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(...) Isn't that pretty much the same as the idea of Nirvana? Being one with God, and all that? Steve (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why is that strange? At what point did it cross from "similar" to "too similar"? (...) They studied the object of the preposition "about" in the previous sentence. The pronoun "it" was intended to refer to that phrase without having to type it (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Adam Hoekwater wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Strange, but those interpretations are just too similar with the "tasavvuf" interpretations of islam. <snip> (...) They studied what? I don't think there are much material around to "study" these (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip the rest> You've answered an interesting thought experiment with "revealed truth" which we already knew, and further, since it's presented as factual, doesn't do anything to move the "what if" forward. Thanks anyway. Todd's thinking out (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) God invented time, space and physics as a way for us to live. Nobody made God, He's been around forever, in as much as forever can exist without time as a reference. (...) Heaven with God is an idea from the Bible, if you think that's (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Oops, he doth spoken already! :) All hail the almighty Larry! Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) Page -> (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Todd, Man, Todd, maybe you should ask God, er... Larry himself, he will tell you all you need to know! :) Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) Page -> (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think you can get away with that because they're a blood relation. I don't suppose you could do anything crafty like get legal guardianship of him somehow? Ok, on second thought, that would be just creepy. :P eric (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I don't usually like to talk politics with anything but a voting booth, but: (...) S'funny you should ask. We watch CNN all day at work, and recently California (? I think it was CA) voted down a referendum to recognise same-sex marriages. I was (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I saw a double feature at the Brattle last night (for those not familiar with Boston, the Brattle is a historic theatre in Harvard Square that shows arthouse movies and has cool things like author readings)- _American Movie_ and _Coven_. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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See _To Your Scattered Bodies Go_ (and the rest of the volumes) which I think has an interesting take on this. Farmer is a bit of a hack and tends to take about 2 books more than needed to get to the point, but this is some of his better stuff. (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I'm on my way to bed, but I just saw something on Slashdot which got me wondering a few things about Creation again... OK, ever since I was a child, I always wondered: If God made the universe, then who made God? (That's the classic question.) What (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Now *there's* a political philosophy I can identify with. Steve (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hmm. Yeah! Like, what if someone supports an elderly parent or grandparent? --Todd (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Ed & All, (...) Oh, I think this is wrong as well, and you should be able to deduct that expense. Anyone you take care of, partner, relative, etc. Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) defenitly not! (...) Can't think of any reason why not... (...) That's just wrong. :/ Dan (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Ed and all, (...) I don't really have much of an opinion per say on this. Do what you want in the bedroom, I don't go in yours, don't go in mine. (...) Should the governmnet have any say in it? I think the federal tax code is a total sham, and it (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No. At least not from a civil perspective. And it is only a civil perspective that should have standing in the eyes of the law. Marriage is a contract like any other Unless the parties CHOOSE to bring a third party in (the church) it has (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Heck no! (Then again, neither should the government, either.) (...) Absolutely! (IMHO) (...) Is there any way you could contract him to do any work for you, for some sort of salary or rate, whereby he could technically be self-employed and pay (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I'd like to hear your opinions on gay marriage/Domestic Partnerships. In America, where we have freedom of religion, should the church have any say in what constitutes a marriage? Should those in gay marriages/domestic partnerships be allowed the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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