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Do you believe in MIRACLES?

by nicolaou in

i'll be honest and admit that i did.

the 'moses' miracles, solar miracles, jesus miracles - everything.

so no belief bashing from me on this one, i promise.. all the same, how do you reconcile belief in miracles with that little voice in your head that says "hmmmmm?

PEC

Would you care to explain why the existance of billions of self-aware moral free agents that can learn and grow in the Universe?

Random chance.

Would you care to explain why love, joy and happiness that exists in billions of human relationships?

Hard work on the part of everyone that is in a working, loving relationship.

Would you care to explain the why of the miracle of a new life?

Survival of the species.

Would you care to explain the beauty of a sunset?

Air pollution, without it there would be no beautiful sunsets.

Would you care to explain the beauty and perfection of our Universe?

There is no perfection in the universe, everything has flaws. Even the imaginary God of the Bible, that made imperfect man in his imperfect image.

Philip

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Do you believe in MIRACLES?

by nicolaou in

i'll be honest and admit that i did.

the 'moses' miracles, solar miracles, jesus miracles - everything.

so no belief bashing from me on this one, i promise.. all the same, how do you reconcile belief in miracles with that little voice in your head that says "hmmmmm?

PEC

What about the millions that need a miracle and don't get one?

There are no miracles, if your tumor suddenly shrinks and disappears, your body fought it off or the chemo you were taking worked. It wasn't the grape juice, the peach pits, the baking soda or God, science has proved that none of those things work.

Here is my miracle story: In March of 1987 I was laid off from my first job, I had been there 7 years and had made it through at least 10 prior lay offs. In April my mother started her final decline, at the end of June she died, at the beginning of July, I started my new job.

Was this a miracle? Did God get me laid off, so that I could take care of my mother in her last few months? At the time I believed that, now it seems ridiculous that I could be that stupid. I was laid along with 50% of the engineering department; because, the new company owners, were taking the company in a different direction. They had to be able to make the payments on the debt they incurred purchasing a company three times thier size. The creditors probably required them to take these measures.

Why did it take me almost four months to get a job? Because, I had other things on my mind, it is hard to remain focused in an interview, when I was thinking about my mother. When I finished the interview for the new job, I knew I had the job, I knew I had answered all the questions correctly. I earned the job, God did nothing.

Philip

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Homeless Shelters Are Now Charging Rent!

by sammielee24 in

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friends

good idea you think?.

i found a statement that is so very relevant at this time what with all the bailouts and greed we've seen and still see.

'the rich are too big to fail and the poor are to small to save'.

PEC

IMO Conservatives tend to say they give more than the actually give. I know of one conservative said he was giving 10% to his church, when it was added up is was only 2% and others the give nothing to charity. Liberals tend give more and brag about it less and donate even when they don't get a tax right off.

Philip

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Homeless Shelters Are Now Charging Rent!

by sammielee24 in

jw
friends

good idea you think?.

i found a statement that is so very relevant at this time what with all the bailouts and greed we've seen and still see.

'the rich are too big to fail and the poor are to small to save'.

PEC

St. Ann, I stand by my statement, until you show me thier audited financial statements showing differently.

Philip

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Warning to laptop users

by Leolaia in

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last week i got an unsightly first-degree burn on my right arm.

when i first noticed it, i had no idea where it came from.

it first looked like a big red welt on my arm, swollen and red, but with unusually sharp edges -- i didn't even realize that it was actually a burn although a few days later it started to look more like one.

PEC

My laptops power supply gets much hotter than the laptop. When my wrist starts aching from too much mousing, I lay my wrist on the power supply, it relieves the pain.

Philip

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Homeless Shelters Are Now Charging Rent!

by sammielee24 in

jw
friends

good idea you think?.

i found a statement that is so very relevant at this time what with all the bailouts and greed we've seen and still see.

'the rich are too big to fail and the poor are to small to save'.

PEC

Arthur Brooks, the author of a book on donors to charity, “Who Really Cares,” cites data that households headed by conservatives give 30 percent more to charity than households headed by liberals. A study by Google found an even greater disproportion: average annual contributions reported by conservatives were almost double those of liberals.

I am sure that the conservatives are counting the donations to thier church. I my book that does not count, the religion skims off 80-90% not much left for those in need.

Philip

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