Existence is constantly changing and the models will never be perfect but 99% accuracy in evolution of the universe works until a new experiment clarifies it further. That’s how objective experimentation fucking works.

Whereas faith is merely antagonizes empirical reality to allow the subjective person to believe whatever idiocy they choose or were raised with.

Except in the magical example you’ve provided, the antagonization of empirical reality occurs based on this constant change of existence. A constant change in existence means there is no or very little empirical reality, which means you are operating on a level of faith and theory.

If this were true, and that cougar were Helen Mirren, I would convert back to Catholicism.

personally i hope i find all my friends, and loved ones, and my dog brownie when i get there. some would call it heaven, i lean towards it being the last flash of my consciousness that’s drawn out like a dream, and everything good about my life is what i think of at the very end, with everyone smiling, and happy.

Add UGA beating Florida on a loop and you have my personal heaven as well.

/It’s almost Cocktail Party time, gents
//when UGA always face plants

Perfectly stated.

/I hope I find my Lab, Jasper
//RIP homey!!

personally i hope i find all my friends, and loved ones, and my dog brownie when i get there. some would call it heaven, i lean towards it being the last flash of my consciousness that’s drawn out like a dream, and everything good about my life is what i think of at the very end, with everyone smiling, and happy.

i imagine my god as a friendly jaguar that’s always holding the finest herb.

I’ve always imagined God as an older woman, a la a grandmother. Much better than an angry old man striking down upon thee

seems like we have a few new voices who can bring the heat.

the zealots always get the press, but to be honest with you, everyone finds out if there is a god or not when they die, it’s a journey they make alone and I hope whatever people find at the end is comforting to them, whether they believe in a god or not.

Perfectly stated.

/I hope I find my Lab, Jasper
//RIP homey!!

I find most people of any faith to have a live and let live existence.

and everyone needs to have an open mind, which is just as important.

the zealots always get the press, but to be honest with you, everyone finds out if there is a god or not when they die, it’s a journey they make alone and I hope whatever people find at the end is comforting to them, whether they believe in a god or not.

And if most Christians behaved this way, the world would be a much better place.

Ha.

oh that’s bullshit…otherwise missionaries and gay-hatin’ and crusades and shit wouldn’t happen.

+1

Unless you want to use condoms because you have AIDS…

/Pope’d

I’ve encountered many people who take out their little kid anger on religion

I’m not sure I get this line, to be honest. My problem with religion is the “group think” mentality that is produced because of it. It seems like individual thought is stamped out more times than not.

Having said that, if being religious floats your boat, have at it. It’s when people push their religion onto others that I let out my “little kid anger.”

I find most people of any faith to have a live and let live existence.

oh that’s bullshit…otherwise missionaries and gay-hatin’ and crusades and shit wouldn’t happen.

I’ve encountered many people who take out their little kid anger on religion. I find most people of any faith to have a live and let live existence. The Bible says the two most important commandments are too love God like no other, and to honor and love thy neighbor. A Christain’s job isn’t to condemn you to hell or be dogmatic in any way. His job is to allow the Lord’s light to shine through him as the best example of God’s love. In the end, I don’t get to heaven or hell based on whether you believe.

Thank you, Darrell. I couldn’t say it any better

Unless it’s planes carpet-bombing the plains of Har Meggido.

BulletJoe, I feel that my lack of faith in the Saints will be borne out by season’s end. I saw enough leakage in that defense even last night’s massacre to reaffirm that belief.
/ Genuflects before the altar of Patrick Willis