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No. I'll try to explain: My signature is meant to indicate that as maturity level goes up, one starts to realize there are many things that he or she doesn't know. As you get older and your mind expands, with every new experience, you begin to question things that you might have taken for granted and never even thought about questioning in the past. So I hope you now realize that even though I might use a light and humerous tone, the essence of what I am trying to say is what is important. And that is, just because I do not know whether there is a God, it does not necessarily indicate that I have not yet "found him" or realized something that comes with age (as you hinted). Actually on the contrary, I might have arrived at the conclusion BECAUSE of my age and experience. Now of course I am not saying I know it all ... actually far from it. But I do know that I don't know it all which in and of itself, puts me ahead of the pack so to speak The last part is a rephrase of Saady, a very famous Persian poet.

Have you ever read my signature?

Sorry had to edit the title ... it was a bit inappropriate for this forum

Here's Mosjan on a good day: Van ey get hom my head ake so bad I tak 2 vicodin adn drink 2 botles apricot juice yam Then i hda to tak all my niva apart to fix but it has no flor becas of rast and holes. My niva maks so much noise van I drive that it waks up my zokanch van I get hom... that's why my head akes so bad aye aye aye

Ha ha ... How about a real bullet proof YJ for LA?

Actually I was waiting for him to say disease has free will and God gave it free will.

I NEVER said God was one of those. I don't know whether God exists or not. sSebB, stop avoiding the question. How can you say God exists and made everything for us, yet you know for sure disease doesn't come from God?

This is really none of my business but since you did post it in public, I really don't think the two of you would get along at all Just very different personalities with very different outlooks and philosophies ...

I think it's French.

It is not necessary but there are things that you have to do so you can combine this with that step. I think it's a good idea to have a small card with the name of every guest (grouped by small groups if easier like for families) on a small card at the enterance with the table number of where they are supposed to sit. What you can do, is get a bunch of tiny picture frames (very cheap online and you can buy in bluk -- maybe $1 a piece or less) and just put each card in the frame. If you want, you can get creative a little bit on the card but you don't have to. Basically, that little frame will be their souvenir to take home ... plus it'll serve a purpose of holding those name cards. That's what my brother did at his wedding and it wroked pretty well.

Ed, I didn't know that about the max! Thanks. About the band, I also used to think a band is better but recently I have been to two weddings where the band just sucked. They kept singing the same songs over and over and over. But I have also been to two weddings with the same DJ who is REALLY good (one was at my brother's wedding last year) and the party basically never stopped. Everyone was dancing the WHOLE time! If you have been to typical Armo weddings, you know that doesn't really happen since a bunch of people sit and stare and select groups dance on and off. So that's where my comment about band/dj was coming from. About the food, gotta clarify that Horse De Ovaries are also ok! Anything to keep the mouth busy will make for happier guests.

Somehow I get the feeling that you didn't get it: You quoted: I said: And sometimes you just don't see things because they don't exist. Then you use an example of something that exists but can't be normally seen (although you CAN see the brain if you crack someone's head open but that's besides the point). The point is, there are things you can't see that do exist. However, SOMETIMES things that are not seen simply do not exist. You can't go around and say "unseen things are eternal". That is not right because sometimes, unseen things just don't exist (although sometimes they do). Just because we can't see something, it doesn't mean it exists (let alone be eternal).

No the brain exists.

I guess it's just in my nature to question why we do things the way we do. Edward has a good point about just following tradition and doing things because that's the way things are done. I guess that always messes me up because I end up asking myself why did they do things the way they did and why should we keep doing things the same way... Edit: And as far as cats, I think I could offer quite a bit to some hungry kitties after I'm gone

And sometimes you just don't see things because they don't exist.

Here are my top 10 suggestions: 1. NEVER keep people waiting without food. 2. Get a good DJ instead of a band. The best live band can't even come close to what even an average DJ can do. 3. Simple is better, less is more. 4. If possible, don't have the church ceremony at one time and the reception several hours later. It's just not fair to the women. 5. Cut down the number of people. If you (the people getting married) haven't seen them in more than a year, then they probably don't need to be there. 6. Don't expect everything to go as planned. 7. Let the bride and groom enjoy the day ... it is their day. 8. Avoid overly pushy and dictatorial photographers/video people. 9. Indooor indoor indoor. Outdoor is extremely unpredictable with weather, flies, wind, sun, heat, cold, etc. 10. Hire a security guard to protect the money/gifts that will be there. A lot of people forget this important aspect.

It doesn't make any difference to the dead what we do with them. Their bodies are dead. The way I look at it, respect comes from how you remember them and the memories they left behind. Their physical remains and what we do to them should not make a bit of difference in the level of respect we had/have for them. After they are dead, their bodies mean nothing. So in principle, I completely agree with both you (Edward) and QueBeceR. What we disagree on is what role the remains of the physical body play in this picture.

The closest person I have lost, that I knew very well, is my grandfather, about 10 years ago. If I were the only one left, yes I could have done the same to him. However, considering how sensitive my living family members might be about this topics, I would still have to comply with their wishes (the living). The wishes of the living are much more important to me than the dead (or my own). But I certainly could have done without the funeral. All those people crying and sobbing just depressed the hell out of me. A lot more than the actual death itself. Maybe it was because I was one of the last to see him before he died ... and even though he had suffered a lot in life, watching his young daughter lose the battle to cancer, then lose his wife, and having to take care of his mother till she was very very very old, and then having to battle cancer himself , he still had a big smile on his face ... he was ready for it

While we are on the subject ... I never got the point of funerals ... from what I have seen, it does nothing more than to cause even more pain and anguish to all those that attend to "pay their respects". I will make a specific point to request that no "funeral" be held for me when I die. I would further request that my body be disposed of, in the easiest, cheapest, and least troublesome manner. For that matter, I wouldn't mind even if they made cat food out of me

One couldn't make up a better story even if one tried!!!! PS: It'll be rather entertaining to watch all the creationists dismiss this too as just "will of God".

I bet you the car charger is still extra

I totally agree. But somehow that doesn't seem to happen too often My point is that even if someone doesn't acknowledge something here, all that really matters is whether the discussions sparked some slight new thing in his or her mind.

Maybe sometimes taking something to heart is not a bad thing for the long term. In here, for the sake of argument and not admiting mistakes etc, we might maintain the same position over and over. But who cares about here? What really matters is what we get out of these discussions So hopefully some people will walk away a little bit more critical of all things they might have taken as granted before. God knows I have!

What? How did you arrive at this amazing conclusion?