Re: negreanu religious view?
 

I would think a player who got the Nickname 'Hitler' might himself be offended. Just thinking of the guy who was the model for the 'Soup Nazi' on Seinfeld.

He was really pissed, even though he ultimately made his fortune on that nick.

Regarding Ferguson, I'm sure if you asked him not to include Jesus in his autograph he'd comply .... though if you're really offended you probably won't ask him.

Finally, I can't see getting upset because the nickname might offend someone else ... life's too short to worry about stuff like that.

Re: negreanu religious view?
 

I am horribly offended. I think Ferguson should change his nickname to "Turd" instead.

Re: negreanu religious view?
 

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Are your [censored] kidding me you complete [censored] idiot?

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Ah, the voice of reason speaks.

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Look, I am NOT A fan of much of what our governments policy has been in the Middle East, but I am also not so [censored] diluded in the head that I would fail to realize that the responsibility for the death of Iraqis of all ages lays squarely at the feet of one monster - Saddam.

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Who was responsible for the economic sanctions and bombings? Who dropped the bombs that has and will cause fatal disease and birth defects for years to come due to the depleted uranium? Who targetted the iraqi water supply? etc

I think you need to re-evaluate who the deluded one is. Although, your attitude is understandable given the daily conditioning the American people are bombarded with.

Saddam = Monster. Bush/Clinton/Bush/Blair/Major = heroes.

Re: negreanu religious view?
 

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Seriously, the Biblical Jesus had a huge effect on our world, but it's hard to say how much of an effect the historical Jesus had. There may not even be a unique historical Jesus -- it's quite possible that something like 20% of the N.T. stories were based on events from one guy's life, 20% were based on events from another guy's life, 30% is an amalgamation of stories based on ten other guys, and 30% is just made up.

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All of the stories told about the biblical Jesus were also told about hundreds of deities. Most of which predated Jesus and Christianity by 1000's of years.

Re: negreanu religious view?
 

Talking about religion on a messageboard is dumb, don't you guys see how useless it is?

Re: negreanu religious view?
 

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Seriously, the Biblical Jesus had a huge effect on our world, but it's hard to say how much of an effect the historical Jesus had. There may not even be a unique historical Jesus -- it's quite possible that something like 20% of the N.T. stories were based on events from one guy's life, 20% were based on events from another guy's life, 30% is an amalgamation of stories based on ten other guys, and 30% is just made up. Under that scenario (which is not so far-fetched), which guy gets to be on the top 10 list?

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He is important because so many people believe in the stories about him. Whether these events actually occured is immaterial.

Re: negreanu religious view?
 

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Einstein's stuff involves everything everywhere. Not just twenty percent of one species on one tiny planet for a few thousand years.

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This is the best post you've ever made.

Re: Isn\'t the Bible anti-gambling?
 

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"The Bible does not condemn gambling. In fact, there are several verses where the Bible may implicitly endorse gambling:

Numbers 26:52-56: "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying ... the land shall be divided by lot.""

But why wouldn't God know the results beforehand?

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I'm not saying this is true of the author of Numbers, but some people at the time believed games of chance to be communication from God. This wasn't all that unreasonable at the time--with no knowledge of mechanics or forces, and with noone able to predict the outcome of a coin flip, then the explanation that the result is determined by God is as good as any.

Re: negreanu religious view?
 

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"Putting him at 6th is a little strange to me. I don't see how you can doubt that Jesus had a more significant lasting effect on our world than any other individual."

Einstein's stuff involves everything everywhere. Not just twenty percent of one species on one tiny planet for a few thousand years.

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Then according to your logic David, Moses should be at least number 2, and Einstein number 1.

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Talking about religion on a messageboard is dumb, don't you guys see how useless it is?

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OK Hitler ...

... perhaps we should stick to the useful topics, like what to do when facing a reraise with JJ late in a tournament, or whether Liz Lieu is hotter than Evelyn Ng.

(FWIW - the answers are "just leave the casino" and "no, she's not")