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I'm positive about the future too. You must know that no one can be absolutely sure modern scriptures are totally accurate. That's related to what I'm praying for.
I did hear an interesting argument against the theory of evolution the other day. It's that even with wars and plagues, there should be at least thousands of times more people on the earth by now. That's if the world and homo sapiens have been around as long as scientists think.
Science is the new religion.
I think positive is the way to be. I long ago came to terms with the fact I won't last forever. So far science has been ahead of my problems.
Regarding the theory of evolution, a new debate is brewing on the horizon. If we are descended from apes OR if apes are descended from us.
As you can see discoveries are being made on an ongoing basis and being traced back a lot farther than 6,000 years.
I guess a lot depends on point of view regarding intelligence. When I want to see an ape I go to the zoo. When an ape wants to see a human he simply sits and waits.
Who me? I'm not the guy who decided to pay him 100 Million dollars to play and then sat him in the stands to watch.
Anyhow, New Jersey already doesn't sound happy and the guy is probably untradeable. I guess we'll have to bet on how long the coach will last. Maybe 2 months?
you WOULD second-guess a self-made billionaire's business decision
you are an idiot (you are) if you think johnny mac will be fired. you obviously know nothing about our uncle's appreciation of loyalty
let's bet on how long YOU last
everytime it hurts, it hurts just like the first (and then you cry till there's no more tears)
edmonton oilers started last season 5-2-1 so what's your point tubs
You're right Ben, what on earth was I thinking? With a 2-7-1 record (the worst in the NHL) it's obvious we should just end the season now and hand the Devils the Stanley Cup...
No matter how big and bad you are, when a two-year-old hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
I think the name of new jersey's hockey team is going to be changed later. The devil's real enough. I once was tempted by an infernal vision of a white haired woman with pointed eyebrows, but i'd rather not get into it. The devil's not much worth talking about. Again, ben can call me insane. :)
Little disagreement with your comments. While glancing at the game, I thought 17.Ne5 was worth a look. Fired up Houdini on it and actually, 17.Ne5 crushes black a lot quicker than what happened in the game. The variations are much trickier than it looks, though.
First, you're threatening mate in one and if 17....Nd6, 18.Bf4 is crushing. So black has to take.
17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.dxe5
and now what? Bd7 seems like a logical defensive move, but white can keep the pressure by threatening to double up on the d file so...
18...Bd7 19.Bf4
And then, I first thought that black is simply lost because after Red2, he can't move anything. But the computer suggests:
19...Nf6
Good defensive try, but white can still do some serious damage.
20.exf6 Qxf4 21.g3!
And, surprisingly, black can't do anything. If he takes on f6, white plays 22.Qa4, threatening to take on a7 or c6. And if black goes with 21...Qc7, the hard to see 22.f7!! just keep black all tied up behind his pawns. There's still some work left, but it seems black is in permanent trouble from there.
As others said, I can't understand why people would play that with black.
Little disagreement with your comments. While glancing at the game, I thought 17.Ne5 was worth a look. Fired up Houdini on it and actually, 17.Ne5 crushes black a lot quicker than what happened in the game. The variations are much trickier than it looks, though.
Either I didn't see Ne5 or the variations being trickier are the reasons I didn't play the quicker win.
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