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  Scientific Proof for the Existence of God? Part 1 Definitions

  Short Answer: It is the age old philosophical problem of proving the existence of other minds.

  The main thesis of this argument  Summa Theologica the Third Article of the Second Question in the First Part of the First Part. Note: St Thomas Aquinas is not attempting to define a Christian God that this point in the Summa. Neither is he suggesting that the God of the Second Question is much more than a god that wound up the clock of the universe and left it to run.

  Posit 1: The operating definition of God in its very least is another entity. In the very least it is a different entity as different as you the reader are different from I the writer.

  Posit 2: The operating definition of Science is the general analytical study of processes.

  Posit 3:  Godels mathematical proof for the existence of God

   

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  Battletech Wiki

  Reciently I have been getting back into my favorite miniatures wargame Battletech. It has been 10 years since I last played the game but I have fond memories of the game. It is better for me than going to a bar with some budies. In an effort to give back to the Battletech community I have begun editing the battletech wiki at sarna.net. Here is my first entry: http://sarna.net/wiki/Sniper_Artillery_Piece It is pretty lame at this point but it is more difficult to find information about this piece than I first thought. I think I'll have better success when I write about the Long Tom mobile artillery vehicle as it has a full entry in the 3025 Technical Read Out. I am thinking about starting a new battletech blog. I'll start here and see what happens.

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  Posterous | I hate my degree...

  
  

   DorianDeLuca just commented on the post "I hate my degree..." on jh2fct's posterous

  I'm fairly certain that your degree is more of a result of who you are and the types of things that move you than the other way around.

  Sure, your work in the process of gaining your degree gave you access to tools and resources that you might not have had if you had not been working toward the degree, but your proclivities would have led you down a path that, if not parallel, would at least have headed toward the same place.

  As a holder of an undergraduate degree in English Literature, a Master's degree in Education and an Associate's degree in Information Technology, I relate to your constant unrest. I share it. My drive to know, be and do everything is all-consuming. But it is a source of strength in me, and even though I get exhausted almost to the point of collapse sometimes, I wouldn't trade it for all the complacency in the world.

  Posterous is the place to post everything. Just email us.

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  Perhaps if I did not have my degree then I could rest...

  I have an undergraduate degree in Philosophy of Religion with a minor in Mathematics. Interesting combination don't you think. That is what happens when you take what you like until your senior year and then decide to major in it. But that is a different story...

  It has ruined my life.

  I cannot go to church and listen to the sermon in blissful ignorance of the biblical history, studies, interpretation of the biblical Greek and Hebrew that flood my mind with each reference he makes. I cannot attend without pencil and paper diagramming, dissecting and earmarking sections for follow-up study. I can not just sit and listen. I have to learn. I cannot keep myself from it. I have tried only to find my hand itching for pen and paper.

  I cannot watch a movie and be simply entertained. I catch all of the literary references. I catch all of the tiny messages. I catch all of the innuendo that goes into every line. I hear the references to the literary, historical, theological and philosophical greats. Again I suffer to learn. During the newest Star Trek movie I found myself itching for pen and paper. I wanted to jot down things they said and earmark them for follow up study. I could not just listen, watch and be entertained. I could not keep myself from it.

  I see things differently. I embrace change. I find interest in learning what I do not know. I find value in conversation with those who believe differently than I. Not that I might convert them but rather that I may learn more about my own beliefs.
  

  My study drives me to excel. It will not let me wallow in mediocrity. I cannot satisfy myself without the challenge of learning, researching and reflection.
  

  Ah it is reflection that gets me the most.

  I am driven by 4 questions:

  Who are you? What do you want? Why are you here? What difference does it make?

  They leave me unsatisfied with myself. They will not let me rest. They haunt all I do or see.

  I cannot escape them. I have no peace.

  Perhaps if I did not have my degree. Then I could rest.
  

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  I hate my degree...

  I have an undergraduate degree in Philosophy of Religion with a minor in Mathematics. Interesting combination don't you think. That is what happens when you take what you like until your senior year and then decide to major in it. But that is a different story...

  It has ruined my life.

  I cannot go to church and listen to the sermon in blissful ignorance of the biblical history, studies, interpretation of the biblical Greek and Hebrew that flood my mind with each reference he makes. I cannot attend without pencil and paper diagramming, dissecting and earmarking sections for follow-up study. I can not just sit and listen. I have to learn. I cannot keep myself from it. I have tried only to find my hand itching for pen and paper.

  I cannot watch a movie and be simply entertained. I catch all of the literary references. I catch all of the tiny messages. I catch all of the innuendo that goes into every line. I hear the references to the literary, historical, theological and philosophical greats. Again I suffer to learn. During the newest Star Trek movie I found myself itching for pen and paper. I wanted to jot down things they said and earmark them for follow up study. I could not just listen, watch and be entertained. I could not keep myself from it.

  I see things differently. I embrace change. I find interest in learning what I do not know. I find value in conversation with those who believe differently than I. Not that I might convert them but rather that I may learn more about my own beliefs.
  

  My study drives me to excel. It will not let me wallow in mediocrity. I cannot satisfy myself without the challenge of learning, researching and reflection.
  

  Ah it is reflection that gets me the most.

  I am driven by 4 questions:

  Who are you? What do you want? Why are you here? What difference does it make?

  They leave me unsatisfied with myself. They will not let me rest. They haunt all I do or see.

  I cannot escape them. I have no peace.

  I wish I did not have my degree. Then I could rest.
  

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  Howard has a wading pool

  Yesterday (April 19th) we bought Howard (our duck) a wading pool. We filled it with water and we put Howard in it. He bathed, cleaned himself up for about 10 minutes, and go out.

  He hasn't been back in it since.

  We have Howard on our lower deck. He has his house which is a pet carrier, his food and water bowels, and now a wading pool for his own use. He has the Presidential Suite so to speak. We like to let him out about the yard occasionally. Just so he can remember what it is like. If he had his druthers he would rather be in the house.

  About a week ago we let the dogs out and forgot that we let Howard out earlier. Howard got "wooled around" by our Cocker Spaniel, Two Mini-Schnauzers and a Schnoodle. I guess that is what you get when you try to eat out of a dog food bowl when the dog is eating first.He is ok but now he won't come off the deck. I guess you can train a duck. Now when we pick him up and put him in the yard he runs to the sliding glass door to get in the house. We'll see if he uses his wading pool in the future. But I have my doubts.

  Stay tuned...

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