[quote]They were 'tested' not 'set up'. [/quote] This is called "creating false ethical dilemnas" and it is among the shittier things one being can do to another. When you set it up under false conditions as well and then get called on it by your victim you tend to lose your moral authority over them. Examples: Don't drink at the party or you'll become addicted to booze! &nbs
[quote]I chalk it up to God had pretty crappy proofreaders....humans.[/quote] That seems to be the exact problem. When these texts were being copied and amended there were competeing scholars who each had their own versions of the Torah scrolls and had based their careers on their version being correct. When compromises had to be made for political reasons you sort of ended up with wierd bits and chunks from one being included while parts of another were exised etc... the
[quote]Mortality, I believe, came from the fruit of good and evil.[/quote] Actually if you see the Bible quotes above God pretty clearly states that eternal life comes from yet another tree that he won't allow them to eat from now that they figured out the tree of knowledge thing. This is the explicit reason he tosses their ass out of the garden and guards the gate. Anything else and you have gone extra-canonical which is fine but at that point y
LW - I had seen that on my read through and before that as well and I have heard it used as the basis for several rascist memes. Generally the accepted reading is that the first bit is a recap of the whole process and the the bit where Adam and Eve's creation is detailed is a later in depth exploration of the "them" mentioned. Of course I have no stake in how it reads one way or the other. From my perspective it is pretty plainly an amalgamation of many accounts of the sa
The Bible has some wonderful stuff in it but if you are looking for moral or ethical help I would suggest avoiding Genesis like the plague. <span sty
[quote]if not for the cost,[/quote] That does bring up the rather unfortunate fact that the accredidation industry is now predicated on businesses picking up the cost of the test. This puts a pretty high barrier on entry level certs like Security+. If a test requires 85% to pass and costs $200+ to attempt it is hard for folks looking to break into the field to convince themselves that it is worth it.
[quote]hee hee! I agree, ITT is a more likely possibility. Anyone worth their salt as a "network security team lead" (necessary experience, certifications etc) probably won't take a dump for anything less than 100K![/quote] In D.C. a team member should probably be pulling down 90k minimum and a lead with those quals is easily worth over 130K. The lifestyle poly requirement is the real deal killer for a lot of folks though.
[quote]Actually, only 231 are currently certified. [/quote] Yeah, but I will give the 758 the benefit of the doubt that most if not all could requalify on demand.
Everyone wants "cyber" security but who are you going to hire to provide it? How many people are actually technically qualified for what you need? How many can you possibly afford to hire? <span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roma
When a friend of mine took his first job as a company 1SG he had a simlar problem: The first week he was in charge one of his guys got busted with kiddie porn. Fortunately he was the only one in the BN.
[quote]Yes, the best thing for Sudan would be just that, a targeted airlift to the needy. [/quote] Not without the troops to keep armed thugs from stealing it the secon it hit the ground. This is exactly why the surge in troops on the street coupled with monetary incentives worked. not only did the locals have a reason to work with us, they didn't need to fear reprisal from the insurgents. Airdrops of goods and food into areas that are already terrorized by violent
[quote]lavished malcontents with 300 bucks a month to “awaken” the incentive to police pockets of resistance in their neighborhoods. If you can’t fight the enemy, join them kind of syndrome.[/quote] I believe the point you are missing here Steven is that this is exactly what the enemy was doing to convince unemployed young men to help them out prior to the surge. We just kicked out the monetary advantage that AQIE had previous to that. Additionall
Man I miss places that actually have water and trees.
[quote]If your wife has already mentally checked out, your kids especially need you to be stable and constant for them.[/quote] This is a certainty. additionally, blaming yourself and continuing to be passive is *never* going to re-ignite any woman's passion for you. Your fault she cheated? No way brother. She may have not been satisfied in your relationship but the decision to wuss out and stay with you (for ease and security) while she sleeps with other people is
[quote] I have noticed how bloated the army is[/quote] Indeed the Divisional Wedge of the Army is just ridiculous.
[quote]I would consider serving in a warzone to be combat service. Though I suppose that those who do have bullets whizzing past their heads are at much greater risk[/quote] Most folks do. Thats the problem. Conflating people like me with people who get shot at creates a massively unfair equality between actual combat vets and chumps like me (and the other several thousand chumps on Balad) or even worse, the guys in freakin' Kuwait wearing civilian clothes and play
[quote]i picked it up on PC hardware forums.[/quote] It migrated there (and now it has migrated here...see how that works?) Really it originated in 9-11 Truther forums (hint thats what the T was for) but since the Truth movement basically campaign-jacked RP it is now also associated with Paulians. In an interesting side note it has also migrated to white supremacist forums! So by all means, keep using it if you don't mind being automatically associated with Pauli
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These people just can't shake the feeling that somewhere, somehow, someone is having some sort of fun.
Congrats! Happy Birthday Brian!
I am not a Combat Veteran or at least I don't consider myself to be. This might come as a suprise to some of you who know I went to Iraq (heck I even blogged about right here at JU) but I assure you that I am not a Combat Vet in any way. I also don't refer to soldiers who experiences in Iraq paralell mine Combat Vets either. I save it for the deserving. Let me explain: <span style="font-size
[quote]I'm tired of being alone.[/quote] Well, I can't argue with that, but that is really the problem isn't it? Once you reach the point where "not being alone" is at the top of your hierarchy of needs it tends to degrade every other concern.
[quote]No, I would say, like I did above, they need to get some help, not just give up like you're proposing. You're saying...cut and run, now! Running from your problems isn't going to solve anything and the kids are always the ones who end up paying the most. I agree with Charles on this one. [/quote] This only works when people actually want help. Unless the situations is *dramatically* different from what Charles has desacribed, his wife is already out of the marriage
[quote]When we take our vows it's for better or worse. The worse always comes. We need to be prepared for it and if not, we need to find someone that will encourage us thru it[/quote] If teaching your kids that is is ok to live as a human doormat for a spouse who doesn't give 2 small shits about you sounds Christian to you, I think you may need to rethink the proposition.
[quote]And I've heard of others thru the grapevine that made it as well.[/quote] You realize that this carries the same weight as everything else you heard from a friend of a friend right?
[quote]I've had plenty of practice being alone and involved in things that interest me during my lonely marriage. I am ready for some companionship[/quote] The difference here is doing it by choice and not by default. Makes all the difference in the world.
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