From: John Fields on
On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:04:30 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
wrote:

>In article <rag9t5h3isj0qsqqs9j2sfsvavj8t8io4g(a)4ax.com>,
>jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
>>
>> On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:13:14 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <mtOdnYAbK4_GdE_WnZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>,
>> >regor(a)midwest.net says...
>> >> But from your perspective death is the end, from God's perspective death is
>> >> no more serious than a runny nose. What is the ratio of someone
>> >living 5
>> >> days compared to infinity versus 100 years compared to infinity?
>> >>
>> >> RogerN
>> >>
>> >
>> >That idea devalues earth life and increases the value of the afterlife.
>> >That might encourage Christians to just wait/long or look forward to
>> >dying due to be being momentarily inconvenienced on earth by God.
>>
>> ---
>> And once you've done _your_ time here, what do you have to look forward
>> to?
>>
>> JF
>
>To being on earth.
>The molecules in my cells look forward to be free to go their separate
>ways.
>60% of the water vapor from my body looks forward to blowing in the
>wind. Some of it may become rain, some of it may become drinking water
>and some of it may feed plants.
>The ammonia,carbon,salt,phosphorus and calcium in my body/brain look
>forward to taking part again in the ecology.
>I am of the earth and for the earth.

---
That's how God has set things up; read Genesis 3:19

But what about your fire?

JF
From: StickThatInYourPipeAndSmokeIt on
On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:32:45 -0500, John Fields
<jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:04:30 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
>wrote:
>
>>In article <rag9t5h3isj0qsqqs9j2sfsvavj8t8io4g(a)4ax.com>,
>>jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
>>>
>>> On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:13:14 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >In article <mtOdnYAbK4_GdE_WnZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>,
>>> >regor(a)midwest.net says...
>>> >> But from your perspective death is the end, from God's perspective death is
>>> >> no more serious than a runny nose. What is the ratio of someone
>>> >living 5
>>> >> days compared to infinity versus 100 years compared to infinity?
>>> >>
>>> >> RogerN
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >That idea devalues earth life and increases the value of the afterlife.
>>> >That might encourage Christians to just wait/long or look forward to
>>> >dying due to be being momentarily inconvenienced on earth by God.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> And once you've done _your_ time here, what do you have to look forward
>>> to?
>>>
>>> JF
>>
>>To being on earth.
>>The molecules in my cells look forward to be free to go their separate
>>ways.
>>60% of the water vapor from my body looks forward to blowing in the
>>wind. Some of it may become rain, some of it may become drinking water
>>and some of it may feed plants.
>>The ammonia,carbon,salt,phosphorus and calcium in my body/brain look
>>forward to taking part again in the ecology.
>>I am of the earth and for the earth.
>
>---
>That's how God has set things up; read Genesis 3:19
>
>But what about your fire?
>
>JF

fdkdt599unf5ur5ki19rq5k99p1d2jukno(a)4ax.com

We are sooooooo insignificant.
From: krw on
On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:47 -0700, StickThatInYourPipeAndSmokeIt
<Zarathustra(a)thusspoke.org> wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:32:45 -0500, John Fields
><jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:04:30 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>In article <rag9t5h3isj0qsqqs9j2sfsvavj8t8io4g(a)4ax.com>,
>>>jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:13:14 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >In article <mtOdnYAbK4_GdE_WnZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>,
>>>> >regor(a)midwest.net says...
>>>> >> But from your perspective death is the end, from God's perspective death is
>>>> >> no more serious than a runny nose. What is the ratio of someone
>>>> >living 5
>>>> >> days compared to infinity versus 100 years compared to infinity?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> RogerN
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >That idea devalues earth life and increases the value of the afterlife.
>>>> >That might encourage Christians to just wait/long or look forward to
>>>> >dying due to be being momentarily inconvenienced on earth by God.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> And once you've done _your_ time here, what do you have to look forward
>>>> to?
>>>>
>>>> JF
>>>
>>>To being on earth.
>>>The molecules in my cells look forward to be free to go their separate
>>>ways.
>>>60% of the water vapor from my body looks forward to blowing in the
>>>wind. Some of it may become rain, some of it may become drinking water
>>>and some of it may feed plants.
>>>The ammonia,carbon,salt,phosphorus and calcium in my body/brain look
>>>forward to taking part again in the ecology.
>>>I am of the earth and for the earth.
>>
>>---
>>That's how God has set things up; read Genesis 3:19
>>
>>But what about your fire?
>>
>>JF
>
>fdkdt599unf5ur5ki19rq5k99p1d2jukno(a)4ax.com
>
> We are sooooooo insignificant.

Yes, you are insignificant, DimBulb.
From: D from BC on
In article <omidt5tdtas4e25ci423nuocjbkj9d5ine(a)4ax.com>,
jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
>
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:04:30 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
> wrote:
>
> >In article <rag9t5h3isj0qsqqs9j2sfsvavj8t8io4g(a)4ax.com>,
> >jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
> >>
> >> On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:13:14 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article <mtOdnYAbK4_GdE_WnZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>,
> >> >regor(a)midwest.net says...
> >> >> But from your perspective death is the end, from God's perspective death is
> >> >> no more serious than a runny nose. What is the ratio of someone
> >> >living 5
> >> >> days compared to infinity versus 100 years compared to infinity?
> >> >>
> >> >> RogerN
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >That idea devalues earth life and increases the value of the afterlife.
> >> >That might encourage Christians to just wait/long or look forward to
> >> >dying due to be being momentarily inconvenienced on earth by God.
> >>
> >> ---
> >> And once you've done _your_ time here, what do you have to look forward
> >> to?
> >>
> >> JF
> >
> >To being on earth.
> >The molecules in my cells look forward to be free to go their separate
> >ways.
> >60% of the water vapor from my body looks forward to blowing in the
> >wind. Some of it may become rain, some of it may become drinking water
> >and some of it may feed plants.
> >The ammonia,carbon,salt,phosphorus and calcium in my body/brain look
> >forward to taking part again in the ecology.
> >I am of the earth and for the earth.
>
> ---
> That's how God has set things up; read Genesis 3:19

But that's not all.
A not scientifically supported soul magically goes to a not
scientifically supported dimension occupied by a not scientifically
supported alien with super powers.

>
> But what about your fire?
>
> JF

When some of the molecules I once used become part of a tree used for
firewood.



--
D from BC
British Columbia
From: D from BC on
In article <eae9t59i67b133qpkahm3envu31bo8to17(a)4ax.com>,
jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
> Subject: Re: Can Christian Electronic Designers Design?
> From: John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com>
> Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
>
> On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:35:57 -0700, D from BC <myrealaddress(a)comic.com>
> wrote:
>
> >In article <svq5t5d3sfde5oltdng81rnks2cv44258s(a)4ax.com>,
> >jfields(a)austininstruments.com says...
> >> Classic 'straw man' fallacy:
> >>
> >> You anthropomorphize God and then vilify the image you create for not
> >> acting in ways of which you approve.
> >
> >It doesn't matter if God is quasi-human or totally alien.
> >
> >People have reasons to be ethical.
> >God has no reasons for anything.
> >Without reasons there is no ethics.
> >A God free from providing reasons is free of ethics.
> >A God free of ethics is evil.
>
> ---
> It really pisses you off that God's rules apply to you but your rules
> don't apply to God, huh?
> ---
>

God has no rules.
God is capable of 1st born baby killing at any time and will still get
praised.

Try to list rules that God follows.


--
D from BC
British Columbia