Thomas sez:
Michel Jullian wrote:
The recent discussion on evolution and Mickey Mouse
watches reminded me of the opening words of /The
Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy/ :
You need to watch Privileged Planet
I see our privileged planet has once again become the
center of the universe.
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
from
_Auguries of Innocence_
by William Blake (1757-1827)
Is anything entirely ordinary?
Harry
On 7/2/2008 2:46 PM, Michel Jullian wrote:
I don't know what
I don't know what PP is (a US TV program?), but I know for sure that we don't
know enough about other solar systems to tell whether ours is ordinary or not!
Michel
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From: thomas malloy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:33
OrionWorks wrote:
Thomas sez:
Michel Jullian wrote:
The recent discussion on evolution and Mickey Mouse watches reminded
me of the opening words of /The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy/ :
You need to watch Privileged Planet
I see our privileged planet has once again
thomas malloy wrote:
As for Radical Islamists R I's teaching their children to be shaids
(martyrs), they are honoring their god. Dawkins can't see any
difference between the two religious systems.
Of course he can!
You may not agree with Dawkins -- I have some quarrels with him
myself --
Mike Carrell wrote:
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower . . .
ANOTHER case of Misleading Vividness. When will they learn?!?
Sorry Jed, this is a bit of poetic license. . . .
I know, I know. Just kidding.
- Jed
Jeff Fink wrote:
With the exception of you, Mr. Malloy, and me, the contributors to
this forum represent the most amazing dichotomy I have ever
encountered. With open minds and open eyes they fearlessly assail
the bastions of physics, and with rather meager amounts of
experimental data and
On 7/2/2008 12:40 AM, thomas malloy wrote:
Jed Rothwell wrote:
thomas malloy wrote:
Harry Veeder wrote:
Did Dawkins say exactly that?
It was reported on one of the Salem Radio Network talk shows. They
are normally reliable, but not inerrorant.
Dawkins did say exactly that:
Harry Veeder wrote:
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower . . .
ANOTHER case of Misleading Vividness. When will they learn?!?
- Jed
Harry Veeder wrote:
People know exist inside factories or research labs,
but most people don't have daily encounters with robots.
This could be the first robot which is widely experienced.
That's true. But this is the minister of economic affairs who is
gushing on about a minor, incremental
In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:28:57 -0500:
Hi,
[snip]
OrionWorks wrote:
PS: Yesterday in the mists of observing the whiteout I noticed
several of my colleagues at work (who are of the conservative
persuasion) who appeared to be positively gleeful. I gather that
Thomas sez:
Michel Jullian wrote:
The recent discussion on evolution and Mickey Mouse watches reminded
me of the opening words of /The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy/ :
You need to watch Privileged Planet
I see our privileged planet has once again become the center of the universe.
Robin van Spaandonk wrote:
Biased sample
Hasty generalization
Misleading vividness
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies
[snip]
I'm afraid it's worse than that. Global warming adds energy to the
system, which
in turn results in greater amplitude in the oscillations. This means higher
Richard,
With the exception of you, Mr. Malloy, and me, the contributors to this
forum represent the most amazing dichotomy I have ever encountered. With
open minds and open eyes they fearlessly assail the bastions of physics, and
with rather meager amounts of experimental data and observations,
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From: Jed Rothwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com; vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Creationism (was Re:OT: periodic table)
Harry Veeder wrote:
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a
This concept from Volvo is not totally 'new' by any
means, but here is a short well-done video explaining
how the small details continue to evolve beyond the
current Prius - and towards an immediately marketable
system which is even 'greener' and more efficient.
The nice refinement here is the
OrionWorks wrote:
PS: Yesterday in the mists of observing the whiteout I noticed
several of my colleagues at work (who are of the conservative
persuasion) who appeared to be positively gleeful. I gather that
yesterday's winter demonstration was proof, from their POV, that
Global Warming is
The most ordinary is the most miraculous to those who can look instead of
thinking and consulting their preconceptions.
Mike Carrell
- Original Message -
From: Harry Veeder [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re:
my colleagues at work (who are of the conservative persuasion) who
appeared to be positively gleeful. I gather that yesterday's winter
demonstration was proof, from their POV, that Global Warming is
nothing more than a crock hatched by the liberals, that Al Gore's
Inconvenient Truth crusade is a
How they can they still be so ignorant?
Please take comfort in the knowledge that it was a small group of individuals.
Regards
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
Robin and Jed recently elaborated on the unpredictable nature of
weather patterns attributed to Global Warming where it might seem for
brief spells as if the exact opposite of global warming is occurring.
A branch of computer simulations for which I have immersed myself in
for several months now
The Privileged Planet is a DVD about our solar system. It lists all of
the physical constants which are just so, not too hot, not too cold.
Together they make it possible for sentient beings to build an advanced
civilization.
Michel Jullian wrote:
I don't know what PP is (a US TV program?),
Harry Veeder wrote:
On 7/2/2008 12:40 AM, thomas malloy wrote:
Jed Rothwell wrote:
thomas malloy wrote:
Harry Veeder wrote:
Did Dawkins say exactly that?
It was reported on one of the Salem Radio Network talk shows. They
are normally reliable, but
Edmund Storms wrote:
Of course our planet is not ordinary. Life would not exist if it were.
On the other hand, trillions of planets exist. The extraordinary ones
would have life. So, our planet is one of perhaps a few billion that
have life in various sages of development. Only people who
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