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Manning was taken before Leaf.

Yeah...but it's Orlando. The Hawks have been off and on all season long. After the Bucks won their second game against Atlanta, I really had no doubt in my mind they would at least go the distance in this series, and even in this Game 5 (may not have predicted a win, but still...). The Magic will crush the Bucks. It's going to take one hell of a series from Jennings to match what the Magic do, because the Bucks will not be able to contain Dwight, Carter OR Nelson. Not at all...and Nelson may be the most dangerous, with Howard getting his double-doubles. Keep this in mind: Charlotte was one of the best defensive teams in the NBA. Without Bogut, the Bucks are going to struggle defending Howard, which will open up a lot of shots for a team that can knock them down with the best of them. Sweep, or no more than five games.

Amazing how you love writing all these long fancy articles and lack the very simple thing called common sense.

I don't think it's fair to decide that Genesis is allegorical if you aren't quite familiar with the Bible. In your mind, I'm either an idiot, or I haven't read the Bible. I suppose I should be thankful that you assume the latter. I'm not going to respond to a few thousand "arguments." Call that a victory if you want. But in general, everything on the site fell into a neat category (examples included): 1. Points out injustice, cruelty, etc. in the Bible. But I never said that the Bible was pleasant and delightful; I'm saying that it's true. Whether it's "cruel" makes no difference to its validity. In this contradiction, Jesus says that those who do not believe in Him are done for. You may not like it, you may not accept it, but Jesus being judgmental is not the same as Jesus being wrong. 2. Extrapolates a theological truth from a narrative. In this contradiction, Jesus says that a demon impaired the man. But saying that a particular man (that one mentioned in Mark) is blind because of demons is not the same as saying that foul spirits are the cause of blindness. 3. Unfair generalizations of Christians that the Bible doesn't support. In this contradiction, the author says that if Christians were just about loving each other, he'd be fine with them. But instead, they're an exclusive club who only love other Christians. It sickens me to admit to you that he's largely right, and I can't tell you how sorry I am that it's true. Maybe you've spoken to people who called themselves "Christians", but they don't act any different than the people who don't. They think that they're religious, and that following Biblical rules makes them a good person. But simply because there are judgmental, hypocritical Christians doesn't mean that Jesus wanted that, or that the Bible endorses it. And I don't identify with them. 4. Technically incorrect scientific statements. In this contradiction, the author says that Jesus was wrong about the smallest seed. Yes, the mustard seed is not the smallest seed in existence. But if Jesus had discussed the kingdom of heaven in terms of epiphytic orchid seeds, everybody would have been lost. The mustard seed (which was familiar to his audience) was an analogy that made sense to them. 5. Pulling things out of context so clumsily that it insults the reader's intelligence. In this contradiction, he quotes Jesus' statement that all those who came before Him are robbers and thieves. If someone can't figure out that He was talking about all those false teachers who came before Him, there is no hope for him. Side note: I bet you could make this author go CRAZY if you said that you were going outside for minute, and didn't return in 60 seconds. God help you describe a heavy downpour as "raining cats and dogs." I realize you think the Bible is wrong. But please don't assume that I'm a moron, or that I haven't considered these things. If you ignore my 5 points, that's totally fine, and I won't bring them up again. Just please answer this: why do you think I'm trying to prove to you that the Bible is logically consistent? If I think I'm going to heaven for my faith in Christ, why do I care that you don't share that faith?