Re: [silk] Good God!
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Dibyo gdi...@gmail.com wrote: On 9 June 2012 05:10, Bharath Chari ch...@arachnis.com wrote: About a third of Americans believe that humans evolved, but with God's guidance; Does anyone else think that this is statistic that is both hilarious and scary? How can facts be either hilarious or scary? Thought provoking, definitely. There are quite a few scientists who also believe in God, given that, it seems like an understandable accommodation to make. -- Charles
Re: [silk] Good God!
Does anyone else think that this is both hilarious and scary? My perception, fwiw, is that it's depressing rather than hilarious. There are also several other matters in which prejudice and unfounded or warped perceptions stand in the way of science, knowledge and understanding . One of the three questions in the Gallup survey is ambiguous - i.e. some people may believe that there is some sort of god behind the whole development of the universe, including the evolution of life. As a matter of faith, that's unquestionable - and it can coexist with a scientifically meaningful perception of evolution. But, even so, the overall picture is distressing. Is anyone aware of any such studies in other parts of the world? Giancarlo
Re: [silk] Good God!
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.comwrote: How can facts be either hilarious or scary? Why not? It is a fact that the climate change is affecting our lives. And it is scary, isn't it? It is a fact that we forget that we're a mere speck in this universe, and think no end of ourselves. I find it hilarious. Jus' saying... --Venkat
Re: [silk] Good God!
On Saturday 09 June 2012 03:10 AM, John Sundman wrote: On Jun 8, 2012, at 5:10 PM, Bharath Chari wrote: http://www.gallup.com/poll/155003/Hold-Creationist-View-Human-Origins.aspx PRINCETON, NJ -- Forty-six percent of Americans believe in the creationist view that God created humans in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years. The prevalence of this creationist view of the origin of humans is essentially unchanged from 30 years ago, when Gallup first asked the question. About a third of Americans believe that humans evolved, but with God's guidance; 15% say humans evolved, but that God had no part in the process. I live here and I had no idea it was so bad (even though my novel-in-progress is called Creation Science, and I've been studying up on this craziness). Although 3/4 of the USA is retrograde nuts, there are still tens of millions of sane American people. If you associate with them, mostly, you tend to lose sight of what a small minority you are. Overall, however, that's a very depressing article. Let me depress you further: http://www.michaelnugent.com/best/americas-top-two-elected-atheists/ Americans elect a lot of public officials – over half a million, from the President down to school district level. If atheists and other nonbelievers were represented fairly, you would expect about 50 in the US Congress and another 50,000 at State and local level. In 2007, the Secular Coalition for America tried to find them. They found only five. Three were very local officials: a school board president, a school committee member and a town meeting member. And the two most senior were both in their seventies, much closer to the end than the start of their political careers.
Re: [silk] Good God!
On 10 June 2012 17:17, Bharath Chari ch...@arachnis.com wrote: If atheists and other nonbelievers were represented fairly, you would expect about 50 in the US Congress and another 50,000 at State and local level. In 2007, the Secular Coalition for America tried to find them. They found only five. I suspect many politically ambitious American atheists realise this and take care to have true-Christian credentials before they start running for office. Ram
[silk] got my chilies
15 g of powdered Bih/Bhut Jolokia is here. It actually smells nasty/musty. I suspect it's stale. Anyone smelled fresh dried Bhut Jolokia? Does it smell nice/wholesome, when fresh? P.S. Will try to extract the oleoresin when I have time
Re: [silk] got my chilies
are you gearing up to make methamphetamine or c4? On Jun 10, 2012, at 11:26 AM, Eugen Leitl wrote: 15 g of powdered Bih/Bhut Jolokia is here. It actually smells nasty/musty. I suspect it's stale. Anyone smelled fresh dried Bhut Jolokia? Does it smell nice/wholesome, when fresh? P.S. Will try to extract the oleoresin when I have time
Re: [silk] got my chilies
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 11:36:39AM -0700, mark seiden wrote: are you gearing up to make methamphetamine or c4? Been there, done that. No, this is just for shits and giggles. On Jun 10, 2012, at 11:26 AM, Eugen Leitl wrote: 15 g of powdered Bih/Bhut Jolokia is here. It actually smells nasty/musty. I suspect it's stale. Anyone smelled fresh dried Bhut Jolokia? Does it smell nice/wholesome, when fresh? P.S. Will try to extract the oleoresin when I have time -- Eugen* Leitl a href=http://leitl.org;leitl/a http://leitl.org __ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
Re: [silk] got my chilies
On 11 June 2012 00:47, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: Been there, done that. No, this is just for shits and giggles. I can vouch for the first part. Ram
Re: [silk] got my chilies
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: 15 g of powdered Bih/Bhut Jolokia is here. It actually smells nasty/musty. I suspect it's stale. Anyone smelled fresh dried Bhut Jolokia? Does it smell nice/wholesome, when fresh? The fresh chili smells and tastes sweet, with notes of apple. The burn kicks in relatively slowly, about 5 seconds in. P.S. Will try to extract the oleoresin when I have time If you want to use it in food then pure capsaicin is boring. Only heat, no taste. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
Re: [silk] got my chilies
On 11-Jun-12 7:18 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: 15 g of powdered Bih/Bhut Jolokia is here. It actually smells nasty/musty. I suspect it's stale. Anyone smelled fresh dried Bhut Jolokia? Does it smell nice/wholesome, when fresh? The fresh chili smells and tastes sweet, with notes of apple. The burn kicks in relatively slowly, about 5 seconds in. Oh, you said fresh dried chili. The (relatively) fresh dried chili in my freezer doesn't smell of much, but that might be because it is frozen. I sun-dried it and stashed it in the freezer. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
