I consider myself to be an atheist and an agnostic. I believe there is no god, and I recognize that I don't know whether or not there is a god. I don't see the contradiction there. I'm not sure that I do either, but our discussion is dependent upon how we are each choosing to use these terms. For a...

I am not sure your "soft" use definitions are at all common. What is common to one may not be common to another, of course. It's true in my experience, and thus my claim of being common usage. It also seems to me that the use of the term "atheist" in this discussion is being used by all in the hard...

Usually I find texture (and tone) way more interesting than structure, so it's okay if a band uses only two chords, or one chord, or a triad, or a single note. As long as they make it interesting otherwise. There's so much you can do with so little.

The same joke...over an over. Crap. Have you watched the HBO series? There are plenty of different jokes in the series. The album and the DVD make them out to be more unidimensional than the series do. I feel for people whose only exposure to TD has been the album or the DVD. They're really not get...

Even worse than The Darkness. You are, of course, entitled to your opinions, but a comparison to the Darkness? Tenacious D is first and foremost a comedy act. The music is merely a vehicle for the comedy. Anyone who pans TD without seeing the broader perspective of what they do has probably misunde...

Let's first start off by adopting the view of descriptive linguistics, in terms of semantics, and state that there is no necessarily -right- definition of "atheism;" there is only what is understood, which might lead two otherwise like-thinking folks to disagree due to term collision. Underlying the...

I do not know my comments have seemed pro-ID to anyone here...I'm reading posts, finding people arguing with me, and then they attack the ID people in general! [...] leftwing - perhaps I used 'evolution' the wrong way - I don't think so, as the I.D. stuff I've read specifically targets evolution. B...

I suppose it depends on whom you think has the authority to say what is and what is not a martial art. Perhaps it's just your perception of consensus? It is difficult to disassociate the phrase "martial arts" from the traditional concept of dudes in robes kicking at one another. To me, wrestling, fe...

It has the amenities of more heralded East Coast cities like Boston and New York, and more colleges than either. More colleges than either? I'd like to see some evidence for that. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I am curious about the claim due to the fact that NY and Boston are loaded with colleg...

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GUNS > KICKS