Ryan Diks

Husband of one and father of 3. I follow Jesus and speak directly. Proud Canadian who lived in Texas and came back home to Alberta.

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You can go ahead and be the #GOAT, I'm going to be a sheep. Matthew 25:32

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GOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

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@DarrenWHaynes Nothing but respect for him. He didn't ask for Feaster to draft him that high and put that kind of pressure on him. But just kept working and getting roster spots and is now a Stanley Cup champ. 👏

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@DarrenWHaynes You made up those names. No way they are real.

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There is no justice. #nhldraft #stinkinleafs

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WHY ANOTHER COMMERCIAL??? #nhldraft @NHLFlames #10ballplease

[Stormy @StormyCanes]

Welcome to hell you muppet reject

[Louie Giglio @louiegiglio]

When you set your gaze on Jesus, your countenance changes. Literally. Hope begins to shine in your eyes. A smile emerges where there was once a downturned expression. So can you see it? You’re sitting with your King in the middle of the conflict. Your enemies have ringside seats. God has moved them from the upper deck and given them a close-up vantage point. What do they see? Do they see you wilting under the pressure, or glaring back at them? No, they see you glowing as you stare into the face of majesty.

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@primetimeklein Who is taking care of the rabbit while he's gone?

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@DarrenWHaynes It's amazing how excited I am for a whole season of the kids.

[Sarah Salviander @sarahsalviander]

A common response to the fine-tuning argument is to say that of course the universe is finely tuned, because if it wasn't we wouldn't be here to observe it.

That's a truism and a tautology, not an explanation.

Think of it this way. You're standing before a firing squad of dozens of skilled shooters, all with loaded weapons pointed straight at you, who all fire at you simultaneously. Yet you walk away unscathed. Your response? Well, if I hadn't survived, I wouldn't be here to observe it. Does that explain this extremely improbable outcome? No. It's a statement of the obvious, but you'd be searching for answers.

In the same way, the fine-tuning of the universe to allow conscious life cries out for an explanation. The possibilities are that this happened by

1. Chance
2. Necessity
3. Design

Option 1 is the firing squad problem. The odds are so overwhelmingly against this "just happening" that proponents have resorted to untestable and bizarre explanations like an infinite multiverse.

There is no evidence for Option 2. Nothing in the laws of nature requires the finely-tuned parameters of the universe to be the way they are.

Logically, this leaves Option 3 as the most probable explanation.

When I was a physics student coming out of my lifelong atheism, I was deeply moved by this argument. It didn't matter what my prejudices were, the logic was so sound that I couldn't see any way around it.

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@RyanNPike

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He did it again. @PinderReport @960boomer

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@PinderReport The tank is back on!

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@DarrenWHaynes We do need to applaud the ultimate Flame, Kadri. He understands the mission and is still doing his best to help the team. MVP.

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@DarrenWHaynes If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.

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@NHLFlames Couldn't find a player to announce their hometown of Edmonton?

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@DarrenWHaynes Give me an R! Give me an E!

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Waiting for the Kadri trade results.

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@DarrenDreger

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Come on Tij. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[Robert Munnich @Robert_Munnich]

Utah has a ton of draft picks and prospects they can offer the #Flames

Their top prospects are:

Tij Iginla (F)
Caleb Desnoyers (F)
Dmitri Simashev (D)
Daniil But (F)
Maveric Lamoureux (D)
Max Pšenička (D)
Cole Beaudoin (F)