What federal reserve note would you like to see Donald's face on? I know they're all taken at the moment, but is there one you would like to see replaced, like a $10 bill (Hamilton... moreWhat federal reserve note would you like to see Donald's face on? I know they're all taken at the moment, but is there one you would like to see replaced, like a $10 bill (Hamilton), $20 (Jackson), or a $50 bill (Grant)? Or do you think his face should be on a coin? Any thoughts? And what photos would you like to put on the shortlist for selection?For a bill: Side profile for a coin:
I just watched a Neil DeGrasse Tyson video, and he told how modern atheism got started.It was All-Saints-Day in Lisbon, very holy day in the year 1755, and everybody was in church ... moreI just watched a Neil DeGrasse Tyson video, and he told how modern atheism got started.It was All-Saints-Day in Lisbon, very holy day in the year 1755, and everybody was in church when a HUGE earthquake came. Well the earthquakes are hardest on the tallest buildings - the churches - and so 80,000 people were killed as they worshipped. Then a tsunami came, and leveled the rest of Lisbon.So, led by Voltaire, people started thinking; "Either God is not all powerful or else God is not all that Good either, to let this happen."And that, according to Neil DeGrasse Tyson, was the beginning of modern atheism.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb2Mu2d2ywA&list=PLYi0fCCfA5Ub-HgXHvCRLkSusj1EAh3Y9* * *So my question:If God does not meet our human expectations of what it means to be good, and all-powerful, does that mean there is no God?Gently, pray Gently... less
For those unfamiliar, the hypothesis says that our reality is simply an extremely intricate computer simulation created by our descendants of the future—or what we theoretica... moreFor those unfamiliar, the hypothesis says that our reality is simply an extremely intricate computer simulation created by our descendants of the future—or what we theoretically become in the future—who want to simulate the history of evolution (or the universe). Many scientists believe that there is a one in a billion chance that this theory is NOT the case. Evidence rests on the fact that the universe conforms to laws of mathematics (which, to me, doesn't really count as evidence), just like it does in the less advanced types of simulations we have now, and that the level of intricacy of matter that we know of isn't infinite; intricacy only goes down to the subatomic particle level and we cannot see beyond a certain point with microscopes, and us being part of a finite, pixelated simulation would account for that. The hypothesis suggests that our technology with bio-engineering and computer programming, which ties into artificial intelligence, will inevitably merge and allow humans to simulate life... less
Last month I visited friends in Iowa, and came down with food poisoning...well you know what THAT's like, up and down all night...Then I heard a scrabbling from inside my friend's ... moreLast month I visited friends in Iowa, and came down with food poisoning...well you know what THAT's like, up and down all night...Then I heard a scrabbling from inside my friend's bedroom, and her 17-year-old dog, Missy, appears...how she got the bedroom door open, we will never know...Well aged old Missy of unknown pedigree is more withdrawn and introverted now - but she stayed by me all that night. Well, Missy has always been a natural therapy dog; when Ruth was director of the local women's shelter, Missy would go unerringly to the woman in greatest physical or emotional distress, and just stay close.Then when Ruth got up in the morning, she was frantic; where was this precious old dog, could not find her anywhere! "Ruth, come in my room a minute..."* * *The next night Missy came in at bedtime, looking me over and sniffing...I must have passed muster, because Missy never stayed with me again, before or after that night I was S"O"O"O sick. less
Under our profiles, when we become friends with someone it says I can "poke" them. It sounds a bit dirty.So, what is this poking stuff? Is it a game? Does it have... moreUnder our profiles, when we become friends with someone it says I can "poke" them. It sounds a bit dirty.So, what is this poking stuff? Is it a game? Does it have something to do with Gumby's pal Pokey? Am I buying a pig in a poke?What? What is it? WHAT????
