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So, let me get this straight...someone from some remote tribe in Africa who has had no contact with the outside world whatsoever and who has no idea what Christianity is, but lives a good life, always loves his neighbors like he does his family, gives of himself, and dies a selfless death at...

See? Now there he goes again....believe in my God and every word his followers wrote 2000+ years ago, or he will throw you into the pit of hell when you die. As I said before, even if that is true, I don't want anything to do with that God or his followers anyways. Sounds to me like hell...

You're right. I am just ignoring all those threads that have been started by someone rational....er....I mean someone who believes in evolution, with the stated purpose of challenging creationism. Can you link me to some of those please? You 6k years ago folks aren't even a blip on our...

Matt actually posts here pretty regularly. Really awesome guy, and an inspiration to us all! :)

Chad, Mike - This isn't meant to be a knock on either of you, so please don't take it that way...but I will have a much different perspective on this product when I read reviews like yours from some folks who don't either rep for the manufacturer or sell the fins through their shop. The...

You have sharks in your rubber ducky? :D

I take it this isn't the GUE standard, though... :D

While I would never recommend that someone do their OW class (or even checkouts) on vacation at a tropical destination, AOW is another story. If your training is PADI, the most time-consuming part of AOW is doing 5 dives. You aren't doing drills like mask clearing and reg retireval, or...

Unless you misunderstood what he said, that is more a technicality than anything. He isn't talking about stopping, grabbing the wall for support, taking a breath, resting up, having a smoke, then continuing the swim. :D If you watch any type of swimming competition, you will see in breast...

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hmmm....anyone else find it interesting that all the creationists disappear into the woodwork when called out about their need to impose their beliefs on others, or that theirs is not the only religious creation myth in existence? Yet, I guarantee that if you wait a week or two, another poster...

Likewise, when completing your Open Water class, the agency does not "certify" you (unless of course they do in fact have you committed to a mental institution)....they certificate you. Congratulations, you have been certificated, and therefore now have in your possession your Open Water...

As a recovered Christian, even having escaped from the Christian brainwashing factory after 5 years, I can understand why Christians have their beliefs about things like this, and insist on clinging to them for dear life. What I could never understand is this overwhelming urge some of them have...

Good luck with OW! And welcome to the board! :D

LOL Well, that's the most plausable explaination I have seen to date...

Riiiight......and the last time any religion has produced "new data" was......? I believe in something beyond this world. I also understand that whatever it is is well beyond the boundaries of human comprehension. Every religion is just a metaphor to give us a sense of what lies ahead. 5...

A commercial aircraft is not kept at 1 ATA. Commercial flights allow pressure inside the cabin to decrease more gradually than the ascent of the aircraft itself, but on a flight with an altitude as high as 43,000 ft, the cabin pressure may be as high as 8,000 ft. This is part of the reason it...

In his defense, I don't think he's talking about the end of days. I believe he is referring to our own days of reckoning... That said, I've already said my piece on this one... :D

Well, let's see...hmmm...maybe because there's no duty of care? I don't think such a suit would hold up unless they could demonstrate that your actions directly contributed to the other diver's accident... Now, if you cut his hose or something... :D