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  1. Ekleipsis

    The object and concept of God and the existence of God.

    Well, in the Bible, God is usually hidden, except to those deemed " worthy " " There will be no visible signs (of my return) " " There will be signs in the sky " But to be honest, I think the entire premise of man proving God's existence is faulty I would think only God could prove God is...
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    Just Accidental?

    Here's a spoonbill and here's a paddlefish :P
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    How would I choose even if I wanted to?

    I'd simply wait for a deity to show up
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    Post a Fact or Two You Don't Think Anyone Else Knows.

    You can measure eclipse magnitudes with your fingers
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    A Question for Atheist.

    I think if what you believe does not negatively affect the quality of somebody else's life, then kudos to you Personally, as a human, I find that I have more than enough on my own plate to deal with I see that many times religion is a gateway to finger-pointing and thus leads to irresponsible...
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    The Messianic verses of Isaiah

    The great pumpkin lol
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    What is objective?

    0 is a symbol that happens to be used in mathematics, among other things It's semiosis is subjective depending upon the context of it's use, in mathematics it is used to represent both quantities and objects That is objectively true
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    What is objective?

    Mathematics :P
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    What happens when we die?

    Hopefully not a giant bug zapper
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    Post a Fact or Two You Don't Think Anyone Else Knows.

    There is an ultrapotent analogue of capsaicin called " resiniferatoxin " that is naturally produced in two plants It has an affinity for the transient vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) that is roughly 500 times that of capsaicin ( capsacin is actually vanilloid - works on the same receptor as...
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    Lack of belief in gods.

    " once a ruler or a person issuing a decree ceased to exist so too would their declaration " Have to admit I've never heard there was a hard and fast rule that made such a thing consistently true in the history of Mesopotamia, but I'm always open to the possibility A fair bit " decrees " from...
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    Post a Fact or Two You Don't Think Anyone Else Knows.

    The blue-ringed octopus [ Octopus maculosus ], does not produce it's own venom Instead there are several different kinds of bacteria that live in the salivary glands of the octopus that produce a tetrodotoxin , [ neurotoxin ] similar to what is produced by pufferfish, porcupinefish, etc A...
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    Insult The Poster Before You!

    Likes looking at men wearing spandex
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    Lack of belief in gods.

    What do you think was the motivation for rulers in Mesopotamia to start deifying themselves as gods on earth in the literature ? The tradition started with Naram-Sin ( Grandson of Sargon of Akkad, iirc ) circa 2250 BC We find his name written using the silent determinative " dingir " symbol...
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    Insult The Poster Before You!

    Nobody wears overalls anymore
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    Post a Fact or Two You Don't Think Anyone Else Knows.

    The physicist Richard Feynman prevented a major accident at an Oak Ridge nuclear facility that was processing material for the first atomic bombs He was a hot young new physicist making waves in the community and had made a name for himself as being incredibly smart and analytical, so he was...
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    What is wrong with those people who eat excessively??

    Self-control in a world where many of us have access to abundance that our ancestors did not For me, it's all about self-control I'm 45, 155 lbs and eat just one meal a day Also fast all day It's just what works for me
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    The FLOOD, God's Great Failure?

    The fictional character of Noah was based on a " lugal " I think the only failure here is the failure of people to get serious with their studies There are oodles of debates that happen on topics like this, that are only happening because of dilettante educations Bill Nye arguing with Ken...
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    Reciprocity

    Eye for an eye, leg for a leg........we'd all be pirates by now
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    How do you honor God?

    Life
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