And Burning a Few Books Might Pisss Them Off

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If, the terrorists said, "ok, pay us money and we won't bomb you" and somebody proposed that is what we do, then your point would in fact be valid, but that's not what is happening.

They are not using money, there are SO many other things that are worth more.

Instead, they are using human rights. They say leave us alone and let us commit human rights violation and do not speak out against it and we will not bomb you. (they will anyway, but hey we should coddle them)

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How is NOT doing something, doing something?

Instant lesson . . . Don't breathe, or more to the point, don't inhale air into your lungs after you exhale. It is doing nothing. Yet there would be a pretty bad result.

Here's one more . . .
Next time you jump out of an airplane, don't pull. Inaction is action.
Sounds rediculous I know, and I wouldn't actually recomend it, it would be bad for the sport. Bt inaction is action.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

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Are you deliberately missing the point, or do you honestly not understand it?

It's not that I'm missing or don't understand your point. It's that I think it's not valid.

If, the terrorists said, "ok, pay us money and we won't bomb you" and somebody proposed that is what we do, then your point would in fact be valid, but that's not what is happening.

What I don't understand is why some people are coming down on the side of lunacy in this. As if Terry Jones is some sort of nobel and heroic figure. He's not. He's a religious charlatan and publicity hound. He's no different than the Westboro Baptist "God Hates Fags" idiots attempting to incite riots for publicity sake.

The guy is such an idiot he's willing to incite riots and promote terrorism for his own selfish gain.

His right I guess, but that doesn't make him a hero in my book.

I live just down the road from Gainesville, Plant City FL. I do not know anyone who agrees with Terry Jones, except the 50 or so folks in his congregation. Where are these people jumping on the side of his lunacy?

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

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. Bt inaction is action.

Exactly, in counseling we often point out that refusing to make a decision is in fact making a decision.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

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Instant lesson . . . Don't breathe, or more to the point, don't inhale air into your lungs after you exhale. It is doing nothing. Yet there would be a pretty bad result.

Wrong. Deciding to not breath is doing something; not breathing. It's a state change, from doing one thing to doing something else.

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Here's one more . . .
Next time you jump out of an airplane, don't pull. Inaction is action.

Again, it's a state change. If you jumped out of the airplane with the intent of committing suicide and didn't pull and you didn't, then you'd have continued on exactly the path you intended. If you had jumped out without the intention of committing suicide, then you'd already decided earlier you were going to deploy at some point. Not pulling would be another state change.

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The World's Most Boring Skydiver

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How is NOT doing something, doing something?

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.





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1981 to 1988 is 7 years-Kallend (oops, it's actually 8 years Kallend)

The decade of the 80's was from 1980 to 1989. 10 years. If you remove 1980 and 1989 you have 1981 to 1988. 8 years.

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How is NOT doing something, doing something?

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

And who is the evil here?

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iReport —August 6, 2010
Infamous Pastor Terry Jones, known for his activism against the Gainesville mayor, and for his "Burn a Koran Day" has been arrested for possession of child pornography. Late last night Pastor Terry Jones was arrested for sharing pictures of children in various states of nudity over the popular file sharing network Limewire.

Guess god really does exist.

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iReport —August 6, 2010
Infamous Pastor Terry Jones, known for his activism against the Gainesville mayor, and for his "Burn a Koran Day" has been arrested for possession of child pornography. Late last night Pastor Terry Jones was arrested for sharing pictures of children in various states of nudity over the popular file sharing network Limewire.

Guess god really does exist.

August 6?

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iReport —August 6, 2010
Infamous Pastor Terry Jones, known for his activism against the Gainesville mayor, and for his "Burn a Koran Day" has been arrested for possession of child pornography. Late last night Pastor Terry Jones was arrested for sharing pictures of children in various states of nudity over the popular file sharing network Limewire.

Guess god really does exist.

August 6?

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yep, sometimes old news is good news.(I dated it on purpose)
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-479636?ref=feeds/latest

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This points out a flaw with the CNN iReport system; unvetted news.

I would think if the story was credible, we'd have heard more about it.

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Instant lesson . . . Don't breathe, or more to the point, don't inhale air into your lungs after you exhale. It is doing nothing. Yet there would be a pretty bad result.

Wrong. Deciding to not breath is doing something; not breathing. It's a state change, from doing one thing to doing something else.

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Here's one more . . .
Next time you jump out of an airplane, don't pull. Inaction is action.

Again, it's a state change. If you jumped out of the airplane with the intent of committing suicide and didn't pull and you didn't, then you'd have continued on exactly the path you intended. If you had jumped out without the intention of committing suicide, then you'd already decided earlier you were going to deploy at some point. Not pulling would be another state change.

So is his deciding to not burn the koran, and bowing down to pressure from a possible threat is na state change too.

Inaction is still inaction and inaction is still action, in the form of a decision.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun