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Thread: Abiogenesis is impossible
Post: RE: Abiogenesis is impossible
| The Laws of Thermodynamics are surprisingly good evidence of atoms becoming more complex and more complex until they form life. |
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Quatermass |
Christianity
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April 24, 2015 at 5:44 am |
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Thread: Christianity is the same as Scientology
Post: RE: Christianity is the same as Scientology
| I don't think Scientology is the same as Christianity. For a start, Scientology is a lot more totalitarian (at least in this life) than Christianity. Nor does it require you to pay increasingly vast a... |
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Quatermass |
Religion
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April 24, 2015 at 5:31 am |
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Thread: We are no different than computers
Post: RE: We are no different than computers
| We do differ from computers and robots in various ways because we have an associative memory - which is the main difference.
If you program a computer to do a certain thing, and program a computer to... |
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Quatermass |
General Science
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April 23, 2015 at 5:01 am |
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Thread: What do we do while deciding if free will exists?
Post: RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exis...
| (April 19, 2015 at 3:05 pm)robvalue Wrote: You are free to do what determinism tells you.
Was posting that an act of free will, or a reaction to his post? |
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Quatermass |
Philosophy
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April 19, 2015 at 3:07 pm |
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Thread: Never ending story: add 3 words!
Post: RE: Never ending story: add 3 words!
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Quatermass |
Off Topic
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April 19, 2015 at 3:05 pm |
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Thread: A common denominator in great people
Post: RE: A common denominator in great people
| One common denominator that I find interesting is that many of the 'Greats' were outside of their field (at least in the area of invention). The Wright Brothers, for example, were bicycle engineers, w... |
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Quatermass |
General Science
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April 18, 2015 at 8:26 pm |
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Thread: But don't you know?
Post: RE: But don't you know?
| “Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither abl... |
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Quatermass |
Religion
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April 18, 2015 at 10:20 am |
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Thread: What do we do while deciding if free will exists?
Post: RE: What do we do while deciding if free will exis...
| The subject of free will and human nature has been the focus of much of my academic career. I've travelled to many strange parts of the world and seen many strange things in order to try and find an a... |
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Quatermass |
Philosophy
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April 17, 2015 at 10:52 pm |
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Thread: Morality and downloading
Post: RE: Morality and downloading
| (April 17, 2015 at 5:56 pm)Rhythm Wrote: as in, say, out of print books? If the IP doesn't have an owner they're free game. Tons of classics (and, increasingly, more recent works) are in that stat... |
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Quatermass |
Philosophy
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April 17, 2015 at 6:18 pm |
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Thread: Morality and downloading
Post: RE: Morality and downloading
| (April 17, 2015 at 5:45 pm)Rhythm Wrote: -availing yourself of the productive efforts of another person without remuneration or consent..however, is.
And if the productive efforts of another person ... |
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Philosophy
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April 17, 2015 at 5:51 pm |
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Thread: Morality and downloading
Post: RE: Morality and downloading
| (April 17, 2015 at 5:42 pm)Chas Wrote: (April 13, 2015 at 5:34 pm)bennyboy Wrote: I'm curious about the moral arguments for and against downloading-- specifically for downloading games, images/dat... |
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Quatermass |
Philosophy
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April 17, 2015 at 5:44 pm |
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Thread: Morality and downloading
Post: RE: Morality and downloading
| (April 17, 2015 at 5:35 pm)bennyboy Wrote: I don't know if you're American (I'm not), but I think that some secretly see downloading as a mini Boston Tea Party: the laws are excessive and unfair, so... |
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Quatermass |
Philosophy
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April 17, 2015 at 5:41 pm |
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Thread: Did Yahweh Set Adam Up?
Post: RE: Did Yahweh Set Adam Up?
| (April 17, 2015 at 5:11 pm)Godschild Wrote: No, but one who rejects Him might be viewed that way.
Why? |
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Christianity
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April 17, 2015 at 5:35 pm |
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Thread: Morality and downloading
Post: RE: Morality and downloading
| (April 17, 2015 at 5:26 pm)bennyboy Wrote: (April 17, 2015 at 9:11 am)Quatermass Wrote: But downloading being illegal has little to do with morality (in the same way that murder and rape are) and ... |
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Philosophy
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April 17, 2015 at 5:32 pm |
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Thread: Did Yahweh Set Adam Up?
Post: RE: Did Yahweh Set Adam Up?
| (April 17, 2015 at 5:03 pm)Godschild Wrote: (April 16, 2015 at 11:40 pm)Kitan Wrote: A teacher shows the test result in order for the student to know whether or not he needs improvement. I have r... |
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Christianity
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April 17, 2015 at 5:06 pm |
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Thread: CloudFlare
Post: RE: CloudFlare
| Are you considering updating the forums to XenoForo |
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Quatermass |
Announcements
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April 17, 2015 at 5:03 pm |
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Thread: Christianity and Masturbation
Post: RE: Christianity and Masturbation
| (April 17, 2015 at 6:47 am)Mental Outlaw Wrote: So Masturbation is wrong in Christianity right? Well kinda sorta, but it begs the question of why would a God care about where we touch ourselves in ... |
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Quatermass |
Atheism
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April 17, 2015 at 4:57 pm |
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Thread: From where come your morals?
Post: RE: From where come your morals?
| (April 11, 2015 at 8:29 am)urlawyer Wrote: So, this is kind of a big topic amongst theists and atheists alike since it is paramount to each of our identities, worldview, and how we live our daily li... |
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Quatermass |
Philosophy
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April 17, 2015 at 4:44 pm |
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Thread: Why is there gravity?
Post: RE: Why is there gravity?
| We don't know for certain what causes gravity. All we know is that it has something to do with mass. If you stand on the edge of a cliff and dangle a ping-pong ball on string over the cliff, the ping ... |
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Quatermass |
Physical Sciences
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April 17, 2015 at 4:10 pm |
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Thread: JW looking clarity followup
Post: RE: JW looking clarity followup
| (April 17, 2015 at 10:21 am)nicanica123 Wrote: 1. Why would this almighty god be subjected to what a human demands as proof?He doesn't have to be. But by that same token, shouldn't condemn people fo... |
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Quatermass |
Atheism
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April 17, 2015 at 10:36 am |
