Posts by glenster

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Religion is like circumcision...
by puffthedragon in
1. social
2. humour
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glenster

Various things can make a bigger impact in childhood--love of parent, concern
to master language, impression of movies....
I still favor the music analogy--faith like the subjective reaction beyond the
math of music. If it's done up nice (no clinkers, band members not hitting each
other over the head with trambones), you might (or might not) fall in love with
it at any age.
Circumcision to me is more certainly like some orthodox/conservative stances:
some people like the different feelings, but once you've taken them off there's
never any occasion to put them back on for anything imaginable.
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According to this article, shouldn't the refusal of blood = suicide?
by MC RubberMallet in
1. watchtower
2. medical
here is the society's view towards suicide:.

what viewpoint does gods word indicate that christians should have toward suicide?.

jehovah as the source of life has decreed that human life is precious, sacred.
glenster

In my opinion, faith in a possible God doesn't warrant hurting or killing. It
would be arbitrary hurting and killing--sadism and murder. Conning people into
it, or a greater likelihood of it with misinformation that limits the medical
choices the victim considers, to feign that you're a spokesperson of a literal
144,000 to sell literature or get more money in the collection box is pretty low.
I don't hate suicide victims. If they're driven to it by anguish, I feel sorry
for them--wish they'd felt better.
The example of a JWs follower is a victim, too, and lets add they may decide
the fate of their child. It includes aspects in the category of an Islamist
suicide terrorist--someone making a horrible decision due to a sincere belief but
corrupted by some kind of orthodox/conservative misinformation.
It's like followers of Peter Popoff, fooled by his radio receiver gimmick into
thinking they're getting special messages from God that they're healed, doing as
Peter tells them and throwing their prescription bottles (which could be for
life-sustaining medications for heart disease or diabetes) onto his stage.
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The Black Mesa mod has finally been released
by glenster in
1. social
2. entertainment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq-6mhgye5a.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnext7mxik.

http://release.blackmesasource.com/.
glenster

"Let's Play"er who takes it a bit slower to explore and check everything out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO00_XiAD2Q
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The Black Mesa mod has finally been released
by glenster in
1. social
2. entertainment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq-6mhgye5a.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnext7mxik.

http://release.blackmesasource.com/.
glenster

Many Source games purchasable through Steam come with the Shared Resources,
including the SDK, that you will need in order to run Black Mesa. To see if you
can run Black Mesa, open Steam and look in the tools tab. If you see an entry
titled Source SDK Base 2007, you can run Black Mesa.
Installation
If you meet the Software requirements, you technically do not need anything in-
stalled. If you do not have the Source SDK Base installed however, upon running
Black Mesa you will be prompted by Steam and asked to download it.
See the page at the next link:
http://wiki.blackmesasource.com/System_Requirements
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The Black Mesa mod has finally been released
by glenster in
1. social
2. entertainment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq-6mhgye5a.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnext7mxik.

http://release.blackmesasource.com/.
glenster

That was the idea originally, but Valve gave the go ahead for Steam to
release it so it only "Requires only a FREE installation of the Source Sdk Base
2007!":
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=94128543
(with the Xen parts due later)
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The Black Mesa mod has finally been released
by glenster in
1. social
2. entertainment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq-6mhgye5a.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnext7mxik.

http://release.blackmesasource.com/.
glenster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq-6mhGye5A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqnEXT7MxIk
http://release.blackmesasource.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mesa_%28video_game%29
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"ARAB SPRING" smells like composted pig manure now
by Nathan Natas in
1. social
2. humour
doesn't it?.

this is not unexpected, unless your part of the presidents team of geniuses.. .
glenster

The Arab Spring: Confounded Again... And Again
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benjamin-r-barber/libya-embassy-attack_b_1881255.html

Ally no longer? Obama weighs options in post-Arab Spring Egypt
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2012/0914/Ally-no-longer-Obama-weighs-options-in-post-Arab-Spring-Egypt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_spring
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Actual SPECIFIC bible prophesy happening now..........
by EndofMysteries in
1. watchtower
2. bible
when those with a christian background think of bible prophesy, it's what jesus said and very vague things such as wars, earthquakes, etc which can be impossible to know if significant or not.

they also mainly think of jesus words and the book of revelation.

they think the ot is all old law.
glenster

"You people want a Messiah who'll have religion as law of the land with death
penalties and holy war--you want Iran? I'm saving the wine for Mary--you can
have some if you finish your homework. Have some water."
But some went to the concession stands by the politicized Jews and scarfed up
demons till they were blind and ugly. George C. Scott's attitude in "Patton"
started to look attractive for the way to characterize a world overview for
their faith, and God could even see feeling that way--in reaction to it. And God
wondered if He ought to have the rest of the cosmos see Him associating with
these people very much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b5g1avyCSA
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Famous movie locations
by glenster in
1. social
2. entertainment
http://www.youtube.com/user/herveattia.

http://www.youtube.com/user/locationpix.

http://www.youtube.com/user/adamthewoo?feature=ceoqwrs%3d.
glenster

http://www.seeing-stars.com/locations/index.shtml
http://www.movielocationsguide.com/
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/25-cool-movie-locations
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/02/using_google_ea.html
http://www.british-film-locations.com/
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Do you like the sound of Rain?
by BlindersOff1 in
1. social
2. entertainment
http://www.rainymood.com/.
glenster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4v-_p5dU34
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rain_Song