Recent content by FresnoBob

Religion is easy to prove. The existence of the almighty entity the religious purport to worship is a more difficult proposition. What would you accept as "proof," aside from Sunderland avoiding relegation this year?

Note: this is just one theory of how a god might be. I think it arises from the realization that the universe has matter and energy, neither of which, apparently, materialize out of no where. This would imply (as I read Vonnegut and consider possible myself) that there was/is some power we...

People asking about how, if God is so wonderful, there is pain and suffering in the world. Vonnegut seems to suggest an apathetic creator, who figures humans were given sufficient intelligence and resources to handle this life, without waiting for miracles or claiming that some of us understand...

I recommend every one consider the "Prayer of the Reverend C. Horner Redwine, from "The Sirens of Titan" by Kurt Vonnegut: (somewhat long, I always thought it worth the read since I first read the book around 42 years ago. "Oh Lord Most High, Creator of the Cosmos, Spinner of Galaxies, Soul...

Like goal line technology, it would apparently take the guess work out, lessen the interest, and bore the fans.

Red-- I've heard plenty of folks who claim to know that God is real--often through application of bizarre reasoning to mundane events, such as a couple who decided that God didn't want them to move because the for sale sign in front of their house fell down. I've never "seen" empirical proof...

What I'm suggesting is that it is not a particularly compelling criticism as I think you are limiting this "all powerful, all loving, ever present God" to the here and now in very limited human trappings, human terms, human time frames. It's a relatively short time we spend on this mortal coil...

You're making assumptions about me and possible religious beliefs. I was merely pointing out that we compel obedience to our secular laws through the threat of punishment. Those who don't believe in an afterlife would probably view the concept of life in prison without the possibility of...

I probably stated this in similar fashion somewhere prior on this thread, but why is there an assumption that if there is a God, he made this planet perfect? My understanding (probably not conventional feel-good Christianity) is that God left humans in charge of this world (therefore it is...

Somewhat reminiscent of the idea that if you violate secular laws you will be punished by imprisonment.

My mother was insured by Tricare (my father was retired military when he died) and Blue Cross (she was a retired teacher) and we still got hit with this bill. NO, because of the other insurance she didn't have medicare. The issue isn't really coverage so much as the ridiculous cost of medical...

Expensive? When my mother died (2007) I was the executor of her estate. She died at home but the ambulance company and medical facility billed us over $12,000 for the privilege of performing "necessary" medical services on a corpse.

Thanks for the correction. I forgot about the Romanians taking out Basel.

I would disagree with the final three posters. It is not a situation where one needs to run for office and getting involved in the process need not be expensive or time consuming. Further, waiting until election day to act like a petulant child and declare you don't like any of the candidates...

Last year's semi-finalists, Chelsea, Benfica, Basel, and Fenerbahce all started in the Champions League.