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Originally posted by jennypie Actually I'm right. You use a comma between 2 separate adjectives that equally modify the same noun. In this case, "girl" is the noun, and "typical" and "stupid" are the modifiers. Reverse the order of them and it still makes sense.

yea

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard Sorry ladies, you're both incorrect. Ah English, the glorious language of exceptions. Hard and fast rules don't always apply. Learning the rules is only the begining of understanding how to effectively utilize our great language.

LOL, whatever man. My answer is straight from the APA writing manual. And this case, YES, the hard and fast rules DO apply. You can Google it if you want.

I guarantee if a university teacher were to correct that sentence, they'd mark it the way I suggested.

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Originally posted by Zombie0915 I think we have free will, but I also beleive that our reality has some sort of intelligent force behind it, making things happen for a reason.

Wouldn't an intelligent, interventionist, power over reality negate free will? Whould that not just be the illusion of free will then?

I dont know,

but surely we have all had those circumstances happen to us that make you think that there is someting out there. Maybe it doesnt intervene in all situations, but I like to believe that there are some wierd twists in the way things happen, that seem to be prearranged.

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard Wouldn't an intelligent, interventionist, power over reality negate free will? Whould that not just be the illusion of free will then?

Aah, but what if you have free will and the universe knows which way you're going to choose, so you're still choosing, but it knows which path you'll choose?

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Originally posted by Spike for fucks sake, let it go. ur comming off as a total asshole

*laughs* i cant tell you how much i dont care.

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Originally posted by Caela never in your life have you looked at a personal event in retrospect, and realized that it had a latent purpose? if not, BS...you may call it coincidence, others may think that there is a reason for things happening the way they do. it's all a matter of opinion, in which there is no "stupid".

oh, i see. so if i believe there are fairies living on the dark side of the moon, its merely a matter of opinion and cannot be described as "stupid"? if you say so. "purpose" is just a way for you to interpret an occurence. it says more about the person interpreting it than any form of cosmic control. ascribing some sort of meaning to life's chances is unsubstantiated superstition. and as such, im gonna call it stupid. i dont care if you agree or not.

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard I find the entire question of fate/destiny to be a little silly. You will always hear the arguments of pre-determination vs. free will and inevitably someone will question who is pulling our strings or what their mysterious master plan is. It's all hog wash. I don't believe that all of our actions are pre-determined by any outside force, however, I do believe that in any given situation there is only one course of action / reaction we can take. This is not determined by anything outside of ourselves, it is determined by our experience, motivations, thought processes and beliefs. What ever decision I make in a given situation is the only decision I could make because it is the only one I would allow myself to make. The only way we could possibly go against our inclinations is if we had foreknowlege of the results of our intended action, since we don't we are destined to do whatever it is we do.

exactly right. i am far more likely to subscribe to a theory of divinity than i am for some idea about pre-determined outcomes. especially since those that believe in fate or destiny dont actually think about what their ideas entail. thus far not one believer in this thread has articulated any kind of rational thought-process that indicates they have given the idea real consideration. they just came to believe it because it suited their life at a particular time. thats just not rational.

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Originally posted by jennypie P.S. You're a retard.

a stunning and thought-provoking analysis there, slut. you should be proud.

pkcRAISTLIN, you need to shut the fuck up.

I regret giving you compliments about your intelligence, because intelligence isn't just what you know.

Do something with your life.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN *laughs* i cant tell you how much i dont care.

actually if u didnt care you wouldnt even respond to my post cumshot

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Originally posted by Marc Summers pkcRAISTLIN, you need to shut the fuck up. I regret giving you compliments about your intelligence, because intelligence isn't just what you know. Do something with your life.

exactly right. intelligence is how you use and process information. it has little to do with "knowing" anything.

i AM doing something with my life. i am educating the unfortunate COR masses, whilst also passing time during the 9-5 office grind. attacking me without attacking my position isn't gonna get me to shut the fuck up im afraid.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN exactly right. intelligence is how you use and process information. it has little to do with "knowing" anything.

Processing information and deep thinking. If you talk as if you are above everyone, which you do, you are no more intelligent than someone who has no knowledge of anything at all. You should get out more, and learn how to truly interact with people, maybe then you will understand how to not only talk to others, but treat them with respect as well.

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i AM doing something with my life. i am educating the unfortunate COR masses, whilst also passing time during the 9-5 office grind. attacking me without attacking my position isn't gonna get me to shut the fuck up im afraid.

That's some life you are leading. Being a slave to some private company, and posting on the internet. You are reaching for the stars.

You are a disgrace to any intellectual. Stephen Hawking would be very disappointed in the way you act.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN a stunning and thought-provoking analysis there, slut. you should be proud.

LOL @ calling me a slut.



edit: how very intellectual of you.

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Originally posted by Marc Summers Processing information and deep thinking. If you talk as if you are above everyone, which you do, you are no more intelligent than someone who has no knowledge of anything at all. You should get out more, and learn how to truly interact with people, maybe then you will understand how to not only talk to others, but treat them with respect as well.

yes yes, abrasive techniques are less useful i know. what can i say? the boy has no patience... and youre right, assuming im smarter than people doesn't make it so. but i will have you note, that i started by treating people's opinions with disrespect- thats not the same thing. opinions or ideas are not equal, and as such, much earn respect rather than be given it a priori. what actually spawned the flames was my contention that

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fate & destiny are merely human constructs designed to apply meaning to otherwise meaningless events.

oh, it continued from there but oh well! that statement is not disrespectful to anyone. old squirrel didnt like it much tho for some reason.

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Originally posted by Marc Summers That's some life you are leading. Being a slave to some private company, and posting on the internet. You are reaching for the stars.

oh, i see. now i have no life because i am gainfully employed? how does that work?

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Originally posted by Marc Summers You are a disgrace to any intellectual. Stephen Hawking would be very disappointed in the way you act.

not true. all the papers ive written have been well researched and argued, and not the least bit abrasive. but this isnt a uni paper and the same standards do not apply. and when you have idiots chiming in with empty platitudes devoid of anything but cliched rubbish, then the standards begin to sink pretty fast.

and im still waiting for you hokus-pocus subscribers to provide any macro illustration of how destiny works.

LOL @ your arrogance. I bet you have a small penis that smells like piss and sweat.

Golden eyes.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN and when you have idiots chiming in with empty platitudes devoid of anything but cliched rubbish, then the standards begin to sink pretty fast.

That killed your entire reply, sorry.

yeah I do blive in Fat

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Originally posted by Googooly yeah I do blive in Fat

i knew you would!

shit i meant fate, sorry

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Originally posted by Googooly yeah I do blive in Fat

ever go hoggin.?

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Originally posted by Marc Summers That killed your entire reply, sorry.

so youre saying there arent idiots without a clue in the COR? come now marc

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Originally posted by Googooly shit i meant fate, sorry

Why don't you just take care about some goats of the Xenocreator?

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Originally posted by Salegon Why don't you just take care about some goats of the Xenocreator?

what do u mean?

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Originally posted by Googooly what do u mean?

You said you appreaciate goats. So does Xeno. You could farm goats together - I promise it will be fun.

If you don't like that, just smoke a cigarette with your best friend and relax, dude.



Look how famous they'd become. They even draw comics.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN so youre saying there arent idiots without a clue in the COR? come now marc

That's what makes the world a colorful place. I don't care if there are 'idiots' in here, or in the real world. I have plenty of friends and coworkers that stimulate my mind so much, that I am satisfied at the end of the day. I hang out with some 'idiots' who have been my friends for almost my whole life. When I was 6, I didn't care how smart they were, and I sure as hell don't now because we all respect each other.

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Originally posted by Psy-T didn't i already address/refute this like a year ago ron?

your final answer was that it was better to be alive than dead... because... "it just is" scientifically.

i lost the log in the format, but i remember CLEARLY you saying "well, that's a scientific `it just is`"

in any case, you might have made, perhaps, a decent argument disproving the implications the theory had, not the theory itself.

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