>>>That is simply ridiculous. That something cannot be proven empirically does not in any way imply equal weight to all possibilities. I've never seen you, but I don't think the odds of your being 10 feet tall are 50-50
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>>Funny, now that you bring this up, I am indeed 10 feet tall. I would send you a picture, but there was an article in the local Newspaper yesterday that mentions my name and that I am the record holder of the biggest person in Aruba.
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>>But although I am telling you this, and even if you would find the newspaper article, it would only be a 50% chance that this is true, unless you would see me with your own eyes.
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>okay, you got me interested. I don't know anyone 10 feet tall and the Cleveland Cavaliers really need a center so I did a little research.
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>You said you are not a Protestant and identify as an independant Baptist so I decided to get a fuller understanding of what that meant.
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>Are we talking about this :
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>http://www.swordofthelord.com/beliefs.php
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>or are you independant from that? I was picturing Hutterite or Mennonite but in the world but I am rather fascinated by Separation etc. Living in Ohio we have many such follks of one variety or another. I am always fascinated by people who *really* believe and actually live it in a personal rather than evangelising fashion.
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>(by the way I am sure various threads of dissent are responsible for my even being here. I am a direct descendant of a woman named Deliverance King who was born in Salem MA in 1641 ( I hope she will forgive my reference to the "Cavaliers" ) and a whole lot of Pennsylvania Germans who came in the late 17th and early 18th centuries)

Baptists are not a homogeneous group. There are the southern baptist along with various other versions. I *think* that typically the southern baptists are more conservative - no drinking - no dancing - no no no (basically anything that might result in someone actually having "fun"). Some of the other variants might not consider these things unacceptable (ya know - trying to get with the times).