When did TV shows become this important?

[changeyourstars8]

My friend got a phone call at work about the TV show coming out, "The Book of Daniel". Which I hadn't heard much about before she started talking to me about it, but now I'm almost tempted to start watching it.

Anyway, the guy was complaining that the show was demoralizing to our Christian society. My friend told him the usual spiel, that she couldn't do anything about it, and he needed to contact NBC Viewer Relations, and she gave him the number, and he replied by telling her, "You're going to burn in hell, you know that?"

And she said, "Excuse me? You have absolutely no right to tell me what's going to happen to me after I die." She didn't yell at him, cuss at him, or figure out a way to murder him over the phone. I'm proud. :-)

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[rosevaughn.livejournal.com]

((Wind isn't a provable thing in and of itself.))

Actually, yes it is. Jet Streams, high and low pressure. Ask and meterologist. They'll tell you there's proof it exists.

((I didn't define Agnostic as that. As far as I knew, that would be humanism.))

Agnosticism is the belief that a god or gods may oir may not exist. But that existence or non-existence can neither be proven nor disproven.

I'm not saying there isn't a god of some kind. I just find it very hard to believe in any god until I see proof he/she/it exists. Until I see that proof, then I'm perfectly happy believing the way I do.

[jadelynx.livejournal.com]

"Actually, yes it is. Jet Streams, high and low pressure. Ask and meterologist. They'll tell you there's proof it exists."

Actually... :D Those are all effects that prove it. You can't just look at wind and say, hey, there it is. :D

My father was diagnosed with a brain tumor a few years ago. Test results proved it was there. It wasn't something he really wanted to deal with, much less die of, so at a prayer meeting, he asked for prayer. He went back to the doctor and suddenly this brain tumor they were sure was gonna kill him was gone. That effect was a piece of proof for me.

(By the way, Steph, at any point that you are tired of us taking up space in your comments, holler!)

So, now you've got me curious. What sort of proof would you need? For me, something like that is plenty, but some people like to tell me that all that proves is that medicine is fallible and tests aren't always right. I'm gonna repost this question over in my LJ, though, so we don't have to keep replying here. :D Feel free to respond over there, cause I would love to hear your response.

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

Nope, I'm having fun reading. :-D I love discussions like this. And I know that I'm going to reply to your latest entry, Debi, I just need some time to get it all coherent in my head.