Posts by cappytan

since i've been doing pretty well "spiritually"(enough field-circus hours, attending meetings, underlining my literatrash, reading, praying and serving as the mic-master) my coordinator grabbed me to the side after a meeting and talked to me for twenty minutes straight congratulating me about how good i am doing.. then he paused for a good five seconds and got all serious.. then he proceeded to tell me that the young ones in the hall aren't doing too well.

cappytan

What a coward!

Says the keyboard warrior hiding behind an anonymous username.

So he is doing all that so his momma doesn't throw him out on the street with nothing but $142 in his pocket?

Have you ever heard of empathy?

And you all think he is so amazing!??

Apparently the elders do too.

He should grow some balls and be true to himself!

Being true to oneself takes time. If it is a simple matter, an overnight kind of thing, for someone to be true to oneself, that must mean there's not much to that vacuous personality. They likely have certain traits such as calling random people on the Internet cowards and telling them to grow some balls.

(Obviously his momma won't throw him out if he is still at school).

It has happened before.

He is just an attention seeking idiot who needs to grow up.

I'll let the irony of that statement sink in. You have just written a post calling someone you don't know a coward, calling his manhood into question, etc. Who is the attention seeking idiot who needs to grow up again?

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Things that I trust more than Hillary Clinton

by Nathan Natas in

things that i trust more than hillary clinton:.

mexican tap water.

any email from nigeria.

cappytan

In my opinion, Rand Paul is the least scary of the Republican Candidates.

No one wants another Bush.

Cruz, although I like his against-the-grain style, is a loon and should be nowhere near the button.

Rubio, I'm on the fence about.

Christi....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....as if.

Who else is there?

(A little context: I have always considered myself a non-interventionist fiscal conservative libertarian.)

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I'm in a movie!

by avishai in

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i'm playing pulitzer.. https://vimeo.com/118626005.

cappytan

Looks like a pretty good story. Although the lead actress seemed a tad over the top. Just my 2 cents.

Your appearance in the trailer was excellent, though.

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Edit the title of thread or delete

by paulmolark in

is there anyway to perform either of the two options listed above.

i created a post with a title that is confusing and would like to correct it.

is this possible for myself or an admin to perform?

cappytan

Simon, at least on iPad, I can't go back and correct the title of a thread, even one minute after I post it. Happened to me recently too. Try as I did, the "edit" near the title wouldn't work.
Eden

The other day, I clicked edit on my Mac (Chrome) and never got the text box to edit, only the "cancel" and "save" buttons.

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Why do religious people make claims and then refuse to back them up?

by Viviane in

several times over the past few months i have had conversations, both here and in real life, with religious people making all sorts of interesting and conflicting claims.

i like to know how things work, so generally i will ask questions to net out what i am being told and see if it can be explained and make sense.. for instance, if someone said 2+2=4 and i asked how, there are a variety of ways that could be shown to me, a number line, physical objects being put together, counting on fingers and toes, etc.

indeed, in my personal life, i often have to explain how certain technologies work, sometimes planned, sometimes off the cuff, from a variety of group sizes to a varying degree of technical expertise.

cappytan

HMTM: Am I to understand then that an atheist can believe in evolution but suspend belief in abiogenesis until it is proven? And until it is proven does that mean his belief in abiogenesis is up in the air and could go either way? Truly? In practice though, is not abiogenesis a firm belief among atheists and one which atheistic scientists are hard at work trying to find evidence for.

I can't speak for all atheists, but for me, personally, the answer is yes, I can "suspend belief." Actually, though, I don't believe in the current hypothesis on abiogenesis. I believe it could be plausible. But it hasn't been proven to me, so it's a question mark. And you know what? I'm okay with saying, "I don't know."

Question: When you come across something unknown, which of the following is more rational to say?

A: "I don't know."

B: "It must be magic."

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Do NOT go to college, system is coming to an end, EVEN in 1969!!!!!

by Jez in

if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that.

you will never grow old in this present system of things... .all evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years... as a young person you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.

if you are in high school and thinking about a college education, it means at least four, perhaps even six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career.

cappytan

For those curious about the article:

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Why do religious people make claims and then refuse to back them up?

by Viviane in

several times over the past few months i have had conversations, both here and in real life, with religious people making all sorts of interesting and conflicting claims.

i like to know how things work, so generally i will ask questions to net out what i am being told and see if it can be explained and make sense.. for instance, if someone said 2+2=4 and i asked how, there are a variety of ways that could be shown to me, a number line, physical objects being put together, counting on fingers and toes, etc.

indeed, in my personal life, i often have to explain how certain technologies work, sometimes planned, sometimes off the cuff, from a variety of group sizes to a varying degree of technical expertise.

cappytan

Why do religious people make claims and then refuse to back them up?

But, in respect to the original question, I have a theory. I MEAN, a hypothesis.

I just saw a Ted Talk last night that wasn't really on this subject.

The talk is about qualities of leadership, but something the guy said kind of relates.

He was making the point that with really successful leaders, whether that leader may be Apple or Rev. Martin Luther King, people weren't buying what they sold.

The guy kept saying throughout the talk, "People don't buy what you sell, they buy what you believe."

He talked about how this related to the way the brain functions.

And I think, ultimately, that's the problem with religious people. They buy into religion because it appeals to the part of their brain that is emotional, irrational.

For instance, I love my MacBook Pro. I would buy a brand new MacBook Pro tomorrow if I needed another one. Why? Because I believe it to be the best. But, on paper, the hardware isn't top of the line, the software isn't necessarily faster, etc. But, I buy into the belief that it is a quality product, and nothing you show me or say will change my mind because I LOVE MY MACBOOK PRO. Yes, it's irrational, but that's how I feel! I don't care that it's irrational! And, I haven't experienced enough discomfort to try the alternative.

Back to religion. How did I snap out of the religious, theist mindset? I was experiencing discomfort. EXTREME discomfort. So, I started listening to the rational part of my brain.

I dunno, does this make any sense?

PS. For those curious, here is the Ted talk I'm referring to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuA

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Why do religious people make claims and then refuse to back them up?

by Viviane in

several times over the past few months i have had conversations, both here and in real life, with religious people making all sorts of interesting and conflicting claims.

i like to know how things work, so generally i will ask questions to net out what i am being told and see if it can be explained and make sense.. for instance, if someone said 2+2=4 and i asked how, there are a variety of ways that could be shown to me, a number line, physical objects being put together, counting on fingers and toes, etc.

indeed, in my personal life, i often have to explain how certain technologies work, sometimes planned, sometimes off the cuff, from a variety of group sizes to a varying degree of technical expertise.

cappytan

Still no answer as to why scientists make the claim that life originated from non-living matter without backing it up.

I did answer your question. Your premise is incorrect. You are implying that Scientists claim that it is a settled fact that life originated from non-living. Science doesn't claim that. It is a hypothesis. And Science admits that it is hypothesis and admits that it could be incorrect.

There has been research and evidence that indicates that the hypothesis is plausible, however there is not enough available evidence as of yet to call it a proven theory or fact.

That's where Science and Religion are different. If Science can't prove a claim, the claim is not considered factual.

Religion claims that a God exists, yet, instead of acknowledging that there is no evidence to support the claim, religion holds that God is an undeniable fact without presenting any verifiable evidence.

Don't you see the difference here?

How do you prove something that you have no evidence for? You go and try to find if the evidence is out there.

That's what Scientists do. They make claims, then instead of just accepting the claim as true, they go and find evidence to support the claim. Once they find the evidence, the claim becomes Theory.

What Theists do is as follows: They make claims, then tell everyone else that their claim is fact without any supporting evidence and say that if you do not believe their claim without evidence, something bad will happen to you.