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Neither have I of course' date=' which is why I used the not so broad strokes of "my surroundings" and "my perceptions". My whole assertion here is that I don't get it, perhaps to an extreme degree, but I don't know how you could argue against something like that. Besides, isn't it also a Christian notion to not be a citizen of this world, to be in the world and not of the world? Saying that the world has fallen into sin leads to the same conclusion of my perception of filth, poor judgment, and intentional stupidity around me. Also, having read a number of your posts regarding other students at your campus, am I to believe now that you are suddenly not of the opinion that people opt for ignorance, and would rather comply with the herd than think critically for themselves?[/quote'] Very well, if I missed those qualifiers then I apologize. Yes, it is a Christian notion to be in the world but not of the world, but Scriptures abound cautioning against rationalizing arrogance from the premise of man's spiritual degeneracy, the main one being 'All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God' (Romans 3:23). Not 'people' in general, just college students.:D
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An apocalyptic event would destroy man altogether. Forming a moon colony cannot be interpreted as an 'apocalyptic event' either' date=' and 'altering our behaviors' seems pretty cripplingly vague. You did not allow for a change in the behavior of man in your last statement: This is pretty clearly stating that a new [i']species is necessary and suggests that humanity is inherently incapable of such adaptation. Therefore, according to this previous statement 'complacency' has nothing to do with the inferiority of man and initiative is futile. Furthermore: The underlined section suggests very strongly to me that you hold that man was an endeavor fraught with error at its inception. So too the role of evolution is brought to the fore, that it may be 'granted the opportunity to get things right'. Again, this is a pretty damning indictment and, most importantly, again removes human agency from the equation. Your new statement does nothing to clarify your position. Indeed, it seems entirely unrelated to your previous misanthropic polemics.
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Society. Is going to get a wake up call. If I decide to run. For president. Rap will be outlawed. All the rappers will sent to Gutomoino bay. As president. I would have obscura play. At my induction plus black harvest and nevertanzera will get diplomanic Immunity.
Yes! The Secretary of Defense will be a kumquat, all helicopters will be painted magenta and carpentry will be punishable by life imprisonment with no possibility for parole!
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I refuse to comment on the basis that anything I say will reduce the intelligence of all who read it by 99.99%
No, you're just helpfully illustrating some logical fallacies. :D I think it's worth saying again that evolution isn't laboring towards a goal. It's a blind, ongoing process. There's no guarantee that human-style intelligence would be produced by an evolutionary process; indeed, the development of our intelligence is the subject of a lot of speculation. The point you raise, of a catastrophic event being easier to combat, points to one of our blind spots: slow, incremental changes (like the ongoing changes in our environment) are much harder to perceive, let alone combat. That's precisely the kind of thing that evolution can't "plan" for. Insofar as it's conceived of as an "active force", it can only "act" one generation at a time, as our changing circumstances change the definition of "fitness". @Mz Hyde - rap certainly does get demonized, to the point where people's lyrics are being used as evidence against them in murder trials here in the USA. The prosecution seems to view them as uncoerced confessions, though it looks an awful lot like character assassination to me. I can't speak to the legal issues surrounding that, but just imagine if metal lyrics got used in that context.
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Re: What's on your mind? On my mind - took my kid in for vaccinations. Poor little guy was shocked, couldn't stop crying for a while, and keeps saying "leg hurt" (shots went in the thigh). My wife has a fear of needles, so her tension wasn't helping. He seems to have perked up a bit, he's a trooper, but I can't help feeling terrible.

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On my mind - took my kid in for vaccinations. Poor little guy was shocked' date=' couldn't stop crying for a while, and keeps saying "leg hurt" (shots went in the thigh). My wife has a fear of needles, so her tension wasn't helping. He seems to have perked up a bit, he's a trooper, but I can't help feeling terrible.[/quote'] Vaccinations are horrible, especially since I have also a big fear of needles. I mostly blacked out as kid when I had to do some. On my mind: in one hour off to a the rehearsal of a local band to record it and do an interview. Awesome when you can combine metal with school :D
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On my mind - took my kid in for vaccinations. Poor little guy was shocked' date=' couldn't stop crying for a while, and keeps saying "leg hurt" (shots went in the thigh). My wife has a fear of needles, so her tension wasn't helping. He seems to have perked up a bit, he's a trooper, but I can't help feeling terrible.[/quote'] Doing the same with 2 of mine tomorrow. Def my least fave part of taking them to the dr.'s :( not that I find waiting to be seen while being annoyed by other people's rambunctious children any more a pleasant experience. Glad it's over for your little one :)
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On my mind - took my kid in for vaccinations. Poor little guy was shocked' date=' couldn't stop crying for a while, and keeps saying "leg hurt" (shots went in the thigh). My wife has a fear of needles, so her tension wasn't helping. He seems to have perked up a bit, he's a trooper, but I can't help feeling terrible.[/quote'] I feel for him, I hated vaccinations and have a terrible fear of needles. I hope that one day when I have kids I will be able to control myself and not pass that fear on them.
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Thanks for the sympathy' date=' guys. He's doing ok. He's a tough little kid. I just hope he doesn't have any adverse reaction to the vaccines; according to my mom, I got very sick after getting my shots, and my wife apparently also reacted poorly to hers.[/quote'] That is too scary and prob one of a mother's worse nightmare's. The possible side effects alway make me nervous because its just so unpredictable how children will react. Luckily mine have never had nothing more than some irritability, maybe a fever and/or sensitivity @ the injection area. And don't you just love reading what the possible side effects are, some sound just as serious as what the actual vaccine is for :???: (correction) I should have said "Parent's" instead of "Mother's". I'm just used to being the only parent that matters.
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No, you're just helpfully illustrating some logical fallacies. :D I think it's worth saying again that evolution isn't laboring towards a goal. It's a blind, ongoing process. There's no guarantee that human-style intelligence would be produced by an evolutionary process; indeed, the development of our intelligence is the subject of a lot of speculation. The point you raise, of a catastrophic event being easier to combat, points to one of our blind spots: slow, incremental changes (like the ongoing changes in our environment) are much harder to perceive, let alone combat. That's precisely the kind of thing that evolution can't "plan" for. Insofar as it's conceived of as an "active force", it can only "act" one generation at a time, as our changing circumstances change the definition of "fitness". @Mz Hyde - rap certainly does get demonized, to the point where people's lyrics are being used as evidence against them in murder trials here in the USA. The prosecution seems to view them as uncoerced confessions, though it looks an awful lot like character assassination to me. I can't speak to the legal issues surrounding that, but just imagine if metal lyrics got used in that context.
Lyrics would be admissable in court only as evidence to a person's character and psychological state. They would absolutely be used to call into question the character of the individual on trial in much the same way that cross-examination of a witness may call them into question. It is the job of the prosecutor to make the accused appear so reprehensible, so vile, so detestable that the jury are willing to believe he or she committed whatever crime they have been accused of.
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Thanks for the sympathy' date=' guys. He's doing ok. He's a tough little kid. I just hope he doesn't have any adverse reaction to the vaccines; according to my mom, I got very sick after getting my shots, and my wife apparently also reacted poorly to hers.[/quote'] Hope your son gets better. Buddy
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Thanks, man. We'll have to wait for a week or so to see if he develops any reaction to these vaccines. He's healthier than I was at his age, so I think, and hope, that he'll be fine. I just wish I could have prepared him for how much it would hurt.

I'd like to read it. Sounds as though the prosecution are testing the waters' date=' seeing just how far they can get the boat before it sinks, which directly contravenes their obligation to the court.[/quote'] Here's one of the articles. It focuses on one case but points out that there are many others, including some that have received coverage themselves. In general, though, yeah - I'd agree with your interpretation.
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Vaccinations always made me really sick' date=' so much so that I've actually stopped getting the flu vaccine, personally I think I'm better for it. I get the odd cold every now and then, some other bugs on occassion as well but for the most part I'm pretty healthy.[/quote'] My mother made me take flu vaccine when I was a kid because once I had the flu for more than a month and was really sick, so she got scared. But when I got older I told her that I don't want to take it anymore, especially because some of the vaccinations in Croatia were a mix of vaccinations for normal flu and swine flu, so I didn't like not knowing what I'm getting. However, I never got the flue again, I don't know if it's because of the vaccinations.
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