Mike Long

[Mike Long]

My most recent “goosebumps moment”:

Watching a time-lapse animated gif of the Milky Way moving across the night sky. Beautiful but profound only after I forced myself into a different perspective. The star field was, for all intents and purposes, stationary. It was IIIiii that was in motion – sitting on a rock that was tumbling through space. Goosebumps, but also a little dizzy.

[Mike Long]

I fully agree, Becky. Men and women are treated differently. Aggressive women are “bitches”, but aggressive men are “powerful” and “determined”.

The human race is missing out on a lot of talent – and talent we sorely lack and we desperately need – like talent for promoting social cohesion and talent for speaking truth directly without giving offence.

Men and women, in my opinion, DO have cognitive differences. Girls who want Erector Sets should be given a full measure of encouragement. However, at the same time, we should recognize that more men will want to be engineers.

In contrast, politics should be the domain of women. I won’t be happy until the percentage of women politicians surpasses the percentage of male engineers.

In terms of atheism, perhaps men are more likely to view the world purely as physical interactions whereas women might be more likely to find a place for normal human uncertainty – things like love and god.

[Mike Long]

@Bob – I don’t believe in magic sky zombies. That would be silly.

Of course. You just “believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father [and the Son]; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.”

Nothing silly there.

[Mike Long]

Seconded Better yet, can the user specify font, etc.

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