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pussnheels

Viziam

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#61 - 2013-04-29 11:03:47 UTC

i can only comment by adding a quote from one of my favourite historical persons
+1 internetz if you know who

If God hadn't exsisted they would have invented him

pretty sure that some of our more conservative among us will claim that he was a fictious perona and in some fantasy novel written 250 years ago

I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire

Krixtal Icefluxor

INLAND EMPIRE Galactic

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#62 - 2013-04-29 13:37:20 UTC

stoicfaux wrote:

Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:

In fact, I thought even Newtonian mechanics stated that every object in the universe affects every other object.

Newton was wrong. (But correct enough at short distances and at low speeds.)

Every source I'm reading says that my statement is true. It's just at incredibly infinitesimal amounts.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck." - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882

Krixtal Icefluxor

INLAND EMPIRE Galactic

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#63 - 2013-04-29 13:40:13 UTC | Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor

Commissar Akiga wrote:

Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:

Yes, a 4th grade class at a private religious institute constitutes the knowledge of science in the USA Straight

The fact that children are allowed in this environment is borderline child abuse.

A school should be about critical thinking and learning what is right and being able to understand and determine for yourself WHY it is right... Not "This is right. There's no proof and science, the platform of all advancement of our species to date, contradicts religious theory at every given opportunity with facts, but you know, don't question what we tell you, because it IS right."

People shouldn't have religion introduced to them until they're adults and free to make up their own mind, of course that's never going to happen and it's logistically impossible no doubt, but can you imagine how few people would still be religious?

I think it's beyond disgusting that it still affects politics and often times in a negative way. Kids have died because their parents chose to pray instead of seek medical attention, and the law in their state permitted it... It took two dead children before the government stepped in and deemed them unfit parents. One was too many, two is a tragedy.

That's the problem with true democratic freedom. People have a right to believe and do whatever they want, even in the face of cold hard truth. It's almost a form of psychological denial in cases like this.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck." - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882

Krixtal Icefluxor

INLAND EMPIRE Galactic

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#64 - 2013-04-29 13:41:39 UTC

pussnheels wrote:

Voltaire, ftw.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck." - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882

Angelique Duchemin

Team Evil

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#65 - 2013-04-29 18:39:36 UTC

Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:

pussnheels wrote:

Voltaire, ftw.

Voltaire gets too much credit and his opinion on jews is not quoted nearly as much as it should be.

The very sun of heaven seemed distorted when viewed through the polarising miasma welling out from this sea-soaked perversion, and twisted menace and suspense lurked leeringly in those crazily elusive angles of carven rock where a second glance shewed concavity after the first shewed convexity.

Surfin's PlunderBunny

Sebiestor Tribe

Minmatar Republic

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#66 - 2013-04-29 18:47:23 UTC

Angelique Duchemin wrote:

Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:

pussnheels wrote:

Voltaire, ftw.

Voltaire gets too much credit and his opinion on jews is not quoted nearly as much as it should be.

These them? Bear

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Khergit Deserters

Crom's Angels

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#67 - 2013-04-29 21:30:18 UTC | Edited by: Khergit Deserters

I like Voltaire. "Candide was given the choice of running the gauntlet and being beaten by the entire regiment or being shot in the head. Being a believer in free will, he chose to run the gauntlet." (Paraphrase, not the exact quote)

But on the original topic, I sure wish I'd been around during those humans and behemoth days. Could be really exciting, like this. Or like this. (Well, that one has nothing to do with behemoths. It's just a gratuitous Raquel Welch shot from the same movie).

pussnheels

Viziam

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#68 - 2013-04-30 05:30:20 UTC | Edited by: pussnheels

Angelique Duchemin wrote:

Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:

pussnheels wrote:

Voltaire, ftw.

Voltaire gets too much credit and his opinion on jews is not quoted nearly as much as it should be.

True but his views wasn't different as just about every other european on judaism sadly that view/opinion had been there since the middleages and would continue till well into the 20 th century

and sadly is again on the rise in some religious communities
where ever they burn books they eventually burn people

if you want to believe , fine that is your choice and i wil respect you for that that , what i can not stand is that they are forcing their world views and morales onto others who have no other choice or still not able to make a choice for themselves
and that is the saddest part of the original post of this thread

I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire

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