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  1. Neale

    Pen and Teller on The Bible

  2. Neale

    Pen and Teller on The Bible

  3. Neale

    My religious "experience" in extensive detail

    Over the course of the past month or so, I've been "searching" for any sign of religious or philosophical umph that would sway me to dedicate in a particular direction. I decided last night that I would "open my mind" and take an easy path for a introspective, religious experience -...
  4. Neale

    Do drugs bring us closer to reality?

    In the concept of conservative solipsism (I know, an oxymoron) posited by Bertrand Russell, it is believed that humanity creates their own subjective versions of reality based on "sense data" we receive and process. While not ruling out the possibilities of other, independent existences outside...
  5. Neale

    HDRI - My most recent "artsy trend"

    High Dynamic Range Imagery - I've been very heavily trying to perfect it over the past week or so. Basically, it's taking in the upwards of 20+ shots of an image at different ISO levels ("film speed" for you non-digital folk), and then merging them into one, 32-bit image. As you will see...
  6. Neale

    OOBE the World Around.

    "Astral Projection" (don't write me off yet ;) ), "Out-of-body-experiences", "soul-wandering," "lucid dreaming:" all of these and more synonymous terms are something in which many world philosophies/religions believe. What are you understandings, experiences, and thoughts on these...
  7. Neale

    Onmipotence Paradox

    If God (I'm gearing towards the Judeo-Christian version) is omnipotent, can He perform such an action that would limit his abilities to remain omnipotent? In a metaphor, can God create a rock so heavy that even He could not lift it?
  8. Neale

    Spirituality a la Stargate-SG1

    I think for my time, it doesn't get any better than Stargate-SG1. The concepts of spirituality in Stargate are strikingly Buddhist (moreso I would say on the Mayahana side), but can be applied to nearly every religious concept of the "soul." Here is the Sparknotes version for those who don't...
  9. Neale

    Holy Literature Handouts: Cultural Profiling?

    First, another excerpt from The Adventures of Neale: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yesterday morning began like any other day in the life of our hero. Displacing around the house, letting the dog out, and driving to campus...
  10. Neale

    Anniversary Surprize!

    Well, it's my two year anniversary with my wonderful better half. I was wondering what sort of surprizes, usually equated with gift-giving, have people done or participated in. I'm not very creative when it comes to that, so when she comes into the library for my lunch hour, I've got a card...
  11. Neale

    Operating Systems: Pick Your Poison

    Very straight-forward: what operating system(s) do you use? If you're feeling typing-saavy, what do/don't you like about your OS(s)? Personally, I'm a Mac evangilist. I've been using PCs all my life until I ordered a Macbook laptop a month ago. Currently I'm running OSX Tiger, Ubuntu...
  12. Neale

    "Karma has no hold:" Incorruptables. Thoughts?

    According to The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma translated by Red Pine: "Despite dwelling in a materrial body of four elements, your nature is basically pure. It can't be corrupted. If some habits [(here,) of sexual pleasure] remain, they can't harm you, because your nature is essentially...
  13. Neale

    Pets vs. Owners: is it true? (56k - nope!)

    I'm sure everyone's heard that people resemble their pets and vice-versa. Maybe it's personality traits, or it could be physical (in those rare...creepy cases). Regardless of what your companion/familiar/best friend/pet looks like, let's see 'em, and if you got a good comparitive picture...
  14. Neale

    Pen and Teller on The Bible

    If you're new to the world of comedic debunking, Pen and Teller have a Showtime program aptly called "B.S." They debunk a variety of topics with logic and research. The following clip shows their take on The Bible. Enjoy! I'd like to hear some feedback. :)
  15. Neale

    Necessity of Religious Separation?

    The history of the idea of the separation of church and state is a long one that stretches back to the Reformation and the subsequent counter-reformation, the thirty years wars, the St. Bartholomew Day massacre in France when the crown ordered the death of all the protestants in the kingdom, to...
  16. Neale

    Cradle Christianity vs. "Big Brother" for ex

    A pressing philosophical funk that has been on my mind as of lately is the notion of "Big Brother" vis a vis the Abrahamic "God" to those who have never known any other faith than Christianity. What I mean by this is simply, the idea that "God is always watching/knows your...
  17. Neale

    'Allo! New member here: introduction

    Hello everyone! Since, of course, you're reading this forum it is only logical to assume that I'm one of the many new members posting their intro threads. So, here's a brief little insight into the man behind the BillyWitchDoctor.com avatar. I'm currently a senior at the University of...
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