Posted on 09/16/2003 5:24:34 PM PDT by varina davis
Earthquakes are a heck of a lot easier. They hit. You assess the damage. Get out of the house, and get into all of the EQ stuff you've been saving for as long as you can remember. I still keep a pair of shoes by the side of the bed. Old habits are hard to break.
Late last night, "they" produced a table still showing odds that the hurricane could still turn left and "make landfall" in South Carolina on up into Thursday of this week.
But then, you probably knew that.
"They" actually go to a lot of trouble to explain the variability of their discussions, forecasts, and predictions. In fact, at great length, there are many thick textbooks on this, because the weather, in general, is a useful source of data for probability studies which are the curriculum on up through completing your Ph.D. at university.
But then, you probably already knew that.
Thank you. I am sure it is at least different from yours.
Hank
Sorry you feel that way. I enjoy FR too, and especially enjoy the fact people can say anything they want. That, after all, is what free speech is. I especially enjoy those posts to me which point out things other's disagree with me about, even if they think I'm a sarcastic old cynic. (Although I am far from a cynic, I don't care if others think so.)
I am glad you were able to post something you appreciate and feel very strongly about, even though I disagree with it. I'm even glad you can criticize me for expressing my opinion, although I'm not sure what you are concerned about. It's only my opinion, one person, and almost everyone else is going to agree with you, not me. I'm sure I receive a lot more criticism on FR than you do. (In my case, it's what I expect, because my opinions are seldom popular ones.)
I would appreciate you're answering a question for me, however. Why are all Christians so thin-skinned? No one can say anything that is the least bit controversial or critical about anything they say or do and they are suddenly all defensive and complaining about being attacked.
Let this sarcastic old cynic give you a suggestion. There is nothing anyone can say to you or about you that can hurt you in any way, unless you let it. It's what my mother taught me when I was a little boy. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."
Don't Christian mothers teach their kids that? (I know "minority" mothers don't, else we wouldn't need all these laws to protect them from "hate speech." Good grief!)
Now, just one other thing, if you don't mind. Except in those rare cases where Freepers actually know each other, it is impossible to make a, "personal attack," on anyone. You don't know who I am and I don't know who you are. There is no way either of us could attack the other; if we could attack anything, it would only be a "screen-name." You certainly aren't your screen-name, are you?
I never attack either people or "screen-names," I attack only ideas. However, ideas do not exist independently, they only exist as concepts held by individuals. It is impossible, I suppose, to attack ideas without those, whose ideas they are, assuming they are being attacked. It's too bad, but I never go out of my way to alleviate the paranoia of the thin-skinned. They would be happier if they just learned to ignore me. They won't. Guess why?
Hank
You don't have to take pictures of the dog doing his "you knows".
Whew! That's a relief!
Hank
I was watching a Boston, MA station one night and their "two-fer" anchorette (minority and woman) was doing a report on a museum story. She ended her "reading" by saying in an "I am so smart and you are so stupid" voice, "The background music was, of course, by 'Choppin'."
I do not think so.
Mark 14:60-61 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing....
Mark 15:3-5 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
Certianly you would not accuse Jesus of being, "totally callous, cold, unemotional and without passion to let every hurtful word slip by without a strong response."
Mat. 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Col. 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
It must be very sad and lonely to not know your Creator ...
Isn't that a little presumptuous. Since you don't know me personally, you certainly are not in a position to know with whom I am or am not acquainted.
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.
Mat. 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Mat 7:21-24 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, ....
John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Hank
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