Posts by marmot

the development of a moral compass unique to each person.. with many ancient beliefs, people tried to humanize concepts in order to better understand.

Yo Aleman, I've got NO problem whatsoever with the almighty popping up to lay the smack down. Odds are, though, that both you and I are going to die of old age (barring any freak accidents or illnesses).

If living your life in constant expectation is what makes you happy, by all means go for it. Don't expect to find a listening ear around here though. I hope you don't think that visiting these websites counts as field service, 'cause you'd probably be viewed with a suspicious eye if ever it was revealed that you were engaging in discussion on an apostate website.

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Jehovah invented the sword, according to Genesis.

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so much for a loving god if you're a bible apologist and take genesis literally.

"after he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the garden of eden cherubim and a *flaming sword* flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

" genesis 3:24 niv .

marmot

Dude, you owe it to yourself to go back to it. Awesome freaking game, plus there's boobies after the first level.

I almost beat it on "God" difficulty but it really kicked my ass on the last level so I gave up. The sequel is a bit shorter experience but it's just as fun.

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First invisble tank tested in Britan

by Elsewhere in

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no, not a stealth tank... an invisible tank.

you can look right at it and you won't see it.. the us air-force is also currently working on invisible aircraft.. .

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,306678,00.html.

marmot

Figures they'd use this technology for warfare.

The PROPER use for a cloak of invisibility is for getting into the women's locker rooms, dammit!

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View of the military

by ninja in

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military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy

marmot

Ooooh, that was a bit much no?

Besides, by that reasoning the U.S. should be bombing Saudi Arabia, since there don't seem to have been any Iraqi or Afghan hijackers.

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Jehovah invented the sword, according to Genesis.

by marmot in

so much for a loving god if you're a bible apologist and take genesis literally.

"after he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the garden of eden cherubim and a *flaming sword* flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

" genesis 3:24 niv .

marmot

Haha, nice! Thanks for posting that QFR.

It's funny how Moses was supposed to be using poetic forms to convey ideas when talking about a burning sword, but talking snakes are literal.

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View of the military

by ninja in

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military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy

marmot

Whoops, thanks MT, I had a brain fart.

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View of the military

by ninja in

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military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy

marmot

Ush, your description is precisely what I meant.

You've got to rationalize away the very act of taking another human's life unless you've got a pschopathic mind. That's not an insult BTW, it's a personality trait where emotional response and the way emotions are processed in the brain is different. They say that most successful CEOs are psychopaths because emotion doesn't hinder them. We deal with psychopaths every day without knowing it. The word carries a negative connotation now because of pop culture.

In an average person, though, the act of taking a life has to be compartmentalized to avoid mental distress. Sometimes this can't be done and you get PTSD.

I've spoken with enough friends and family who were in the military to recognize it.

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Jehovah invented the sword, according to Genesis.

by marmot in

so much for a loving god if you're a bible apologist and take genesis literally.

"after he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the garden of eden cherubim and a *flaming sword* flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

" genesis 3:24 niv .

marmot

So much for a loving God if you're a Bible apologist and take Genesis literally.

"After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a *flaming sword* flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life." Genesis 3:24 NIV

Adam hadn't even invented boxer shorts yet, and there weren't any other people around to want to hack at with bladed weapons (I'm surprised Adam even knew what metal was at that time) yet here we have God placing a flaming SWORD in the path to the tree of life.

http://www.gametab.com/images/ss/ps2/2681/box-l.jpg (can somebody embed this? I'm using firefox and can't figure out how)