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<r>G#Gill;1531106 wrote: Just to change the subject for a wee moment............... and not in the slightest degree 'lighter'. My Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm and me ! We're slowly tramping along in life, as we get older, we get more decrepit ! I recently found out that I have an A...

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The evidence doesn't support this.

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Creationism = Spontaneous Generation. Equally substantiated by way of scientific fact.

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This year now 2019:

The Jewish year is today 5778.

The Islamic year is today 1441 AH (Before Hira).

The Buddhist year is today 2562.

NOTE VERY WELL > > > There is No Mention of Christ.

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Religion has as much to with god as graves have to do with the dead. The only purpose with either is to placate the befuddled living so they won't be bumping into one another so often.

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LarsMac;1528996 wrote: I still have a JulBock that a co-worker from Stockholm gave me some years back.
Made of straw?

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<t>FourPart;1528985 wrote: Christmas is often referred to as Yuletide, which is the correct term for it. Yule is the Pagan Feast, based around the Winter Solstice. During the Feast of Yule, people would bring trees into their homes & decorate them with such things as nuts. When the Ro...

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<t>LarsMac;1528959 wrote: And when did I say that I don't believe that the world celebrates Christmas, Easter and New Year? And what does Christianity have to do with the New Year anyway? The Chinese and Jews have been celebrating New Year's Day for many thousands of years before Christ was eve...

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<t>xfrodobagginsx;1528905 wrote: So would you now agree that there are in fact 3 days a year that the world Celebrates the Christian God of the Bible? LarsMac;1528910 wrote: Umm, no. As a matter of fact .... NOT EVEN CLOSE. Christians only make up 31% of the world's population: ...

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<t>LarsMac;1528916 wrote: I grew up in a very mixed family. There were 7th day Adventists, Christian scientists, Baptists, Southern Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Jehovah Witnesses, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Catholics, Jews, Masons, and Engineers. Family dinners were always rather i...

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<t>LarsMac;1528912 wrote: Wow. That is pretty bizarre way of putting it. Humans, evolved. Yes, I was going to say â€œevolvedâ€ instead of â€œcreatedâ€ but (as always) I was trying to be politically correct for the purpose of sparing the feelings of those who might be s...

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<r>LarsMac;1528903 wrote: No. The Biblical account really has not specific time that can be absolutely and factually pinned down. Besides, Those critters are pre- Homo Sapiens Sapiens. So they are not "Human" exactly. So the story of Adam and Eve would have been told much later. Tha...

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LarsMac;1528898 wrote: Not really. The Bible Genesis story is just more of a legendary tale, that a scientific discussion.
But if those remains are between 108,000 and 117,000 years old doesn't it debunk the biblical account?

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<t>LarsMac;1528851 wrote: AP: Scientists narrow age estimate for fossils of human ancestor Scientists say they have finally calculated the age of the youngest known remains of Homo erectus, which is generally considered an ancestor of our species. The fossilized skull fragments...

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<t>LarsMac;1528865 wrote: When they made the calendar, they were guessing. Is that what you are saying? Of course, they are actually STILL guessing. Exactly. LarsMac;1528865 wrote: If it was really THAT important, though, I am pretty sure that God would not ha...

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<t>LarsMac;1528818 wrote: Except that the birth of Jesus was more like 6-4 BCE Scholars do agree with you. Or ought I say that you agree with them? This pretty much proves that he was not born 2020 years ago. The date (Dec 25) is also well out of whack and a grand speculation. It might not matt...

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<t>LarsMac;1528756 wrote: How does New Year figure in to that, Bob? An interesting question. No one really knows the answer. â€œChristmasâ€ is actually a pagan day of celebration (the pagan God, Saturn) but was commandeered by those who had lost patience waiting for 'the true Messiah' to appea...

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FourPart;1528769 wrote: Right now, a wheezy chest infection is leading me to drink.

A Lemon & Ginger infusion, with a generous application of Brandy works wonders.

I'm taking notes.

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<t>FourPart;1528764 wrote: I would most certainly agree that Science is definitely the culmination of Man's refusal to submit to Superstition-based Deities. It is the method by which we seek the TRUTH. All Science commences with the premise of "I do not know". Science then take...

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LarsMac;1528719 wrote: OH MY GOSH!

Why, you must be RIGHT. Thank you! I think I understand. Subjectivity is the KEY! I must work on that.
You are true-blue & solid, LarsMac. I knew that once I explained it to you that you'd understand.

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LarsMac

You're just not looking at the evidence subjectively enough to make a "common sense" conviction. I know it may be difficult but you just have to try harder and apply yourself to the task at hand in order to come to the correct conclusion.

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LarsMac;1528616 wrote: I never met a "PHD Evolutionist"
I just assumed they are the much-needed counterbalance to "PHD Spontaneous Generationalislsts", PHD Snake Oil Doctors, and Evangelists.

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LarsMac;1528649 wrote: There is a good point. It may only have a problem on the local (Sweden) network?
That's what I was thinking too.

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LarsMac;1528647 wrote: I think that you can instruct malwarebytes to accept a website if you know it is good.

Not a feature that I would often make use of, but there are exceptions.
Do I?

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LarsMac;1528645 wrote: I see no issues with either site from the US.

I wonder if it is related to your network access, or browser security.

What browser are you using, HT?
I use Google mostly. I'm sure it's malwarebytes that is stopping it.

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<r>spot;1528642 wrote: There's been a lengthy thread on their forum about the malwarebytes block for the last 16 months. <URL url="https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shipspotting.com%2F"><LINK_TEXT text="https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show? ... ing.com%2F">http...

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<r>spot;1528639 wrote: Shipspotting dot com? It's one of those huge free information sites, it has photos of every ship back to the invention of photography. Well, lots anyway - they gave me a picture of the Maria Ulianova without any problem and it's a good photo too taken in 1967, the year after I...

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<r>spot;1528630 wrote: I visited Sweden for a day once, returning to England from Leningrad. We toured the Stockholm waterfront. I remember parks, large stone facades and a great deal of ocean. It was an enjoyable and attractive ship to travel on. Such a big city on an archipelago does have a d...

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<r>spot;1528627 wrote: Brighton, though I suspect he rarely if ever leaves his room. Speaking of, I think, Bron, there was an enlightening moment when the city of Copenhagen was mentioned by a Swede but pronounced "Choppenham". For someone in England that's quite wonderful. Our King Alfre...

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<r>spot;1528625 wrote: You must excuse Raphael, he was desperately trying to be a disruptive prat or troll. I prefer the former term to the latter, it's more expressive of disdain. I did wonder. spot;1528625 wrote: <URL url="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sweden">https://ww...

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LarsMac;1528540 wrote: Did your high school never teach you critical reading skills?

Preaching requires speaking, not reading or listening, and the only response preachers welcome is "Amen!"

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The only difference between Paul Watson and Alex Jones is that one of them has a pleasant voice.

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<t>LarsMac;1528433 wrote: If you really want to keep this thread going, you're gonna have to come up with some actual Science, some day. Sorry, but I must disagree with you here. It is an indisputable fact that everything worth knowing about life is well-documented in the bible. What you call "...

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Bruv;1503490 wrote: Wanting and needing are two different things.

"Needing" anything, apart from the obvious.....food, water,etc.etc. is dangerous.
I neither "want" nor "need" a drink. I am "inspired" to partake.

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Indian Princess;601082 wrote: What pushes you to have a drink?
A well-prepared meal of beef or fowl.

Attached files

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<t>LarsMac;1528378 wrote: Research Shows Radiometric Dating Still Reliable (Again) How reliable is Radiometric Dating? A pie in the oven is worth a hell of a lot more than a dozen obscure, winged pies in the sky on a cloudly day. The one is a fact of scent, taste and touch, the other...

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<t>LarsMac;1526566 wrote: Well, now how very interesting. Headline: Russian operatives sacrifice followers to stay under cover on Facebook LONDON (Reuters) - Efforts by Russian influence campaigns to stay undetected on social media ahead of next yearâ€™s U.S. elections are und...

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spot;1525837 wrote: You need to load your magazine with tracer rounds.

Exactly. Or mount a laser sight with a scope.

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<r>We have wild boar just about everywhere here in Sweden. I was employed by the nature conservation branch of the forestry for several years and although boar are everywhere, actually spotting one is very rare. They shy away from humans very well and you'd have to be very cleverly seeking them out ...

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"So let it be written, so let it be done"

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<t>LarsMac;1527949 wrote: Just based on the idea that knowing an artifact is 60+ million years old, and that radiocarbon dating is ineffective past 50 thousand years would make me question why someone would attempt use radiocarbon dating on said artifact. Do you have documentation to sup...

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xfrodobagginsx;1528069 wrote: I am not going to respond to your attacks any more. Lars has made it clear that he doesn't want anymore of this. I won't be responding to you.
Excellent. We agree after all.

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<r>xfrodobagginsx;1528065 wrote: Your hatred for Christians and false accusations are common to the Liberal side of the isle because you can't win on facts. I'm not afraid of death, but you should be if you don't have Christ. I have no faith in the unknown. My faith is in what's known, that the Lord...

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<r>xfrodobagginsx;1528057 wrote: You are blinded by your own hatred of Christians where you can't even see that YOU are the one who is being hateful, not Christians. You show hate, while accusing Christians of hate. You show intolerance while accusing Christians of being intolerant. You show anger, ...

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<t>xfrodobagginsx;1528034 wrote: So, I parrot the words that you use to falsely accuse me and other Christians of hatred, anger and bigotry and I am the one who is launching the personal attacks? It is the hatred, anger, and bigotry of christianity that speak for themselves â€¦ all of these tra...

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<t>xfrodobagginsx;1528031 wrote: You are demonstrating that you have no interest in an honest conversation, only false allegations, accusing Christians of being what you in fact are, a hateful, angry, bigoted person. I know the difference between atheist and agnostic. Atheists don't believe in God. ...

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<t>xfrodobagginsx;1527950 wrote: FALSE. It has been proven that the Bible is God's Word. It has been proven that the bible is a work of fiction. God did not write the bible. The bible is FALSE. xfrodobagginsx;1527950 wrote: If you want to ridicule bigotry, look no further than your ...

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<t>xfrodobagginsx;1527950 wrote: Christians believe what the Bible says. It has been proven that the bible is a work of fiction. xfrodobagginsx;1527950 wrote: You are angry with Christians for actually believing God that those who reject Christ will go to hell. I am angry with ...

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<t>Raphael;1527936 wrote: Please do not be so nasty about extremist groups like the US . They have to undergo huge deprivations in their kind attempt to police the planet . Yes, I suppose you are right. It's the proverbial "dirty job" that someone simply must do and it's...

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<r>xfrodobagginsx;1527864 wrote: The Crusades was a retaliation for hundreds of years of oppression .............. Oh yeah, "Turn the other cheek" must be a Muslim thing. I get Muslims and Christians confused quite a lot lately. I should know better with Christian-dominated nations', illegal, ...

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