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RE:LMAO
March 23, 2009 by Anonymous, 14 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 35549
READ, becasue reading is fun2themental;
It could be argued that the Wind has intelligence because often it is spoken of as taking direction, or heeding a command. No formal scientific study has been undertaken to prove/disprove this so we must rely on what is available in the literature:
Quran 6:36 ..."Only they who listen can respond to a call..."
Quran 38:36 (Asad) ..." We made subservient to him (Solomon) the wind, so that it gently sped at his behest whithersoever he willed.."
42:33 (Asad) ..."if He(God) so wills, He stills the wind..."
Surah 51 is all about the Winds; and if the Wind itself is not intelligent then it can be argued that it is guided by some sort of intelligence.
On a lighter note, I wonder how this might apply to breaking wind?
RE Science
March 17, 2009 by Anonymous, 15 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 35420
Not everyone goes by the doctrine that the Big Bang and Creationism can't get along together...
Creationism and contemporary scientific theory of Evolution do go hand in hand and are actually a Sign of how The Almighty creates, the following passage is taken out of a book that dates back about 1500 years
Quran 39:6
"...Creation after creation (aka evolution) in threefold stages of obscurity (because you don't know what gives). This is your Lord Allah, the King, there is no god but He, How can you be so lost? (39:6).."
RE Science
March 17, 2009 by Anonymous, 15 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 35418
Not everyone goes by the doctrine that the Big Bang and Creationism can't get along together...
Creationism and contemporary scientific theory of Evolution do go hand in hand and are actually a Sign of how The Almighty creates, the following passage is taken out of a book that dates back about 1500 years
Quran 39:6
"...Creation after creation (aka evolution) in threefold stages of obscurity (because you don't know what gives). This is your Lord Allah, the King, there is no god but He, How can you be so lost? (39:6).."
RE Try Reading...
March 17, 2009 by Anonymous, 15 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 35416
Hey...You copied my comment from 1 year 10 days ago, I guess someone out there IS paying attention And you get a Gold Star!
Blue Djinn
February 13, 2009 by Anonymous, 20 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 34555
What is seen in that clip is representative of just ONE of THREE different types of Djinn that exist in another dimension right here on Earth.
1. Are etheral in constitution and can change form to emulate the human form amongst others. The so-called 'ghosts' reported all over the world.
2. Exist in an animal form such as that of a dog, or snake.
3. Have their base in one place but move around. These are your 'nuts-and-bolts' UFO flying djinn.
What is a djinn I hear you say?
It is one of the TWO creations of the Creator that exist on Earth which have been given free will.
Type 1 and 3 observe us from another dimension to us but can enter into ours whenever they feel like it, hence UFOs apparently 'blinking' out of existence and 'blinking' back in an instant.
There is loads more to learn if you wish to. Just don't be fooled by the age-old djinn trick of pretending to be the [chortle chortle]spiritsof dead humans. The soul leaves the dying person and exists in a barrier dimension outside of ours and will stay there until Resurrection Day which will occur after the complete termination of our Earth and universe by the Creator and the recreation of a new Earth prior to the commencement of our judgement by the Creator. On that day the bodies of each and every human ever to have been born will be reformed by the Creator and the soul reunited with it whilst judgement is passed on it by Him.
LMAO
February 9, 2009 by Anonymous, 20 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 34407
Does the wind have intelligence as well?
ROBOTS!
February 4, 2009 by Anonymous, 21 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 34242
They're everywhere. Look out. They can be trained to quote passages through rote memorization but alas, robot thought remains elusive.
This comment is true because it says so right here.
Try Reading "Warped Passages:
February 4, 2009 by Anonymous, 21 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 34228
Try Reading "Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions" by physicist Lisa Randall. Prof Randall posits that we are even interacting with some things that can only be formed in higher dimensions, such as Teflon.
Duhh
June 28, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 6 days ago
Comment id: 30851
click on that link the person posted and it tells you..it's just a bug crawling on the lens and light reflecting gives it that effect.
nope not a ghost
June 20, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 2 weeks ago
Comment id: 30737
Looks like a fairy.. or a dragonfly
Looks intelligently guided
June 6, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 4 weeks ago
Comment id: 30559
Whatever it is, by its motions, it would appear to have some intelligence.
Bug
February 23, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 18 weeks ago
Comment id: 27728
It wasnt spirit. It was kameras bag C'mon people... look here .. http://www.veoh.com/videos/v3794361sqDMG5Rz
Hackers?
February 18, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 19 weeks ago
Comment id: 27607
Is that camera on a wireless setup? Some hackers probaly tampered with it.
RE: Are You a Friend?
February 15, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 20 weeks ago
Comment id: 27543
There are some people who still think it was a comet about 10 years ago...
Friends are scarce around here.
RE: Ghost
February 15, 2008 by ra, 1 year 20 weeks ago
Comment id: 27541
Were you able to see anything outside, or just observe the recorded video?
duhhhh look
February 7, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 21 weeks ago
Comment id: 27378
duhhhh look http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1080272/gas_station_ghost_recut/ this guy explains exactly
Ghost
February 7, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 21 weeks ago
Comment id: 27377
I feel afendent, i was there.
nope, not a silverfish. this
January 23, 2008 by Anonymous66 (not verified), 1 year 23 weeks ago
Comment id: 27126
nope, not a silverfish. this thing is flying or gliding and silverfish do not have wings. that theory is out the window
It is obvious that this is
January 10, 2008 by Ftou (not verified), 1 year 25 weeks ago
Comment id: 26902
It is obvious that this is Mr Spock trying to be beamed down at the gas station to get gasoline for the Enterprise - no doubt about it.
Physics Does Not Hold The Answers To Everything
January 9, 2008 by Anonymous1 (not verified), 1 year 25 weeks ago
Comment id: 26876
We still don't know exactly what happened from t=0 to t=10^-43 or 10^-32 seconds before the 'Big Bang'...
For all of you believers in ghosts, angels, and demons
January 9, 2008 by andi (not verified), 1 year 25 weeks ago
Comment id: 26860
A little high-school physics: Why do we *see* things? Because of light scattering from them. So, if the camera *saw* the "apparition," why did nobody else on the scene see it? The CCDs in the cameras (if that was a digital camera) are not too sensitive beyond the visible range. Let's assume that indeed it was a "spiiiiiriiiit" and that the camera is quite sensitive in a wide electromagnetic spectrum. Judging by the blue color, the "ghost" must have been radiating in the short-wavelength range invisible to the naked eye (since nobody but the camera detects it), that is - close to UV-A radiation (such as the one used in tanning salons). For something to emit near-UV radiation of this intensity, it must have had quite a power source! Add to this the UV filtering properties of common glass, and the dilemma groooows... So, it's not UV, just plain blue such as, hmmm... from a bag or a mischievous computer geek with too much time on his/her hands...
Back Seat of The White Car
January 7, 2008 by Anonymous1 (not verified), 1 year 25 weeks ago
Comment id: 26828
I see something in the passenger window of the back seat of the white car but the resolution is too poor for me to make out exactly what it is. Anyone else see it?
Anyone?
January 6, 2008 by Eproportion (not verified), 1 year 25 weeks ago
Comment id: 26818
Anyone else notice the passed out human sitting in the back seat of the white car? The person looks like they're holding their head at an absurd angle. Wonder if they're either looking at the object, or God forbid, dead, and this is a spirit....If I were an authority I'd be looking for this vehicle with the intent to ask some serious questions...
blue blur
January 4, 2008 by Greenlea (not verified), 1 year 26 weeks ago
Comment id: 26780
I have been studying the ghost phenomena and angel sightings on the internet. I have also been getting closer to the Lord, and I asked Him, "why is it You don't give people the proof that thy want in order to be a believer?" you see, I know in my heart that there is another dimension very close to us (see quantum physics for this theory posed in the scientific community)
The Lord answered me in my heart in a sort of telepathic way. He said, "I give them proof everyday, but their eyes are closed; they do not want to see, so they don't." Then I saw this on the evening news just recently. I thought, "This is a direct attempt to show humans that there is extra-dimensional life and that God shows them this blatantly, yet they would rather believe in only a 3 dimensional reality that just happened to come about out of nothing. I feel sorry for all of you. You will all step into this dimension immediately when you die. Don't believe me? See for yourself. Go to Neardeathexperiences.com.
It's Just Beautiful
January 4, 2008 by Anonymous1 (not verified), 1 year 26 weeks ago
Comment id: 26766
http://www.kirotv.com/news/14972942/detail.html#
to anyone who will belive
December 31, 2007 by sheena (not verified), 1 year 26 weeks ago
Comment id: 26709
There is always someone watching over us. We never belive it but we know they are there. I do belive that so called bag was deffenently not a bag. I do belive it was an angle watching over that gas station. I do not think I have ever seen a ghost but I know that something protects me whereever I go. Belive that you are safe. Dont ever feel like your alone because somewhere around is something or someone watching you and protecting you.
I thought there was a report
December 31, 2007 by sssgal (not verified), 1 year 26 weeks ago
Comment id: 26701
..that actually said this blue object was visible to the naked eye... is this not the case now?
The Ghost The Gas Station And The 4th Dimension
December 29, 2007 by Anonymous1 (not verified), 1 year 26 weeks ago
Comment id: 26656
Are you certain that things in the 4th dimension are invisible to us?
Try Reading "Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions" by physicist Lisa Randall. Prof Randall posits that we are even interacting with some things that can only be formed in higher dimensions, such as Teflon.
Read!
i agree
December 27, 2007 by lazz (not verified), 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26632
i agree with you, the "ghost" was a silverfish -- you can see the antennae
The Answer is Obvious
December 27, 2007 by Skeeter24 (not verified), 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26612
It's the long-dead ancestor of someone in the Blue Man Group
i think this is cool ..i
December 26, 2007 by michael allen scanlon (not verified), 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26600
i think this is cool ..i seen this before in green and prple and black ..nobody belives me ..now i now its real..gona be alot of stuff going on this year that we cant explain... michael allen scanlon
Bug not angel
December 26, 2007 by Noah (not verified), 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26598
It's a bug not an angel. Objects closer to the camera appear larger than more distance objects. The bug was right on the lens or lens shield. Being so close to the camera made it appear larger (and out of focus, hence the blurriness of the bug) than the reported appeared.
There was a person walking
December 25, 2007 by sfjuhytgr (not verified), 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26583
There was a person walking by in the video. Did anyone at the gas station actually see it with their eyes ?
The ghost at the gas station.
December 25, 2007 by Investigator (not verified), 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26582
It looks like it has wings. There have been stories of alien visitors who had wings in the past. I don't believe it to be one of them. Beings existing in a 4th dimension would be invisible to us. Anything is possible. But really, I don't think I really believe in any of it. The thing is, in comparison to where the news reporter is standing in the video, the blue whatever doesn't seem to be actually on the ground. It appears as it is but after looking at the reporter then looking at the blue thing, there is a difference. Also, I can't see why an Alien would visit an ohio gas station and hang out for 30 minutes then jump on the hood of someones car then fly away. I don't see a ghost nor angel doing that. It's behavior matches a bug.
Uhmm...
December 25, 2007 by This isn't school, it's a message board (not verified), 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26579
No, not better. The punctuation mark between "better" and "apparently" was supposed to be a period, not a comma. Those are two separate sentences. What you've created in your linguistically inclined lab is a run-on sentence. Can we stick to the ghost topic? Thanks.
My Goodness!
December 24, 2007 by Anthony (not verified), 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26578
Are people that desperate for a bit of evidence that life might actually exist outside of Earth?! Believe what you want but NOT with this. Come on have a look at how cameras and lenses work (do you research folks):
http://www.skepticalanalysis.com/reports/ghosts/gasGhost.html
I can see if someone saw this with their own eyes and not through the eyes of a CAMERA but get real folks -- IT'S A CAMERA CAPTURING THIS! A CAMERA! Camera hacks and tricks do occur, too. So in my point of view, it's either some hacker playing a prank having found a way to hack a security camera (which is possible since it's merely a machine) to put in a chip or something to mess with frames OR it d**m well could just be a bug (which is where I'm leaning more towards knowing cameras):
http://www.skepticalanalysis.com/reports/ghosts/gasGhost.html
If you want to believe in another life then do so, but do it because of something YOU'VE seen with your OWN two eyes and NOT THROUGH THE EYES OF A CAMERA OF ALL THINGS! And if you want to believe in another life then fine, but at least rule out other possible theories completely by testing theories YOURSELF. And unless you understand how lenses and cameras work then you're just a gullible idiot who'll believe absolutely anything. And if you didn't do a shred a bit of testing to rule out the bug and bag theory or any other theory then well you're a gullible idiot.
The government knows about aliens
December 22, 2007 by Fred Bortz, 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26562
Want to know the truth about space aliens?
The government indeed knows a lot about them, and wants to know more. NASA even has an Astrobiology Institute, which has featured my book on the topic on its website.
So I suggest that you discover my book and my presentation on the subject.
Fred Bortz -- Science and technology books for young readers (www.fredbortz.com) and Science book reviews (www.scienceshelf.com)
Religion Taught You Science In the First Place
December 22, 2007 by ra, 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26561
Maurice Bucaille, The Bible, Quran & Science
for those of you with a short memory.
The Science Behind the Blue Light At The Gas Station
December 22, 2007 by ra, 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26558
Here's some background on the Science behind it
http://psychotronictechnology.blogspot.com/2007/09/background-informatio...
And if the science is distorting the human brain and displacing the human soul, it calls for a good dose of metaphysics aka religion
other places to look;
http://apageinthelife.blogspot.com
The Maxie Time Diary
and
http://telepathy101.blogspot.com
Science is all over this
December 22, 2007 by Ah Hah (not verified), 1 year 27 weeks ago
Comment id: 26556
Science is all over this page, covers every scientific discipline and every definition of the word Science according to the dictionary:
sci·ence (sns)
n.
1.
a. The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena.
b. Such activities restricted to a class of natural phenomena.
c. Such activities applied to an object of inquiry or study.
2. Methodological activity, discipline, or study: I've got packing a suitcase down to a science.
3. An activity that appears to require study and method: the science of purchasing.
4. Knowledge, especially that gained through experience.
Science
December 21, 2007 by Hmmmmm (not verified), 1 year 28 weeks ago
Comment id: 26546
Ok....so I'm still looking for the SCIENCE in this blog...Science and Religious "beliefs" have nothing in common...look at Big Bang and Creationism. STOP...back to the science please...I'm looking for intelligent information. Anyone?
'Government' Already Knows About Them
December 20, 2007 by Anonymously (not verified), 1 year 28 weeks ago
Comment id: 26542
'Government' is what creates them and they already know about it and go to extreme measures to keep the information out of the public domain...otherwise the public would be up in arms about the criminals running the 'government'
Re: confused information
December 13, 2007 by Anonymous, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment id: 26441
This should help clear up any confusion about what it is that is important to believe about Jesus Christ.
Since the 19th century, some historians largely reject the gospel of John as a reliable source of information about the historical Jesus. “Most commentators regard the work as anonymous," (Understanding the Bible, a reader’s introduction, Stephen L Harris, 1985) and date it to 90-100. All agree that it differs widely from the other Gospels.
But as scientists, that shouldn’t prevent us from considering it relevant based on literary value alone. If you must put forth an argument, you can’t just pick and choose the argument that suits your purpose from the source you are quoting; you have to take the entire work into account.
According to the Gospel of John, redemption is not just keyed into believing that Jesus died for our sins because somehow God could think of no other way to absolve us except by sacrificing ‘His own son’ to Himself. According to this same source there is a much saner way to earn redemption, and that is simply to follow sound teachings, which is why God gives us Prophets in the first place.
John 14:23
Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.â€
In fact, it is clearly spelled out elsewhere in the Bible that simply calling Jesus “Lord, Lord,†and the inference here is simply following an article of faith that is handed down with no concrete evidence, is not the way to gain God’s Mercy; but clearly what will get you there is alignment of your will to that of God Almighty.
Matthew 7:21
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.â€
And the vanguard should stop carping on there being ONLY one way and ONLY one belief that will get us God’s mercy…in the real world you’d be hard pressed to find Only one kind of anything, whether it be a flower, a car, a grain of rice…the Only Singularity of its kind is God, but it would appear there are many avenues to get to ‘Him.’—and Jesus was calling people to one place among many.
John 14: 2
In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to make a place ready for you.
As for Paul’s Letters to the Romans, that can also be discussed, however, it would be too lengthy for this forum. Suffice it to say that at the time there was already established a Judeo-Christian as well as a Gentile-Christian populace in Rome and there was a lot of fighting going on between these groups regarding the doctrine of Jesus—this led to many Christian deaths in the arenas, burning of existing scriptures, and ultimately the Nicene Convention so the Pagan Romans can feel they settled the issues between these two factions. Of historical importance is that the titles ‘Lord’, ‘Saviour’, ‘Redeemer’ and ‘Son of God’ were all titles conferred on Roman Emperors and transferring them to Jesus was tantamount to high treason—and among the Semitic people the term ‘son of God’ was never taken literally to mean filial kinship (Genesis 6:4, Luke 23-37, Exodus 4:22).
Jesus did not come to break the commandments but to uphold them,
"I am the LORD your God who … You shall have no other gods before Me..."
This commandment is to believe in the existence of One God and His influence on events in the world. It prohibits belief in or worship of any additional deities (including sons, wives, mothers, daughters…)
"Do not make an image or any likeness of what is in the heavens above..."
This prohibits the construction or fashioning of "idols" in the likeness of created things (people, beasts, fish, birds) and worshipping them.
Debunked
December 13, 2007 by Anonymous, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment id: 26436
Go Here: http://www.skepticalanalysis.com/reports/ghosts/gasGhost.html
Angels Don't Break Rank
December 12, 2007 by ra, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment id: 26428
Satan refused to bow down to humans--but knows to bow down to God; pride, jealousy, zealousness, whatever... the nature of Satan was unlike that of Angels; Satan excercised free will...Angels are created to do as they are told...no questions asked.
Check your sources Carefully
December 12, 2007 by anonymous, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment id: 26427
Make sure that Jesus said it and that it is not canned language subsequent to the Nicene Convention and ol'Emperor Constantine's approval....time to open up those Vatican vaults and check out earlier writings, Information is Power--Power to the People
Check your sources carefully
December 12, 2007 by Anonymous, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment id: 26426
Make sure that Jesus said it and that it is not canned language subsequent to the Nicene Convention and ol'Emperor Constantine's approval....time to open up those Vatican vaults and check out earlier writings, Information is Power. And Power to the People
gas station phenomenon
December 12, 2007 by Anonymous, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment id: 26415
I believe this phenomenon must be examined more seriously because if this is in fact, an alien, the government should know. We need better explanations than bugs, fish and spirits. This matter should not be dropped until the truth is uncovered.
confused information
December 11, 2007 by Anonymous, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment id: 26402
In Isaiah it tells of the most beautiful angel being cast out of Heaven due to his greed and wanting to be greater than God. That would be Satan. 1/3 of the population of angelic beings were cast down with him.
Although, what this blue mist/fish/bug/plastic bag is is really irrelevant. The only thing that is really important is what one believes about Jesus Christ.
Jesus died for my sins and your sins, we do need to take responsibility for our actions, but our sins we are unable to compensate for and that is Why God sent his Son.
Read romans 3:23, 5:8, 6:23, and 10:9-10
then finish up by looking at John 3:16.
then if you havent already ask God to forgive you of your sins and and ask Jesus to come reside in your heart.
any further questions go to www.carm.org
The Bible Quran And Science
December 4, 2007 by ra, 1 year 30 weeks ago
Comment id: 26332
With all saber rattling and Bible thumping aside, the moniker Satan/Lucifer/Demon has been applied to individuals of far greater magnitude than this effervescent blue one.
Taken from the New International Version Bible, Jesus used it on Peter, and he survived the affront:
Mark 8:33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."
For the independent reader, Satan would appear to fill the role of tempter but more importantly Accuser and not some boogey man (this is also the Judeo-Islamic concept of Satan):
Zechariah 3:1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.
There would appear nothing in all of heaven(s) hell(s) or earth(s) that serves anyOne but God, even Satan serves God, listens to Him and follows directions:
Job 1:7 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?"
Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."
Job 1:12 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger."
Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
The Angels are always spoken of separately from Satan, giving the understanding that Satan was never of the same constitution as Angelic beings, so Satan is categorically not a fallen Angel:
Job 1:6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
From my own personal experience there is never a greater evil than that which men/women do to themselves and each other. It is considered a sign of maturity to take responsibility for one’s own errors (heinous acts) and askew pointing the finger at the fall guy, conveniently Satan in this case.
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