"What?  You didn't think about it at all?"   "Well, no.  I mean, I did...but it seemed like everything was already written out.  I was told we just had to believe and everything would be cool." "Well it is, in a way.  I mean I don't mind you believing in me, but do you have any idea *how* cool life is?  I know I saw a lot of people try to describe it to you..."   "But it sounded like they were trying to discount you, sir, and since I ...

Thou shalt not proclaim faith as truth.  If it were truth, you wouldn't have to have faith in it.  It might BE truth, but you don't know for sure - therefore the faith.   Thou shalt not argue between religions.  They're all equally right or equally stupid.  The statistics of your faith being correct are pretty slim.  Wwe're talking less than a 1000th of a percent.   Thou shalt chill the fuck out.  If you're right, then WHEEEEEE!  If someon...

QFT __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I work as a scientist in the area of coating nanotechnology, or more precisely in the development of so called nano sputtering methods. Nano sputtering is a way to position single atoms or clusters of many atoms onto a surface to form a pattern with a nanometer thickness. Often the result is rather random; it is a little bit like firing off a shotgun against a wall with the atoms ...

I Facebook a lot.  And I have a lot of old friends who are diehard Christians.  I love them, just the same, but at times I become perturbed.   Here's the scenario.  Multiple facebook friends had significant others in surgery at the same time.  They all thanked God for their successful surgeries.  Ok, that's fine.  But something was missing.   Do you know how freaking long it takes to become a surgeon?  Have you ANY idea what is required to...

I've become very accustomed to Facebook.  In fact, it was Facebook that was the sole reason I hooked up with 8 of my old high school buddies for a party about one month ago.  It was an awesome party, and we all just shook our heads at the awesomeness of Facebook bringing old ties back to life.  It's a party which will grow and become annual.   But there's a downside.  I have to keep my mouth shut sometimes, and anyone here that knows me KNOWS that I refuse to keep ...