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Kilarin

How much do you want to bet the definition of "controversial opinion" is borrowed from the administrations plan to shut down talk radio? I wouldn't doubt it. BUT, I would ALSO be willing to bet that when the administration changes hand, the conservatives will keep the rule and just change...

Kilarin

Cuda wrote:So-long 1st amendment.

It's a STUPIDLY worded rule. BUT, blocking internet access at work is NOT a violation of the first amendment.

Kilarin

Wanna play multiplayer descent3? It's fun you should try it. I certainly agree. As I've told you the last few times you pointed this out, the reason I quit playing descent wasn't lack of interest, but wrist problems. Playing HURTS. And since I make my living working on a computer, I cant afford to ...

Kilarin

Why don't you just ignore it? Personally I like to type what I want without worrying about endless fountains of guilt from people I don't even know and will never meet. "Why should anyone care what I post?" seems to be a very common theme in your posts. I find it ironic though, because it...

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the blog is misleading. Watch the video to hear the actual story -- straight from penn's mouth. Ok, watched the vid. It doesn't mention Islam, it's strictly about Scientology. And there it agrees with the reason interview. In the reason interview, we have: Are there any groups you won't go after? W...

Kilarin

So it's not Penn and Teller's fault. it's the lawyers' fault. Uhm, read through it again. They don't cover Scientology because of the lawyers. They don't cover Islam because they have families. I don't think all Islam is evil, but they certainly have a scary and insane branch, and the rest of them ...

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Why Penn and Teller won't cover Islam or Scientology on their TV show http://reason.com/blog/2010/06/26/why-mr-anti-bullshit-wont-call Not interesting for the answers on Islam and Scientology, those were entirely expected. Interesting for the sideline on Christianity. Dang, That's a pretty serious c...

Kilarin

I don't see any point in remaking movies that were really good to begin with. There is nothing wrong with the original. Make a NEW movie instead of remaking a good old one.

Kilarin

Way back when I worked in a huge tape library. 24 hours a day we tape apes would watch as a big board displayed tape numbers, someone would run back in the huge library to the correct shelf, grab the correct tape, then run back and stick it into the drive that was connected to the mainframe. Night s...

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BP cut corners and a terrible accident resulted. BP is liable for the damages. I see no moral quandary in making them pay, even if it bankrupts the company. Obama has also mishandled the situation. We should have accepted all the help that was offered. We should have had berms already up before the ...

Kilarin

I got it running ok under wine.

But, I just haven't had time to even mess with it recently. Big project at work has been keeping me going non stop for months now.

August I may have time to try and get descent going again.

Kilarin

Congratulations!

Kilarin

Sergeant Thorne wrote:Tell me, does the Word tell us that we, in society, should treat murderers as we want to be treated?

Well, yes, it does.

Kilarin

Even Jesus himself says how few who actually can follow his teaching and have a steady walk towards salvation. Just adding one point here. You are absolutely correct that, with the exception of Christ himself, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE fails at working towards salvation. We can't do it because ...

Kilarin

Horrible Analogy. I love chess, and even played in some local tournaments when I was younger. The fact that you love chess wouldn't make it a horrible analogy. analogy: a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based The point was that there is a difference betw...

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Some people don't like chess. And thats OK. It doesn't mean your stupid. You can be SMART and not like chess. But for others, it's not adequate just to \"not like\" chess, they have to actively try and convince others that chess is a stupid game. That is almost always evidence of their own...

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To be fair, most of the Iranian populace thinks their "senior clerics" are morons; the connection to Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell is a good one. Absolutely. I do see one important difference, which others have already pointed to. Nations where a (mostly) Christian culture/civilization ...

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Seriously, why do we need to be personally insulting just because we disagree with someone? It doesn't look good for your side of the argument, that's for certain.

Kilarin

Photons have Mass? I didn't even realize they were Catholic!

Kilarin

Lothar wrote:we're left with third-rate politicians like Sarah Palin and Ron Paul

It's just that I don't see anything third-rate about Ron Paul. I think he is erudite and eloquent.

Kilarin

CUDA wrote:OMG! Kil, your quoting FOX. you know they cant be trusted

But... But... I got the original link from Slashdot, doesn't that make it ok?

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/21/ ... -Bear-Suit

Kilarin

Islam can NOT expect the rest of the world to treat them as a civilized religion as long as they continue to tolerate and actually encourage these kinds of nuts:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... -muhammad/

Kilarin

Thunderbunny wrote:Islamists’ ban on musical ringtones, movies, men without beards, football, women’s beauty salons, and bras.

Well, who knew there was something I agreed with the radical Islamics on?

Kilarin

Lothar wrote: I wish we had some more sophisticated conservatives doing the same

*ahem*, Ron Paul.

Kilarin

Yes Foil, we will NEVER forget that a crazy, delusional, mentally ill coward killed a lot of INNOCENT men, women and children that day. It will always remain as a warning to all of us. Sad thing is that the idiot somehow thought that blowing up a government building full of mostly innocent employee...

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I was pointing out that most of the time the argument in question completely ignores the root cause and ONLY speaks of the effect which gets us precisely nowhere Then yes, we certainly agree on the point that both sides of the problem need to be addressed. I'm not certain though that most people wh...

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Instead of detailing the horrors of some procedure and how you don't want taxes paying for it, perhaps attempting to address the problems in society that lead to people wanting the procedure in the first place would be more productive. The fact that the procedure exists means that demand for the pr...

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CDN_Merlin wrote:
Duper wrote:I'm glad you don't have boobs....
It sucks trust me.

If you are unhappy with the situation, they have a surgery to fix it.

Kilarin

Would you vote for a Scientologist? Or would you say "gee, someone who falls for that crap probably doesn't have the intellectual chops to be president"? Much of the Christian world sees Mormonism as the 19th century equivalent to Scientology -- a religion based on a clearly fictional boo...

Kilarin

The man is wrong in a great many areas, and for all of his 'intelligence' how smart can he be if he's flying blind (at best), and just happening to be taking this country in a very bad direction? I'm getting tired of hearing how smart he is. What good is it if it doesn't pay dividends where it coun...

Kilarin

No, what you're showing is the lack of a distinction between the treatment of a 2000-pound animal whose sole purpose is to be fattened for slaughter, and the treatment of a 1-pound animal whose sole purpose is to be a pet. The law provides for different standards of treatment in these two situation...

Kilarin

Gooberman wrote:Though I don't think Mitt will pass the Republican primary, too many Mormon haters.

Funniest thing in the entire last election:
Mitt's wife introduced him once as "The only Republican candidate for president who has only had ONE wife"

Kilarin

I disagree with Obama, but I think he is a smart (and likable) individual.

I had my doubts about the IQ of our PREVIOUS president.

Kilarin

Don't forget de-horning. I wandered around back at the vet's once and happened on to a whole trailer of cattle being de-horned. Yikes! The cattle were wide eyed with terror to start with. Then they locked them into a head brace, took out these huge snippers and cut off the horns. The cattle SCREAME...

Kilarin

What an incredibly clever, non-violent way to shut down Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church of hate.

http://laughingsquid.com/san-franciscos ... st-church/

I probably disagree with these folks on all kinds of points, but they are officially my heroes now anyway.

Kilarin

Spidey wrote:The founding fathers never intended “rights” to mean entitlements.

Yes, very well put!

Kilarin

Has anybody even considered this kid might be displaying perfectly normal behavior, in reaction to the life he has had up to the point where he was taken out of his country by total strangers? Yep. Like I said, I don't trust the adoptive parents as a source. I've been arguing that SOME kids are bor...

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If you don’t have the right to healthcare, can I prevent you from getting it? In that you shouldn't be forced to pay for my healthcare. Let me phrase your question another way. Is there a right to clothing? Well, yes and no. No one has the right to stop you from buying clothes, or to take your clot...

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I'm no parent, and I'm confident that even I could deal with a 'psychotic' child. That's like saying, "I've never played a computer game, but I'm confident that even I could beat the end boss in Descent" You're making a lot of assumptions, there. Well, assumptions do seem to be an issue h...

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So sorry to hear it!

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Penn and Teller: Scientology, Islam, and Christianity

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