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    would you give it all up to be super rich ??

    There have been times in my life where circumstances were such that the answer would have been "yes". Currently there's no chance and I hope it stays that way. JB
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    What price religion?

    From the posted news link >"A family acquaintance told The Atlanta >Journal-Constitution that Christopher >Carey was a religious fanatic and a >controlling husband" Well, Duh. ("soft belief" definition: A belief that I don't defend, don't base important decisions upon nor attempt...
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    What price religion?

    >3. Universe mysteriously occurs on planet earth >in impossible conditions just as you would >expect if there was a Creator. And why hasn't this happened on Mars? Surely you have been "expecting" it there as well. After all, its "just as you would expect if there was a Creator". JB
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    What price religion?

    And you are eloquent even beyond your norm today. Thanks JB
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    What price religion?

    >1. The universe explodes from a singularity >looking just as you would expect if there >was a Creator. Wow, what hindsight. The Creator could create in any way he pleases...how in the world would you know what to "expect"? He could have hauled scraps in from one of this other job sites...
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    What price religion?

    >So if you believe in spontaneous creation >of life, that's just as much religion as believing >in a supernatural creator. That's why discerning scientists call the above a "hypothosis" and continue to challenge and test it rather than to say it has been determined as fact. Notice it's...
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    What price religion?

    >True but setting a glass down next to your >computer will not help you decide on >theological/philosophical issues. I agree. My example was not an attempt the *prove* a point, but rather to *refute* a previous point and should be carried no further. Comparing the faith required to...
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    What price religion?

    >Every scientific theory has a root that must be >taken on faith. Name the theory, i'll tell you >what part is currently based on faith. A reasoned individual will easily see the difference in both the execution and result of: A: faith that a prayer will heal one's sick mother B...
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    What price religion?

    >religion has really stiffled progress in the west. >are you out of your mind ?? You are reading WAY too much into what I said. Take only what I said and it is easily proven. Beyond that, I would have to say that with the occasional but somewhat regular exceptions (stem cell research...
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    What price religion?

    >Any stifiling is done on individual, not organizational >levels, for individual reasons. That is SO historically incorrect that I can't even believe someone could write it. JB
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    What price religion?

    Shoe: >Your thesis is based entirely on an assumption >that you cannot prove. C'mon man, I still gotta believe that you are sharper than this. What part of "you can't prove a negative" (and don't need to) don't you understand? Ok, prove to me Santa doesn't exist! That'll keep you busy...
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    What price religion?

    >she has no clue as to the real reason of the >west's success. it is a combination of faith >and rationalism that works best And of course access to capital markets. :-) JB
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    topics that should and should not be allowd?

    >"allowd" ......... well lets hear why you dont C'mon man...surely you're sharper than that. Check out the initial title of the thread. JB
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    topics that should and should not be allowd?

    I think the topic of why people don't use the spell checker more should be allowd. JB
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    MB Trading

    I probably should have noted in my post again that this was three years ago. I can't tell you how many and how much time I spent with their programmers on the phone proving to them that what they said it was doing, it wasn't. Just so it's stated, in spite of all the problems, TAL (the MB...
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    MB Trading

    Oh, and their SDK was a disaster. LOL JB
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    MB Trading

    MB was my broker for more than a year. I switched to IB almost 3 years ago and saved more than a big bundle. Pricing may be different now. Service was excellent and the reliability was almost as good as IB. JB
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    wanted to buy: Wealth-Lab Developer

    >But , hey, I believe WL is one of the best weapons >in my arsenal, so less people are using it, more >profit in my pockets, so go on with this bla la bla... LOL, I often say to myself "what the hell am I doing recommending this wonderful tool to the competition?" So yeah, please the...
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    wanted to buy: Wealth-Lab Developer

    Thanks agrau. >But, Volker, maybe you can join in and clarify. That would be great if he did. JB
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    wanted to buy: Wealth-Lab Developer

    Agrau: >You are making some heavy assumptions here. <snip> >So I'd suggest not to trust Volker's comment >unquestioned, as he is not independent in his >views, and is merely stating the official company's >wish as reflected by the license agreement WL tries >to impose on you...
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