Poemranker [Replying] Thu Nov 21 13:01:08 PST 2024

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Blessings flow in various ways Itâs there for you to see That He the Maker in His wisdom Made Eternity. One gentle smile is all you need To freshen up your day. Or hear a word of comfort For when you go astray. What makes the world go round and round Or stars be in their place? What makes the rain fall from the sky Or forest fires ablaze? Itâs not important what we see As long as we know that There is a hand thatâs marvelous Like a magicians hat. For, out of it pops loving hearts So unexpectedly Yet we do not see them around, We look for wealth with greed. Priorities on worldly things Is what captures our hearts And eats into each of our souls Shredding us all apart. If only we could all focus On love, the greatest gift! Then all our worldly problems On heavenâs wings will lift. For in the end material wealth Will fade in loveâs bright light. As we with unison will sing To our Makerâs delight.

Ranger

22-Jun-06/4:45 AM

Exams went swimmingly, I actually wrote a paper about the problem of evil and more or less annihilated the argument above. It was the most fun I've ever had in test although I had to forcibly stop myself writing "of all the logical turds I've ever come across, this is the brownest".

You're spot on about the way in which facts become almost as vague as theories when reinterpreted. It also depends a hell of a lot on assumptions made. I was told of a theory which says that if mainstream assumptions in physics and evolution are correct, then it also entails that the planet can't be as old as it is. I don't know the name/proposers of the theory, so thus far my attempts to research it have been in vain (not that I've tried much) but I think it goes like this: If the world is as old as it's supposed to be, and its rate of spin has been slowing at a constant rate since its creation, then at the beginning of its life the world would have been spinning too fast to hold itself together.

Again, that's dependent on various assumptions - and I wouldn't try to use it as an argument until I actually knew more about it (can anyone point me in the right direction?) but it's an intriguing take on history.

Also, England could do with being the only team in their next couple of games. We should beat Ecuador, but then it's either Holland or Portugal...and right now I'm not confident. Damn football. My nerves have been systematically shredded over the last couple of matches. You keeping up with the USA's progress?

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