Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-09 Thread Dave Land
On Feb 8, 2005, at 6:08 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Feb 7, 2005, at 11:59 AM, Dave Land wrote: Warren, On Feb 7, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Feb 6, 2005, at 10:46 PM, David Land wrote: And why not? Left Behind-reading, Biblical-literalist eco-terrorists are plotting the demise

Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-09 Thread Nick Arnett
Dave Land wrote: It's as if they are saying We have to destroy our faith in order to save you. It seems to be closely related to the focus on ownership v. stewardship. Nick ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-07 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Feb 6, 2005, at 10:46 PM, David Land wrote: Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002172407_mars06.ht ml http://tinyurl.com/58hnw Global warming may be a scourge on Earth, but injecting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere of Mars might be just the thing

Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-07 Thread Dave Land
Warren, On Feb 7, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Feb 6, 2005, at 10:46 PM, David Land wrote: And why not? Left Behind-reading, Biblical-literalist eco-terrorists are plotting the demise of Earth in order to force God's hand and bring about the end of days anyway. Oh? Have you heard

Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-07 Thread Nick Lidster
brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 3:29 PM Subject: Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life Warren, On Feb 7, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Feb 6, 2005, at 10:46 PM, David Land wrote: And why not? Left Behind-reading, Biblical-literalist eco-terrorists are plotting

Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-07 Thread Dave Land
On Feb 7, 2005, at 11:16 AM, Nick Lidster wrote: why not jsut turn their logic around on them and say that wouldnt god want all of amn to be saved... and if you want to hasten his return would you not also be condemed to the hellfires with the sinners? A fair question, Nick. I'm not sure that

Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-07 Thread Nick Arnett
Warren Ockrassa wrote: Um. Years ago I had a button that read, Dear lord, please protect me from your followers. However, I'd appeal to something a little closer to material reality for help. ;) Hmm. Despite... or perhaps because... I'm Christian, I think I could wear that button, too. But I'd

NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-06 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002172407_mars06.ht ml http://tinyurl.com/58hnw Global warming may be a scourge on Earth, but injecting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere of Mars might be just the thing to turn the barren planet into a living, breathing world that could

Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-06 Thread David Land
Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002172407_mars06.ht ml http://tinyurl.com/58hnw Global warming may be a scourge on Earth, but injecting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere of Mars might be just the thing to turn the barren planet into a living,

Re: NASA envisions Mars warmed up for life

2005-02-06 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 19:16:34 -0600, Robert G. Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since warming Mars effectively reverts it to its past, more habitable state, this would give any possibly dormant life on Mars the chance to revive and develop further, she said. And for a little extra water we could