The Food Stamp Program is one of the most effective and reliable ways the government can provide a service to those in need. This article discusses how effective and efficient it really is.
According to the article, "USDA data show that over 98 percent of food stamp benefits go to eligible...
Hemp fibres 'better than graphene'
"The waste fibres from hemp crops can be transformed into high-performance energy storage devices, scientists say. They 'cooked' cannabis bark into carbon nanosheets and built supercapacitors 'on a par with or better than graphene' - the industry gold...
Many people do not appreciate the good gigantic religious organizations and the pastors of megachurches do for the world. Most of this is because of the lack of knowledge of the MCBS principle. The MCBS principle states that extreme wealth and luxury owned by religious leaders has a positive...
An article that dispels the notion that capital punishment deters crime.
One of the sources used in the article is a study by Sociology professor and graduate student at the University of Colorado-Boulder (Michael Radelet and Traci Lacock), examining the opinions of leading criminology experts...
I was wondering about you all recently. I realized that I hardly ever gave your beliefs all that much thought. But, I have been curious, and thought I would ask some of you to describe your religion. I think that asking actual Satanists about their religion will be far more interesting than...
Sorry if I put this thread in the wrong place, but I thought you all wouldn't really mind prose going alongside poetry. Anyway, thanks to anybody who gives their opinion of this. Both praise and critique are encouraged!
"The butchered dog painted onto the paper reminds me of myself. Each of the...
Greetings! I have not been active on this site for quite a while, but I have decided to return! Most of you will not remember me (and for a good reason: I wasn't all that memorable), but that will not discourage me! I only wish I would have returned yesterday, so I could have wished you all a...
It is a study that compares different nations and their economies. According to the study, socialist nations have a higher quality of life when compared to capitalist nations of similar economic developement 28/30 times. The prinicipal source of statistical data on the nations was the World Bank...
(Contradictions in Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension)
So, how do any Christians who believe that the bible is the infallible word of God combat these problems?
I will try to do this as neutrally as possible. Eliminating bias. Opening Mind.
So, what do you think about this?
I am mainly interested in the fact that the pages were not at all damaged; not even the highlighter marks were ruined. Is there any way for that effect to be produced naturally?
If every polytheistic deity had one giant battle, who do you think would come out on top?
(If I included monotheistic deities, it must be a tie between Jehovah and Allah. Omnipotence is hard to get around.)
Here is my Ultimate Playlist. In my opinion, everyone should listen to these before they die.
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Depeche Mode - Judas
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth
Depeche Mode - World in My Eyes
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode - Precious
New Order - Ceremony...
But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that...
Have you noticed how well this song expresses our human condition? The first verse was probably even close to how plenty of religions started. I know this song was originally wrote by Bob Dylan, but can that really compare to Jimi Hendrix's guitar skills alone?
"That song doesn't belong to me...
From an evolutionary perspective, are emotions useful? For the purposes of this post, I will define the goal of evolution as creating the maximum amount of offspring. Are emotions a valuable tool for reaching this goal?
In my opinion, the extent of emotion's usefulness is obtained with a basic...
I believe they are multiple reasons to believe in a localized flood, including:
The seaworthiness of Noah's ark (Noah’s Ark and Naval Architecture — Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY). There are not many feasible ways that Moses (the supposed author of Genesis) was an expert when it comes to seaworthy...
Do you know that feeling when you discover new music that is absolutely, positively, awesome? I have not had that feeling in an awfully long while. Do you guys know of any music that is truly awe-inspiringly amazing.
P.S. it dosen't really have to be mindbogglingly awesome as long as it is decent.