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by oz 17y ago
Please, let us hear it. The world has enough political correctness to deal with.
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by oz 17y ago
Here in Jamaica I would say most people believe the Bible to be God's word. There is not much of an evolutions vs creation controversy here as it is in the US. Outspoken atheists are a minority. Most of the population live like like pagans,
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by oz 17y ago
True enough; but the rest wasn't bad. Bookmarked.
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by oz 18y ago
Leaving Christianity and realizing that I alone am responsible for my destiny....my will be done...
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by oz 18y ago
"Interestingly, while I was a Christian, I came to the conclusion that some genuine, sincere Christians were genuinely and sincerely delusional." I think I should clarify this. By delusional, I don't mean in a mentally ill sort of way; rath
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by oz 18y ago
"Because of their implications for how one lives one's life, truth claims about religion especially should be examined." Absolutely. "Any respectable belief system, and Christianity is one of them, encourages you to look at the facts and
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by oz 18y ago
Mainstream evangelical Christianity. Traditional doctrines such as Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the Incarnation, the death burial and bodily resurrection of Jesus, the substitutionary atonement, Biblical inerrancy, infallibility, the fiv
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by oz 18y ago
Hallelujah. You can find good articles in this vein at sengifted.org
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by oz 18y ago
As a deconvert from Christianity as of early February, I think this article makes some good points. If you'd like to read the testimonies of other deconverts, visit unreasonablefaith.com, de-conversion.com and debunkingchristianity.blogspot
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The reason religion exists.(rondam.blogspot.com)
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More than 20% of self-made billionaires never completed college(forbes.com)
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by oz 18y ago
Amen Mr Hofstadter. And it forces us to think: the universe is so orderly that even deep feeling can be reproduced mathematically! How can we then say that the universe was not designed? There is so much order, so many patterns! When we s
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by oz 18y ago
Well, what happened to him?
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by oz 18y ago
"Graphic design is purely in the realm of the aesthetic." This is not strictly true. For example, when designing for print, a good designer pays strict attention to information architecture and type readability and legibility (which are two
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by oz 18y ago
have you tried Eric? http://www.die-offenbachs.de/eric/index.html
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by oz 18y ago
Amen. It smacks of the 'Oprah-watching, feel-good-book-reading, "let's hold hands and sing kumbaya"' bullshit that pervades society. The fact is that people have differing levels of ability. but with everybody screaming for 'equality,' ever
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by oz 18y ago
Aha, but walking is an inherent human capability, waiting to be learned. I honestly don't think that everyone can learn anything. we can certainly do better than the status quo, but expecting the average layman to grasp advanced physics see
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by oz 18y ago
Simple. Girls are different from boys. Regardless of what we've been told that male/female differences are simply matter of socialization, men and women are different. Let us reason together: If you believe in God (at least the Christian G
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by oz 18y ago
Exactly. Fact is, there are more men interested in computer science than women. In my year at uni, of a starting cohort of 120, around 15 were women. I know it's not politically correct to say, but maybe men generally have more aptitude for
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by oz 18y ago
Nice one...lol
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by oz 18y ago
Dieu et mon droit I was a cadet in high school, and the Warrant Officer Class 1 wears the Royal Coat of Arms...
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by oz 18y ago
Yes, IIRC, there is a phenomenon called the "French Paradox," i.e., the French consume a lot of fatty foods (gourmet culture), yet have relatively low incidence of heart disease. It was found that that their high wine consumption kept their
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by oz 18y ago
"Being an actual American... I don't see that we are all that patriotic." Speaking as a Jamaican, most people view Americans as very patriotic.
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by oz 18y ago
"And it's a lot more than just the environmentalists concerned about global warming. It's reached a broad enough consensus among scientists that it's safe to say it's time to do something about it." Check out the Oregon Petition to see just
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by oz 18y ago
Oregon Petition , anyone? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_petition http://www.amazon.com/Deniers-Renowned-Scientists-Political-...
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by oz 18y ago
Amen. I remember loving math at age 12 (grade 7 here in Jamaica), and hating it up to recently. I honestly don't know how I passed my high school exams. I got the lowest grade you could pass with. I started a CS degree at the University of
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by oz 18y ago
I hate school. With a passion. I find I learn best sitting quietly alone, thinking, reading or experimenting. This applies not just to Computer Science, but most subjects. Between the Internet, amazon and a good library, an above-average in
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by oz 18y ago
Now you know why Haig is called "The Butcher of the Somme." IIRC, the fool( a Field Marshall at that) ordered thousands to their death at the hands of just 2 German machine guns. 20,000 British soldiers died that day, a record for he Brits.
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by oz 18y ago
The point Joel is making is that it is hard to objectively quantify individual contributions to a group effort in software development. The points about the 'team glue' and the 'researcher' are especially poignant. It's hard to put a value
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by oz 19y ago
OpenLaszlo can create rich internet applications in its own LZX format, which can compile down to Flash or DHTML. Cool stuff.

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