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Posted in: Humans: Carnivorous?
  Achilles
10-06-2007, 2:30 AM
#33
Perhaps meat is more of a survival thing that humans possibly used to fall back on. Such as in times of food shortages or during low population drops. I'm saying that perhaps, our tendency to begin eating more meat is out of two things: 1. pleasure...  [Read More]
Posted in: Humans: Carnivorous?
  Achilles
10-04-2007, 3:58 PM
#26
Most probably the idea for cooked food came with animals that found their end in bushfires.Or lightning strikes :lightning...  [Read More]
Posted in: Humans: Carnivorous?
  Achilles
10-03-2007, 10:13 PM
#17
That's 'cause I'm on a mission of conversion, hence the underlying question, "How many animals REALLY need to be killed, for christ's sakes!" :indif: *shrugs* If this is going to go off on a tangent about factory-farming, then I'm right beh...  [Read More]
Posted in: Humans: Carnivorous?
  Achilles
10-03-2007, 8:16 PM
#15
This was just to support my arguement on: Do Vegetarians get enough protein. :) Understood, but the original question was "Do human naturally eat meat?". My argument thus far has been "yes". Your counter-arguments thus far have...  [Read More]
Posted in: Humans: Carnivorous?
  Achilles
10-03-2007, 7:38 PM
#10
Well... you can grind up some meat in a food procesor and it'd have the same texture as peas. ;) The baby would still get sick.All that tells me is that Baby's digestive system probably doesn't develop sufficiently to handle meat until Baby has teeth...  [Read More]
Posted in: Humans: Carnivorous?
  Achilles
10-03-2007, 7:23 PM
#7
Without watching the clip (blocked from work), I will submit that yes, humans did naturally become carnivorous. Our biology has evolved for both consumption of meat and plants. Some evidences suggests that adapting meat to our diet was a necessary st...  [Read More]
Posted in: Christian right looks to rebound
  Achilles
10-03-2007, 1:11 AM
#67
But, hmmmm, didn't I just say the exact opposite thing? You sure did. My comment was meant to convey that I don't believe that to be true based on the things that you say. I would say that actions speak louder than words, however in this case, I thin...  [Read More]
Posted in: Christian right looks to rebound
  Achilles
10-01-2007, 10:50 PM
#64
The purpose of my mentioning Thanksgiving Day was to point out that there is something inherently contradictory in celebrating a day set aside for giving thanks to God while denying His existence. Unless, of course, you're not giving thanks to god. T...  [Read More]
Posted in: Christian right looks to rebound
  Achilles
10-01-2007, 10:07 AM
#62
~snip~ You're the one who said this in answer to whom we give thanks (emphasis mine): Indeed I did say that. Your husband was playing cutesy with me and I was playing in kind. I was correcting your historical inaccuracy about Thanksgiving being a h...  [Read More]
Posted in: Ruling: Former presidents can't withhold records
  Achilles
10-01-2007, 9:25 PM
#1
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071001/ap_on_re_us/presidential_records) WASHINGTON - Presidents don't have indefinite veto power over which records are made public after they've left office, a federal judge ruled Monday. In a narrowly crafted ru...  [Read More]
Posted in: Ahmadinejad Speaks at Columbia University
  Achilles
10-02-2007, 12:09 AM
#19
Free speech is just like any other right. It can be abused. Olliver Wendell Holmes had the classic example of shouting. "Fire!" in a crowded theatre. Still an abuse if there actually is a fire (Don't worry, I'm familiar with example, I just...  [Read More]
Posted in: Ahmadinejad Speaks at Columbia University
  Achilles
10-01-2007, 10:56 PM
#17
Yes, the US Constitution and its amendments only applies to US citizens. However, I believe--and I am sure you would agree--freedom of speech is a universal right that should be allowed to all who do not abuse it. How would one abuse free speech? It...  [Read More]
Posted in: U.S. snipers accused of 'baiting' Iraqis
  Achilles
10-06-2007, 2:50 AM
#58
Never happen; I'd file for conscientious objector status. If I felt that we had a moral reason to participate in a legal war, I'd happily fight to protect my country, but this doesn't meet either of those criteria....  [Read More]
Posted in: U.S. snipers accused of 'baiting' Iraqis
  Achilles
10-06-2007, 2:19 AM
#56
First of all, you brought forth an idea of collateral damage being not as bad as torture, which I never put forth. Actually, I did not. If you go back and read the post I said: I'm not sure how one condones collateral damage while snubbing torture....  [Read More]
Posted in: U.S. snipers accused of 'baiting' Iraqis
  Achilles
10-03-2007, 11:57 PM
#47
Erm.... Here is your original quote: <snip> Since that was following up on something I had said previously, I'm not sure who else you would have been talking about.... The statement that I made to you was: I'm not sure how one condones collater...  [Read More]
Posted in: U.S. snipers accused of 'baiting' Iraqis
  Achilles
10-03-2007, 12:59 AM
#42
It was a comparison, if that was what you are referring to. I was not saying killing civilians was a good thing. Thanks for clarifying. And yet, you have said nothing about the atrocities committed by these terrorists. Because that isn't the topic o...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Achilles
10-06-2007, 5:12 PM
#84
Then again, technically people put "faith" in atheism too...TECHNICALLY they do have faith <snip> Please explain? Thanks in advance....  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Achilles
10-02-2007, 11:21 PM
#77
I said this: (emphasis mine). Where did I speak definitively where it was not specified as their reasons? Fair enough. Next time you see "them", please let them know I have questions. Any god who can be squashed into a can and processed a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Achilles
10-02-2007, 10:45 PM
#75
The question was just 'why do atheists become people of faith?' and I was sharing my friends' experiences. I don't know how they decided that Flying Spaghetti monster was not divine but God was, since we never spoke about pasta unless they were askin...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Achilles
10-02-2007, 10:22 PM
#73
Enjoy your meal. You didn't answer my question though. We can use invisible pink unicorns or pagan gods if you would prefer. I think the question will still work....  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Achilles
10-02-2007, 10:15 PM
#71
2. Something happened in their lives that allowed them to experience Christ's love, and they wanted a closer relationship with the divine. Hmmm...how do they know that its wasn't the Flying Spaghetti Monster's love and they chose the wrong path? Luck...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Achilles
10-02-2007, 11:46 AM
#67
Because doing something out of spite is such a highly ethical behavior? Took the words right out of my mouth....  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Achilles
10-01-2007, 11:45 PM
#63
The big thing was ultimate cause. All scientific explanations come down to taking the eternal existence of matter and energy on faith, just as Christianity takes the eternal existence of God on faith. Personally, I don't equate "not having an an...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Achilles
10-01-2007, 12:45 PM
#60
I have one theory: they see atheists parading about a hatred for religion and feel that in the face of such hypocrisies of being moral and ethical they are better off standing for something, religion.Why not just opt to stand for morality and ethical...  [Read More]
Posted in: What are you?
  Achilles
10-05-2007, 12:51 PM
#39
Nationality: "I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world" - Socrates. ...But I was born in the United States. Basic political tenants: Democracy is dependent upon an educated and well-informed citizenry. Questioning authori...  [Read More]
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