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Not too familiar with those towns. I imagine those are fairly close to Mexico City? And will you be using a car to get around?
The places I've visited on my trip to Mexico are: Mexico City (and out to the pyramids), Oaxaca, Puerto Escondido, Acapulco, and Tamazunchale (where my aunt was a missionary). Yes, I did all of that on a single trip...lol.
It was quite fun going from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido on a DC-3, which barely made it over a 11,000-foot mountain range.
Yeah, all pretty close to Mexico City. We'll have a car so no worries there. An earlier route we had planned would have taken us through Tamazunchale, but we decided it was too far.
Yeah, all pretty close to Mexico City. We'll have a car so no worries there. An earlier route we had planned would have taken us through Tamazunchale, but we decided it was too far.
Yeah, that's 7 hours from Mexico City, over rugged terrain. On the way back, I had to take the night bus, and it was full when I boarded. No problemo - I just laid out my jacket on the floor, propped my bag behind my head and promptly went to sleep right there in the aisle...lol.
I'm in the "science" crowd, but I don't look down on others who believe in religion. My issue comes when they try to force their views onto me.
I agree, however "God doesn't exist!!" doesn't sound much different from "My God is better than yours!", who the hell cares, just let people be. But I'm from the land of crazies so my viewpoints may be a bit different, I've seen nutty Christians taking to the streets to announce the impending rapture, and I've seen loose cannon Atheists trying to explain to children why God doesn't exist.
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I just believe in stuff that can be proven. If someone came up with a scientific, verifiable proof of a God(s), yes, I would be a believer. To me, science is a fundamental way of life - I can go out right now and test the law of gravity by measuring how long it takes an object to fall from a certain height. Science is real, hypothetical deities written about in ancient texts are not - not to me, anyhow...lol.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing science (or religion) at all, I love science, but I try to keep an open mind. I believe speeds greater than light speed can be attained, even though it isn't proven. I don't have scientific proof that spirits/ghosts exist, but I've definitely seen them, which is proof enough for me. I really don't think anything is impossible.
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Lol, science is not akin to a religion. I'm guessing you're religious. I don't think it can answer everything.. that's what metaphysics is for, though you still can't come up with real answers. But organized religion is just dogma that discourages meaningful exploration of metaphysical matters.
I'm not religious at all, I just think people forget that Evolution is only a theory, many people swear by it, which is perfectly fine btw, but it's essentially the same thing as following a religion.
Yeah, that's 7 hours from Mexico City, over rugged terrain. On the way back, I had to take the night bus, and it was full when I boarded. No problemo - I just laid out my jacket on the floor, propped my bag behind my head and promptly went to sleep right there in the aisle...lol.
Lol. Google Maps says only 5 hours, but maybe they underestimate travel time on those kinds of roads.
I agree, however "God doesn't exist!!" doesn't sound much different from "My God is better than yours!", who the hell cares, just let people be. But I'm from the land of crazies so my viewpoints may be a bit different, I've seen nutty Christians taking to the streets to announce the impending rapture, and I've seen loose cannon Atheists trying to explain to children why God doesn't exist.
I agree, when someone tells me they're a Christian or whatever I usually just stay quiet. It's when they attempt preaching to me or tell me I'm a bad person because I don't believe that I start questioning and challenging their views. You'll never see me go up to someone and call them silly because they're religious. Just keep it to yourself is all I ask.
Lol. Google Maps says only 5 hours, but maybe they underestimate travel time on those kinds of roads.
Yeah, I'd not trust Google Maps in Mexico...LOL. The towns are slow to get through, you get behind slow trucks, etc, etc.
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