Brainteaserfan

Oh. My mistake. I didn't realize that that was referring to his post. There seem, IMO, divided opinions and Quran texts on relation with Jesus. I'm not sure that Islam today all preaches fellowship either.

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When did they lie?

Yet, if Jesus didn't do many miracles for those in power (I can't think of one), then why would they have wanted to pay for his jail if they saw him as a possible fraud? Most of the people wanted to kill him too, as he went against the established customs and thought.

A theory cannot be proven, only supported. How could those in power have capitalized upon Jesus (if He was truly a miracle worker and divine)? Clearly, Jesus wasn't willing to be "capitalized upon" in a earthly sense. If He was divine, He wouldn't let anyone capitalize on Him.

Not always unable, but failure to repay the debt.

Interesting. I don't remember having read that. Could we know where those, "somewheres", are? I think that the discouragement of the necromancy is that we are not supposed to work miracles through the Devil's power, but through God's power.

I don't have time to debate every issue brought up, however, I disagree even with the last sentence, about how creationists believe that something came from nothing. If God exists, He is not, "nothing".

That was not the question asked by the topic. How does your post relate to mine?

Just because the government takes in more than the US (who need to do something too about their debt), doesn't mean that they are doing their share. If they give back welfare and the like, (back to those who paid taxes), then that is not really a fair tax estimate.

You have probably heard of the prisoner's dilemma and know what you should do. Sort of like that, without religion, if you were intelligent, you'd probably be better off if you were just slightly dishonest in everything that you did. One of the major differences between a fairy tale and the Bible is that the vast majority of fairy tales do not tell you to do much.

I have no evidence to support this, but I had heard that if you received a lewd photo via text msg, then you were in some kind of trouble. (sorry if I'm totally wrong, I did do some googling, but got totally unrelated results.) Wouldn't this tend to apply to email as well (if true)? Yes, I realize that a court would probably find the WH cleared and the sender in huge trouble due to common sense. However, just like in computer code, the more of it, the more loopholes. That is why we use, or at least, should use, common sense in all court decisions IMO. How would anyone know whether you had deleted or copied the email attachments, and what is "longer than it takes to go 'oh thats not good, delete'"?

Is the Bible a single fact? Does the Bible explain everything? Maybe as well as my explanation, (everything happens for a reason; sometimes that reason is chance).

As far as I know, it is illegal to receive an illegal attachment or email in america. So, could one email something illegal to the white house? Even better, could I write something, copyright it, and then have my sister email it, and then only prosecute the recipient? Note: I'm not by any means suggesting that someone do this, I'm just wondering if it would, theoretically, work.

Why?

Not all laws deal with govermental control. For instance, if a party wants to pass a prochoice law, which side of the political spectrum does that push the party toward? That is why, IMO, it is not two dimensional.

Maybe we could grow crops on the roof, so that in essence we'd be living underground. I don't want to live that way either. Dekan, we are a long way from that. I don't think that we are much closer to that now that we were 1000 years ago. Science may be leading us that way, but it will take years just for a world population to be that large. And, when the population grows, there will be more wars. Our extended family has a shared country vacation home. If it was in the middle of a city, we would never travel there.

Generally I agree, but in Libya, the rebels did ask for our help. I guess that was the 1 in 10. They couldn't lower the price of oil, because they were fighting those who controlled the oil.

How do you want an answer? I suppose you could count me as one, although I do think that a few of the sections of the Bible are figurative.

I was talking about the bomb's first test. Yes, if a bomb was dropped anywhere near me, or anywhere where it might cause a nuclear war, I'd be worried. I think that the safety considerations are imagined. A death by nuclear radiation sounds terrible, and it is, but it is also exceedingly rare. Nuclear is one of the safest ways that we know of to produce power. Some countries are not suited for it though, (if they are situated where earthquakes or other natural disasters occur relatively frequently.) Much of the US is perfect for it. Even if fusion becomes practical, I don't think that that will be enough to "save" nuclear power. Nuclear power plant construction has almost stopped. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nuclear_Power_History.png

Yup, they are like that. Both, IMO. It isn't just right and left, rich and poor, religious and non-religious etc, it's at least 3 dimensional. Neither party will fit into your beliefs, and even if you may agree more overall with one party, you may feel strongly about 1 particular issue, (ie power sources, abortion) and thus vote differently. If a poll is taken that says that 99.99% of the population supports something, a candidate that supports that issue may find himself not liked, even though he has one thing that people support.

The percent of unmarried couples in the US has been steadily increasing for years. IMO, this is due to the fact that some newer laws and private funds/organizations have begun to discourage marriage. What I mean by this is that, in my family at least, my dad worked 5 days a week, and my mom 1 day. If they weren't officially married, my dad, (if he had no morals), could have bought a vacation apartment in a different state, live there for a couple weeks each year (with us), and claim residency there. However, he could really live with my mom, who would claim residency in our true state. Then, the money that my mom made, being a small sum, would qualify for many forms of welfare, including food for most of the week (I have seen many people receive this), and probably scholarships/financial assistance for my, my brother's and my sister's college. So, what I'm wondering is whether others in this forum view this as a problem, and if so, why?

In the DC area, you qualify for many financial support funds if you make less than $50,000. The cost of living is pretty high. That is not to say though that I agree with the amount that they are paid though, just that it's not as bad as it sounds.

Sounds like you have a hypothesis. Why not carry out the experiment. Have your nephew jump with bare feet, say 200 times, and then ask him if he gets an electric shock.

I don't envision that producing much electricity, and I don't think that that is quite a perpetual motion machine. This is what I had heard as the definition: perpetual motion n. The hypothetical continuous operation of an isolated mechanical device or other closed system without a sustaining energy source.