[quote]there's != there is, the apostrophe shows ownership. You know, like if you can't figure out if some one is male or female and you say, "that is it's car." compared to saying, "its a male... I think."[/quote]

i hate your *** so much

[QUOTE=Left Face Down;17540677]I can't take statements seriously which think that words can own other words. That and you didn't capitalize God, which is a name so it should be capitalized... or even a title, in which it should be capitalized too. :p


To each their own. It is like people who believe the proof of evolution is the proof that creation never happened. I always tend to think middle of the road, its a habit of mine.


P.S. - "also, there is no God". There's != There is, the apostrophe shows ownership. You know, like if you can't figure out if some one is male or female and you say, "that is it's car." Compared to saying, "Its a male... I think."[/QUOTE]

ahhhahahahha

[QUOTE=Modern Iconoclast;17540736]There are no gods, of any kind. Read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, the most logical reasoning against gods I've ever read.

"When one person suffers a delusion it's called insanity. When multiple people suffer the same delusion it's called religion."[/QUOTE]

20% good points 80% moronic polemic. He'd be taken much more seriously if he didn't treat anybody who thinks different from him as a complete idiot.

extremely intelligent people tend to have massive egos that don't let them tolerate human stupidity, but that became cool after House aired

also, I'm not saying that the guy who wrote that book is extremely intelligent, I'll have to read that sh!t

At least the Lod is moving again. As a middle of the road type of person I generally specialize in pissing off one side, then when the opposition says something good about me I call them out too. Which in turn pisses that side off, but makes the other side happy with me, and the cycle starts over again.

[QUOTE=mnemonic;17540681]
also lfd, do you go to a christian school or something?[/QUOTE]

No, and to be totally honest I have no clue how in the hell the Baptist church on campus got my e-mail address, all I know is that like the second or third day I was at college (my first semester) two hot chicks knocked on my door and gave me a brown paper bag, then ****ed the **** out of me. Since then, I've been getting e-mails from them. Ok, only two parts of that story are true... but I've only told you about the e-mails so you can figure out which other one is true on your own.

Bonus Info: My top two colleges I was accepted to were Baylor University and Louisiana State University. I chose LSU for three reasons: I couldn't afford $25k a year at Baylor, Baylor makes you take a Bible class every semester (and I'm sure it was more indoctrination than a discussion class), and LSU had a lot of hot blondes walking drunk around campus. My dad was also rather fond of point #3.

[QUOTE=Sad But True;17540692]1: using a lower case 'g' tends to imply all and any gods humanity has ever conceived, not necessarily the Christian 'God'.

2: the apostrophe means that there are letters omitted, and ownership only comes into play when it's actually used in reference to a person, because apparently it's supposed to show the omission of the rest of the letters from 'his' or hers', so I've been told. And, he said 'there is'. So I don't know what the hell you're talking about.[/QUOTE]

1: As I said "God" is a title, so it should be capitalized. In the Christian faith it is capitalized because it is a name. However, "Zeus was a Greek God." In that case, not only "God" but "Greek" is also capitalized, because it is part of a title. Like the word President, is a title and should be capitalized. If you really believe the crazy religious people, the only time we don't capitalize "God" is when we are dodging the 3rd commandment. Though I like to think... well just not think about it actually.

2: I'm not an English major, but its = it is. "There's" isn't proper English, just like the "yall" or "y'all" isn't proper English, or "blondes" for that matter. Back to (1) Just like I capitalized "English", because I am referring to the name of a language and the name of a school subject.

3: It is called being anal because you can't disprove the existence of God(s), or prove God(s). I really couldn't care less if you look stupid on the internetz. :smash:

1: It's capitalised because it's in reference to a specific god. Examples: a. He is the God of the Sun. b. He thinks he's some kind of god.
2: I [I]am[/I] an English 'major', and it is very much a real word. It's an abbreviation.
3: True, but I you can't disprove the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (referenced and capitalised for the lulz), this does not make it real.


Oh, and in that last sentnce it should be lowser case g's.

1: Zeus was a Greek God. Once again, a title, and not referring to a specific God either. No, the Greek Gods were a group of Gods. Not only that, but if you really believe in the stuff it was a position that was held. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Zeus have to overthrow his father to earn his title as a God? Maybe the case of Zeus is a little unfair, I mean his father didn't want to give up the position.

2: Well then all my English teachers I ever had were giving me crap for nothing. Especially on the words "y'all" and "it's". Unless the English language is slacking now a days, i.e. in the last 4 years.

3: It doesn't make it unreal though either. Hell, the world is flat, also the center of the universe by the way. Oh, until that little thing called science disproved those statements, how many years later? (We need a history major up in here)

[QUOTE=Left Face Down;17541133]1: Zeus was a Greek God. Once again, a title, and not referring to a specific God either. No, the Greek Gods were a group of Gods. Not only that, but if you really believe in the stuff it was a position that was held. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Zeus have to overthrow his father to earn his title as a God? Maybe the case of Zeus is a little unfair, I mean his father didn't want to give up the position.

2: Well then all my English teachers I ever had were giving me crap for nothing. Especially on the words "y'all" and "it's". Unless the English language is slacking now a days, i.e. in the last 4 years.

3: It doesn't make it unreal though either. Hell, the world is flat, also the center of the universe by the way. Oh, until that little thing called science disproved those statements, how many years later? (We need a history major up in here)[/QUOTE]

there's a difference between formal and informal english. all this doesn't even matter tho, because your pedantry was [I]irrelevant[/I] in the first place

it was relevant to my boredom, tyvm.

[QUOTE]
2: Well then all my English teachers I ever had were giving me crap for nothing. Especially on the words "y'all" and "it's". Unless the English language is slacking now a days, i.e. in the last 4 years.[/QUOTE]
tbh it just sounds like they have no clue what they're talking about or you're remembering incorrectly

[QUOTE=Left Face Down;17541133]1: Zeus was a Greek God. Once again, a title, and not referring to a specific God either. No, the Greek Gods were a group of Gods. Not only that, but if you really believe in the stuff it was a position that was held. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Zeus have to overthrow his father to earn his title as a God? Maybe the case of Zeus is a little unfair, I mean his father didn't want to give up the position.

2: Well then all my English teachers I ever had were giving me crap for nothing. Especially on the words "y'all" and "it's". Unless the English language is slacking now a days, i.e. in the last 4 years.

3: It doesn't make it unreal though either. Hell, the world is flat, also the center of the universe by the way. Oh, until that little thing called science disproved those statements, how many years later? (We need a history major up in here)[/QUOTE]

Ugh jesus.

1: First off, Zeus didn't have to do anything, because he didn't, doesn't, and won't exist. Second, the reason God is capitalised in Christianity is because [I]it's his name[/I]. Technically it shouldn't be capitalised in any other circumstance but it makes logical sense to do it when it's an actual title such as God of the Sun, not just 'He was a Greek God.'

2: What kind of fu[SIZE="2"]c[/SIZE]king English teacher would berate you for using the word "it's"!? It's an abbreviation! It's like being scolded for using acronyms instead of spelling out ridiculously long phrases every time it's mentioned. And you deserve **** for using the word (and I use that phrase loosely) "y'all".

3: I know, that's what I'm saying. Until evidence can be provided to conclusively prove otherwise one cannot come to an assumption either way.

[QUOTE=Giga;17541174]tbh it just sounds like they have no clue what they're talking about or you're remembering incorrectly[/QUOTE]

Well, not every one is perfect. The last English teacher I had didn't understand what it meant to, "put something on a pedestal". She underlined it in my paper and drew a big question mark off to the side. I think it is a Louisiana thing, my friend who pre-read the paper didn't understand it either (and this is a girl who graduated with a Bach in Psychology with a 3.8). Both of them were born and raised in Louisiana.

My Texas teachers really didn't care about "y'all", but were keen on reminding us that it isn't proper English. My college teachers actually hated on me for it. Though "it's" and "its" being two different things, that has been engraved in my head by many an English teacher. "There's" is just stupid, yes I will say it -- doesn't even ****ing look right. You can't make every word that is followed by "is" into something that is shortened, it just doesn't work. It seems that now a days if it isn't bad grammar, we do it.

Edit: SBT => *Jesus :p

That and "y'all" is an abbreviation for "you all", so why hate on it? Only because it is bad grammar, that is why.

[Quote]to kneel and pray for whatever time you feel led to do so during the time the atheist group has their table set up.[/quote]
That to me is pretty much an invite to come and get ridiculed.

Given the enormity of the Universe, and the mind bendingly long time scale that it has been in existence. Thinking that all of this existence was created by a god, for us humans, is incredibly stupid.

Plus who thought it'll be a good idea to promise an eternal life if you believe in a god? Do any of these people who subscribe to this promise have a proper idea of the concept of eternity?



But there's one thing that always gets me thinking...

If time is not eternal, what was it like before and what will it be like after?

If time [B]is[/B] eternal then I am going to have to admit that there is a possibility of a god. Because through eternity the possibility of [I]anything[/I] happening (no matter how seemingly impossible) will be 100%.

[QUOTE=Aes820;17541199]That to me is pretty much an invite to come and get ridiculed.

Given the enormity of the Universe, and the mind bendingly long time scale that it has been in existence. Thinking that all of this existence was created by a god, for us humans, is incredibly stupid.

Plus who thought it'll be a good idea to promise an eternal life if you believe in a god? Do any of these people who subscribe to this promise have a proper idea of the concept of eternity?



But there's one thing that always gets me thinking...

If time is not eternal, what was it like before and what will it be like after?

[B]If time [B]is[/B] eternal then I am going to have to admit that there is a possibility of a god. Because through eternity the possibility of [I]anything[/I] happening (no matter how seemingly impossible) will be 100%[/B].[/QUOTE]
AES I love you. I've tried to explain this concept to people and they just don't get it. It also applies to space, but technically space and time are inextricably linked anyway.

LFD: I was wondering if you'd pick up on that. And the reason so many contracted words, i.e., words that have an apostrophe to show the omission of letters, is because of how we speak. Over time the spoken language became less formal and quicker, leading to words slurring into one another. Granted, it's a pretty poopty reason to adapt the language, out of lazy speech habits, but it's accepted practice now so suck it up.

And don't get me started on the correct use of 'practice' and 'practise'.

EVERYBODY SHUT UP
IT'S POWER METAL TIME
VALHALLA
DELIVERANCE
WHY HAVE YOU EVER FORGOTTEN ME


eurobeat and power metal are the only two groups of music where the lyrics are written in caps when being composed

[QUOTE=Aes820;17541199]That to me is pretty much an invite to come and get ridiculed.
[/QUOTE]

There is a one way street/parking on side of said street between Free Speech Alley and the Parade Grounds. Depending where they have the table set up exactly, The closest they'll be is about 20 ft.


Personally I like the guy who sits in a chair in Free Speech Alley wearing a sign that says "Ask me about God". He doesn't point and laugh, he doesn't try to shove religion down your throat. No, he doesn't speak until spoken to and the bastard won't give you irrational arguments if you aren't close minded.


I once had this dream. The dream started with me dying, and then I "went to heaven". Heaven was a bunch of conveyor belts, sorting out all the souls of the dead. When you got to the end of the machine, your soul was reincarnated into something. I woke up before I figured out what in the hell I was reincarnated into though.

I'll come back as a dung beetle, when I get up there and God just looks at me and goes "ha" and I'm all like "well, s[size=2]h[/size]it".

Help LOD:
I'm half drunk on Jagerbombs and 7 beers. Should I drive the 6 blocks to the bar and have more JB's or go the bar and have some more JB's and try to get BJ's

[QUOTE=Sad But True;17541228]I'll come back as a dung beetle, when I get up there and God just looks at me and goes "ha" and I'm all like "well, s[size=2]h[/size]it".[/QUOTE]

i see what you did there

also, beetles are awesome, I need to get some pet hercules beetles

oary77:

Personally, I'd say suck it up and take shots of Jager instead of Jagerbombs, **** Jagerbombs. Also, my answer is go to the bar and have some shots of Jager and try to get laid. Just remember, protection is key to keeping your dick. Believe me, you don't want to be wasted off your *** and have your dick fall off. I've seen that happen to some one, he freaked the **** out, and for good reason.

Truth being though, he was so drunk he just couldn't feel his dick. Then the other... drugs... convinced him it had fallen off.

I'm pretty sure I just pissed myself a lil bit. I often wonder if leppars worry about there dic k falling off when there having sex

Which once again leads me back to Fallout 3, where one of the prostitutes won't sleep with the ghoul because she says something like "I'm not getting into bed with a johnson squishier than me"

LOL'n at the squishie Johnson

Fallout 3 was one of those games that I really wanted to play a lot, I really did, but I just couldn't. I don't know if it's because I just don't like video games that much anymore, or if I just liked Oblivion so much more it didn't compare, or what. Speaking of games I want to play a lot, I need a new copy of Mass Effect.

Anyway Lod it's been nice. I'm heading off now, but I'll leave you with a question someone asked me the other day (which apparently is a famous question but I live under a rock).

A plane is standing on a runway that can move (some sort of band conveyer). The plane moves in one direction, while the conveyer moves in the opposite direction. This conveyer has a control system that tracks the plane speed and tunes the speed of the conveyer to be exactly the same (but in the opposite direction). Can the plane take off?

I got it wrong at first but after some reading and ignoring common intuition it's quite simple.

i want to hate you for asking that question but the answers we get will be so much fun

[QUOTE=Sad But True;17540849]20% good points 80% moronic polemic. He'd be taken much more seriously if he didn't treat anybody who thinks different from him as a complete idiot.[/QUOTE]

Pretty much everything in that book is a good point. I don't see why people think he treats people like idiots, is smug, or whatever. I think the humor he uses in the book is funny most of the time. Once you've educated yourself enough and realize how illogical the idea of religion is it's hard not to look at religious people and think "are they really that retarded?". I can't even listen to a non-hardcore Christian talk about that stuff without snickering at least once anymore. Dawkins even talks about theories that are different than what he believes in that book and he doesn't say "lol that theory is retarded", he just describes them respectfully because they're logically sound for the most part.

uh a plane doesn't use its wheels to go at like 600mph that's some ****off big jet engines doing that the wheels don't need to push the plane forward at all

Yep. I'm trying to find this really good explanation with some really stupid people who refuse to accept it.

yeah i see how that could mess with people tho if you either think that when a plane is on the ground it's basically a car or if you don't really get the difference between motorised and free running wheels