the village idiot
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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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:lol:
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Agreed. Science is not able to say there is no God, but in exactly the same way that it is not able to say that there are no unicorns. I am not saying categorically that there is no God. I lack the belief in one, (or any of the many) simply because there is no verifiable evidence that any of them exist and the religious doctrines from which faith is derived are literally unbelievable in my opinion. Science is steadily eroding away the tenets of religious faith, and I agree with Big J that eventually it will become redundant. Would be great to meet up. The work you do sounds fascinating and must be hugely rewarding. I'd love to learn more about it. I'm sure the model would transfer well to woodland management, if I had the balls to set it up!
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All evolution is micro Ti, tiny changes over huge amounts of time result in big changes. Look at the variety created within the dog species through selection in a few hundred years. Natural selection has had nearly 4 billion years to work its 'magic'. This is a very, very, very long time It is important to remember that over 99% of the species that have existed on our planet are now extinct. All the species that link us to our common ancestor with living apes for example are no longer around, giving the appearance of an unbridgeable gap. We don't yet know how something came from nothing, but physicists are getting close to working it out. There is no need to fill the gaps in our understanding with myth. Quite happy to continue the discussion, but we should probably start a new thread.
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Just to clarify. Genetic mutations are random occurances. Natural Selection, the driver of evolution, which has created all the natural diversity and complexity on our world is the exact opposite of random accident. It is very wrong to suggest that Darwinism and Creationism are "equally implausible" beliefs. The evidence that complex lifeforms evolved from the simplest of origins is overwhelming and should be beyond refute. There is no credible evidence whatsoever to support the existence of a divine creator. It is an affront to intellectual honesty to suggest that both theories carry the same weight. Not looking to start an argument as this is rather off topic. Just couldn't let this one go uncorrected.
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Just realised this thread was intended for maintenance tools. Sorry Bob. What a tool am I!
