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Comment on iPhone 2.0 by Neil

Neil — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:47:33 +0000

I have heard there are problems with typing on the keyboard. I had a 300 baud modem they are not fast. I was so happy when I got my Hayes compatible 1200 baud modem. I feel old.

Comment on iPhone 2.0 by moleboy

moleboy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:54:09 +0000

oh yeah. I completely avoided the disaster.
Thing is, the new firmware sucks big donkey dick.
I could send an email faster whistling at 300 baud than I can now.

Comment on iPhone 2.0 by Neil

Neil — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:52:43 +0000

So is your iphone working or not?

Comment on Michelle Malkin: Liberals hate patriotism. by moleboy

moleboy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:35:00 +0000

no, I take it back. I only wish it was the stupidest thing I’ve heard today.

What is sad is how ‘patriotism’ has become politicized.
Support the war or you are a traitor and want the troops to die.
Support the President, its a time of war!
Support everything the US does or you are unpatriotic and can’t be trusted.

The Founding Father’s would be proud.

Comment on Michelle Malkin: Liberals hate patriotism. by moleboy

moleboy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:20:45 +0000

well, that’s the stupidest thing I’ve heard today.
‘Love of country’ doesn’t mean ‘blind’, and it doesn’t mean that you don’t also want to change it.
That’s the problem. ‘Patriotism’ has been changed to mean unquestioning obedience.
And that NEVER works out well.

Comment on Michelle Malkin: Liberals hate patriotism. by Tim W.

Tim W. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:56:53 +0000

I never met a dedicated liberal, progressive, democrat, whatever is the current label who actually was proud to be a citizen of the United States. Not one. At the root of patriotism is love of ones country and quiet honestly I doubt very much that any democrat gets that.

Comment on More piss-poor criticism of atheism by moleboy

moleboy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:10:05 +0000

Yeah, but God would be outside ‘everything’. Or, at least, could be. No rules, dontchaknow.
(yes, I know that makes no sense…yet it seems to make sense to some…)

Comment on More piss-poor criticism of atheism by Samuel Skinner

Samuel Skinner — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:40:44 +0000

No, if God existed he would be inside reality. Reality is… well, everything

Comment on More piss-poor criticism of atheism by moleboy

moleboy — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:40:18 +0000

If determinism IS true, then he has no choice but to live his life consistent with determinism. By definition. Regardless as to how he thinks he lives his life (those thoughts also being predetermined).

That said, you raise an interesting point. Freewill seems to be the kind of thing that can’t be proven or disproven because it can’t be defined in any meaningful way.
I find that the same issue occurs when you try and get people to define ‘god’. You either get the breaded guy on the throne, or some string of words that don’t really seem to mean anything, and can’t actually be discussed. Which is fine, in a sense, because if god actually exists, he would be an entity outside of time and space and anything you and I would call reality. He would be undefinable from our perspective. But that also means no real argument can be made for his existence that isn’t based on “We don’t understand X therefor god must exist”.

Comment on More piss-poor criticism of atheism by Samuel Skinner

Samuel Skinner — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:20:39 +0000

You could say he does live his life consistant with determinism- the only true alternative is randomness. Free will is literally impossible to put in any wording and in such a way that it isn’t incomprehensible.