Posts by Big Dog

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so what are the "anointed" you know/knew like?

by nowisee in

there were two quite old females in my congregation.

sweet.

but then they died.. i met several members of gb.

Big Dog

I knew two, one was a very old guy that was probably fairly well along into dementia when he died but a nice enough old bird.

The other was a serious wingnut who last I hear was in prision.

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typically ridiculous.

by RichieRich in

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friends

last saturday, me and a friend from the hall decided to go to nc state fair together.

i have been told that the state fair is not a big deal in other areas of the country, but here in these parts, it means alot to us, expecially since we live in/near the capital city.

about the friend: he's a year younger than me, and we go to the same school.

I remember one of the few times I was stupid enough to go out with a girl from the hall (in my defense she was ridiculously hot) I pick her up (and yeah, somehow her folks didn't get the memo about no solo dates) and while she is putting on her coat her elder dad tells her right in front of me like I'm not even standing there that if I get out of hand for her to get on the phone pronto and he'll pick her up.

I'm thinking to myself, nimrod, if what I hear about your daughter is true (another one of the reasons I was stupid enough to take her out) I'll be the one calling you unless I have a padlock on my zipper. To her credit, the girl apologized profusely for her dad after we left, after which she went to work on the zipper.

As Michael Corelone said, That's a true story.

Edited to add: Didn't mean to horn in on your action Ritchie, just, stupid elder tricks have been around for a long time. Glad you gave it to the guy.

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Does Your Family Eat Dinner Together?

by Scully in

interesting article from today's national post:.

we don't eat together, and are paying for itfamilies in crisis: researchers say suppers apart may cause social ills misty harriscanwest news service.

monday, october 17, 2005. .

Big Dog

Andi,

It is just such a natural time for you all to be together, I mean, it would be odd at say 8 o'clock to say, okay, let's all sit down and have a chat. When you have kids I highly recommend it, and I agree, it needs to be peaceful, no fighting, etc., just a time to talk. My parents were always very adament about it, that for however long it took us to eat we were going to talk together as a family, probably the only thing that allowed us to work through my rebelling against the borg yet remain on speaking terms.

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Does Your Family Eat Dinner Together?

by Scully in

interesting article from today's national post:.

we don't eat together, and are paying for itfamilies in crisis: researchers say suppers apart may cause social ills misty harriscanwest news service.

monday, october 17, 2005. .

Big Dog

Just about everynight unless really odd circumstances we sit down and eat together, no radio, no TV. I have read articles like this before and really believe in the concept. Questions get asked about school, how things are going etc. I really feel like it makes us bond as a family and there is something about breaking bread together that lends itself to open free communication, probably goes back to our caveman roots.

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year 2034????

by crazyblondeb in

on another thread someone mentioned they were looking to 2034 for the big "a".

someone tell me it's just another joke!!

shelley

Big Dog

In the year 2525, I'm wondering if man is gonna to be alive...

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shallow men

by Ellie in

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friends

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please tell me that not all men are only interested in the size of a girls chest.. come on you men, restore my faith in males.

Big Dog

Hey, you say dog like its a bad thing.

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The Dangers and Morality of Science

by Big Dog in

with all the discussion here about the dangers of religion, its morality issues, and so on i thought it would be interesting to have a discussion (especially given the large population of science oriented folks on this board) where we discuss the same issues with respect to science.

now this is not meant to be some i want to go back to the dark ages thread, but more so that recognition that there are moral, ethical, and hell survival issues with science that need to be addressed.. michael crichton as most know is both a famous author and an extremely bright individual who attended harvard medical school, in his novel jurrassic park he raised some issues with science and its dangers: .

"jurassic park was intended to warn the general public concerning the inherent dangers of biotechnology first of all, but also science in general.

Big Dog

JGNAT,

I don't know, being able to breath under water might be kind of cool, but seriously, your examples are exactly the kinds of stuff I worry about, people monkeying around with humans or animals for that matter on a genetic level and coming mup with some really nasty outcomes. Goes back to that, yeah we can do it, but should we do it issue that is so worriesome to me.

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creationism in the us of a

by googlemagoogle in

just read in the newspaper that some 54% of americans favor creationism and diss darwin.

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i know, never trust a stat you haven't faked yourself, but... is creationism (especially yec) really that wide spread in the us?

Big Dog

Okay Funky, I concede your point, if it comes on the ballot where I live, I'll vote against any mention of God in any class except maybe philosophy or the like. Really, if the parents believe, the kids are going to get it at home, and that's fine, and in the near future I can't see anyone growing up in even the most athiest of homes not being exposed to religion at some point, it does not need to be in the schools. Edited to add: For anyone that thinks these sorts of discussions/threads are a waste of time, I offer myself as an example, because of this thread I have changed some of my view points, to the point where I will vote differently on issues should it come to ballot.

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The Dangers and Morality of Science

by Big Dog in

with all the discussion here about the dangers of religion, its morality issues, and so on i thought it would be interesting to have a discussion (especially given the large population of science oriented folks on this board) where we discuss the same issues with respect to science.

now this is not meant to be some i want to go back to the dark ages thread, but more so that recognition that there are moral, ethical, and hell survival issues with science that need to be addressed.. michael crichton as most know is both a famous author and an extremely bright individual who attended harvard medical school, in his novel jurrassic park he raised some issues with science and its dangers: .

"jurassic park was intended to warn the general public concerning the inherent dangers of biotechnology first of all, but also science in general.

Big Dog

This was a great thread and the folks are right, you can't put the genie back in the bottle, we can't unknow what we know and the advancement of science is not going to stop. I guess its after watching some old sci fi movies where after they finally kill whatever it was that escaped from the lab somebody looks at the camera and says "there are some places and some things that man is not ment to go and know" or something to that effect that one can get thinking about the dangers of science, or excuse me, its applications by people.

It really is all about people, which as a side comment is why I think gun control is stupid, but anyway it is just scary with nuclear weapons, bio warfare agents, and (dare I say it) God knows what else out there lying around.

I guess its interesting, you had the Godless commies, and the right wing christians with nukes for the last 60 years and doomsday never came. I just worry for my children with the weapons of mass destruction available and obviously those who don't have a high regard for human life running around, well, can you understand why I might sometimes wish for a little less scientifically advanced age? But as a species I hope we continue to grow and we make it without blowing ourselves up, or being wiped out by some bio warfare plauge.

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creationism in the us of a

by googlemagoogle in

just read in the newspaper that some 54% of americans favor creationism and diss darwin.

.

i know, never trust a stat you haven't faked yourself, but... is creationism (especially yec) really that wide spread in the us?

Big Dog

But I can punch holes in a "god" thought, and I can't punch any holes in a "stuff has always existed" thought

Dave, why is that? Why is it easier to punch holes in a God concept rather than the stuff has always been here concept? Because you see the stuff, is that what it is? I find it just as difficult to look at the heavens and say, that stuff just always was, I can't get my head around that, and I would think that principles like entropy would be against the stuff always being here. Also, way back in my college days I remember in my physics class the professor saying there was no good explination for why there was anything (matter, stuff) rather than nothing, that parsimony and economy would favor nothing.

And do you get Discover magazine? Can anyone tell me if that's a good mag or is it a hack job? In Discover this month two supposedly big time astronomers have been saying the big bang is not correct for years and I guess some in the community are beginning to listen.