WoodlandWookiee

What I'm curious about is why Christians (representing approximately ~80% of the United States population) are up in arms about being "prosecuted" when movements based on equality begin pressuring them. Whether it's comparative religion classes that focus equally on all major religions, marriage equality, equal permission to set up religious displays on public property--how exactly can a majority be prosecuted based on spreading equality? Genuine question here.

Because that's where they LIVE. It is ALWAYS more difficult for the invading country than the one with the home advantage. Because they LIVE there. They don't have to transport anyone. They don't have to supply anyone. All they have to do is survive until they make the invaders go away. The Russians invaded Afghanistan. They massively outgunned them. The Afghan people was able to draw out the conflict and waste the Russian resources. The Russians eventually lost interest and left. We just did the exact same thing. The last exceptions to this were played out hundreds of years ago by accidental germ warfare, gun power vs arrows, and steel. With regards to ISIS... We out gun them. We massively outnumber them. They have no method of transport. Any "Red Dawn" scenario you can concoct involving ISIS invading the US is ultimately doomed to failure. Huh, kind of wish there was a 'thumbs up feature here. But for what it's worth, I kind of enjoyed reading this, it's logical and skeptical by me and I approve of that sort of thing! So, well: [Thumbs Up]!

As a theoretical physicist, would you be able to explain what "beyond space", "beyond time", and "beyond natural laws" is? What it looks like? How it functions in the universe? Are there any examples of these concepts? Can we point to "beyond space", or "beyond time" and use it as evidence? Can you point to "anti-matter" when we live in a material universe? I've shown up a bit late so I'm ignorant as to what's on the other five pages of the thread and all, but I'm curious: the position here seems to be pointing to [nothing] and saying, "that's where [The One] is." Well, we can't verify that, can we? Because there's nothing there. If it's timeless, how can we verify it exists outside of time? We can't observe non-time, because we exist inside time. If it's 'spaceless', how can we verify it exists outside of space? We can't observe non-space, because we exist inside space. If we can't observe it, it's non-falsifiable: there's no way to prove it exists, and no way to prove it doesn't exist.

I'm interested in the exact numbers as well--as someone who is wanting to begin AFF training, and is doing their first Tandem here soon, I'm really interested in learning about the market nature of Skydiving as well as the fun stuff!

Groovy, cheers for the input, both of you! And thanks for sharing your experience there DaVinciflies, makes me feel a bit more confident at least, haha! Anyway, I view the Database as a valuable resource, but I was/am still wondering just how reliable the reviews are. Just from your two replies it's starting to sound to me as if the reviews aren't that great a guide to follow. I'll definitely be checking out places near me regardless--I just thought it would be convenient to see what other folks had to say about their experiences, and thought the reviews section was an easy place to do that. I definitely prefer checking places out myself though. I won't enjoy the thrill of skydiving by watching a Youtube video, and I won't make an assumption about a skydiving facility just by reading a page of awkwardly rated comments on an expansive and varied database, heh!

Hullo! I'm new to joining the community (this is even my first post), but I've been visiting the forums often for the past few months as I've decided whether or not to enter the recreational sport of skydiving. My question was on the Databank that Dropzone.com has here--particularly, the validity of user reviews of facilities. I'm making plans as to where I want to perform my first jump/get training, and it seems all the reviewers who give a high rating (four/five stars) are considered 'unhelpful', while reviews with low ratings (one star) are considered more helpful. On average is this just 'trolls' marking reviews up or down, or can the reviews be relied upon? I'm focused more on learning the skills than having a 'family friendly moment' as it were (after all, if you earn a certification, you can skydive where and when you want with whoever you want to be with), but all the same I want to make sure I can concentrate on the moment without having to worry about poor service, teaching--that sort of thing. Hope my question makes sense, and if it helps as an example, I was looking at the San Marcos Skydiving in Texas database entry, found here: http://www.dropzone.com/dropzone/Detailed/80.shtml *Maybe trolls isn't the right word--perhaps "someone with a negative experience, more intent on sharing their negativity than someone who had a positive experience"?