Posted on 08/19/2007 6:54:27 PM PDT by TFFKAMM
They charged 200 bucks a pop to attend the damned event... and thus they became the bourgeoisie that they hated. Cool. Or should I say Hot? (As in the Hell they say they don’t believe in?)
What is the purpose of a chunk of granite or a dinosaur or poison ivy? You’re asking silly questions.
You failed to answer the question.
Maybe some year you’ll get the point that your method can’t answer such questions.
What empirical standard are you using to base them as silly?
Sols’ method can’t show what is silly either.
What non-empirical standard are you using to base them as not-silly?
You’ve put the cart before the horse. First we have to be able to establish a concept of silliness before we can talk about it.
psssst, can you help?
They didn’t want to become “rich” per se, they just wanted to separate the roaming bums from the cool kids figuring that those with cash would present less problems.
That they may relieve my curiosity.
Now, what's your empirical basis?
Atheists aren't rational :-)
And what is the purpose of it?
To know Jesus, the creator of both. To back his claims as creator, he performed numerous miracles, rose from the dead, and made numerous prophecies about his own death and resurrection. Of his 12 disciples, who were in the position to KNOW if his claims were true or not, 11 died professing it's veracity, and the last on died in exile. BTW, the "sect" of Christianity grew in the very city where he was crucified and resurrected, adhered to by people who would KNOW if the whole thing was a sham. The historical evidence is compelling, in that there are more manuscripts of the New Testament than all other pre-1000 AD texts COMBINED, withe earliest manuscripts dating to within 25 years of the original.
In summary, Christianity hinges on the Resurrection of Jesus.
The Party considers you a comrade until it is determined that you no longer serve the agenda of the party (even if it is because the agenda has changed).
After which you are cast out and reviled in a revisionist take on historical events. It wasn’t just Stalin rubbing out (literally from photos) politically incorrect individuals. Elia Kazan was shunned the rest of his life by the Party faithful (even by those like Nick Nolte who weren’t in Hollywood back when he testified as to the Communist infiltration into studio production).
When you are no longer “cool” you’ve sold out to The Man.
LOL, bro’!
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