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How can a GOOD Friday be morbid? It's almost weekend and it's particularly good or we wouldn't be calling it GOOD Friday. Yet it's about a dead man on a stick. I call that somewhat morbid :D If you'd check out some "egg factories" you might agree that eggs are actually pretty morbid as well :sigh:
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Well, technically he's not dead on the stick. When he's dead they take him off the stick. And technically it's not a man ... well, not just a man anyway, at least to those responsible for naming it Good Friday. If it was just any old man and any old crucifixion (the Romans got through thousands of them in their time) then that would be morbid. But if you share the vision of this particular crucifixion, like Karl Barth, as the 'death which is the death of death', the eternal event in which 'the radical and inexorable claim of God upon men triumphed and believe that 'the life which springs from [that] death is wholly pre-eminent over the life which engenders death and is enclosed by it', then how can it be anything other than Good? It is the very antithesis of morbid for it is an invitation to throw off every concern, every fear, and every uncertainty about death in the knowledge that it is death itself that is dead and buried and stripped of all dominion. Of course, if you don't share that vision then, yeah, it's a man dying on a stick. It's just not a stick that you can beat Christianity with without looking like a petty reductionist.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Well, technically he's not dead on the stick. When he's dead they take him off the stick. And technically it's not a man ... well, not just a man anyway, at least to those responsible for naming it Good Friday. If it was just any old man and any old crucifixion (the Romans got through thousands of them in their time) then that would be morbid. But if you share the vision of this particular crucifixion, like Karl Barth, as the 'death which is the death of death', the eternal event in which 'the radical and inexorable claim of God upon men triumphed and believe that 'the life which springs from [that] death is wholly pre-eminent over the life which engenders death and is enclosed by it', then how can it be anything other than Good? It is the very antithesis of morbid for it is an invitation to throw off every concern, every fear, and every uncertainty about death in the knowledge that it is death itself that is dead and buried and stripped of all dominion. Of course, if you don't share that vision then, yeah, it's a man dying on a stick. It's just not a stick that you can beat Christianity with without looking like a petty reductionist.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
9082365 wrote:
death which is the death of death
I think we've sinned more than enough to bring death to life again :)
9082365 wrote:
It's just not a stick that you can beat Christianity with without looking like a petty reductionist.
Still pretty funny though :D
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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Sander Rossel wrote:
probably something morbid again
How can eggs represent anything morbid? It's about new life, innit! That and the fact that Lent's over and you can actually have an egg for brekkie again! Nom, nom!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
9082365 wrote:
and the fact that Lent's over and you can actually have an egg for brekkie again! Nom, nom!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
And bacon, too!!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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9082365 wrote:
death which is the death of death
I think we've sinned more than enough to bring death to life again :)
9082365 wrote:
It's just not a stick that you can beat Christianity with without looking like a petty reductionist.
Still pretty funny though :D
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
Man was created to resolve the prehistoric Angelic Conflict. After The devil sinned and was sentenced to the Lake of Fire, he appealed the decision. A man and a woman were created as witnesses for the Devil's Appeal Trial. Adam and his wife Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden to live in a beautiful paradise on a perpetual honeymoon. They were allowed to freely eat of the fruit of all the trees in the Garden except the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.The Lord Jesus Christ made salvation possible. He was came to earth from God and paid for the sins of the world on the Cross. When Jesus Christ was crucified, everyone's sins were judged in Him. That means that everyone's sins are paid for and the door is wide open for salvation. Salvation is as simple as believing in Jesus Christ.
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9082365 wrote:
and the fact that Lent's over and you can actually have an egg for brekkie again! Nom, nom!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
And bacon, too!!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
And once again I'm confused as to why its okay to mock 32% of the populations beliefs but not the 23% (or the 0.2%)
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Man was created to resolve the prehistoric Angelic Conflict. After The devil sinned and was sentenced to the Lake of Fire, he appealed the decision. A man and a woman were created as witnesses for the Devil's Appeal Trial. Adam and his wife Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden to live in a beautiful paradise on a perpetual honeymoon. They were allowed to freely eat of the fruit of all the trees in the Garden except the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.The Lord Jesus Christ made salvation possible. He was came to earth from God and paid for the sins of the world on the Cross. When Jesus Christ was crucified, everyone's sins were judged in Him. That means that everyone's sins are paid for and the door is wide open for salvation. Salvation is as simple as believing in Jesus Christ.
regerteast wrote:
Salvation is as simple as believing in Jesus Christ
Then I choose eternal damnation in the fiery pits of hell. Except that I don't believe in any of that :D
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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Anti human control freaks Monsanto are killing all the bees intentionally so you are forced to buy their centric ally engineered plants. And keep buying them year after year :wtf:
You're so damn ignorant and wrong it's almost not KSS in and of itself. You do know that when farmers by non-Mansanto hybrid seeds that the seeds they get from their crop will not breed true (as in the case of all hybrids) - and so the difference is moot. Why aren't you complaining about hybrid seed, as well? No one buy's Monsanto's seed, unless they get a financial advantage from it. Just remember, corn that kills corn-borers (with the same pesticide, internally, as organic farmers use) and requires no spraying toxins into the environment is really a big plus. Even a third-world farmer would benefit as he gets a larger crop and doesn't have to put out money for sprays and doesn't have to poison him/her self and family in the process. As for the bees, they're suffering for several reasons. Not just a parasitic disease going around. There are vast areas where there's only a single crop. When they're in bloom, the bees can feast - but then they're all out of bloom for the rest of the summer - and starvation is the rule for the hive. Unfortunately, farming at the level of many small fields of diverse crops would so reduce the food supply as to initiate world-wide starvation as the production of food drops. Basically, like it or not, GMO's are the only way to improve productivity without requiring more land (such as chopping down the rain forests). Another alternative would be for you to give up your animal-burgers so the food isn't wasted fattening them up. Other (more traditional) options are war and pestilence. Myself? I opt for the science that will feed the planet with more and better food.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Well, technically he's not dead on the stick. When he's dead they take him off the stick. And technically it's not a man ... well, not just a man anyway, at least to those responsible for naming it Good Friday. If it was just any old man and any old crucifixion (the Romans got through thousands of them in their time) then that would be morbid. But if you share the vision of this particular crucifixion, like Karl Barth, as the 'death which is the death of death', the eternal event in which 'the radical and inexorable claim of God upon men triumphed and believe that 'the life which springs from [that] death is wholly pre-eminent over the life which engenders death and is enclosed by it', then how can it be anything other than Good? It is the very antithesis of morbid for it is an invitation to throw off every concern, every fear, and every uncertainty about death in the knowledge that it is death itself that is dead and buried and stripped of all dominion. Of course, if you don't share that vision then, yeah, it's a man dying on a stick. It's just not a stick that you can beat Christianity with without looking like a petty reductionist.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
9082365 wrote:
It is the very antithesis of morbid for it is an invitation to throw off every concern, every fear, and every uncertainty about death in the knowledge that it is death itself that is dead and buried and stripped of all dominion.
It was also used as an excuse, over almost all of the last couple-thousand years, to torture, murder, rob, loot, rape, and otherwise pillage those who didn't share those belief. (Jews, initially, but then, with the hope and promise of earthly wealth, the crusades showed the true color of it all: the original blood money if every there was any). Religion of love, they say. Depends a lot upon who one asks.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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You're so damn ignorant and wrong it's almost not KSS in and of itself. You do know that when farmers by non-Mansanto hybrid seeds that the seeds they get from their crop will not breed true (as in the case of all hybrids) - and so the difference is moot. Why aren't you complaining about hybrid seed, as well? No one buy's Monsanto's seed, unless they get a financial advantage from it. Just remember, corn that kills corn-borers (with the same pesticide, internally, as organic farmers use) and requires no spraying toxins into the environment is really a big plus. Even a third-world farmer would benefit as he gets a larger crop and doesn't have to put out money for sprays and doesn't have to poison him/her self and family in the process. As for the bees, they're suffering for several reasons. Not just a parasitic disease going around. There are vast areas where there's only a single crop. When they're in bloom, the bees can feast - but then they're all out of bloom for the rest of the summer - and starvation is the rule for the hive. Unfortunately, farming at the level of many small fields of diverse crops would so reduce the food supply as to initiate world-wide starvation as the production of food drops. Basically, like it or not, GMO's are the only way to improve productivity without requiring more land (such as chopping down the rain forests). Another alternative would be for you to give up your animal-burgers so the food isn't wasted fattening them up. Other (more traditional) options are war and pestilence. Myself? I opt for the science that will feed the planet with more and better food.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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regerteast wrote:
Salvation is as simple as believing in Jesus Christ
Then I choose eternal damnation in the fiery pits of hell. Except that I don't believe in any of that :D
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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9082365 wrote:
It is the very antithesis of morbid for it is an invitation to throw off every concern, every fear, and every uncertainty about death in the knowledge that it is death itself that is dead and buried and stripped of all dominion.
It was also used as an excuse, over almost all of the last couple-thousand years, to torture, murder, rob, loot, rape, and otherwise pillage those who didn't share those belief. (Jews, initially, but then, with the hope and promise of earthly wealth, the crusades showed the true color of it all: the original blood money if every there was any). Religion of love, they say. Depends a lot upon who one asks.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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W∴ Balboos wrote:
GMO's are the only way to improve productivity
Monsanto's got you hooked too. You should do some research first. :doh:
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Not really - and I looked into this quite a bit. Genetically modifying plants is essential for survival of the human race. This is the state of affairs because the last big breakthrough, which would have been in time to mitigate this need: easy and effective birth control - didn't really catch on where it was needed most. So, a couple or three billion additional humans later, the planet is seriously elephanted. I've been against burning carbonaceous fossil fuels even when oil was US$3/barrel. It's to valuable a raw material to burn (then and now). I'm not particularly on board with any group. For example, I'm a vegetarian for 45 years - but consider PETA a bunch of a$$hole$. The question I always ask - and never receive a valid response for - is an alternative to GMO. Perhaps, just perhaps, it's a lot of fear-mongering that has put unfounded fears and conspiracies into the justifications. Now, prove them wrong. But even if you do, those espousing them will simply call it a cover-up.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Not really - and I looked into this quite a bit. Genetically modifying plants is essential for survival of the human race. This is the state of affairs because the last big breakthrough, which would have been in time to mitigate this need: easy and effective birth control - didn't really catch on where it was needed most. So, a couple or three billion additional humans later, the planet is seriously elephanted. I've been against burning carbonaceous fossil fuels even when oil was US$3/barrel. It's to valuable a raw material to burn (then and now). I'm not particularly on board with any group. For example, I'm a vegetarian for 45 years - but consider PETA a bunch of a$$hole$. The question I always ask - and never receive a valid response for - is an alternative to GMO. Perhaps, just perhaps, it's a lot of fear-mongering that has put unfounded fears and conspiracies into the justifications. Now, prove them wrong. But even if you do, those espousing them will simply call it a cover-up.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
W∴ Balboos wrote:
Genetically modifying plants is essential for survival of the human race.
Not sure why you believe that.
W∴ Balboos wrote:
and never receive a valid response for - is an alternative to GMO.
Never had this discussion with you, but the easy answer is to leave it alone. GMO is not the evil part of all this, it's Monsanto. They are the devil. :-\
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Well, I'll tell you. When someone starts to preach how their whole beliefs thing made the world a better place (also fun at parties!) I point out that it is the root cause of most of the planets suffering. Horrid as they are, when it comes to inflicting inhuman abuse on men, women, and children, ISIS has a long long way to go to catch up with Christendom.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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9082365 wrote:
It is the very antithesis of morbid for it is an invitation to throw off every concern, every fear, and every uncertainty about death in the knowledge that it is death itself that is dead and buried and stripped of all dominion.
It was also used as an excuse, over almost all of the last couple-thousand years, to torture, murder, rob, loot, rape, and otherwise pillage those who didn't share those belief. (Jews, initially, but then, with the hope and promise of earthly wealth, the crusades showed the true color of it all: the original blood money if every there was any). Religion of love, they say. Depends a lot upon who one asks.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
W∴ Balboos wrote:
It was also used as an excuse,
Properly stated. :thumbsup: The religion is of course all about love and service. But moronic boneheads used the religion as an excuse.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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W∴ Balboos wrote:
It was also used as an excuse,
Properly stated. :thumbsup: The religion is of course all about love and service. But moronic boneheads used the religion as an excuse.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Off topic. What I like is you heartily disagree with me on a thread and can agree with me on another part. I try to maintain that debates and discussions are nothing personnel (at least at CP). Not so in most places or at most times.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Well, I'll tell you. When someone starts to preach how their whole beliefs thing made the world a better place (also fun at parties!) I point out that it is the root cause of most of the planets suffering. Horrid as they are, when it comes to inflicting inhuman abuse on men, women, and children, ISIS has a long long way to go to catch up with Christendom.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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You're so damn ignorant and wrong it's almost not KSS in and of itself. You do know that when farmers by non-Mansanto hybrid seeds that the seeds they get from their crop will not breed true (as in the case of all hybrids) - and so the difference is moot. Why aren't you complaining about hybrid seed, as well? No one buy's Monsanto's seed, unless they get a financial advantage from it. Just remember, corn that kills corn-borers (with the same pesticide, internally, as organic farmers use) and requires no spraying toxins into the environment is really a big plus. Even a third-world farmer would benefit as he gets a larger crop and doesn't have to put out money for sprays and doesn't have to poison him/her self and family in the process. As for the bees, they're suffering for several reasons. Not just a parasitic disease going around. There are vast areas where there's only a single crop. When they're in bloom, the bees can feast - but then they're all out of bloom for the rest of the summer - and starvation is the rule for the hive. Unfortunately, farming at the level of many small fields of diverse crops would so reduce the food supply as to initiate world-wide starvation as the production of food drops. Basically, like it or not, GMO's are the only way to improve productivity without requiring more land (such as chopping down the rain forests). Another alternative would be for you to give up your animal-burgers so the food isn't wasted fattening them up. Other (more traditional) options are war and pestilence. Myself? I opt for the science that will feed the planet with more and better food.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
No you listen to me. Of course Monsanto corn is financially advantageous when the natural ecosystem is destroyed to grow real corn. They are using drones to catch farmers saving and replanting their own god damn seeds. :wtf: Monsanto corn allows farmers to spray round up and kill Everyting except the Frankenstein corn so in a generation proper farming techniques will be forgotten.
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No you listen to me. Of course Monsanto corn is financially advantageous when the natural ecosystem is destroyed to grow real corn. They are using drones to catch farmers saving and replanting their own god damn seeds. :wtf: Monsanto corn allows farmers to spray round up and kill Everyting except the Frankenstein corn so in a generation proper farming techniques will be forgotten.
There's no one so self-righteous and assured as an igroramous. You'll figure it out if you ever manage to remove the aluminum foil hat you're so fond of.* * In the mean time, look into BASF's vast and well trained nematode army, unleashed to bring the agricultural world to its knees.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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There's no one so self-righteous and assured as an igroramous. You'll figure it out if you ever manage to remove the aluminum foil hat you're so fond of.* * In the mean time, look into BASF's vast and well trained nematode army, unleashed to bring the agricultural world to its knees.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
I think you even know WHAT call EVERYTHING a conspiracy thing you are missing YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO THIS CAME FROM when it wasn't even propaganda yesterday had didn't even have an example you have no idea
