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May 10, 2012
"That is, if this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also His work; how is it possible to think of holding men responsible for their deeds and thoughts before such an almighty Being? In giving out punishment and rewards He would to a certain extent be passing judgment on Himself. How can this be combined with the goodness and righteousness ascribed to Him?"
Now, I am hardly going to purport myself smarter than Albert Einstein nor wiser than all of humanity which has struggled with issues of God and man’s role in a larger plan, or even that such a plan exists. But I am going to say that I differ from the conclusion above because it results from assumptions that are, in my opinion, incorrect. I think anyone who ascribes to scientific method and the application of logic might follow my thinking in this.
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May 9, 2012
I’m an “Expert Outdoors” shooter.
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May 8, 2012
This image, with all camera controls on manual, is about 24 hours after the “super moon” maximum.
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May 7, 2012
So far.
But they say they’re like Accidental Discharges: If you haven’t had one yet, just wait.
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May 6, 2012
Taken with a tripod, manual exposure but, in the dark I didn’t record the settings, on a Fuji “too many controls” digital camera at “darn close” to the full moon moment. The image was cropped this morning and levels tweaked (well, “hammered” would be a better choice of terms) in Paint.Net, my favorite free image editing program. (Looks like I blew the focus. Or maybe, between enlargement in the camera and enlargement in Paint.Net, I’ve just run out of pixels. Regardless, it’s a done thing.)
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May 5, 2012
Had more good targets than bad. Three pasters for the 900 - I’m saving money on those (finally).
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May 4, 2012
Cool!
Einstein was noted for his thought experiments. He would think up a situation and then mentally chew on it for long periods of time. Sometimes he would come up with some really great stuff.
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May 3, 2012
Switched him from Chrome to IE. Had him configure his corporate proxy details. Everything works.
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May 2, 2012
Which is more important, where your energy comes from or the after-products from its generation and consumption?
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May 1, 2012
Take the welfare check, take the handouts from the government and buy your cheeseburgers, watch your TV and grow fat and ineffectual.