Take it from Toby

I have a 1942 house with no insulation in the walls. I want to rip out the lathe and plaster in order to do additional wiring (only one outlet per room is not cool) and add fiberglass insulation, then drywall. There is no water damage to the original siding, sheathing, studs, or lathe and plaster. A friend of mine said I should buy those closed cell foam spray cans and use them on all the corners created by the studs/headers and the sheathing. Sort of like this: http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/i1guAwzyEOQ/mqdefault.jpg , then apply the fiberglass insulation.

But I was doing some quick research and I didn't see a lot of information on how this adds R value. It seemed to be more about sealing from moisture. And of course moisture can dramatically affect the R value of insulation. But from what I can tell the combination of the old, kick *** siding and a good coat of high quality paint has done a good job of sealing from moisture from the outside.

What is your opinion on this, or can you give me some good links to provide me with insulation?

I have a Cannondale 29er 4. It has 29x2.2 tires on it. I was wondering if that means that I can only use 29x2.2 tires on it, or can be substituted with other 29" tires (29x2.0 for example)?

I want some advise on who I should start.

Rice didn't score a touchdown last week, but was a large part of the Ravens offense. He will get the majority of the touches and at the very least put up yardage. He is playing at San Diego which didn't look great in week 1.

Harvin looks to be a major talent, but at this point I'm worried about exactly how much he will be part of the Vikings offense. But they are at Detroit wich really looks bad.

even for protection?

...is it for people in the mood to get a little drunk, but also want pancakes?

It seems like as humans gain more knowledge the claims of miracles, and other supernatural events become more within this knowledge.

For example, the first humans in the bible were created from dirt and a rib. If someone would have claimed they were created from dirt in 1920, they would be laughed at and thought of as crazy. In 1520, they might just be thought of as odd. In 1020 BC, they might be believed.

In general, supernatural events become more and more believable to the humans knowledge. Now days miracles are more like tears showing up on statues and pictures in toast. We don't have the insane miracles that have been claimed in the past.

Is this because God's actions, and other supernatural things, are becoming more toned down as time goes on? Or is it just convenient and evidence that humans make stuff up that they can convince their peers of? The more educated the peers get, the more believable you have to make your stories.

Atheism is a lack of belief in God. And some have said it is a religion. Even others have suggested that Atheism (the religion) is being pushed into politics the same way Christianity is.

So how would this work? Would we take the word "God" off of IRS forms, amendments, applications for the post office? Would we make it so we don't teach about God in schools? Would we make a law saying the government doesn't hold the position that God exists? Would we make money spendable regardless of the existence of God? Would we make your taxes based on income, and not one anything supernatural?

If you notice, the idea of Atheism (as a religion) getting into politics looks a lot like the simple idea of keeping Theism out of politics. So isn't it just secular, meaning no religion?

What say you? I'd like to hear from those who think Atheism is a religion.

No matter what you think about the guy, that was a good dodge. He ducked from the shoe, then perked right back up and if it wasn't even a challenge for him. Is Bush living in the Matrix?

Hypothetical:

What if an alien race came to earth and claimed they had found the true religion of the universe, and it is different from yours? They would have super technology and be able to show you how much more advanced they are then us. But the evidence for this "true" religion is so complex humans are unable to understand it, so they can't really prove to you they are correct.

Would you convert? Would you consider it? What would they have to do to convince you?

I keep seeing people say they are not Atheist or Theist, but Agnostic. I don't really see how this is possible.

Agnostic deals with knowledge. You either don't know, or claim that you can't know. But this doesn't deal with belief.

To determine if you are Theist or Atheist, you just have to answer the question "Do you hold a belief in a God?" If you don't answer yes, you are an Atheist, right? If you say their might be a God, it doesn't mean you hold a belief, thus is Atheism. If you say you don't know, that means you don't know if you hold a belief.

Or is there a way to not be Atheist or Theist?

This is a hypothetical, so please treat it as such.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypotheticals

If God spoke to you, and said you could re-write, reverse, revise, etc one part to the bible (old or new testament), what would it be? It can be something incredibly minor or something complex.

Ah what the hell, anyone can answer.

My prayer was "baffling absent".

On December 1st, I asked God to create me a money tree in my front yard.

Nicknamed the Welfare Tree, this would allow me to quit my job, and all God had to do was make one lousy tree.

After waiting, the tree has not been created leaving the Creationism believers "completely baffled".

According to Creationism, god created the animals and plants. But this is a tree that God didn't create. Defying the Creationism rule, my yard still has only grass in it.

Overall, this is not what Creationists would expect or prefer.

Horrible argument? I think so.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200812...

http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_120308WA...

What page or specific passage in the bible would you use to rob a bank?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgYyY...

Since we are comparing women to pieces of machinery.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200812...

A lot of people seem to know that a fetus doesn't have the intent to kill the mother. How do you know this? Also, even if it isn't murder, isn't it manslaughter? The action of the baby caused a death, right?

Night man sneaky and mean

thunder and sand, man i think i love you

you made me want to cry

you made me want to die

i love You (x5) night man

every night you come into my room

and pin me down with your strong arms

you pin me down and i try to fight u

you come inside me

and fill me up and i

become the night man

Its just two men sharing the night

it may seem wrong but its just right

its just two men sharing each other

its just two men like loving brothers

ones on top and ones on bottom

one is in and one is out and

one is screaming im so happy

the others screaming a passionate shout its the night man

the feeling so wrong its right man(x2)

i cant fight you man when you come inside me and pin me down with your strong hands and i become the passionate passionate night man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtYDUzBkeEk

If they had never allowed interracial marriage, then there never would have been a slippery slope toward gay marriage. If they had never changed the definition of marriage then, no one would think to change it now. Does anyone feel this way?

I've seen some people say that they have non-religious arguments against gay marriage. I don't think I have really seen these, so I would like to see some.

I guess the only ones I can think of are the "tradition of the definition" and "slippery slope" arguments. But those are pretty bad arguments. Are they others?

I wanted to invest in the stock market a while ago. I prayed for God to give me a sign. I specifically asked that he not let the devil hive me a sign, and only for him to give me a sign. When I woke up the next morn, there was a junk mail letter that somehow made its way onto my face. It was for a Washington Mutual credit card. So I invested everything, including the letter " " on my keyboard. WaMu fell through and I lost everything. Can I send a bill to God for the lost money? Does he take liability for wrong signs?

For example, did Noah and his family all have the flu, cold, herpes, TB, Anthrax, the plague, polio, typhoid, etc, etc.

Or where they kept separate, in a storage room or something?

Because all of those diseases obviously survived the flood. And this doesn't even get into all the diseases the animals must have had.