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  The Homeland Security Bill

  by Preston in

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  the patriot act and the new bill creating a department of homeland security leave out something very important.

  with these two bills the government will be allowed to create a central database that will contain information on every purchase you make with your credit cards, every medical prescription you fill, the web sites you visit (including this one), the e-mails you send, your bank deposits and anything else that leaves an electronic record except for one thing: gun purchases.

  the government is not allowed to use the fbi's records of background checks for gun purchases to find out if a suspected terrorist has bought guns.

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  Woohoo, John Asscroft finally has his own SS regime let the civil rights flow away.
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  Tired Movie Formulas

  by gilwarrior in

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  have you ever seen a movie and noticed that you have seen this same formula before?

  do you ever see the same formula repeated over and over and over again?

  well i have and i will mention some of the formulas that should be dropped and forgotten.

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  I really hate one liners. Especially after the hero kills a bad guy. I wish that stuff would have died out in the 80's.
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  Falsifiability

  by donkey in

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  i pose this challenge to believers: what would it take for you to stop believing in god?.

  this is an interesting challenge.

  well, it may sound paradoxical, but in order for any claim to be true, it must be falsifiable.

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  I don't think the question is loaded at all. It is only loaded to those who have a half assed answer and choose to close their brain in favor of their particular opiate (religion). I think RW did a good job of answering (much better than I could have). The burden of proof is always on the one who asserts and science (while not perfect) has presented evidence for its assertions. Faith is not evidence and neither is "belief". These things can only reinforce the convictions of the individual not make a logical argument for your beliefs to anyone else. This does not mean we can't have logical theological debates but none of us can say that we are in possession of the one true belief. And now I'm rambling.

  This is a good essay for Christians: http://www.update.uu.se/~fbendz/library/cd_impossible.html

  Edited by - gsx1138 on 24 November 2002 22:40:2
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  Animated GIF or JPG Picture, you choose

  by JH in

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  would you like an animated gif rather than a jpg as your profile?

  look at this site below.

  it offers a huge choice of animated gif .

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  Too bad the upload from your hard drive doesn't work the way it should.
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  One good reason to visit Morocco

  by expatbrit in

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  morocco is a country with a stunning variety of scenery and intoxicating culture.. but enough of that, check out the belly dancer i saw there!.

  i may post some more holiday snaps when i get the time.

  alas, no more belly dancers.. expatbrit

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  And here I thought it was going to be a picture of Morocco Mole.
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  What kind of car would Jesus drive?

  by Binky in

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  there's a debate raging over here.

  i gotta go with a volkswagen mini-bus.

  he was a carpenter, right?

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  Considering there is no good evidence that he actually existed at all and may just be a myth stolen from other cultures, I'd say he would drive the Paradox from Saturday Night Live. He existed, or did he? Is he driving or not? Is it a sedan or an economy car? Is he the son of god or not?
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  Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

  by Robdar in

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  any fans out there?.

  robyn

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  I've been watching it since the first season. It's on two times a day on FX and new episodes every tuesday I try to watch as many as possible. I'm totally in love with Willow. Hopefully she'll stop being a lesbian and marry me. Of course I'll have to divorce my current wife. Oh, the drama...
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  Activists vs rationalists

  by donkey in

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  as humans our brain works in ways that make us tend to generalize and categorize things, including the types of people.

  being as i am half human (the other three quarters are pure ass...) i do the same.

  from my observations i see 3 types of people on this board: the activiststhe rationaliststhe rest of us (rest-of-us (tm)).

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  I just think all extremists should be shot.
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  Anyone been assaulted by a Jw?

  by avishai in

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  not including immediate family or sex abuse.

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  I had an Elder try and hit me after a counseling session to prove that martial arts are worthless. He never even got close.
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  50 Die Over Miss World Article

  by William Penwell in

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  edited by - william penwell on 21 november 2002 17:5:59.

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  It's not religion in general responsible for this kind of stuff, it's the fanatics that cause all the problems.

  While this statement is true in part it is the religion itself that offers a vehicle for these extreme behaviors. The eventuality of any religion that claims to be the one true belief is violence. This kind of stuff doesn't surprise me at all. All abrahamic religions are misogynistic at their core. Everyone knows it was Eves fault for eating the apple first and convincing Adam to do the same by using the power of her evil vagina. ;)