What happened to Jon Stewart? Did John Oliver finally strike him down and take the throne for himself?

The attitude Stephen Fry refers to of "he's got it all, why is he unhappy?" is something I've heard rather too many times and shows such a poor understanding of the situation. That's the point. He's got it all yet he's unhappy - hence, it's an illness. If you're unhappy when you have reason to be unhappy, that's normal and healthy.

@cluhlenbrauck, how do you know he didn't set these goals? I know he's lost a lot of weight in the last few years, that suggests he did has done this. It's not just a case of setting goals.

That's 14, Rich, not 7. 7 pairs, and it seems to imply 2 pairs of the unclean animals, not the 1 pair that I'd thought was the case before I saw this. That makes slightly more sense in terms of reducing inbreeding but given Biblical views on evolution (and homosexuality, which would also muck up the 1 pair plan), I'm not sure this applies.

Looking at the numerous translations, there all combinations of 7 clean animals / 7 pairs, and 2 unclean animals / 2 pairs.

Why are they able to overtake the leader? They seem to be waiting, holding back, intending to just overtake right at the end but how come they've got anything to hold back? Is it because they're drafting in the leader's slipstream?

Ironically, not available in 1080 quality.

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Joking?

@shinyblurry, I don't care about scripture. I don't believe in it. I don't believe it was written by God, directly or through man. I believe it was written by man, alone, and has been translated, manipulated, and copied for centuries so even if it had any truth, it would be long, long gone. The scripture you quote is all about trying to fool yourself anyway. God could prove his existence in a millionth of a second, why is he so insecure that he needs to play games with us?

I used to pray, but I have never ever heard of one single prayer actually having any supernatural effect. It always comes down to confirmation bias or the placebo effect. Not once has a single prayer done a damn thing, yet people fool themselves into not only believing that it works, but that it always works.

Again, I have considered this at great length. I was Christian, I was probably baptised, I believed in God and I tried to talk to him. But I grew out of having invisible friends.

Everything, every possible set of circumstances, is "consistent with the bible", because your interpretation morphs to fit whatever reality you can't manage to pretend doesn't exist. When childish nonsense like "God works in mysterious ways" is considered a valid argument, absolutely anything will confirm your belief that the Bible says God is true and that's reliable because God says the Bible is true and that's reliable because the Bible says God is true and that's reliable because God says ...

The point you appear to be making, shinyblurry, is that science/Atheism (which are not the same thing but I see where you're coming from) refuses to consider theological arguments.

I have. I was technically a Christian, when I was too young to make up my own mind. Over nearly 10 years I went from believing every word of the Bible, through doubting more and more of it until realising that I no longer believed at all, that it was of moderate historical value only. I was no longer Christian. During this process, I considered theological arguments and found them all wanting.

I continue to read and consider such matters and I've continued to find the non-theological explanations for events and trends to be massively more convincing.

I think this is the same for most people with similar beliefs - these arguments have been considered and have been found unconvincing. The reason I am reluctant to engage in discussion is because the discussion has been had; nothing has changed since. The discussions become the same circular logic that contributed to me losing my faith in Christianity. The same discussions as have been happening for hundreds of years.

I'm perfectly prepared to consider the topic and reconsider how I think the world works, my world view if you like. If there was anything to discuss, I'd be happy to do so. But there's nothing to discuss because your arguments have been made many times by many people over many centuries and they're pretty much talked out. I have listened, I have discussed and I have considered. And I disagree.

I'm not Atheist because I am 100% certain that there can no be a God in any way. I am Atheist because of Russel's teapot. I've found no evidence and no argument which is even slightly convincing for any religion.

Oh shinyblurry, you can always be relied on for a laugh.

Ah yes, no better place and time to shock people than when they're holding cups of scalding hot liquid!

I wonder if he had any way to check. Perhaps he could see out, or could get a signal from the camera man when it's safe. If he did that just as someone was taking a sip of coffee then lawsuit.

Is that really legal? Can they not be done for price fixing?

And both definitely involved a full moon.

What does that actually mean, 300 FPS? Recorded at 300 frames per second, on it's own, doesn't tell me anything.

Is it playing back at 25 FPS, therefore it's slowed down by a factor of 12? Or (just to illustrate my point) is it played back at 900 FPS, therefore sped up 3x?

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