Protestantism

» redback - Brain Fitness program

In response to Brain Fitness program posted by pink101:

"The temperature has been hovering in the high twenties and lower thirties."

Same likely here except you guys talk Fahrenheit, we Celsius. No snow here though. I hear an Aussie tried some snowball throwing over there and got sued!

-- posted by redback

» pink101 - Brain Fitness program

In response to Brain Fitness program posted by redback:

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When I was a boy, we made a game of Throwing Snowballs.
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We would roll up big snowballs of about two foot diameters and arrange them like the walls of a fort about 25 feet away from each other. Then, we would make snowballs of about three or four inch diameters and pile them up in pyramids behind our wall and the "enemy" would do the same behind their fort. Generally about three or four of us would be on each team and we would pelter each other with snowballs. No one ever got hurt and it was just fun to see who could get the most hits.
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In those days, a lot fo men wore felt hats. And, they were tempting targets for kids as were cars driving down the main streets.
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Some rotten kids would pour water on their snowballs to freeze them and turn them into ice balls or put stones in the middle of their snowballs. Someone could get hurt and windows could get broken. These "rotten" kids usually came from another neighborhood. Things have changed drastically since then when we went to the schools in our own neighborhoods. Now, kids are bussed to schools on the other side of town and kids from the other side of town are bussed to the school that is just down the block from your house. Go figure! But, the bus companies sell a lot of buses and the gas stations sell a lot of gas and diesel fuel.
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Grown ups are not allowed to throw snowballs at people they don't know..

-- posted by pink101

» pink101 - Improbable Perch

In response to Unanswerable? posted by BrianTubbs:
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The nature of the universe points to a supernatural cause agent and an Intelligent Designer. It is the agnostic and/or the atheist that refuses to accept this clear implication and instead chalks it up to the category of "unanswered questions."
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We fail to recognize the way our brains work when we make this common observation. It's the old turtle on the fence post argument. You KNOW when you see a turtle on a fence post that someone put it up there as it surely didn't climb up there by itself.
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At least it seems so.
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How else does a turtle end up on such an improbable perch?

-- posted by pink101

» pink101 - Improbable Perch

In response to Improbable Perch posted by pink101:
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There is a feasible way, if you think about it, you will find an answer.
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Improbable but feasible.
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Actually, more than one way.
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-- posted by pink101

» Migisi - Improbable Perch

In response to Improbable Perch posted by pink101:
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There is a feasible way, if you think about it, you will find an answer.
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I've seen many animals, which can neither climb nor fly, perched atop rooftops and in trees -- in the Katrina flood.
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These people in these videos are my comrads ... my fellow animal rescuers. Hundreds traveled from all over the country to help find and help the feathered and furred forgotten ones. God love these people forever!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAjhi0a_P...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ir40Rc1...
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If you're (anyone) thinking of making end-of-year donations to charity... remember your local animal shelters and wildlife rescuers and rehabilitaors.

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - Understand How The Brain Works

In response to Improbable Perch posted by Migisi:
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Once we understand how the brain works, we can put most childish superstitions and supernaturalism away.
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The child that is brought up to play at pretending and to order its life according to the various games of childhood is prepared to move into adult life with a brain set up to continue those ways.
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So, it seems quite plausible to us that there must be some super being in the sky that watches our every move and knows our every thought. And we are trained to believe that all existence was created by a god to whom we must pay obsequious worship
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When we know the way the brain works and thinks is a product of society,.we can put away our childish ways and act like adults.
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-- posted by pink101

» paper_turtle - Improbable Perch

In response to Improbable Perch posted by pink101:

You KNOW when you see a turtle on a fence post that someone put it up there as it surely didn't climb up there by itself.
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At least it seems so.
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How else does a turtle end up on such an improbable perch?
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We turtles are very mysterious beings. (wink)

peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle

» Migisi - Improbable Perch

In response to Improbable Perch posted by paper_turtle:

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We turtles are very mysterious beings. (wink)
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Especially paper ones.

-- posted by Migisi

» Migisi - supernatural fat man

In response to Understand How The Brain Works posted by pink101:

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So, it seems quite plausible to us that there must be some super being in the sky that watches our every move and knows our every thought.
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What... there is no Santa? I'm crushed. (wink)
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I was just a kid when I noticed Mom's handwriting on the gift tags supposedly from 'Santa'. I always thought it kinda creepy that an invisible fat man had been spying on me all year - and keeping track of my nices and naughties. Kinda like God does, ya know?

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - Improbable Perch

In response to Improbable Perch posted by paper_turtle:

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-- posted by pink101