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I will not go quietly into the night!
Month: October 2012
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Getting atheists to agree on anything has been compared to trying to herd cats. This cat wants to go this way, that one that way, until forward motion is nearly nil. Even getting an atheist to come to the table to debate a direction, or even consider that a direction is needed, is a difficult…
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Everyone has seen the Y U NO Guy, now called simply the y u no meme. Perhaps not everyone knows it originated in a Japanese comic.
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Ever read at letter to the editor or seen a sign carried by a Christian exclaiming this or that piece of scripture? Ever hear them assert that the nation had better return to God or face the consequences? Discounting the fact that every Christian interprets the Bible differently, has a different vision of what God…
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A simple cold lingers on for several days. Usually mild, the person afflicted can carry on, perhaps even go to work or to school. The virus involved has filled a niche and is what it is by way of natural selection. By remaining a mild plight the virus does not kill its host, permitting the…
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Why belief? It seems that humans have a predilection towards belief. The earliest humans, observing powerful natural forces at work in their world, felt helpless. Without the understanding of such forces as lightning, earthquakes, or tsunami the primitive human could only imagine the causes behind them. Imagine they did. They didn’t have the facts,…
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