Re: Go to church

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Go to church
Date	2017-05-04 19:58 -0700
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On 5/4/17, 7:51 PM, in article
34640a99-1100-4394-b502-1550652ba781@googlegroups.com, "joel.rees@gmail.com"
<joel.rees@gmail.com> wrote:

... 
>> It's not a lie, "Snit."  It is Islam:
>> 
>>     http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/violence.aspx
>> 
>>     "...there are very few verses of tolerance and peace to balance
>>      out the many that call for nonbelievers to be fought and subdued
>>      until they either accept humiliation, convert to Islam, or are
>>      killed."
> 
> There are lots of people misrepresenting lots of religions all over
> the Internet, as if they had nothing better to do. We should not
> believe everything we read on a web site. (Even when we are, for
> instance, reading our own blogs, I'd say. 8-*)
> 
> Personally, I find the Bible to be much more accessible scripture
> than the Quran. Part of that is that I grew up with the Bible (and
> another book or three of scripture, but that's even more off-topic
> here).
> 
> Because I learned to read the scriptures for what they are,
> incomplete records kept and passed down by inspired, but fallible
> men and women, I can seek the truth to be found in them instead
> of demanding that any one scripture or set of scriptures
> completely and perfectly circumscribe all truth.

I can respect that.

> We who write programs understand the difficulty of attaching
> semantics to symbols. We should understand, I think, that words
> are inherently malleable. They can carry meaning, when used
> appropriately, but they do not contain meaning.
> 
> As an example, if you use a constant called "BLACK" in the
> wrong place in a program, it might actually cause a computer
> screen to go white.
> 
> Because we deal with words and semantics, we should understand
> the necessity of using words appropriately.
> 
> We should also understand the necessity of interpreting words
> appropriately.
> 
> --
> Joel Rees
> 
> Ranting randomly:
> https://reiisi.blogspot.com


-- 
Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot
use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow
superior by attacking the messenger.

They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.

<https://youtu.be/H4NW-Cqh308>

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Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-12 05:01 -0800
  Whackjob (Was: Go to church) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-02-12 13:13 +0000
  Re: Go to church "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-13 00:33 +0800
    Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-12 19:51 -0800
      Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-12 20:51 -0800
        Re: Go to church Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2017-02-13 12:37 -0500
          Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-13 09:54 -0800
          Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-13 16:00 -0800
            Re: Go to church Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2017-02-16 19:27 -0700
              Re: Go to church Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-17 08:50 +0000
              Re: Go to church joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-01 18:46 -0700
  Re: Go to church Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2017-02-13 14:15 -0400
    Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-13 13:29 -0800
    Re: Go to church fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-02-13 14:01 -0800
      Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-13 15:24 -0800
    Re: Go to church "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 01:01 +0800
      Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-14 09:30 -0800
        Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-14 09:52 -0800
          Re: Go to church asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2017-02-15 00:42 -0800
            Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 05:11 -0800
        Re: Go to church "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 22:14 +0800
          Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 07:10 -0800
            Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 07:15 -0800
              Re: Go to church "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 00:03 +0800
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 08:11 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-15 17:41 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 18:24 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-15 19:08 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-15 19:08 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 19:25 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-15 20:40 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 03:35 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 04:39 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-16 16:54 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 17:15 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-16 17:19 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 18:25 -0800
                Re: Go to church Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-16 17:28 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-16 17:44 -0800
                Re: Go to church gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-02-17 09:59 +0000
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 03:34 -0800
                Re: Go to church Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2017-02-18 15:20 -0800
                Re: Go to church fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 06:31 -0800
                Re: Go to church gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-02-17 09:54 +0000
                Re: Go to church "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-02-23 16:12 -0800
                Re: Go to church Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-24 10:20 +0000
                Re: Go to church Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-01 13:54 -0700
                Re: Go to church Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-01 14:05 -0700
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-05-01 15:57 -0700
                Re: Go to church Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-01 16:45 -0700
            Re: Go to church "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 00:02 +0800
              Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 08:08 -0800
              Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 09:26 -0800
                Re: Go to church "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 22:04 +0800
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 06:20 -0800
                Re: "Growing old exists because of sin"? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 22:44 +0800
                Re: "Growing old exists because of sin"? "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 07:15 -0800
                Re: "Growing old exists because of sin"? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-18 00:09 +0800
                Re: "Growing old exists because of sin"? "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 08:26 -0800
                Re: no interest in your magic "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-18 01:01 +0800
                Re: no interest in your magic "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 09:10 -0800
                Re: no interest in your magic "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-02-19 16:27 +0800
                Re: no interest in your magic "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-19 04:33 -0800
                Re: no interest in your magic gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-02-19 13:39 +0000
                Re: no interest in your magic "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-19 06:09 -0800
                Re: no interest in your magic "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-19 07:43 -0800
                Re: no interest in your magic gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-02-19 16:03 +0000
                Re: no interest in your magic gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-02-19 16:05 +0000
                Re: no interest in your magic "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-19 09:20 -0800
            Re: Go to church David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2017-05-03 12:31 -0700
              Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-05-03 12:41 -0700
                Re: Go to church Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-03 14:33 -0700
                Re: Go to church joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-03 17:27 -0700
                Re: Go to church Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-03 22:41 -0700
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-05-04 05:23 -0700
                Re: Go to church joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-04 19:51 -0700
                Re: Go to church Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-04 19:58 -0700
                Re: Go to church joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-03 17:38 -0700
                Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-05-03 18:23 -0700
                Re: Go to church Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-03 22:38 -0700
                Re: Go to church Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-03 22:39 -0700
              Re: Go to church Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-03 14:34 -0700
  Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 07:33 -0800
    Re: Go to church Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2017-02-16 16:59 -0400
      Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 21:30 -0800
        Re: Go to church Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2017-02-19 01:15 -0400
          Re: Go to church "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-02-18 21:24 -0800
            Re: Go to church GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-02-19 09:27 +0100
              Re: Go to church joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-01 18:53 -0700
                Re: Go to church GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-02 08:59 +0200
                Re: Go to church joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-03 17:32 -0700
                Re: Go to church GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-04 10:39 +0200
                C#/Mono independence (Re: Go to church) joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-04 16:29 -0700

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