Re: Nature Assumption (was Asbergers)

2008-06-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Original Message: - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:13:09 -0500 (CDT) To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: Re: Nature Assumption (was Asbergers) On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, William T Goodall wrote: The dynastic tendency in families is a counterexample

RE: Nature Assumption (was Asbergers)

2008-06-26 Thread Dan M
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hkhenson Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 6:09 PM To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: Re: Nature Assumption (was Asbergers) At 12:00 PM 6/25/2008, Dan M wrote: I read that, and found holes large

Re: Nature Assumption (was Asbergers)

2008-06-25 Thread hkhenson
At 12:00 PM 6/25/2008, Dan M wrote: I read that, and found holes large enough to drive a tank through. It's true that, once kids have a peer group, that group becomes much more influential on their behavior outside the home than the parents. Well, you got the main point of the book anyway.

Re: Nature Assumption (was Asbergers)

2008-06-25 Thread Julia Thompson
On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, William T Goodall wrote: The dynastic tendency in families is a counterexample to this. It's very noticeable how the children of doctors tend to be doctors or veterinarians. Also politics, acting, sports, music and writing. There are some second-generation cosmonauts

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-10-01 Thread Nick Arnett
On 9/30/06, Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's a certain truthiness to that... That's because I was being probalogical! Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 ___

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-10-01 Thread Julia Thompson
Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/30/06, Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's a certain truthiness to that... That's because I was being probalogical! Are you sure that word is cromulent? Julia ___

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-10-01 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 10/1/2006 8:21:03 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Are you sure that word is cromulent? Julia Crom never lent Conan anything. Vilyehm ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-10-01 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 28, 2006, at 8:45 PM, jdiebremse wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mauro Diotallevi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My grandmother used to say two things about this depending on her mood; either Catholic heirarchy created this reverence of Mary because she's the most submissive role model those

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-10-01 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 29, 2006, at 7:56 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it. I counted them. Okay,

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:49 PM Friday 9/29/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Infinity - (Infinity -1) = Infinity My brain hurts. Can I have a cookie? Visit any number of web sites and you can have a pop-up, too. -- Ronn! :) ___

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-30 Thread Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Infinity - (Infinity -1) = Infinity My brain hurts. Can I have a cookie? You can have a cookie. :) And if I'd done my little project of photographing several kinds of cookies, I'd send you a .jpg of one Julia

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-30 Thread Julia Thompson
Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/09/2006, at 1:43 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-09-30 Thread Reggie Bautista
Nick wrote On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it. I counted them. Okay, I didn't count ALL of

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-29 Thread Alberto Monteiro
JDG wrote: Not at all. The Assumption is interesting because it is a two- fer. If you disagree with this dogma, then by definition, you also have to disagree with the dogma of papal infallability. Would you claim that any person that believes in some dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-29 Thread William T Goodall
On 29 Sep 2006, at 1:09PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Would you claim that any person that believes in some dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church but disbelieves in other dogmas [say, a person that claims to be a good catholic but regularly gets impregnated by different men and goes to an abortion

RE: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-29 Thread Ritu
Robert Seeberger wrote: She gave birth to GOD! She must have been stretch marks from the neck down! xponent Admit It, You Were Thinking It Too! Maru I was thinking that none of the gods born to goddesses here actually involved pregnancy and childbirth...I've been known to crib about

Re: The Assumption

2006-09-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Would you claim that any person that believes in some dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church but disbelieves in other dogmas is, in reality, not a catholic? That's an interesting question. I think, in general, most people pick and choose from a menu of sorts, regardless

Re: The Assumption

2006-09-29 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 29 Sep 2006 at 8:38, Jim Sharkey wrote: However, since we are done having kids, I got a snipping. And as such, I think there are Catholics out there who would say she's not a good Catholic because of that fact alone. Interesting. I mean... okay, yes, Jews are a people as well as a

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-29 Thread Julia Thompson
jdiebremse wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bodacious??? Bodacious??? My God man! She gave birth to GOD! She must have been stretch marks from the neck down! xponent Admit It, You Were Thinking It Too! Maru rob Actually, there is a tradition of

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/28/06, Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't a little infinite a contradiction, like a little bit . . . ? No... some infinities are smaller than others, as is easily demonstrated. There are an infinite number of even numbers and an infinite number of odd

RE: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:33 AM Friday 9/29/2006, Ritu wrote: Robert Seeberger wrote: She gave birth to GOD! She must have been stretch marks from the neck down! xponent Admit It, You Were Thinking It Too! Maru I was thinking that none of the gods born to goddesses here actually involved pregnancy and

Re: The Assumption

2006-09-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:34 PM Friday 9/29/2006, Andrew Crystall wrote: Also, I don't believe there's such a thing as a non-practicing Muslim by definition, either you practice or you're not.. ...alive any more. -- Ronn! :) ___

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:34 PM Subject: Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies) Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/28/06, Ronn!Blankenship

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:09 AM Friday 9/29/2006, Alberto Monteiro wrote: JDG wrote: Not at all. The Assumption is interesting because it is a two- fer. If you disagree with this dogma, then by definition, you also have to disagree with the dogma of papal infallability. Would you claim that any person that

RE: The Assumption

2006-09-29 Thread Ritu
Andrew Crystall wrote: Also, I don't believe there's such a thing as a non-practicing Muslim by definition, either you practice or you're not.. That's an erroneous belief. There are plenty of non-practising muslims - people who are born into the religion, brought up as muslims, and don't

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Nick Arnett
On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it. I counted them. Okay, I didn't count ALL of them. But I counted

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:34 PM Subject: Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies) Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/28

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it. I counted them. Well, hey, they are a COUNTABLE

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Medievalbk
Infinity - (Infinity -1) = Infinity My brain hurts. Can I have a cookie? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Charlie Bell
On 30/09/2006, at 1:43 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it.

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:11 PM Subject: Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies On Sep 27, 2006, at 4:28 AM, jdiebremse wrote: The Assumption

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-28 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:12 AM Subject: Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Dave Land [EMAIL

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:27 PM Thursday 9/28/2006, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:12 AM Subject: Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies Robert Seeberger wrote

Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-28 Thread Nick Arnett
On 9/28/06, Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't a little infinite a contradiction, like a little bit . . . ? No... some infinities are smaller than others, as is easily demonstrated. There are an infinite number of even numbers and an infinite number of odd numbers. Those two

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:01 PM Thursday 9/28/2006, Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/28/06, Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't a little infinite a contradiction, like a little bit . . . ? No... some infinities are smaller than others, as is easily demonstrated. There are an infinite number of even

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-27 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 27, 2006, at 4:28 AM, jdiebremse wrote: The Assumption: The dogma of the Catholic Church that at the end of her earthly life, Mary, mother of Jesus, was assumed bod and soul into heavenly glory. I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, and do not recall anyone ever referring to the

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-27 Thread Mauro Diotallevi
On 9/27/06, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 27, 2006, at 4:28 AM, jdiebremse wrote: The Assumption: The dogma of the Catholic Church that at the end of her earthly life, Mary, mother of Jesus, was assumed bod and soul into heavenly glory. I was raised in the Roman Catholic

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-27 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:11 PM Subject: Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies On Sep 27, 2006, at 4:28 AM, jdiebremse wrote: The Assumption: The dogma of the Catholic

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:11 PM Wednesday 9/27/2006, Dave Land wrote: On Sep 27, 2006, at 4:28 AM, jdiebremse wrote: The Assumption: The dogma of the Catholic Church that at the end of her earthly life, Mary, mother of Jesus, was assumed bod and soul into heavenly glory. I was raised in the Roman Catholic

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:59 PM Wednesday 9/27/2006, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:11 PM Subject: Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies On Sep 27, 2006, at 4:28 AM

Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-27 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 27, 2006, at 7:47 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:59 PM Wednesday 9/27/2006, Robert Seeberger wrote: She gave birth to GOD! She must have been stretch marks from the neck down! Not if God is a spirit, in which case He could presumably ooze through any opening without having to