It's been so bad so far, . . . we can only hope it's going to be epic.

Although as has been pointed out, the Lions are a tease, and it's very likely that they are only teasing us by flirting with 0-16. This team is so bad, I don't even think they can be good at losing.

I've never claimed God was Nice, that was you. I said he was just. I don't know that I care much about being nice.

Oh dear, I may have invested in creating an existentialist.

OK, so I can see that you could argue from this point of view that God is nice, yes? But nice doesn't mean just, at least not in this case. It definitely means "inconsistent" if we go with the "no-one' allowed into heaven, fair is fair, except when jesus died, OK then you can get in". (hate to ...

If this 'God' was so intent on letting souls be saved, then couldn't he just erase all memories of evil, magically prevent all future evil-acts, and give us all a clear and comprehensive tutorial on how to go about freely repenting were we minded to do so?

Sounds like a fairly limited God who can ...

suggs, since you clearly have had this discussion before, I'm just going to skip to the third question. If you'd really like to understand about the first 2, pm me and I'll get some stuff to you.

is God not omnipotent but but bound by the actions mortals do?"
The existence of evil is allowed by ...

IF there was a God, s/he (according to Christian dogma) isn't just at all, purely for the fact that God would rather have people in heaven who may have lived life being an absolute asshole (ie. Bush and his end time croonies who own and run coorporations that directly profit from war and natural ...

Oh dear, suggs has become the self-anointed arbiter of what is important.

I am not fully expecting the apocalypse.

I was pretty sure before the 26th that gip was not quite on target. Let's all read Deuteronomy 18:14-22, shall we?

tzor, your humility never ceases to amaze me.

I merely have outlawed the Christian God as being one of the plausible sources, notably because of all the fallacies I personally have found within the Bible.
Can we discuss these individually? I can't address all the "fallacies" that you personally feel are prohibitive.

Why would God create ...

I think the Katrina was actually made by the government (or shadow government) to not only cripple our economic system, but to practice Martial Law and see what their minions could expect. Katrina was a runner up to the next event...something BIG! Something that will blow your socks off.
Is it ...

Ain't No Party Like A Detroit Party




gonna be a rough day at work tomorrow.

What a miserable day at work today. Everyone was grumpy from the combination of staying up to 1, and then actually thinking about the fact the Wings lost. It's kind of a new experience.

The worst thing is, now we have to stay up all night Wednesday and party.

would one of those flaws be that what is good for us does not always make anyone happy?

Good and evil seem a little complex to be weighed in terms of happiness.

1. Hey Jude
2. Carry that Weight
3. Come Together
4. Revolution / Revolution 1 / Revolution 9 (depending on what day it is)
5. Nowhere Man

I just realized, I need to buy another copy of Rubber Soul.

So we've no decided that if a mother's health is at risk, we can kill a recently conceived child?

People, aren't we still talking about the baby emerging from the womb, and THEN being killed? Isn't that how this started? Once the baby has completely left the birth canal, can't we say that the ...

And to act preemptively here: I really doubt abortions at a late stage of the pregnancy are ever "convenience abortions" where the parents-to-be decide they don't want a child after all, as some people would like to describe all abortions that take place. If an abortion takes place then I suppose ...

with the understanding that it's quite possible I'm feeding a troll, I will point out that there is no biblical evidence for unicorns. If they existed at the time of the flood they were on the ark, but I have yet to see any evidence for the existance of unicorns.

What about this one?

"Theology is the queen of the sciences"

Science has always been the same from the start. Instead of being close minded to evolution, it is evolution. While religion, it changes its philosophy every day. Ever since before christ or buddha or moses or mohammad appeared, there were many old religions that people followed. New ones are still ...

MeDeFe, God is Spirit, meaning non corporeal entity. He has and does impact the known universe in two ways; naturally and supernaturally. Because he is non corporeal and simply wills change, the cause of the change is either perceptible through events He has preordained, or it is not perceptible. If ...

For the 1st time in my life I feel bad for a Colorado goaltender. Neither of those guys were to blame for their performances. Sure, a weak goal here or there, but when Tomas Holmstrom's and Johan Franzen can stand in front of the net for days on end, without so much as a love tap from a defenseman ...

what about academics that deal in the soft sciences? Any respect for them? Isn't Guiscard more of a history guy than a science guy?

You also don't believe that my beliefs will cause me to suffer for eternity. Since I believe that your beliefs will cause you to suffer for eternity, I think I should let you know. Like I expect you would if you saw me driving toward a cliff, you know - "Hey buddy, don't drive too fast toward that ...

I think the question itself is a bit misleading. I don't think our imagining of God is nearly as important as the actual character of God.
God is represented Biblically as having a number of characteristics, including omnipotence, perfect justice, perfect love, and absolute separation from sin ...