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Yeah. But not even the onion can beat Benny Hinn's jet.

One could make a similar defense of socialism -- that socialism cannot be blamed for the offenses committed in its name. And yet in his excellent work The Road to Serfdom, Hayek shows us how socialism in theory ultimately leads to totalitarianism in practice, regardless of best intentions...

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/46226/print/

Uh-oh. If you're just getting warmed up, then I'm out of here.

Lest this thread get too far off track, let's get back to metaphysics shall we? (Gosh, you don't see THAT statement too often.) Here is the ironic thing, as evidenced by recent back and forth: Those who profess belief in God seem to assume that, because He has regard for the suffering...

Lost cause.

Sorry amigo -- nothing to prove here. One would think you have nothing to prove either, with the whole walking on water / son of God thing and all... but hey. Gotta do what ya gotta do. (Shrug)

Look: you don't understand culture. You don't understand geography, logistics or geopolitics. You don't understand basic biology. You don't understand the inner workings of the mind. And your empathy quotient is apparently zero. Worst of all, you seem too incompetent to grasp incompetence...

You are missing the point, utterly and completely. The very fact that you can make the above statement--that you have access to a keyboard to type it on--indicates that you are extremely fortunate. Not because you deserve it, or because you earned it, but simply via plain dumb luck. This...

You would start... walking. Okay. Whatever you say. The mind boggles.

Wake up man -- stop being a jerk. Ask yourself why the God you worship lets stuff like this happen every day... while Benny Hinn's flock buys him a jet.

Mother of mercy -- Benny Hinn must need a wheelbarrow to cart those balls around: https://www.bennyhinn.org/donate/donatenow.cfm?referrer=na_dove1&CFID=68 ...we have recently taken delivery on our Gulfstream G4SP plane, which we call Dove One. I have enclosed a beautiful photo-filled...

Dear Jesus, By speaking in half-baked riddles and perpetuating the spread of sanctimonious goo, you merely manage to waste your time and other people's. How about finding a more worthwhile hobby? cordially, archimedes p.s. The road to enlightenment need not lead through a fever swamp...

Your wishful thinking is rooted in a basic hidden premise: that in order for the universe to have meaning, that meaning must be manifested on a personal / individual level. This premise is, shall we say, problematic to say the least. tau·tol·o·gy (tô-tŏl'É™-jÄ“)...

I essentially agree with this point of view. What you describe is a form of Lamarckian evolution, whereby ideas and memes are passed on from sender to receiver with natural selection influencing the mix. This process unfolds quickly in generational time, but painfully slow from an individual...

No apologies necessary; if you see an intriguing path that hasn't been taken as yet, why not get the ball rolling? Getting lost can be fun.... have a good one

Speaking of missionary exercises -- this was quite amusing: http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=185806

If you see no point to the conversation, why participate?

Does it? One could argue that hardness is beautiful. If mother nature weren't such a bitch, evolution could never have done its work. Without suffering, beauty would never have formed -- nor sentient life to experience it. One could also argue that cosmic uncertainty is merciful. If the...

Yes. The scenario would require moving to Europe to make it work... and possibly giving up US citizenship down the road to fully maximize the opportunity. Not an inconceivable thing, given the right mix of lifestyle and long-term opportunity. Trading hours in Europe seem superior...