the village idiot
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Sorry to hear that Lupus. Were they taken out of a vehicle?
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Sums up my experience over the past couple of weeks. My local hospital have been frighteningly negligent. My Dad would very likely now be dead if he'd been left in their 'care'. Addenbrookes hospital on the other hand, fantastically brilliant. Literally life saving and humble enough to listen to the concerns of family.
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Alpine tractor - which make ?
the village idiot replied to tcfengineering's topic in Large equipment
What would you be using the loader for? I went for a compromise position with my 50hp reverse drive alpine and bought a second hand 3 point linkage forklift mast. They are cheap, a doddle to attach and remove, stable and can lift more than a loader as the weight is close in. Best purchase I have ever made for shifting things around but obviously not much use if you are planning on bucket work. -
Sycamore?
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Quite so Gary. Felix was obviously not brought up proper like.
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You wouldn't dare. Would you?
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That was in protest to you only bringing one packet! Some people:001_rolleyes:
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If you've got anything above CS 30/31 you'll be better qualified than either me or my apprentice! You would need public liability insurance. I work near Hadleigh in Suffolk. Probably worth mentioning that I'm horrendously old fashioned and recoil from bad language.
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In no way do you need religion/faith to be spiritual.
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Have you ever thought about woodland management? A lot of your skills would be transferable. If you wanted to give it a whirl I could cover your costs for a few days work experience? It's not a big earner but it's the best job in the world, and you get to have lots of BBQ's:thumbup: Not at all offended if it's not of interest. I'm in South Suffolk.
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This is simply not true. I count myself as a very spiritual person. Spiritual experiences such as bliss, self transcending love, and feeling 'at one' with the cosmos can all be experienced through meditation practice. If I was inclined to believe in the supernatural I can quite see myself believing I had found God during many of my experiences. The human brain is an amazing bit of kit. It can offer up wonderous happenings when trained or at random. There is absolutely no logic (knowing what we know now) in attributing spiritual experiences to communications from the heavens. I respectfully bow to your greater knowledge on leprechauns and their financial arrangements.
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I think you misunderstand our (or certainly my) stance. We are not claiming to be 'right' about the cosmos. None of us know how the universe came into being. We are happy to say we don't know and wait for the answers to be worked out. What we are saying is that your particular interpretation of how things are is almost certainly wrong. This is simply a statement based on evidence (or lack of in this case). Our hearts are not hardened. Lacking a belief in God doesn't leave you cold. On the contrary it is exciting and liberating, and focus' the mind on making the most of the only life we have.
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I'll give you that one!
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It was the journey home wasn't it.
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So he killed everyone. Awesome.
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Only in your closed mind.
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I'll curry the leftovers Eggs. You bring the poppadoms.
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For exactly the same reason that you should mock me if I was to declare that I believed in leprechauns and there was a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow. I would quite rightly be a laughing stock. The reality is that belief in leprechauns and belief in a God carry exactly the same amount of true evidential weight. If some scientifically verifiable evidence came to light which proved the existence of God I would become a 'believer' in an instant. It would be ridiculously easy for an omnipotent God to offer conclusive proof of His existence. Either He chooses to remain hidden, condemning most of his supposedly beloved creations to a fiery eternity in hell (making him despicably evil), or he doesn't exist.
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: It's great! Everyone dresses like me, and we only eat babies on the second tuesday of each month.
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Ti, you've gone all jomoco on us! I don't get what you are trying to say?
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Missed a trick there Stubby old bean:biggrin:
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Common decency and humanitarianism tells exactly the same thing. Picking and choosing your morals from very eclectic divine commandments is a dangerous path IMO. The 10 commandments for example could be dramatically improved upon by any mildly competent individual. The first 4 of the most important list of moral values are used up to boost God's already grossly inflated ego. Why is an all powerful one true God so bloomin insecure?
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Can I suggest you re-read the Old Testament. It is very difficult to imagine a more hateful, intolerant, insecure and misguided individual than Yahweh. Supposedly the perfect example of grace and good that all Christians should aspire to. And before you counter that you follow the teachings of JC instead. According to Christian teachings JC, the Holy Spirit and God are all one and the same. God sent himself to be killed to repent for the sins of the people He created and has full control over. Surely you can agree that this is completely bonkers?
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I'm not sure he has any idea Mesterh. My brain waved the white flag many posts ago.
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