Re: Per capita cost/value of infrastructure?

) We do cause it but getting a bit warmer is a good thing. 4) We do cause it and it's a bad thing but it's better to do nothing now. All of which are ways of saying do nothing. And are equivalent to believing (1) and lying to persuade others to go along. Religion = Lies Maru -- William T

No education in Florida

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Re: Wal-Mart and more

the Sun revolves around the Earth Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Weekly Chat Reminder

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Weekly Chat Reminder

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Irony

. Actually I think this cut cabbage one stinks less than the horsetail radish one I tried before :-) Yum, Kimchi Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Due to a typographical error the entire arctic

Re: New Anonymous Vid

health problems is a good bellwether for other human rights issues. Possessed by demons Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities

Re: Polygamy

On 4 Feb 2008, at 05:10, Julia Thompson wrote: On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, William T Goodall wrote: On 4 Feb 2008, at 03:24, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: Keith Henson wrote: Considering that polygamy is the norm for the vast majority of the cultures in the world, it's

Re: Polygamy

On 4 Feb 2008, at 14:40, Julia Thompson wrote: On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, William T Goodall wrote: On 4 Feb 2008, at 05:10, Julia Thompson wrote: On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, William T Goodall wrote: On 4 Feb 2008, at 03:24, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: Keith Henson wrote

Re: Polygamy

. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ I think a case can be made that faith is one of the world's great evils, comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to eradicate. - Richard Dawkins

Re: CoS in the news

payable for each additional spouse is presently £33.65. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Re: Polygamy

On 3 Feb 2008, at 22:10, jon louis mann wrote: William T Goodall wrote: (snip) It's interesting that the USA with its supposed religious freedom suppressed LDS polygamy and also doesn't recognize Islamic polygamy, although men having (up to) four wives is a part of the religion of 1.61

Re: Polygamy

available women than straight men. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire. ___ http

Re: CoS in the news

On 1 Feb 2008, at 03:11, Robert Seeberger wrote: Same tactics as the Jesuits, right? LULZG Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe

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Re: CoS in the news

On 28 Jan 2008, at 03:47, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] How could a law protect these genuine religions and also ban the original Scientologists at the same time? Easily! You take away the COSI's tax-exempt status away

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. That would solve

Re: CoS in the news

On 27 Jan 2008, at 20:37, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 10:59 AM Subject: Re: CoS in the news On 27 Jan 2008, at 03:28, Robert

Re: CoS in the news

On 27 Jan 2008, at 21:49, Julia Thompson wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2008, William T Goodall wrote: Let's suppose the Scientologists have a schism. Are they OK now because the different branches no longer agree? If the Scientologists have a schism, each side's lawyers will be so busy

Re: CoS in the news

. Such groups include Ron's Org and the International Freezone Association, among others. Thanks Doug! Facts trump speculation every time, and it's nice that the facts line up on my side of the argument :) Heresies Maru. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http

Re: CoS in the news

and also ban the original Scientologists at the same time? Catholics/Protestants Maru. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities

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 that it isn't

Re: CoS in the news

endorsement of the health benefits of religion or religious faith, per se. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

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. That would solve

Re: CoS in the news

On 26 Jan 2008, at 01:32, Charlie Bell wrote: On 26/01/2008, at 12:01 PM, William T Goodall wrote: Just ban all religions. That would solve the problem. Because that's worked so well in the USSR and Communist China. Better idea - remove tax exemptions and other special benefits

Re: CoS in the news

. Just ban all religions. That would solve the problem. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Weekly Chat Reminder

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Re: Brin: Evidence that the Tymbrimi live among us

-argon_dating Crazy people used to stand on the streets shouting to themselves. Now they want to run the USA! Progress Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can

Fundamentalist Wisdom

fear god's judgement i would have killed many many times. I am 100% pro-life, unless we're talking about capital punishment, in which case I am 100% pro-death. - and many more. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com

Re: Weekly Chat Reminder

On 17 Jan 2008, at 23:47, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 16, 2008, at 5:36 PM, Mauro Diotallevi wrote: On Jan 16, 2008 1:03 PM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over nine years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder

Re: US Doomed

chap :) Boom boom Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire. ___ http

Fairness

to compensate for the weight of the jockey, golf and tennis have senior circuits... Why are some kinds of advantages OK and others not? Was it Chernobyl that made Maria Sharapova grow to be 6'2 Maru? -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http

Re: Young Earth Math?

facts or reason stand in the way of faith Maru? -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Re: Young Earth Math?

the closet door shut? Self-hating Psychology Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

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Re: US Doomed

, that we're going to change the Constitution to be in line with the Bible. And that's all I'm going to say. Geist further noted of Huckabee that if someone without his charm, said that, he'd be dismissed as a crackpot, but he's Mike Huckabee and he's bascially the front-runner. -- William T

Re: Take that, Iowa!!

. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo

Re: What are you doing here?: man asks wife at brothel

On 10 Jan 2008, at 05:02, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 9, 2008, at 9:41 PM, William T Goodall wrote: And I bet they are both Catholics too. So much for religion. Again. Really, William, that's disappointing. If they were Catholic she couldn't work in a brothel (not very long anyway

Re: What are you doing here?: man asks wife at brothel

On 10 Jan 2008, at 13:14, Martin Lewis wrote: On 1/10/08, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If Catholics don't use birth control what happened to the birth rate in Italy and Germany? Actually some of my relatives are Catholic and yet somehow they managed to stop at two conveniently

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What are you doing here?: man asks wife at brothel

by Matthew Jones) And I bet they are both Catholics too. So much for religion. Again. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

US Doomed

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Texas : Master's degree in creationism

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Archbishop says nativity 'a legend'

in December at all. He said: Christmas was when it was because it fitted well with the winter festival. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market

Re: Archbishop says nativity 'a legend'

On 22 Dec 2007, at 13:57, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: William T Goodall quoted: The Archbishop of Canterbury said yesterday that the Christmas story of the Three Wise Men was nothing but a 'legend'. (...) In a final blow to the traditional nativity story, Dr Williams

Handy gadget

in Japan in 2008 and to begin marketing the new system in Europe and America in 2009. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share

Re: Interesting list

On 19 Dec 2007, at 15:46, Nick Arnett wrote: *Haver* means to *talk nonsense*, not *dither*,* swither *or *waver*. Haver? Swither? These are English words? They are in common use around here. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http

Re: Interesting list

On 19 Dec 2007, at 17:15, Nick Arnett wrote: On Dec 19, 2007 8:48 AM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 19 Dec 2007, at 15:46, Nick Arnett wrote: *Haver* means to *talk nonsense*, not *dither*,* swither *or *waver*. Haver? Swither? These are English words

Weekly Chat Reminder

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Chat update

problems with the new system promptly as Wednesday is tomorrow... -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ You are coming to a sad realization. Cancel or Allow? ___ http

Another failed religious right programme

not getting the job done, said Cecile Richards of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. This is a ideologically based program that doesn't have any support in science. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221

Re: Turning religion on and off

will be developed that will cure _atheism_? But they wouldn't be able to agree which religion to afflict the faith- free with and it would end up in internecine squabbling. Divide and conquer Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http

Re: AI dolls?

of intelligent cars that drive, or intelligent refrigerators that detect when milk is missing, but through dolls that will be tortured for the pleasure of the kids... http://www.pleoworld.com/ -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http

Weekly Chat Reminder

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Turning religion on and off

! In the water Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and possibly program, of all time. - Bill Gates, 1987

Re: Turning religion on and off

On 13 Dec 2007, at 01:58, Nick Arnett wrote: On Dec 12, 2007 4:53 PM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A drug to cure those afflicted with religion might not be far off! Considering that this is about genetic links to *disorders*, quite a few people in addition you

Re: Germany moves to ban Scientology

. Luckily, this won't be an issue for politicians. Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any

Re: Germany moves to ban Scientology

On 11 Dec 2007, at 14:26, Jim Sharkey wrote: Ronn! wrote: Other people make a hobby out of constantly complaining about religion. It's more of a lifestyle choice than a hobby, I think. :-p Just working on making the world a better place. Do-gooder Maru -- William T Goodall Mail

Re: Germany moves to ban Scientology

On 11 Dec 2007, at 12:37, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 04:23 AM Tuesday 12/11/2007, William T Goodall wrote yet again: Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby. Some people make a hobby out of not collecting stamps. How does that work then? -- William T Goodall

Re: Germany moves to ban Scientology

constitution and will seek to ban the organization. It's a small step in the right direction anyway. Let's see if they get around to banning all the other religions later. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's

Re: Correlation v. causality

is stupid! There are those that are really smart, but disagree because they are evil, and want to deceive other people into their evil ways. Q: What's the difference between intelligence and stupidity? A: There's a limit to intelligence. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web

Re: Correlation v. causality

reason religion is evil. People with faith will tie themselves in knots to avoid confronting information that conflicts with their beliefs. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ I wish developing great

Re: Correlation v. causality

On 6 Dec 2007, at 15:17, Nick Arnett wrote: On Dec 6, 2007 3:31 AM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's another reason religion is evil. People with faith will tie themselves in knots to avoid confronting information that conflicts with their beliefs. But thank

Re: Correlation v. causality

On 6 Dec 2007, at 16:14, Nick Arnett wrote: On Dec 6, 2007 7:47 AM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is arguing that smoking doesn't cause cancer because sunbathing causes cancer. No, it's arguing that people tend to cling to their beliefs for reasons other than

Re: Correlation v. causality

On 6 Dec 2007, at 16:58, Nick Arnett wrote: On Dec 6, 2007 8:35 AM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: People cursed with faith do, but I don't. My beliefs are what the evidence and logic lead me to. Haven't you seen, in science fiction, what happens when intelligent

Re: Weekly Chat Reminder

the Safari, Firefox or even Internet Explorer web browsers. You do need to have Java installed and enabled which is by default on Mac OS X but not on Windows XP. Linux users can sort themselves out I trust :-) -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog

Re: Weekly Chat Reminder

On 7 Dec 2007, at 00:46, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: William T Goodall wrote: It works on (...) Linux (...)( No, it doesn't. It works in Firefox in Ubuntu Edgy Eft with Java installed. I just tried it. Here is a .png of it working:- http://idisk.mac.com/williamgoodall

Weekly Chat Reminder

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Re: Correlation v. causality

are probably more intelligent in general because they make a conscious choice to reject mystical superstition and creation mythos. Catholics are still the largest Christian sect and Sharia law is part of Muslim culture. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http

Re: Correlation v. causality (was Re: Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin)

On 5 Dec 2007, at 00:55, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Dec 4, 2007, at 10:56 AM, William T Goodall wrote: On 4 Dec 2007, at 16:26, Richard Baker wrote: Nick said: I'm pointing out that there's a correlation between skepticism about science and good science. The country that includes

Re: Correlation v. causality (was Re: Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin)

credulity. And people who think like that are dangerous to themselves and others. Hence religion is evil. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant

Re: Correlation v. causality (was Re: Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin)

On 4 Dec 2007, at 19:44, Dave Land wrote: On Dec 4, 2007, at 9:56 AM, William T Goodall wrote: On 4 Dec 2007, at 16:26, Richard Baker wrote: Nick said: I'm pointing out that there's a correlation between skepticism about science and good science. The country that includes a lot

Re: Correlation v. causality (was Re: Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin)

On 4 Dec 2007, at 20:32, Charlie Bell wrote: On 05/12/2007, at 4:56 AM, William T Goodall wrote: And people who think like that are dangerous to themselves and others. Hence religion is evil. I don't agree that religion is evil. It just opens a large door to evil by fostering

Re: Correlation v. causality

- filled smile. Black stool Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If so, then Microsoft would have great products. - Steve Jobs

Re: Correlation v. causality

. It may prevent most people from being evil some of the time but it also makes most people evil some of the time too. Catholic ideas about birth control are evil whenever applied. What about the various recent evil Muslim antics? -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http

Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin

who place great emphasis on the conversion experience -- believed in witches at 37 percent than mainline Protestants or Catholics, both at 32 percent. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ I believe OS/2

Re: Evolution Debate Led to Ouster, Official Says

education. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Two years from now, spam will be solved. - Bill Gates, 2004 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Correlation v. causality (was Re: Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin)

On 3 Dec 2007, at 16:04, Nick Arnett wrote: On Dec 3, 2007 1:41 AM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Darwin's theory of evolution met a far more skeptical audience which might surprise some outsiders as the United States is renowned for its excellence in scientific research

Re: Correlation v. causality (was Re: Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin)

Nazism and Marxism are quasi-religious in nature. Religion doesn't have to be about the supernatural - one of the world's major religions (Confucianism) is actually based on a handbook for civil servants. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog

Re: Correlation v. causality (was Re: Poll finds more Americans believe in devil than Darwin)

On 4 Dec 2007, at 00:03, Nick Arnett wrote: On Dec 3, 2007 11:02 AM, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This demonstrates that skepticism leads to better science, right? You're arguing that evolution is bad science? No. I'm pointing out that there's a correlation

Evolution Debate Led to Ouster, Official Says

. Comer for giving a presentation and attending an off-site meeting without approval. It also said she had complained that “there was no real leadership at the agency.” -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221

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Nutter admits he's a looney

/2007/11/25/nblair125.xmlDCMP=EMC-new_25112007 -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance - Steve Ballmer

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Weekly Chat Reminder

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Re: Salman Rushdie

. Thanks, William. I assume then that you have had a false start or two on the two unread books? Yes, but not recently. Too many writers, too many unread books. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's

Re: Salman Rushdie

Children_ as it's his most highly regarded work and I found it very readable unlike his later stuff. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

be done if it's a good idea. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance - Steve Ballmer

Re: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security

On 7 Nov 2007, at 01:27, Dan M wrote: What I still don't understand is why people don't want to know the actual viewpoints of folks they don't agree with. So how do you explain your propensity for straw man arguments? -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http

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Re: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security

On 7 Nov 2007, at 13:56, Dan M wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:brin-l- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William T Goodall Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:57 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Ghostpost...synthetic biology and security On 7

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

On 7 Nov 2007, at 14:17, Julia Thompson wrote: On Wed, 7 Nov 2007, William T Goodall wrote: On 7 Nov 2007, at 01:32, Dan M wrote: Not about invading other countries in the name of the Lord, Allah or any athropomorphic deity... Just to be clear, is it the consensus here

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

this person believed in and which particular folks were making the observation? Doug Yeah. I mean, wouldn't that be appropriate for a follower of Dionysus? Are there many megachurches of Dionysus in the USA? -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

as the writing of a Life of Jesus. No vital force comes into the figure unless a man breathes into it all the hate or all the love of which he is capable... It's like constructionism v purposivism! Do as I say not as I mean Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http

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if he went cottaging in public toilets as well. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance - Steve Ballmer

Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

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Re: Religiosity correlates with poverty

and enslave you Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Two years from now, spam will be solved. - Bill Gates, 2004 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Religiosity correlates with poverty

http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=258 Global publics are sharply divided over the relationship between religion and morality. In much of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, there is a strong consensus that belief in God is necessary for morality and good values. Throughout

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