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Post by Zephyr on Aug 5, 2010 8:13:23 GMT -8
I am entirely disillusioned with British politics. Dominated by self-interest. The continuing erosion of civil liberties is something I cannot fathom.
AV is a token to quell a movement. They pit AV versus FPTP and call it a referendum on electoral reform. Which ever way it goes they'll consider the issue settled.
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Post by Zephyr on Aug 5, 2010 1:08:33 GMT -8
No, I never was an admin. I was a global moderator for a while. I, apparently, left fairly early on.
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Post by Zephyr on Aug 4, 2010 16:07:27 GMT -8
What a phenomenal board that was...
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Post by Zephyr on Aug 4, 2010 13:45:18 GMT -8
I watched I Love You Philip Morris last night. Wasn't what I was expecting. I thought it was going to be a Yes Man type of film but it's much heavier. Walks the line between silly and serious quite well. Definitely worth a watch, unless you have an aversion to explicit gay scenes.
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Post by Zephyr on Aug 2, 2010 3:03:24 GMT -8
Happy Birthday
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Post by Zephyr on Aug 2, 2010 2:50:19 GMT -8
If I don't do this now I never will...
Avtar: A unique guy. Half his posts annoy me, the other half I enjoy. The place is better off with him though. Dave: Not as much of a straight talker as he used to be but his posts reflect well thought out opinions. Helen: Not here as much, I guess because of work. Always been a great member and it's good to see she's doing well in her actual life. Hero: Hero makes some cracking posts, often makes me laugh. Kami: Kami is a good member and was a good mod. None of my business why she left but this place is better when she's around. Less.Than.Three: Intelligent and mature, I'd pay special attention to her posts. Minime: Just a terrible terrible person. Needs to sort her life out. It is now definitely her fault for our lack of communication. Patrick Clinger: Generous guy and seems very nice. Also made ProBoards, which is just great. Patsfreak: His posts often improve a thread. Paul: Doesn't seem to be around as much, always brought energy to a thread. Ricky Zyvoloski: His birthday is coming up. We haven't spoken much but I've heard nothing but good about him. Robert: Interesting fellow. Doesn't bow to fierce opposition to his beliefs. I sometimes feel he is blinded by faith. I think he would benefit from reading up on various religious and philosophical topics, not to undermine his faith, but to inform it. Soren: Seems like a really nice guy, often makes good posts. Super Samio: Brash, energetic and cool posting style. Syko Nachoman: Thank you for the kind words. I remember way back when Syko restricted himself to random posts which were invariably hilarious. Good to see he's come back and opened up more, still able to make me laugh. One of the best regulars around, valuable to the forum. ZAR / ZachTheNacissist: Strange guy. Entertaining to say the least. bagheera: I like bagheera. daniel: I respect daniel's opinions. They are invariably well thought out, I'd say we agree on many things but also disagree on some key issues. In threads often full of rambling ill-conceived posts daniel will be concise and intelligent. Great member. weez: weez is basically the only person I talk to regularly from here. Naturally, he's cool. woop: Strikes a good balance between passion and intelligence in his posts in many debate threads. Æther: Mr. PB. Always positive and friendly and ready with a joke. PBS wouldnt be the same without him. Joy: Subtle.
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Post by Zephyr on Aug 1, 2010 12:56:43 GMT -8
When I got gum on a bag I sprayed deodorant on it at a very close range for a while. That froze it and then I could chip it off... I don't know how safe this is.
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Post by Zephyr on Jul 30, 2010 10:26:50 GMT -8
It took you four years to come up with "God did it."?
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Post by Zephyr on Jul 30, 2010 6:09:13 GMT -8
You seem to accuse any research into the origins of the Universe as an attempt to disprove God. Well, if it's so easy to understand, why hasn't any scientist figured it out yet? Think about the Earth being the center of the universe or the Earth being flat? How long did it take to disprove that vs the time it's still taking to figure out the beginning of time? This clearly has nothing to do with your belief that there's a conspiracy within 'science' to disprove God but nevermind... No scientist thinks any of this is stuff is easy to understand... I don't know where that random accusation came from. It's clearly very very difficult. That has absolutely no bearing on anything being discussed.
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Post by Zephyr on Jul 30, 2010 4:44:15 GMT -8
Robert - what about the pure possibility that God intends us to find all of this out? What about him giving us the ability to understand this just to see how far we have come? It could be something as simple as him giving us more and more explanation of the universe. Years ago, people couldn't explain where we came from, so he made it simple, but perhaps now he wants us to know the full picture? He wants us to understand that it was him guiding evolution to create human life? You don't have to fixed into one box of thinking, you have to be more open if you want to discuss it and/or have a wider spread of knowledge. You shouldn't be fixed into one thinking of what your parents or your pastor said. Be open about it, have a question to your belief. We're human beings, we're made to question everything, be it God's intention to make us like that, or an evolutionary process. Science and faith are NOT the opposite things. Science does not doubt faith, it doesn't want to counter it. Science has no plan to intentionally disprove God. You are taking things the wrong way around. Science is here to question everything, to bring us new proof and advancement. Without science you would probably be dead by now. Perhaps you ever caught a common cold? Perhaps something more serious? Without science you'd have died because of it, it is that same science that made you survive. Hundreds of years of advancements today make us live nearly 100 years, when 2000 years ago a human lifespan was only about 30 years. Science does put food on the table, you just seem to be too fixed into some belief, that it's all his doing. Who invented stuff like a microwave oven? NASA did. Who invented a ball-point pen? NASA did. Who gave us the ability to watch TV anywhere on the planet? NASA did. That and much more came from the fact that we QUESTIONED everything and today it makes our lives a lot easier. Noone went out there and said "oh look I don't believe in God so I'll go make a satellite".... No, their intent was discovering whether spaceflight was possible. Perhaps it was God himself who "made" the person discover it, gave him the idea.... Stop thinking into some belief that it is the year 210, it's 2010, we've made a significant amount of technological advancements, while noone disproved God. Science and theism can coexist and it's not science that makes it hard doing that. It's religions that make it hard if not impossible. Yes, I agree and disagree with that you said. I agree that we should always try to learn more. I never said we shouldn't. In fact I'm quite fascinated by space and all of that. What I was trying to imply was that some people WANT to disprove God. Nothing wrong, in theory. But when tons of money and research are put into something with the INTENTION of disproving a religious figure, then I start to get annoyed. And believe me, I'm quite opened minded. I do have my beliefs, but I still love science. ;d You seem to accuse any research into the origins of the Universe as an attempt to disprove God.
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Post by Zephyr on Jul 30, 2010 1:37:59 GMT -8
Well it does sound interesting. But I have very basic knowledge of physics and cosmology and I don't want to look like an idiot by trying to critique it...
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Post by Zephyr on Jul 29, 2010 8:01:39 GMT -8
I still promote that Arizona should keep the law. Basis: The U.S. Constitution states that the Federal Government should defend the states from foreign invasion, and having tons of illegals from one country is a form of invasion and should be dealt likewise, but the Federal Government isn't doing enough to ensure that the illegal immigration problem will be properly dealt with. So, if the government isn't doing its end of the deal, the states have the rights to base laws off of what the constitution states, and attempt to fix their problems themselves. You think illegal immigrants should be dealt with as if they were an invasion force?
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Post by Zephyr on Jul 29, 2010 1:44:53 GMT -8
I would like to know if my efforts to please people have paid off.
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Post by Zephyr on Jul 28, 2010 13:38:08 GMT -8
Good to hear. I think its good for F1s unique image of being a truly global sport that the US has one.
Never really know how Americans feel about F1, I've never thought they liked corners that go in more than one direction. But I suppose F1 has fans hidden everywhere..
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Post by Zephyr on Jul 28, 2010 10:24:27 GMT -8
99% of the time, it's murder for convenience. This is my own subjective viewpoint, based upon every other definition of murder. That society doesn't consider it murder is an odd happenstance of history. If it's a human, it is murder. But why do you consider it to be a human?
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