1. It's slow - so it gives you plenty of time to soak in the beauty that is DFW. Especially on LBJ between Town East and Jupiter.
2. It's slow - so you can listen to a lot of Mike and Mike in the Morning before having to walk into the office building. It doesn't matter that they cover the same three subjects over and over and over. This way you learn the material and learn it well. So, to re-cap: Plaxico Burress has to do two years for weapons charge in NYC; Brett Favre has come out of retirement for the 82nd time and is playing for once-rival Minnesota Vikings; and (for some odd reason) the Eagles signed Mike Vick. And that's just what's going on in the NFL. MLB - Puholes (however you spell it) is on his way to being the greatest hitter ever (until it's discovered he's on roids); Pudge is back with the Rangers, who are in the running for wild card slot; and the Yankees can do no wrong.
3. It's slow - so you get to continually test your endurance level to not wet your pants. Especially after drinking two 20-oz bottles of water before, during, and after your AM workout. "Can I make it one more exit at 8 mph? Oh, yes I can!!" GAME ON.
4. Did I mention it's slow? Well, that is just more opportunity to develop your situational awareness and develop strategies for getting somewhere. For instance, you always want to be in the second-to-left lane on 635 until you pass Jupiter. After that, move to the left lane and you're golden, unless you have to exit anywhere between Skillman and Greenville. Good luck with that.
5. It gives credibility to the theory of evolution which, until you have seen a bunch of idiots trying to operate motor vehicles on a four-lane interstate, had enjoyed no tangible basis for truth. You really might as well put apes behind the wheel. Traffic could not get worse. It really is tempting to think that some people really are related to monkeys.
6. I love how the rain compounds all the goodness I just mentioned. I love rain. I love how people think they can drive the same way in wet conditions as they do in dry. I even love how, despite hearing about 12 different wrecks on the radio, no one ever LEARNS that there is a corelation between the number of accidents and wet conditions. I guess that is either an indicator of a less than sophisticated reasoning capability as passed on from primate ancestors (see #5) or that society as a whole is insane if one considers the definition of insane to be trying something over and over expecting different results.
7. I love it when someone, who is probably downloading a new app to their iPhone or responding to an early morning text causes a wreck which brings the entire interstate to a dead stop. Yes. Three lanes all completely stopped. Which means I get to work late. Which means I have to leave work late. Which means I am pretty much guaranteed to have to deal with slow traffic on the way home as well. There are no "accidents." Wrecks are caused 100% due to someone not handling their business while they are behind the wheel. Yes, I guess there is a fraction of a percentage that are caused by oh, say, the brakes going out or something like that. But let's face it. Most of the time, it's just someone being stupid and not paying attention. I feel bad for the victims of this stupidity but I am angered by the perpetrator. You ruin people's day - and not just the person you hit!! Millions of people are affected by your negligence. You owe us all an apology. Because some people have to pee!
8. Even more than #7, I love it when there is a wreck on the OPPOSITE side of the interstate, yet my side is stop-and-go like we're waiting on a mama duck and her string of ducklings to cross the street. What a pleasant surprise it is to get up to the location of the wreck only to find out that IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD and you just wasted 30 minutes of your life because people just want to gawk. Thanks. Thanks a lot. I won't get that time back.
Note: I do not support or promote the idea of evolution or the conjecture that humans evolved from monkeys. I believe in divine Creation ONLY, but I can't help it if people take it upon themselves to make the case. But thanks to the 10 Commandments and laws of the land, survival of the fittest cannot be invoked to its full effect. So stupid people have God and the law on their side. No wonder they are so plentiful.
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What about the huge amount of evidence in the fossil record and in the study of DNA for the Theory of Evolution. Its become quite irrefutable at this point and you don't have to deny the science to be a Christian. Faith becomes dangerous when it allows people to deny reality.
Faith isn't dangerous until someone claims that it is their faith that causes them to act maliciously. Holy wars; gihad; assasination of Dr. MLK; blowing up abortion clinics, etc. Those things are dangerous. Who cares if people decide - for whatever reason - do deny reality. Denying things doesn't hurt anyone.
It is also plausible that someone can take a fact and make it represent something that is not exactly true. I believe that this is probably what some scientists have done to promote their theory. And by they way - that is why it is still called the THEORY of evolution. It is not called the FACT of evolution or the RULE of evolution or the LAW of evolution. Even science itself cannot prove it beyond doubt.
This blog was not intended to dispute anything. It was a statement of opinion and nothing more should be read into it.
I know this wasn't the point of your blog or anything but I've got a lot of time on my hands and I've come to believe that an understanding of Evolution is important.
I guess it depends on your definition of "dangerous." The people declaring jihad and all the other things you said, typically believe that they're acting on god's wishes. They deny the reality that they've never heard god say anything, and they become dangerous. Just like the more moderate instances of people not getting medical attention for their sick children because they believe god will save them and then their children die. Where do you draw the line on what kind of reality its ok to deny because of faith?
We actually had the "theory" discussion a while back on my blog. I think the biggest problem here is that people don't understand that the word "theory" in Scientific terms doesn't mean the same thing it does in informal context. It doesn't imply uncertainty in scientific terms, far from it actually. Theory is the word used when encompassing a large mass of falsifiable data and facts that explain a larger phenomena. For example, gravity is technically a Theory, as well, but no one doubts the concept.
I would recommend the FAQ section at the Talkorigins.org archive if you would like to learn more about how we know what we know.
And this isn't a big deal but technically, no evolutionist believes that we evolved from monkeys. Monkeys are as modern as we are, we just share an ancestor.
I don't know how you can handle Dallas traffic at all, personally.
I still think you're splitting hairs over the definition of "theory." Gravity is only falsifiable because in certain situations here on earth the ratios aren't definite (like in a vaccuum all things fall at the same rate, etc). But the idea that things that go up must come down is a general law.
The fossil record you speak of...wow...where are the transitional fossils that show this change? I hear nothing about them. Shouldn't we have millions and shouldn't evolutionists be waving them around like a foam finger at a football game?
Questions I've had.
However, Lindsey, be careful not to oversimplify your arguments. Faith, Science, Life...none of these are simple things and should not be dealt with in simple ways.
ok none of this has to do with dallas traffic LOL.
this is why i dont blog anymore. i cant complain about the same ol thing in the wonderful humorous way that you do! keep on bloggin' sista! :)
love youuuuuuuuuu
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