There are some things in this world that cannot be detected by the human eye. But, there is a core to us that is not physical. Some people know this, some never do. Why? Because God's searches the heart of us. Are we innately good, or are we evil? Do we believe that there are compassionate and loving people out there? Do we believe that there are cruel and "inhuman" ones also? Ask yourself how could the actions of the Holocost ever even began. Could a man who,as you believe, use rationale to torture human life and dispose of it as he would potato peelings? I think he did, that is why so many Germans fell for it, it made sense and there was "factual' justification in blaming the Jews. I will give you hard cold facts if you want them.
Have you ever read the Bible? Do you really want to know the truth? Tell me, do you REALLY WANT TO KNOW?
First, you must ask yourself if you really want the truth. Or have you already made your decision and are immovable in your beliefs... Could you possibly be as "hardnecked" in your beliefs as the Mormons, Christians, and Muslims are? I promise you this, if you will ask God to show you the Truth, you will find it. But, you must seek it with the core of your being.You are obviously a man of some knowledge of science. True science seeks to know the truth. Listen to the part of you that is deep, you know what I am speaking of, listen. This is the place where God dwells. He is in you, even if your very strong rationale tells you He is not. You live by your rationale, and it is obviously that this part of you has been excercised and fed to bring you to your conclusions. As to what my reactions were when I read your theories, I felt very, very sad for you. Wow, how can you believe what you do?
I look up, I see the beauty of the sky and God's artistry. I see the ant on the dirt and know he has a purpose in his being. All things work together naturally on this earth to grow all forms of life. The intense and intricate complexity of the design of the whole earth, just leaves me with no words..... my heart, soul, being, knows that there is so much more. Open your eyes, my friend..... I do not want to convert you, in all honestly I am a selfish being and do not wish to put forth any more effort than I have to. I only seek the truth and upon finding it, try to do what I know I must.
Which is, to realize our time here is very, very short, my whole being knows this without one doubt, how cruel would I be if I did not try to help others reach eternal life while knowing that I will never die?
An imaginary belief you say? I can't argue reason with you, and I won't. It is fruitless, but I will tell you that I do not want to stand before God and see you beside me and have Him ask me why I did not try to help you reach Him?
I am praying for you, and I will tell you this, God answers my prayers all the time, some have been miraculous..... I will never doubt Him.
Sherrie

Smaller rocks would be a worse punishment. It's actually required in Islam that when you stone someone to death, you use small rocks no bigger than your fist, so that the person suffers as long as possible.

Well, Eliot DID make a lot of ALLUSIONS to other famous poets, but that does not make his work unoriginal or entirely stolen. It's not as if he copied other poets' poems verbatim; I don't think he'd be famous if that were true.

I mean, Eliot has been credited with writing some of the most stylistically unique poems ever; his style is not easy to mimic because it varies and stretches in so many odd and unpredictable directions. He was a genius, basically.

Not that I'm saying you disagree with that, but...just saying!

Love the whole Heath Ledger I'm dead and I'm Joker look.....it works out good.

Uhhhhh...yes. Basically, I made several random allusions to (and direct quotations of, as in my post DIRECTLY before this) T.S. Eliot's The Love song Of J. Alfred Prufrock throughout this thread and in the thread's title, for absolutely no reason at all.

FINALLY, ladies! We have an insider and he's willing to spill all their dirty little secrets! Someone pull up a chair for him and fetch the boy a drink!