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Web Rider

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Posted in: Oil Hits $80 a Barrel for First Time
  Web Rider
09-12-2007, 6:49 PM
#8
part of the reason gas prices have been dropping is because gas companies, instead of upping the makert price of gas, have been taking it out on the people who own their businesses(the actual gas station), and they've been trying to keep the prices l...  [Read More]
Posted in: Madeleine McCann: Missing girl's mother named suspect
  Web Rider
09-07-2007, 6:54 PM
#6
This is a classical case of hypocrisy in my opinion. Some white rich girl gets kidnapped and suddenly "everyone" cares when there are probably hundreds of homeless or extremely poor children in third-world countries getting kidnapped every...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why did you choose atheism?
  Web Rider
09-07-2007, 2:02 AM
#11
Dad is atheist, moms atheist. Just kind went with it. They didn't really push discovering religion, but they didn't prevent me if I wanted to. I also always get bad vibes near churches....  [Read More]
Posted in: Britain approves human-animal embryo research
  Web Rider
09-05-2007, 5:44 PM
#4
do they specify exactly what kind of critters they're using? I'd like to at least be able to identify the horrible mutant before it kills me....  [Read More]
Posted in: Russia's Moon Base
  Web Rider
09-02-2007, 2:38 AM
#6
I find this "new" Cold War between Putin trying not to look like a lame duck, the people of Russia and Eastern Europe not knowing what they want, and the rest of the Western World running around going: "Is this guy for real?" To b...  [Read More]
Posted in: Justification by faith or works?
  Web Rider
09-02-2007, 12:42 AM
#15
This is actually a bit of an incomplete understanding of this doctrine, so bear with me as I explain it. You've got one half of the equation but not the other half. Assumption 1 in this explanation: The person has elected to accept Christianity. Wit...  [Read More]
Posted in: Justification by faith or works?
  Web Rider
08-31-2007, 9:16 PM
#3
What is your take on christian sects which believe that you get into heaven merely for accepting jesus as your personal savior or repenting your sins before god? It seems to me that this puts even less emphasis on personal responsibility and therefor...  [Read More]
Posted in: Justification by faith or works?
  Web Rider
08-31-2007, 7:10 PM
#1
Thread split from "Why do atheists become people of faith?" --Jae Well said as a person of faith I actually agree with your statement here Web Rider. I wouldn’t believe a true atheist would every come to believe in faith for “praise of...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Web Rider
08-30-2007, 10:40 PM
#41
I came to forums originally out of wanting to be more independent- skipping through about five forum sites until finally settling at this one, and eventually through that, i foudn the purpose that i would do is try to bring people to God, since almos...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why do atheists become people of faith?
  Web Rider
08-30-2007, 12:01 PM
#29
generally, I'd say that they probly wern't really staunch atheists to begin with. Maybe hardcore agnostic "maybes". And lets not start debating how my definitions of atheists and agnostic are different than others, they simply are, and if y...  [Read More]
Posted in: Demons! Our invisible enemies or another of mans mistakes?
  Web Rider
08-29-2007, 11:39 AM
#18
I take the same stance on mytholigical creatures, this ranges as far as centaurs to demons to angels and everything in between, that I do on aliens. Until I get some actual proof, like I see one, or pictures of them are in respectable papers, I give...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why are Americans so kill happy?
  Web Rider
08-21-2007, 1:00 PM
#9
American's are only "kill happy" if you believe everything the media tells you. mathematicly, we have less kills than we should proporantely compared to Germany. And if you're listening to Moore, you're really gonna have your facts crosse...  [Read More]
Posted in: "Thought Crime, and Preventive Dentention"
  Web Rider
08-18-2007, 3:19 PM
#3
Honestly, I've heard alot of different things about this case, and I'm not sure which one are true. NYT generally has a good reputation for accurate news reporting. Aside from the "thought crime" possibilities, moreover I think this case m...  [Read More]
Posted in: Chavez to propose constitutional reforms
  Web Rider
08-16-2007, 12:52 PM
#14
Name one politician who isn't a power hungry idiot. I give credit to quite a few politicians who aren't power hungry, and you average power-hungry person is NOT an idiot, it's contrary to the goal of being power hungry....  [Read More]
Posted in: Chavez to propose constitutional reforms
  Web Rider
08-16-2007, 2:30 AM
#8
Not that this was really surprising or anything. Still, it's kinda sad. it would have been nice if at least ONE leader who tried to establish that sort of setup actually had good intentions behind it....  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-07-2007, 9:53 AM
#51
I would like to hope so. Given the way some people are without guns however you would have to be an absolute fool to let them anywhere near a firearm. That's exactly why there are people, special people, that we grant greater powers. of course, if p...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-06-2007, 11:23 PM
#48
The Wild West gives a good indication of what happens when everyone has a gun. Again, this isn't saying there shouldn't be a right to have guns but there needs to be some regulation. Yes, the Wild West is a great example of people with guns, without...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-06-2007, 10:50 PM
#46
You made reference to a system where both gov't and civilians had the same number of guns. Someone would have to keep count, wouldn't they? Or am I not understand you correctly? no no, I was just making a comparason using some random numbers. The ide...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-06-2007, 7:42 PM
#43
Something that may be worth bearing in mind is that places such as Canada; where guns arn't as prevelent, and Japan have much lower crime rates. Japan also has a massive organize crime syndicate and near paramilitary surveillance of the civilian pop...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-06-2007, 7:18 PM
#41
Who will be responsible for keeping track of the tally? Is that a position of power? Would that person or group of people be immune to corruption? What tally do you mean? For reference, nobody is immune to corruption. Some just take longer than other...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-06-2007, 6:24 PM
#34
Because unorganized normal people aren't generally able to be used by the government to oppress citizens. no, my point was that we're focusing too much on the "big bad government". The point of giving the people guns is to equalize the peo...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-04-2007, 12:24 AM
#32
I certainly agree that knives are dangerous. My point was that knives have uses not exclusive to stabbing people in the gut. Pens have been used to stab people; people have been killed with baseball bats. We have to depend on people to use these item...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-03-2007, 8:11 PM
#25
I think a better way to look at gun restriction is "at what point does it actually become dangerous for other people", not "what do you need to do X". Having a sniper rifle (like Web Rider describes) at a rifle range would be no m...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-02-2007, 10:57 PM
#23
That's why I specified "with license and training." I don't think someone would need to justify owning one, as long as they can afford it, get screened, and take some safety courses. which is why I made note of the military exception to gu...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Web Rider
08-02-2007, 8:15 PM
#21
But what, exactly, constitutes overkill? I don't think current gun laws, with their protectionist regulations and stupid loopholes (I'm specifically referring to the ones on semi-automatic rifles), provide a good, solid definition. Personally, I hav...  [Read More]
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