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Bo Jackson - Arguably the Best Athlete of all Time
dbarry3What could have been is mind-blowing. But even in his all-to-short career he was one of the best. Madden once said Bo was the greatest athletes he has ever seen. Not football player, but athlete.
Falling Up - Escalator Confounds
dbarry3"Help! I've fallen and I'm still going up!"
Great comment, coreburn!
MTV's The State: Monkey Torture
dbarry3this was a show ahead of its time. Some brilliant sketches.
Fox News Host Mocks Jon Stewart's 9/11 Response
dbarry3Email Fox News at: Myword@foxnews.com to voice your dissatisfaction over John Gibson's comments.
Fred_Chopin
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dbarry3Good point, but "concluding" that mankind was created from a divine being does not come quickly. It should not. Just as I would hope that concluding that we all evolved from primordial soup would not come quickly and easily. Furthermore, this conclusion has to involve a leap of faith, just as a conclusion that believes we all are just monkeys involves a leap of faith. An honest perspective of both religion and science reveals that they both hinge on the act of faith. The object of faith changes, but the action is required. It's an epistemological issue: what do we know and how do we know it?
p.s. And please don't confuse me for a crazy "fundamentalist," nothing can be further from the truth. I am not arguing against all evolution, just against the thought that we are nothing but monkeys.
In reply to your comment:
“<QUOTE>Is the answer that we are EVOLVED monkeys? That still does not suffice. Being told I am nothing more than a monkey for 4 minutes does not do much for my self-esteem. I'd rather be created intentionally by a divine being.</QUOTE>
I'm curious, what makes you think that you are entitled to a quick answer (like "a divine being did it")? That you deserve it because if not, it's not good for your self-esteem...
We deserve an explanation as much as a cockroach does. ”
Monkeys - A Short Movie About What We Are
dbarry3I agree with gorgonheap. If all we are is monkeys than what should stop us from acting out on any one of our instincts at all?
Is the answer that we are EVOLVED monkeys? That still does not suffice. Being told I am nothing more than a monkey for 4 minutes does not do much for my self-esteem. I'd rather be created intentionally by a divine being.