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901. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164729 by Goldy on April 20, 2008 at 4:10 pm

Oh, and my question regarding Jesus - you have never answered it...

902. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164728 by Goldy on April 20, 2008 at 4:10 pm

That's ok, Goldy. I wouldn't want to derail your weekly regimen of lsd and habenero enemas.

You didn't apologise for being late this time, Goldy. What gives? I can see we'll need to work up a fresh guilt trip.

I hope you managed to sneak a quaff of communion juice since last we talked.

Ever since that nasty effect of TFMPP in me, I steer clear of anything other than cannabinoids :-) And enemas...piles you know...rather painful.
Still, if you want habaneros, let me know. they grow well - take an age to germinate, but they don't die in the cold like the other wimpy chilies.
To apologise once is polite, twice is to state your case, three times is tiresome :-)
Not wine, but beer. And mead - homemade stuff. Got a litre of manuka honey waiting at home for processing. Just need to get the champagne yeast...
So, which universe does your god speak to you from?

903. Religion is 'the new social evil'

Comment #164726 by Goldy on April 20, 2008 at 3:59 pm

I am a christian, I believe in God and that the Bible is a representation of absolute truth. I choose to be so not because I was spoonfed these ideals, but because at some point in the past I made a careful decision based on independent observations. To be dismissed as "weak-minded" or "stupid" for holding to heart a set of absolute principles, I find quite amusing, given my own background and contributions to genetics and oncology, as well as the courage to go against the grain of societal pressure. Many commenting on this issue are not philosophically inclined. Most cannot even challenge the precepts they've internalised since early childhood through a liberalist education and media. The reactions below almost mimic coping patterns, and are quite predictable; seven or eight years or so back I would probably have done the same.

Jim, London, UK

Be interesting to have him come here....

904. Religion is 'the new social evil'

Comment #164718 by Goldy on April 20, 2008 at 3:30 pm

I can't help wondering how much of this antipathy towards religion (totally justified, I think) is in reaction to the growth of Islam in Britain due to immigration?

Given the Polish Catholics haven't had the same effect, I'd guess no. Maybe as a reaction to what Islam is asking for, yes. You have to admit, it has been a bit forceful...
Anyway, I think religion as a social evil does have reasons outside of what we think. Conflict, for example...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/world/middleeast/04youth.html?ei=5087&em=&en=61c2c7872234ab0a&ex=1204779600&pagewanted=all
However, sometimes religion is on the ascendant because it steps in...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/world/middleeast/04youth.html?ei=5087&em=&en=61c2c7872234ab0a&ex=1204779600&pagewanted=all

905. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164712 by Goldy on April 20, 2008 at 3:15 pm

Methinks he has seen the episode when Homer eats hot pepper sauce so hot that induces peyote like effects.

Snigger, chortle :-D
If he wants, I do have some chilies growing in my garden that can induce similar effects...
;-)

906. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164702 by Goldy on April 20, 2008 at 2:50 pm

What karda is after is an admission that "evolution" can be for a purpose. If he gets that, he will attempt to say we have agreed that "evolution" as we have seen it could have been purposeful

If it had a purpose, i can't see why there is a need for mass extinctions. And if it is directed by his god, who is our descendent, then he has to tell us why there is meddling now by said god because said god exists in the future as a result of what happens now. Unless said god wants an existance in an alternative universe/future, it is pointless doing anything now. Methinks Kardy hasn't seen that Simpsons episode where Homer makes a time machine....

907. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164297 by Goldy on April 20, 2008 at 2:56 am

Re

I'll do just these three or four for you because like I said, the problem is that you are unsaved and cannot have an understanding of the Bible. The error is with your understanding

Billy, he's sitting there wanking over our post death torture. As I recall, that is also a sin - sin of pride or something similar. He's going to be next to us in hell, if memory serves. That'll be a heck of pisser - getting fucked by the Devil (who, if he's not a god, I really don't get!) AND having smart alecs like us telling him "I told you so" for all eternity :-D

908. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164291 by Goldy on April 20, 2008 at 2:34 am

I'll do just these three or four for you because like I said, the problem is that you are unsaved and cannot have an understanding of the Bible. The error is with your understanding

Or your understanding, Remnant. Man, you are so far behind humanity, I'll be guessing you're confused. It's people like you that'll make sure the rest of us have to learn Mandarin or Hindi. But then, I guess you don't really care. You just don't see the world as it is, do you.
Why am I wasting my time typing this. You're a lost cause. Pointlessly stupid and proud of it.

Edit - Pacman, how do you like your faith brother? In fact, all you other faithful - how proud are you of your brother in Christ? Does he make you swell in your breast and think "Yeah, this is the true religion!".
Really, what are your thoughts?

909. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164288 by Goldy on April 20, 2008 at 2:31 am

Tsk, tsk ad hominem attacks, I thought you were all intellectualls that could back up your arguments.

We are and we do, but they seem to be lost on brain dead IDiots. Sad, really - scientists have tried to take living to what they thought it would be in the 50s - you know, all futuristic and all - but the religious want us firmly in the past and it seems they want us further and further into the past. At my last check we should be in the Dark Ages again.
How do you feel about this, Paccers? What is your personal feeling about this regression we are meant to be taking? Why, as a Christian, do YOU think we should be at least a few hundred years behind where we are now?

910. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164248 by Goldy on April 19, 2008 at 8:45 pm

My suggestion for you is to repent and come to Christ. I will be praying for you.

Why don't you turn to athiesm first?
Typical, a follower of a delusion offers to do fuck all in return for us.
Sod prayers, they have been scientifically proven to do absolutely nothing.
Give cold hard cash instead. Or contribute to the RD fund (details above) and see if that god-given money (small g not a typo - there's so many gods to chose from!) makes a difference :-)
Otherwise just get a life.

911. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164106 by Goldy on April 19, 2008 at 2:34 pm

Regarding 2584. Comment #163900 by pacman71192 on April 19, 2008 at 9:05 am

Pacman, do you have any references that are younger than 20 years ago? As I recall when at uni doing biochemistry, my Stryer (the text book I bought at the start of my course) was out of date by the time I did my finals.
Sorry if all this has been rehashed, catching up and venting my spleen.
If his mind opened a bit, I dare say we'd all be sucked into the black hole therein!

912. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164103 by Goldy on April 19, 2008 at 2:27 pm

God is. He wasn't created. Simple as that.

If God wasn't created, why does life have to be? Why do the laws of physics have to be?
If you can grasp the concept of one in your head, the others should be easy peasy.
Anyway, what is your evidence that God was not created?

913. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163791 by Goldy on April 19, 2008 at 3:15 am

I now understand why Darwinist don't agree with ID, atheist don't believe in God. That's simple enough to explain. To bad as a scientist you can't explain how life started. That would give a little validity to your 'Theory', that is, it is only a theory and NOT a proven fact. I do have one question though, if human DNA is really ape DNA that has evolved, how come there are still apes on the planet?

Some more evolved than others, eh? Wonder if he fell on his head when someone kicked his tree...

914. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163788 by Goldy on April 19, 2008 at 3:07 am

And if we came from dust, why do I still have to go round with a bloody vacuum cleaner twice a week?

Sounds like you're falling apart, Paula ;-) Coat self in varnish, works wonders... (ducks to avoid missile)
a more important question for you is this: if women came from a man's rib, then why do they still have skeletons?
And where did that Y chromosome go?

915. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163750 by Goldy on April 19, 2008 at 1:17 am

Late again, sorry...

Evolution has never been observed and will never be observed.

Errr, yes it has and it forevermore will be. Cretin.
Creationism, on the other hand, really has never been observed :-) Alfter all, has anyone here got ANY account of a fully formed species just appearing. Not by evolution, but just by...errr, "POOF! There it is!" sort of appearing.
Fucking idiots.

916. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163614 by Goldy on April 18, 2008 at 4:02 pm

Odd how "Intelligent Design" attracts the least intelligent, eh? ;-)

917. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163613 by Goldy on April 18, 2008 at 4:00 pm

...you atheist/Darwinians...

I'm an athiest/Wallacian, actually.

918. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163612 by Goldy on April 18, 2008 at 3:57 pm

But in a grand sense, an atheist must think they exist for no real reason, which I find very disheartening.

Sorry i'm late - time differences and all that. Skimming throught the posts and came across this nugget.
What utter bollocks! Theist must think they exist purely for the whim of a god, which I find very disheartening.
What on earth do you qualify as "meaning"? Why is there this need for a god to fill some hole? And what qualifies, say, an Abrahamite for an afterlife? Being in the right sect? Remember, Muslims don't go to Heaven, neither do Jews, netiher do all the other sects. This, I believe, applies across the board, so Heaven going Muslims feel the same way about other Abrahamatic sects.

919. Evolution: 24 myths and misconceptions

Comment #163002 by Goldy on April 17, 2008 at 7:52 pm

http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/the-origin-of-species/
Maybe detractors and IDiots care to read teh damn thing for themselves before thinking (not, I admit, something they partake of too much)
Indeed, there is no excuse not to know everything
http://darwin-online.org.uk/

920. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162999 by Goldy on April 17, 2008 at 7:49 pm

Aaah, Diacanu and Sharon, what can I say! I laughed so hard I almost did shart!
Zaphod

Definition - Insertion mutation is a mutation caused by the insertion of at least one extra nucleotide base in a DNA sequence. a type of mutation where part of a genetic sequence is added to a chromosome, causing a frameshift in the genetic information on that chromosome.

I do believe we are absolutely chokka full of viral insertions. There was a lecture here (I missed it) where it was shown that one could track prehistoric epidemics by the DNA remnants left behind in our genome.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/11/991110062023.htm
http://geneticsevolution.suite101.com/article.cfm/viral_genes_in_human_genome

921. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162898 by Goldy on April 17, 2008 at 4:24 pm

Diacanu, I think politics might be one answer, sheer utter total mentally gobshiteful fuckwittery is closer to the real answer.
Honestly, who the hell can differentiate between mico-evolution and macro-evolution? Probably the same people that can't figure out if one can take a step, one might just about be able to walk. You either walk or step, in their view.
Breathtaking inanity!
If only I could have their way of thinking - I'd be able to eat curry all night wahing it down with pint after pint of beer. Stands to reason, I'd either fart or shit - follow-through after a fart would never exist!

922. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162884 by Goldy on April 17, 2008 at 4:06 pm

Going back to kiwis (I'm late, I know, but hey, I live with the damn things (sort of...) so my time zone is out compared to the rest of the world's (it seems). Have you seen the size of the eggs they lay? Compared to the actual bird? Now that's what I call packaging!

923. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162874 by Goldy on April 17, 2008 at 3:59 pm

Micro-evolution is testable, provable and observable, but can the same be said for Macro-evolution?

What is macro-evolution but micro-evolution taken to greater lengths? Evolution has occurred for a long long time (well, unless you're YEC, in which case you have absolutely no idea about anything).
If you concede that micro-evolution occures AND that it can be seen, you are conceding that macro-evolution occurs too.
For proof, you may have heard about these things called fossils. You may also have read something about DNA and the similarities between different species indicating they have evolved away from each other but not as far as they have evolved away from other species (say, for example, whales, hippopotami and dogs).
It is so breathtakingly simple a concept I can't see where the problem lies...

924. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162483 by Goldy on April 17, 2008 at 2:50 am

Do you think the notion that some people here seem to enjoy looking down on others is absurd?

Why?
Never mind - I'm sure it makes sense to you. I'm off to bed.
A domani!

925. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162466 by Goldy on April 17, 2008 at 2:31 am

Cheers, Egomaniac :-)

926. Teacher Expelled Over Religion

Comment #162389 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 8:50 pm

Huh..The Disco institute? Did Kardashovel time travel back to the 1970's?

Excuse my laziness. Disco is short of Discovery, as any Landrover owner knows :-)
A Turkish barber condemned to die for swearing at God - one almost thinks there is an opera there!

927. Richard Dawkins and Bill Maher

Comment #162376 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 7:14 pm

Mr. Maher could now be Mr. Dawkins imaginary friend

I'm assuming this line is a veiled reference to your belief that God is imaginary ;-)

928. Victims: Pope Benedict Protects Accused Pedophile Bishops

Comment #162374 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 7:08 pm

Joke that arrived in my inbox today...

The priest in a small Irish village loved the rooster and ten hens he kept in the hen house behind the church.
One Sunday morning, before mass, he went to feed the birds and discovered that the cock was missing.

He knew about cock fights in the village, so he questioned his parishioners in church.

During mass, he asked the congregation,

"Has anybody got a cock?"

All the men stood up.


"No, no," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen a cock?"
All the women stood up.


"No, no," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen a Cock that doesn't belong to them?"
Half the women stood up.


"No, no," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen MY cock?"
Sixteen altar boys, two priests and a goat stood up.

929. Richard Dawkins and Bill Maher

Comment #162372 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 7:05 pm

Well, off to pen an essay. Hmmm, The Dawkins Delusion perhaps...

Think that's been done already...

930. Teacher Expelled Over Religion

Comment #162371 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 7:04 pm

Well Frankus, Kardashovel does go on about time travel. Maybe the Disco Institute knows something the rest of us don't. Maybe God is helping them... ;-)

931. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162366 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 6:46 pm

If any of the IDiots and cretinists are still here, something for you to read.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/04/17/scidarwin117.xml
Dare say it'll appear here soon as a topic in its own right...

932. Teacher Expelled Over Religion

Comment #162364 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 6:37 pm

Could be worse, mind...
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=109032&d=17&m=4&y=2008

JEDDAH, 17 April 2008 â€" Officials at the Jeddah General Court confirmed yesterday that they are dealing with the case of a Turkish barber who is allegedly facing the death penalty after being tried for swearing at God.

When they start to execute teachers in Texas, then I'll start to worry

933. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162032 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 2:52 am

But from the perspective of the law, society and - at the very least - short term health outlook for the policeman, it is not to be condemned.

Assuming the policeman is right. And acting within the law. And it is still outside criminal ethics.
Bugger me, I do sound like Henri ;-) Only ten to ten at night and I'm ready for bed. Methinks the BBC calls.
I'll do the theist number 10 and catch you tomorrow.
BTW - I do actually agree with you, Irate. Just being a wee bit of a fucktard to see what it feels like. I think I know how RM feels...
A domani!

934. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162028 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 2:41 am

If you're an undercover policeman, certainly.

But not to the criminal.

935. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162024 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 2:29 am

Lying is not always unethical. We all lie, every day.

And why do we lie? To make others feel better? To hide our "sins"? And if the lie is a great big whopper - is that right? GWB and TB were OK with their WMD story?
Sorry, getting late here. Lying has its place, yes. So does infidelity and murder. Until I become Henri Burgsen, I can't see it as anything other than slightly unethical in it's best form. And I am an athiest. No gods in me! :-) Sorry Kardy!

936. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162020 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 2:23 am

"We love Him, because He first loved us."

Yeah, he sure loves us. Darfuris, you reading this? Tibetans, Gazans, all them dead Jews, Armenians.....he loves you!
What utter arsewipe!
Sorry Kardy, you say I'm finding a god - I offer this to you and please accept the gut busting laughter accompanying it. Seriously! I'm sorry to pop the old bubble Kardy, but there isn't any god on any of my horizons. Another child, maybe - let Nature take its course, wife only just tested ve...who knows how things might pan out. I'll sleep better after the first trimester - neither of us are getting any younger. Oh, and don't pray for me. There is no god, prayer is just empty words in the wind.
Talking of gut busting, he's getting his hernia seen to as well. Hope it goes OK. RM, if you do read this, take care and take about a week off! I tried going to work after 3 days and it hurt!

937. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162015 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 2:13 am

thisisme

In short, if there is no God, why is it wrong to lie for him?

Because it is lying. Lying is unethical.
That OK? Or you want more?

938. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162004 by Goldy on April 16, 2008 at 1:57 am

Jesus, man. And the Amarrone della Vapolicella.

Valpolicella I know. Jesus - hmm, well, even you can't answer my Jesus question. And I have no desire to worship some spin doctor! You'll have to tell me :-) Is it Jesus or is it Paul? You know what I think, I know what you fear - how can you convince me?
RM - sad man.

939. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161961 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 9:30 pm

And much as I like the idea of time travel backwards, there hasn't been much evidence in this universe (on Earth, now, I mean) of it, as far as I can see. If time travel is just for tourism, I can understand that. Hide all traces, don't disturb the history, that sort of thing.
But if it is to make things better for the future, I would have thought that getting a really early start would be the ticket, not wait a few hundreds of millenia. Or is there something I am missing?

940. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161958 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 9:22 pm

I looked. Best I could find is this...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2043398

Multiverse is a whole 'nother kettle of fish. But I'm not supposed to eat any more fish. Damn.

Yours is a self imposed restriction, mine is an imposed restriction. Eat all the fish you want. However, as my universe is different (even in time - I think I'm tomorrow relative to you), I still can't drink. Care to hold your glass near your screen? Just waft the smell over here...

941. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161951 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 9:09 pm

But actually, there are already proposed mechanisms within our current understanding of physics for time travel. Try again.

There was a program on the BBC World Service about time travel. Some boffin puts the ability to travel in time at centuries rather than billions of years.
It also went into alternate universes - you can go back in time and shag your grandmother as the effects of that will not affect your universe but will lead to consequences in another parallel universe.
Maybe God, who is actually our descendent, will be coming back, but as far as we are concerned it won't matter as anyting he does will be in another universe, as it were.
I'll try and find it - interesting listening, especially when lying on your back welding up diff mounts under an old Triumph TR6...

942. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161926 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 8:40 pm

Actually no, because although it refers to a plural, Elohim is a single word.

They have been called gods, I think. But they are not God. The difference is in the asymptote.

Aah, you mean like the word Mankind. OK, I get you. They're gods then. Hmmm, given God's pathological disliking of other gods, methinks he's not like that.
Valpolicella - mouth salivating! quite the favourite tipple of mine!
If I were you, I'd be on a home restriction.
And if I were you, I wouldn't be :-)

943. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161912 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 8:28 pm

but I've got most of a bottle of wine in me and the spirit says I answer Bonzai and Goldy's questions.

Lucky bugger! 3:30 here - hours to go before home time and I'm on an alcohol restriction at home :-(
Red?

944. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161909 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 8:26 pm

Elohim is plural for a reason.

Shouldn't that be "are plural" seeing as there is more than 1. Sorry ;-)
Are they gods?

945. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161906 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 8:24 pm

Oh yes. Jesus is central to my understanding of the afterlife, as well as this one.

Aaah - yes, could you answer my other Jesus question? It's floating around somewhere above.
No worries about your humour - known worse ;-) As it is, I shall punich you by sending this fucked up time over your way, mwuahahahah! You'll receive it sometime tomorrow :-)
Great I have a god. Haven't had one before.

946. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161901 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 8:21 pm

I believe that God actually participates with us directly, as do other beings that are part of the "plan".

Other beings?

947. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161892 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 8:16 pm

Not all of us live in your fucked up time zone, Goldy.

Ooooh, busted!
Wassa matter, God say nasty things on the phone?

948. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161884 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 8:10 pm

Pescatarian. I eat any species from any taxonomic class that has no members that care for their young.

Seahorses look after their young :-) Gonna have to check they aren't what Steve quoted...
Ummm, you been drinking there, Kardy?

949. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161862 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 7:50 pm

Goldy, I realize that you are only in the initial stages of your infection with the God meme, but whatever could you mean by that?

No worries, Kardy, I got my inoculations ;-)
Google extinctions. Seems there was a lot of them in the history of life on Earth.
Respect single cells - you're just a mass of them :-)

950. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #161859 by Goldy on April 15, 2008 at 7:47 pm

Plants have no nervous system. I eat plants. No intellectual respect for plants.

Venus Fly Trap?
Are you a vegetarian? I forgets...

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