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Sounds a lot like making an idol out of a piece of drift wood and worshiping it as a god to me....

I think you got it just about right. There was only a 1 in 140 million chance to win the 650 million dollar lottery last week. Making it statistically unlikely. Some would say nearly impossible. But 4 people did.

I think things like this depend on definitions. For example, how you define "matter". Many definitions in science, especially this brand of science are rapidly evolving. For example, what is a particle is considered to be now compared to what a particle was thought to be 30 or 40 years ago are not the same. Agree?

I just don't see the focus on the big bang by the counter God argument group. It's sort of like Nazi's arguing against burning Jews really. Up until 65 years or so ago, it was accepted that the universe was static. Einstein said it was his greatest mistake (although I might argue that marrying his cousin was......). Now everyone accepts it as "fact". It was described 4 thousand years ago in genesis. So was evolution for the most part. Even Michio Kaku conceded in 'Hyperspace'; 1994 p 330, that there is a "God of order". Although, te did go to great pains to try to make a distinction between his "God of order" and a "God of miracles". Which he failed at miserably. Add to that the fact that quantum theory and the supernatural are quickly converging. It's only a matter of time.

""Yes. Agree? Disagree?"" I thought I was clear that there was not enough information to compute Will Robinson. "Discuss... is a fatally flawed approach to threaded conversations." I disagree. Discussion is always a good thing in a conversation. What do you think you are, a god who doesn't permit discussion? Back to the fatally flawed question at hand: "People who believe in god are broken." In order to agree or disagree, one must first define the question. In particular, the subjects of the question. For example. People: What are people? Are you referring only to humans or legal entities that have some rights of individuals? I want to know! Is commander Data a person or just Star Fleet property?!?! Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a brick layer! believe : A firm faith, an absolute belief, a casual acceptance as truth, an opinion, the mere thought that something is true, a supposition, etc. e.g, a. middle age married couple. "Honey does this dress make me look slim?" "Yes, I believe so Dear". a marginal belief at best. or b. "Honey, would you rather have sex with that pretty 18 year old than me?" "No, I don't believe I would Dear". a lie or false belief or c. Really drunk guy. "I believe I'm going to puke". a certainty. At what level does an idea transform into a belief. Then, at what level does a belief transform into a truth? God: What "god" are you referring to? An idol (eg, a "golden calf" created by man so that he could worship it). The Hebrew God, who created man in his image to worship him? Alah? The belief that god or gods are in everything, rocks, trees, air, ants,...... Mormons, who believe that they become gods when they die (if they wear the right underwear). Broken: Not meeting manufacturers' specifications but still completely functional? Rusted but just on the surface? Rusted through the floor boards. Completely rotten, but still able to be restored to pristine condition and sold at the Barret Jackson Auto Auctions for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Slightly worn but still valuable to shoppers at the Goodwill store? Completely worn out or busted, but still donated to the Goodwill store and written off on ones' taxes as having a near new value? A valuable antiquity? Broken like a relationship between 2 former lovers or dear friends? Just 'broken' in like a baseball glove, which functions much better than a brand new one....one that has not been 'broken' in? Smashed to atoms? Broken like a bone, which grows back stronger than the original bone? Sort of like the fall of man and the coming? What the heck do you mean man?!?! ;-)

The question itself is broken.

"One thing I’m worried about though,is that I don’t really consider myself a very creative person. I’m not good atcoming up with ideas and such." Have you considered management?

Y'all might find this seminal paper on the loss of estrus and human evolution interesting and perhaps pertinent to your subject. "Loss of Estrus" and Concealed Ovulation in Human Evolution: A Reevaluation.

If any of you have the brain washed idea that our current Supreme Court has not violated their constitutional mandate of interpreting the law, leaving the legislative branch to make law, then I suggest they do some research (as iNow apparently has). Hear me now and listen to me later. Our current Supreme Court MAKES LAW...period. Case in point.Just a few minutes ago I, myself, was sitting on the library/pottie/throne reading my beloved 2008 Almanac, purchased in 2010 from the $0.99 store; at a savings of about $12. As I randomly opened this intriguing book, it immediately fell to a page titled Major Cases of Jurisprudence...something.....Supreme Court. Being from AZ, Miranda v Arizona caught my eye immediately. But on the other side of the page, directly across from M v AZ, something near and dear to my heart. I.e. corporations as people. ....Santa Clara County v Southern Pacific Railroad 1886.. Although it has been a couple of years since I argued with you dummies, I knew that you must be "debating" the issue. I hurried about my business at hand and ran with God's Speed to my computer. I immediately came to this website and typed in Santa Clara County. And, to the lack of my surprise, this thread was the first to appear. The Lord works in mysterious ways! I also noticed that iNow has, cited this monumental case and several related others, but gave no details. Now, iNow....most people (even the intellectually stimulated ilk on here, must be spoon fed. You should know that very few people actually look stuff up. This is why 15 second sound bites, millions and billions of 15 seconds of vomit, all fed by the Super PACs ("not people" multinational things and ids), are running the primary and will be running the election. So here there they are (the details). In the 1886 case Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific, the Supreme Court directed the lawyers that they were of the opinion that the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause guarantees constitutional protections to corporations in addition to natural persons. This was not a ruling, but has been treated as precedent.[12] In 1818, the United States Supreme Court heard the case Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 17 U.S. 518 (1819), making the following statement in their decision: "The opinion of the Court, after mature deliberation, is that this corporate charter is a contract, the obligation of which cannot be impaired without violating the Constitution of the United States. This opinion appears to us to be equally supported by reason, and by the former decisions of this Court." Seven years after the Dartmouth College opinion, the Supreme Court decided Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts v. Town of Pawlet, (1823) in which an English corporation dedicated to missionary work, with land in the U.S., sought to protect its rights to that land under colonial-era grants against an effort by the state of Vermont to revoke the grants. Justice Joseph Story, writing for the court, explicitly extended the same protections to corporate-owned property as it would have to property owned by natural persons. Seven years later, Chief Justice Marshall stated that, "The great object of an incorporation is to bestow the character and properties of individuality on a collective and changing body of men."[11] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_personhood As a side note, I find it interesting that very liberal leaning segments of the population would prefer to classify corporations as "non-persons". I would have anticipated them to be on the other side of this fence..................... The Green Party of the United States,[6] Greens/Green Party USA,[7] the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom,[8] Democracy Unlimited, and former Vice-President Al Gore[9] have objected to the idea of corporate personhood, focusing on constitutional protections—such as the right to contribute to political campaigns—that are granted to corporations. Gore argues that the 1886 Southern Pacific decision entrenched the 'monopolies in commerce' that Thomas Jefferson had wanted to prohibit.[9] My link

aka Genetic bottleneck.

Natural selection is definitely at play with regard to religion. For example, before the great flood there was maybe 1,000,000 people on the earth. After the great flood, there was only maybe 20 or 30. So, ignore Yahweh, be a vile sinner, poke fun at Noah for building boat and your genetic branch gets waterlogged. Listen to Yahweh, build a boat, then you, your offspring and your genetic branch continues.

Hey. This thing is defective. I tried to vote twice and it wouldn't let me.

What's the big deal? Personalities clash and presidents and other "leaders" rearrange their organizations all the time.....

› Eukaryota › Fungi/Metazoa group › Metazoa › Eumetazoa › Bilateria › Coelomata › Deuterostomia › Chordata › Craniata › Vertebrata › Gnathostomata › Teleostomi › Euteleostomi › Sarcopterygii › Tetrapoda › Amniota › Mammalia › Theria › Eutheria › Laurasiatheria › Cetartiodactyla › Ruminantia › Pecora › Bovidae › Bovinae › Bos Common strains Angus Ayrshire Beefmaster Belgian blue, Belgian white and blue › Belted Galloway › Black Angus › Black and white Danish dairy cattle › Boran › Brahman › Brown Swiss › Charolais › Crossbred X Angus › D › Danshaku-Imo › Deutsche Schwarzbunte › Droughtmaster › F › Fleckvieh › Friesian › Friesian X Jersey › Hereford, L1 Hereford › Hereford X Nelore › Hereford X Simmental › Holstein › Holstein-Friesian, Friesian Holstein › Japanese black, Japanese black cattle › Jersey › Korean, Hanwoo, Korean cattle › Limousin › Murnau-Werdenfelser › N'Dama › Nelore › Pinzgauer › Podolian › Poll Shorthorn › Qinchuan › Shiwal › Simmental › Steinholtz › Swedish red and white >Tarus › Tharri malir › White Galloway › Zebu cattle

I like it not.

You are correct. Everything (including nothing), in and of this universe and all the other universes, can sufficiently be described by, and is composed of, the Yin and the Yang or combinations thereof. The Yin and the Yang describe the elements, sex, the laws of physics, the cosmos, the beginning and the end, sex, fire, water, the inner and the outer being and, most importantly, sex.

Have y'all seen this study? A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm#headingA11 Int J Biol Sci 2009; 5:706-726 To summarize: -Rats were fed three main commercialized genetically modified (GMO) maize (aka corn) (NK 603, MON 810, MON 863) used throughout the world. 1 is tolerant to herbicide Roundup. 2 are engineered to synthesize Bt toxins which are used as insecticides. -All three of these GMO corn strains have been approved for consumption in the US and several countries in Europe. -For the 3 GMO dietary products above, dose-dependent side effects were linked with their consumption after just 90 days. - Effects included dietary detoxifying organs (kidney and liver function).Other effects noticed in the heart, adrenal glands, spleen and haematopoietic system. -Conclusion = The study suggests that these GMO corn strains are linked to dose-dependent hepatorenal toxicity, possibly due to the pesticides specific to each GMO corn. Direct or indirect metabolic consequences of the genetic modification cannot be excluded. "............We therefore conclude that our data strongly suggests that these GM maize varieties induce a state of hepatorenal toxicity. This can be due to the new pesticides (herbicide or insecticide) present specifically in each type of GM maize, although unintended metabolic effects due to the mutagenic properties of the GM transformation process cannot be excluded [42]. All three GM maize varieties contain a distinctly different pesticide residue associated with their particular GM event (glyphosate and AMPA in NK 603, modified Cry1Ab in MON 810, modified Cry3Bb1 in MON 863). These substances have never before been an integral part of the human or animal diet and therefore their health consequences for those who consume them, especially over long time periods are currently unknown. Furthermore, any side effect linked to the GM event will be unique in each case as the site of transgene insertion and the spectrum of genome wide mutations will differ between the three modified maize types. In conclusion, our data presented here strongly recommend that additional long-term (up to 2 years) animal feeding studies be performed in at least three species, preferably also multi-generational, to provide true scientifically valid data on the acute and chronic toxic effects of GM crops, feed and foods. Our analysis highlights that the kidneys and liver as particularly important on which to focus such research as there was a clear negative impact on the function of these organs in rats consuming GM maize varieties for just 90 days." I find these results quit surprising since I was in the camp that believed that GMOs were safe for consumption. I have been concerned about the potential for cross-pollination (to weeds, invasive species, etc) and the potential for tolerance (as with antibiotics). It looks the EU has been right about GMOs all along.............and Monsanto and the USDA/FDA has been wrong. BYW: This study conforms with a 2007 analysis published in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Monsanto disputes the 2007 study (naturally) stating: “The analyses conducted by these authors are not consistent with what has been traditionally accepted for use by regulatory toxicologists for analysis of rat toxicology data.” Comments????

I absolutely do not agree with you. 1. Studying generally refers to learning subject matter in a quest for understanding. The level of understanding may be quantified, for example, on an exam. 2. Studying in this context is not just simply memorizing the relatively small amount of information that is only on any given, specific exam. If your educational system is promoting the later and not the former, then you need to seriously consider changing schools and fast.....'cause you ain't gettin squat......and neither am I if your eduction is publicly funded by tax dollars.

Interesting point. Do you believe that our society is not in moral decline?

Is this guy talking about free will in people or free will in plants? Anthony Cashmore, Ph. D. Robert I. Williams Professor of Biology http://www.bio.upenn.edu/faculty/cashmore/ "My research interests concern the mechanism by which plants respond to light. Plants use several different photoreceptors to enable them to sense the quality and quantity of light in the surrounding environment. In response to this information they adjust their growth and development accordingly.............." ...because if he was talking about free will in plants, an area in which he seems to be an expert, I might be more inclined to accept his conclusions.

Nothing. Cheating is analogous to lying. A person knows when they are lying or they are withhold all or some part of the truth for personal gain. Same goes for cheating. Yes. And you are actually cheating yourself the most. Yes. And as above, you are cheating yourself. What did you deprive yourself of by doing this? Yes. What have you learned? Trust your instincts...as opposed to your desires. You suspected that each of these situations were cheating or you would not have asked. If it feels dirty, it is most likely dirty.

iNow. I was under the (wrong) impression that there was just one type of Phallus shroom....the 2 incher that was discovered recently in West Africa. I thought that this one was a completely divergent species. Thanks for pointing this out.

'The Jesus I Never Knew.' by Philip Yancey I got this for a buck at the Goodwill Store and it is, hands down, the best book I've ever read. Period. Yancey, who is actually a journalist, goes into great detail about Jesus' earthly background, his upbringing, walk and battles. It really changed the way I think about both- Jesus the man and also Jesus the Son of God. As a scientist, I especially appreciate the fact that he references practically everything.

Good guess, but that one grows in the tropics (a la West Africa) and is only two inches long. This one was about 6-8 inches and was seen in Knoxville TN on a chilly spring morning.

To expound on what Cap said. It was actually empirically tested first in 1932 by Cockcroft and Walton. They performed the first successful nuclear transmutation of one element (Li) into another (He) (by people vs stars). They accelerated H nuclei in a discharge tube and used it to bombardard Li. When the H nucleus (1 proton) collided with the Li nucleus (3 protons and 4 neutrons), the Li broke into two He nuclei, each having 2 protons and 2 neutrons each. They observed the results directly on a zinc sulfide screen- they saw the wave patterns characteristic of the He nucleus which wasn't there before. Then, they measured the total kinetic energy of the He nuclei. It was greater than that of the original H and Li nuclei and they observed a loss in the total mass of the nuclei. This was a confirmation of E = mc2 on the equivalence of mass and energy.