Barihawk

So I've seen the signatures, heard the hype, and just plain realized that I needed to try Opera. I was impressed by the security options. However, I've noticed some interesting quirks. The browser is horrifically unstable. It freezes on me at least 4 times a day. It usually waits until the last 10% of a looooong download. Oh yeah, which brings me to the fact that if the browser closes, all downloads are stopped. Opera is the only browser with this "feature." I also dislike the shoddy third-rate addons, the lack of a decent weather widget, and the overall superiority of use by Firefox and even IE7. Security is being a non-issue as I already have addons for both the above that prevent keyloggers and stop scripts. Well, back to Firefox for me. I really don't see the hype. Feel free to enlighten me.

Good question. I've heard radio travels at the speed of light, but Relativity would leave it at infinitely just before the threshhold. That's why inverse static warp fields are the only stable way to cross the threshhold. Relativity screws with everything else.

Sorry, got the wrong number in my head. Also had the urge to say 22.7. For all intents and purposes, let's use the term "around 20."

It would still cause squelch at the same frequency it was broadcast at. Whether the message came through crystal clear or a high-pitched squelch is besides the point. The signal would be determined as man-made.

Radio messages travel at the speed of light? Just curious here, but how long would it take to send a radio message to this planet, assuming it gets there without being interrupted by some sort of hole. *Has no understanding of physics in the slightest* Radio travels just under the speed of light in a vaccuum. A ballpark figure to travel 22.2 light years would be maybe 25-30 years?

Those may not be the cities of Sodom and Gamorrah, some beleive them to be underwater. Those places also lie on tectonic plates, with oil and natural gases underneath them. Where have they represented the word era? A day means a day and it meant the same as it does now back then. When God says day to Moses he is saying day not "era" or "vast period of time". So explain why two extraterranian ruins are enriched by sulphur in the manner described by the Torah, not underwater ones? You are simply evading my question. Oh, and:

Dinosaurs would be among the beasts of the fields mentioned in Genesis. For all we know, God began his shift towards preparing Earth for Man millions of years ago, clearing out predators that would present a drastic challenge for Man to survive amongst. He would have known that Man would eat the fruit, and therefore be expelled from Eden and have to face predators. Oh please. Excellent argument. And I'd thought this topic was going to diminish into some anti-Fundamentalist topic. And I am serious on both counts. His questions are addressed to me, not you. That's the kind of redundant logic that allow Christians to attribute any single natural event to a simple "God did it" and then rational people can't disprove that. The fact is, the fossil record and the theory of evolution does not fit with the fundamentalist view of the Bible. But when you try and reconcile Genesis with it by saying "well, maybe God did this then God did that" then you're missing the point and trying to save an argument that's already on thin ice with the trump card of "God did it". That's without even attacking the obvious flaws. As I stated before, and for the last time: DO NOT CONFUSE LITERALISM AND FUNDAMENTALISM!!!1 Keep in mind by these terms I am referring to Christianity alone. *Ahem*, now back on the subject. Fundamentalism is the belief that God is supreme and that all of the miracles in the Bible are true. By definition, we are the folks that believe "God did it." Fundamentalist scholars do not doubt the fossil record or the existance of Dinosaurs. As I stated in a nother thread, I can literally walk to a museum 5 minutes away and touch a Tricerotops. We believe in the Creation and that the Bible is true. However, we acknowledge that the Bible is often written in figurative language, and must be deciphered to know what is meant figuratively and what is literal. Literalism are the hardcore extremist righ-wing "Jesus Camp" nuts who believe in a Young Earth and that every last word of the Bible is true. Let's compare a Fundamentalist and Literalist view of a Biblical prophecy: In the Revalation of John, John's dream prophecizes a beast with 6 heads coming out of the depths of the Earth. The AntiChrist. Fundamentalists believe that the prophecy will come true. We believe that the Beast will be a man with very high charisma and will fulfill the prophecies of the End Times. Literalist believe that the prophecy will come true. They believe that a giant beast will come from the Earth and lead us. Literally. And tell me why exactly the fossil record does not fit in with the "Fundamentalist" view? What exactly is the Fundamentalist view? Chances are, you will probably give me a Literalist view, because that's what you have been trained to think us Fundamentalists as. I've already demonstrated my abilities to fight you in other threads Assassin. Please bring it on. I have just as vast a field of resources to use to prove my point as you do. PS: God did it.

So if his days didn't exist why would he ever say to Moses that it took him a time period of days when it's clear Moses would understand that day meant 24 hours? Theres no rational explanation as to why God would say "day" rather than "a long time" or "Next I created...". Day is there and it specifically means day. Err..."Thinks he knows where Sodom and Gamorrah are..." The cities were found almost 30 years ago Satenza. Two giant pits of sulphur encrusted ruins in the desert. Not underwater. And I still stand for my statement, Satenza. Days do not only mean one revolution of the Earth. They have also represented the word "era" and used in a metaphorical sense can indeed represent vast periods of time. The Bible often uses metaphorical speech.

Dinosaurs would be among the beasts of the fields mentioned in Genesis. For all we know, God began his shift towards preparing Earth for Man millions of years ago, clearing out predators that would present a drastic challenge for Man to survive amongst. He would have known that Man would eat the fruit, and therefore be expelled from Eden and have to face predators. Oh please. Excellent argument. And I'd thought this topic was going to diminish into some anti-Fundamentalist topic. And I am serious on both counts. His questions are addressed to me, not you. Why wouldn't he smash them with rocks? He took down Sodom and Gamorrah with burning sulphur from the sky, didn't he? Which by the way has archeological evidence to support it. That's right, buy a plane ticket and go to the Middle East right now. Unfortunately the ruins of Sodom and Gamorrah are in a war zone right now, but you will plainly be able to see yellow dirt within the walls of the city. The sulphuric content of these cities is among the highest on Earth. And it stops at the walls. And I am not grasping at straws. After all, God did not create the sun and the moon until the FOURTH day. Without a sun or a moon to separate the day and the night, how would one measure the first three days?

Theres creatures on earth that exist deep in the ocean by the underwater volcano type things. I belive it was Sam Neil in Jurassic Park that said "Life finds a way" :D Actually, it was Jeff Goldblum. Sam Neil quoted him later. But yes, God finds a way to care for all his creatures. All deep sea creatures are omnivores that survive on eating eachother and deep-sea algae that grow from the heat generated by these vents. True, no light gets down there, so they make their own! It's possible that the same could be true of this planet.

Dinosaurs would be among the beasts of the fields mentioned in Genesis. For all we know, God began his shift towards preparing Earth for Man millions of years ago, clearing out predators that would present a drastic challenge for Man to survive amongst. He would have known that Man would eat the fruit, and therefore be expelled from Eden and have to face predators.

Well, I am Methodist (a mainly moderate denomination) but I was exposed a bit to Southern Baptist by my grandparents. I am a part of the Fundamentalist movement. I think our views are legitamate. However, many people on the internet seem to get "Fundamentalist" and "Literalist." The latter are the ultra-conservative 6000 year old Earth nuts.

You would be shocked to know that most Fundamentalists are not Catholic. In fact, they are trying to repair the damage done to Christianity by the Catholic Church.

Phasers are variable yield weapons and require particular frequencies. A railgun does not care about frequencies. Hell, ST wouldn't have so much problem with the Borg if they had a shred of sense and actually used KE penetrators rather than sticking to energy weapons. They actually designed rifles for anti-Borg use but they never went into service for some reason. KE weapons still can not penetrate the shields, and probably would bounce off the armor. And the nukes wouldnt get past the shielding in the first place.

Is this a joke? The static warp bubble was in an original season Star Trek episode. :-k The theory was written in 1959. So? :P I knew someone was going to bring up Star Trek. The theory effectively breaks Einstein's theory of Reletivity by removing Mass from the equation. Picard would. Kirk, Sisko, Janeway and Archer would kick his [wagon]. Well, Archer might have a tough time without shields. But Phasers > railguns and nukes anyday. :P End of freaking discussion. Now, old-school BSG might present a challenge to Star Trek tech-wise.

Assassin, that's the principle of faith and miracles. God created the laws of science, that does not mean he is limited by them.

And believe it or not, one of the most sound theories of FTL travel is the Static Warp Bubble (I am much too lazy to find a Wiki link, but everyone knows the theory :P). Unfortunately, Antimatter costs so much to produce that we can not build a functioning system. But time will tell. Eventually humanity will get over it's vanity and spend more time gazing at the stars.

As long as it's not some random verse taken out of context (whch I have become very good at dispelling :P) then shoot, bring it on. The Bible's historical facts are unparalleled in any scriptures and the miracles boil down to a matter of faith. Even several miracles have historical and archeological proof (like the fate of Sodom and Gamorrah) and political ramifications (Mount Sinai being heavily guarded for no reason).

Actually, the planet is only 22.7 light years away. That's not too far :P. Mars would be hospitable if we could terraform it. But no, we have more important things to spend our money on than NASA research! :(

No, you are thinking about internet fundamentalism. Fundamentalist Christianity defined refers to Christians that believe in the miracles and creation. And Satenza, do not try and start crap. The OP put that in his first post.

First of all, as a Fundamentalist myself, allow my to correct you. Fundamentalists are NOT all extremist right-wing Christians. Now, to the questions: 1: There is only one book of creation. I personally as a slightly-right Fundamentalist believe that the world is ancient. Far more ancient than humans. I believe that the Six Days of creation were days to God, as the Creation was told to Moses from God's point of view. And what is a day to God? The fossil record, the history of the earth, all happened dynamically. In addition, the 6000 year theory is BS as it uses 6000 of OUR years. By adjusting for the calendars used over the history of the bible by the writers (which includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Egyptian, Greek, and early Roman) the history of mankind actually stretches a good 80,000 years according to the Bible. Which is far more believable. 2. I believe in all the Miracles (*gasp!). I do not doubt the power of God or Christ in the slightest. How they happened is just a matter of faith. Whether you believe God influenced the geography or made it rain supernaturally, does not matter. The fact is, the miracle happened. Whether Christ told a demon to leave a body or cast it out violently, does not matter. Hope that answered the current questions.

It lacks the flouride, though. So it isn't "true" Kryptonite.

Err...what's wrong with blocking the password? This halts one of the most potent scams out there!

And lowering prices is bad? It's a good thing. There is already too much gold in the economy. It needs to flatten out.