Re: CoS in the news

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

Re: The Clinic Seed

Robert wrote: > > Orions Arm Maru Hmmm. Went to the website (briefly) and read the Wiki article. I hate the idea of the archailects . I would hope that if the technology to transcend is discovered that it would become available to anyone that was int

Re: CoS in the news

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

Re: CoS in the news

At 09:20 PM Saturday 1/26/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: >On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Doug Pensinger wrote: > > > William wrote: > > > > > > > > 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

Re: CoS in the news

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

Re: CoS in the news

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

Re: CoS in the news

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Doug Pensinger wrote: > William wrote: > > > > 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 in

Re: CoS in the news

William wrote: 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: The Clinic Seed

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 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman

Re: CoS in the news

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 t

The Clinic Seed

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 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/l

Re: CoS in the news

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Robert Seeberger wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Curtis Burisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion'" > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 2:58 AM > Subject: RE: CoS in the news > > >> >> Curtis >> >> Someone tell me what the st

Re: CoS in the news

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 charitab

Re: CoS in the news

- Original Message - From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion" 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: "Jim Shar

Re: CoS in the news

- Original Message - From: "Curtis Burisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion'" 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 webpage. >

Re: CoS in the news

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)

Re: CoS in the news

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

>> 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 acc