Quote (2besee @ Feb. 19 2013,21:16)Stuart,”basing your spirituality only on things that can reasonably be shown to be true”.What to you is hope, and dreams? Is that spirit?As far as I know I am a member of the only species that can know something about the universe and how we fit into it. We are the way the universe can know itself. Spirituality…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,21:46)Quote (Stu @ Feb. 20 2013,00:42)Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,21:37)Quote (Stu @ Feb. 20 2013,00:21)It's the Latin adjective for “one-horned”, not the noun unicorn.  I realise there is a generalised use of the word horn that is incorrectly applied to keratin outgrowths, and that is how this adjective is used in the name.…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,21:39)Quote (Stu @ Feb. 20 2013,00:35)Either you are saying that you, as the alter ego of heaven, accept that “taking the piss” is an acceptable turn of phrase here, or if it isn't then perhaps as a longstanding member of the forum I should complain, with a request you log on as heaven and give yourself a square and a…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,21:37)Quote (Stu @ Feb. 20 2013,00:21)It's the Latin adjective for “one-horned”, not the noun unicorn.  I realise there is a generalised use of the word horn that is incorrectly applied to keratin outgrowths, and that is how this adjective is used in the name.  But the rhinoceros doesn't have a horn, biologically s…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,21:28)Quote (Stu @ Feb. 20 2013,00:24)I don't think I would have used the expression “taking the piss” in a forum like this.Still, you set the standards I guess.StuartOkay, I can see you are very annoyed now and are snapping at anything I say. Count to 10 and take a deep breath Stu.Either you are saying that you, as the…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,21:27)I see what is happening now Stu.I misjudged your intelligence. Do you know any Atheists who are 10 no 25 times smarter than you? Sorry had to increase that. I thought 10 would be high enough but I realise now that was too low.…commentary from the man who thought the catch-phrase expression of Manuel in Fawlty…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,21:19)OMG, I didn't realise that you were that naive.Sorry, I was truly joking. Taking the piss.And you thought I was serious.Tell you what. Because you can't tell when someone is taking the piss, shall I colour code text where the piss is being taken? You can even choose the colour.I don't think I would have used the…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,20:48)Quote (Stu @ Feb. 19 2013,23:45)It's not a unicorn.  It's a keratin nose.StuartUnicornis.Latin for Unicorn.It's the Latin adjective for “one-horned”, not the noun unicorn. I realise there is a generalised use of the word horn that is incorrectly applied to keratin outgrowths, and that is how this adjective is used…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,20:47)Quote (Stu @ Feb. 19 2013,23:26)Perhaps you could post an example of cave art that depicts Sabre-toothed cats then we could decide if we think it counts as an eyewitness account of humans hunting them.StuartGoogle “Sabre-tooth feasted on man”.Something might pop up.Google is a search engine for the World Wide Web.…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,20:43)It's a unicorn. No need for bones, a tooth, and a big toe.It's not a unicorn. It's a keratin nose.Stuart

Quote (2besee @ Feb. 19 2013,19:34)Quote (Stu @ Feb. 19 2013,21:19)Had you considered what the world looks like from my point of view?StuartNo.I have always believed in a creator, even when I chose not to follow the creator.What is it like to be an Atheist?It is the sensation of basing your spirituality only on things that can reasonably be shown…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,20:17)Quote For me to believe that unicorns existed I would need to see the skeleton of an animal that had a single horn composed of bone.  If you can show me genuine evidence of such an animal then I will believe in unicorns.  Tusked animals like the narwhal don't count because tusks are adapted teeth.Indian rhinoceros (…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,19:30)Quote (Stu @ Feb. 19 2013,21:49)Mammoths were still extant at the start of recorded history.  Sabre-tooth cats weren't, so perhaps you could supply a reference for that extraordinary claim about eyewitness accounts of hunting them.Oh you poor fellow. You can't even tell a joke when you see one. You shouldn't be so…[Read more]

Consider these images:Auroch:Rhinoceros:Elasmotherium sibiricum:The only one of these animals that has horn(s) in the proper biological sense, is the auroch.  The horns are bones that form part of its skeleton. The “corn” part of unicorn refers to a bony corn.  But since the auroch has two horns it hardly qualifies as a unicorn.  The skull of th…[Read more]

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Quote (t8 @ Feb. 19 2013,19:09)Regardless if it is a Wild Ox or a Rhino, Stu believes in Unicorns now. The very thing he thought was myth. And I think he is annoyed about it to, but what can he do but just accept it. Poor man. I suppose if you believe in Imaginary Friends that communicate through talking donkeys then inventing strawmen of what…[Read more]

Quote (2besee @ Feb. 19 2013,18:43)Quote (2besee @ Feb. 19 2013,20:41)God and Charity and all here,Do you believe that God does care about creation? Do you believe that God feels compassion on us? Well, in answer, God does. I know this, I have felt it when in prayer. It is sad.lol, sorry, big typo!! It was supposed to say Stuart and Charity and…[Read more]

Quote (2besee @ Feb. 19 2013,18:38)Stuart,To be in contact with the creator of the whole world can be quite an amazing thing. I will tell you that true contact is not what you imagine it to be. From experience, I know.  As you sit in silence in the presence of the almighty, you are one with not only the creator but also with creation. God has…[Read more]