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Frank Apisa

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Can you see that as meaning..."the existence of a soul" is not one of my blind guesses about the REALITY?
April 22, 2019 at 09:42
You have been enlightened. But you refuse the light. You MAY BE correct about a first cause, but you may be dead wrong. The "light" is not that you ar...
April 22, 2019 at 09:40
The thing you are refusing to see, Devans...is that while you have the white ball hitting the black ball and going into the hole using a cue stick hel...
April 22, 2019 at 08:44
As I've mentioned, my "linguistic skills" have gotten my opinions published in places where it was very difficult to be published. People like you pos...
April 22, 2019 at 08:37
I'd sooner take lessons in improving my posture from Quasimodo than take lessons from you or Chris in how to improve my writing.
April 21, 2019 at 20:57
C'mon, Devans. Your comment reminds me of the, "Apart from that bit, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?"
April 21, 2019 at 20:52
They all end with..."...this everyone refers to as God." I, for one, refer to it as "we do not know." Aquinas was an intelligent man for his day and r...
April 21, 2019 at 20:38
The question asked of me...which was the reason for my response, was: Gentlemen (he asked me an others), please sound off. Which of you are “strong at...
April 21, 2019 at 20:36
The 5 ways...the 5 "proofs"... ...are a joke.
April 21, 2019 at 20:33
Thomas Aquinas never showed it... ...and neither have you. I calculate a 94.6% chance that you are wrong in all your calculations.
April 21, 2019 at 20:32
In most of your posts to me...and about me...you are being a jerk-off. But here, I agree totally. I, also, am not assuming the universe is a creation....
April 21, 2019 at 20:31
Really. Okay...a moment of agreement with us. I agree that your comment is not a valid argument.
April 21, 2019 at 20:23
Understood!
April 21, 2019 at 19:14
If anything, I am an agnostic. I prefer not to use the descriptor...but instead state my position as: I do not know if gods exist or not; I see no rea...
April 21, 2019 at 19:12
I think Gnostic Bishop was attempting to find out how people feel about the prospect of death...and pt it into the "are you happy about the prospect" ...
April 21, 2019 at 17:11
???
April 21, 2019 at 16:59
On your home page, you mention that you are a NYC guy. Most people from NYC know the Frying Pan. It is probably the most famous watering hole in the t...
April 21, 2019 at 16:57
So...you know there are no gods. Tell me...do you spend any time on the Frying Pan?
April 21, 2019 at 16:50
Either the answer is "YES"...without that qualifier... ...or it is "NO." Which is it? For instance...are there any gods involved in the REALITY...or a...
April 21, 2019 at 14:55
Are you actually saying you DO KNOW the true nature of the REALITY of existence?
April 21, 2019 at 14:50
Allow me a question, because what would be interesting to me is to figure out why YOU would think anyone with a brain would say anything differently. ...
April 21, 2019 at 14:43
For starters, I will acknowledge it is a guess, Terrapin. Tell ya what...I will acknowledge something else: My guess is that NOBODY on the planet know...
April 21, 2019 at 13:24
You are being a jerk on this...so...as I said, we can just leave it be. Your notions on the word "atheist" are all wet. Your notions on the word "beli...
April 21, 2019 at 12:07
Think about that! In any case, since I found legitimate fault with the first sentence...why are you assuming I did not find lots of fault with the res...
April 21, 2019 at 11:46
The use of "belief" here is as useless as the use of the word "atheism." Neither communicates what really has to be communicated for a reasonable disc...
April 21, 2019 at 11:16
Your very first sentence in that post is totally wrong. And I have explained that to you. That is why I've asked for the clarification. No problem. We...
April 21, 2019 at 11:14
I totally understand, Devans. A few, if I may, though. "Then there are things that I have such a high conviction in that they class as a belief even t...
April 21, 2019 at 11:11
Yes...and almost all houses have a door in front and a door in back. It does not matter if you use the door in front or the door in back...if you are ...
April 21, 2019 at 11:02
I definitely did not get what you meant...and as I pointed out, some of what you said is questionable and not worded clearly. But, if it is not import...
April 21, 2019 at 10:56
All of your "calculations" are merely extensions of blind guesses that you refuse to acknowledge as blind guesses, Devans. You are determined to prove...
April 21, 2019 at 10:36
Thank you. I think I made it quite clear in what I said. This is a point I have discussed hundreds of times over two decades of posting on the Interne...
April 21, 2019 at 10:29
Not sure what "linguistically pragmatic" is supposed to mean...but my comment was important to what ou wrote. The two statements are different...and e...
April 21, 2019 at 10:26
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We do not know what Manning is charged with yet. Greenwald doesn't either. But WHATEVER it is...it is a charge brought by our government...and Assange...
April 21, 2019 at 10:22
I hope not, Terrapin. I enjoy our conversations. Here...let me make a modified version of the post that seems to have caused a problem. I do not know ...
April 20, 2019 at 22:56
If you cannot use the words I use when commenting on my comments...and prefer to make up words of your own... ...you are NOT commenting on what I wrot...
April 20, 2019 at 22:02
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If Glenn Greenwald wants to come here to discuss this with me...he is welcome to come. I am discussing it with the people who are here. Here is what I...
April 20, 2019 at 21:54
IF you do not mind, Terrapin...so that we are on the same page when we talk...I would prefer you use MY language when addressing what I say. I am sayi...
April 20, 2019 at 21:47
I'll take this first...and we can cover the other stuff in your post after hashing this out. I am astonished that you do not see the significant diffe...
April 20, 2019 at 21:45
I KNOW I do not know the true nature of the REALITY of existence. It is not a feeling...it is what I know.
April 20, 2019 at 21:30
Oops, just caught this. OF COURSE I DO NOT KNOW THE TRUE NATURE OF REALITY. Have you read what I have been saying? Here is something I wrote: I said, ...
April 20, 2019 at 17:05
Guys...wife and I are leaving for a family gathering. I'll miss yez. Be back tonight.
April 20, 2019 at 17:02
I do.
April 20, 2019 at 17:00
Obviously you are having a bit of trouble with the language used in this kind of discussion. I call your attention to the fact that a) I do not "belie...
April 20, 2019 at 17:00
You do have trouble quoting what people actually say...and want to substitute your own words for theirs...and then argue against your words. I did NOT...
April 20, 2019 at 16:46
I said it was my blind guess that YOU do not know either. If you are questioning what I said...please restate your question to reflect what I actually...
April 20, 2019 at 16:38
I am not interested if gods exist in the natural language of English. We were discussing if gods exist. I do not know if any gods exist or not. Are yo...
April 20, 2019 at 16:37
I'm not a Christian...so you can take up your generalization with one of them.
April 20, 2019 at 16:34
So...you are the kind who would resort to misquoting. Okay. Makes it easier to deal with you. I'll let you know when I am through with you. In the mea...
April 20, 2019 at 16:32
Your point is???
April 20, 2019 at 16:28
People unwilling to acknowledge they do not know if gods exist or not...or unwilling to acknowledge they cannot determine which is more likely... ...A...
April 20, 2019 at 16:11