+192 Grammar lesson: Subjunctive: use when what you're stating is contrary to fact. Example: If Anthony WERE a girl he'd be hot. And people, grammar is what separates us from animals. Use it wisely, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Couldn't agree with you more man. Good grammar is hot.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm glad you agree, Sir or Madam. If only people cared for grammar as much as I.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

**hugs** So true!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Grammar is definitely important, but we're separated from animals by a bit more than that... :P Like, talking, walking on 2 legs, thumbs, (as the person above me said) writing, reading, etc. :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Souls

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well we're not the only ones that have thumbs or walk on two legs, but I agree with the rest.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

well opposable thumbs narrows it down.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Grammar is important and all, but what about illiterate people? Are they not separated from the animals? And as a second point; humans are animals.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You may believe humans are animals, but I don't. But hey, evolution isn't a bad theory. It's got so many holes, though. I said that as a joke. I know that grammar isn't the only thing making us human. But I cannot help but think someone an ape when they cannot string a sentence together. Illiterate people usually can talk correctly. And they wouldn't be on this site, for they cannot read.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The fact that humans are animals has nothing to do with evolution. It's the biological classification. Quick biology lesson. Vertebrates -> Mammals -> Primates -> Homosapian

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The classification is based on closely evolved species. But I'm forced to agree with you. But we're different from the animals. In that we have souls, and our choice of whether or not to serve THE God decides our eternal fate.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's actually just based on diffrent species, and their classification in the animal kingdom, using the science of taxonomy. YOU'RE now the one saying that they are closely evolved, which is why we have diffrent species to begin with, they evolved that way.There is no proof that we have souls, or that there is a heaven, or that there is even a God. There may be (who the fuck knows really) but their is no PROOF. But hey, creationism isn't a bad theory. It's got so many holes, though.Anyway back to your post. I appreciate good grammar, but it's not the be all and end all of a conversation. Nor is good grammar indicitive to anyones intelligence.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Thank you for saying that; I completely agree with you.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I concede. I'm no expert. But that's irrelevant. I meant this as a joke, take it as you will. However there is proof of a god. Or the need for a god, and I'll explain it to any half-intelligent person. It takes a small amount to understand it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What's the proof? just curious.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you're "just curious" then you "don't care in the least," and I "don't want to waste my time typing it up, only for you to ignore it. It's a logical approach backed by scientific achievements. I'll tell you if you still want to hear it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I would like to know what the evidence is, if you want to you can tell me but you don't have to if you don't want to.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Okay, it's in three parts. First Part: Things cannot bring about their own existence. Do you agree? Something cannot decide to be created. That just doesn't make any sense. If this weren't true, then things would pop up randomly, and we couldn't stop it. This is just logical. Nothing can be created from nothing. It just doesn't make sense. Do you agree?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Good point, things can't create themselves, something causes them to be created, what's the 2nd and 3rd part?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Check one. Game over. Part two: the universe hasn't existed forever. This used to be debated about, but now it's taken as fact. Basically, if the universe had existed forever, then an infinite amount of events have transpired before us, right? Well, that means that if we start counting down from infinity, we'd have to go all the way down to something. Time has to start. This is no longer argued against. The one point that evolutionists argue is point one. Third point: something, some transient, super-intelligent being, HAD to create the universe. Simple, logical, proof.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

For part two, i'll do a little more research on that. It's very hard to imagine that the universe existed forever and there must be something that started it all, but I don't know if I completely agree with part 3. the super intelligent being a.k.a god didn't create him/her self, so something must of created him/her, but then again, what caused the big bang to happen? what happened before that? We'll never know. Interesting topic to think about though. I'll do more research on Google on the topic. I still believe in evolution more than creation, but your theory was very interesting.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well God, as it says in the Bible, is timeless. Like time doesn't apply to him. Transient. I'm glad I got you to think, even the least about this. That's all it takes. Thanks for listening, and actually trying to understand.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

None of that was proof that there is a God. I understand your argument, but that doesn't mean that there HAS to be some all powerful being that created the universe. It is a beleif.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Uh, no, actually. Any logical person realizes, through the experience of living, that things simply cannot create themselves. That's utterly illogical. Have you ever seen something appear out of thin air?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Parts of what you said were facts, like that nothing can create itself and how the universe hadn't existed forever, but how it was god who created all of it is not a proven fact, it's a belief supported by facts.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ahem, what else could've done it? Nothing would be able to exist if something outside of time, or existing forever, hadn't created it. Nothing. Those quantum physics vacuums, what made those? NOTHING would be able to exist without a god. Can you see this? Give me an example of something that would be able to exist without being created.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I wasn't saying that god didn't create everything, i was saying that it's just a theory, you might be right or you might be wrong, but it actually wasn't scientifically proven is all i'm saying.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"It's a logical approach backed by scientific achievements. I'll tell you if you still want to hear it." I told you it wasn't scientifically proven, just a logical approach backed by scientific achievements- proving that the universe started. I'm just trying to tell you that there is no logical way that the universe created itself. That, in itself, is preposterous, but the probability is less than 1/10^27. That is a billion, billion, billion. That is like you drain every ocean, and fill them all up with black marbles. And then get someone to put one white marble in there. Then reach your hand in. The probability that you pick up the one white marble is overwhelming. That's like the athiest universe.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes, so it wasn't exactly scientifically proven, but a statement backed up by scientific facts, so it's a theory. It's a good theory, but still just a theory. There could of been a million of different things that created the universe though, not just god. Now this is just my opinion, but i think Evolution makes more sense than a god creating everything because there's a lot of scientific facts to back it up, but I still could be wrong. Maybe a god did create everything or maybe it was the big bang or something completely different. We're both neither right nor are we wrong.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I mean really? One of us is right, and one of us is wrong. Either God exists, and made the universe, or he doesn't. Honestly, athiesm is so preposterous and improbable that I find it hard that someone could believe it. The probability of all the kinks and "settings" of the universe being right is 1/10^27. That is ridiculously high. Utterly unbelievable. It's also illogical. Nothing randomly deciding to exist? What? Something had to make it. Something had to at the very least make the area, or the first particle, or whatever. Nothing simply cannot create something. Do you, after what I've presented to you, still honestly believe that nothing could become something? Do we ever witness things that can just pop up? Do horses regularly sprout in your backyard? No. Something has to make them.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

it still could of been something else that created the universe, but it's likely it's either evolution or creation. When I said that we're both neither right or wrong, it's because we don't know the truth, so for now, we're neither right or wrong. I don't care if you find that atheism is utterly unbelievable, that's your opinion and i'm not here to change it. i'm not saying that the universe just deiced to create itself, but something happened that caused something else to happen and over time the universe was created. What happened before all of that, we'll never know. Also, what created god? He didn't create himself, but that will always be unknown.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It says in the Bible that he existed before time. So.. Whatever that means, basically he's outside of time, able to flit between past and present. My question for you is: What happened to make the very first thing? If nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, existed, then how did the first thing start to be? Did it pop up or what? Science cannot answer it, but neither can logic. If nothing exists, why would that suddenly change? Answer that, and athiesm becomes infinitely more plausible for others.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Sorry, but the Bible isn't always the best argument because we don't know if it really was god who made it. I'm not saying that he didn't make it, but we don't know for sure. What happened to make the very first thing, I think about that a lot and I can't really answer it. The universe started probably with just a few tiny atoms and over trillions and trillions of years, evolution happened and slowly created the universe. That's my guess.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But how did the first few atoms exist? Think of a void. With absolutely nothing. Only an outside force could create substance within it, right? Well that's where God comes in. Honestly, I hate when people argue like you did. You asked a question about God, and I answered with the authority (the Bible,) and now you're saying the Bible isn't a good argument. Really? You asked about God, and I answered using the book about Him. Don't say that isn't good. For the sake of that argument, God existed, so I answered assuming that he existed. You cannot just "guess" without any evidence. Honestly, I gave a perfectly legitimate argument up there, and now you're dwindling down to your own personal guesses. My description answers many, many more questions. I actually know HOW my beliefs work, and why I believe them. Funnily enough, no athiest can say the same.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The bible isn't a very good argument because there is no way we know if it's actually true. I'm not saying it's not, just we don't know for sure. Now i can't really answer how the first atoms existed, no one knows exactly how the universe all started. Just because know one knows what cause the first atoms or whatever it was doesn't mean it was a super being a.k.a god. Something created god, he didn't create himself, and yes, I know that you said how he existed before time if that's even possible, but something must of created him.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, nothing created Him. He created everything else. That is actually a valid argument, because His power is limitless. Atoms are still bound by physics. Atoms cannot create themselves. If, given time, will a vacuum ever create something? Of course not! So don't try to make a few atoms an exception. They would have to be made by something. Have to. The Bible is the authority on God. Whether or not you choose to believe it is your problem; I gave you the facts. Interpret them as you will. But do NOT make up lies. Nothing cannot create something. This is utterly irrefutable.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I love the way you phrased this! hahahahahahahaha!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It got homepaged because you mentioned Anthony...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You took many of the words right off of my fingertips. =) It's hilarious when religious people attempt to turn the "proof" argument on science, is it not? Religion has already had to accede to so many things science has explained that used to be attributed to a god or gods... like, where weather comes from, and how the earth revolves around the sun instead of vice versa. People were tortured and imprisoned by "men of faith" for saying such things, until the PROOF could no longer be denied. Point being; science can and has proven religion wrong on more than one occaision, and logically will continue to do so.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Scientific proof is the mortal enemy of religion.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I completely agree with you, but I suggest not starting a religious/scientifical argument with scrantoncity, that fool will never shut up

by Anonymous 13 years ago

All he does is try to convince us that evolution is a 'lie', how God is totally real, and how this deity created everything in the universe in a matter of a few days.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I wasn't even talking about religion. I was just saying that humans are scientifically classified as animals. He is a dimwit that thinks everything is an escuse to try and argue that God exists.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I know you weren't, but I was just throwing that out, because I've debated with him, and he always goes to religion and how 'accurate' it is.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I didnt quiite understand this, Does the sentence about Anthony have something to do with grammer? I feel so dumb right now .....

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Don't worry, you're not alone, I don't completely understand it either.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Grammar is actually intended to clairify peoples meanings and if you understand what someone means well enough to correct their grammar then it (grammar) is doing its job. Really if you unerstand there is no point in making people feel stupid because they misused the word were because that just overlooks the point of having grammar entirely. I cannot deny that I have corrected peoplels grammar before but I feel If you waste time correcting peoples grammar you take away from time you could be learning from what they have to say and agreeing (or sometimes not) with there opinion. Remember not to spend to much time judging people (not that I'm implying that you are), or you'll forget to love them

by Anonymous 13 years ago