Sylvester said: "How can a community be friendly if some members feel that they get less respect than others solely based on their beliefs? A member shouldn't feel that just because they are religious, they are considered mentally inept by other members of the community.

People are judgmental and you are going to have some who think less of others becuase of their beliefs. But like Mink said you just have to have a some skin on you. I know full well that when I post a comment that states I am an atheist I will alienate a certain percentage of people. They may not want to talk to me or be associated with me and thats fine, it happens, and honestly I wouldn't want to get know people that shallow. I personally don't give a rats ass what you believe in as long as you understand that you have your beliefs and I have mine.

In the end I think it works out though, you might have some people that shun you for your beliefs but in the end those people will spend their days lonely and unhappy.

Please don't institute comment upvotes/downvotes. I barely have time to vid vote.

Most of the comment threads about religion do tend to rescue themselves from pure flameout because of members like gwaan, Sylvester, etc. are up to debate in a civil fashion. So it seems that the e-mailer was on the sensitive side. Even the thread in question turned interesting after the pro forma doggerel of "All religion is Bullshit!" was spat upon the page. Too many atheists here either don't recognize or don't care to grapple with the cultural and communicative value that religion provides to some individuals and some communities. A value that is similar to the value that quantitative or scientific rationalism provides to atheists.

Fascinating. I've actually noticed this and assumed it was because bands don't care as much about dynamics anymore (or MP3s aren't as good at reproducing my favorite, explosive sounds). Now I think maybe it's the producers or the labels, not the bands at all. Is it really about this kind or process? Sylvester -- can you tell me? Are MP3s robbing me of my dynamics? Or is it just a fact of modern life? Should I buy a player that can handle FLAC, or will that not help?

Sylvester you are saying you should lie to sumone becuse i might make there life better if thay belive it . anny way im sure if he had a good understanding of real philosiphy then he wouldent comit suicide and do benofecail things. i think its absalutly apaling that sumone should do good bassed entirely off a lie its esentualy self imposed slavery

Congrats Sylvester! Keep it up!

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Thanks Sylvester!

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm gonna strut!"

written, directed, and produced by sylvester stallone with music by frank stallone...magic.

Sylvester's avatar looks like a ghost doggie with a knife.

Here's Fletch's first avatar that I liked:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/472778829_07395ac1d8_o.jpg

I'm now wondering if that's a Martin Guitar Dag's holding . . . hmmmmm?

@snaremop, I knew that was deoderant! Disney is a great place, no?

@farhad, I like the riot cop.

Swampgirl . . . love your dog. It always make me feel bluesy in a musical sort of way when I see it with Swampgirl

I liked Ant's old avatar better than his current one, but the current one makes me think of electron microscopes which sends me to YouTube looking for good science stuff.

@gwaan - Is that spaghetti or snot?

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Sorry Sylvester!! I meant to upvote!! I'm hungry and shaky, and I missed!

and pray tell where are these mysterious and fabled discrepancies sylvester?

Agreed gluonium, A more fitting form of questioning would be "Do you dispute evolution"

Yet answering "no" on that question still marks you as a complete idiot, and Sylvester, in order to understand why, read a book on evolution to understand what it actually means. No sane person could dispute such a claim more than they could dispute the claim that the earth is not flat.

Yes Sylvester. People who don't believe in evolution are idiots. Actually they're more than that. They're complete ignorant fucking morons.

EDIT-----Sylvester_Ink and Farhad2000-----Sylvester--you have no edit of Farhad2000 who chose to specifically insult and attack my view, first --if you look at the line of comments. I do not appreciate or need your specific written attack on me. This is a serious issue and people like you are making it worse all the time. Why do you not edit farhad2000 since he started it? You choose to defend him who is obviously prone to violence and has an extremely distorted perception. Mexico agreed with NAFTA and was in very bad shape long before that agreement was made. Why not blame Canada for your personal problems while your at it. What do you know about a "civil debate" when I'm being insulted by people who do not even know how to spell. I will sit back now and let the moronic inferno continue regarding my valid comments about ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. I resent your criticism. When you speak of "people" --I support the people who respect the laws and customs of the country that they find themselves in---I feel sorry for those"people" who chose to break the law and now want to be bailed out by the American govenment while at the same time hating the American government. PATHETIC!

finally it loaded! great clip, gg!


i second sylvester.
linux has got many problems, but like every os has.
the difference is that its problems are, well, different, so, if you are used to windows, you simply have to re-learn something. not a great deal, usually.

Nice one sylvester! This is a great fight with two amazing fighting styles.