Verisoph
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OK... this is my first post, so go easy on me. Here's my thoughts on this subject: Let's say a company comes out with a new product that uses a special battery. They have to interface with a battery manufacturer to make sure the battery they need will be available otherwise their product will be useless. The battery manufacturer needs a product into which the new special battery will go. Their battery is useless without a device that requires that particular battery. Unless there is some sort of coordination between the two companies, both of their products are useless.
Nature shows us many different adaptations which could not have developed independently. For example, a rattlesnake's tooth is hollow, and it inject's poison. The poison by itself doesn't provide the snake with much of an evolutionary advantage without a hollow tooth through which it can be injected. A hollow tooth doesn't give the snake an evolutionary advantage by itself, but the two things combined do. But how can a hollow tooth evolve? a tooth that is 25% hollow does no good because it can't inject poison. A tooth that is 95%, or 99% hollow does no good, either. It had to be 100% hollow, with the poison duct going through the center of the tooth in order to provide an evolutionary advantage to the snake. How can a strong poison and a hollow tooth evolve independently of one another? Perhaps God "nudged" evolution in the right direction. The same example can be used with bee stingers, scorpion stingers, and many other similar anatomical devices. What's a bee with poison going to do without a stinger? Rub it's rump on the victim and hope the victim has a scratch?
Having said that, I don't like the idea of ID being taught in schools. Religion should stay out of schools, and the government should stay out of religion.
Hello, Sam. Welcome to the forum!
Here this might help explain things: Evolving snake fangs
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well, I am interested, but, perhaps I should read up on satanic verses first. Been a while since it was a topic over here, and even then, no one talked much about the book, instead focusing on the author and his predicament.
I found Salman Rushdie's book, The Satanic Verses, to be pretty uninteresting. It was rather like a Bollywood movie, and I don't really care much for those. But, that's just me.
For whatever reason, the book never mentions The Satanic Verses - those are a few verses which were recited by Mohammad, and were originally part of the Koran. They acknowledge the existence and power of gods other than Allah.
Mohammed later recanted these verses whereupon they were removed from the Koran and banned. One version of the explanation for this is that Mohammed was possesed by Satan when the verses were delivered.
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(Also dark energy is not scalar energy, it is completely unkown what dark energy is, but it is the term that is used to explain whatever force is causing the universe to expand at an accelerated pace.)
I'm amazed at some of the claims I've heard about dark matter and dark energy. I guess they just sound so mysterous that they're begging to be abused. Eventually someone might figure out what, and even if, these things really are - I suppose then they'll get proper names. It seems that the more uncertainty there is about something, the easier it is to make spurious claims about it.
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It's been 23 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster's massive release of radioactivity into the environment. Do you ever wonder where all the superheros are that must have been created by this event?
It's a known fact that Putin has hiding them from the world so that no one will know their weaknesses. His plan is to unleash them on the US, Latvia and Lithuania during the chaotic cataclysms of 2012. The evil media magnates know of this plan, but they've been promised large kingdoms to rule over and concubine clones of Scarlett Johansson as a reward for their silence.
They greatly desire these things and that's precisely why they're keeping us in the dark matter.
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The "allignment" (or "CONVERGENCE") of our solar system with the Milky Way "EQUATOR" is once every 26,000 years. I was using the term "ecliptic" instead of "equator." And, yes, this allignment is now due. A 26,000 year cycle, so this will be the first in man's memory. Amazing how the Mayan's already knew about this thousands of year ago, eh?
The alignment that you're talking about is between the earth, the sun, and the galactic center. In fact, it happens every single year, without fail.
The idea that this is significant was introduced by John Jenkins in his book "Maya Cosmogenesis 2012." His claim is that in 2012 the alignment will occur on the day of the Winter Solstice (that is a rarity).
Even if that did make any real difference in regards to us "entering those areas of space where high and unusual energies are found," it's important to note that Mr. Jenkins botched the math. The exactly timed alignment to which he refers happened on December 21, 1997.
We've been there, we've done that.
If you'd like the skinny on this alignment try here: Maya Galactic Alignment 2012
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That won't be necessary; after reviewing your scientific data, I am now convinced that there is in fact a massive extra solar object headed towards Earth, and that its gravitational pull, combined with our alignment with the center of the galaxy, will indeed bring cataclysmic devastation to our planet.
I was born in April, but not on the first.
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It should also be noted that if the Earth's magnetic field were to break down, then all life on the planet would cease to exist, not because of high energy particles from white/black holes at the center of the galaxy, but from the normal high energy cosmic rays from our sun. If you are claiming the Earth's magnetic field will break down, then you are prophesying complete destruction of the human race from our own sun, not a rebirth of the planet.
Much of what has been posted here seems to fly in the face of actual quantum mechanics. Tapping the quantum potential and the time domain? The entire universe being quantum entangled? Limitless worlds and timelines? These are very outlandish claims. I don't know if I even want to attempt to correct the flawed assumptions made, but here goes some of them.
1. The quantum potential or vacuum potential is not as easily tapped for energy as you might believe. It's true that matter anti-matter pairs are in constant flux of creation and annihilation within the vacuum, but to harness that energy means removing the anti-matter from the system which is only known to happen along the event horizon of a black hole. There is not differing ratios of space and time within the universe. The time domain does not hold infinite amounts of energy or timelines.
2. Making the assumption that all of us are quantum entangled with ETIs is completely illogical. A quantum entangled state means the state is in a superposition of states, or that it hasn't been measured yet. To say we are quantum entangled with ETIs would mean that our consciences would be mingled together. We would be hungry and full at the same time, or happy and sad at the same time. We would also be in an unmeasured state, but that is intuitively bizarre because I am constantly measuring myself. This whole notion is completely bizarre, and not based on actual quantum physics.
I don't know what else to say, but the claims made in this thread have no basis in the realm of actual quantum mechanics as established by Heisenberg, Born, Schrodinger, Planck, Dirac, or Bell.
Also, after reading several of the websites linked in this thread, I must say that most of what has been cited shows complete disregard for the scientific method, and the mountains of scientific evidence do not support the conclusion that Earth is heading for a catastrophic period of rebirth.
Thanks for taking the time to introduce a bit more real science into the thread.
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That we are in the midst of a huge cosmic energetic change there is no doubt.Really? No doubt about that? Golly!
When one familiarizes themselves with the Mayan Calendar and the accuracy of it proven by those many folks who dedicated their lives to studying it, there is no doubt that we are now entering those areas of space where high and unusual energies are foundWow! No doubt about that too, huh? And the Mayan calendar proves all this? Amazing!
Please see the fallacies of Argument By Prestigious Jargon and Argument By Gibberish.
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There is no such thing as the "Milky Way Ecliptic".
The Ecliptic is the plane of the Solar System; the corresponding feature of the Milky Way is the "Galactic Plane".
The Ecliptic is tilted about 60 degrees from the Galactic Plane; the Solar System is roughly 100 light years to Galactic North of the Galactic Plane, and that distance is increasing.
Shame on you Samuron, don't you know that real science doesn't apply to 2012 threads?
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Great stuff, Great Cthulhu!
Will your book contain any tales of the Cthulhu mythos?
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what is the fee?
Ten dollars
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This has been making me giggle...
Good stuff!
Sorry if it's off-topic, but I get a kick out of this one:
Careful, it's one of those songs that can make you hate your head if it gets stuck there.
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I used to be an evil man,
my heart as black as coal,
then I became a ULC saint,
ten dollars healed my soul.
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I'm sorry, it was not my intention to make you feel the need to defend your poem. It's quite good as is.
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Very well done, cursuswalker! It's certainly thought provoking.
Perhaps you could somehow work in to this the idea that from the photon's perspective it strikes your eye at the exact same moment that it leaves Aldebaran. That might requre a shift away from its first-person narrative.
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While I currently believe that the anti-Christ is a real individual, and Christ will return physically to this earth, I have great trouble of spirit in accepting interpretations of prophecy such as the above, not because it does not merit study, but because I do believe (as Shaw-n points out) that it can be and, in cases is, harmful.
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I've got to hand it to you, RevRainbow, you post some great stuff. Even though I'm not a Christian, there's still much for me to learn from your words of compassion and wisdom.
Now if you can put it in verse form, maybe make it rhyme, I know this publisher......
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I'm curious - have any ULC ministers performed an exorcism? How would you go about performing one if you were to?
(don't worry, I'm well aware of potential legal and ethical problems. This is me being curious after seeing a movie)
Smoke a few Marlboros and then say, "Hey you, bugger off!"
Works like a charm.
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Pass back the news that we continue in a spirit of prayer and support...
“Smile, breathe and go slowly.” --Thich Nhat Hanh
Thanks, I'm sure it's greatly appreciated.
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I talked to a friend who talked to Decline two days after his surgery. So, he made it through the surgery, but I'm not sure how successful it might have been.
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Looking over what I wrote earlier, I think I didn't do a very good job of saying what I was trying to say.
Decline has requested any positive energy that might be sent his way. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't do such a thing without being very worried about his surgery.
Fawzo, if the birds raised your spirits, that alone is a very good thing. I know Decline well enough to think that he would not want anyone getting bummed out about his situation. The more positive your positive energy is, the better it is.
What I'm asking is that you not decide that seeing a flock of birds means that everything is okay, and stop sending your positive energy now.
I'll make some phone calls tomorrow and see if I can find anything out.
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Does anyone know or have they heard how Declie's surgery went? I was thinking of him and sending him mucho positive energy today on my hike through the woods.
Decline and I used to play Dungeons & Dragons together. I've been wondering about him, too. I'm comforted by the knowledge that the success rate of this particular operation is very high.
Does anyone know or have they heard how Declie's surgery went? I was thinking of him and sending him mucho positive I hike quite often and have never seen that large a group before then. I was happy to see them and they lifted my spirits and I chuckled as they looked like brightly colored red Christmas bulbs decorating the trees. Does anyone think this was a portent of some kind?Sounds like a flock of birds to me. But hey, what do I know?
Cardinals are song birds...not meat eaters or scavengers...again supporting the thesis that your experience of this flock was benign and spiritually invigorating.In the interest of accuracy, cardinals are omnivores. They eat a lot of bugs. That, in itself, is a positive thing in my book.
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Nice pictures!
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Best wishes to you, my friend.
And a Merry Christmas.
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I laso had (at the time) a Fender P bass with the same paint scheme...both had them chrome telecaster type knobs. The bass had the fattest of a five string bass string set on it; tuned down down two whole steps so the fat string was a "C."
You don't strike me as a Korn fan - what WERE you playing with a monster like that? Such a bass needs to carry a huge warning label: ULF ALERT! MAY CAUSE SERIOUS SPEAKER DAMAGE AT BEST AND START AVALANCHES AND EARTHQUAKES AT WORST!
I started playing piano when I was about 6 ....then trumpet whan I was 8....then electric guitar when I was about 12. I have about 30 years on guitar but I do not have 30 years worth of ability to show for it. I have about 2 years on bass guitar and about 2 years on banjo.I think one of the reason I gravitated towards playing slide was because of a lack of ability to actually play the guitar. My professional playing now is just strumming chords on an acoustic singing worship songs in church. Which is not really what I want to do, but a position someone needs to fill, that I can fill until the "real deal" shows up.
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. For as long as I've been playing, and as much as I've played during that time (6 to 12 hours every day through many stretches), I should be a lot better than I am. I was a very slow learner.
What is the "hot rod" classical guitar to have?Taylor makes some fine classical guitars. They're probably the most popular available for under $3000. Anyone who is serious about their playing though, and who has the money, will go for a handmade guitar built to their own specifications. Those start at around $6000, and can easily go as high as $20,000 or more.
I assume classical guitar is played in standard (EADGBE) tuning?Usually, but not always. I play mine in open tunings quite a lot. I'm pretty fond of DADGAD, as well as open G. But then I'm not above playing blues, and even slide, on a classical guitar (when I say that I got over being a snob, I DO mean entirely).
Like you, I get a kick out of seeing people who don't know that there's such a thing as alternate tunings try to play one of my guitars when it's tuned weird. I was playing at a party one time and had a guy come up to me and tell me that he thought I was really good. Between sets, he asked if he could try out my guitar. As I handed it to him, I warned him that it was in open G. He told me that was okay, and I thought he knew what I was talking about, but such was not the case. He tried to play a few different songs, and with each one, the look on his face became more and more perplexed.
Finally, he just put the guitar on the floor - he didn't even hand it back to me. His face became pale and his hands started shaking. I was worried about him, and kept asking if he was okay. Finally he looked at me, something he'd been avoiding doing, and he demanded to know how I could play like I did on a guitar that was completely out of tune. The poor guy was convinced that I'd made some sort of deal with the devil.
What drew you to classical guitar?I very much like classical music, I was raised around it. I like the warm sound of the strings and the wide variety of timbres that can be achieved by changing the position and angle of my right hand and even the amount of arch of my right hand fingers. I like the wide neck (typically about twice as wide as an acoustic) and the feel of nylon strings under my fingers. Classical guitars are much lighter than acoustic guitars and this causes the neck and body to resonate strongly when played - I like the way that feels in my hands and against my torso.
When you play electric guitar, what (or who) typically do you play?I prefer an electric guitar when I'm improvising. Two drawbacks to classical guitar strings are a lack of sustain, and an unresponsiveness to bends. Sustain and bends are pretty handy expressive devices if you don't want your lead phrasing to be all quarter and eighth notes.
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She looked to me like she was really feeling the music. Pretty impressive any way you slice it.
She certainly looked like she was getting into it to me. That's one of my all time favorite tunes, and I've watched that clip a few times now. At about 1:50 they cut to a closeup of her face, it's during a pretty intense passage, and you can see the concentration going on there. But then, the hard stuff is all behind her, and she's headed back into that beautiful, melodic chorus, and her little face just lights up.
She's either as good an actress as she is a guitar player, or she's loving what she's doing.
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Cartoons can provide good relief for an overtaxed brain, just be careful that you don't fall for the junk science that they too often try to push, like in Dexter's Lab and Spider-Man (radioactive spiders won't give you super powers).