Dan Greene

Reply to Voting Isn't Working in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I don't think voting is a luxury. I think it's a necessity. Those who would elevate certain people to posistions of power should have and demand the right to vote them both in and out of that power. Just because some people have not fought for that right, from those who would deny it, or earned it, by helping to create or maintain a society who would utilize it, doesn't mean it is not a right. Luxuries are things which are given or created as gifts and non-essentials. Voting

Reply to WINDOWS VISTA? in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

I'm sure Vista will continue to improve and become more of a necessity as 64bit computing becomes more mainstream. As of today it is not. The next operating system that Microsoft is working on is maybe be as major as XP has turned out to be. Vista may just be another sort of offshoot like WIN ME or WIN 2000 rather then the major development that XP was. I'd rather see Vista get backward compatibility and be more of a trial run rather than a total waste of a launch. Others will disagree

Reply to Voting Isn't Working in Current Events JoeUser Forums

You can fire them, but only if their party hates the sun of a bitch we elect too. Which isn't likely to happen, unless a R gets elected but starts signing into law and sponsoring for all the D's priorities or vice versa. The game is only played as a team sport. Bi-partisanship is largely dead for most of the 8 year period. After about the first year the "we are going to work together" talk stops and it turns into "a battle on capitol hill" or "the D's are stonewalling" or the R's "wont

Reply to Bridge Collapse is Example of Crumbling Infastructure! in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm pretty sure Bush's policy of lowering taxes has succeeded in growing the economy. Or maybe that's just a myth too.

Reply to Voting Isn't Working in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The whole process is rigged by the two party system to ensure independents don't challenge the two party system. After that, between the two parties it's a challenge to outspend the other and campaign earlier and earlier. Pretty soon we are going to get one year of work out of these politicians and three of campaigning. The sole thing politicians care about is getting reelected. They will make compromises and decisions to align themselves with that goal to the best of their a

Reply to Bridge Collapse is Example of Crumbling Infastructure! in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm sorry to offend you I just thought a little perspective might be in order, not necessarily targeting you for anything, just observing you two were bringing up issues which are a graveyard of dead horses. I was waiting to read about, the moon landings Bush faked, and the tainted Busch Beans that were Bush's fault next. The collapse of a bridge while people were workin

Reply to Bridge Collapse is Example of Crumbling Infastructure! in Politics JoeUser Forums

I guess this isn't about a bridge that broke anymore. I guess its not about the people who are dead because of our faulty system of checking out our engineering structures sufficiently. It's pretty much Col Gene and Gideon going at each other because they don't have much better to do evidently.

Reply to Lots of passion, zero solutions in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Because of this all that I had written was lost in response to this quote was lost and I was angry, angry enough to wait a while before I wrote it again but ended up forgetting about it. But here it is now." I have Firefox too, and I know the feeling. I wish Windows would automatically copy what you are typing and store it on a second clipboard so that anything you inputted via keyboard

Reply to God Talking to People in Religion JoeUser Forums

Well looks like we have a consensus, that none of us agrees. I'd say that is probably not overwhelming evidence of divine existence.

Reply to Bridge Collapse is Example of Crumbling Infastructure! in Politics JoeUser Forums

yup

Reply to God Talking to People in Religion JoeUser Forums

Care to share? You know what don't bother, I remember you, you're evil.

Reply to Bridge Collapse is Example of Crumbling Infastructure! in Politics JoeUser Forums

None of you know why that bridge collapsed, because it isn't known yet to anybody, not even a preliminary cause is known. Nobody knows how many are dead from it, and you are already assigning blame. Preliminary evidence suggests it was a bridge in need of repair and that it was identified as "deficient structurally" well folks 70,000 other bridges in this country fall into that category but that doesn't necessarily mean they are expected to fall over tomorrow. I will suppose t

Reply to Lots of passion, zero solutions in Politics JoeUser Forums

Perhaps you've been under a rock bud but the only concern on the elected people's minds in this country about 50% of the time is how to get reelected. Saying and doing anything to that effect is their goal. Not solving our problems. I think we should change our system in favor of a single 5 or 6 year term, where nobody gets reelected. With the pace of change in our society 8 years is an eternity, and considering the last few terms about the 6th/7th year of a presidency nothing gets acco

Reply to God Talking to People in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Do you question all works of antiquity like you do the scriptures? Do you believe Homer wrote the Illiad? The history recorded in the Scriptures proves to be accurate. As far as we have been able to determine, the names, places and events mentioned in the Bible have been recorded accurately." I do question any work which proclaims to be "the way" or exclaim supernatural acts and powers to be possible. The Illiad is a story, there is no religion based upon the story, certainly no cult o

Reply to Lots of passion, zero solutions in Politics JoeUser Forums

It seems like the only war that matters is "The war on Terror in Iraq."

Reply to God Talking to People in Religion JoeUser Forums

I mean no disrespect to you KFC, but your evidence is not proof of fact. Three of your quotations are right from the bible. A book written by a collection of people, not God's who put their own spin on the concept of God. Just because they were "prophets" does not make them anymore then you or I. "If you are truly searching, God will speak to you and you too will be blown away." You choose to characterize my search as though it could be false. Well I can understand your belief

Reply to The Sins of the Father in Religion JoeUser Forums

First, I didn't say I haven't heard about "butch" female gym teacher(s). Big deal, 10-20% of the population is homosexual, get over it. My question to you is, Why bring it up? Where is the relevance? What the bulk of homosexuals and heterosexuals are not, are pedophiles. A persons SEXUAL ORIENTATION, is not the issue when it comes to priests, educators, or gym teachers. Secondly stop putting words into my mouth or on the screen, implying that I meant that. For the record what I did say

Reply to God Talking to People in Religion JoeUser Forums

"again i provided to you a logical deductive answer. You didnt even try to discuss it. you just keep repeating that there is no sfficient evidence. but you dont discuss what is proposed as evidence, so how would you arrive at anything if you dont discuss the answers available?" The evidence you cite, is not from first hand sources, it is also hardly historically correct. There are plenty of stories that people feel perfectly acceptable taking as figurative rather then literal connotatio

Reply to The Sins of the Father in Religion JoeUser Forums

"But do not call for the condemnation and conviction of the "Church". The Church contains those who should be condemned and convicted - as well as a billion other people that are not at fault and who have been working to root out the problem as well." I agree there have been people working against allowing this to continue to happen in the future, however after a pattern of acceptance and a strategy to deal with the problem while keeping the abusers in the organization is inexcusable. <

Reply to God Talking to People in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Gen.1:26, When God created man, "He said, 'Let us make man to Our Image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea...."" Comes from a book written by man right? Genesis, in the bible? Lula pilgrims, writes a bunch of things about how the idea is more of we are like God, that is to say man (+woman) is like God but not in image but in similarity. I ask you why it is evident that God exists? Why is that logical? Why do we often claim God to be a he, rather

Reply to The Sins of the Father in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Dan, how about the sex abuse children suffer in the public schools? Do you who think our children are safe and sound in public schools? Are you aware of this and if you are, are you just as outraged?" I am yes, however I tend to believe that in the past it was much more likely in the church that a priest would be rotated between communities while in public schools, staff would be brought to the authorities. Families also go looking for money and lawsuits much easier against public offi

Reply to Lots of passion, zero solutions in Politics JoeUser Forums

I love to answer questions. My solution to Iraq is A. Announce we are leaving! B. Hold a conference with any nation interested in "post USA occupation" planning. Invite, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, U.A.E, Kuwait, but don't turn down anyone who wants to talk. C. Spell out situation in Iraq and let each nation speak on its views, let Iraq make agreements with it's neighbors and figure out what it wants to do, who's help it wants to ask for, who's help

Reply to The Sins of the Father in Religion JoeUser Forums

Big Problem Oversexification of life in general in the USA. It's sad but true, and its not "sexs'" fault it sells, it's "sexs' fault we can't stop buying! Media, school, some workplaces, Television "OMFG have you watched this shit lately on TV" Sex is largely the only ratings grabber, that and "The Stars" because people are obsessed about style over substance. I can't go 15 min on cable tv on some channels without needing to switch or puke. Maybe I'm just overly sensitive to it but

Reply to God Talking to People in Religion JoeUser Forums

"First look into that question. and that question CAN NOT be answered by all those why's. His existence is independent from all that. He said His existence is evident in His creations. nothing else will prove his existence to anyone who uses his intellectual ability that He gave to each Human. If we dont use our logic and brains in that, there is no need to bother with all those questions." A. Show me where this is written. B. If it is written, does it in fact not just contradict wh

Reply to God Talking to People in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Well, biologically men don't have one less rib, anymore . But it has also raised the question of the belly button, did Adam and Eve or did they not have a belly button since they weren't born. In the end, humans don't reveal much, if anything about God." That would assume you have any evidence as to the physiology of God. I'm assuming you don't. Contega you seem to have an answer for everything. Nothing I ask is unanswerable to you. I appreciate your responses, but seriously