Reggie Bautista asked:
Has anyone here read _Vitals_, by Greg Bear? Any recommendations?
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I have. Gotta admit that I'm a Bear Fan, but Vitals is at the low end of
his works, IMO of course. There is some interesting science, but I had
trouble following it through the
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And there is a name for people who think they have a stranglehold on the
truth:
How about fundamentalist?
Nick
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Estrus is hidden in human females. In fact when they are menstruating
they are __not Fertile__.
Try telling that to thousands of pregnant 14 year olds who say, but I can't
be pregnant...I was on my period.
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evolutionary deterioration.
Foget that all the papers sited reference only this one guy who's paper there
is no sign of, and who has not performed a single experiement in support of
his hypothisis (which is what it is). Zhang actualy references ED which
On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 09:35:43PM -0500, The Fool wrote:
Well you can attack scientists and the scientific method all you want.
That was not what he was doing. Evolutionary biology isn't great science
-- it can't be, because of the difficulty of experiments. Studies reach
different
On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 10:21:29PM -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote:
You have singularly strong and specific religious beliefs for an
atheist. It really throws your previous anti-religion postings into
sharp relief. And perhaps into comic relief:
A person who denies the existence of God and
On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 10:31:32PM -0500, The Fool wrote:
If somebody is going to spout a gibberish 'trvth' they had better be
consistent. Most religious people aren't consistent. And their trvth
is usually anti-intellectual, anti-science.
A lot of the stuff you post sounds like gibberish
On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 12:25:48AM -0700, Nick Arnett wrote:
Behalf Of Robert Seeberger
And there is a name for people who think they have a stranglehold on
the truth:
How about fundamentalist?
And what do you call people who, together, have a stranglehold on the
truth that they can bend
On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 11:02:44PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 6/20/2003 3:18:58 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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I beat you to it by posting this two weeks ago.
And I did not look at it until our good Dr. Brin posted it.
Funny that.
Same
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At 10:04 PM 6/20/2003 -0500 The Fool wrote:
No I just think catholics are hyprocritical.
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Jan Coffey wrote:
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Nick Arnett wrote:
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And there is a name for people who think they have a stranglehold on the
truth:
How about fundamentalist?
Fundamentalist atheist?
Not sure how well
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Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 8:49 AM
Subject: RE: Catholicism Re: james ossuary a fake - scientists
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At 09:49 AM 6/21/2003 -0400 Jon Gabriel wrote:
1) How many times is Mary mentioned in the normal Catholic Mass (which
Catholics are obligated to attend weekly)?
Interesting. I have no idea, but I'd like to know the answer and would
appreciate your posting it. While we're at it, what about the
rob replied:
And you would be wrong.
Very wrong.
In the One True ChurchG Mary is not deified, but being the Mother Of
God she sits close at the right hand of God in heaven and has influence as
an Advocate.
[snip]
Most Christians have at some point asked someone else to pray for them,
whether
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rob replied:
Jon wrote:
A side question. Why is it that Mary is always seen in a glass window
or
At 12:04 PM 6/21/03 -0400, John D. Giorgis wrote:
[snip]
There is a huge difference between worship and prayer. Prayer is simply a
method of communication. Worship is a type of communication.
For example, Catholics believe in life-everlasting after death in heaven.
Given that most Christians
At 11:31 AM 6/21/03 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote:
One might note that Mary sightings are most frequent in Hispanic countries
or in areas with strong catholic traditions.
How many Mary sightings do you hear about in China or India?
One explanation is that when God deals with people, he does so
At 11:31 AM 6/21/2003 -0500 Robert Seeberger wrote:
How many Mary sightings do you hear about in China or India?
Well there are Shrines to Our Lady of India and Our Lady of China at
the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception here in
washington DC.
JDG
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Many so-called fundamentalist Christians apparently do want exactly that,
and are willing to help Him hurry.
Well not before the third Lord of the Rings, thank you very much.
William Taylor
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In a message dated 6/21/2003 11:06:04 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
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Many so-called fundamentalist Christians apparently do want exactly that,
and are willing to help Him hurry.
Well not before the third Lord of the Rings, thank you
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At 09:49 AM 6/21/2003 -0400 Jon Gabriel wrote:
1) How many times is Mary mentioned
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And I said nothing about criticism.
Its namecalling I object to.
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snip,snip
snippety-snip-snip!
And there is a name for people who think
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Jan Coffey wrote:
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http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s881312.htm
Colour vision means pheromones unnecessary
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Simply becouse
Why isn't anyone discussing this? Anyways, it's
marvelous. Rowling has, once again, surpassed herself
- this one is even better than the last. Harry has
matured with remarkable realism - I remember being 15,
and reading the book was disturbingly familiar. It
wasn't as funny as the first four -
Deborah Harrell wrote:
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(Is the flamewar over? Good.)
Perish that thought! Although I think there *is*
something
In a message dated 6/21/2003 4:22:24 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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Why isn't anyone discussing this?
A. Because Rowling isn't writing about Christianity or Catholicism
B. Because Rowling isn't bashing Republicans.
or
C. Because Rowling isn't a Hoon.
William
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William Taylor
D. No one else reads that friggen fast?
I figured I'd be a little behind the curve - I didn't
get it until about 1:00 this afternoon. Knowing the
people on this list, I figured there'd be at least a
few midnight buyers. I'm
On Saturday, June 21, 2003, at 08:42 pm, Jon Gabriel wrote:
Ha! Okay. That makes sense.
It also makes sense, as I consider this, that Mary, as an 'advocate'
would be considered more accessible? That's probably not the right
word.
Discussing crazy nonsense as if it were real might have
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On Saturday, June 21, 2003, at 08:42 pm, Jon Gabriel wrote:
Ha! Okay.
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On Saturday, June 21, 2003, at 08:42 pm, Jon Gabriel wrote:
Ha! Okay. That
On Sunday, June 22, 2003, at 01:03 am, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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Discussing crazy nonsense as if it were real might have long-term
deleterious affects on your mental health :)
Anyone for dowsing, Tarot cards or Astrology?
Zack Laura Gardner,
Thanks for your kind words and insights. I find it genuinely moving when
people write to me in the way you did.
You have a sharp eye. You might enjoy some of the keen-eyed discussions
that take place at the Brin-L discussion list! Unfortunately, I have lost
track of their
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Why isn't anyone discussing this?
Um, because I don't have my hands on it, and even if I did, I'd be doing
well to read 50 pages a day? :) Seriously, I would like to, but I
think I'll just be asking for a copy for Christmas, as I don't forsee
being able to read it in
Can somebody help me out here?
It seems that there are two basic types of people, albeit with some
gradations, and hence, two types of Brin-L'ers. These people are
essentially those who believe in God, and those who do not.
Yet, it seems that people who believe in God, at least on Brin-L, seem
JDG wrote:
It seems that there are two basic types of people, albeit with some
gradations, and hence, two types of Brin-L'ers. These people are
essentially those who believe in God, and those who do not.
No, there are four basic types of people. Add another bit: those
that can discuss their
I have just finished re-reading your book Foundation's Triumph.
Months of searching by every search engine know to man have
lead me to this point. I must knowwhat are in the white
coffin-shaped cases that the opposing robotic faction carries
off Seldon's ship?
It was obvious what
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Can somebody help me out here?
It seems that there are two basic types of people, albeit with some
gradations, and hence, two types of Brin-L'ers. These people are
essentially those who believe in God, and those who do not.
Yet, it seems that
In a message dated 6/21/2003 7:46:28 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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Add to that another bit for those that can count, and those that can't,
and you have 42 types of people
Alberto Monteiro
Don't Panic
William Taylor
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And now we know the
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Is it some inherent correlation with non-belief in God that causes one to
react like a Neanderthal against those who profess a belief in God?
How dare you say
How does one express a definite integral in ASCII?
Julia
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Alberto Monteiro wrote:
JDG wrote:
It seems that there are two basic types of people, albeit with some
gradations, and hence, two types of Brin-L'ers. These people are
essentially those who believe in God, and those who do not.
No, there are four basic types of people. Add another
Sorry for the top posting here, but PLEASE NO HARRY SPOILERS!
George A
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Subject: Finished the new Harry Potter
Why isn't anyone discussing
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Sorry for the top posting here, but PLEASE NO HARRY
SPOILERS!
George A
I thought I was being pretty careful...
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Freedom is not free
http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com
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From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Math protocol question
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2003 10:59 PM
How does one express a definite integral in ASCII?
Terminal:
ô
õ
³
subscripts are a different matter.
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Why isn't anyone discussing this?
Started reading it last evening and went straight to bed after finishing
it.
Anyways, it's
marvelous. Rowling has, once again, surpassed herself
- this one is even better than the last.
I'd say it's good. And definitely more
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