Comment Re:One needs to look no further than religion (Score 1) 629
The "King James Only" crowd are a bit nuts, to say the least.
This is the consensus on both sides
Comment Re:One needs to look no further than religion (Score 1) 629
I was not arguing the deity of Christ, only that he indeed existed (as well as clarifying the question of Latin translations). I'm not sure where you picked that out of my post.
Also, if you're going to refute someone's statement, at least provide some references and an actual argument other than "I don't have time to prove your obviously wrong evidence (because I said so; everyone knows this stuff, right?), but I will take everything you just said out of context and attempt to invalidate your argument via ad hominem".
I suppose it's also common knowledge that A.C. has a Ph.D. in history and archeology of course.
Also, if you're going to refute someone's statement, at least provide some references and an actual argument other than "I don't have time to prove your obviously wrong evidence (because I said so; everyone knows this stuff, right?), but I will take everything you just said out of context and attempt to invalidate your argument via ad hominem".
I suppose it's also common knowledge that A.C. has a Ph.D. in history and archeology of course.
Comment Re:One needs to look no further than religion (Score 3, Informative) 629
Who in their right mind would read a Latin bible? If you wanted to get down to the root language, The Old Testament was written in ancient Hebrew, and the new testament was written in Greek. Which went on to be translated into the various languages and versions you see today. KJV is just one of many English translations available today, having both Formal and Dynamic equivalence.
The authenticity is also not at question of the various copies of the original scrolls, and by various I mean over 5600 original copies have been found, at 99.5% accuracy between them. There was also less than 100 years of time between the original and the earliest copy we have, however. For reference, Homer (The Iliad), only had 643 original copies, and at 95% accuracy! The time span between writing date and the earliest copy we have is 500 years. The works of Plato, a measly 7 copies found, at a non-measured accuracy. The time span between the copy and the original was over 1200 years. Many were willingly martyred within the first few hundred years, especially in the case of the eye witnesses at the time.
The theory of Jesus never existing is not a view widely held by historians either. r1 - r2
The authenticity is also not at question of the various copies of the original scrolls, and by various I mean over 5600 original copies have been found, at 99.5% accuracy between them. There was also less than 100 years of time between the original and the earliest copy we have, however. For reference, Homer (The Iliad), only had 643 original copies, and at 95% accuracy! The time span between writing date and the earliest copy we have is 500 years. The works of Plato, a measly 7 copies found, at a non-measured accuracy. The time span between the copy and the original was over 1200 years. Many were willingly martyred within the first few hundred years, especially in the case of the eye witnesses at the time.
The theory of Jesus never existing is not a view widely held by historians either. r1 - r2
Comment Re:Weapon? (Score 1) 165
I'm sorry that I'm a musician, and that this offends you.
Comment Re:Weapon? (Score 1) 165
hehe
Comment Re:Wood vs Bone (Score 1) 118
Pure genious
Comment Re:Uh huh. (Score 1) 160
*claps*
Comment Re:Thanks, Wiseguy (Score 0, Redundant) 572
lol
Comment Re:Obligatory (Score 1) 132
Wrong article bro
Comment Re:Yeah, but it is reliable. (Score 2, Funny) 245
I find this project very cool, are there any apps available that allow one to enter a speed limit as they see signs, and couple this with your GPS coordinates? I saw an android app here:
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Travel/Wikispeedia-82116.shtml
But I haven't rooted my G1 yet, so I can't install apps not on the market (which it isnt). If this isn't what that particular app does, it would be nice to write one.
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Travel/Wikispeedia-82116.shtml
But I haven't rooted my G1 yet, so I can't install apps not on the market (which it isnt). If this isn't what that particular app does, it would be nice to write one.
Comment Re:A cake is in order (Score 1) 252
And by minus one you mean +5 Funny
Comment Re:I have a better idea (Score 1) 220
Amen
Comment Perception of time (Score 1) 2
I wonder if this will have any implications on discovering how the brain perceives time?
Submission + - True circadian rhythm mechanism discovered (physorg.com) 2
xonar writes: "University of Michigan mathematicians and their British colleagues say they have identified the signal that the brain sends to the rest of the body to control biological rhythms, a finding that overturns a long-held theory about our internal clock."
Submission + - Encrypting Messages In Our "How-to-Make-a-Human" D (takefreetime.com)
slreboy writes: DNA isn't just a code, it's the ultimate information — the data without which the ability to perceive data wouldn't exist. We now have the ability to write our own messages into this biological blueprint, but there are important factors to consider before you start scribbling cellular graffiti.
The human genome contains about three quarters of a gigabyte of data, and it's pretty unflattering to find out that the "How to make YOU" instruction manual is less than a quarter of the size of an "X-Men: Wolverine" DVD. (But don't worry — the real "you" in your head is, even by the simplest estimate, at least seventy terabytes). Scientists have so far inserted the equation of relativity, their own names and even Latin poetry into the "junk" DNA of bacteria and plants.
The human genome contains about three quarters of a gigabyte of data, and it's pretty unflattering to find out that the "How to make YOU" instruction manual is less than a quarter of the size of an "X-Men: Wolverine" DVD. (But don't worry — the real "you" in your head is, even by the simplest estimate, at least seventy terabytes). Scientists have so far inserted the equation of relativity, their own names and even Latin poetry into the "junk" DNA of bacteria and plants.
