(November 13, 2018 at 9:22 pm)Everena Wrote: Everena: Yes, uneducated person, ants are intelligent 

http://time.com/118633/ant-intelligence-google/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic.../e-google/

And I don't think you really do see the level of ignorance here.

The word 'intelligent' is ambiguous. In common language, it connotes exceptional intelligence, but I gather you are using it in its most basic sense of being capable of behavior, including machine-like intelligence. All life is intelligent in the sense that it can have an automatic reaction to stimuli. Computers and biological viruses can do the same, even though they aren't, strictly speaking, alive.

The way you phrased your initial assertion that intelligence is required for life to exist seemed to heavily imply that you were talking about the godlike intelligence of a creator deity, not the perishable and very limited intelligence common to bacteria and humans.

At work.

Hello!

Everena?

Why do you pick and choose both the science as well as the scientists?

Also, how do you evaluate the quality of your sources?

Also.... might you answer Mathilda's post appearing further up the thread. To whit and to paraphrase:

"Where does your 'Mass of energy' that you describe as your 'Overmind' reside? Outside our reality? Inside our reality? Insert other...."

(November 15, 2018 at 1:12 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:

(November 15, 2018 at 9:15 am)LastPoet Wrote: To split a thread this size? I would prefer to slam my balls on my cars door repeatedly.

Can I help?

Hmmm kinky

(November 15, 2018 at 7:48 am)Khemikal Wrote:

(November 15, 2018 at 1:58 am)Everena Wrote: Everena: You have no way of knowing if that is true or not. I mean if the Christians are right.... and there are billions of them and they might be. I know I had some amazing experiences with God when I went to church (stepping into the light, power of God felt in church, Holy spirit communicating to me after being baptized) and those are not even the experienes I had that proved God to me beyond any doubt. So what I'm saying is I really do know that God exists beyond any doubt,  and although I do not think the Bible is the word of God, I do think it is possible that is inspired by prophets of God. And I mean, why take your chances? Atheism can't be that fun. It certainly doesn't seem fun and at least God is super fun. 

Why are -you- taking that chance...then?  You really aren't the sharpest crayon in the box. 

It doesn't actually matter, to me..because, just like there is a fact of speciation events occurring regardless of whether or not meat fairies exist, there is a fact of my not being interested in blowing meat fairy cock..regardless of whether meat fairies exist.

I'm not interested in dating your boyfriend, haven't I made that abundantly clear?   There is no soul for you to win here..jesus freak.

Quote:Everena: Adaption occured John-nee, adaption..... and you can't prove it wasn't just adaption. 

You can address any of the observed instances of speciation which you have been presented with, at any time.  

Quote:Ev: There is a God. There is no such thing as a meat fairy!

That makes skin suits and tasty chickens.  A meat fairy by any other name is still a meat fairy.

Quote:Ev: Its not a bad religion comparatively. There are just some assholes who pretend to be Christian and use it an excuse to hate on other ppl

I repeat, disgusting religion.  I don't care that you're a jesus freak.  I'm not.  I don't want to date your boyfriend.  

Quote:  Ev: NOT A PLANT

No shit, and yet they are the ancestors of all plant and animal life.  Amazing, isn't it.  Amazing in all of the ways that meat fairies aren't.  

Quote:Ev: Oh good, because it didn't. Now go tell everyone else in here.

You'll find that there really isn't anyone here that thinks that this place was poofed into existence, beyond yourself and your fellow meat fairy cultists.  This is why asking us why we believe something that is an article of your idiotic faith..is pointless.  

Quote:Ev:There is no such thing as a meat fairie. There is a God and a reason everything happens and we have eternal life

Cool story.  

Quote:Ev: Not possible

I'm going to add "not possible" to the list of ways that you say "scares the piss out of me" - because it's obviously possible that we live unequally for short amounts of time, die, and go nowhere.  You see it happening all the time.  You've invented your entire religion in order to calm your fears and sense of meaningless, on that count.  If you didn't see it..just like all the pain and suffering in the universe, then you wouldn't need to invent meat fairies and an alternate dimension to calm yourself about it in the first place.

Quote:Everena: I know God exists beyond and all doubt and I no longer fear death at all. Yes I used to fear death, but I did not spend a lot of time thinking about it because I like to be all   all the time.  Or at least as much of the time as I can.

So what?  You're an irrational jesus freak who figures that maybe lying might work better than telling the truth, telling me that you have no fear of death is unimpressive.  Neither do I, and I don't even have to blow the meat fairy to be so unconcerned.

Everena: I am definitely not a Jesus freak. I never believed Jesus was God, even when I was going to church all the time. I do think there are some very good things about Christianity and that God is definitely there in church. That is probably true with all religions though, when people gather in the name of God.  I do not think the Bible is the word of God, I think it has been tampered with by men,  and no pure good God would send someone to hell for all eternity for what they did in just one life.

(November 13, 2018 at 10:16 pm)MysticKnight Wrote:

(November 13, 2018 at 10:13 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Damn, what a sensitive snowflake.  Wait till she finds out that we roast babies for lunch.

I hate the word snowflake, what does it mean exactly?

I see it used, and I swear, it's so damn ambiguous.

And I bet by all definitions, I would get counted as one.

It's a term the far-right invented for liberals, implying that people who show compassionate for the less fortunate or concern for the real perils of the world are so sensitive and easily provoked that they are comparable to fragile snowflakes that melt in the sun. It's ironic, because it's hard to find anyone who can beat them for getting upset over inconsequential matters like how Starbucks cups are decorated for the holidays.

What type of rock crusher is Everena partial to do you think?

(November 15, 2018 at 9:27 am)Mathilda Wrote:

(November 15, 2018 at 9:24 am)LastPoet Wrote: No it is not. I will never manually select each post to turn this pile of shit into smaller pieces. Dunno about other mods.

We need to take the Avengers: Infinity War approach and randomly delete 50% of the posts each time the thread grows too large.

It's not like it would make any difference to the quality of the thread.

Only the admins can do that sort of thing. It's an idea none the less. It is keeping people entertained, that is for sure.

(November 15, 2018 at 1:57 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: What type of rock crusher is Everena partial to do you think?

Magical ones that are invisible and crush rocks instantly without using any energy.

(November 15, 2018 at 1:57 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: What type of rock crusher is Everena partial to do you think?

Obviously Vertical.

Only our MIA phisicist could answer such questions.