...is that when I first read that title, I thought to myself, "I wish people knew how to use the English subjunctive correctly." Then I scroll down and see your comment.
As for the believer/nonbeliever issue, I have survived my own stupid actions enough time to find full skepticism/atheism to be unattractive. I'd rather accept that Benedict XVI is a warm, caring man than to believe that I have as much purpose as a dung beetle. Then again, there are probably some that would argue that I'm doing the dung beetle a disservice by mentioning it in the same sentence as me
As for the believer/nonbeliever issue, I have survived my own stupid actions enough time to find full skepticism/atheism to be unattractive. I'd rather accept that Benedict XVI is a warm, caring man than to believe that I have as much purpose as a dung beetle. Then again, there are probably some that would argue that I'm doing the dung beetle a disservice by mentioning it in the same sentence as me
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie
Je suis méchant.
Je suis méchant.
Kim Jong-il is dead. Would you become a fervent believer?
- 19/12/2011 03:37:28 AM
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If I was a Christian, I'd pray that he would burn forever in hell.
- 19/12/2011 03:47:52 AM
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See, I can't be an atheist.
- 19/12/2011 03:53:55 AM
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I agree about atheism
- 19/12/2011 04:19:02 AM
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It's an approximation.
- 19/12/2011 05:40:05 PM
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no, I'm not saying that the sheer number of people alone is sufficient
- 19/12/2011 10:13:09 PM
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No, Pascal's Wager is stupid.
- 19/12/2011 03:09:42 PM
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You obviously misread my comments or ignored them.
- 19/12/2011 03:39:59 PM
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You're answering a different point to the one I was addressing.
- 19/12/2011 04:01:54 PM
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For atheism to be a tenable position, one must assume that millions lie about their experiences.
- 20/12/2011 04:11:53 AM
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Look, doesn't this go against your most sacred principle?
- 20/12/2011 06:43:27 AM
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No, it doesn't.
- 20/12/2011 08:30:55 PM
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Re: No, it doesn't.
- 20/12/2011 09:21:22 PM
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This militant atheism is somewhat amusing.
- 20/12/2011 09:48:57 PM
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... somewhat irrational at times too
- 21/12/2011 01:22:54 AM
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Huh?
- 21/12/2011 10:47:06 AM
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That's somewhat unrelated to the intended point of the post
- 21/12/2011 12:41:49 PM
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My "Huh?" was at your claim that any reasonable definition Kim Jong-il was a millitant athiest
- 21/12/2011 12:58:44 PM
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You're objecting to me calling the Military Dictator militant?
- 21/12/2011 03:13:35 PM
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Your position isn't rational nor logical
- 20/12/2011 12:45:03 PM
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I never stated it was either. That's the problem with spiritual matters.
- 20/12/2011 08:43:46 PM
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How about a faith atheist?
- 19/12/2011 04:28:59 PM
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Nevermind. It appears you answered that in your reply to Tim. *NM*
- 19/12/2011 04:32:19 PM
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Re: See, I can't be an atheist.
- 19/12/2011 04:57:23 PM
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It's impossible to tell if worshipping a false god would be worse than worshipping no god at all.
- 20/12/2011 04:14:59 AM
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Sounds like you must be a modern-day prophet
- 19/12/2011 05:24:24 PM
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Idiocy. Confirmation bias doesn't explain away external phenomena.
- 20/12/2011 04:19:10 AM
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Well.
- 21/12/2011 01:49:36 PM
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I didn't forget about it. I was getting ready to give up on it.
- 21/12/2011 02:27:18 PM
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Also, learn to use the subjunctive. It's "if I WERE a Christian..."
- 19/12/2011 03:54:20 AM
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The sad thing about that comment...
- 19/12/2011 04:52:57 AM
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I'm pretty sure there's plenty of middle ground between those two examples 
- 19/12/2011 05:31:13 PM
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- 19/12/2011 05:31:13 PM
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Tom, I think this means you should take up ForEx trading. *NM*
- 19/12/2011 04:00:20 AM
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I might. I'm close enough to it as is. I just did some ForEx ISDAs for clients...
- 19/12/2011 04:03:11 AM
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I thought you were asking if I believed in KJ-I, the Eternal Leader
- 19/12/2011 06:55:08 AM
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The article I just read said he died on Saturday.
- 19/12/2011 08:58:17 AM
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Yeah, he actually died on a train Saturday morning before Tom made the comment. *NM*
- 19/12/2011 09:13:44 PM
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I'm not claiming causality. And, for the record, I first made the comment on Friday afternoon.
- 20/12/2011 04:25:07 AM
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You know what's really weird?
- 19/12/2011 11:32:23 AM
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They took it down, apparently. *NM*
- 20/12/2011 04:40:24 AM
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Not surprising, still in the revisions if anyone wants to see of course
- 20/12/2011 11:06:05 AM
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He's not dead-dead. Neither is his father. Just ask the North Koreans.
- 19/12/2011 04:23:48 PM
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Re: He's not dead-dead. Neither is his father. Just ask the North Koreans.
- 19/12/2011 09:15:09 PM
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The problem with predictions that come true
- 19/12/2011 05:28:24 PM
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I don't make a lot of predictions. *NM*
- 19/12/2011 08:18:53 PM
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Well you should start at least journaling the ones that you do make.
- 19/12/2011 08:40:18 PM
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I actually now do tell my friends when I have dreams that have the "feel" to them.
- 20/12/2011 04:36:07 AM
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*NM*
I can attest to the fact that this conversation took place on Facebook Saturday.
- 19/12/2011 09:19:06 PM
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Yes, TMJ, you also contributed in this case. *NM*
- 20/12/2011 04:38:42 AM
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Jeez, I hope I never get on your bad side
- 20/12/2011 12:06:54 AM
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- 20/12/2011 12:06:54 AM
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Things did change for the better with Stalin's death.
- 20/12/2011 02:51:12 AM
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So I guess you want me to destroy the voodoo doll I have of you? Oh wait...never mind. *NM*
- 20/12/2011 04:37:35 AM
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*NM*
- 20/12/2011 04:37:35 AM
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