From: John Fields on 27 Apr 2010 07:32 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 27 Apr 2010 08:00 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 27 Apr 2010 18:55 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 27 Apr 2010 23:18 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 28 Apr 2010 01:28
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 |