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Van: Kevin Tarr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: zondag 5 januari 2003 17:41
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Onderwerp: Re: A Problem For Conservatives
It's not the job of scientists to prove the Big Bang - it's their job
to disprove it!
I don't know why,
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Van: Richard Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: zondag 5 januari 2003 21:15
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Onderwerp: Re: A Problem For Conservatives
I wish the likes of Scientific American would stop saying things like
More proof for the Big Bang when
Jeroen said:
What's the difference?
If you have proof for something then it is absolutely, incontrovertibly
true. If you have evidence for something then it's just probable.
Rich
GCU Degrees Of Certitude
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At 12:08 AM 1/6/2003 -0500, you wrote:
At 11:22 AM 1/5/2003 -0500 Kevin Tarr wrote:
Yes congratz John. There was no way that should have happened, but that's
the playoffs. The Falcons had solid defense, moved the ball well, and
showed poise. Plus I didn't know Duckett was back.
What do you mean
Two strangers are sitting in an adjacent seats in airplane.
One guy says to the other, Let's talk. I hear that the flight will go
faster if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.
The other guy, who had just opened a good book, closes it slowly, takes off
his glasses and
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They can't put the genie back in the
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In a message dated 12/30/2002 9:30:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
After all, who wouldn't prefer Middle Earth, unless
Gary L. Nunn wrote:
Good God! This fish should be called the Satan Fish. Someone was telling
me about this fish and I didn't believe them so I looked it up.
Are there any in your neck of the jungle Alberto?
No. BTW, I am not sure the Candiru exists, or if it is just an urban legend
Alberto
Ronn! wrote:
The problem with many attempts (NOT necessarily Dr. Townes's) attempts to
unify science and religion is that they basically assume one is
completely true and then try to make the other one fit into that framework,
regardless of how much they have to hammer on it or trim pieces
on 6/1/03 2:32 am, Julia Thompson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nick Arnett wrote:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Richard Baker
...
The thing is, it's not possible to prove the Big Bang. How would one
even go about trying to
on 6/1/03 5:21 am, Ronn! Blankenship at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 10:15 PM 1/5/03 -0500, Gary L. Nunn wrote:
Candiru
The vampire fish of Brazil
When candirus parasitize humans, it is usually only
when they are skinny-dipping while urinating in the
water. The candiru tastes the urine
on 6/1/03 4:00 pm, Alberto Monteiro at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gary L. Nunn wrote:
Good God! This fish should be called the Satan Fish. Someone was telling
me about this fish and I didn't believe them so I looked it up.
Are there any in your neck of the jungle Alberto?
No. BTW, I am
William G said:
Of *course* God exists.
It was proved otherwise last year on this list.
Our recent troubles may have been an unpleasant reminder of the
imperfection of the world, but surely they weren't bad enough to
disprove the existence of God?
Rich
GCU Did I Miss Something?
Erik said:
Why waste time trying to disprove it anyway? Might as well spend your
time trying to disprove the existence of invisible, undetectably pink
unicorns.
Heretic! ...wait, were those *flying* invisible, undetectable pink
unicorns? I advise that you consider your answer carefully if you
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From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives
On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 11:01:18PM +, Richard Baker wrote:
William G said:
Of *course* God exists.
It was
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From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 5:22 PM
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On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 05:19:33PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why waste time trying
On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 05:42:29PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
Actually, in this case, it was the damn invisible virtual partons. :-)
Dolly family?
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From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives
On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 05:42:29PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
Actually, in this case, it was the damn invisible virtual
I wrote:
Of *course* God exists.
Haven't you ever heard of Mulder's Razor?
William T. Goodall replied:
It was proved otherwise last year on this list.
As I recall, that proof was refuted. O Jeroen, master of the archives?
Reggie Bautista
:-)
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:14 PM
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Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 5:54
At 12:49 AM 1/5/2003 -0600 Robert Seeberger wrote:
Pretty much exactly my point.
I'm just sick of conservatives giving voice to luddite morons and pretending
it to be virtue.
Given the existence of the 1st Amendment in this country, please provide a
detailed memo to, quote, conservatives on how
William T. Goodall replied:
It was proved otherwise last year on this list.
The poor dears! Someone should have told them that God loved him so much
that he died on a cross for his sins so that he might have eternal life
before he wasted all that effort!
JDG
At 11:21 PM 1/5/03 -0600, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 10:15 PM 1/5/03 -0500, Gary L. Nunn wrote:
Good God! This fish should be called the Satan Fish. Someone was telling
me about this fish and I didn't believe them so I looked it up.
Are there any in your neck of the jungle Alberto?
Gary
On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 08:00:00PM -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote:
The poor dears! Someone should have told them that God loved him
so much that he died on a cross for his sins so that he might have
eternal life before he wasted all that effort!
That was kind of silly of her, wasn't it?
on 7/1/03 12:20 am, Reggie Bautista at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wrote:
Of *course* God exists.
Haven't you ever heard of Mulder's Razor?
William T. Goodall replied:
It was proved otherwise last year on this list.
As I recall, that proof was refuted. O Jeroen, master of the archives?
Since we've changed MUD servers, I've updated the MUD
instruction page to reflect the new server:
http://www.sloan3d.com/brinl/brinmud.html
Please let me know if you have any problems following
the instructions, or getting into the chat on Wednesday
afternoon.
At 08:05 PM 1/6/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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From: Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: Nightmare fish in Brazil.
At 11:21 PM 1/5/03 -0600, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 10:15 PM
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From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: BRIN-L [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives
It wasn't refuted. It was objected to, and protested at, and even
disbelieved - but not refuted.
Are you
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From: Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: Nightmare fish in Brazil.
At 08:05 PM 1/6/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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From: Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL
Erik Reuter wrote:
That was kind of silly of her, wasn't it? Omniscient, omnipotent beings
should have more sense than that!
Oh, man, you've got it all wrong. Omniscient, omnipotent beings turn a
blind eye to genocide while helping football players get touchdowns (at
least according to
In a message dated 1/6/03 7:05:45 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think the other site was somehow confused and got the fish mixed up with
the California Gerbil.
Beware the Vampire Gerbil!
Instead of a cross you have to carry a large H
William Taylor
At 08:07 PM 1/3/2003 -0800 Deborah Harrell wrote:
But now you sound like you do indeed predict the Iraq
conflict to become a world war - and your language
suggests a certain eagerness for this. Is that really
what you hope happens? To be blunt, I find that
attitude dangerous, naive and
At least the EB knows one orifice from another . . .
I think the other site was somehow confused and got the fish mixed up
with
the California Gerbil.
Eww! TMI!
Put it in Gere!
G
rob
You are a fluke of the universe.
As in the electrical test
Mr. Seeberger wrote.
Put it in Gere!
G
Armageddon!
(10 putz points to anyone that knows that reference)
Gary
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On Sunday, January 5, 2003, at 11:50 PM, John D. Giorgis wrote:
At 07:10 PM 1/5/2003 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote:
Final SF 39 NY 38 in the second greatest comeback victory in NFL
playoff
history. 8^)
Ahhh.. its been a good weekend, with the 10 year anniversary of the
greatest comeback in
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Behalf Of Richard Baker
...
Our recent troubles may have been an unpleasant reminder of the
imperfection of the world, but surely they weren't bad enough to
disprove the existence of God?
Troubles sure
On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Leave the possibility open please. Do not prove the nonexistence of God.
Because if that is done, the WB will probably replace Seventh Heaven with a
reality show where 20 pro wrestlers have to live on camera together in a
house with only one
In a message dated 1/6/03 8:22:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Put it in Gere!
G
Armageddon!
(10 putz points to anyone that knows that reference)
Movie?
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In a message dated 1/6/03 8:27:16 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Leave the possibility open please. Do not prove the nonexistence of God.
Because if that is done, the WB will probably replace Seventh Heaven with
a
In a message dated 1/6/2003 8:53:06 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Beware the Vampire Gerbil!
Instead of a cross you have to carry a large H
Preparation H?
Or prevarication H
but I don't wish to know that.
William Taylor
on 7/1/03 2:52 am, Dan Minette at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: BRIN-L [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives
It wasn't refuted. It was objected to, and
Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Leave the possibility open please. Do not prove the nonexistence of God.
Because if that is done, the WB will probably replace Seventh Heaven with a
reality show where 20 pro wrestlers have to live on camera together in
Kevin Tarr wrote:
Okay what's TMI, besides the one I can see out my back window?
Too Much Information.
Julia
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Gary L. Nunn wrote:
Armageddon!
(10 putz points to anyone that knows that reference)
That's the safe word that the adventurous gay couple
used in the funniest felching story I ever heard -- I
think on the John Boy and Billy radio show. When they
read the story, they said the word armageddon
John D. Giorgis wrote:
For now, so long as Afghanistan is an inhospitable place for the building
of mega-terrorism attacks, then the peace is being won soundly. As the
DPRK has demonstrated, the time to put the WMD-genie back in the bottle is
rapidly running out.
OK, according to a letter
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Thats really a good question John. I mean really good. I myself wonder why
the most visible face that conservatism presents, that is, the one *I* see
most regularly, most clearly, not only tolerates the kind of wackiness I'm
ranting about, but seems to actually
(10 putz points to anyone that knows that reference)
That's the safe word that the adventurous gay couple
used in the funniest felching story I ever heard -- I
think on the John Boy and Billy radio show. When they
read the story, they said the word armageddon in a
hilariously squeaky
But creationists and their ilk are either ignorant Authoritarians or lying
Authoritarians. Further, I believe they are a great danger to our freedoms
and liberties as long as they are given voice and can inform policy
decisions. We have had to rely heavily on the courts to protect us and I
At 10:38 PM 1/6/2003 -0600, you wrote:
John D. Giorgis wrote:
For now, so long as Afghanistan is an inhospitable place for the building
of mega-terrorism attacks, then the peace is being won soundly. As the
DPRK has demonstrated, the time to put the WMD-genie back in the bottle is
rapidly
At 10:40 PM 1/6/2003 -0600, you wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Thats really a good question John. I mean really good. I myself wonder why
the most visible face that conservatism presents, that is, the one *I* see
most regularly, most clearly, not only tolerates the kind of wackiness I'm
I'm speaking in general terms here. A friend just passed along info about
someone else and it gave me a huge jolt of envy and jealousy. My friend
kept asking, what do you think, and I just wanted to change the subject,
talk about anything else but that. And I couldn't tell my friend that
on 7/1/03 4:48 am, Kevin Tarr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rich asked why Amerikka seemed to have such issues while the UK doesn't. I was
trying to find this stat, I only found indirect quotes: the US has 40% (seems
high) religious participation while the UK has only 2% (seems too low).
I
Kevin Tarr wrote:
I'm speaking in general terms here. A friend just passed along info about
someone else and it gave me a huge jolt of envy and jealousy. My friend
kept asking, what do you think, and I just wanted to change the subject,
talk about anything else but that. And I couldn't tell
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