The actual FB message is "Bad Image" "There was a problem with the image file." At one point (it's not doing it anymore) received a security challenge (ID and Password) dialog for Flickr. it didn't work.
Posts by Etude
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25Inserting pictures from Flickr
by Etude incan anyone provide steps for inserting a picture here from flickr?
i can get the image url from flickr but when i try to insert it here, it will not display.
as far as a i know, the image is set to public, but i'm not sure how to check.. thanks.. etude..
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Inserting pictures from Flickr
by Etude incan anyone provide steps for inserting a picture here from flickr?
i can get the image url from flickr but when i try to insert it here, it will not display.
as far as a i know, the image is set to public, but i'm not sure how to check.. thanks.. etude..
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Incidently, the picture will not post on FaceBook either, using the URL. There, I receive and "Error" in red.
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Inserting pictures from Flickr
by Etude incan anyone provide steps for inserting a picture here from flickr?
i can get the image url from flickr but when i try to insert it here, it will not display.
as far as a i know, the image is set to public, but i'm not sure how to check.. thanks.. etude..
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OK. I went back to Flickr and selected the picture to display in either 500 (x 374) or "original" size and then selected "Edit" for the license. Then I checked the (green) box "Anyone can see this photo", which shows a checked radio button "Anyone (Public)" and saved it. It still does not display in the preview when inserting here and does not display in the post.
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Inserting pictures from Flickr
by Etude incan anyone provide steps for inserting a picture here from flickr?
i can get the image url from flickr but when i try to insert it here, it will not display.
as far as a i know, the image is set to public, but i'm not sure how to check.. thanks.. etude..
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I've done this once before but can't remember from which service. When I try using your steps, I get the following statement:
" Are you sure you want to continue without including an Image Description? Without it the image may not be accessible to some users with disabilities, or to those using a text browser, or browsing the Web with images turned off. "
This time, I entered a description. Then, I get a broken-image icon. As I recall, when pasting the image URL in the dialog box, a sample of it appears. I get none. Could it be that the image is not set to public? I'm not sure how to change that in Flickr.
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Inserting pictures from Flickr
by Etude incan anyone provide steps for inserting a picture here from flickr?
i can get the image url from flickr but when i try to insert it here, it will not display.
as far as a i know, the image is set to public, but i'm not sure how to check.. thanks.. etude..
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Hello:
Can anyone provide steps for inserting a picture here from Flickr? I can get the image URL from Flickr but when I try to insert it here, it will not display. As far as a I know, the image is set to public, but I'm not sure how to check.
Thanks.
Etude.
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First post in years
by voodoo lady inwhen i was last here, my mother had recently been diagnosed with cancer.
there were potential issues regarding transfusion, none of which eventuated.
she undertook a course of chemo which worked quickly and effectively, with minimal side-effects.
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While any such an incident is regrettable, specifically the condition that took your mother’s life, it is undeniable that you loved her and that you both enjoyed a close relationship. You may want to think in terms that perhaps neither of you asked the tough questions because you understood each other and there was no need; that she somehow knew how devastated you would be at her loss as you understand how hard her death has been for you. Don’t concentrate on what you didn’t say and instead think deeply about the good things you both shared. It’s not constructive to play the wouldof, shouldof, couldof game. Instead, bathe yourself in her good memories and feel her presence and influence in all you do.
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NASA Identifies The Hand of God
by Perry init even has what looks like blood flowing from a palm wound.
article.
world-renowned astrophysicist robert jastrow, founding director of nasas goddard institute for space studies, explains the fear of faith many of todays scientists experience.. there is a kind of religion in science, it is the religion of a person who believes there is order and harmony in the universe, and every effect must have its cause; [but] there is no first cause.
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Perry
From Post 4235 of 42621) You cannot prove that God does not exist, so He does.(Burden of Proof Fallacy)
Proof is everwhere, from the "Hand of God" to billions of tighly packed information bits found in the DNA to the living cell's hundreds of irreducible complex parts.
No Perry. Facts and evidence of objects and events are everywhere. Proof is quite different. You would have to demonstrate that proof explicitly. So, do you have any? It is a fact that DNA is “tightly” packed with bits of information. Proof of what that means is an entirely different proposition.
2) There is currently no explanation for this, so God did it (Argument from incredulity fallacy)
There is an explanation. Rather, truth be told, there is not reasonable scientific explanation how this design just appeared.
So what would you have instead, Perry, an unreasonable scientific explanation? Or how about no scientific explanation. Assuming there is not scientific anything, how would you determine that your non-scientific conclusion is not based on credulity or the result of a mental aberration? How? Because you feel it. Right? Therein lays the problem. By that measure, anyone who claims anything would be correct in their statement. After all, they believe it and confirm it inside themselves. So, if you encounter someone who has their apartment or house covered on the inside with aluminum foil to stop the rays that read their minds, please believe them.
3) God exists because the bible/qu’ran/torah says it’s the word of said “on true God” /bible, torah, qu’ran quotes (Circular Reasoning Fallacy)
Wrong. There is no "because" , in other words no previous "cause". He is the First Cause which is reasonable to deduce.
And you know this how? Let me guess, you read it in the Bible. No, you have a reasonable explanation (emphasis on the word “reasonable”). Please share. If it’s because you read it in the Bible, please explain how we’re supposed to differentiate that existence in light of all the other things the Bible states that are just plain wrong, contradicting and immoral. If it’s because you feel you can’t reasonably regress to a point where there was nothing, that requires another argument and I guarantee you it’s not in the Bible.
4) Many people believe God exists so he does (Appeal to belief Fallacy)
See above.
See above, above.
5) The bible makes me feel good, so it is true (Appeal to Consequences of a belief Fallacy)
The bible does not make me feel good at all. I cannot participate in my own salvation. This insults my pride. Jesus said I must give up everything to get everything, this insults my sensibilities, He says his saved are children, brothers, but also slaves, this upsets my notions of freedom until I compare Christian "freedom" with slavery to sin, vice and death.
Wow, what a miserable book. I’m sorry I’m not attracted to a book that constantly reminds me how worthless I am and dangles a carrot in front of me to make me believe how rewarding it will be in the end. Of course, no one has ever been there to give us any confirmation that it will be great. Never mind all that about what Jesus says. How can you be sure of anything you read about Jesus when the very source of such information is cast into doubt? Wait, you don’t cast that source into doubt, right? It’s because you’re sure about because it says so, which makes you feel it, which confirms what it says. Notice any circularity of reasoning there? That’s what you’re doing.
6) I had a personal encounter with God, so it is true (Anecdotal Evidence- Jews and Muslims do as well)
Personal testimony is high quality evidene if it is from a credible witness. 40% to 60 % of all Muslim converts to Christianity are doing so because of personal encounters with God through dreams.
And yet, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world (1.86% as opposed to 1.3% for Christianity). Perry, please. Personal testimony is quality evidence that you had an experience. That’s all. It doesn’t tell you if that experience adheres to reality. It could be totally convincing. That doesn’t mean it’s real. Some people hear voices that are not there for others in the same room. Are they real? Hmm…I’m not saying that believing correlates to having Schizophrenia. I’m saying that the mind is a complicated thing and we need to use our faculties to rid ourselves from delusion.
7) I prayed to God and I was cured (Post hoc ergo proptor fallacy)
Unless of course its true.
OK. Mention an example. And, don’t trot out what Jesus did back in the First Century. That narrative is questionable and self referent. Tell me about an incident that happened in your church. Tell me that it wasn’t that someone had a head ache and prayed and God took away the head ache. And if it’s not as obvious as that, compare such a happening to what happens to a person who goes into Cancer remission by thinking positively and by believing in the power of the mind.
8) Ontological* Argument (Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness)
*Because we think something perfect can exist it therefore does exist. Also Existence is wonderful. God is wonderful therefore God has existence.
Unless of course he inhabits believers and they can feel his presence inside them. Then, it isn't just "thinking"
So, your evidence that He inhabits believers comes in the form of what? Let me guess, personal testimony that only you can verify with nothing that I can attest to other than what’s inside your head. Very convenient. Let me think: Is it because you know many people who also attest to the same thing? OK. On that basis, you would have to believe that there are UFOs with ETs that torture cattle and kidnap humans in order to perform experiments on them. Think about it. The exact same rules apply here.
9) Bible prophecies (Circular Reasoning Fallacy+Red Herring Fallacy+ Self-fulfilling Fallacy+Composition Fallacy+Equivocation)
Fulfilled Bible Prophecies are powerful evidence.
OK, I’m going out on a limb here. Tell me which Bible prophecies have been fulfilled. Tell me what has transpired that is different in fulfillment than what many people interpret Nostradamus predicted. Tell me about what has transpired as a Bible prophesy that would not be obvious to people who watch the world. Is it “wars and rumors of wars? OK, then. We can tackle that, although I’m sure it’s been covered many times on this forum.
10) *ignores argument * Argues about something else (Red Herring Fallacy)
Christians are not saying that they can out argue someone on whether or not God exists. They KNOW he does because he lives inside them.
Look at item 6 in the list.
11) *ignores argument * You don’t believe in God because you’re dumb, atheist! (Personal Attacks Fallacy 'ad hominem')
Not dumb. God's existence implies accountability, judgment. This is scary stuff. However, the good news is that there is nothing that you can do to improve your situation as someone who will face judgment one day. It has already been provided for you. If you receive him.
I look at your answer as a great cop-out for personal responsibility. I once worked with a “Christian” (a fairly young man) who was a deacon at his church and counseled youth. He had called me over to see about a tool box he’d found and proceeded to bust the lock to take the tools. In an unrelated conversation, he told me that he was saved because Christ died to provide that salvation and that no matter what you did, once you accepted Him, you could not forfeit your salvation. That explained to me his readiness to steal what did not belong to him. I’m illustrating here how such beliefs are up for grabs, even if you yourself are forthright and sincere. But my “friend’s” example implies the lack of accountability.
12) This is all just lies and slander as expected from an atheist (Genetic Fallacy 'ad hominem')
Mostly just well-founded fear disguised as logic.
Do you detect fear in my statements? On the other hand, I detect fear in you of the consequences resulting from not following what you interpret and believe. The Bible contains many texts stating or suggesting how one should fear the Lord. The Lord has given many examples in the Bible of how he deals with those who don’t fear him. That is not a nice God. How is it possible that an atheist can have fear in something s/he does not believe in? How about an atheist having fear of the triumph of religion over atheism? Is that it? Hmm…No. I don’t think that’s it.
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In answer to your questions: “No”; “Many” and “Yes”. I detect that you’re making some definite but incorrect assumptions about what I believe and how I’ve arrived at this place. Do I really have to literally read in the Bible that God is not an asshole to know whether or not He’s not an asshole? Although I don't disagree, I’ve never used such a term. That was Captain Obvious. In a passionate rant, I might say that. However, I refrain from it in order not to unnecessarily offend other people. But, why can’t such conclusions come from deeply disappointed people who have spent a good deal of their life questioning and searching real for answers instead of the uninformed individuals you picture? Why must it be that anyone who doesn’t agree with what you say be cast in a less learned light?
Tell me, how many brown ducks do I have to encounter and count before concluding that all ducks are brown? This is where your reasoning falls short and makes you petty and judgmental. I don’t need to count; I just need to encounter one single exception to conclude the opposite. This is why you have made a notable but incorrect assumption about what I’ve “chosen to ignore”. And you also have not read sufficiently well my recognition of a “spiritual” need in humans, even though that can manifest itself in many right and wrong ways.
No, not everything that fails does so because it was wrong. Life is not binary, yes or no, good or bad, right or wrong. I stated that earlier: “If you look at reality with an unbiased eye, you'll find that there is no "good" or "evil" or "light" or "dark"; and I mean that in a moral sense and not a physical sense. But even in a physical sense, those things are a matter of degree from the absence of one thing to a full complement of it.” “Really, things simply ‘are’.” I realize you may be the type who likes simplicity and expedient answers in order to settle your own uncertainties and give you reassurance that everything will be OK. I, however, am content to accept questions I cannot answer and not believe in things I can’t verify, like the Bible or anything you say I’ve been taught by a government or an educational system or tradition.
Really, I don’t have to look outside the fishbowl because I removed myself from it a long time ago. It’s not the most clear and well-lit place to be, but it is better than being in bowl full of biblical shit. I sense that you, on the other hand, have your own definition of “truth” rather than one you can actually sustain via a cogent argument.
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Fallacies about Faith
by tec inpeace to you!.
this thread is about false things (some) atheists think theists believe.
this is not a thread about false things that atheists think about theists.
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Never mind. If you don't get the point, there is no point. That's why trees don't make a sound in the forrest when there's no one there to listen. That is why logic fails when one people refuse to recognize it. I know you can reason. But in most cases here, you just rationalize. BIG DIFFERENCE!
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Do Wills Ever Affect Shunning?
by Cold Steel ina man has several sons and daughters who are active jehovah's witnesses.
so was his wife, who died two years ago.
he has since lapsed into apostasy and has been openly critical of the governing body.
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Good advice Cold Steel. I've thought about leaving a letter of explanation as a will to be read to them in the event I go and they're still waiting for Armageddon. Thanks.