Comments by steveroot

Comment #180177 by steveroot on May 14, 2008 at 10:39 am

4. Comment #180164 by jiujitstheist on May 14, 2008 at 10:04 am

Pray for me o Saint Molar.

The correct saint to pray to is Apollonia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Apollonia
Seems like she committed suicide rather than speak blasphemy. :-)
Ste5e

202. Americans pray at the pump for cheaper petrol

Comment #179803 by steveroot on May 13, 2008 at 7:41 pm

169. Comment #179726 by Goldy on May 13, 2008 at 3:18 pm
In Alberta, I was the only commuter in Red Deer on a bike, as far as I could tell. Odd because the cycle lanes were fairly extensive (well, going to the city and the parks, not to where I worked).

I think the future of personal transport os a dying concept - unless someone thinks of something else and guarded interests allow it to develop.

The seed of at least a partial solution is contained in your post. Chicago is a pretty bicycle-friendly city, and tolerance for bikes in traffic is generally on the increase. Of course, there are issues, but they seem to be amenable to resolution. I get in to my job from home (about 50 miles) by a combination of folding bicycle and heavy rail. No gas, no traffic or parking headaches, a little cardio twice a day!

180. Comment #179798 by Christopher Davis on May 13, 2008 at 6:53 pm

What needs to happen is for SUV's and other gas guzzlers to become unfashionable...when driving a hybrid is a sign of status, then U.S. consumers will change their ways.

This doesn't help the "working poor", who often can only afford older, fuel-inefficient cars. Of course, you are right about the status-conscious upper crust.
Steve

203. Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens

Comment #179786 by steveroot on May 13, 2008 at 6:23 pm

15. Comment #179764 by Diacanu on May 13, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Vatican: It's all right to cry

It's aaall right to cryyyy!!
Cryyyying gets the sad out of you!
It's aaaall right to cryyyy!
It might make you feel better!

Raindrops from your eyyyyyes!
Waaashing all the mad out of you!
Raindrops from your eyyyyes!
It's gonna make you feel better!

(I dunno why that popped into my head. My brain is just a big mixed up Youtube jukebox from hell, really)

Diacanu, I never would have imagined you channeling Rosey Grier!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_to_Be…_You_and_Me
"Free to be You and Me"!
Ste5e

Edit: For some retarded reason, the url for this Rosey Grier opus won't display. I have prayed to Quetz and FSM without success. Interested parties can Google "Rosey Grier" and follow the link to "Free to be..."

204. Americans pray at the pump for cheaper petrol

Comment #179152 by steveroot on May 12, 2008 at 7:33 pm

Yet another example of the ineffectiveness of ("remote") prayer, but these ignorant twits will never realize it.
Ste5e

205. 'My daughter deserved to die for falling in love'

Comment #179124 by steveroot on May 12, 2008 at 5:51 pm

146. Comment #179093 by rod-the-farmer on May 12, 2008 at 2:22 pm

Only in science fiction would there be a weapon that bends the birth rate to produce only males.

The White Plague, by Frank Herbert. :-O
Well, close.
Ste5e

206. 'My daughter deserved to die for falling in love'

Comment #178356 by steveroot on May 11, 2008 at 9:43 am

This is completely disgusting, regardless of whether it is a "religious" or "cultural" issue. I feel tremendous sadness for the mother; the father and his sons are complete fucktards.
Ste5e
{EDIT: I should add that I have a 20-year-old daughter. It is utterly inconceivable that I could kill her for *any* reason, let alone for being seen in public talking to a member of the opposite sex. I despair for the cultures where this sort of thing can happen with apparent official approval.}

207. Atheists are nice people who will roast in hell, says Cardinal

Comment #178338 by steveroot on May 11, 2008 at 9:07 am

123. Comment #178335 by moderndaythomas on May 11, 2008 at 9:00 am
What a lovely couple.

Well, they *are* brothers, after all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy0d1HbItOo
:-)
Ste5e

208. Atheists are nice people who will roast in hell, says Cardinal

Comment #177801 by steveroot on May 9, 2008 at 6:01 pm

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
{stops to catch breath.}
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
{new absorbant pad.}
Whew!
Ste5e

209. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #177679 by steveroot on May 9, 2008 at 1:17 pm

6269. Comment #177670 by Quetzalcoatl on May 9, 2008 at 1:03 pm

my knowledge on this is limited, but couldn't it be passed on to offspring in the form of the genetic template for immune systems that, for instance, produced higher levels of "basic antibodies"?

Hey, you're the deity! I'm just your lowly servant endodontist. But I *did* sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last... well, not last night, but in the last couple years!

I believe the "genetic template" you mentioned would be the result of a mutation; it would subsequently be selected for if the prevalence of the new disease were high enough. Increased levels of antibodies, per se, are not reflected in the genome AFAIK. This is, as an example, why our kids need MMR vaccine even though we may have had those diseases.

I still worship you. Tea Time.
Ste5e

210. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #177661 by steveroot on May 9, 2008 at 12:50 pm

6266. Comment #177618 by Quetzalcoatl on May 9, 2008 at 11:20 am

In any event, evolution still occurs at the genetic level, the most obvious example being the adaptation of the immune system to new diseases.

I think a better example would be the development of antibiotic resistance in some species of bacteria.

Actively acquired immunity is not necessarily passed on to offspring, as far as I know. The *ability* of the immune system to recognize and respond to new diseases may be under some genetic control; at least it seems likely, but I will defer to those with more specific knowledge.
Ste5e

211. Is religion a threat to rationality and science?

Comment #177222 by steveroot on May 8, 2008 at 7:25 pm

1066. Comment #177029 by Peacebeuponme on May 8, 2008 at 1:34 pm

One question - does this mean Wooter will have to be held at constant temperature and pressure in a room in France? Surely, this is too great a punishment?

Nah- the Wooter is so dense that no further restraint will be necessary.
Ste5e

212. My Response to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Comment #177217 by steveroot on May 8, 2008 at 7:18 pm

21. Comment #177184 by AfraidToDie on May 8, 2008 at 5:50 pm

17. Comment #177180 by Spinoza - False.

OK, you might be right about me being wrong (sounds like the making of a country song), but I'm still look'n, and I'm using genetics as my excuse :-)

Ancient Proverb: "Just because you're on a diet doesn't mean you can't look at the menu" :-)
Ste5e

213. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #177211 by steveroot on May 8, 2008 at 7:03 pm

6218. Comment #177185 by txpiper on May 8, 2008 at 5:53 pm

"SteveZara
Much sedimentary rock contains stratified fossils - proof that it can't have been laid down in one go."

I wouldn't call that proof of anything. There are all kinds of variables and assumptions involved, way too many to warrant drawing a quick conclusion without addressing the anomalies in the strata that resist this line of reasoning.

WHAAAaaaaaat???
Could you be more specific about these resisting anomalies?

Is it just me, or are we witnessing stuff being made up on the fly?
Ste5e

214. Trouble ahead for science

Comment #177048 by steveroot on May 8, 2008 at 1:51 pm

26. Comment #176974 by Frankus1122 on May 8, 2008 at 12:08 pm

Okay.
I just got back from viewing all the projects.
I am in a bit of a better mood.

When my daughter (now in college and well on her way to a career in science) was in 4th grade, she did a science fair project which addressed the question "which detergent is best at getting ketchup stains out of white cotton?" (ERA). Hers was the only one with a positive and negative controls, blind evaluation and statistics.

21. Comment #176962 by Lycosid on May 8, 2008 at 11:55 am

Cavities aren't caused by plaque, they happen when you displease the intelligent designer. The plaque is just there to shake your faith; it's a trick

Excuse me, but I have a DDS and I can tell you that cavities are *not* caused by plaque per se, but rather by tooth demons that live in the plaque. They can be exorcised, but only with Holy Floss(R).
Ste5e

215. The Blasphemy Challenge

Comment #176968 by steveroot on May 8, 2008 at 12:01 pm

237. Comment #176882 by choirgirls101 on May 8, 2008 at 8:39 am
I DO NOT deny the holy spirit... I pray that you do not understand what you are all truly doing and that God will hae mercy on your obviously desperate and hurting souls...

Thank you sae much, Lassie! :-) :-) :-)
No, wait a minute...
Sorry, piss off.

Afterthought: could these choirgirls be the 72 promised virgins plus a few spares? Maybe I should be nicer. ;-)
Ste5e

216. Is religion a threat to rationality and science?

Comment #176646 by steveroot on May 7, 2008 at 8:29 pm

950. Comment #176321 by seeker_of_truth on May 7, 2008 at 7:09 am

Correction.
No evidence that your little scared-shitless-of a-deity that you don't believe exists brain can bear to consider

I think there's a threat implied there somewhere. :-)
Time of death: Oh. We're in overtime.

I'm putting the previously described brain to sleep now. If I should die before I wake, I'll need a beer my thirst to slake.
Ste5e

217. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #176637 by steveroot on May 7, 2008 at 8:11 pm

6137. Comment #176629 by MPhil on May 7, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Alien64,
You do not seem to understand scientific terminology.

That's putting it mildly. Excellent explanation, which, sadly in the circumstances, will be about as effective as pissing up a wet rope. Others, myself included, appreciate it however.
Ste5e

218. An Atheist Goes Undercover to Join the Flock of Mad Pastor John Hagee

Comment #176630 by steveroot on May 7, 2008 at 8:05 pm

Again no reaction from the group, aside from an affirming nod from Jos at the last part -- his eyes said to me, I know what you mean about those fins.

Sweet lord: I nearly died laughing!
Ste5e

219. Is religion a threat to rationality and science?

Comment #175906 by steveroot on May 6, 2008 at 8:23 am

859. Comment #175880 by The Reverend Dark on May 6, 2008 at 7:37 am

So where is your 4,000 year old dinosaur fossil? Is it the one on display in Liberty University? What paper was it written up in?

Jeez, do I have to do all your work for you guys? Here is the reference, in a pear-reviewed publication:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27604
Ste5e

220. The detail in the Devil

Comment #175890 by steveroot on May 6, 2008 at 7:53 am

14. Comment #175853 by The Reverend Dark on May 6, 2008 at 6:46 am

Oh, lord, I have only just now recovered the ability to breathe. Whew!

3. Comment #175834 by Frankus1122 on May 6, 2008 at 6:18 am

No worries: I'm sure we can scare up a suitable exorcist for you. :-)

10. Comment #175846 by Cartomancer on May 6, 2008 at 6:39 am

I thought the left hand was the one they used to wipe, back in bible-writin' days. They could catch those daemons on the way out, sort of like religious obstetrics.
Ste5e

221. Life after Jehovah's Witnesses: website offers help to followers who lose their faith

Comment #175881 by steveroot on May 6, 2008 at 7:39 am

11. Comment #175830 by Frankus1122 on May 6, 2008 at 6:12 am

All the JW blood transfusion refusal is because of some Biblical passage, correct?

Of _course_ it's based on the word of the living god. What did you expect- they don't like Karl Landsteiner? ;-)

If memory serves, the biblical proscription on blood is a dietary thing. The sandy authors of the scriptures used by the jojoba's witnesses to justify refusing blood could not in their wildest fantasies (and they have some pretty wild ones) have thought that blood could be exchanged between humans to save lives. Which makes it all the more retarded: they could refuse to drink/eat blood, but still receive it by transfusion. I know what Irate would say.
Ste5e

Karl Landsteiner: "Dr. A-B-O"
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1930/landsteiner-bio.html

222. Truly Bizarre : Indians Throw Babies 50ft From Roof To Thank God.

Comment #175371 by steveroot on May 5, 2008 at 10:19 am

39. Comment #174903 by RationalistHomeTchr on May 3, 2008 at 7:18 pm

Aren't babies' brains hurt by jostling around in their skulls? And wouldn't this tend to do that?

The middle meningeal artery is a likely candidate for traumatic injury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_meningeal_artery). I'd sure be watching those kids for the usual indications of brain injury. But what am I saying: there's never been a case of harm. AFAWK. Any "slow learners" in that community?
Ste5e

223. Research Volunteers Needed

Comment #175362 by steveroot on May 5, 2008 at 10:06 am

25. Comment #175276 by nalfeshnee on May 5, 2008 at 4:43 am

Question: I am assertive
Answer: I strongly disagree

Yes, the ever-popular "Liar paradox". :-)
Ste5e

224. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #174655 by steveroot on May 3, 2008 at 4:48 am

6157. Comment #174622 by epeeist on May 3, 2008 at 2:39 am

Wow, argument from personal incredulity, argument from the appearance of design and appeal to authority all coupled with lack of knowledge in one paragraph.

...don't forget the argument from threat of eternal BBQ: "...there is a final authority to whom they must give an account."

6163. Comment #174632 by Corylus on May 3, 2008 at 3:26 am
Oh for pity's sake! Is that what we are reduced to now? The argument from dentistry??

Can't believe I missed that one! :lol:

6159. Comment #174626 by riandouglas on May 3, 2008 at 2:47 am

There, fixed it for ya!

Well done!
Now off to work (Saturday :-( ).
Ste5e

225. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #174576 by steveroot on May 2, 2008 at 7:19 pm

6146. Comment #174573 by Brian English on May 2, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Is it an ad-hom, or just an insult?

Maybe just a simple-minded insult. However, it was in the context of "all that knowledge up there..."
Retropecker would just say I'm the moron with the explanation, so I should channel Irate, call him a fucktard and be done with it.

6143. Comment #174563 by Goldy on May 2, 2008 at 4:57 pm

Small world. The object of my professional affections is a little piece of loose connective tissue containing a bunch of Type I and Type III (fibroblast products) surrounded by hard tissue containing mostly Type I (odontoblast product).

And you have an Earles fork Beemer. You are my soul brother!

Do you prefer your collagen in fibrils or bundles?
Ste5e

226. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #174572 by steveroot on May 2, 2008 at 7:07 pm

6141. Comment #174545 by retrozpekt on May 2, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Richard Dawkins, with all that knowledge up there, I would think you would figure out how to fix them ugly teeth.

And how this is relevant to any discussion about "Lying for Jesus" would be...? Let me help you here: this is known as an "ad hominem", and is a logical fallacy of relevance. Look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
Only a complete fucktard would come on this site and try to discredit someone's point of view by commenting on their personal appearance. Piss off.
Ste5e

227. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #174341 by steveroot on May 2, 2008 at 7:50 am

Trying to read Robotoholic's post...ldfjhgnbs;o... can't see wha...slfjdghfo;ugh... room spinning....;sohgsbhsifhb.... NOOOOOoooo.....________________________________________________________________________________

228. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #174338 by steveroot on May 2, 2008 at 7:45 am

6112. Comment #174250 by Goldy on May 1, 2008 at 11:41 pm

The role of Type I and Type III collagen in wound healing.

Small world. The object of my professional affections is a little piece of loose connective tissue containing a bunch of Type I and Type III (fibroblast products) surrounded by hard tissue containing mostly Type I (odontoblast product).
"A root canal is like an abortion: a big issue about a little tissue" :-)
Ste5e

229. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #172214 by steveroot on April 29, 2008 at 10:51 am

5703. Comment #172198 by bandb on April 29, 2008 at 10:34 am

Apparently you have not been paying attention.
Ste5e

230. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #171785 by steveroot on April 28, 2008 at 8:29 pm

5606. Comment #171763 by MPhil on April 28, 2008 at 7:39 pm

classic! A friend of mine has a 30 year old BMW, also very nice. The more maintenance-heavy, the more personal I guess.

Way OT. I have a 1967 R69S (Earles front suspension) and a 1977 R100S with the "double plug" ignition modification. Sadly, both have been in storage since I started dental school in 1985 :-( but once my kids are out of college, it will be rehab time :-)
Ste5e

231. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #171774 by steveroot on April 28, 2008 at 7:59 pm

5508. Comment #171521 by DickDawkins on April 28, 2008 at 2:32 pm
@steveroot: that's funny. I don't know if your insinuating that I'm lying or just that you brought it up cause it's funny either way, don't care much or at all.

Nothing like that. I was thinking of another poster who included "Dawkins" as part of his name, clearly as a sign of disrespect to Richard Dawkins. If your name really is "Dawkins", then I am regrettably off base.

I felt a twinge of remorse when I found my remark (entered before I had read the last few pages of the thread) right in the middle of a civil and interesting exchange between you and Elli. That's much more productive than all the name-calling.
Ste5e

232. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #171505 by steveroot on April 28, 2008 at 2:25 pm

5265. Comment #171167 by DickDawkins on April 28, 2008 at 10:46 am

I have degree in engineering and work for the federal government.

This reminds me of the three least-credible sentences in the English language:
1) Of course I'll respect you in the morning.
2) The check is in the mail.
3) I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you.
Ste5e

233. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #171489 by steveroot on April 28, 2008 at 2:17 pm

5250. Comment #171150 by MaxD on April 28, 2008 at 10:38 am
DickDawkins,
You won't mind if I just refer to you by your first name will you?

I think he thinks it's a clever variant on the old anti-Nixon joke:
"Dick Nixon... before he dicks YOU!"
Very '60s.
Ste5e

234. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #171103 by steveroot on April 28, 2008 at 10:11 am

5211. Comment #171101 by DickDawkins on April 28, 2008 at 10:09 am

I don't pray for satanists! And our proud forefathers didn't die so a fag like star spangled eagle could drape the flag like a fagrobe.

Where's the "TROLL" button these days?
Ste5e

{EDIT} A miracle!! I asked and it was given. Does this mean that Josh is god?
*genuflects*

235. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #170339 by steveroot on April 27, 2008 at 4:33 pm

But... but... I thought god just wanted to be our best buddy. That's what Mel said:

4806. Comment #169787 by melissajoy1234 on April 26, 2008 at 8:00 pm

God loved all of us so much, the resounding theme of the ENTIRE Bible is His words, "And I will be their God and they will be my people." That's all He wants is just for us to come to Him, love Him, get to know Him.

Melissajoy was on a fishing trip, and now that she sees no one's biting at what she's trolling with, she's off to more promising holes. It's for the best.
Ste5e

236. Does science make belief in God obsolete?

Comment #170041 by steveroot on April 27, 2008 at 9:54 am

3. Comment #170013 by riandouglas on April 27, 2008 at 9:12 am

I've got a gap in my teeth, will they fit there?

If you get a poppy seed stuck there, you'll have *two* gaps! A new field is born: "dental theology" :-)
Ste5e

237. Student's 'Be Happy, Not Gay' t-shirt ok

Comment #170007 by steveroot on April 27, 2008 at 8:58 am

303. Comment #170003 by Mitchell Gilks on April 27, 2008 at 8:51 am

I consider lovers to be a lot more than friends.

If you have a lover who is first a friend, you will have no trouble during those times when the sex part of the equation is off. But a sex partner who isn't a friend? That's why god gave you hands. :-)
Ste5e

238. Yoko Ono sues over use of John Lennon videos

Comment #169960 by steveroot on April 27, 2008 at 6:23 am

29. Comment #169959 by Geoff on April 27, 2008 at 6:21 am
Someone from pharyngula made up a script for automated repeat voting!

Hey, that's a Chicago thing!
("Vote early, vote often")
Ste5e

239. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #169958 by steveroot on April 27, 2008 at 6:21 am

4837. Comment #169831 by Styrer- on April 26, 2008 at 11:04 pm
melissajoy1234

New tack, Mel.

And so the gloves come off. (Sorry, MaxD!)
I hope MJ goes back to her bible-fondling friends if she's not willing or able to be rational. It's one thing to engage in a dialogue and support your point-of-view, even if it's nonsense. But this poster is thinking she can save some poor, unfortunate non-believing souls. Like beating one's head against the wall, it feels so good when it stops. ;-)
Ste5e

240. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #169816 by steveroot on April 26, 2008 at 10:23 pm

4821. Comment #169809 by MaxD on April 26, 2008 at 10:00 pm
God is just. We are not.

Rather: "God is just...not." :-)
Ste5e

241. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #169806 by steveroot on April 26, 2008 at 9:34 pm

4806. Comment #169787 by melissajoy1234 on April 26, 2008 at 8:00 pm
It is nice to find a forum where people don't have to argue constantly about their view, knowing their view will not change no matter what the other person has to say.

You will find that folks on this site will require evidence of a fairly substantial nature before any mind-changing occurs.

I have a good feeling most of you have never read the entire Bible, let alone studied it. That is something I would say I AM pretty intelligent about, the Bible.

Be very careful with your claimed bible-wielding skills. There are people on this forum who have vast, encyclopedic and in at least one case seminary-acquired knowledge of this document and others. Quoting the bible generally is not effective, as you will probably see.

The universe and the galaxy amaze me, and every new scientific fact that I learn reveals even more the very nature of God.

Well, I see you have been gently taken to task on this already. Good luck.

Hell is a very real place, and the worst part about Hell is that it is the complete absence of God, which is something no man has ever experienced, because we have always been in His presence since He created the earth.

Oh, please. I experience the absence of god every day, and it hasn't hurt me. No, I'm not interested in any threats of post-mortem lac du flambeaux.

I don't claim to have all the answers, but with as much diginity as He can give me, I will respect any and all questions and queries and try to answer them with the knowledge He has given me.

This may be a good test for your faith, if that's what you're after. If your particular invisible friend is up to this challenge, I expect you will have all of us joining the heavenly choir. Or maybe not.
Best regards,
Ste5e

242. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #169316 by steveroot on April 25, 2008 at 7:04 pm

4456. Comment #169021 by Remnant on April 25, 2008 at 2:16 pm

"...basically near animals."

Um... how shall I say this...
Oh, never mind.
Ste5e

(EDIT) Sorry I'm late. I see this has been covered, and I don't want to kick a guy when he's down. :-)

243. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #169315 by steveroot on April 25, 2008 at 7:00 pm

4399. Comment #168945 by Geodesic17 on April 25, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Remnant was commenting on atheists picking apart words. I'm wondering if he sees words as fixed objects.

I'm surprised Irate hasn't picked apart this one yet:
"F-U-C-T-A-R-D". :-)
Ste5e

244. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #169309 by steveroot on April 25, 2008 at 6:41 pm

4393. Comment #168939 by Dr Benway on April 25, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Isn't Reverend Dark's avatar a dog looking out a window?

Don't you think he's looking after his lost manhood? Maybe contemplating a comb-over to compensate.
Ste5e

245. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #168254 by steveroot on April 24, 2008 at 7:52 pm

3955. Comment #168223 by Remnant on April 24, 2008 at 7:10 pm

Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

O! Dear. That DOES scare me! Maybe I should take Pascal up on his wager...

Interesting that the threatened "divine retribution" either happens *after* death, where they ain't no witnesses, or is mediated by *others* claiming to be doing his magnifananamous's dirty work. This god fellow really covers his tracks. Clever.
Ste5e

{Edit} On the other hand, every so often Thor himself nails a golfer with a lightning bolt. That's what I call "evidence"!

246. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #168201 by steveroot on April 24, 2008 at 6:15 pm

3841. Comment #168017 by Remnant on April 24, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Comment #168008 by gr8hands on April 24, 2008 at 1:18 pm

Right, I am going to give out the mane of the High School on the internet. What are you a predator?

Well, that's a very sensible answer, for a change. However, you tipped us off to the school anyway:
Horse Rustler Memorial High School, in Bumfuck, Montana. :-)
Ste5e

247. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #167835 by steveroot on April 24, 2008 at 11:16 am

3733. Comment #167744 by gr8hands on April 24, 2008 at 9:53 am

Better to suggest to the webmaster that the posting software be updated to provide better HTML or WYSIWYG capabilities.

There used to be a "preview" function. Whatever happened to that, Josh?
Ste5e

248. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #167767 by steveroot on April 24, 2008 at 10:09 am

3700. Comment #167693 by Remnant on April 24, 2008 at 9:12 am

Only God can soften that hardened heart of yours and lead you to salvation.

Maybe the great cardiologist in the sky can soften at least my coronary arteries. That may not lead to salvation, but not having a MI would be a bonus.
Ste5e

249. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #167659 by steveroot on April 24, 2008 at 8:43 am

3657. Comment #167610 by Remnant on April 24, 2008 at 8:01 am

"Our finite minds cannot possibly comprehend the entirety of God's plan."

Ah, yes... the "escape" clause. Useful in any tight situation.
Ste5e

250. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #167263 by steveroot on April 23, 2008 at 7:35 pm

3574. Comment #167242 by Remnant on April 23, 2008 at 7:03 pm
God is just in that he will give us what we choose. End of story.

I'm sorry, but that is just so much bullshit. Let me see. My mother, daughter of a presbyterian clergyman, died of colon cancer. I forgot- she chose that. BTW, her father apparently chose to develop Parkinson's disease and die after losing control of his wheel chair and riding down a flight of stairs. My mom's brother-in-law, a clergyman himself, was struck in the eye by an errant golf ball and lost most of his sight. I forgot- he chose that too. Someone had his almighty eye on the fucking sparrow, and not somewhere it might have done some good.

On the other hand, I've been godless since I was a teenager, at least. My life is wonderful. I've been married to a wonderful woman for almost 26 years, have 2 successful non-believing children, a successful career. You bet your heavenly father I chose all that, but god had fuck-all to do with it.

You keep gassing away about your fantasy all you want. If you can't answer the specific questions posed by the reasonable people here, you won't get much better than you've gotten so far. I have utter contempt for people like you who basically just make it up as you go along, spreading your seed (in this case, on remarkably infertile soil) and generally getting off on yourself.
Ste5e
Beastly spasm over.