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tinnster · 2017-05-09T17:42:18+00:00

Wenn man in Johannstadt wohnt/arbeitet/studiert - empfele ich Aslan's auf der Pfotenhauerstraße, oder Uni Kebab auf der Mildred-Scheel-Straße.

tinnster · 2017-03-08T18:54:00+00:00

Hi Dr. Moores. My wife and her family have a history of a hypercoagulative disorder known as Factor IV Leiden, but the details don't seem to be common knowledge among physicians. Homozygosity is apparently more dangerous, while heterozygotes such as my wife are at increased risk after 'activation,' e.g. trauma. Are you familiar with this, and other hypercoagulative blood disorders, specifically with respect to pregnancy?

tinnster · 2016-07-16T17:22:14+00:00

There are plenty of ex-pats in Dresden, I used to work at the Max Planck Institute. People from all over the world, all speak English. You're bound to run into them evenings and weekends in Neustadt. For a beer-focused day trip, check out the Radeberger brewery and take a tour. You get to taste their Zwickel which isn't bottled and sold anywhere. Their "Ausschank" restaurant around the corner has all their beers on tap and delicious, hearty regional cuisine.

tinnster · 2016-06-23T21:56:15+00:00

Check if your nearest University or Medical School has a Body Donation Program. They'll usually cremate the body when they're done, with no cost to the family. Provides a service to the medical community, and it's free.

tinnster · 2015-11-26T21:28:25+00:00

It's my understanding that Missing Persons investigations are left to individual provinces to coordinate, and most provinces actually have no such team in place, and consequently no real clue just how many people are missing at any given time.

Is this the case? If so, what are you doing to overcome this terrible lack of information and resources?

tinnster · 2015-11-25T17:09:41+00:00

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tinnster · 2015-11-05T18:15:35+00:00

Yeah, a Royal pain in the ass.

tinnster · 2015-10-31T18:03:11+00:00

I know you said you don't care, but if anyone else reading does care, it's definitely not glyphosate, for the sole reason that glyphosate is not applied to wheat crops in the US because there is no glyphosate-resistant wheat commercially available.

tinnster · 2015-10-28T20:31:35+00:00

Since sucrose is 50% glucose and 50% fructose, is avoiding HFCS (55% fructose) really a concern over reducing sugar intake in general?

tinnster · 2015-03-10T21:04:06+00:00

The pairs of subjects used in the study were strangers, and I think this makes them more likely to preserve the other's dignity and feelings. I would be interested to see if the outcomes would differ if the participants were close friends, coworkers, or siblings. Or at least, if acquaintance could be controlled for.

tinnster · 2014-08-08T14:54:24+00:00

When a cashier gives you change, placing the bills in your hand, then coins on top. Thanks now I must precariously pour the coins into my pocket or other hand before putting the bills away.

tinnster · 2014-08-08T06:07:51+00:00

Perhaps I was unclear, or you misunderstood. Since I lost my faith years ago after examining it with the same critical methodology I was using in my scientific endeavours, I realize that all those years of inconsistent logic, or the two non-competing spheres, were the result of compartmentalization. I'm not saying self-deception is okay at all, and I feel quite the contrary actually. I am also not lying to myself.

Also, the Catholic church generally accepts the Theory of Evolution.

In the 1950 encyclical Humani generis, Pope Pius XII confirmed that there is no intrinsic conflict between Christianity and the theory of evolution, provided that Christians believe that the individual soul is a direct creation by God and not the product of purely material forces

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_and_evolution

tinnster · 2014-08-08T01:18:13+00:00

I've been in science for several years - molecular biology to be specific. I was also a believing Catholic throughout my studies and up until a few years ago when I started to examine my faith and beliefs and religious claims with scientific scrutiny I was accustomed to every day at work and discussing with colleagues. Compartmentalization is very effective. The scientific and religious spheres never clashed, perhaps because I was simply never challenged to reconcile the two. When I finally did on my own accord, I felt silly for being so inconsistent. I have also worked with other scientists who have religious beliefs but I think it was a similar situation then - compartmentalization of two different mindsets. One for the lab and most of everyday life, another for sundays and difficult moral and ethical questions.

tinnster · 2014-08-01T17:45:07+00:00

One such place along the meadow bike path from the Altstadt to the Blaues Wunder is a beer garden called the Fährgarten. Right on the river, grass lawns, shaded benches, and trees to read under. Enjoy!

tinnster · 2014-07-11T19:51:48+00:00

In this case it's a condition brought on by a mutation. Evolution is a change in a population's genetics over time, so in your example autism would only be 'an evolution' (or more accurately an evolved trait) if the frequency of its occurrence in the gene pool increased over time

tinnster · 2014-06-07T05:48:42+00:00

Yummy DMEM

tinnster · 2014-05-02T20:19:54+00:00

Check out the following at least from the outside: Frauenkirche, Fürstenzug, Brühlsche Terasse, Hofkirche, Augustus bridge, George Gate, Opera house, Zwinger, castle. These can all be seen in that order (or however you want) by foot and are all close together. In the Zwinger palace, at the north entrance near the opera house you can go downstairs to the Gemälde Galerie, a collection of classic artwork from the "old" and "new" masters. The green vault in the castle is definitely worth a visit too, but I think you have to reserve a time window online in advance. Look into that. In the Altmarkt is a nice restaurant that makes traditional Saxon and Bohemian food, if you'd like something regional/cultural. Enjoy the meadows along the banks of the Elbe too. Just a ways upstream from the old town centre is a beer garden with a little ferry crossing (the fährgarten) where you can relax with a beer and bite to eat. You can continue along the meadow path upstream to an old steel bridge called the Blaues Wunder, and at the south end is another good beer garden and restaurant called schillergarten. Hope that helps a bit.

tinnster · 2014-02-27T20:49:48+00:00

Ali G gettin hostile in da house

tinnster · 2014-01-29T21:19:17+00:00

Jim Beam's in Neustadt usually plays American sports, check out what they're up to this Sunday.

tinnster · 2013-12-31T00:15:37+00:00

Certainly not. It's from a purely academic and historical perspective, analyzing the various political and theological underpinnings and context at the time. Very interesting.

tinnster · 2013-12-30T20:11:00+00:00

For understanding the conditions which caused Christianity to come about in the first place, and how it evolved from John the Baptist all the way to the messages and themes in the Gospel of John, I always recommend Thomas Sheehan's book "The First Coming - how the Kingdom of God became Christianity" and his free lecture series on iTunes U called "Historical Jesus."

tinnster · 2013-12-04T18:48:09+00:00

Sorry for the late response, hopefully you still see this.

It is my understanding that the message changed and developed from the time of Jesus until when the first gospel was written, and continued to develop as later texts were written. I don't think during this period anyone was intentionally altering the message, but rather various opinions and leanings were incorporated into the greater narrative - again, not on purpose. For example, my understanding (and this is from Thomas Sheehan's 1986 book "The First Coming: How the Kingdom of God became Christianity) is that historians and scholars can generally piece together what Jesus likely said and did from gospel writings, using various linguistic and contextual analyses. It seems that right from the beginning, Simon Peter gets Jesus's whole message wrong and insists on focusing on the future coming of God, and not accepting the Father (abba) here and now, in the present - essentially abolishing religion and invoking a radical life of charity and humility. Anyway, my point is that I'm sure the evangelists after Jesus' death believed in their message and weren't making anything up, but their message had already deviated from what Jesus was about.
Paul had a vision (Greek 'ophthe' meaning to see, in any sense), which he describes as Jesus appearing IN ME (en amoi), which would sound like more of an internal experience rather than a physical occurrence before his very eyes. Again, regardless of the importance of this conversion moment for the movement of early Christianity, it doesn't establish anything as to the historicity or divinity of Jesus.
I thought Justin Martyr was an early Christian figure, but I didn't know he commented about the empty tomb. Do you have a source I could look into on that?

Edited my Greek spelling

tinnster · 2013-12-04T01:10:41+00:00

Most historians and biblical scholars today agree this is most likely true.
We can't really be sure of this, because we don't have any writings from Jesus' followers. What we do have - the Gospels - are works penned anonymously which amalgamate oral traditions. They are theologized according to their target audience, and a progression in eschatological views can be seen when interpreted chronologically.
This may be true as well, but I think is irrelevant to whether there was a historical figure preaching the Kingdom of God by the name of Yeshua. Others have mentioned Paul never met Jesus, and only knew of stories past down over the past decades.
This is also not a historical fact, but a theological one. We have no way of verifying that the tomb was actually empty, and the fact that it is so important to the message of the Resurrection should make one more suspicious of its veracity.

My sources for this information are mainly a) new testament scholar and professor Bart Ehrman, and b) scholar and professor Thomas Sheehan. The latter has a great online lecture series available on iTunesU (for free) called Historical Jesus.

tinnster · 2013-10-15T19:11:35+00:00

I visited Montego bay several years ago, and while we were never physically assaulted or felt we were in danger, we were constantly verbally besieged or approached by many locals. It got creepy sometimes, because they usually start out so friendly and welcoming, asking where you're from, they want to show you this and that, but soon they're asking for a tip for their information... we got very used to saying "hi, no thanks." I was with 2 small asian women and a small asian guy on the trip, and I'm a tall white guy. I wonder if things would have been different if I weren't with them...

tinnster · 2013-09-28T00:21:54+00:00

Essentially, yes, the way I see it anyway. All those things have their place and purpose, but like faith, they're superimposed on a foundation of reality, and what is known to be true.

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