WordWolf

I'll give it a shot, to the limits of my limited knowledge. I'm presuming that you mean that your firewall's reporting that a program ON your computer, called QaZ, is trying to "dial out", and not that your firewall is reporting that a program hosted elsewhere, called QaZ, is trying to "dial in" to your computer. Speak up if it's the latter. As to nasty viruses, if your antivirus (for example, Norton) is not up to cleaning it out, time to use something stronger. :) Go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and spend 2 hours (or less) using the online antivirus to clean out your pc. Let me know if that doesn't do it- if not, you may need to do something with your pc's registry and so on. But let's try the painless methods first... (Oh, and I never heard "Norton's a great antivirus", but I'd make sure my antivirus was completely up to date...)

"'Where is God? God is everywhere. Why? Because He likes you.' A mix of the Vatican and Disney.' "- "Father Guido Sarducci", comedian. As I see it (and we've discussed this before), all of reality (space-but now we're discussing TIME) is finite, God is not. So, my personal opinion is that reality (space AND time) exist WITHIN God, as a subset, but not literally as "a part of God", within just as a penny dropped into a bathtub is IN the water, but not water itself. I'm not going to get into the Flatland model again. :)

I could swear I've heard the one about paperwork and the date, but this is no television show I'm familiar with- the other quotes all seem foreign to me. Maybe I've heard that line on a commercial.

Is this the ST:TNG episode where they discover these crystals and find out they're this lifeform that needs light to survive or something?

"Know what happens when you give a politician Viagra?" "No." "He gets taller." "Guy come out of an antique shop carrying a big grandfather's clock. Bumped into this drunk, broke the clock. Guy said, 'Why don't you watch where you're going.' The drunk says, 'Why don't you carry a wristwatch like everybody else.' "Stop that! Why are doin' that?" "What I'm about to do, I don't want to remember a lot of it." "Hey Man, don't hit him! That's AJ Foyt!" "Really?" "The Fourth!"

As it is written, it is TECHNICALLY true, but written DECEPTIVELY, so that the most casual reader will draw an INCORRECT conclusion. vpw did not study at Princeton University. vpw got his Masters at Princeton Theological Seminary. They are both located at Princeton, NJ, and are not connected with each other in any significant way-other than location and name. That having been said, Princeton Theological Seminary is a respectable school of learning, and is worth placing on a list of accomplishments. It's no "Pikes Peak", certainly. I forget which GSC'er has also attended it, but you can find it with a search. The way it's written, one might think vpw studied at Princeton Theological Seminary, then went on to earn a Masters at Princeton University. lcm used to make a point of making it sound like vpw studied at Princeton University, by calling PTS "Princeton". When I get some time, I'm going to have some fun and address the page's claims.

No. AFAIK, we have not done THIS movie yet. "Know what happens when you give a politician Viagra?" "No." "He gets taller." "Guy come out of an antique shop carrying a big grandfather's clock. Bumped into this drunk, broke the clock. Guy said, 'Why don't you watch where you're going.' The drunk says, 'Why don't you carry a wristwatch like everybody else.'

The tracker was a great guy-until vpw had to share the spotlight with him, then there was trouble....

Everybody's in a hurry. Ok, next one... "Know what happens when you give a politician Viagra?" "No." "He gets taller."

We know it's "Star Trek:TNG", but I don't have the episode.

It's "Star Trek III:the Search for Spock", isn't it?

Someone's pretending vpw didn't do the evil deeds they did, and pretending the Bible didn't condemn actions he did.] Once again, WTH's posts have lost connection with the thread they're on.vpw DID horrific acts. Period. He is to be blamed for the horrific acts he did. Why do we bring it up? Because claiming he did not, and made-up virtuous acts are attributed to him, and used for propaganda purposes. This is easy, since vpw himself did this for more than a decade. WTH's just made up a horrific act, blamed rascal, for it, and is using it for propaganda purposes. Like was donw with Japan and Spain once. He's made up emotionally-laden propaganda. He doesn't serve humanity, promote peace or understanding. He's got his own personal "political" agenda, and has made up his vicious depictions are attempts to attack others he disagrees with. He's got to demonize the reasonable posters FIRST, however.

It's been attributed to Edmund Burke. Just because YOU'VE grown up since arriving doesn't mean everyone has. Doesn't it strike you as mildly ironic that those who haven't, who are "stuck" in their development at whatever point they were in twi, would be the ones quick to accuse those who've matured as having been "stuck"?

[WordWolf's comments in boldface, as they often are.]

Yes. I used it in the movie links at one point as the middle link, because in France, they played it in THEATERS. But I ended my move with an actor so as not to stall the thread.

Meanwhile, I DON'T wonder why some people are swift to change the subject from "corrupt religious leaders who should be in jail" to "corrupt political figures who should be in jail" and pretend that some people hold corrupt politicians blameless, then claim outrage at the imaginary people who never said that. When someone has an agenda, it can affect all their posts. Corrupt people of both types are wrong and should be in prison. NEITHER should get a free pass. What's so problematic about saying exactly that? People who supposedly represent God are supposed to be examples of good conduct and what God wants. Therefore, it's more reprehensible that such a person be corrupt. To a degree, we know, on the other hand, that political elections are often between selecting one from 2 disgusting choices (or more), and that political interests and corruption are not that surprising to find together. It's still WRONG, but less of a shock.

WTH's definition of "distorted picture", of course, involves "any complete picture that he doesn't LIKE.... WW: WTH: Actually, the standard of 2 or 3 witnesses to determine truth predates Paul by a considerableamount, and Paul has nothing to do with what I was saying. Deuteronomy 17:6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. WTH: Of course he wasn't. However, Deuteronomy stated that whether or not a manwas guilty of any iniquity or sin (you know, like raping a woman or whatever), that the matter would be established at the mouth of three witnesses. (One presumes more than 3 would be better.) Therefore, by the Mosaic Law (given by God Almighty, remember), that's how we determine whether vpw or anyone else did the terrible things they did. God's Word said that's how it's done. WTH said that's NOT how it's done- instead some method favourable to finding vpw blameless of felonies should be used. Who should be believed? WTH: See, this fits right into what I said earlier.WW: WTH has selected Option B. Which is his choice.

I can see the sense of having a general checkup and being in general physical health before entering a program like the way corps-although not for STAFF. However, that's NOT what you had- your tests SKIPPED all the ones for general health- and instead focused on the ones for sexually-transmitte diseases. WHY would a supposed "Christian" ministry- one which supposedly isn't interested in bringing people on-campus to rape them, coerce them or trick them into having sex, skipping general health tests and ONLY giving the ones for STDs?

Ironic how "the Exorcist" was wildly exaggerated from what was supposedly the true account, but to hear the official twi line, you'd think it UNDERSTATED the case....

No, the one I'm thinking of aired in November 1978 in the US on tv, and that was it for US airings in any format.

I'll offer my own attempts, humble as they are. I shall say "I don't know" where applicable, and offer speculation and opinion as it is relevant. I lack any information from before "in the beginning", so I can't even make a guess or a speculation. It's often said God created so that He'd have someone to love, or to love Him back. I think the answer to "why" is along these lines. I don't think He was bored, but there's something like "lonely" that may apply. Then again, I'm speculating crudely about a being wildly more intelligent than me and transcendant, so my best guesses are the vaguest ones. For myself, I have one answer to all those questions together.It involves two concepts. 1) Free will. I believe God considers His gift to us of free will to be far more important than most people ever consider. I saw a man illustrate this. He played a recording that said what a great guy he was. However, it was MEANINGLESS because the thing had no FREE WILL. It was programmed to say that and had NO CHOICE in the matter. Does God want machines that are PROGRAMMED to claim to love Him? I don't think so-even though the alternative is grossly inefficient. Then again, I think any parent who's on speaking terms with their child can understand the feelings of frustration and pride, and receive the love FROM that child. 2) TIME. God operates on a scale that is inconceivable to the rest of us. Decisions made in one decade (show Joseph visions of him ruling over his brothers) have consequences decades later (Joseph saves Israel from the famine.) Decisions made in one century (Daniel teaches the precursors to the Magi) have consequences centuries later (their successors appear, give Joseph and Mary valuable gifts just in time for Joseph to grab Mary and Jesus, then leave. I see the allowing of suffering to be the result of 2 things. A) God allows free-will decisions to have their results. Poor drivers will hit things-and people. B) In the long run, the sum of ALL the results will be what God wants. I see that in how Joseph responded to everything that happened to him. He said his brothers meant their actions for evil, but God meant their actions for good. My opinion, make of it what you will.

Odd coincidence, but I was discussing them briefly last week. Ever see the movie they were in?

We all know you're still claiming this. But you were claiming this over 4 years ago, and it was refuted back then, and you're still claiming it. Your straining at a gnat didn't invalidate his point to anyone except you. Right. vpw's last commercial was to say to spend more time in pfal, and the best thing we could do for people was to put them thru the class. Hardly an earth-shattering announcement- it was pretty much the message for us for the 70s and 80s. And here's where the Mikean pfal doctrine comes in.pfal="Scriptures", and "pfal> any Bible". For those who missed it, that's pretty much the linchpin of Mikean pfal. Feel free to review it. And see why he gets so few converts. Sure looks like Mike saw vpw say "memorize the White Book", and Mike read that as "Search the Scriptures." "Master" and "search", of course, being Mike's "private interpretation" and additions. especially when it's phrases like "PFAL SCRIPTURES", which does not appear anywhere in pfal. And the idea that SOME of what vpw wrote being God-breathed? Mike believes this. Mike believes vpw said this, and Mike believes this is true. And Mike believes that our NOT embracing this silly thing is wrong of us.

WTH tends to oversimplify anything he doesn't like. For example, one person's eyewitness testimony is one thing, but when dozens of people step forward, and a consistent picture is presented from all their testimony, that's entirely another. That's why GOD'S WORD mentions the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses to establish things, but WTH's not convinced with dozens if he dislikes their testimony. WTH also tends to have a problem with people whom he disagrees.

Different subcultures have their terms- but cults use words to CONTROL IDEAS. If you control the words used to represent ideas, you control the ideas. Cults are about CONTROL. Subcultures rarely try to control the terms, and especially don't try to control ideas. They're certainly not centrally-controlled, themselves. Consistent translation is an issue with Bibles. If one word's translated into DIFFERENT words,then the translator's controlling the ideas. Then people get MISIMPRESSIONS based on his translational choices. For example, if he translates "fill" into "replenish", we get people saying something was DEPLETED and needs REPLENISHING. (vpw on a poor translation in Genesis.) If he translates "thoroughly" into "throughly one place, we get people explaining how "throughly" is more extreme than "thoroughly" (vpw on a poor translation in Genesis.) If he translated "foreknow" into "foreordain", then entire doctrines can be formed about the difference between the two words (cg did that one...) That's why one Greek word should be one English word. I don't want any translator foreordaining my doctrine. Agreed. I don't get what's so difficult about this. Agreed. God doesn't fit in formulas-He's our Father! Agreed. But I'm reluctant to make 1 Greek word 2 English words, for reasons I gave above. Especially when people claim distinctions between the 2 are Biblical, when they're identical Biblically.