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Re: Creationism in schools
Well, that is exactly my point, sunshine. They said that they were inspired by Darwin, just as they said they were inspired by God, I would say that were true ...
Jul 27, 2012 -
Re: Creationism in schools
So discounting evolution is presumptuous, but discounting a direct recent creation by miraculous means is...not? But it isn't about discounting Creationism, it's about being allowed to teach science i
Jul 27, 2012 -
Re: Haiku Battle
Is a leaf a leaf or the sap that retreated back into the tree?
Jul 27, 2012 -
Re: Creationism in schools
I totally don’t understand the first sentence, even after reading it a few times. God will change? I still don’t understand you. How can an all-powerful God who does not ...
Jul 27, 2012 -
Re: How to kill a character (without killing yourself)
Slightly unorthodox idea, but talk to them about it. Write a short piece, not for your main story, about them sitting on your desk as you're writing, raiding your fridge, ...
Jul 27, 2012 -
Re: Religion Chat
I believe PenguinAttack is a god. And Pigeon.
Jul 25, 2012 -
Re: Progress: Is it a lie?
Happiness is the state of being contented. I do remember a saying that goes something like, “The more you have, the more you’ll want” (That most probably was not an ...
Jul 25, 2012 -
Re: What is Good/Evil?
I think a hero complex is usually pretty evil. A villain doesn't necessarily take it as a given that they are in the right, which makes them sort of unique. ...
Jul 25, 2012 -
Re: God(s) and Society
The "I don't know, therefore god" problem only arises when the person in question is a christian scientist. This is true for Christian scientists, and I do not dispute that ...
Jul 23, 2012 -
Re: Contemporary Art
See, I get pissed about people being like this about 'modern' music. It is not that freaking modern any more, is the thing. Most of the stuff people whinge about ...
Jul 20, 2012 -
Re: Yourself as the main character?
Hate to contradict, but many of those weren't strictly autobiographical, but taking elements of the author and extending them into a fictional character, often to work through something the authors ...
Jul 8, 2012 -
Re: Yourself as the main character?
Nope. A piece of advice. You are probably a very nice person, but nobody can write good fiction about themselves. Woah, that is a big big statement. What about "Big ...
Jul 7, 2012 -
Re: Yourself as the main character?
I think writing a self portrait is a good way to start refining your characterisation, but you have to be pretty fearless. It's like in art class when everyone has ...
Jun 28, 2012 -
Re: Women Priests
Anyway, a vocation sometimes is at its very definition something which is limited by gender. In mass today, they were talking about vocations, and one of the vocations they were ...
Jun 25, 2012 - Re: Watermelons May 31, 2012
