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Obama has been to HOW MANY states during his capaign?!? - “No I'm sorry, that's unacceptable. Not knowing how many states there are is a clear sign that you lack the chauvinistic patriotism without which you clearly cannot be president. Had he only been wearing...” read more by RedSky
Obama has been to HOW MANY states during his capaign?!? - “No I'm sorry, that's unacceptable. Not knowing how many states there are is a clear sign that you lack the chauvinistic patriotism without which you clearly cannot be president. Had he only been wearing...” read more by RedSky
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Single white male, straight, late twenties; Canadian, Quebecker, Montrealer; reservist infantryman, civilian air pilot, university student. Likes: motorcycle riding, pints at the pub, being late to school. Dislikes: climate change, peak oil, running out of milk. NDJS = No Downvote, Just Sayin'.
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In reply to this comment by calvados:
Grats Issy!
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Thanks for the promo!
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*promote
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*promote!
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*promote!
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Thanks KP!
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*promote
I hope you dont mind me sending you a pr. Just wanted to say that I found what you wrote on a thread about a dawkins video quite thought provoking. In fact it, and the link, have added to my understanding of what I think is going on in the universe. What you said in the last paragraph and, your own spin on Pascal sounds pretty good to me and I think it sums up how I feel better than I could myself. I'm enormously grateful for that. Thanks!
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haven't read the thread so maybe this has been brought up already, but I would have invoked Pascal's Wager, which basically says there is no downside to believing and a potentially great upside:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascals_Wager
Pascal actually sounds kind of cold and calculating the way his Wager is described -- almost like "OK, I hereby decide to believe in God for the purposes of insuring myself against the possibility of fiery damnation" -- dunno if that was how he meant to be perceived.
I believe in God and my own spin on Pascal is this: belief and faith in God grants me a certain extra measure of strength and peace of mind, and that is a good thing no matter what. So even if there is no God, not only do I "lose nothing" as Pascal put it, but I gain something in that instance too.
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Aw. But thanks for the legwork cheesemoo!
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I'll push this one over!
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ohh *dead
http://election08.videosift.com/talk/Pennsylvania-Predictions
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Swampgirl, you is back!
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Bro, I have a YT version of same in my queue right now, have a butcher's!
In reply to this comment by Krupo:
<sigh> stupid region-locked video and my laziness prevents me from pulling a US VPN to reach it.
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*promote