RE: Thoughts on next video...
April 4, 2013 at 10:56 am
(This post was last modified: April 4, 2013 at 10:58 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 3, 2013 at 11:11 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote:(April 3, 2013 at 10:17 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: I'm curious DeistPaladin, why do you believe in God?
A sense of awe I have about the grand machine we call the universe, from the macro to the micro, as well as over the potential not just of the human mind but human civilization. A lot came together for us in our evolution and not just in terms of increased cranial capacity. The fact we walk upright, we have opposable thumbs, we lost our body fur so we could develop language, out sense of community, all came together for what we might one day achieve as a species.
None of this, I realize, decisively proves God. Maybe we just won the cosmic lottery. That, among other reasons, is why it's just a personal philosophy for me. Deism is for me a truce between my skeptical brain and my lofty sentiments, a way to be spiritual and yet remain firmly and safely grounded in the real, natural world.
Bolded the bit that really, really stood out (plenty in there to choose from)
This is how you understand that to have happened? That our body hair essentially fled in preparation - so that the goal of language could be accomplished?
(of course everything mentioned falls under the category of "human being really thinks human beings are awesome" btw)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
