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37741  Other / Off-topic / Re: Let's talk about how hot Asian girls are. [NSFW] on: February 22, 2015, 08:16:53 PM
All these pictures, and nobody does what the topic title asks, talks about how hot Asian girls are. Aren't they just like everyone else? about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit? except when they have a fever or are dead?

 Grin
37742  Other / Off-topic / Re: The Basic Stupidity of the Idea of Evolution on: February 22, 2015, 08:10:01 PM
I do find it more realistic than a creator who demanded everyone to worship him, killed a ton of them, then sent his self to kill him self to save us from himself.

Mutations happen at every birth. Enough of these mutations, environmental factors and distribution, things tend to change drastically.

Did you ever take a metalworking class in school? If you did, the teacher might have required you to make a screwdriver. A screwdriver is really made for one thing - to turn screws. Sometimes we use screwdrivers for things other than turning screws... like chiseling, or prying.

God made people to worship Him. Not only this, but He made them in the best way so that they could offer the best kind of worship... free will worship.

If a screwdriver doesn't work, you have your choice: fix it or throw it away. God chose to attempt to fix broken people. But it seems that the people broken by mutations into thinking that it was evolution that made people, are some of the screwdrivers that God just may not be able to fix, but will wind up throwing away.

Smiley
37743  Other / Off-topic / Re: The Basic Stupidity of the Idea of Evolution on: February 22, 2015, 08:00:59 PM
The Earth is so old that there could have been different worlds before the one we know. Our history reaches only a couple thousand years back and dates like 6000 BC (ancient Egypt) seem to be difficult to comprehend. An analysis of some of the oldest minerals dated them at almost 4 billion years, so there could be hundreds of evolutions in Earth's life. Civilisations were created, fell and turned to dust and from the dust came new animals that took thousands of years to evolve. Who knows, maybe our ancestors left Earth a million years ago and are now living in another galaxy. That "god" you are talking about could be an alien being that created us long ago and that "miracle" just a scientific experiment.

"The earth and universe haven't come into existence, yet. They and we are all a figment of our own imagination." How do you know this isn't true?

There isn't any proof that the earth is older than 6,000 years. There is only interpretation of a geological record that can be interpreted many ways. There are also a bunch of unknown factors that could change how we interpret all the things that we interpret.

The best that we have is the record of Moses, who was in a position as an adopted grandson of a Pharaoh, where he could read all the ancient writings from the beginning, that had been stored up in the various libraries of Egypt, at the time that Egypt was the dominant kingdom on the earth. He writes both what the records say, and the things that people handed down by word of mouth as tradition. And he writes in the form that God wants him to write.

Moses' words in the first 5 books of the Bible are what happened on earth as recorded by the eye witness who where there when the things happened. Believe the records of the witnesses, not your faulty interpretations of the geological record.

Smiley
37744  Other / Off-topic / Re: Scientific proof that God exists? on: February 22, 2015, 07:49:11 PM

Look BADecker, by careful study of the Problem of the criterion, you too can put into context such discoveries of science as "all is information and energy" and "spiritual essence is never born, so it can never die". Knowing the secret to immortality and energy/information is the theme of spirituality, concepts like "salvation" have little support, but we can always share the world of love, so it is the "altered ego" which desires to be saved by love. After all, you cannot share an experience, so all of these reasons make salvation unlikely unless it is by one's own efforts.
 

Chuckle. This is why we see all kinds of people all over the place who are 500 years old, or a thousand, or 2,000, etc.  It's because people can save themselves. It's because the fact that they grow old and die is because they want to.

People can do anything, right? Because they are God, right? People who shoot other people with a gun and kill them, are people who can do it. And the people who get shot by them are the people who can get shot, right? People who get shot just love to get shot. That's why they do it, because they are God and have control over their own lives. They don't need a Savior, because they don't have anything to be saved from, since they caused themselves to get shot.

You poor deluded blakjag. Oops! I shouldn't say it that way, since you have control over your own life, and so want to be deluded. You wonderful, happy blakjag, so good at controlling yourself right into delusion.

Smiley
37745  Other / Off-topic / Re: The Basic Stupidity of the Idea of Evolution on: February 22, 2015, 07:38:14 PM
Just because you consider both a single organism maturing, and a whole species changing as "miraculous", doesn't mean they are the same thing. That's why evolutionary scientists have made a different word for the latter. It's just semantics, whether you believe in it or not.

Does your main argument against evolution consist of claiming that a single organism maturing is exactly the same as a group of organisms changing over generations (due to mutations and environmental changes)? If so then you need to first understand the concept of evolution before saying it's wrong.



Let me say it another way. Evolution suggests that hundreds of thousands, or millions of years ago, there was no life. Then some chemicals came together sort of accidentally, and accidentally formed life. Rather than dying, this life expanded into what we see nowadays: thousands of species of lots of different kinds of life all over the place.

All I am saying is, in my example man, Pete (and every living thing that exists), there was a time that the chemicals that are constituents of his body were not life. The time that they became life was 30 years ago, plus 9 months. Those chemicals went from something else to Pete. No multitudes of eras involved.

In addition, all the food that he eats is not Pete until it becomes Pete. This doesn't take long periods of time. It takes only moments.

No evolution. Certainly not in the form we know it.

Smiley
37746  Other / Off-topic / Re: Scientific proof that God exists? on: February 22, 2015, 07:30:23 PM
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God's existence doesn't need scientific proof.  

Yes it does, that's how you proof something exists you pillock.

Why in the world would God's existence need proof? Proof or not, He exists.

People might need proof of God's existence so that they can live comfortably in their minds and hearts. God's existence, itself, doesn't need proof for it to be.

Smiley
37747  Other / Off-topic / Re: The Basic Stupidity of the Idea of Evolution on: February 22, 2015, 04:13:13 PM
Absolutely no reason to call it evolution. There is this gigantic, miraculous change in some material. The material was rather inert before. Suddenly there is a change that produces a human being. The human being is far greater than the combined sum of its parts. This is miracle. There is so little to it that might be considered evolution, that you might as well say that there is no evolution at all.

Smiley
37748  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do islam hates people? on: February 22, 2015, 03:03:14 PM
The essence of Islam is dissolved in an Islamic society. It is not only limited to personal spirituality of individuals as in most religions.As Islam is actually a Deen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C4%ABn (which is complete code of life). It is not limited to a set of spiritual practices or prayers. The way we eat, sleep, do business and everything else all of it is Islam(if done according to Islamic principles).

This is where the question lies. It is in the words, "if done according to Islamic principles." Where can a person find out what Islamic principles are?

Since most Muslims do not read the Quran, and many of them cannot read at all, do they get the Islamic principles from somebody else reading the Quran to them?

If I, a Christian, simply state that my Christian activities are Islamic principles, then am I a Muslim, even though the Quran is generally against accepting a Christian as a Muslim without having the Christian deny his Christianity first?

The point that I am trying to make is that, if Islamic principles are not standardized in the lives of all Muslims, then anybody who is spiritually minded, no matter what that form of spirituality is, can be Islamic simply by saying, "Allah is God," and "I am a Muslim," right?

Smiley
I agree there are many Muslims who do not read Qur'an with translation themselves but they are still aware of Islamic rulings on all/most matters and affairs. Because they are a part of Islamic society which is based on these teachings; they learn everything while they are growing up in that environment. So even illiterate people are aware of almost all basic rules.
For people not living in that society/environment they'll have to learn about it by reading/researching etc.

Also Qur'an is not the only source of Islamic knowledge and teachings.There are Prophetic sayings(Hadith) which explains the rules in details.

Its simply by saying "Allah is God and Muhammad is prophet" you become Muslim. Then there are 4 other basic pillars of Islam.

Here is the big question that needs answering.
Why is Islam called the religion of peace?

The question is asked because, in both the Quran and the Hadith, there are calls of Islam calling Muslims to violence. Often the violence is extreme. http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/023-violence.htm

The only peace in Islam seems to be that which is extended to Muslims. That is understandable because, no religion wants to destroy itself.

No other major religion has strong violence listed in it against people of other religions. Where strong violence is listed in other the writings of other religions, it is generally simply a recorded record of past events. It is not a call to do the violence. In the Quran and Hadith, it is a call for Muslims to do the violence.

All the religions have peace extended to members of their own faith. All religions extend peace to their own people. You could say it like this:

Non-Islamic religions = Peace for their own people.
Non-Islamic religions = Reasonable peace for people of other religions.

Islam = Peace for their own people.
Islam = Violence against people of other religions.

How does this make Islam a religion of peace, since the violence is written right into the Quran and the Hadith, the basic writings of Islam? Isn't Islam really a religion of violence where many Muslims only think that it is a religion of peace? Or with many Muslims who are not really Muslims at heart? Or with many Muslims who would be shocked if they knew what their own religion taught?

Smiley
37749  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Man wakes up to girlfriend biting off his junk on: February 22, 2015, 02:35:28 PM
Dick eating sindrom, i repeat DICK EATING SINDROM!!

Almost as bad as the incorrect spelling syndrome.    Roll Eyes
37750  Other / Off-topic / The Basic Stupidity of the Idea of Evolution on: February 22, 2015, 02:21:11 PM
The Basic Stupidity of the Idea of Evolution

I was prompted to write this topic by all the stupid, silly evolution posts written in the "Scientific proof that God exists?" thread.

Don't take me wrong here. I am not picking on any person's thinking ability. All of us have blind spots in our thinking. All of us miss things. None of us retains memory of everything we have seen and known, with absolute, recall perfection. So, without further rhetoric, let me get right into it.

Pick a person, any person, anywhere in the world. For our purposes, let's focus on a guy named Pete, who lives in Chicago.

It is Pete's birthday today. Pete is 30-years-old today. Pete was born on February 22, 1985. His parents and many other relatives are still alive, and will attest to his birth and birthday if necessary. His birth certificate bears the signature of a doctor, and has a valid date-stamp on it. PETE REALLY IS 30-YEARS-OLD TODAY.

Did Pete exist on February 22, 1984? Did any portion of Pete exist then? Did the pattern for Pete exist then? No! None of the stuff of Pete existed on February 22, 1984. If any of the things that are part of Pete now, existed back then, they had absolutely nothing to do with Pete then. Pete did not exist then, at all.

Evolution did not take hundreds of thousands or millions of years. In the case of Pete, from February 22, 1985, to February 22, 2015, it has taken only 30 years, plus an additional approximately 9 months of his gestation period.

So what is it that might take the hundreds of thousands or millions of years? It might take scientists that long to figure out how the human body works, especially if they keep on focusing on stupid things like evolution.

What do you think?

Smiley
37751  Other / Off-topic / Re: Scientific proof that God exists? on: February 22, 2015, 02:06:11 PM

The Bible simply never says "Jesus is God" and you can see this fact on the Wikipedia page for "Christ".


However, the Bible does express that Jesus is God.

http://www.gotquestions.org/is-Jesus-God.html

https://carm.org/bible-verses-show-jesus-divine

http://bugman123.com/Bible/JesusIsGod.html

Many more sites show the same, but some of the others may have even more info.

Smiley
37752  Other / Off-topic / Re: There was no Big Bang, Truth shall set you free!!!! on: February 22, 2015, 01:56:39 PM
I apologize, I'm still not following but I want to understand.

This is the point. Now you understand what others feel reading Bible.

Time to get as much of that Bible into your head as you can, so God has something to work with there to save you with... since you are not smart enough to save yourself with it.

Smiley
37753  Other / Off-topic / Re: NASA Sucks on: February 22, 2015, 05:27:42 AM
My question is, if NASA sucks, then do its rockets pass gas?    Grin
37754  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Man wakes up to girlfriend biting off his junk on: February 22, 2015, 05:01:56 AM
She forgot to brush her teeth first. He's gonna get infection for sure now.   Grin
37755  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do islam hates people? on: February 22, 2015, 04:54:27 AM
The essence of Islam is dissolved in an Islamic society. It is not only limited to personal spirituality of individuals as in most religions.As Islam is actually a Deen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C4%ABn (which is complete code of life). It is not limited to a set of spiritual practices or prayers. The way we eat, sleep, do business and everything else all of it is Islam(if done according to Islamic principles).

This is where the question lies. It is in the words, "if done according to Islamic principles." Where can a person find out what Islamic principles are?

Since most Muslims do not read the Quran, and many of them cannot read at all, do they get the Islamic principles from somebody else reading the Quran to them?

If I, a Christian, simply state that my Christian activities are Islamic principles, then am I a Muslim, even though the Quran is generally against accepting a Christian as a Muslim without having the Christian deny his Christianity first?

The point that I am trying to make is that, if Islamic principles are not standardized in the lives of all Muslims, then anybody who is spiritually minded, no matter what that form of spirituality is, can be Islamic simply by saying, "Allah is God," and "I am a Muslim," right?

Smiley
37756  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Man wakes up to girlfriend biting off his junk on: February 22, 2015, 03:00:50 AM
You do realise all these articles coming out of psychotic and violent girlfriends is making it much harder for me to go out and find a girl right guys? I'd much rather stay single with all these stories I keep hearing about lol, it's come to a point now where if I ever meet someone new I'm just thinking "Please don't be a psychopath, please don't be a psychopath" Sad

All this time I have been thinking you were a girl, or are you?   Cheesy

WTF?! I'm not a girl! LOL! Why else would I post in the hot asian girl thread?!

How would I know? Some girls do things like that at times. For example, the joint (though he probably is not a girl, either) is adamantly against anyone who even suggests that homosexuality is wrong.

Smiley

EDIT: Sorry about my mistake.
37757  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Pope to mafiosi: repent and Church will welcome you back on: February 22, 2015, 02:55:13 AM
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged members of Italian organized crime groups on Saturday to repent, saying the Catholic Church would welcome them if they promised to stop serving the cause of evil.

He spoke during an audience at the Vatican for pilgrims and anti-crime activists from the southern region of Calabria, home to the 'Ndrangheta, mainland Italy's equivalent of the Sicilian Mafia.

"Open your hearts to the Lord. The Lord is waiting for you and the Church will welcome you if your willingness to serve good is as clear and public as your choice to serve evil was," he said.

When he visited Calabria last June, he accused organized crime groups of practising "the adoration of evil" and said members had excommunicated themselves from the Church by their actions.

More...http://news.yahoo.com/pope-mafiosi-repent-church-welcome-back-141531440.html


The Roman Church is so hypocritical. Their first repentance was when they broke away from the Church.

Smiley
37758  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Man wakes up to girlfriend biting off his junk on: February 22, 2015, 02:50:53 AM
You do realise all these articles coming out of psychotic and violent girlfriends is making it much harder for me to go out and find a girl right guys? I'd much rather stay single with all these stories I keep hearing about lol, it's come to a point now where if I ever meet someone new I'm just thinking "Please don't be a psychopath, please don't be a psychopath" Sad

All this time I have been thinking you were a girl, or are you?   Cheesy
37759  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do islam hates people? on: February 22, 2015, 02:43:06 AM


I am here to just say one thing? Why do YOU hate people? and you should really give a valid reason not a shitty one that says 'Because Jews, Because Christians, Because Atheists'
and Yes, I am a people's person for those who ask, just tell me, come out of your shell and say why you HATE people like myself, and I could be here to clarify things to you, or not...
Also here is something that most muslims mistake about people's person like me is that "Christianity or Buddhism hate other religions" for this I say, Christianity or Buddhism does not hate ANY religion, but they suggest to 'invite' them to Christianity or Buddhism or Judaism, as slowly, and peacefully, even if they refuse, you can try and try, until it's their choice, you stop. and for all the wars that happened, it's because this other religion decided to come into war on Christianity or Buddhism or Judaism.

If you need anything clarified, I may not be here to answer you, don't be scared, I won't be offended by anyone, also haters, you can reply, I won't care Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Cheesy



In other news ->



there are only few  muslimans that hate people...not all....Wink

This means that there are only a few Muslims that follow their religion seriously.

Islam doesn't hate. Islam only conquers. Become Muslim or die. No hate. Only conquer... called, "convert to Islam or die."

Smiley

No one follows their religion seriously. Muslims don't, Christians don't, Jews don't, etc. How can they? The books are full of contradictions. And too much doesn't make sense nowadays (or ever).

While this is somewhat true basically, it isn't relatively true.

Nobody follows his/her religion perfectly. Nobody. Yet Christians all over the Christian centers of the world - Western Europe, North America and Australia - follow their religion through understanding of what is written in their religious book, the Bible, much more than Muslims follow their religion. Why? Because, even in the centers of Islam - basically in the Middle East - the literacy rate is, on average, reasonably lower than in the Christian centers. Because of this, most Muslims aren't even aware of what their book says.

In my post at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=888757.msg10506661#msg10506661 I show a link to an article about Timbuktu in Mali, Africa. Mali, even though it isn't an Islamic center, is one of the ten major nations of the world with the lowest literacy rate. The article says that "Mali’s population is predominantly Sunni Muslim. Sunni’s in Mali are known for their mystical Sufi traditions, which allow individuals to define their own spiritual experience, including through music and poetry. In practice, Malian Islam is tolerant and open-minded." The reason that Mali's Islam is so open minded is, the people can't read, write or think well enough to figure out what the Quran and other Islamic writings are saying. When you check into it, you will see that, even though literacy rates are higher among many (most?) other Islamic nations, the Quran isn't read among Muslim families like the Bible is among Christian families.

The point is, if a person doesn't even know what his professed religion says, it isn't really his religion.

This means that Islam is essentially a dead religion. The only people who are keeping it barely alive are the few religious leaders, the Muslim extremists, and the media that talks about it all the time. The things that exist as Islam among the common, Islamic peoples as their religion, are all kinds of things that are simply spiritual, and not Islamic at all. The only other thing that they stick to is the word "Islam" itself. But this word holds no common meaning among them outside of the fact that they all use it.

Most of the world's religions are like this. Even the religion called "modern science" that has been permeating the world these last 5 or 6 decades, is really a religion of all kinds of contradictory understandings.

Probably the most solid religion among its people, where the people regularly open and read their book to see what their religion says, is the Christian religion.

Smiley
What you just said is true for Christianiaty.Its 100% dead religion. More than 90% christians don't even take it serious.Practical belief is something out of question. Christianity is now limited to a pagan festival they  celebrate called Christmas.
Islam on the other hand is followed in its  true spirit. Most of the muslims are practical.They pray and follow Islamic teachings.

So, you think that Islamic teachings are based in the spirituality of individual Muslims, since most Muslims don't even know what their book, the Quran, says? Does this mean that the true spirit of Islam amounts to simply being spiritual in almost any way that one wants to be spiritual?

How interesting. Sure allows a lot of freedom, right? But is there any benefit for following the wrong thing, even if it is by accident, even if it is fully spiritual? Or isn't there any wrong religious practice in Islam, if the Muslim happens to be spiritual in the practice?

Sounds like it is a bit of a mixed up mess to me.

Smiley
37760  Other / Off-topic / Re: Scientific proof that God exists? on: February 22, 2015, 02:32:03 AM
Read Phoenix Journals to know the truth about man, GOD, and all of creation.

Read Phoenix Journals to hear God's Messengers speak the truth, just like GOD promised.

Wow! Thanks. I didn't expect such a fast answer.

Smiley
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