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The nourishment of ones mind and who one shares food with are more important than what one eats, as long as the body is properly nourished. (After Epicurus c. 300 BC.)
ETHIC OF RECIPROCITY, The Golden Rule: "Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him." (Pittacus of Mytilene c. 640-568 BC), Fragm. 10.3)
"Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself." (Confucius of Zou, (c. 551-479 BC) Analects XV.24, translated by David Hinton.)
THE EPICUREAN PARADOX:
If God is willing to prevent evil, but is not able to, Then He is not omnipotent.
If He is able, but not willing, Then He is malevolent.
If He is both able and willing, Then whence cometh evil?
If He is neither able nor willing, then why call Him God? (Epicurus of Greece, c. 300 BC (300 years before Christ), translated by David Hume)
PASCALS WAGER REVISITED: All religions are valid for any believer. Adherence to an excusive faith among the great variety of all religious faiths likely will condemn that believer. If he picks the wrong religion, he might as well be an atheist. God help anyone figure out which religion is the true one. Damn the rest of us.
FREE WILL exists as a concept. But is will truly free when it is influenced by lies and mis-beliefs, or bound by powers of men or laws of physics? Tom Jefferson had sex with his slaves. Some Christians say we have free will. I doubt a slave has enough free will to freely consent to such things, no matter how nice the master is, the slave is not free.
WHAT IS GOD AND WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE? The bible is not evidence of god, but is merely evidence of the writers belief that the readers will believe his statements.
GOD IS MERELY AN IMAGINARY CONCEPT to explain what man does not understand. The illusion of God should not cause men to stop searching for true explanations.
JUDGMENT IS A MYTH by religious leaders for political power and control over ignorant people through fear of god and punishment. Weak, gullible people bend to superstitions or peer beliefs and fear to deny supernatural powers and events.
In Physics the universe instantly and continuously changes. There is no "day" of judgment, only the occurrence of consequential events. Judgment is the perception of an observer based on his values.
Beware religious authorities using the title "Dr". It may not be a real PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) but merely a Doctor of "Divinity" or "Ministry", often by mail order, where they learn a particular religious cult doctrine such as Lutheran, Baptist, and are not trained to research, or be broadly educated. "Reverends" may not even be educated; this term is merely a literary STYLE, not a TITLE. "REVERENDS" and "DRS". of Divinity or Ministry may not be reliable experts in anything other than THEIR NARROW RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES.
In the beginning there was no god, man created the concept of GOD to explain how and why things exist. The Big Bang, Evolution, Atomic Theory, Science, Ecological Principles, etc. provide answers to man's need for origin explanations.
ALL CREATION STORIES ARE MERELY MYTHS. The mere statement that anything was created does not explain a creation mechanism, how matter, energy, or natural laws came about. The concept of a creator does not explain the origin of the creator or the source or manner of creation power. When, why and how are natural laws suspended by the creator to reform, correct, or improve that creation? And if the creator possesses no such powers, why is a creator influential for anything?
DEBATING CREATIONISTS on Evolution is like playing chess with a pigeon — it knocks over the pieces, craps on the board, and then flies back to its flock to claim victory. -Scott D. Weitzenhoffer
Creationist Kent Hovind and his wife are now in prison. The government proved they are liars.
Christians still repeat the lies. Some say the bible says a man named Noah built a boat and put a pair of each animal on it to save them from a Global Flood. THE BIBLE DOES NOT SAY JUST THAT. People who misread the bible say that. Is the bible true or reliable? Do you know what the bible really says? There was no global flood. Parsimony: the simplest explanation is often the best: "The truth hurts until you apply Occam's razor. Then it just bleeds for a little while" Lazlo7321
ORGANISMS MIGRATE, ADAPT, OR DIE in a changing environment. Evolutionary adaptation may not make them more complex. They may devolve and express throwback characteristics contained in their genetic code that were more common in previous generations. Success is reproducing enough offspring that also successfully reproduce.
February 12, 1809 is Charles Darwins birthday!
The Brotherhood of Man and the Nation of Workers is not limited by artificial political boundaries. All organized religions are political; Politics does not apply only to governments.
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DID JESUS DIE ON THE CROSS? Jesus spent only a few hours exposed on the cross. There is no evidence the weather was extreme. People lost at sea, in deserts, trapped in mines, etc. live longer. He was given fluids, and then wrapped in aloes when taken down. Aloes are used for healing, not embalming. Decomposition is un-reversible. There is no proof Christ died on the cross, the gospels are unreliable and contradictory. People experience coma without death. Death is permanent, the body decomposes. Coma and unconsciousness are reversible, no decomposition occurs.The New Testament proves two things: 1. Jesus did not die on the cross as described in the gospels. 2. The bible tells lies.Jesus did not die on the cross as described in the gospels. Since blood came out when he was pierced then he had arterial pressure. He was not dead and the bible is false. Probably he was comatose or unconscious and therefore unresponsive to touching and words, causing the observers to believe he was dead and falsely report their testimony. Dead bodies dont bleed."Medical examiner, Dr. Frederick Zugibe, believes Christ died from shock due to loss of blood and fluid, plus traumatic shock from his injuries, plus cardiogenic shock causing Christ's heart to fail. The Doctor Zugibe is mistaken. EXAMPLE: An Australian prisoner of war was crucified for killing cattle, along with two others. He survived 63 hours before being let down.Jesus was expected to return soon after the crucifixion, nobody bothered to write the gospels stories down, they were passed along orally. The gospels dont agree on the facts because different people changed the stories passed along before they were preserved by writing. There are variable versions of the gospels, and the gospel of Thomas was left out of the bible entirely. Thomas doubted Jesus death. That is where we get the term --"doubting Thomas"--. COPYRIGHT © 2009 by ImagineThereIsNoGodContent updated 2-7-2009.
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Governor Brown Checks In With the People of California 3.21.2011
Governor Jerry Brown checks in with the People of California about the budget and the right of the people to vote for a solution.
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imaginethereisnogod said:
Perhaps income from engaging labor ought to have tax breaks or incentives to encourage investment in job creation activities as opposed to income derived from activities that do not so much encourage labor such as rents, royalties, franchise fees, other investments or capital gains.