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  1. Rye83

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    Attack the ideas, not the person having them.
    That's enough of that. Keep this up and this account will go the way of your last one.
     
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    There is an "Ignore Thread" option at the top of every thread.
     
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    Why is it called a
    brownout
    (ˈbraʊnˌaʊt)
    n
    1. (Electrical Engineering) a dimming or reduction in the use of electric lights in a city, esp to conserve electric power or as a defensive precaution in wartime
    2. (Electrical Engineering) a temporary reduction in electrical power. Compare blackout3
    3. (Computer Science) a temporary slowing down of the workings of the internet caused when too many users attempt to access it at the same time
    Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

    when it is a
    black·out
    (blăk′out′)
    n.
    1. A cutoff of electric power, especially as a result of a shortage, a mechanical failure, or overuse by consumers.
     
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    Brownout = If you can't beat'em join 'em ! :sneaky:
     
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    Thank you I will do that. :muted: :wink:
     
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    chips:
    a thin slice of food (typically potato) made crisp by being fried, baked, or dried and eaten as a snack.

    Don't know why Brits are so confused with this but they screw up fish and chips every single time I order them.
     
  7. Notmyrealname

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    I do not wish to undermine anyone's Faith but like to see how statements survive under scrutiny. My points below are not against you or your Faith but against the logic (even though I am told that it is faith and not logic and then that it is logical???)

    True, but I try to keep my postings brief, so chose the first two.

    Or could that be atheism down? Btw, I am agnostic because I cannot prove either way.

    They do say that religion can be a great business to get into.

    I quote from your previous post "There are too many unanswered questions, seeming contradictions, unbelievable stories, etc. Many of these things cannot be explained with logic and wisdom. That is why there is faith."

    I would be interested to hear the detail of that 66% success rate, especially how precise the prophecies were.

    Are there any factual proofs of any of this? Or it is believed because of Faith?

    I could do that - but I am so busy socialising just now. But just to be sure it is a level playing field, did the 66% perfectly accurate prophecies in the bible all come true within just one month? If not, then the project set me is unfair. And if they did come true within one month then why have the other 33% not yet come true after thousands of years?
     
  8. Always a Poppy

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    Actually, if you search the origins of both the American chip and the British chip, they were both on the scene at around the same time. 30 seconds on google says 1853 and 1860 respectively, although I imagine that there's info to contradict that if you delve further, as with anything ont'internet.
     
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    Do you mean because the British chip is bigger? Perhaps because WE Brits have bigger mouths. :smile:
     
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    Brits bigger mouths lol,where ever i go anywhere i can only here yanks.
     
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