Re: fires, quakes and tornadoes...

2007-11-07 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:48 PM Tuesday 11/6/2007, jon louis mann wrote: i think i will have a seismic cutoff valve installed after all these stories. every once in a while you hear a story of a flying cow landing in a tree, They make a seismic cutoff valve for cows? Or just the ones in the Archer

RE: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security

2007-11-07 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 07:27 PM Tuesday 11/6/2007, Dan M wrote: What I still don't understand is why people don't want to know the actual viewpoints of folks they don't agree with. 'Cuz it's so much easier than the alternative, and saves time as well? :P Maru -- Ronn! :)

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:10 AM Tuesday 11/6/2007, William T Goodall wrote: On 6 Nov 2007, at 14:47, Julia Thompson wrote: On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Doug wrote: Ronn! wrote: So what would most folks think of someone who professed a belief in God and spent his evenings and weekends drinking and

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:29 PM Monday 11/5/2007, jon louis mann wrote: I have called myself a Christian, but I despise the disease that crawls among us and advertises itself by that name. I do not believe that Christianity is mainly about morality. I believe that plenty of people over the centuries have tried to

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 12:15 AM Tuesday 11/6/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 06/11/2007, at 12:51 PM, Dave Land wrote: I have called myself a Christian, but I despise the disease that crawls among us and advertises itself by that name. As Gandhi said when asked what he thought of Western Civilization: It would

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Charlie Bell
On 07/11/2007, at 8:24 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Would jesus wear a Rolex Would Jesus wear a Rolex On His television show-ooh-ooh? You see the face on the tv screen Coming at you every sunday See that face on the billboard That man is me On the cover of the magazine Theres no question

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 12:18 AM Tuesday 11/6/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: Sure. Got a Temple of Pan in the back garden... Is that a darkroom where you develop BW film? If At First You Don't Succeed Tri-X Again Maru -- Ronn! :) ___

RE: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Dan M wrote: Just to be clear, is it the consensus here that no country should ever interfere with the internal affairs of another? Probably yes - which is another way of saying no :-) Alberto Monteiro ___

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Charlie Bell
On 07/11/2007, at 12:32 PM, Dan M wrote: Not about invading other countries in the name of the Lord, Allah or any athropomorphic deity... Just to be clear, is it the consensus here that no country should ever interfere with the internal affairs of another? Yet again, a Dan Strawman.

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread William T Goodall
On 7 Nov 2007, at 01:32, Dan M wrote: Not about invading other countries in the name of the Lord, Allah or any athropomorphic deity... Just to be clear, is it the consensus here that no country should ever interfere with the internal affairs of another? Clearly this should only be

Re: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security

2007-11-07 Thread William T Goodall
On 7 Nov 2007, at 01:27, Dan M wrote: What I still don't understand is why people don't want to know the actual viewpoints of folks they don't agree with. So how do you explain your propensity for straw man arguments? -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web :

Weekly Chat Reminder

2007-11-07 Thread William T Goodall
As Steve said, The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of

Re: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security

2007-11-07 Thread William T Goodall
On 7 Nov 2007, at 13:56, Dan M wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:brin-l- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William T Goodall Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:57 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security On 7

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread William T Goodall
On 7 Nov 2007, at 14:17, Julia Thompson wrote: On Wed, 7 Nov 2007, William T Goodall wrote: On 7 Nov 2007, at 01:32, Dan M wrote: Not about invading other countries in the name of the Lord, Allah or any athropomorphic deity... Just to be clear, is it the consensus here that no

RE: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security

2007-11-07 Thread Horn, John
Dan M wrote He has strong differences with many on this list, including me, on a number of subjects...but that's no more accurate than calling your position America is always wrong. I've said it before, the list is a poorer place without people like Gautam on it. While I didn't always

RE: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security

2007-11-07 Thread Dan M
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William T Goodall Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:57 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security On 7 Nov 2007, at 01:27, Dan M wrote: What I

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Charlie Bell
On 07/11/2007, at 8:18 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: I take it that conservatism has about as much relation to being truly conservative as religiosity has to actual religious belief and how those who believe should live their lives and relate to others? Yep, that's I'd probably agree with.

Re: Cat free London?

2007-11-07 Thread Deborah Harrell
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: 10/4/2007, Deborah Harrell wrote: And Of Course King Of The Wind! I've heard that Beano can help with that . . . rolls eyes Do you have any idea *how much* Beano it'd take to cut down on an equid's flatulence?! (Well, actually, I don't think they'd survive the

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Dave Land
On Nov 7, 2007, at 9:20 AM, William T Goodall wrote: On 7 Nov 2007, at 14:17, Julia Thompson wrote: On Wed, 7 Nov 2007, William T Goodall wrote: On 7 Nov 2007, at 01:32, Dan M wrote: Not about invading other countries in the name of the Lord, Allah or any athropomorphic deity... Just

Re: Br*n: Uplift at Star Trek

2007-11-07 Thread Deborah Harrell
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: 10/4/2007, Deborah Harrell wrote: Not to underplay Himself's importance or brilliance, but genetic engineering of 'lower' animals to get intelligent servants/companions is not His invention: the book I just referenced, _Breed To Come_ is about gengineered cats

Re: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security

2007-11-07 Thread Dave Land
On Nov 6, 2007, at 5:27 PM, Dan M wrote: When he's not shilling for the Bush administration's kill- em-all-let-God-sort-em-out approach to global politics, his obvious intelligence shines through. Sigh, you know this reinforces my understanding of what the internet is doing for public

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

2007-11-07 Thread Julia Thompson
On Wed, 7 Nov 2007, William T Goodall wrote: On 7 Nov 2007, at 01:32, Dan M wrote: Not about invading other countries in the name of the Lord, Allah or any athropomorphic deity... Just to be clear, is it the consensus here that no country should ever interfere with the internal

Re: Br*n: Uplift at Star Trek

2007-11-07 Thread Lance A. Brown
Deborah Harrell wrote: Andre Norton wrote a children's book called _Star Cat_ IIRC, about a race of telepathic interstellar-travelling cats...hmm, maybe we've mentioned that here previously. Oh my. I own a copy of that book. :-) --[Lance] -- Celebrate The Circle

Internet Privacy and Earth

2007-11-07 Thread Lance A. Brown
Here's an interesting interview about privacy in the age of Facebook and other social networking sites. Immediately reminded me of the net and the anti-secrecy viewpoints in Earth. http://www.switched.com/2007/11/05/can-privacy-exist-on-the-internet/ --[Lance] -- Celebrate The Circle

That Greatness Of Spirit

2007-11-07 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/07/452331.aspx Covering the story of this Medal of Honor recipient is doing much more than a profile of a heroic American. This is the reunion of two old friends, both of them foot-soldiers from the U.S. Army, and both decorated with the

Re: fires, quakes and tornadoes...

2007-11-07 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 07:36 PM Wednesday 11/7/2007, jon louis mann wrote: i think i will have a seismic cutoff valve installed after all these stories. every once in while you hear a story of a flying cow landing in a tree... jon They make a seismic cutoff valve for cows? Or just the ones in the Archer

RE: UN Sanctions

2007-11-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Original Message: - From: jon louis mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:25:43 -0800 (PST) To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: UN Sanctions And who decides whether or not it's a good idea? The interfering country will probably think it's an excellent idea in most

UN Sanctions

2007-11-07 Thread jon louis mann
And who decides whether or not it's a good idea? The interfering country will probably think it's an excellent idea in most cases. The interfered-with country will probably not. Julia I absolutely agree, julia, which is why i said it should be a coalition formed under united nation

Osama - yo' mama

2007-11-07 Thread jon louis mann
Osama - Yo' Mama (You In A Heap O' Trouble Boy) Ray Stevens Written by Ray Stevens and C.W. Kalb, Jr. - FEATURED ON Osama-Yo'mama. Also includes United We Stand. Osama-Yo Mama / United We Stand Single OTHER ALBUMS

fires, quakes and tornadoes...

2007-11-07 Thread jon louis mann
i think i will have a seismic cutoff valve installed after all these stories. every once in while you hear a story of a flying cow landing in a tree... jon They make a seismic cutoff valve for cows? Or just the ones in the Archer Farms commercial? -- Ronn! :) in the event of a