Posted By Drake Dun
Learn to Fly

Remember Hedgehog Launch? This is another game of that basic sort. This time you're an emperor penguin who gets angry one night because he sees that the article for emperor penguins on kiwipedia...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 06-02-2009, 08:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,276
Posted By Drake Dun
Burn the witch! Seriously though, this is...

Burn the witch!

Seriously though, this is kind of soon for a sequel. OTOH, Left 4 Dead 1 + chainsaw = paradise.
Forum: Spooky News 06-02-2009, 07:27 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,621
Posted By Drake Dun
The rights are definitely a factor in the...

The rights are definitely a factor in the picture, but they're not the only factor and they're a factor which could be easily isolated. If you talk to a lot of the opponents of gay marriage, they'll...
Forum: General 06-02-2009, 07:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,478
Posted By Drake Dun
We will never forgive you! Never forget the way...

We will never forgive you! Never forget the way you shamelessly... let... uh. What were we talking about again?
Forum: Spooky News 06-02-2009, 09:06 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,621
Posted By Drake Dun
Granted, but I think the dudes who chose those...

Granted, but I think the dudes who chose those principles were ahead of the curve in their own time. In fact I'm sorry to say it, but on several issues they'd be ahead of the curve even now. The...
Forum: Spooky News 06-02-2009, 08:52 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,621
Posted By Drake Dun
I guess there's some wiggle room with the term...

I guess there's some wiggle room with the term "institution" here, but leaving that aside - do you need the government to officially recognize your friendships for those friendships to be meaningful...
Forum: Spooky News 06-02-2009, 05:52 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,621
Posted By Drake Dun
Thank you, yes. Political arguments should be...

Thank you, yes. Political arguments should be dismissed out of hand if they rely upon beliefs which are not part of our shared experience. I.e., if you can't demonstrate its truth, feel free to go...
Forum: Spooky News 05-30-2009, 04:25 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,621
Posted By Drake Dun
I'll do some digging via FindLaw if I get the...

I'll do some digging via FindLaw if I get the time, but working just from Wikipedia, it looks like Baker v. Nelson 409 U.S. 810 (1972) is controlling on this question. So the Supreme Court has...
Forum: Whining 05-29-2009, 07:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,991
Posted By Drake Dun
Ciao. Best of luck and all that.

Ciao. Best of luck and all that.
Forum: Spooky News 05-26-2009, 11:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,621
Posted By Drake Dun
I'm not aware of any really strong arguments that...

I'm not aware of any really strong arguments that recognition of gay marriage is required by the federal Constitution. Equal protection is the only thing I can think of that seems on point, but...
Forum: Spooky News 05-26-2009, 11:11 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,621
Posted By Drake Dun
What makes you think a federal court will strike...

What makes you think a federal court will strike it down?
Forum: Spooky News 05-26-2009, 04:12 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,114
Posted By Drake Dun
Well, being the subject of nasty jokes or even...

Well, being the subject of nasty jokes or even being fired by individuals acting in their individual capacities is better then being hung by the government as an official act of "justice". Like... a...
Forum: Spooky News 05-05-2009, 09:45 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,025
Posted By Drake Dun
http://www.venganza.org/piratesarecool4.gif

http://www.venganza.org/piratesarecool4.gif
Forum: Spooky News 05-03-2009, 01:37 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,025
Posted By Drake Dun
Yeah, I thought of mentioning that myself. The...

Yeah, I thought of mentioning that myself. The implicit suggestion of the original article seems to be that going to church makes you support torture, but the obvious interpretation for me here is...
Forum: Spooky News 05-01-2009, 09:10 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,025
Posted By Drake Dun
Interesting point. I guess what they did was...

Interesting point. I guess what they did was start with one big undifferentiated sample set (which was presumably large enough for statistical purposes) and then break that down into smaller groups...
Forum: Spooky News 05-01-2009, 01:20 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,025
Posted By Drake Dun
Keep the name in mind. The next time you're...

Keep the name in mind. The next time you're consuming any news from any media source and statistics about religion in the U.S. come up, there's about a 90% chance that "Pew Forum" will be in the...
Forum: Spooky News 05-01-2009, 11:19 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,025
Posted By Drake Dun
The Pew Forum is essentially unimpeachable. It's...

The Pew Forum is essentially unimpeachable. It's on par with Gallup.
Forum: Politics 04-28-2009, 09:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,354
Posted By Drake Dun
Yeah, write something about freedom - not the...

Yeah, write something about freedom - not the word "freedom". Maybe you can talk about cases in which "freedom" considered as an abstract ideal takes on a life of its own and loses all connection to...
Forum: Whining 04-28-2009, 08:56 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,055
Posted By Drake Dun
It's just teh Internets dude. Somehow I missed...

It's just teh Internets dude. Somehow I missed the whole process of you getting everyone against you, so I don't know what the problem was. Usually when that happens it involves threats and...
Forum: Whining 04-25-2009, 08:18 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,768
Posted By Drake Dun
That's encouraging anyway. There's not much data...

That's encouraging anyway. There's not much data for us to go on here, so I'll just stick with the line that if it's a pervasive pattern you need to consider the possibility that there are bad...
Forum: Whining 04-25-2009, 07:34 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,768
Posted By Drake Dun
Well, you said that your partners have always...

Well, you said that your partners have always fucked you over. If "fucked over" means cheating, and the partners are numerous enough to rule out bad luck, there's a pretty good chance you're...
Forum: Whining 04-25-2009, 07:06 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,768
Posted By Drake Dun
By any chance would you be the sort of woman who...

By any chance would you be the sort of woman who gravitates toward assholes and reviles nice guys, and then is shocked and confused when the guys she chooses act like... well, assholes?
Forum: General 04-22-2009, 10:45 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,035
Posted By Drake Dun
I'm not following you, and I think it's because...

I'm not following you, and I think it's because we're not talking about the same thing. What I'm saying is that propositions are to be accepted or rejected in accordance with the same standards...
Forum: General 04-22-2009, 09:19 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,035
Posted By Drake Dun
Last I had heard, it was basically in the...

Last I had heard, it was basically in the theoretical rubbish bin. I wasn't aware that the concept has been revived until your post prompted me to go look it up. I guess that puts me about a decade...
Forum: General 04-21-2009, 12:36 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,035
Posted By Drake Dun
That's not quite right. You should ask me a more...

That's not quite right. You should ask me a more specific question, like whether I think it's idle talk to discuss the proposition that some dark energy is negatively charged, and some dark energy...
Forum: Politics 04-21-2009, 12:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,024
Posted By Drake Dun
Here is the language that would have been removed...

Here is the language that would have been removed from the Arkansas Constitution by HJR 1009:



I really shouldn't have to do the following exercise, but I know a lot of people simply won't...
Forum: General 04-20-2009, 07:05 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,035
Posted By Drake Dun
It's no more than idle talk unless you can define...

It's no more than idle talk unless you can define this "soul" thing and identify some way to detect them. What we would need to establish that any such thing exists in the first place is, not...
Forum: Whining 04-20-2009, 06:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,735
Posted By Drake Dun
It's true. I get a cheap thrill out of feeling...

It's true. I get a cheap thrill out of feeling more (intelligent / educated / moral / mature / whatever) than them.

I'm still right though.

BTW, from the responses I have the feeling you guys...
Forum: Politics 04-20-2009, 06:18 PM
Replies: 997
Views: 147,045
Posted By Drake Dun
There was some loss during the update. A few of...

There was some loss during the update. A few of mine got killed too.
Forum: Whining 04-20-2009, 06:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,735
Posted By Drake Dun
More creationist fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miULdI-qocg

There's nothing quite like having the other side prove your point for you.
Forum: General 04-20-2009, 09:57 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 7,584
Posted By Drake Dun
I have smoked marijuana like four times now, and...

I have smoked marijuana like four times now, and never noticed whatever effect it is that it's supposed to have. One of my friends assures me that I was quite high, but I can't quite see the point...
Forum: Spooky News 04-15-2009, 08:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,314
Posted By Drake Dun
"Columbine became a kind of giant national...

"Columbine became a kind of giant national Rorschach test."

That says it all. The only gripe I have with this article is the implicit suggestion that this is new information. The business about...
Forum: Politics 04-12-2009, 08:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,188
Posted By Drake Dun
Sounds like a cool project, but I don't really...

Sounds like a cool project, but I don't really have any leads for you. All I can say is that Google and the library are your friends.
Forum: Politics 04-11-2009, 10:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,059
Posted By Drake Dun
Fantastic. Another insane Muslim state is...

Fantastic. Another insane Muslim state is exactly what the world needs right now.
Forum: General 04-11-2009, 08:41 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,257
Posted By Drake Dun
Failblog.

I have been checking out failblog.org and laughing my ass off. This one is priceless (no pun intended):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCJ3Oz5JVKs
Forum: Politics 04-11-2009, 02:04 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,381
Posted By Drake Dun
Actually, I do find it slightly annoying that he...

Actually, I do find it slightly annoying that he bowed. If America ever stood for anything worth the effort, it's the idea that no man - be he President or plumber, should be expected to bow to...
Forum: Spooky News 04-09-2009, 11:30 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,469
Posted By Drake Dun
No, you don't understand. He was disrespecting...

No, you don't understand. He was disrespecting their dominance with that slumped shoulder, turned back stuff. Passive resisting motherfucker even had his hands in his pockets. That's the human...
Forum: Whining 04-09-2009, 11:00 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 7,999
Posted By Drake Dun
Maybe a good start would be to just relax and...

Maybe a good start would be to just relax and stop beating yourself up. People fuck up. I have some good fuckup stories from my life. You'll fuck up too. You can get into this vicious cycle where...
Forum: General 04-09-2009, 04:31 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,675
Posted By Drake Dun
When one of your slaves kills you with a weapon...

When one of your slaves kills you with a weapon that I provided, will you be mad at me? Wait, that's a silly question. No you won't.
Forum: Spooky News 04-08-2009, 09:16 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,469
Posted By Drake Dun
The police aren't there to protect you. They're...

The police aren't there to protect you. They're there to protect the system. Fortunately, there are many cases in which protecting the system means protecting you. Too bad about those other cases...
Forum: Spooky News 04-07-2009, 12:24 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,673
Posted By Drake Dun
I guess it's all relative. Compared to some...

I guess it's all relative. Compared to some places, the U.S. is very forward thinking.
Forum: Politics 04-06-2009, 08:50 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,897
Posted By Drake Dun
Fuck smokers! They're always picking off the guy...

Fuck smokers! They're always picking off the guy in back right after the boomer vomits on everyone, or dragging you off a rooftop right in the middle of a crescendo event. Seriously, how can they...
Forum: Spooky News 04-06-2009, 03:58 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,673
Posted By Drake Dun
Although I hate to lose a chance to take another...

Although I hate to lose a chance to take another free shot at the Bible, I have to agree. Not only is the guy an asshat for believing we don't have to worry about global warming because his...
Forum: General 04-05-2009, 09:09 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 13,832
Posted By Drake Dun
You don't understand! There was a GHOST in the...

You don't understand! There was a GHOST in the house! It was imperative that she get out right away. Products of your own overactive imagination are much more dangerous than driving drunk.
Forum: Spooky News 04-05-2009, 10:29 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,673
Posted By Drake Dun
You have got to be fucking kidding me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7h08RDYA5E

No walls of text this time. The thing speaks for itself.

It's not the bronze age anymore, people. Grow up, or die.
Forum: Spooky News 04-03-2009, 01:01 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,730
Posted By Drake Dun
The only reason this sort of thing isn't pandemic...

The only reason this sort of thing isn't pandemic is that most "believers" don't actually believe. Think about it. If you actually believed that you were headed for paradise when you die, your fear...
Forum: General 04-02-2009, 07:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,469
Posted By Drake Dun
Hah, be jealous. I can go down about five blocks...

Hah, be jealous. I can go down about five blocks from hear and get real sushi - cheap. Or I can go down to the fish market and get it as fresh as it gets (buku expensive though).
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 04-02-2009, 04:54 AM
Replies: 478
Views: 116,623
Posted By Drake Dun
I am playing Left 4 Dead. This game gets the...

I am playing Left 4 Dead. This game gets the sore butt award.

The sore butt award is awarded to games that are so fucking cool that you sit in front of a screen playing them for hours on end...
Forum: Whining 04-01-2009, 05:59 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 10,546
Posted By Drake Dun
Scratch that. I just read your later post.

Scratch that. I just read your later post.
Forum: Whining 04-01-2009, 05:57 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 10,546
Posted By Drake Dun
...but you know what is?

...but you know what is?
Forum: General 03-31-2009, 11:44 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 31,270
Posted By Drake Dun
There are different interpretations on the hell...

There are different interpretations on the hell thing, but it's not a mere translation error. Jesus talks about people who don't join his cult being thrown into the fire, etc.
Forum: Whining 03-31-2009, 11:36 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 10,546
Posted By Drake Dun
Maybe they're reading their Bible.

Maybe they're reading their Bible.
Forum: General 03-29-2009, 10:40 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 31,270
Posted By Drake Dun
Warning: long

Thanks for the response, HP. It shows the kind of forthcomingness I often complain about not getting from people, and it nicely satisfies my request for an "identif an actual difference of belief"....
Forum: Whining 03-29-2009, 11:27 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,695
Posted By Drake Dun
What do we have to do to make the list?

What do we have to do to make the list?
Forum: General 03-29-2009, 03:46 AM
Replies: 378
Views: 31,270
Posted By Drake Dun
There's a big difference between having a right...

There's a big difference between having a right to your beliefs, and having the right to expect other people not to comment on them. People like myself criticize Christianity for a variety of...
Forum: General 03-26-2009, 11:53 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 31,270
Posted By Drake Dun
I think I have a guess. We've missed you. :P

I think I have a guess. We've missed you. :P
Forum: General 03-26-2009, 09:49 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 31,270
Posted By Drake Dun
My trolldar is registering a blip the size of a...

My trolldar is registering a blip the size of a large black woman.
Forum: Whining 03-26-2009, 09:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,810
Posted By Drake Dun
You're in a better position to know than we are. ...

You're in a better position to know than we are. It sounds like the type of story I hear from my younger sister's life. You aren't by any chance in the junior high to highschool age range, are you?
Forum: Whining 03-26-2009, 09:35 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 8,676
Posted By Drake Dun
People are fuckups, man. Try not to hold it...

People are fuckups, man. Try not to hold it against them too much. If you dig around in your memory, I'm sure you'll find a time when you did something shitty to someone. Unless you're way better...
Forum: General 03-24-2009, 11:49 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,363
Posted By Drake Dun
Why does your mother even need to know what you...

Why does your mother even need to know what you buy for your boyfriend?
Forum: General 03-22-2009, 07:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,489
Posted By Drake Dun
Pretty cute. My favorite Onion thing on...

Pretty cute. My favorite Onion thing on religion, and probably my favorite Onion thing ever, was this:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512

There are some jokes in there that might go...
Forum: General 03-21-2009, 09:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,185
Posted By Drake Dun
You would love Japan. People throw out perfectly...

You would love Japan. People throw out perfectly good stuff here all the time. Just yesterday I had a lady ask me if I wanted a brand new one of those miniature cars for kids, the battery powered...
Forum: General 03-21-2009, 08:42 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,022
Posted By Drake Dun
The Bogosity guy did a thing on this recently: ...

The Bogosity guy did a thing on this recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x9fkQlxfvw&feature=PlayList&p=9AFB71BB0D8862F0&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=36

I find him a little grating as...
Forum: General 03-21-2009, 08:37 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,022
Posted By Drake Dun
Now we're asking serious questions. Let's...

Now we're asking serious questions.

Let's take these one a time.

Could I get you to express your thinking on the "miracle of the sun" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_the_Sun)?
Forum: General 03-21-2009, 06:34 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,022
Posted By Drake Dun
I would like to see that.

I would like to see that.
Forum: General 03-21-2009, 05:43 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,022
Posted By Drake Dun
No, it just stops it from being known to be true...

No, it just stops it from being known to be true - a precondition for the type of certainty you're projecting. Meanwhile, a number of the phenomena you're describing fly directly in the face of...
Forum: General 03-21-2009, 03:53 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,022
Posted By Drake Dun
Evidence, please?

Evidence, please?
Forum: General 03-21-2009, 02:19 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,022
Posted By Drake Dun
Inanimate objects with "certain energies"? Don't...

Inanimate objects with "certain energies"? Don't make me laugh! We all know that the only time inanimate objects are magical is when a properly ordained clergyman intones the appropriate...
Forum: Whining 03-20-2009, 04:59 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 21,434
Posted By Drake Dun
Okay, so he posts something that makes the admins...

Okay, so he posts something that makes the admins angry, and they ban him for it. As soon as people start talking about it here, it mysteriously disappears, along with a conversation about it. The...
Forum: General 03-19-2009, 09:32 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 17,379
Posted By Drake Dun
Man who repeatedly ***** small girl for years,...

Man who repeatedly ***** small girl for years, starting at age 6: not excommunicated.

Doctor, medical team, small girl's mother: excommunicated.
Forum: General 03-19-2009, 09:05 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 17,379
Posted By Drake Dun
The all encompassing, all good Catholic Church...

The all encompassing, all good Catholic Church strikes again, again.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/11/brazil.****.abortion/index.html

"God's law is above human laws".
Forum: General 03-18-2009, 10:36 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 17,379
Posted By Drake Dun
The all encompassing, all good Roman Catholic...

The all encompassing, all good Roman Catholic Church strikes again.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/17/cameroon.pope/index.html

Actually, an interesting question just occured to me....
Forum: General 03-17-2009, 11:29 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,787
Posted By Drake Dun
I'm from California, but I live in Tokyo.

I'm from California, but I live in Tokyo.
Forum: Whining 03-16-2009, 07:43 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 45,679
Posted By Drake Dun
And now you see the POWER of the dark side. ...

And now you see the POWER of the dark side. Didn't that feel good?

edit: Doh. I don't know if it's intentional, but I can't put a smiley face emoticon in my post. It gets automatically redacted.
Forum: General 03-16-2009, 10:28 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 17,379
Posted By Drake Dun
I think one can be forgiven for wondering why the...

I think one can be forgiven for wondering why the proof is always of whatever the person has been primed to believe. People with a Christian background get proof of the Christian worldview. People...
Forum: General 03-15-2009, 10:09 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 17,379
Posted By Drake Dun
We probably would if people thought the turkey...

We probably would if people thought the turkey started as turkey, but became Tom Cruise in the oven. Or if the reason people shot off fireworks on the 4th was to ward off spacecraft from the...
Forum: General 03-12-2009, 02:52 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
I think I'll throw my two cents in here, since...

I think I'll throw my two cents in here, since the whole "absence of evidence" thing has come up quite a few times recently. In my analysis all the confusion on this comes down to an...
Forum: General 03-10-2009, 10:57 PM
Replies: 333
Views: 28,034
Posted By Drake Dun
I hate cats in heat. Can someone lend me an old...

I hate cats in heat. Can someone lend me an old shoe or something? Preferably one with an aerodynamic profile?
Forum: Spooky News 03-10-2009, 09:38 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,268
Posted By Drake Dun
Dude, that's the wrong excuse. You need to take...

Dude, that's the wrong excuse. You need to take a page from Bush. What you do is, you explain how it's a tragic example of "collateral damage", and how your guys do everything in their power to see...
Forum: Spooky News 03-10-2009, 09:28 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,268
Posted By Drake Dun
Mel put a fucking flag pole through a fucking...

Mel put a fucking flag pole through a fucking horse's rib cage. TAKE THAT YOU FUCKING LIMEY HORSE. I say, how do you like the taste of gold-tipped American flag pole, my equine chappy? Would you...
Forum: General 03-10-2009, 05:36 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
To be perfectly honest, there are times when I'm...

To be perfectly honest, there are times when I'm arguing with people just because I enjoy it, or on principle, or out of pure personal spite. This may have been one of those times. Still, there are...
Forum: Spooky News 03-09-2009, 07:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,686
Posted By Drake Dun
Oops. I had the idea they're a closely related...

Oops. I had the idea they're a closely related separate branch, but I guess they're the other mammal branch. My bad.
Forum: General 03-09-2009, 07:07 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
Hmm. Maybe if I've reduced him to this, I was a...

Hmm. Maybe if I've reduced him to this, I was a little too rough.
Forum: General 03-09-2009, 09:12 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
I guess I should be angry, but the honesty is...

I guess I should be angry, but the honesty is quite refreshing.
Forum: Spooky News 03-09-2009, 08:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,077
Posted By Drake Dun
Last time we had a big news church shooting, it...

Last time we had a big news church shooting, it turned out that the shooter was all bent out of shape at the church for being too liberal. I had the hunch that this case might be an example of...
Forum: Whining 03-09-2009, 07:29 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,879
Posted By Drake Dun
I was going to say the same thing. If they're...

I was going to say the same thing. If they're really that bad, reduce your level of contact with them. There are ways to do that without spitting in their faces.
Forum: Spooky News 03-09-2009, 05:10 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,686
Posted By Drake Dun
Mammals: 1, Marsupials: 0

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/kangaroo.australia.wrestles/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Forum: Spooky News 03-09-2009, 04:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,268
Posted By Drake Dun
This is tangental, and I want to stress that I am...

This is tangental, and I want to stress that I am not expressing an opinion on the political dimensions of this (since I know jack diddly about them), but is anyone else annoyed by the fact that in...
Forum: Politics 03-09-2009, 04:03 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 45,552
Posted By Drake Dun
IMO extreme hypothetical situations are not a...

IMO extreme hypothetical situations are not a problem unless one has a naive view of ethics. Our morals break down under sufficiently intense pressure precisely because they are constructs, and not...
Forum: General 03-09-2009, 03:41 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
Yet that would not be the case if you were living...

Yet that would not be the case if you were living in a time and place in which a huge portion, even a majority of the people around you believe that it is flat, and that because it's flat we have to...
Forum: General 03-08-2009, 11:28 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
Maybe you're right, but I hope you can see the...

Maybe you're right, but I hope you can see the irony. Here you sit, arguing that we should not be having this conversation, as opposed to pro-actively doing something to better the lives of those...
Forum: General 03-08-2009, 11:23 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
In response to SYL's last few posts.

Okay, I'll just leave aside the claims you have quietly dropped (goodbye gradualism strawman? goodbye fine tuning?), and get to the stuff you have transitioned to instead. Chasing creationists from...
Forum: General 03-08-2009, 09:37 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
I notice it's always the people on the religious...

I notice it's always the people on the religious side who insist that no conclusions can ever be reached, that the evidence is useless, that we all need to stop talking about it... Cooincidence? If...
Forum: General 03-08-2009, 09:13 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
I think you should read your own apologetics...

I think you should read your own apologetics before trying to ape them. Reading things has the most magical effect upon your understanding of them. Try it some time!

The argument you're talking...
Forum: Politics 03-08-2009, 08:47 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,591
Posted By Drake Dun
I have actually still been meaning to do research...

I have actually still been meaning to do research on this question. I've just been too lazy to get off my butt and do it. I apologize.
Forum: Literature 03-07-2009, 11:44 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,029
Posted By Drake Dun
Only the same cool points I have already assigned...

Only the same cool points I have already assigned to you. :)
Forum: Politics 03-07-2009, 08:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,054
Posted By Drake Dun
I've never gotten off my butt to check into the...

I've never gotten off my butt to check into the actual facts of it, but something you hear from the left in the States is that there was a proactive program of stunting the growth of public transit...
Forum: Literature 03-07-2009, 08:02 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,029
Posted By Drake Dun
Woops, I'm coming to this thread a tad late,...

Woops, I'm coming to this thread a tad late, but...

I have read The Fight Club and Choke. And although someone already expressed their annoyance at this opinion, the movie The Fight Club, which...
Forum: General 03-07-2009, 05:59 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
For myself it all comes down to a need to know, I...

For myself it all comes down to a need to know, I think. Pretty much what Wednesday said. There's more to know than one can ever put a real dent in, but I enjoy adding to my horde, even if it will...
Forum: General 03-07-2009, 01:58 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,086
Posted By Drake Dun
Good point. That's the main reason I don't...

Good point. That's the main reason I don't believe Jesus was the son of a god. Right there at the end of the Book of Mathew, where he admits to his flock that he's actually a spy from the planet...
Forum: Politics 03-06-2009, 07:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,024
Posted By Drake Dun
A fascinating scrap of news.

Relating, as usual, to my unhealthy obsession with all things religious and atheist.

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Pages/BillInformation.aspx?measureno=HJR1009

One of the states...
Forum: General 02-26-2009, 09:02 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,547
Posted By Drake Dun
The Jews invented women! My bowels hurt.

The Jews invented women! My bowels hurt.
Forum: Politics 02-26-2009, 03:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,218
Posted By Drake Dun
Don't listen to Sternn. He's obviously a reptoid...

Don't listen to Sternn. He's obviously a reptoid (http://www.reptoids.com/).
Forum: Spooky News 02-25-2009, 07:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,393
Posted By Drake Dun
Customer service fail.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/25/ryanair.blog/index.html

I've just been plaing GTA4 and this is exactly the sort of thing that would show up as background fluff in it. Lol.
Forum: Music 02-21-2009, 02:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,160
Posted By Drake Dun
The best song ever written...

...according to Drake. "High", by The Cure (yes, I just dated myself). I must have listened to this song a couple hundred times by now, and it still has the power to make me shudder involuntarily...
Forum: Politics 02-21-2009, 12:51 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,591
Posted By Drake Dun
Sorry for jumping to conclusions. I'm used to...

Sorry for jumping to conclusions. I'm used to hearing "personal beliefs" as code for "idiotic religious delusions." I'll dig around in the law for as soon as I feel up to it.

When I come back,...
Forum: General 02-21-2009, 12:42 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,566
Posted By Drake Dun
You notice, however, that cute bunnies do not go...

You notice, however, that cute bunnies do not go around extolling the coyote as a paragon of moral virtue, recommending to other cute bunnies that they abase themselves before coyotes, or droning on...
Forum: General 02-20-2009, 04:39 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,566
Posted By Drake Dun
Lol. Keep piling it on. I think I'll bookmark...

Lol. Keep piling it on. I think I'll bookmark this for future use.
Forum: Politics 02-20-2009, 09:19 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,614
Posted By Drake Dun
You know what they say. Ask a stupid question...

You know what they say. Ask a stupid question...
Forum: General 02-20-2009, 09:09 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,566
Posted By Drake Dun
Ugh. I'm not even touching that one. The...

Ugh. I'm not even touching that one. The fallacy is so obvious that if you don't see it yourself (which I really, really doubt), you're hopelessly stupid, depraved, or both. Thank you for the...
Forum: Whining 02-20-2009, 09:03 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,663
Posted By Drake Dun
Chihuahuas are very aerodynamic. If you practice...

Chihuahuas are very aerodynamic. If you practice for a while, you can kick field goals with them consistently. Shooting hoops is a little harder, but as long as you go for the backboard rebound...
Forum: Politics 02-20-2009, 02:47 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,591
Posted By Drake Dun
Those are some pretty idiotic beliefs you have...

Those are some pretty idiotic beliefs you have there, but if you really have that little respect for yourself and the people who care about you, yes. As a basic rule, you have that right. The exact...
Forum: Whining 02-20-2009, 12:50 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,944
Posted By Drake Dun
jack_the_knife level up! Gained +1 STR Gained...

jack_the_knife level up!
Gained +1 STR
Gained +3 HP
Forum: Whining 02-19-2009, 08:47 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,944
Posted By Drake Dun
Defense of third person is a well established...

Defense of third person is a well established affirmative defense to homicide. If the kid reasonably believes that lethal force is being used against his mother, he can resort to lethal force...
Forum: Whining 02-19-2009, 06:45 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,944
Posted By Drake Dun
You'll hear no objections from me. Go for it!

You'll hear no objections from me. Go for it!
Forum: Politics 02-19-2009, 05:33 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 43,309
Posted By Drake Dun
Unfortuatenly, altering a mature organism is an...

Unfortuatenly, altering a mature organism is an enormously more difficult task than just tinkering with embryonic stem cells. I don't think we'll see technology like that for a long, long time.
Forum: Whining 02-19-2009, 08:10 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,619
Posted By Drake Dun
Lol, no, I didn't. I try to steer well clear of...

Lol, no, I didn't. I try to steer well clear of episodes like the recent ones involving Unimatrix. :P
Forum: Whining 02-19-2009, 07:45 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,619
Posted By Drake Dun
Aah... if only I were talking about the past. ...

Aah... if only I were talking about the past.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7244579.stm

Sorry, I was working from memory and I got a couple details wrong. First, they were planning to...
Forum: Politics 02-19-2009, 07:17 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 43,309
Posted By Drake Dun
Sounds like fun. It's funny you would mention...

Sounds like fun. It's funny you would mention personal experience, though. My own experience suggests to me strongly that intelligence is mostly genetic. Since we're presumably observing more or...
Forum: Politics 02-19-2009, 06:37 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 43,309
Posted By Drake Dun
Intelligence seems to be largely genetic. As...

Intelligence seems to be largely genetic. As always, Wikipedia is a good place to start.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_IQ
Forum: Politics 02-19-2009, 06:27 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 43,309
Posted By Drake Dun
It was a joke. The point is, if Group B is what...

It was a joke. The point is, if Group B is what we have now, where did the people in Group A come from? Eugenics is not the science of conjuring human beings out of thin air.
Forum: Politics 02-19-2009, 06:20 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 43,309
Posted By Drake Dun
...using what? People from another planet?

...using what? People from another planet?
Forum: Politics 02-19-2009, 05:58 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 43,309
Posted By Drake Dun
Hang on. If Group B is what we have now, where...

Hang on. If Group B is what we have now, where did Group A come from?
Forum: Politics 02-19-2009, 04:55 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 43,309
Posted By Drake Dun
I'm not sure exactly what you're proposing, but I...

I'm not sure exactly what you're proposing, but I have a pretty strong hunch that the science behind it is wrong. You can't change the frequencies simply by shuffling things around. Sooner or later...
Forum: Politics 02-19-2009, 04:03 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 43,309
Posted By Drake Dun
Huh? That's what eugenics is. How do you affect...

Huh? That's what eugenics is. How do you affect allele frequencies except by artificial selection or direct engineering?
Forum: Politics 02-19-2009, 12:25 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 43,309
Posted By Drake Dun
I understand the motivation, but I really don't...

I understand the motivation, but I really don't think we need to go there, for a whole range of reasons. Anyway, we're very close to full blown genetic engineering now, and that will render it a...
Forum: General 02-18-2009, 10:20 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,543
Posted By Drake Dun
If it's the one I've seen, please be careful with...

If it's the one I've seen, please be careful with it. It was made by some other Christians who had a bone to pick with Mormonism. Take it in the vein of Zeitgeist - it includes some correct...
Forum: General 02-18-2009, 10:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,543
Posted By Drake Dun
We can't pretend to know what Jesus of Nazareth...

We can't pretend to know what Jesus of Nazareth was really like, assuming the man even existed (which is not entirely clear). All we know is how he has been portrayed by a handful of obscure authors...
Forum: General 02-18-2009, 05:31 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,543
Posted By Drake Dun
And let me add one more thought. If you are...

And let me add one more thought. If you are writing in hackneyed King James English, which was already archaic in the 17th century, in the 19th or 20th centuries, because it has certain cheap...
Forum: General 02-18-2009, 05:11 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,543
Posted By Drake Dun
Forgive me, Gothic.net...

...for I have started another thread on religion. Old habits come back with a vengence.

Early today I had a talk with my father about this that and the other thing, including, predictably,...
Forum: Whining 02-18-2009, 03:39 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,619
Posted By Drake Dun
Barbarism is barbarism. Throwing rocks at a...

Barbarism is barbarism. Throwing rocks at a woman until she dies because she made you impotent with a magic spell is fucking idiotic and barbaric. It doesn't suddenly become an interesting cultural...
Forum: Politics 02-17-2009, 07:47 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,192
Posted By Drake Dun
This is why South America is a dire threat to...

This is why South America is a dire threat to civilization, and why the powers that be in the U.S. are often terrified over what's going on down there. There are frequent and inadequately controlled...
Forum: General 02-16-2009, 08:58 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,036
Posted By Drake Dun
That would depend upon your definition of...

That would depend upon your definition of absurdity, and on what you're calling absurd. Asking whether the actual content of the beliefs is absurd from a rational standpoint is different from asking...
Forum: General 02-16-2009, 08:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,036
Posted By Drake Dun
It stands to reason. People go to religion...

It stands to reason. People go to religion because they're looking for meaning, etc., and to the extent they think they're getting it, it's not surprising it would also influence their physical...
Forum: Whining 02-16-2009, 07:41 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 10,444
Posted By Drake Dun
Yeah... I can tell you from experience how well...

Yeah... I can tell you from experience how well that doesn't work.

I don't know exactly what to say to you, but I have the feeling this might help:
...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 02-15-2009, 08:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,729
Posted By Drake Dun
Bill Maher's "Religulous"

I'm trying to be a good boy and not start threads on religion, but I am finally watching Religulous and it's... something else. I usually watch Bill Maher on his T.V. show or whatever (on YouTube)...
Forum: Spooky News 02-13-2009, 02:44 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,902
Posted By Drake Dun
http://biochemicalsoul.com/wp-content/uploads/2008...

http://biochemicalsoul.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/2h6yet5.jpg
http://www.thismodernworld.com/3584
http://larvalsubjects.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/biblesaur.jpg
...
Forum: Spooky News 02-12-2009, 11:35 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,902
Posted By Drake Dun
I'm now reading a Protestant screed on this...

I'm now reading a Protestant screed on this question, and realizing that I went too far when I said "out of whole cloth". There are passages in the New Testament in which Jesus says things which...
Forum: Spooky News 02-12-2009, 11:09 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,902
Posted By Drake Dun
It's a pretty trivial gloss upon the dogma of one...

It's a pretty trivial gloss upon the dogma of one man as God on Earth - just one of the many dogmas which not only isn't supported by the Bible, but is plainly inconsistent with it, and which was...
Forum: Spooky News 02-12-2009, 10:54 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,902
Posted By Drake Dun
Bingo. One of the basic tricks in religion's bag...

Bingo. One of the basic tricks in religion's bag is to grab something we don't understand yet and attribute it to magic. When some uppity scientist comes along pushing an actual explanation, using...
Forum: Whining 02-12-2009, 08:19 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 15,888
Posted By Drake Dun
I once designed an alternate history / retro RPG...

I once designed an alternate history / retro RPG world called "Venus 1953" (or so... don't remember the exact year I picked). Mankind had colonized Venus using the "Tesla drive" - a propulsion...
Forum: Spooky News 02-12-2009, 05:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,105
Posted By Drake Dun
There's an irony for you. I just got finished...

There's an irony for you. I just got finished playing an environmentally oriented flash game called Oiligarchy. You play the oil industry and guide it in its quest to drag humanity's dependence on...
Forum: Spooky News 02-12-2009, 04:21 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,902
Posted By Drake Dun
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/08/14/scien...

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/08/14/science/sciencespecial2/20050815_EVO_GRAPHIC.html

We beat Turkey!
Forum: Spooky News 02-09-2009, 06:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,980
Posted By Drake Dun
The great Holocaust denial caper.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/09/germany.bishop/index.html

Europe's approach to this problem stinks. It's the one area in which the U.S. is still way ahead, morally. In the States,...
Forum: General 02-07-2009, 08:16 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
I can only speak for myself, but any dispute I...

I can only speak for myself, but any dispute I might have with someone over their mere belief in gods would be a purely academic one. Nothing I would get particuarly bent out of shape over. The...
Forum: Spooky News 02-07-2009, 07:45 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 7,631
Posted By Drake Dun
Man, you guys got me wanting to read one of these...

Man, you guys got me wanting to read one of these books just to find out how they inspire so much hate.
Forum: Whining 02-07-2009, 07:42 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,226
Posted By Drake Dun
Everyone else has said it already, but just do...

Everyone else has said it already, but just do everything you can do, and don't feel guilty for not doing anything you can't.

I'm very sorry to hear about your friend.
Forum: General 02-06-2009, 07:22 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Don't worry, I'm done now. It's just extremely...

Don't worry, I'm done now. It's just extremely frustrating when someone keeps insisting they're right even though they refuse to make a case for fear of having it rebutted.
Forum: General 02-06-2009, 12:00 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Nuh-uh! Nuh-uh nuh-uh nuh-uh times infinity!

Nuh-uh! Nuh-uh nuh-uh nuh-uh times infinity!
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 11:04 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Now there are -3 gods. It's like a trinity. ...

Now there are -3 gods. It's like a trinity. Unfortunately, they're still all sadists. :(
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 10:24 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Dude, I refuse to believe that you can't see the...

Dude, I refuse to believe that you can't see the problem with this. I could go dig up a website taking any position on anything, claim that it proves some point, and demand that you read it. But I...
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 10:07 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Lol, I found it on the list. 25. ARGUMENT...

Lol, I found it on the list.

25. ARGUMENT FROM INTERNET AUTHORITY
(1) There is a website that successfully argues for the existence of God.
(2) Here is the URL.
(3) Therefore, God exists.
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 10:01 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Three points. :D

Three points. :D
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 09:46 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Nah. Maybe I will at some point, although I...

Nah. Maybe I will at some point, although I doubt there's anything there I haven't heard before. In the meantime, I'm having too much fun exposing your dishonesty and cowardice here.
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 09:36 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
How about you pick what you think is the single...

How about you pick what you think is the single best argument on that site, then make the argument yourself instead of trying to fob everything off on some random third party. Your distractions are...
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 09:24 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Hey, relax buddy! You need a rest, guy! Look...

Hey, relax buddy! You need a rest, guy! Look over there!
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 09:19 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
For you, maybe. I'm having a grand old time. ...

For you, maybe. I'm having a grand old time. It's been a long time since I saw multiple religious people in one thread all reduced to asserting the existence of a Dr. Moriarty type god. That...
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 06:26 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,467
Posted By Drake Dun
That's what I was asking. I know more or less...

That's what I was asking. I know more or less how peer review works with journals. I was curious about what the standards are with dissertations. If the source doesn't say, that's not the end of...
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 09:22 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Oh! Glad we got that sorted out. Uh... you too,...

Oh! Glad we got that sorted out. Uh... you too, buddy!
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 08:54 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Can someone translate that into English for me,...

Can someone translate that into English for me, so I can rebut it?
Forum: Spooky News 02-05-2009, 07:04 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,903
Posted By Drake Dun
That's okay. I always carefully ignore what...

That's okay. I always carefully ignore what other people say, and then say it myself like it's some brilliant new revelation. Try it some time. It works great!
Forum: General 02-05-2009, 06:58 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 16,193
Posted By Drake Dun
Another rant.

And not just believe in the existence of, but adore. It's beyond me, too. I keep trying to understand it, but the only way I have ever figured out to make sense of it is to assume that the...
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