I like this man; he is one of the Good Guys. However, I resent the implication that the only way to be fully human is to accept Christ. We are all fully human already, for better or worse. Our challenge is to work out decent moral guidelines within the limitations of our humanity.
I realize that what he's saying may be perceived as the same thing, and that he and I are working towards the same goal. But it seems to me that assigning the name "Christ" to that "moral compass", as it were, is only a lifeline used for clinging to one's childhood faith.
>> ^dannym3141: I didn't even see some nature of american bubble appear at all, as i was totally expecting. Or was that 'empire' formed before this timeline?
The video starts in 1800. The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776.
I did my master's thesis on some of the weird quantum effects he mentions at the very end. Such a cold cloud of gas can actually work as a quantum computer.
Via PZ Myers, who offers up this little witticism:
"Somehow, I get the idea that Steven L. Anderson, the flaming anti-gay pastor, has these dreams in which he stands shoulder to shoulder with a long line of men, and they all unzip and flip out their penises and spray a mighty stream forth, together, with pride and joy…and he feels good about these dreams. Glory!"
You know what's great about linux? It's completely open-source, so if something crashes, you can just dmesg and grep to find out what the fuck went wrong and fix it so it doesn't happen again. How cool is that?
Grey Diamonds optical illusion
You're all wrong. Obviously the piece of paper is transparent. I win.
I have a cat in my beard. Your argument is invalid.
This preacher is going to burn in hell !
I realize that what he's saying may be perceived as the same thing, and that he and I are working towards the same goal. But it seems to me that assigning the name "Christ" to that "moral compass", as it were, is only a lifeline used for clinging to one's childhood faith.
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I didn't even see some nature of american bubble appear at all, as i was totally expecting. Or was that 'empire' formed before this timeline?
The video starts in 1800. The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776.
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A shame that the video cuts off the music so abruptly, though.
*bravo *music
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Serious teeth damage usually follows.
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America's problem is that men sit down when they pee
"Somehow, I get the idea that Steven L. Anderson, the flaming anti-gay pastor, has these dreams in which he stands shoulder to shoulder with a long line of men, and they all unzip and flip out their penises and spray a mighty stream forth, together, with pride and joy…and he feels good about these dreams. Glory!"
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