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Comment Re:Discover life? (Score 1) 221

Definition of natural:

existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind.

Dogs and GMO crops are artificial lifeforms. They were caused by humankind. If humans did not exists then dogs would not exist. Humans don't create anything from scratch. We always create using a mix of natural and artificial parts. Everything we create is artificial by definition.
Definition of artificial:

made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, typically as a copy of something natural

Definition of supernatural

(of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.

Comment Re:They're probably correct (Score 1) 273

It is not just math. I found the same thing when I tried to find out what augmented meant when I was learning guitar.

Western music and music theory, the word augmentation (from Late Latin augmentare, to increase) has three distinct meanings. Augmentation is a compositional device where a melody, theme or motif is presented in longer note-values than were previously used. Augmentation is also the term for the proportional lengthening of the value of individual note-shapes in older notation by coloration, by use of a sign of proportion, or by a notational symbol such as the modern dot. A major or perfect interval that is widened by a chromatic semitone is an augmented interval, and the process may be called augmentation.

wah??? you click links and it gets worse and worse.

Comment Re:And nothing to be said about "non-profit" schoo (Score 2) 331

Your confusing the purpose of federal student loans with the purpose of a university. Lenders are suppose to give loans with a good faith expectation that the loan will be repaid. If schools are lending money out that can't be repaid by students then they should be cut off from federal support. Students can still attend those schools. They just will have to do it with their own money.

Comment Re:Tip of the iceberg (Score 1) 669

2 Timothy 3 14 to 16

You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness

At some level you need to decide if the Book of Mormon is scripture. You need to decide if the New Testiment is scripture. Or you can read it litterally and decide all text is inspired by God... even slashdot posts. Or you could read it more litterally and decide that only the sacred texts that were read by the literal person Timothy was writing too count.

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