tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post1192760233265250686..comments2023-10-18T16:25:13.593+01:00Comments on Famous for 15 megapixels: I have seen the face of God...Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-41376056487354501482008-10-21T21:03:00.000+01:002008-10-21T21:03:00.000+01:00er, that should be 'educated' rather than 'educati...er, that should be 'educated' rather than 'education'<BR/><BR/>Anyway, talking of people wasting their lives in front of the tv, here's what <A HREF="http://www.shirky.com/herecomeseverybody/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html" REL="nofollow">Clay Shirky</A> has to say on the matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-48341991520423024592008-10-21T20:17:00.000+01:002008-10-21T20:17:00.000+01:00Thought of the scene from Network when otherwise n...Thought of the scene from <I>Network</I> when otherwise normal education blokes started ramming cars into airport terminals and such. I thought about Finch telling his viewers to open the window, put their heads outside and shout, "I'm as angry as hell and I just can't take it anymore."<BR/><BR/>Well, that was then (70s): terrorism is now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-2451698521864092132008-10-21T18:25:00.000+01:002008-10-21T18:25:00.000+01:00http://www.answers.com/topic/pascal-s-wagernot too...http://www.answers.com/topic/pascal-s-wager<BR/><BR/>not too bad eitherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-81452161515876425812008-10-21T18:23:00.000+01:002008-10-21T18:23:00.000+01:00Aaah but Stef (21 October 2008 13:13) my dear frie...Aaah but Stef (21 October 2008 13:13) my dear friend, there is no contradiction between free will, pre-deterrmination and dynamism other than that which the limitations of the human mind erect as barriers to frustrate conception of a solution.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately our educational institutions, and structured society in general, provide little in the way of encouragement to contemplate such a position.<BR/><BR/>It is an endless source of amusement that any aspect or consequence of God could possibly be properly grasped by the human brain, - an organ the size of a rather small melon.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7681914.stm" REL="nofollow">Watch out, Dawkins's about</A><BR/><BR/>Pascals gambit still holds. Interesting post <A HREF="http://demokat.blogspot.com/2007/04/pascals-gambit.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-80422194514153142302008-10-21T18:07:00.000+01:002008-10-21T18:07:00.000+01:00I think I've seen another clip from that movie. Th...I think I've seen another clip from that movie. The 'dummy' urges people on a broadcast infront of a live studio audience(ahem) to turn off the TV and warns of its evils.<BR/><BR/>Good quality advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-41415596802447141002008-10-21T14:15:00.000+01:002008-10-21T14:15:00.000+01:00To gain enlightenment we must attend to both the A...To gain enlightenment we must attend to both the Apollonian and the Dionysian.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608591025225519578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-85739157953087868392008-10-21T13:47:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:47:00.000+01:00hmmm, from Network to Rainbow Islandsthat's an int...hmmm, from <I>Network</I> to <I>Rainbow Islands</I><BR/><BR/>that's an interesting path to personal enlightenmentStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-28845766790967707802008-10-21T13:45:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:45:00.000+01:00more than compensated for by its jaunty graphicsmore than compensated for by its <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Islands:_The_Story_of_Bubble_Bobble_2" REL="nofollow">jaunty graphics</A>Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-66287587904465363742008-10-21T13:39:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:39:00.000+01:00The only computer game I have ever played was call...The only computer game I have ever played was called rainbow island on the wonderful amiga, so I can't really comment.<BR/>It was quite nice but I fear the body count was too low for current gamerzzz.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608591025225519578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-26885409885175361562008-10-21T13:36:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:36:00.000+01:00Yeah, I forgot he took a kip on the seventh dayYeah, I forgot he took a kip on the seventh daypaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608591025225519578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-62363166465722154892008-10-21T13:34:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:34:00.000+01:00and, though I've only tried it once, The Sims game...and, though I've only tried it once, <I>The Sims</I> gameplay does veer to the dull side after a while doesn't it?Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-30509416543573532242008-10-21T13:33:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:33:00.000+01:00as it happens, with the exception of the seven day...as it happens, with the exception of the seven days bit, I currently doStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-63569990763032112352008-10-21T13:20:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:20:00.000+01:00If you look at the universe as a biological versio...If you look at the universe as a biological version of the sims created in seven days, then predestination would make it rather boring for the creator.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608591025225519578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-4800569369610866402008-10-21T13:13:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:13:00.000+01:00One of the biggest internal contradictions of orga...One of the biggest internal contradictions of organised monotheistic religions is that they...<BR/><BR/>a) hold that all individuals are created with free will and conscience and are therefore accountable and will be judged on the basis of the decisions they make<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>b) teach that God regularly intervenes in human affairs and has decreed how things will turn out thousands of years in advance<BR/><BR/>Of course, most atheists believe something very similar and know that once they have enough computing power they will be able to model everything that has been and will be<BR/><BR/>Actually, I'm hard put to think of any belief system that doesn't include a belief in destiny in some shape or form and if you bump into anyone who denies that it'd be kind of interesting to ask them how they plan to become immortalStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-63620665790821926872008-10-21T12:45:00.000+01:002008-10-21T12:45:00.000+01:00I was just wondering if anyone believes in destiny...I was just wondering if anyone believes in destiny?<BR/>www.GodYesOrNo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-16140070306084470122008-10-21T12:39:00.000+01:002008-10-21T12:39:00.000+01:00It might not have changed anything, but steeping y...It might not have changed anything, but steeping your nut in this sort of stuff certainly changed me.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608591025225519578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-55246361484839234252008-10-21T09:50:00.000+01:002008-10-21T09:50:00.000+01:00...though, in fairness to Lumet, if he had mention......though, in fairness to Lumet, if he had mentioned the banksters his movie would never have been madeStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-33232804227070877882008-10-21T09:48:00.000+01:002008-10-21T09:48:00.000+01:00It is indeed quality stuffWhat it, and most other ...It is indeed quality stuff<BR/><BR/>What it, and most other infotainment of its ilk, conspicuously failed to do was mention the role played by the banksters in all of this <BR/><BR/>I, and I suspect one or two others, spent the better part of the next 20 years thinking the likes of Exxon, Union Carbide and Coca Cola were responsible for all the world's ills when, in fact, they're just the delivery boysStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-54722867962204480542008-10-21T09:38:00.000+01:002008-10-21T09:38:00.000+01:00Delightful."Why me?""Because you're on television,...Delightful.<BR/><BR/>"Why me?"<BR/><BR/>"Because you're on television, dummy"<BR/><BR/>Plus ca change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com