During the course of my research into condensed stages of DNA my colleague and I came upon this paper. “Nanoscopic structure of DNA condensed for gene delivery”, Dunlap et al, Nucleic Acids Research, (1997), Vol 25, No. 15, Pgs 3095-3101.
Please examine Figure 2c, and be enlightened.
In fact DNA seems to naturally condense into nano-toroids reminiscent of his Noodliness. Since DNA is the precursor for all life, and His image is seen in DNA, then we must assume that The Most High Pasta is in us all.
May his appendages be ever moist.
RamenMike
“Because Christ has shown me so much love I cant help but love all of you.”….Soo….if Christ hadn’t been there….you wouldn’t love us like you do now? Interesting…anyway, I’m glad you love us, because that means you’ve thought it out and realized we’re intelligent people living lives that we’re happy with.
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I’m sad to say I can’t tell you I ‘love you’ back. After all, I don’t know you–you could be a mass-murderer for all I know. But as of now I can respect you. Don’t agree with you, but respect you at the very least. Hopefully that counts?
Oh dear. Fanatic, first of all, thank you so much for your posts. That took guts. But, what I want to say to you is: stop putting yourself down! It is YOU that is spilling over with love, not something external! Take responsibility for your feelings and your unique place on the planet. You feel love for your fellow humans. How wonderful! I wish more people felt the same way.
Unfortunately, they don’t. People are killing other people. People are hating other people. I hope that you will translate this love of others into something transforming. Something real. Something that Christians can aspire to.
Hello there. Don’t mind me folks I’m just entrechating through. My the FSM is a good dancer.
@Fanatic,
You can nicely say that you love us, and maybe you do, but the whole “In Christ” thing is what gets me. In Christ? That in itself is condescending and presumptive. Obviously, you have no idea how offensive that is. I don’t care if you say that to others with whom you are actually communing “in Christ.” That makes sense. I can respect your beliefs, but I’m not “in Christ” with you. Not everyone believes in Christianity. I don’t care about Jesus. I don’t care that you care. I’m sick of the whole thing.
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As an aside, in a post a while back, I wrote a sentence about Jesus in the plural, and I said Jesusus. Wouldn’t Jesi be more grammatically correct?
@Dread Wench L’TUAE
The love thing is true. And I hope to prove that not all Christians are crazy, and that some of us love the English language, and do the best we can not to butcher it, lol! Cheers^_^
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@Alchemist
I see where you’re coming from; I meant only to wish you well, but just for the record, I’m not a Baptist. I’m simply a Christian. I identify myself solely with Christ. I hate the fact that the Christian church is broken into so many denominations, as if there wasn’t enough working against it, Christians decide ‘we’re going to work against each other’. I may not agree with anything you guys say but the Christian Church could learn a lot from the church of the f.s.m. in the area of unity, and being on one accord. The very book by which I base my life says, “a kingdom divided against itself will fallâ€, I guess some of my ‘brothers’ and ‘sisters’ haven’t got that part yet. By the way, thank you for the official welcoming!
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@Iron gill Kidd
To be entirely honest, if it weren’t for Christ I wouldn’t be able to love anyone but my immediate family and myself. Three years ago, before I was a Christian, I was selfish, self-centered and self-serving. I wouldn’t have been capable of loving someone I didn’t even know, nor, or should I say especially, someone who hated me. But when He found me it’s like He gave me a heart transplant. Now I love without question, it’s a love without reason. But its far more than just a word, because I don’t know any of you, I can do nothing but use the word love. But for those around me I try and live love, doing not what is best for myself but what is best for those around me that they may be saved. So I regretfully have to say yes, without Christ I probably wouldn’t love as much as I do today. It’s a testimony of who I once was but a testament of what He can do for those who have faith.
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@Marc McOar
Thanks for the encouragement!
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@SaucyWench
I would just like to apologize to you and anyone else who found my closing offensive; my intentions were never to be condescending or presumptuous. SaucyWench you’re absolutely right, my “In Christ” closing was inappropriate and entirely out of context; the whole “In Christ” thing is more appropriate were I addressing those who share my beliefs, i.e. those who are truly “In Christ” with me. Again, my intentions were not that of offense, nor to thrust anything I believe upon anyone else. I did it mostly out of habit, and living a life where all of my trust is placed there “In Christ”, no matter how foolish that may sound to some. It doesn’t change anything else that I said, about the love and about the prayer. Still no offense is intended; love- being a positive emotion towards another human being (regardless the source) and as far as the prayer, even if no one believes in whom I pray to, I hope no one is offended by me wishing you well and hoping for your well being. I hope you can accept my apology.
“doing not what is best for myself but what is best for those around me that they may be saved.”
So you think non-believers need to be saved? I don’t hold the same belief! I don’t feel I need to be saved and so……???
In fact, I consider it an insult for someone to suggest that their belief says I need to be saved, simply because I don’t share the same belief. (appologies to others if this has already been said…I hadn’t time to read up the thread)
Fanatic, I don’t believe in God and I base my life on a lot of other things. I dont need something else outside of me to make me care for my fellow human beings.
But I really appreciate the fact that you are polite. In my personal world that counts for a lot.
politeness does indeed count for a lot, of course it doesn’t make anything true…
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“To be entirely honest, if it weren’t for Christ I wouldn’t be able to love anyone but my immediate family and myself. Three years ago, before I was a Christian, I was selfish, self-centered and self-serving. I wouldn’t have been capable of loving someone I didn’t even know”
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whilst i am certainly pleased you are a nicer human being, all this shows was that your character needed working on. how much moral is a person that has no requirement for the cosmic threat of punishment if they’re not nice? i personally am ambivolent towards most of the species, i find them irritating at best. maybe this is my failing as i’m not gregarious, should it condemn me to an eternity of punishment? harsh i feel. i help if i see a need for it, i don’t interfere. the problem is although i am sincere that we are born with equal rights, many chose to misuse them and i think that there should be consequences for that misuse.
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Before anyone puts it, i don’t needs praying for, or saving- i’m not drowning…
@Fanatic,
Of course your apology is accepted. I do believe in the power of positive thought, and wishing goodwill towards faceless others, as long as the goodwill is generic and not predicated on someone finding your particular set of beliefs palatable, is a powerful spiritual practice. I’m not sure what it actually does for the one being wished for, but I know it helps the well-wisher. I once had to think thoughts of loving-kindness towards someone whom has caused much pain and sadness in my life. It took me months to do it, and I only did it once, but I was freed from this woman’s grip over me just a little. By the way this woman, my ex-husband’s now ex-wife, claims to be a Christian, yet she is psychologically twisted and seems to derive pleasure from abusing others. I know that it is not Christianity’s fault that she is like she is, yet in my mind the fact that she claims loudly to be so very close to Christ while having been abusive to my children makes her and her religion all the more unattractive. If I sound full of hate for this woman, then the work I’ve put into recovering from my association from her has paid off. At least I can talk about it now. As far as I’m concerned, Christ can have her.
RAmen SaucyWench
Thanks Jon. I feel the need to add that I had already been well down my own spiritual path before I met my ex’s ex. She didn’t turn me away from Christianity. I was already very far away from it when she came into the picture.
Saucy, just wanted to wish you well. I wish I was near you, I’d give you a nice big hug. So instead I’ll just send you a Zen Hug: the hug you would get, if we were near you and could give them, but we aren’t and we cant. (I hope that made sense?).
A zen hug? hmm.. what is the sound of one person hugging?
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but RAmen Saucy, you’re a better person than me.
@Fanatic
Good to see someone who isn’t damning us to hell. You are the kind of person who is an asset to your religion. We are all very grateful for your politeness, as has been meticulousely stated in many posts.
However, I am strongly opposed to what fundamentalism seems to stand for. I believe that the mind is one’s last safe-haven, and that forcing someone to adopt your beliefs is a crime of the highest order. I wouldn’t really care about what they believed as long as they stopped trying to force it on innocents. Schools are the place to learn facts, not theology.
Yet again, thank you for your kindness. The world needs it.
RAmen
@ SaucyWench, Best wishes Saucy.
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@ nic, Welcome back nic.
@Fanatic- I have to say I do respect you quite a lot now, even if I don’t agree with you on many things. I also think it was just a bit of a turn around you needed, if jesus wasn’t with you now you’d probably be just as nice. Also *embarrassed* I don’t always use the english language perfectly, and I detest anything past common sense grammer, but it does make me mad when people deliberatly send some of this stuff without even bothering to correct it. It’s like they enjoy looking stupid, I swear.
@Saucy Wench- Cyberspace hug! (>^_^
Thanks all. Every now and then I have to let some of that out. Zen hugs are great, by the way. Now I can go back to joking about oars for a while.
@fanatic
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! You are an example to other christians. You shou;d become a minister.
@ Saucy Wrench
When someone hurts you that much, you can never really forgive them. You are doing really well!