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It does. See: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/332555/jewish/Maimonides-13-Principles-of-Faith.htm , particularly #3. In understanding t...

The hypothetical requires that (1) I believe in an inferno like hell, that (2) there is a belief system that can protect me from that, and that (3) th...

Critical biblical scholarship, which is taught in most universities, and is likely something any formally trained minister is well versed in (although...

That was my point. You have to buy into the basic legitimacy of Christianity in order for Pascal to be relevant. If Pascal's point was to get me to be...

I heard the flip phone is making a come back. There's nothing cooler than slouching back in your chair, flipping the phone so that it opens up, puttin...

It'll probably be easier for you to buy a second phone and see how your uploads work than to get a straight answer out of me.

I was being less generous in that regard and I would insist, for example, that if someone's account violates physical laws, then I would discount thei...

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Top of the morning to one and to all!

Pascal's wager assumes a relationship between belief in God and salvation, an ideosyncratically Christian notion, which just because pervasive does no...

Empirical evidence for the supernatural is a contradictory notion because that which is sensed must be by definition natural. That is, if I see a ghos...

I thought you said they were in blankets.

Wow. Disco sucks worse than I remembered.

This is the #5 hit from sometime in February 1979. Rock on party people. https://youtu.be/K9S5EZgIJck

Instead of watching the superbowl, I found this radio station that is playing the Casey Kasem top 40 hits from a random week in 1979. The station has ...

Are you sure that's not hemorrhoid cream?

Bowling is bigger in the northeast and Midwest because you need indoor activities when it's cold. Down here we go outside, or at least we used to. Now...

Just tell them your size and hand them yours as collateral and the nice lady will lend you a recently defumigated pair.

What would go well with that shirt is chili cheese fries and bowling shoes.

I made chicken quarters baked in BBQ sauce last night. I learned this recipe from the office cafeteria where I used to work. It was Wednesday"s offeri...

My son told me he wanted to be a vet until he learned it wasn't just about putting animals to sleep.

3 day time control isn't really all that long.

Nice ambiguity, but worry not, the Hanover clan remains tightly bound, despite the efforts of my spinster aunt to metaphorically cut and splice us wit...

The coal might come in handy should the heat fail. Use it just before you start pulling floorboards to burn. My aunt left me the silverware. It was en...

A small smattering of Hanoverian kitsch: /uploads/resized/files/hx/dcmd06h3hwsnzyny.jpg /uploads/resized/files/i5/rjinls413jekhn4o.jpg /uploads/resize...

Fundamentally, humans are driven to survival, not toward selfish promotion. If it works toward our survival that we abuse one another, we will, and th...

INo, I'm the fiery redhead from the porn channel. Easy mistake to make.

Let's try and make this experiment a real world situation. The king (the responder) tells you (the offererer) to pay him his fair tax by giving him a ...

They're not giving you something for nothing. They're giving you money to buy their right to keep some money. They are buying a favor from you, and in...

The key to a quality scone is using very cold ingredients. You will want to freeze your butter and then use a cheese shredder to grate it. Use cold wa...

It seemed intuitive to me that if someone offered me say $1,000,000, my answer would be to accept it regardless because it was a very substantial, lif...

So this strikes me as the real question, particularly whether the rejections are artifacts related to insignificant amounts being offered and whether ...

I don't pretend to be doing anything. I'm just not trying to convince myself or others that carrying on about injustice with those within earshot actu...

I'm sure the suffering gain great comfort in knowing you are working hard for them into the wee hours of the night from your barstool wagging your fin...

What I know about him was I had an instructor who was working on his Ph.D. at the time and he mentioned his research related to Hare. This is the anth...

I like a routine ground out to the second baseman and a lob to first as the runner lazily trots to the bag knowing he will soon be turning toward the ...

I moved and am awaiting my opponent. I just wanted to be able to say that one time.

I wonder if they could make an AI program that could create humor, finally eliminating the need for my very limited contribution to the world. I think...

Yes and no. As to complexity, when I coached the six and under Cardinals, I can attest you could never get the kids to run the right way, to throw the...

I went to a game once and an English guy was behind me and he was asking his friends, "this is bizarre, do some players never even get to touch the ba...

What I like about watching a baseball game is that you have to keep looking at the scoreboard to remember the score and who's playing.

When in NYC, I like to go to the Sabrett's hotdog stand and order a bowl of month old hot dog broth. The taste of old dogs, the aluminum liner, and th...

Is your reference to the darkest corners a slight on American products or are you guys just in need of light bulbs? If the latter, I can send you some...

Was it real Pumpernickel or American brown bread? https://www.196flavors.com/pumpernickel/ Being a bread guy, I was thinking of making some real Pumpe...

Pumpernickel is better than white, or pseudo-pumpernickel which I think is just swirled rye. You don't see real pumpernickel here, but I know such thi...

If you go to the convenience store and buy a roller dog, it'll come with a steamed drawer bun. I like the dogs that have rolled the longest. They're s...

As with each morning, I rose the flag and sang the national anthem. I'd appreciate if you'd do the same. https://youtu.be/sjzZh6-h9fM

Proper actually is "it had done bout read."

The only way you'd know this would be if you were actually an American in Queen Mum's clothing. Just who exactly are you?

I am so American, I don't even know what colour means, but I have to look it up in a dictionary each time. You might as well be speaking Australian or...