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Since it is a fine line, unseen to the visual eyes . Crossing back and forth is as easy as picking wild flowers.
I try to be without influence, You?

i can’t even tell the difference anymore ..wish i was kidding…

just wondering.

But that’s the whole point about charity; it must be done without expectation of reward from any source.

Otherwise, there’s no real charity. Charity recognizes someone else’s need – not our own. Anything other than this and there are strings attached.

I sold a vehicle on ebay auction site. I suggested to the buyer to have the vehicle inspected prior to sale. He declined. After purchase of the car, he now says I misrepresented the vehicle and wants his money back. I am not a dealer. Does this fall under The prudent care rule?
If the answer is "AS IS /WHERE IS" where is this written or implied?

To misrepresent the car, you lie about it. Did you do that? If so do the right thing. If you knew about some problemm but did not disclose it, you should still do the right thing. But if he assumed it had some accessory and did not ask, or if he thought that "no brakes" was "new brakes", then stand your ground. On eBay it is your feedback that determines your representation.

I am writing a paper and would like your opinion on what kinds of jobs you think are influencing society negatively.

24 hour newscasts. No news? Let’s make crap up, fight about it, lie about it, and then ignore it when we are wrong.

Never seen before episodes, deleted scenes — stuff like that. Not unseen Skins which you can watch on the E4 website, but rarer videos. Thanks!

On YouTube, they have the oldest unseen videos.
Like the secret parties and the season 1 and 2 unseen.

2 Corinthians 4:18 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal

Are the pitfalls of society placed there purposely to prevent our knowledge of such things?
What steps do we have to take mentally to perceive the gateway to the unknown?

This is a genuine question asked with respect
I do not give Thumb Down
Atheists if you wish to answer please be respectful
So many wonderful answers…..thank-you all.

Wonderful question ST…

To answer this question properly one has to study the entirety of this chapter, "setting forth the truth plainly" (1-2) Even if we aren’t well skilled, the Word of the Gospel has a message, and it is the message that is the key for us, not the messenger.So, we see here something Paul is trying to say.

In verses (3-4) the word shares that the Gospel is *veiled*. Which means our minds have been *blinded* by none other than Satan, and I won’t get into all the aspects of Satan here… but suffice to just join all of what keeps us blinded under the heading of *Satan*. So if others reject a *plain* presentation of the gospel we see, two problems… Something has blinded mankind from seeing, and also, a personal choice to reject happens inside the person who can’t see. WE are not told how Satan has done this, but the "god of this age" implies that the citizens willingly submit and follow Satan’s ways.

So now let’s go further into *This age* (4:4) This temporal phrase has several different forms: ( "this present age’ is mentioned in Titus 2:12. "the present evil age "Gal 1:4) Speaks of how this age is far from perfect; evil spiritual forces are arrayed against the Gospel. But even so, in the present darkness, God’s Gospel light shines..

Now let’s look at Paul himself for a sec… What did Paul possess in abundance more so than his beloved Corinthians…He never loses *Heart,* nor relies on anything other than *the light shed by the Gospel message itself.* And that is a key for us to see. Paul knows that the answer does not lie in mankind, but LOOKS to God, focusing his faith in God’s faithfulness, his eyes are fixed on the eternal it says in verses ( 4: 16). So in this, we see a STATE of BEing Rise, the message of CHRIST is planted firmly in the HEART<

ST, the thing to see here, is that mankind is fickle… in and of itself for the most part, our circumstances can be chaotic and therefore our minds are scattered to and fro, we can’t make up our minds, and until we do the CERTAINTY, CAN NOT BE PLANTED IN THE HEART TO ANCHOR US, seeing only what is occupying our minds, hearts and souls, in the physical realms… Now that is where, mankind will remain unless God intervenes on our behalf… and God did through Jesus Christ Our Beloved Lord… and Savior… What enabled Paul to minister so optimistically was his SETTLED conviction (nothing wavering) that "What is Seen" is "temporary"~ he was not in doubt or a state of disbelief at all.

He kept his eyes fixed , on the eternal promises found in the Word of God… He knew the word, and fully surrendered his heart, mind and soul over to God, and was infilled and blessed and kept by the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD! This is why it is said, no one will be able to boast … and we can do nothing without God.

Our Hope is in Christ, and every true believer in Christ is an "open letter" from Christ, because his life will show God’s work within his or her personality. The process is taking place now, and our hope is a progressive transformation as the New Covenant does "bring rightousness" into our lives…
What has to happen, is self must die,we must first *Take off * the Old man for us to * Put on * Christ. The New man can’t rise, until the old man dies… so that means a Spiritual rebirth must occur, that mankind be awakened from slumbering sleep… for an awakening to happen. The wonder is that Christ is closer than we think, and we can "Take HEART", as Jesus said… by Knowing that God is in control, whether it is mortally seen or not… we have confidence in this…
When the Old man dies, the old ways of thinking, being, and living die too… We are transformed by the Holy Spirit, who leads and guides us, into renewal of mind, soul, and heart ~ we are new creatures. The thing here is we are emptied and refilled, refueled so to speak, so NEW knowledge enters through our minds, working it’s way… into SETTLING US, our lives change, our hope is renewed, and we progressively are changed by the HOLY SPIRIT of God! WE begin to see all kinds of new possibilities… knowing THAT WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

Goes back to ye must be born again … and for me this is so easily understood, for without having the desire for Wholeness in God, God will not come…(Jesus did not go into certain towns since the disbelief was so strong ~ God hates disbelief) This state of mind, rejects God, and God will not force himself on any. And I know these words come across as unpleasant for many, and I mean to offend none. For me, I can’t see that mankind will achieve this without Divine intervention from The Living God..

In Christ there is abundant life… He is the Door, and the Gateway!

ST, great question..let us not be Unstable in all our ways… but to be SETTLED in The HEART ZONE, that God is Faithful… all we see here, is temporal, but when we see into the Heart of God, we gain LIFE !

not in-laws, i mean people who you are blood related to. weird question, but its apparently more common then i thought because i stumbled across an entire forum of people talking about it. what was seen cannot be unseen.

it happens more then most ppl want to believe, but the numbers r unknown due to the shame that comes with it.

I have a GCSE English exam coming up soon, I would like to know how to compare a poem that I have studied from my pre realised booklet and a unseen poem? I am finding this quite hard especially the unseen poem and also I would like to know how should I structure the whole written essay?

Work on your technique for analyzing texts – look at the way in which the author has written the poem, e.g. using alliteration, simile, metaphor and other literary devices – and then think about how these literary devices help to convey the meaning and tone (e.g. happy, sad, satirical) of the poem to the reader. Think about the theme of the poem – how is it reflected in your unseen poem?

You can then compare these things with the unseen poem and look at the contrasts and similarities between the poems.

A couple of hints on essay structure:

Write an essay plan before you start writing your essay – it will help you clarify your thoughts.
Begin your essay by writing an Introduction – it doesn’t need to be very lengthy but this helps introduce your reader to what you will discuss in your essay
Then write your Analysis – this should be the main part of your essay
Finally, write a Conclusion – a concluding paragraph which sums up the things you have discussed in your essay.

For more guidance, ask your teacher. It’s a while since I did my English GCSE so your teacher will be much more well-informed than me. Good luck!

I’ve never used a power strip for my laptop. Never thought I needed one, but recently I’ve invested in one out of fear, but is it really true that my laptop has already sustained damages from power surges, but they’ve fortunately been minor enough to affect only its performance (and its unseen interior) and not the whole laptop that it didn’t die on me completely?

Is there anyway to run some sort of diagnostic test to see if its performance has been crippled by it? (and don’t change the topic to laptops overheating, since I totally don’t have that problem having added 1-in. high laptop feet to keep it very cool).

I don’t really notice anything different except that it’s really slow to start up. It’s a samsung r580-jsb1us laptop.

And don’t say that the brick that’s part of the charger prevents power surges– many websites and forums say that that is simply not the case. It is simply an voltage converter and that is all.

And don’t say that power surges only happen during a storm. They happen a lot more often than naive people think due to various reasons you can look up yourself.

I’ve found a website that says power surges can slowly kill my laptop, but I haven’t found additional websites that support it. Even if it did, there’s nothing I can do about it- I know that now, but I just want additional confirmation anyway.

Cite your sources, preferably websites.
Yeah, over time the booting just kept getting slower and slower.. I keep the laptop plugged in all the time without the battery. the battery I store at 40% in my cool basement and only use it about once a week charging it partially before putting it back in the basement. The laptop functions as a replacement desktop.

The only efficient way you can test this is by using another charger. If you have a friend that has a compatible charger, try theirs to see if it makes a difference.

Usually, shorting out your laptop doesn’t do a lot of damage but if it happens around 3-4 times annually, you have a problem.

As I said, test it out with another one to see if it matters. If it doesn’t then you have an internal problem (motherboard perhaps). If it helps then you know you need a new charger.

Although its not a majority of the time, the chargers do have an impact with the laptop. If you need a new charger, you can go online on sites like ebay or amazon but I would personally suggest you visit Topmic instead .Topmic is well known for their great services and their durable products. They include free shipping and free lifetime warranty. Yes, lifetime. This means if the charger ever stops working on its own for whatever reason, they would replace it as many times as needed at no additional cost, for life.

This is a great way to save money in the long run and a good investment as well.

Here’s their link:
http://www.topmic.com

Best of luck.

….but why did so few actually comment on the primary question itself?

That is, WHY IS there such a "disconnect" between the conclusions of peer-reviewed scholarship of historians and religious studies scholars VERSUS the average Internet "skeptic"?

Usually one hears that the standard for the determination of facts is peer-reviewed scholarship but there is something about the question of Jesus’ existence where peer-review is rejected by many and in its place there is even an assumption that some major "unseen/unknown consensus of scholars" actually doubts that Jesus, the founder of the religion named for him, ever lived. SO ONCE AGAIN, WHY THE DISCONNECT when even atheist historians concur that Jesus actually existed (though they reject the New Testament’s historicity in terms of miracles, the resurrection, etc.)?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110219193721AA4lYMW
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>Why do people who are not academics think they >know anything about academia?

Good question. That is why I asked. I spent my entire professional life teaching Biblical studies and comparative religions (UK) and Biblical languages and history (USA) and the AAR/SBL membership consensus is nothing like what the skeptics try to imagine on R&S. Jesus’ existence simply isn’t a matter of debate or doubt. Never has been in my 52 years as a member of the societies.

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>I did kind of miss the point of the issue about the letter "J" though.
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Perhaps the non-linguists missed it. He was making a joke by pretending that "Jesus could not have existed in the first century because the letter J didn’t exist until around 600 AD/CE." Yes, it is very dry humor but it reminded me of an satirical essay back in the 1960’s which made a similar joke (a longer and more elaborate one) using the same argument for proving that Jehovah (YHWH in Hebrew) never existed because "J" hadn’t been invented yet. ["J" as a letter was originally created to represent a "long i" sound....so it was an "i" extending below the line.]

Yes, I suppose one has to be an old dried up and droll professor like myself to enjoy such dry humor!

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>REAL scholars DON’T universally agree that the Biblical Jesus existed. "Religious studies scholars", >people who study Christianity so that they can prove that the Bible is correct, aren’t scholars, they’re >whores.

The Dept of Religious Studies at your nearest major university will be quite shocked to learn that they are all on the taxpayer’s payroll in order to "prove that the Bible is correct" and are actually "whores"! (That would be especially shocking to the atheist who is Chairman of my department!)

[Yes, you have certainly convinced me that you all are very familiar with the life of scholars in the university academy! No doubt, all of the professors are fundy preachers and out to prove Jesus! Amen and Amen!!! LOL!]

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>Could you point me to some of these "peer-reviewed" articles/work by historians and religious studies scholars? Cause I have done some research to try and see if there’s a legitimate argument for Jesus’ existence, and all I’ve found so far is a bunch of evidence/argument that proves that certain places/minor characters (usu. politicians) mentioned in the NT actually existed – but nothing that really substantiates Jesus himself.
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Why don’t you start with the much-despised (by Christians) "anti-Jesus" scholar cited in the interview of the aforementioned question? (Simply click on the YA link above and then check out Dr Ehrman’s interview? The atheist who interviewed him basically shared your skepticism (but because he was not a scholar in this field he was oblivious to what most of us actually afirm about the existence of Jesus.)

And yes, I do place my lifetime as a professor over and above the imaginations/fantasies of a

I don’t believe he ever existed. The scholars don’t speak for everyone sweetie.

I’ve researched it for thirty years on my own. When history was well recorded at that time, why was there no record of a man that had masses of people following him? One that fed them all with one loaf of bread? I don’t think that was overlooked.

*Colanth* excellent.