Are there only two philosophical questions?

limey · 01-07-2005, 02:17 PM

God vs the Devil and Evolution vs The Creation story. Is this just one question really? If so, what would be a better encapsulation of it? Discuss.

lumberjim · 01-07-2005, 02:45 PM

not one question unless you associate evolution with evil.

as for other philosophical questions, we still have: ketchup or mustard on your hot dog, spit or swallow, and the meaning of life.

lookout123 · 01-07-2005, 02:46 PM

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spit or swallow

you forgot gargle.

Griff · 01-07-2005, 03:56 PM

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as for other philosophical questions, we still have: ketchup or mustard on your hot dog, spit or swallow, and the meaning of life.

To even suggest anything but mustard jeopardizes your eternal soul. Only goats put catsup on a dog.

lumberjim · 01-07-2005, 04:34 PM

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To even suggest anything but mustard jeopardizes your eternal soul. Only goats put catsup on a dog.

I concur, proffesor G. ketchup on your hotdog is akin to drinking water from a coffee mug. it's elementally wrong and speaks of weakness in character. ketchup is for french fries. duh.

Beestie · 01-07-2005, 09:21 PM

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I concur, proffesor G. ketchup on your hotdog is akin to drinking water from a coffee mug.

You guys are nuts. Ketchup, catsup or however the hell you spell it is a fundamental part of the hot dog experience. Its the American thing to do. Mustard is good also but mustard by itself is for bratz and bratz are NOT hot dogs. Saur kraut is ok, I suppose, (but your pushing it) but a Cal Ripkin, Jr. ball park hot dog without ketchup is like apple pie without vanilla ice cream or hockey without a fight or baseball without a 7th inning stretch or a mustang without a stick. Blasphemy. Oh, and Vidalia Onion relish is also acceptable. Put some South in yo' mouth, son.

Griff · 01-08-2005, 08:41 AM

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You guys are nuts. Ketchup, catsup or however the hell you spell it is a fundamental part of the hot dog experience. Its the American thing to do. Mustard is good also but mustard by itself is for bratz and bratz are NOT hot dogs. Saur kraut is ok, I suppose, (but your pushing it) but a Cal Ripkin, Jr. ball park hot dog without ketchup is like apple pie without vanilla ice cream or hockey without a fight or baseball without a 7th inning stretch or a mustang without a stick. Blasphemy. Oh, and Vidalia Onion relish is also acceptable. Put some South in yo' mouth, son.

La La La la la la la..I can't hear you!

Don't try to pass Cal off as a baseball icon either!

Happy Monkey · 01-07-2005, 03:25 PM

If you want to make just one question, it would be ((Big Bang + Abiogenesis + Evolution) AND/OR (God vs Devil)), where you figure out the value of AND/OR. Though is God vs. Devil really appropriate? Unless they're of equal power, it's not really a "vs" relationship.

wolf · 01-08-2005, 12:37 AM

Ketchup, swallow, and 42

Hmm. Did I reveal too much there? I might not be telling the truth about the ketchup ...

lumberjim · 01-08-2005, 04:02 AM

ok, beestie. you're a brit, are you not? and yet you have the unmitigated gall to talk about ketchup being part of the american experience on a hot dog?! you got a lot a damn nerve. i mean..... i mean.....i mean, i'm sittin here on the group W bench, and you ........oh nevermind. that's like me trying to talk about......shit. whatever you english are supposed to know about......

....crap. that would have been better if you limeys had some national identity. piss....oh wait.....i got it....that would be like me telling you how to use sarcasm to embarrass someone.

yeah...nailed it.

limey · 01-08-2005, 05:35 AM

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how to use sarcasm to embarrass someone.

What else is sarcasm used for?
PS Do you yanks really call us limeys?!?
PPS You'll note that I have the sense to keep away from the mustard/ketchup question!

lumberjim · 01-08-2005, 07:16 AM

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PS Do you yanks really call us limeys?!?

only in an affectionate jabbing way. do you really call us yanks?

limey · 01-08-2005, 11:41 AM

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only in an affectionate jabbing way. do you really call us yanks?

Only in an affectionate, jabbing sort of way :p !

elf · 01-10-2005, 11:04 AM

Wait a second. . . . if you put mustard <i>and</i> catsup on your hot dog, does it cancel out a little bit of the wrongness of the catsup? What if you also put pickle relish and mayo on it?

That being said, I would like to point out that Sabrettes are <b>the only hotdogs</b> that should ever be eaten. Ballparks, Hebrew National, Oscar Mayer... eww. Nathans are acceptable when there is a shortage of real hot dogs.

That is all.

Brown Thrasher · 01-10-2005, 03:13 PM

It appears to me the most powerful objection to a belief in God, is the fact of evil. Most likely for agnostics it is the appaling depth of human suffering, that makes the idea of a loving Creator seem so hard to understand. Thus, disposing them toward their agnosticism, atheism, or an unseemingly far fetched beliefs as life just being a scientific phenonomen.

"Those who have suffered much become very bitter or very gentle." - Will Durant

01-07-2005, 02:17 PM	#1
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Are there only two philosophical questions? God vs the Devil and Evolution vs The Creation story. Is this just one question really? If so, what would be a better encapsulation of it? Discuss. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

01-07-2005, 02:45 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	not one question unless you associate evolution with evil. as for other philosophical questions, we still have: ketchup or mustard on your hot dog, spit or swallow, and the meaning of life. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-07-2005, 03:25 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	If you want to make just one question, it would be ((Big Bang + Abiogenesis + Evolution) AND/OR (God vs Devil)), where you figure out the value of AND/OR. Though is God vs. Devil really appropriate? Unless they're of equal power, it's not really a "vs" relationship. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-08-2005, 12:37 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Ketchup, swallow, and 42 Hmm. Did I reveal too much there? I might not be telling the truth about the ketchup ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-08-2005, 04:02 AM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ok, beestie. you're a brit, are you not? and yet you have the unmitigated gall to talk about ketchup being part of the american experience on a hot dog?! you got a lot a damn nerve. i mean..... i mean.....i mean, i'm sittin here on the group W bench, and you ........oh nevermind. that's like me trying to talk about......shit. whatever you english are supposed to know about...... ....crap. that would have been better if you limeys had some national identity. piss....oh wait.....i got it....that would be like me telling you how to use sarcasm to embarrass someone. yeah...nailed it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-10-2005, 11:04 AM	#14
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	Wait a second. . . . if you put mustard <i>and</i> catsup on your hot dog, does it cancel out a little bit of the wrongness of the catsup? What if you also put pickle relish and mayo on it? That being said, I would like to point out that Sabrettes are <b>the only hotdogs</b> that should ever be eaten. Ballparks, Hebrew National, Oscar Mayer... eww. Nathans are acceptable when there is a shortage of real hot dogs. That is all.

01-10-2005, 03:13 PM	#15
Brown Thrasher self=proclaimed ass looking for truth whatever that means Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: A treehouse Posts: 193	It appears to me the most powerful objection to a belief in God, is the fact of evil. Most likely for agnostics it is the appaling depth of human suffering, that makes the idea of a loving Creator seem so hard to understand. Thus, disposing them toward their agnosticism, atheism, or an unseemingly far fetched beliefs as life just being a scientific phenonomen. "Those who have suffered much become very bitter or very gentle." - Will Durant __________________ Let it rain, it eases pain.....

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