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Samuel Dravis

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Posted in: Evolution or Creation
  Samuel Dravis
07-24-2009, 4:49 PM
#142
The term creationism is not limited in its use to those who believe that God created humans "ready-made." Broadly it denotes anyone who believes that the universe was the creative act of a God, regardless of any particular mode of creation....  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution or Creation
  Samuel Dravis
07-22-2009, 12:28 AM
#36
I'm confused by the supposed question, "evolution vs. creationism." The ideas don't cover the same subject, so I don't see any possible dichotomy. Even with naturalism vs. creationism, I don't see any possible resolution to the discussion,...  [Read More]
Posted in: Questions for Atheists and Agnostics
  Samuel Dravis
05-15-2009, 3:58 PM
#39
Here's a follow-up question for you: What do you think is religion's aim, besides to get people to believe in (a) god(s) and follow their religious commandments and prohibitions?This may appear obvious, but the avowed aim of Christianity (at least) i...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why don't you take a seat over there....
  Samuel Dravis
04-21-2009, 12:11 AM
#6
I watched a couple of movies recently: * Sexy Beast (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203119/) - It was a fun movie, plus it has Ben Kingsley in it. Ben Kingsley! That guy was awesome, I've liked him ever since I saw The House of Sand and Fog. The Aust...  [Read More]
Posted in: Does anybody really believe in Creationism (sorry, Intelligent Design) anymore?
  Samuel Dravis
04-17-2009, 9:52 PM
#39
There are some concepts of God that view him as a sustainer of existence, i.e., God doesn't do anything because he does everything. The issue of intelligent design wouldn't come up in such systems since they are axiomatic, not empirical. With this ki...  [Read More]
Posted in: Does anybody really believe in Creationism (sorry, Intelligent Design) anymore?
  Samuel Dravis
04-16-2009, 1:30 PM
#26
An interesting and somewhat funny part of the paper I posted earlier is that it said that many quite devout religious people who were scientists also believed in spontaneous generation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_generation#Adoption_in_...  [Read More]
Posted in: Does anybody really believe in Creationism (sorry, Intelligent Design) anymore?
  Samuel Dravis
04-15-2009, 12:04 AM
#21
I read an interesting paper (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/philosophy/faculty/koons/ntse/papers/Barnes.txt) on this today, actually. The paper asserts that while it was acceptable at one time to posit theistic interventionism (i.e., intelligent de...  [Read More]
Posted in: Favorite Vidya Music
  Samuel Dravis
04-11-2009, 1:52 AM
#9
jT4A-MSQgoI vaRm_G83i1Q UQd4ZOC2sas 2OY5sUGxweM eSxA2KevPec Uv8tYdGTQdY tnT5OSuRNsg 8MyW7qs3BeY e-DhrBk87-8 C-NkB9M9mks SHtDvXU10Wg nbT3e2fp44U e0Lci5pFGy8 AWtWrRvsszY ZlGh1XmiQMU _08oIQMLx-s omQ-7wZTXvI pmYWIwlSQiA I'm sure there's more but those a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Best Video game hero/heroines
  Samuel Dravis
06-25-2009, 2:22 AM
#81
I liked Pey'j from Beyond Good and Evil MD1032 aka Material Defender aka Benjamin St. John from the Descent series Ben from Full Throttle (I STILL want a leather Polecats jacket) Manny, Grim Fandango Karen S'jet, Homeworld/2 April, The Longest Journ...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
07-03-2009, 3:45 AM
#5705
Books: http://i42.tinypic.com/2it0a3n.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/2dslimt.jpg...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
06-30-2009, 2:38 AM
#5696
Some NIN CDs: Head Like A Hole Things Falling Apart Pretty Hate Machine And All That Could Have Been A book, Slayer Slang (http://www.amazon.com/Slayer-Slang-Buffy-Vampire-Lexicon/dp/0195160339). It's funny how much watching that show has influence...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
06-24-2009, 11:34 AM
#5683
Iron will? Actually, while bulky, CRT monitors are pretty nice, in terms of image quality, that is . . .I agree. I use a CRT now, actually, and while it is huge, it gets me 1920x1200 resolution and fast refresh without any ghosting. The only thing I...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
06-21-2009, 8:35 PM
#5665
Arkansas is not the whole middle of the country, **** states like Michigan are on the outside, I'm not sure I get your analogy.That's why there's Canada, of course; I got a passport around a month ago. Not that there's much in Canada right there, but...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
06-21-2009, 12:44 PM
#5658
Went to yet another Motel Aviv concert on Friday, so good. Another band called Lemonade was lots of fun too but the last one, Telepathe, wasn't that great. :/ Also stopped by the bookstore and picked up: Medieval Philosophy - Copleston. I have a few...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
06-05-2009, 5:47 PM
#5596
Speaking of concerts, I'm going to The Watermarks (http://www.thewatermarks.net/)' EP Thoughts Like Bombs release tomorrow. Sweet. Too much to list, got an apartment, lots of books, a Collective Soul poster, several games, picked up a running habit,...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
05-02-2009, 12:52 AM
#5434
This pictar of small-Ave made me smile. Mini-Sonic FTW!...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
05-01-2009, 2:06 AM
#5423
Another thing stopping them is, well, getting consent. :xp:...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
04-13-2009, 11:36 PM
#5318
Back in the yonder years it was Star Trek and D&D... in the new millennium it's Anime and dating sims/Japanese games/manga/doujins/fan subs/etc.. Same nerds, different hat.Don't worry, I'm still around. :D *hugs my DND books and ST games*...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
04-08-2009, 11:57 PM
#5284
I positively love ee cummings poems, Samuel. Good choice! :) _EW_Yeah, after Sabre made me think of a few poems of his I realized that I was in dire need of more! :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
04-08-2009, 1:54 PM
#5282
http://i44.tinypic.com/2ex3ec8.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/24gj33q.jpg...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
04-07-2009, 2:30 AM
#5278
I got the Left 4 Dead poster pack from the Valve store. Sweet!...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
04-04-2009, 1:10 PM
#5253
Do you know how to fix the corrupted autosave bug? That is the one that is irritating me.No, sorry. I haven't had that problem yet, but perhaps this (http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=68786) can help you. I've just been using new savegame...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
04-03-2009, 10:45 PM
#5242
I got Tomb Raider Anniversary on Steam ($5 this weekend). BTW, if anyone has CTD problems right after the intro video, the way to fix it is to disable DEP on TRA.exe....  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
03-28-2009, 4:45 PM
#5223
Yeah, I wasn't impressed by the demo of Dark Messiah, but at that price I'm sure I can get some fun out of it.I really liked Dark Messiah, although make sure you have a lot of RAM. It likes to crash if you don't (Tried it on a 1gb computer and it cra...  [Read More]
Posted in: Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)
  Samuel Dravis
03-24-2009, 4:21 AM
#5202
Got a present today: http://i41.tinypic.com/op9wlu.jpg...  [Read More]
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