Re: FW: [Mind and Brain] RE: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
Concern on isn't grammatical, I assume you mean concern with. Well, we were discussing creation myths vs science, hence the concern. It is grammatical in the same sense as Senators Express Concern onReverse Mortgage Rule *s* [*not rule*] By RACHEL

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 4 May 2014 17:15, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:14:59 AM UTC+1, Liz R wrote: On 4 May 2014 07:22, spudboy100 via Everything List everyth...@googlegroups.com wrote: I shan't defend the behaviors of the Abe religions over the centuries, but you couldn't term the

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread Quentin Anciaux
2014-05-04 6:24 GMT+02:00 LizR lizj...@gmail.com: On 4 May 2014 15:20, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: I have forwarded your query to an expert in Arabic Grammar. Your quote from Wikipedia is correct. What I can inform you, based on my understanding, is that the pronoun 'ha' used

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread Telmo Menezes
On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 7:15 AM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:14:59 AM UTC+1, Liz R wrote: On 4 May 2014 07:22, spudboy100 via Everything List everyth...@googlegroups.com wrote: I shan't defend the behaviors of the Abe religions over the centuries, but you couldn't

Re: TRONNIES

2014-05-04 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
Thanks, I will look it up. Mitch -Original Message- From: John Ross jr...@trexenterprises.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, May 3, 2014 4:05 pm Subject: RE: TRONNIES Take a peak. I believe I address every major issue in physics, from the

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
Liz, I am guessing the capitalism remark is undeserved, in the sense that making money is inherently evil (making goods, and providing services?), for me that is too broad a brush you paint with for that observation. Now, if you want a glaring example, we look to the millions killed by Belgium

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
Defending ourselves from the guys, today, is way different from 800 years ago. They were significantly, more tolerant then Christendom was during the same period and for centuries afterwards. More tolerant, does not mean they were tolerant, but they tended to be less murderous, then! From the

saying no to the doctor...

2014-05-04 Thread Telmo Menezes
The machine: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 Bad news from the doctor: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/11 Turing test: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/15 Cheers, Telmo. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Everything List group. To

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread ghibbsa
On Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:09:10 PM UTC+1, telmo_menezes wrote: On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 7:15 AM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:14:59 AM UTC+1, Liz R wrote: On 4 May 2014 07:22, spudboy100 via Everything List everyth...@googlegroups.com wrote: I shan't

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
The modern/recent actions of the Umah. the faithful, the Islamic Community have not been real good either. The drive for Sharia Law everywhere is on the march and from what I believe I have seen is the counter-colonization of the faithful of their former masters, be it Algerians to France, or

Re: saying no to the doctor...

2014-05-04 Thread ghibbsa
On Sunday, May 4, 2014 1:43:12 PM UTC+1, telmo_menezes wrote: The machine: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 Bad news from the doctor: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/11 Turing test: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/15 Cheers, Telmo. So where do you stand on this Telmo? I

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread Telmo Menezes
Hi ghibbsa, On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 3:24 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:09:10 PM UTC+1, telmo_menezes wrote: On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 7:15 AM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:14:59 AM UTC+1, Liz R wrote: On 4 May 2014 07:22, spudboy100 via

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 May 2014, at 01:14, LizR wrote: On 4 May 2014 07:22, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: I shan't defend the behaviors of the Abe religions over the centuries, but you couldn't term the Hindu faith as pacifist either. In the 20th century the

Re: saying no to the doctor...

2014-05-04 Thread Telmo Menezes
On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 6:48 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, May 4, 2014 1:43:12 PM UTC+1, telmo_menezes wrote: The machine: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 Bad news from the doctor: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/11 Turing test: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/15

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread Telmo Menezes
On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 9:17 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 04 May 2014, at 01:14, LizR wrote: On 4 May 2014 07:22, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: I shan't defend the behaviors of the Abe religions over the centuries, but you couldn't

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread ghibbsa
On Sunday, May 4, 2014 7:09:27 PM UTC+1, telmo_menezes wrote: Hi ghibbsa, On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 3:24 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Sunday, May 4, 2014 12:09:10 PM UTC+1, telmo_menezes wrote: On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 7:15 AM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, May 4,

Re: FW: [Mind and Brain] RE: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread meekerdb
On 5/4/2014 1:45 AM, LizR wrote: Concern on isn't grammatical, I assume you mean concern with. Well, we were discussing creation myths vs science, hence the concern. It is grammatical in the same sense as Senators Express Concern on Reverse Mortgage Rule/s/ [/not rule/]

Re: saying no to the doctor...

2014-05-04 Thread John Mikes
Telmo, some 2+ decades ago I think I had a reason to avert from the topic called *panpsychism* (would be hard to recall it adequately now). As I remember I called the phenomenon covered by this misnomer PANSENSITIVITY (what I would not like to defend today anymore). Psych seems to me too 'human'

Re: The Evolutionary Tree of Religion

2014-05-04 Thread John Mikes
Bruno, your 'scientific' logic supersedes me. Explaining ontology by existing and - I suppose - existing by the likes of 'ontology' (etc.) is more than what I buy. We might still *stumble* on truth, (or you do not?), what we may believe as truth and draw very important consequences upon OTHER

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread ghibbsa
On Sunday, May 4, 2014 8:17:29 PM UTC+1, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 May 2014, at 01:14, LizR wrote: On 4 May 2014 07:22, spudboy100 via Everything List everyth...@googlegroups.com javascript: wrote: I shan't defend the behaviors of the Abe religions over the centuries, but you couldn't

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread John Mikes
Somebody wrote (Liz?): *For example there is no problem with capitalism per se, unless you allow money to vote. Lobbying can be permitted, but not through financial helps. If you allow this, you kill capitalism, and transform it into corporatism and monopolism, which kill the genuine competition

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 00:00, spudboy100 via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Liz, I am guessing the capitalism remark is undeserved, in the sense that making money is inherently evil (making goods, and providing services?), for me that is It's only undeserved if everyone is

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 07:38, Telmo Menezes te...@telmomenezes.com wrote: Yes, and this already happened. I would add that capitalism is not catching up with anything because it doesn't even exist at the moment. The money supply itself is not under the control of the market, so the system is

Re: [Mind and Brain] RE: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 07:42, Philip Benjamin medinucl...@hotmail.com wrote: [*lizj...@gmail.com* lizj...@gmail.com] Maybe you should attempt to explain your position in a standalone post rather than making - to me rather confusing - comments which allude to it. [*Philip Benjamin*] *Testability:*

Re: FW: [Mind and Brain] RE: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 07:56, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/4/2014 1:45 AM, LizR wrote: Concern on isn't grammatical, I assume you mean concern with. Well, we were discussing creation myths vs science, hence the concern. It is grammatical in the same sense as Senators Express

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
Yes, good point. It seems likely to me that people would notice that there was a queen bee who laid all the eggs, and perhaps make some assumptions based on that. If they noticed that the queen started as a normal worker but was fed special stuff to make her into the queen... well, people weren't

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
PS did I get that right about the queen being fed special stuff? My knowledge is also badly informed on many things...) On 5 May 2014 10:24, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, good point. It seems likely to me that people would notice that there was a queen bee who laid all the eggs, and

Re: The Evolutionary Tree of Religion

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 08:42, John Mikes jami...@gmail.com wrote: In my agnostic vocabulary the 'real' includes lots of 'inconnues' that may change whatever we THINK is included - as historic examples show. I still hold mathematics an exorbitant achievement of the H U M A N mind What do you think

Re: saying no to the doctor...

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
I'm back! I lost my desire to post due to an existential crisis, but now I've regained it thanks to the above comic. On 5 May 2014 08:12, John Mikes jami...@gmail.com wrote: Telmo, some 2+ decades ago I think I had a reason to avert from the topic called *panpsychism* (would be

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 09:34, John Mikes jami...@gmail.com wrote: Somebody wrote (Liz?): *For example there is no problem with capitalism per se, unless you allow money to vote. Lobbying can be permitted, but not through financial helps. If you allow this, you kill capitalism, and transform it into

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread meekerdb
On 5/4/2014 12:38 PM, Telmo Menezes wrote: Yes, and this already happened. I would add that capitalism is not catching up with anything because it doesn't even exist at the moment. The money supply itself is not under the control of the market, so the system is non-capitalist at its core.

The British Comedian's Joke

2014-05-04 Thread ghibbsa
The late Bob Monkhouse was way before my time and never trendy. But aft er he died they looked at his jokes, which were just simple and so funny they decided he was a genius. Here is one of his jokes that makes me laugh every time: He's a stand up comedian and he says to the audience: When I

Re: The British Comedian's Joke

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
I remember him. You're right he wasn't trendy. But going by that joke he was quite funny. On 5 May 2014 12:49, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: The late Bob Monkhouse was way before my time and never trendy. But aft er he died they looked at his jokes, which were just simple and so funny they

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
I don't know much about bitcoin, except you can mine bitcoins at some expense - to your power bill, your time and the environment. What's the point? (And how does it manipulate the medium of exchange?) On 5 May 2014 12:34, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/4/2014 12:38 PM, Telmo

Re: FW: [Mind and Brain] RE: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread meekerdb
On 5/4/2014 3:00 PM, LizR wrote: On 5 May 2014 07:56, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net mailto:meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/4/2014 1:45 AM, LizR wrote: Concern on isn't grammatical, I assume you mean concern with. Well, we were discussing creation myths vs science, hence

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread meekerdb
On 5/4/2014 3:25 PM, LizR wrote: PS did I get that right about the queen being fed special stuff? My knowledge is also badly informed on many things...) It think she's fed the special stuff, royal jelly, as a larva; so it would be hard ascertain she started as a normal worker just by

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread meekerdb
It creates a parallel medium of exchange in which those who make bitcoins first hope to profit from their appreciation. Brent On 5/4/2014 6:12 PM, LizR wrote: I don't know much about bitcoin, except you can mine bitcoins at some expense - to your power bill, your time and the environment.

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 13:21, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/4/2014 3:25 PM, LizR wrote: PS did I get that right about the queen being fed special stuff? My knowledge is also badly informed on many things...) It think she's fed the special stuff, royal jelly, as a larva; so it would be

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread Russell Standish
On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 10:24:15AM +1200, LizR wrote: Yes, good point. It seems likely to me that people would notice that there was a queen bee who laid all the eggs, and perhaps make some assumptions based on that. If they noticed that the queen started as a normal worker but was fed special

Re: FW: [Mind and Brain] RE: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 13:18, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/4/2014 3:00 PM, LizR wrote: On 5 May 2014 07:56, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/4/2014 1:45 AM, LizR wrote: Concern on isn't grammatical, I assume you mean concern with. Well, we were discussing creation

Re: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 13:57, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: It creates a parallel medium of exchange in which those who make bitcoins first hope to profit from their appreciation. Hm. It all sounds a bit Ponzi-like to me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 14:33, Russell Standish li...@hpcoders.com.au wrote: On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 10:24:15AM +1200, LizR wrote: Yes, good point. It seems likely to me that people would notice that there was a queen bee who laid all the eggs, and perhaps make some assumptions based on that. If

RE: Evolution from Scripture

2014-05-04 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of LizR Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 6:12 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Evolution from Scripture I don't know much about bitcoin, except you can mine bitcoins at some expense

Re: The British Comedian's Joke

2014-05-04 Thread ghibbsa
On Monday, May 5, 2014 2:09:31 AM UTC+1, Liz R wrote: I remember him. You're right he wasn't trendy. But going by that joke he was quite funny. On 5 May 2014 12:49, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: The late Bob Monkhouse was way before my time and never trendy. But aft er he died

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread Samiya Illias
On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 3:24 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, good point. It seems likely to me that people would notice that there was a queen bee who laid all the eggs, and perhaps make some assumptions based on that. If they noticed that the queen started as a normal worker but was

Re: Honey Bee

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 16:16, Samiya Illias samiyaill...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 3:24 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, good point. It seems likely to me that people would notice that there was a queen bee who laid all the eggs, and perhaps make some assumptions based on that. If

Re: The British Comedian's Joke

2014-05-04 Thread LizR
On 5 May 2014 16:07, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: The other one I can remember was like When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my father, not screaming and terrified - like his passengers I always thought that was Emo Phillips! We're collecting nukes, the Russians and the Chinese

Re: saying no to the doctor...

2014-05-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 May 2014, at 14:43, Telmo Menezes wrote: The machine: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 Bad news from the doctor: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/11 Turing test: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/15 LOL. Not bad. Actually I made myself comic trips to explain UDA in the