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Multiple holy books once contained identical messages. Since then, all of these books, with the exception of one, have been altered significantly by humans, but numerous connections can still be made between all of those religious texts.

Haha thanks, man. I really appreciate that.

Look at terrorism, mass destruction, etc. as the result of decisions made by the creation. God doesn't control the decisions of any individual, whether it's the average man or someone who is pushing to cause terror. That's one of the principles of this life being a test. It wouldn't be a proper test if the creator set his creation on earth and then directly managed the decision-making of that creation. We all have a moment of birth and a moment of death, and all the time in between is for us to make the decisions we feel are right. People who live lives full of doing wrong and causing harm will face the proper consequences, and people who fall victim harmful acts and endure hardships will be judged fairly as well. So it isn't that God is turning away from anyone. It's completely the opposite. God is at everyone's side and knows what is best for everyone, whether the better days lie in this life or in the next (or both). The test of this life may very well include being wronged by another individual or group, or it may just be a test directly from God (for example, the passing of a loved one). Either way, every part of the test is significant toward the afterlife.

Link From several months ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkg2RAwwe5Q

Chooses to ignore? Would that mean He also chooses to ignore disease, corruption, and hostility? This life isn't meant to be perfection or anything close to it. The significance of this life is that it's a path into the next one. Struggles, no matter how severe they are, are part of life, whether they are affecting you, me, or an individual fighting for their life against unjust rule. If I told you that any being who handles the struggles in their lives in the right manner would be assisting themselves in earning a perfect life in the hereafter, where would you see the imperfection in the creator? Relative to the endless afterlife, the length of this life is nothing. So it's not that the creator is choosing to ignore anything. The whole idea is that just about everything in everyone's life is nothing more than a test for the hereafter. If you're going to call into question why occurrences like genocide, famine, and wars occur, then shouldn't you also call into question why, just off the top of my head, some school kid's lunch money got stolen or why an employee has to take a paycut? What exactly is the defining line for what should and should not occur in the world? I'm curious as to what degree of perfection you would expect in this life with the presence of a creator.

Yes, there is life after death. How can you speak for said 'creator?'

The job is certainly easier when you have money and are in a big market, but King and Marks still deserve credit for a lot of what they've done, both before and after this Brooklyn stage. Before, they made the Deron trade, which basically saved the franchise, and drafted MarShon Brooks. Afterwards, they traded for JJ at the right time to keep Deron from going to Dallas, they put themselves in position to trade for Dwight after landing JJ, which no one saw coming, and they've done a nice job with bringing on overseas talent. Also, about Humphries, the Nets aren't just outbidding themselves. He was originally looking for three to four years, but the Nets kept it to two and raised the annual value. Makes for a nice expiring next year.

The lowest annual salary among our starters is Crash at $10 M. http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/07/30/sports/photos_stories/074_mikhail_prokhorov--300x300.jpg Smart move by Billy.

@octoberGR8NESS The default Twitter app for Android does it for me. I used to use Tweetdeck, which wasn't bad, but the standard is perfectly fine.

What. A. Game. I guess the Yankees have a knack for classics right after the All-Star break. Same deal after the 2010 break, following Steinbrenner's passing. Tex is en fuego since the Boston series.

True, I didn't really consider that. Alternating years would probably be better, though.

Why not just go by regular season record, though?

Home-field advantage for the World Series was decided in the first inning of the All-Star Game. Any other genius ideas you want to put into play before you retire, Bud? http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.449374!/img/httpImage/image.jpg

Hmmmm? Link

Humphries wants those years.

I was hoping for a couple years of NBA peace after this Dwight situation ended. I guess impatience is warranted when your GM is David Kahn. But still, give it seven years like most others, Kevin. Rubio hasn't even been here for a full season.

Awesome time at the game last night. It really is a beautiful ballpark. Thanks a lot for the info, Chris. I ate before and after getting there, so I didn't visit any of the restaurants (I probably would've liked to try Harry the K's), but I was able to spend time in Ashburn Alley during the rain delay. It was a bummer that the crowd did not have much to cheer for outside of that three-run inning featuring Joe Blanton's heroics and Papelbon locking up the moronic streaker. I was disappointed to see the seats beginning to clear out as early as the sixth inning. But the atmosphere was brilliant. I would've loved to see a Philadelphia home run. My friend who brought me to the game also gave me a Phillies cap and Cliff Lee t-shirt, haha.

I'll be at the front of 207.

I miss @NBASource6. Now that guy was credible.

I can't take Pingalore seriously. The guy has been spewing terribly inaccurate information since the Dwight talks began last fall, with the exception of the March 14-15 events.

I will be shocked if he hasn't been traded by the 11th. If he's still a Magic, Nets and Lakers will be back in talks after December 15 probably.

Pingalore and MySportsLegion. Nope. Nets aren't out of this.

Looking forward to tomorrow night's game. Anything I should know about the ballpark, Chris? (food, exploration, etc.)