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And who's to say the universe just dosent eternally exist? The natural world means the universe, so I said one of the two choices is that the universe is eternally existant. The other is that something supernatural is eternally existant.

So if god made the universe, who made god? "From nothing, comes nothing." Something must be eternally existant. There are really only two options - the natural world, or the supernatural world. And what about all the faults, imperfections and redundancies present in the human body? What do they say about God's winderful design? They say that humans sinned, thereby corrupting themselves. Because we turned away from perfection, we now have imperfections in our morality, our bodies, our minds, and everything else.

I said almost. Besides, lust, hormones, and short skirts don't go together. Actually, I'd say the three mix quite easily. It's just that the product of that mixture is nothing but bad for the people involved. To the TS: Just tell her you're not interested. It's not that hard. Oh, if you try to comfort her, saying things like, "Well, you're a wonderful girl, but you're just not for me," be prepared for her to get offended. She may not, but I've known plenty of girls who would see that as being patronized and get mad.

Answer: Alice Hitchcock is this year's Wicked Witch and last year's Bride of Frankenstein. Betsy Krueger is this year's Princess Leia and last year's Cinderella. Carrie Lugosi is this year's Cinderella and last year's Xena. Dana Price is this year's Xena and last year's Wicked Witch. Erin Myers is this year's Bride of Frankenstein and last year's Princess Leia.

Not really. There's plenty of attractive girls who are nothing like that (for example, my girlfriend, most of the girls in my youth group, and several of my other female friends). On the other hand, there's plenty of unattractive girls who are every bit as shallow as you were talking about. There's plenty of them at my school too. Well, then its safe to say that the factor of girls like this increases SUBSTANCIALLY when you go from not-so-hot to attractive girls, no? I'm not exactly sure what you mean by factor. If you mean their influence on guys increases with their attractiveness, then yes, I'd agree that it does the vast majority of the time.

Not really. There's plenty of attractive girls who are nothing like that (for example, my girlfriend, most of the girls in my youth group, and several of my other female friends). On the other hand, there's plenty of unattractive girls who are every bit as shallow as you were talking about. There's plenty of them at my school too.

Pretty blunt, but this can't be argued. This is definetly the meat and potatoes of the whole thing. That's if you want a shallow relationship that won't last. Sadly thats how most teenage girls are these days, and it may be why high school relationships never last. That's only half of the story though. You forget that most teenage guys just want to get some, and that has just as much of an influence on why highschool relationships rarely last.

In both the Old Testament and New Testament, God requires that there be payment for sin, the difference is that in the Old Testament, each offender must pay for his own sin, or offer an animal sacrifice. As GR quoted, the wages of sin is death. However, in the New Testament, Christ bears the penalty for human sin on the cross, thus offering us forgiveness, so that we no longer have to pay our own penalty if we accept his grace. No contradiction there. Also, these two passages are talking about different things. The first is establishing the nation's law and the punishment for crimes. The second is speaking about personal forgiveness and speaking against revenge. Where's the contradiction?

Aldeon: Great post, but I'd just like to remind you that not everyone agrees with Tim Lahaye's interpretation of Revelation. There's plently of Biblical scholars who argue about the interpretation of certain visions, when or if the Rapture takes place, and so on and so forth. (I do agree with Lahaye mostly, by the way.) :)

Yeah and we all know Jesus was accustomed to the odd glass of wine. And what blows MY mind is that his first miracle (if you believe it) was providing more wine out of water for a bunch of smashed wedding goers. And not only that, it was far better than any of the other wine that had been served. =P I don't drink, and I have my own reasons for it. One, I tend to regularly make a fool of myself and laugh at myself alot, so I need no alchoholic assistance. =P Two, I have an alchoholic-type personality. When I find something I really like, I can't get enough of it, whether it be a person, food, TV show, or good music. I refuse to even try alchohol, because I know that if I really liked it I could easily become addicted. Also, I drink very healthy, mostly water and fruit juice. I really don't drink anything stronger than lemonade. As a runner, Coke throws me off, so I'm pretty sure alchohol would affect me at least as much as Coke, if not more. That said, I have no problem with people who drink. However, I do have a problem with people who are underage drinking, as it's against the law, and I have little respect for drunkards or people who drink to be "cool." ' Same reason I'm not going to even try WoW or Guild Wars :lol: Hehe, I agree. I've got a friend who keeps trying to convince me to start playing Final Fantasy Online, but he doesn't understand that I have a girlfriend and sports, and I'd completely neglect those if I started playing. =P

Yeah and we all know Jesus was accustomed to the odd glass of wine. And what blows MY mind is that his first miracle (if you believe it) was providing more wine out of water for a bunch of smashed wedding goers. And not only that, it was far better than any of the other wine that had been served. =P I don't drink, and I have my own reasons for it. One, I tend to regularly make a fool of myself and laugh at myself alot, so I need no alchoholic assistance. =P Two, I have an alchoholic-type personality. When I find something I really like, I can't get enough of it, whether it be a person, food, TV show, or good music. I refuse to even try alchohol, because I know that if I really liked it I could easily become addicted. Also, I drink very healthy, mostly water and fruit juice. I really don't drink anything stronger than lemonade. As a runner, Coke throws me off, so I'm pretty sure alchohol would affect me at least as much as Coke, if not more. That said, I have no problem with people who drink. However, I do have a problem with people who are underage drinking, as it's against the law, and I have little respect for drunkards or people who drink to be "cool."

Be sure to drink lots of water, eat a fair amount of fruit, and take it easy of the fried fast food. The way I see it, the key to healthy eating is moderation. You can eat whatever you want, but if it's unhealthy, don't eat large amounts of it.

Rly. GIF ftl. correct reply was "ya rly" or: On topic: Heh, that was a great episode of Whose Line. It's always fun to see Colin dance. :P I always love how well he and Ryan work together; they're hilarious.

I'm a native English speaker, I can get by fairly well in Spanish, and I know a few words of French and Latin, but not enough to put a sentence together.

I personally love them, mainly since I'm good at them. Granted, I'm horrible at art and music, but I've always done well on standardized tests. We took the PLAN (practice test for the ACT) earlier this year, and I can't wait to see how I did on it. On the other hand, my girlfriend is a wonderful artist, but she doesn't do so well on standardized tests, though we both make the same good grades in school. Anyway, I'd say you shouldn't judge someone based on their test results. I know from experience that those things can only measure certain types of intelligence and aptitudes, and they're not that great at showing you how smart someone really is. But still, I enjoy them, mainly because I like showing off. :oops: Oh, and there was a guy at a rival school with the same name as me who scored a 36 on his ACT a year or two back. I made a 27 when I took it in the 7th grade, so hopefully I can achieve the same thing he did. :P I bet the local paper would have fun with a story about that.

I think of the existance of aliens in a slightly different way than most people... As a Christian, I believe in a God who, by His nature, is creative. He has the power to create and enjoys creating. I don't see any reason why he would stop creating after earth was done. Now, I don't know if He created other beings like us (physical, intelligent beings), but I do believe He's created intelligent spiritual beings like angels. I'd say it's pretty narrow minding for so many Christians to think that God would have stopped creating after making us. Even if there's races out there that we'll never meet and celestial bodies we'll never see, it doesn't matter - the universe is for Him, not for us. Call me crazy, call me stupid, call me a religious fanatic, but that's my view of it. Oh, and why does everyone assume that aliens are advanced and capable of space travel? Isn't it equally likely that they're far more primitive than us? Behold, the influence of sci-fi on society.

It's been at least a year and a half since I played, I think. I really don't even remember the last time I logged in. :?

Strong words there. The separation would hardly be shattered, and views would hardly be forced upon children. If students have a class (even if the class is required) that exposes them to all of the mainstream religion and philosophis, as GhostRanger was talking about, then there would be no problem. Separation of Church and State would be maintained, as the government wouldn't be endorsing one particular religion. And religion wouldn't be forced upon the students; it would be offered to them. It's never been a law, you know. More of a tradition. I agree that the home is the best place to teach a child such things, but there's no harm at all in exposing them to such ideas at school.

Hear hear! Keep these baseless insults coming, people! Can you show me where I said that? I believe he just made a misquote; Tigra actually said that. I believe that all students, whether in private or public schools, should be opposed to the idea that the earth was created by a self-existant being. However, I agree that it does not belong in science class, but in an RE class, or something of the sort.

I'd guess about 20-30 at the moment, but I could do double that before I hurt my back. :oops:

That's ridiculous. Science and theology are not the same. I have facts, evidence, observations, and all sorts of other things to support my proposition. What the hell do religious people have? Some random person claiming that the world was created by an invisible man in the sky? How are these two claims equal??? However, regardless of anything else you may say, science and theology are both myths. They're both based on unprovable assumptions. Science assumes that human reason is sufficient for explaining reality, or at least the parts with which we deal. Theology assumes that human reason, unaided, cannot explain reality entirely accurately. Your assumption is just as unproven as a Theist's, so stop bashing theism like it's pure idiocy. But how do you know the watch in run by gears if you can't know the inside of the watch? You're just assuming that the watch works that way. And where did the gears come from? Who designed them? Who keeps winding up the watch? If the watch is battery powered, then how do the batteries get changed? Your assumption leads to so many more questions... Well, those people are fools. As a Christian, I agree. I agree that knowing God and loving Him is all one needs, but I also agree that it's foolish to not seek knowledge. After all, if one loves God, shouldn't one strive to learn more about Him by learning about His creation? (e.g. studying science, math, literature, history, and so on.) Yes, it is a theory, just like gravity, cells, and germs. Do you accept these things, because they hold the same weight as the Big Bang Theory. And, scientists can MUCH better explain the beginning of time than theologians can. Scientists have data, graphs, analysis, observations, etc. What do theologians have? "goddidit". Accepting one theory hardly means that one agrees with all other theories. Some theories have more evidence and hold more water than others. And why does it make scientists better that they have data and graphs? Creationists, in the broadest sense of the world, have millenia of books, religions, songs, and the support of the vast majority of cultures throughout history. I'd really appreciate if you'd stop bashing theism needlessly. I have read the Bible, cover to cover, and I wonder if you've actually read it. You know all of those content warnings the picture listed? The Bible condemns those. One of the primary themes of the Bible is the sinfulness of man and his need for redemption. What better way to show man's depravity than by showing him at his worst? Even the greatest figures of the Old Testament, Abraham, Moses, David, and so on, are very sinful. And yet God blesses them. Is He blessing them for their sins? No, He does so in spite of their sins. If you have read the Bible, you've obviously read it wrongly. I suggest you stop making rude, baseless claims that can only be interpreted as flaming. Sooner or later your going to make someone angry or get yourself in trouble. Would you appreciate it if I came up to you and started insulting all of your beliefs, especially if none of my insults held any water? You'd dismiss me for an idiot and move on.

And I take offence to that. I see no one HERE making fun or ridiculing jewish people on this forum. The fact that you said that proves your either illiterate or don't understand what ridicule means. You sicken me. He wasn't talking about on this forum, he was talking about in general, hence the phrase "all over the place." And how does it sicken you that he's complaining about the baseless ridicule of a race? Catholics use the King James version? That's odd, considering how Anglicans made that translation. :? Well, you learn something new every day. . .

Heh, that same song came into my mind. And, by the way, the bull's name is Fu Manchu. ;) I'd make peace with a few people, hug my family, kiss my girlfriend, tell them all how much I love them, then jump out of a jet over the ocean with no parachute, or some stupid, crazy thing like that. When I wake up in heaven, I want to see my Saviour's face, then see the angels laughing at me and saying "You idiot." :P

I was aiming at something more like... :shock: I agree: :shock: Am I just looking at it wrong, or does he have five knees on each leg? :shock: Actually, there's a technique called lucid dreaming that allows you to do that. You could probally find a book on it at the library or online. Mr_Putter - Very good point. :P And I like the idea of Philosopher Kings; it's like something right out of Plato's Republic. :P

The way I see it, assuming that pollution is that bad, we'd all become physically weaker, instead of stronger. I think it's very likely though that we'll end up a race of women who have small waists and big curves and men who are all six foot three inches tall and able to bench press 500 pounds. Humans will have hair on their heads but none on their bodies. Oh yes, and plastic surgeons and physical trainers will rule the world. :P (Wait... maybe that's just where we Americans are heading.)