RE: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Curtis Burisch
Better idea - remove tax exemptions and other special benefits for religions and quasi-religious organistions, with the exception of charitable ventures (which must be purely charitable subsidiaries of or wholly separate ventures). And only those over twenty-one should be allowed access to

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Julia Thompson
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:31 PM Friday 1/25/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: What's wrong with a lapdancer drinking Scotch? Julia Spilling it? Especially if it's on the rocks? You have a point there. :) Julia

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Dave Land
On Jan 26, 2008, at 12:58 AM, Curtis Burisch wrote: Better idea - remove tax exemptions and other special benefits for religions and quasi-religious organistions, with the exception of charitable ventures (which must be purely charitable subsidiaries of or wholly separate ventures). And

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 7:01 PM Subject: Re: CoS in the news On 25 Jan 2008, at 23:18, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From:

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Curtis Burisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion' brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 2:58 AM Subject: RE: CoS in the news Curtis Someone tell me what the story is with Maru? I really ned to put this on a

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Curtis Burisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion' brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 2:58 AM Subject: RE: CoS in the news Curtis Someone tell me what the

The Clinic Seed

2008-01-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
So has anyone else read Kieth's story? Kieth, have you considered, rather than transformation into a spirit world, a transformation into some sort of nano-construct that could exist independent of the clinic? Doug ___

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread William T Goodall
On 27 Jan 2008, at 02:27, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just ban all religions. That would solve the problem. That might be a reasonable response if Scientology were in fact a religion. What makes you think that it isn't?

Re: The Clinic Seed

2008-01-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
On 1/26/2008 8:47:13 PM, Doug Pensinger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: So has anyone else read Kieth's story? I read it a while back when the link was posted before. It is quite good! xponent Orions Arm Maru rob ___

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
William wrote: snip So while the data suggest some health benefits from social engagement, they are anything but a ringing endorsement of the health benefits of religion or religious faith, per se. It would make sense to me that individuals with some sort of social support group might have

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread William T Goodall
On 27 Jan 2008, at 01:43, Dave Land wrote: On Jan 26, 2008, at 12:58 AM, Curtis Burisch wrote: Better idea - remove tax exemptions and other special benefits for religions and quasi-religious organistions, with the exception of charitable ventures (which must be purely charitable

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Doug Pensinger wrote: William wrote: snip So while the data suggest some health benefits from social engagement, they are anything but a ringing endorsement of the health benefits of religion or religious faith, per se. It would make sense to me that individuals

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
On 1/26/2008 8:47:30 PM, William T Goodall ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On 27 Jan 2008, at 02:27, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just ban all religions. That would solve the problem. That might be a reasonable response

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread William T Goodall
On 27 Jan 2008, at 03:28, Robert Seeberger wrote: On 1/26/2008 8:47:30 PM, William T Goodall ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On 27 Jan 2008, at 02:27, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just ban all religions. That would solve the

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:20 PM Saturday 1/26/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Doug Pensinger wrote: William wrote: snip So while the data suggest some health benefits from social engagement, they are anything but a ringing endorsement of the health benefits of religion or religious

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:24 AM Saturday 1/26/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:31 PM Friday 1/25/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: What's wrong with a lapdancer drinking Scotch? Julia Spilling it? Especially if it's on the rocks? You have a point

Re: The Clinic Seed

2008-01-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
Robert wrote: Orions Arm Maru Hmmm. Went to the website (briefly) and read the Wiki article. I hate the idea of the archailects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archailect. I would hope that if the technology to transcend is discovered that it would become available to anyone that was

Re: CoS in the news

2008-01-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
Julia wrote: (And, the concensus as to whether or not to go to the ER with a potential broken toe is, If you want prescription painkillers, sure, but there's not a whole heck of a lot they'll actually *do* for you. So, I'm going to wait until Monday and see how bad it is then, and if it's