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Old 06-28-2012, 09:58 PM
 
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this is sort of like the "Butterfly effect" in which a butterfly flapping it's wings in Brazil causes a hurricane in Texas.

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Old 06-28-2012, 10:17 PM
 
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Exactly to all of you KEEP THINKING
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Old 06-28-2012, 11:31 PM
 
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this is sort of like the "Butterfly effect" in which a butterfly flapping it's wings in Brazil causes a hurricane in Texas.

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A Butterfly flapping its wings can't cause something with more energy... it might add to it perhaps, but it would only add a small wave. hurricanes are caused by the Sun and gravity.

Think about what that says about God loosing his small-change, I feel like she could invest more in us.
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Old 06-29-2012, 12:35 AM
 
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Old 06-29-2012, 06:01 AM
 
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A gamma ray? is that a wave if its a ray? I'm guessing that the basketball metaphor works with the gamma burst as well.
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I believe you basketball metaphor is correct. I was just having some fun for fun's sake.

The energy produced in a GRB is a wee bit higher than the energy produced/transfered by penny hitting the ocean.
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Old 07-15-2012, 02:15 AM
 
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It's is a nice story, even the penny metaphor, I got it before you had to explain it. However, I don't think it needs to be holy scriptures. When you think about it, there are hundreds of very beautiful religious teaching out there. I don't subscribe to any of them or their teachings, but I still see the beauty that most are. Religion was mans first attempt to understand the chaos. Just think that we created gods and not monsters to explain things we had no understanding of. Personally, I think this says something about mankind that there is a psychological reason for this. Why would we choose something benevolent over something completely evil? Why would we assign anything at all?

I believe that mankind's basic emotion is to do good, feel good. It makes sense when you know the effect positive emotion has on the brain and body, compared to effect negative emotion has. So I don't think we need to cling to scriptures or god(s) even. If that is what you choose, then that is what you choose. I won't argue with it, until you decide to make everyone else choose it. I think that if we left people to believe personally what they so choose without using it in political or other social and educational ways, this world would be a better place. Laws should be fair, the only fair laws would be free of personal belief and would benefit all. Public education should be the same way, we should allow our children to choose what they want to believe in or not to believe in.

So, if you can, try to find a way that works for all people to make positive ripples in this world. Just remember not everyone will choose the same path.
Mans basic emotion huh. Do you live in a vacume? Have you seen the news? Since you don't believe in God out want any thing to do with one why do all of you stay in a country founded by God fearing people ? Why don't you pack up move to red china where your rights are given and
taken by the state and men. Don't impose your beliefs on a country whose very foundation was ordained by God. Don't lobby to remove God just leave we won't miss you I promise. Don't make it a crime fore my children to pray. Its ok to be gay just not to pray. You have many rights in my country not to be offended isn't one of them. you should be thankful to all those who believed in somthing greater than themselves and fought and died so you could believe in nothing and wipe your backside with one of the most holy documents of all time our constitution. You are the prejudice one trying to even fathom what I consider holy our what my beliefs impose upon you. I have friends of all faiths and sexuality . I don't believe in prejudice.
btu men
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Old 07-15-2012, 02:25 AM
 
Location: The Land of Oz.
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Mans basic emotion huh. Do you live in a vacume? Have you seen the news? Since you don't believe in God out want any thing to do with one why do all of you stay in a country founded by God fearing people ? Why don't you pack up move to red china where your rights are given and
taken by the state and men. Don't impose your beliefs on a country whose very foundation was ordained by God. Don't lobby to remove God just leave we won't miss you I promise. Don't make it a crime fore my children to pray. Its ok to be gay just not to pray. You have many rights in my country not to be offended isn't one of them. you should be thankful to all those who believed in somthing greater than themselves and fought and died so you could believe in nothing and wipe your backside with one of the most holy documents of all time our constitution. You are the prejudice one trying to even fathom what I consider holy our what my beliefs impose upon you. I have friends of all faiths and sexuality . I don't believe in prejudice.
btu men
A little bitter and twisted, at all? If it was founded by god fearers then the god can't be much chop, just saying.
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Old 07-15-2012, 02:37 AM
 
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Thanks I try.
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Old 07-15-2012, 05:09 AM
 
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It is said that God uses the moon for a foot stool....... So if God is that Big than His penny from Heaven may be 10 miles think , which would be Big enough for the ripple to be felt around the World , along with a tidal wave and a possible fire ball in the atmosphere which would burn many countries .........
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Old 07-15-2012, 10:50 PM
 
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Mans basic emotion huh. Do you live in a vacume? Have you seen the news? Since you don't believe in God out want any thing to do with one why do all of you stay in a country founded by God fearing people ? Why don't you pack up move to red china where your rights are given and
taken by the state and men. Don't impose your beliefs on a country whose very foundation was ordained by God. Don't lobby to remove God just leave we won't miss you I promise. Don't make it a crime fore my children to pray. Its ok to be gay just not to pray. You have many rights in my country not to be offended isn't one of them. you should be thankful to all those who believed in somthing greater than themselves and fought and died so you could believe in nothing and wipe your backside with one of the most holy documents of all time our constitution. You are the prejudice one trying to even fathom what I consider holy our what my beliefs impose upon you. I have friends of all faiths and sexuality . I don't believe in prejudice.
btu men
"Don't impose your beliefs on a country whose very foundation was ordained by God."
Of course you mean the white mans christian god.
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