Omegaman 3.0

I made a different version yesterday, added diced tomatoes, mushrooms, shrimp, and carrots. I don't know that I would say that it was an improvement in enjoyment, but it did not hurt either! i also put the raisins in a bowl with some water and warmed it slightly (low power in a microwave) then let it sit for and hour of so to let them plump a bit (then drained the water). That was nice. I mixed the mayo (which was made with avocado oil) and the vinegar, and then added a few drops of liquid sucralose to taste - that will be my default in the future.

I just did a cleaning of this thread. Over 60% of the posts were off topic.. Some were mean, some were personal attacks, but most were just off topic. Look at the OP - figure out what the topic is, and what it is not, before posting. The last post that was on topic, was on November 9th!

Yeah, lol, but that sounds like a version of 1 Pet 3:15. Which says: Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. Not saying you are disrespectful, but it is not as if it says to give and answer to those who have NOT asked, and the answer is the reason for the hope you have, not just anything. Are all the boxes checked? (smiles) I would say though, that you could have given an invitation to a thread, where the topic you are bringing up IS the topic!

True enough David, but it is not just the time, it is the wrong place. Free will, sin, and soteriology are not the topics.

that is true, and it applicable to the north polar ice cap that floats in water (and icebergs). However, a lot of the frozen water up north, is glaciers, which is on dry land and then falls into the water. Same is true for Antarctica, which is land. The water on top of land when it makes it to the sea either by calving, or melting, will raise water levels some, and are not alalogoues to your ice in a glass experiment.

There is a plus, perhaps already in this thread, but "interpreted" in the KJV, is probably not the best choice of words. Matthew is not saying "I interpret that to mean", he is just translating Immanuel for his Greek reading audience. Matt 1:23 - many versions and as it turns out we are fulfilling that prophecy. I will do it right now. That son, born to a virgin (Jesus) is God with us! See! He is called God with us! Immanuel, simply means "with us is God". Names in those days, were not like Fred or Bob. People were called things that meant something. You can see that in the very beginning, Adam, is the word for man. Adam called his mate Issah (woman), because she was taken out of Adam (man). Later Adam would call his wife "Hawwah" (Eve), because she was to be the mother of all the living, and so it goes, names mean something in the Bible, Immanuel means "with us God"! John 1:18 is also of interest.

I keep buying bags of these little red potatoes. I keep throwing out these bags of little red potatoes. I don't seem to get around to using them. Tonight, that changes. As I am typing this, I am roasting a dozen little red taters. I don't know how they will come out, but I am confident they will be fine, though the recipe may need to be adjusted to get it just right. My hope is, that not skinning (peeling) and not slicing/cutting the potatoes, will encourage me to make these more often. The less I have to prep and clean, the more likely I am to do something. So far, I have taken a small bowl, and put in 1/4 cup of olive oil, and added a little salt, some fresh ground black pepper, some dried oregano, dried basil, and dried minced garlic. I stirred all that together in the bowl, and let it sit awhile, so that the dried ingredients would absorb some of the oil. The picture shows 15 potatoes, but the 1/4 cup I specified, was good for about a dozen (12). At first, I put all the potatoes in the bowl, and thought I could use my hands to maneuver them around until they were evenly coated with the oil and seasonings. This did not turn out to be the optimum method. I then took the potatoes out and dredged them in this mixture one by one. That was way better - you can see when they are evenly coated, and if there is not enough seasoning on so spots, you can dredge those parts again until it is as you like it. this worked well, and of course one could use different spices than I did. Prior to baking/roasting: I was planning on putting them in a baking dish, but I seem to have misplaced mine, so I used a baking tray with foil on the bottom (makes cleanup easier anyway). Now, the potatoes are in the over at 400 degrees, and I plan on them being there an hour. We'll see! Stay tuned for updates and adjustments! Post script. They are done. My impressions are, that they are very tasty, I am a little surprised. I had only a little salt in the mix, and am surprised that these turned out a little on the salty side doe my tastes. Notice thar in my plans/instructions above, I did not specify how much. I knew these would need some fine tuning, and I will try that soon. The "flesh" of the potatoes is done to perfection, I could not have gotten that better. Half of the skins turned out a little too done I think, the rest were fine. Next time I'll try 55 minutes, or maybe 50! No sense in cooking these any longer than they need. I'll add a picture or two, and perhaps tomorrow, I'll try again and see if I can perfect these. I will say that this is pretty easy, and was worth the effort. Post-post Script. I am adding some pictures from that 1st batch I described above, but I am going to make may second batch tonight. I won't take pictures of that, but I will not observations after I see what the time adjustment does to them. Post-post-post script. Okay! 50 minutes at 400 degrees it is! Perfect doneness, perfect skins. This time too, I was able to get 15 potatoes out of the that 1/4 cup of olive oil! Here is that first batch, going into the oven: Below is the taters just after coming out of the oven. As you can see, the skins wrinkle a little. The foils looks a bit messy. That is because I had just used it to bake two batches of wings. The final image, is to show the interior, the doneness if you can tell by looking.

I've not read this thread, but I have thought about the topic some, quite a bit since I read "Climate and the Affairs of Men" in 1975. We were still thinking about the coming ice age in those days, until Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan sounded the alarm one what came to be known as "global warming", before they renamed it climate change when all the global warming predictions were failing. I am a skeptic. I know that climate changes. What I an not certain of, well, I am not certain of several things. I am not certain the CO2 leads to a rise in global temperatures, or if global temperatures lead to a rise in CO2. I am not certain that greenhouse gases (water vapor is also one) are the primary driver of change, as opposed solar activity, for example. Mars has climate change, but I doubt it is mankind's activities that causes that there. However, Mars is influenced by the same star we are, the sun. I am not certain how much of the green house gases we measure, are anthropogenic. Certainly the local temperatures where mankind paves roads, and cultivates crops, forests, grazing lands, lawns, and creates reservoirs, etc. are caused my mankind, but that is not global. Volcanoes have been mentioned, but sea spray and termites (a significant source of methane) have not. I understand that we cannot control those sources, but the point is that mankind's contributions are tiny compared with natural sources. Yes, I know what tipping points are. I also am aware how many times we have already exceeded the point of no return. According to various predictions, our coasts have already flooded and the oceans have died several times. If someday, Miami is underwater, is the problem really sea level change, or is the problem that we built a city too close to the water? Anyone remember "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" or "Chicken Little"? No wonder climate alarmists have a credibility problem! I am not certain exactly what the ideal climate is. Is this it? Is 5 degree warmer better? Is 5 degrees cooler better? For individuals, that question might vary. A warmer climate (and more CO2 for that matter) would benefit comfort and food production is some areas, and hurt it is others. From my perspective in southern California, USA, I like that climate change means I am not living in the last major ice age! I am not certain we know enough yet, to predict climate accurately. I am not certain we can control climate effectively. I am not certain we should even try. The saying "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" is not lost on me! What I am confident in (though not certain) is that governments too often screw things up when they try to fix things, and that we don't know enough about the problem, or if there even really is a problem. Adding to that, I suspect that those participating in this thread, might be even less qualified and more ignorant that the "experts". That is a scary thought, scarier that the prospect of climate change itself to me! Bottom line is, that global warming is going to be catastrophic in the future, and there is no way to prevent that.

Most believe it is John (the author of this particular gospel) himself, for various but subtle reasons, I am inclined to agree. If so, John is likely too humble to name himself, so he sounds more third person here! From Wikipedia: The phrase "the disciple whom Jesus loved" or, in John 20:2; "the other disciple whom Jesus loved", is used six times in the Gospel of John, but in no other New Testament accounts of Jesus. John 21:24 states that the Gospel of John is based on the written testimony of this disciple.

I've not watch the video yet (I will) but I already have an opinion. My opinion? There is nothing wrong with teaching your kids the truth! Anecdotal story. I was in the third grade, when one night a tooth came out. I did not want to wake my parents about it, so I just place my tooth under the pillow for the tooth fairy. When I woke up in the morning I turned my pillow over to discover a . . . tooth? It did not take long before I figured out that my parents has lied to me. I can remember confronting them about their intentional deception, tears in my eyes, I exclaimed I no longer believed in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny either. I feel almost fortunate, that they never taught me about God, or I might have included Him in the I don't believe category. As it turned out, being educated by the public school system, and lots of science books (which I loved) and nature programs on TV, I learned to not believe in God anyway, but being deceived by people who are themselves deceived, is not as painful as having the people you most trust in your life feeding you lies. What made is worse was that I seemed to have been the last one in my class at school to know that Santa was not real. So, in addition to being deceived by loved ones, I had the pain of embarrassment of being the only "baby" in my class. On the plus side, I got over it. I learned to be more skeptical about claims and learned to investigate. As a parent, I purposed to never lie to my own children (5 of them who are now adults), and although there are things I may never have disclose to them, as far as I know, I have not told any of them a single lie in the 35 (as of November of 2022) years I have had kids. I know my parents did not mean to hurt me, nor did they have any mal intent, but I doubt they really thought this through. I cannot help but think, that it was a shame, that they bought me gifts, which Santa got the credit for. Sort of like how God does not get the credit for the good things in the lives of unbelievers, which is a shame. Rom 1:21 P.S. Just watched the video, and I see we are pretty much on the same page! I had a little smile though, when I noticed your sweater had Santas and Reindeer!

Could you be more concise? Many people won't take the time to read such wordy responses!

and here, I never figured out just what the elephant was!

Short version, the Bible was inspired by God, not the church in general not any denomination. Roman Catholicism did not even exist at the time of the Bible's completion, so I am going to have to say it did not create the Bible. Now, if you mean the decision as to which writings were to be accepted as part of the Bible (canonization), that was probably not until the 5th century before there was any real consensus on that. The Catholic church canonized it's bible in 393, and did some revisions and later dates, but no denomination created the Bible.

I don't know enough about it to believe it or disbelieve it. It's existence or not, is not of importance to me. In the Bible, we have Pharaohs' magicians apparently performing miracles (EX 7:11), but were the miracles of God? God's miracles will glorify Him in some way, not demons, or Satanic personages (2 Thess 2:9), nor distracting things like glorifying the virgin Mary. The miraculous can serve to add credibility (like to Jesus as coming from God) or the can serve to deceive. Be careful about what you believe - ask yourself what purpose does it serve!

Can we get a picture of one so we know what we're (hopefully) aspiring to?