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http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/16/j ... ?hpt=hp_t2

Penn however, is not an evangelical athiest - more of an agnostic from what he says.

I'm always amused by athiests who want to spread the word - about nothing!

btw- do you remember when he got killed on Miami Vice - was pretty cool show that time.

Talbot

ps - i'm even worse than Penn - I'm libertarian Lutheran! And like him, I believe in packing.

I'm Dietary Baptist I go on the nites they serve food

Lynard

You must be a regular church goer! The Baptists know how to eat!

Talbot

Oh, what the Lord says He will do with magicians and sorcerers! Phunny thing about being an atheist or a agnostic- Life is short, and that's all you get!

Oh, what the Lord says He will do with magicians and sorcerers! Phunny thing about being an atheist or a agnostic- Life is short, and that's all you get!

And you know this . . . how?

Oh, what the Lord says He will do with magicians and sorcerers! Phunny thing about being an atheist or a agnostic- Life is short, and that's all you get!

Yes, it is short and that's all any of us get.

Well, Macau Pichu, I thought you were done. Talking about religion, that it disgusts you. Are you thirsty for the living water, or just looking for an argument for arguments sake?

Macau Pichu?

What are we in 3rd grade? Then again I guess I can't expect too much from people that believe in imaginary friends

I thought it was a very good article because in my opinion, we don't know how we got here. I have an idea, but I'm prepared for it to be wrong. Basically, it isn't important to me whether it's correct or not.

I do believe there are worlds outside this one, I've dealt with spirits before and other entities. However, for any one of them to come to me and say they're a god, I'm skeptical and I believe I reserve that right to think that way. I believe the world religions are far too small a box to contain me, and they merely scratch the surface of something far bigger than we could ever imagine . . . and perhaps, simpler.

As far as the poor, a person has to help themselves, but that doesn't mean that we can't throw them some sort of a rope. However, along with that rope, you offer them means of being self-reliant, responsible, and to help them find some morale and ethics. You can't just ignore them. The French did that and so did the Russians, and look what happened. It's easy to talk about them when one has a job and means to support themselves, but take away that comfort of a job and you can easily become poor through a number of unfortunate events, then people either lose hope or become desperate. The Swiss ignored their drug addicts until they darn near took over the major cities, and when they filtered into the rich areas it was like: "oh we have a problem." The Depression saw a great number of people of means who committed suicide leaving behind wives with children to fend for themselves, or men who became alcoholics and homeless. But then you simply offer handouts, then people do get lazy and careless, and feel life owes them something.

I'm with Penn, it's no easy answer, especially when you have all these people boinking around here with different agendas and belief systems. So I respect a person who admits that they don't have the answer. But like any great invention, you simply try different ideas and keep what works and throw out what doesn't, then refine them as it goes along to always strive to be better.

Chaeya

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?

I thought it was a very good article because in my opinion, we don't know how we got here. I have an idea, but I'm prepared for it to be wrong. Basically, it isn't important to me whether it's correct or not.

I do believe there are worlds outside this one, I've dealt with spirits before and other entities. However, for any one of them to come to me and say they're a god, I'm skeptical and I believe I reserve that right to think that way. I believe the world religions are far too small a box to contain me, and they merely scratch the surface of something far bigger than we could ever imagine . . . and perhaps, simpler.

As far as the poor, a person has to help themselves, but that doesn't mean that we can't throw them some sort of a rope. However, along with that rope, you offer them means of being self-reliant, responsible, and to help them find some morale and ethics. You can't just ignore them. The French did that and so did the Russians, and look what happened. It's easy to talk about them when one has a job and means to support themselves, but take away that comfort of a job and you can easily become poor through a number of unfortunate events, then people either lose hope or become desperate. The Swiss ignored their drug addicts until they darn near took over the major cities, and when they filtered into the rich areas it was like: "oh we have a problem." The Depression saw a great number of people of means who committed suicide leaving behind wives with children to fend for themselves, or men who became alcoholics and homeless. But then you simply offer handouts, then people do get lazy and careless, and feel life owes them something.

I'm with Penn, it's no easy answer, especially when you have all these people boinking around here with different agendas and belief systems. So I respect a person who admits that they don't have the answer. But like any great invention, you simply try different ideas and keep what works and throw out what doesn't, then refine them as it goes along to always strive to be better.

Chaeya

Good looking AND smart!

She said boink

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/16/jillette.atheist.libertarian/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

I cant see it, I can't smell it... I can't hold it in my hands, I cant hear it from the articulated tongue...I can't prove it exists, Yet I believe it exists...

I'm talking about love.


I also believe there is no human being on this planet, smart enough to grasp its power, or to have ever manufactured it...Love is NOT man -made.

If I have an imaginary friend, its so happens its the best one I ever had...

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/16/jillette.atheist.libertarian/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

I cant see it, I can't smell it... I can't hold it in my hands, I cant hear it from the articulated tongue...I can't prove it exists, Yet I believe it exists...

I'm talking about love.

Fortunately we have scientists in this world just for that reason

Love is an *emotion of strong affection and personal attachment.

Emotion is the complex psychophysiological experience of an individual's state of mind as interacting with biochemical (internal) and environmental (external) influences.

In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection.

Recent studies in neuroscience have indicated that as people fall in love, the brain consistently releases a certain set of chemicals, including pheromones, dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, which act in a manner similar to amphetamines, stimulating the brain's pleasure center and leading to side effects such as increased heart rate, loss of appetite and sleep, and an intense feeling of excitement.