Recent content by MetalGearSamus

Well, I like this idea. Although what about Blue's role? How did he become Gym leader? Etc. As for a fic, I actually like this type of format, kind of like a status report on what happened, as if you're a government official or something. (Although that might make them relatively short...which...

Well, I feel sorry for the family, that's a horrible situation for anyone to be in, but if you play with matches, you shouldn't be surprised when you get fire.

WOO! I am now so pumped for Metroid: Other M! Too bad it's delayed 'till August... :(

Agh, you've just completely missed the point of that paragraph. That first experiment is NOT, and in fact CANNOT be, faith; it is an unconscious learning process that establishes within our mind the "norm" for what the world is and how to survive in it. The reason we do not have to have faith...

Well, I just came across this and thought I'd add it to the discussion: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/opinion/13friedman.html?hp Other then that, This is pretty much my opinion on it, although I think nuclear is a more plausible alternative right now.

No, at our most basic (when we are babies) we "experiment" by doing and seeing what results from it, whether that be crying when we're hungry, touching what is unfamiliar (stoves, blankets, pets, etc.), or attempting to imitate others speech. There is no "faith" in anything, we just do and see...

You haven't and it's not:

You missed his point completely. His friend guessed he would where a blue shirt the next day. The next day he picks out a blue shirt to wear because his friend predicted it. In other words, he consciously fulfilled his friend's prediction. That is not indication of any supernatural phenomenon...

Using that line of reasoning you can justify absolutely any claim. Here are a few samples: -The government is secretly controlled by blue monkeys -There is an invisible pink unicorn that is married to a giant spaghetti monster and they rule the universe -Long chains of infinitely tiny gnomes are...

Actually, that is completely false. I really don't need to say anything about this... Besides what I have already pointed out, there is no difference, whatsoever, in the mechanism for either. The only difference is time. But just because rust takes more time to form on metal then propane takes...

Proof? Have you seen a world where god doesn't exist? Does it lack evil? Proof? Have you seen many worlds with consequences? Did they all have an "ultimate" consequence? You are making assumptions about the world which cannot be know today (maybe never) and even if they were true, they...

Read the thread before posting please. "In our time" is meaningless. Because your god is out side of time, he cannot have any effect on any specific point in time. So when he gets around to destroying the devil, he would be doing it at the creation of the universe and every moment after until...

Not really. The age of the earth is determined by the half-life of certain isotopes. The half-lifes are calibrated using tree rings. We can be certain they are accurate because the samples we use have been "zeroed" by volcanic activity. The only thing "debatable" then, is our understanding of...

Adding to this: Nazi troops wore belt buckles with the words: "Gott mit uns" on them, "God is with us." As for morality: Who is more moral? The man who needs God to keep him from killing, or the man who does not kill either way?

That's the entire point. If something exists that cannot be observed, tested for, rationally though about, or that serves no purpose in the workings of the world, there is no reason to think it exists. One or two old books aren't going to change that.