Why Worship Cthulhu?

2006-09-28 Thread Alberto Monteiro
From... http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu's Wager measures the benefits/punishments of belief/non-belief in Cthulhu. It follows logic thusly: Cthulhu, if he exists, exists somewhere inaccessible to human beings, so we cannot be certain of his existence or nonexistence. If

Re: Oy.

2006-09-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Jim Sharkey wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Victoria's Secret is selling Uplift Jeans. Why should boobs and dolphins be the only things that benefit from technology? I didn't know my butt needed it as badly as my boobs do. :) My wife said something

Re: Fwd: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-09-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: I just finished _Three Cups Of Tea_, about Greg Mortensen and his initially-one-man-but-became-many-more war on ignorance in Pakistan and Afghanistan, by building schools for girls and boys, and expanding into programs for starting up small businesses for adults. Talk

RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pencimen Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 12:53 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab... William wrote: Earth is

RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:51 AM Thursday 9/28/2006, Dan Minette wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pencimen Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 12:53 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-09-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Charlie Bell wrote: On 28/09/2006, at 4:03 AM, Dave Land wrote: This beautiful woman in her early 80's sat proudly as she spoke. Then she said: You know, I've lived in America since shortly after World War II. It disturbs me to see the current leaders talk so much about the dangers of

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-09-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert G. Seeberger wrote: Perhaps we should stop calling that group Al Qaeda and start calling them Al Kato. (After Clousseau's sparring partnerG) I see that and think O.J. Simpson's guest. :P Julia ___

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: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread William T Goodall
On 28 Sep 2006, at 2:51PM, Dan Minette wrote: I have tried to accurately express the consensus by quoting sites that should represent the consensus: i.e. the UN agency responsible for obtaining and publishing the best understandings of the community. The numbers I quote do not include

Economics of global warming, was: Re: 9/11 conspiracies ...

2006-09-28 Thread David Hobby
Dan Minette wrote: ... Even if those that predict doom and gloom in the near future, other than some (probably even more exaggerated) economic discomfort, there is very little down side to cleaning up our act. If this is true, than why has world usage of fossil fuel gone up after a tripling

Re: Why Worship Cthulhu?

2006-09-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Alberto Monteiro wrote: From... http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu's Wager measures the benefits/punishments of belief/non-belief in Cthulhu. It follows logic thusly: Cthulhu, if he exists, exists somewhere inaccessible to human beings, so we cannot be certain of his existence

Amusing photo

2006-09-28 Thread Julia Thompson
First photo on http://www.conjecturer.com/weblog/?p=3045 will amuse some folks here. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-09-28 Thread Charlie Bell
On 29/09/2006, at 12:58 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 28/09/2006, at 4:03 AM, Dave Land wrote: This beautiful woman in her early 80's sat proudly as she spoke. Then she said: You know, I've lived in America since shortly after World War II. It disturbs me to see the

Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-09-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Charlie Bell wrote: On 29/09/2006, at 12:58 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 28/09/2006, at 4:03 AM, Dave Land wrote: This beautiful woman in her early 80's sat proudly as she spoke. Then she said: You know, I've lived in America since shortly after World War II. It

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: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-09-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:59 AM Thursday 9/28/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Robert G. Seeberger wrote: Perhaps we should stop calling that group Al Qaeda and start calling them Al Kato. (After Clousseau's sparring partnerG) I see that and think O.J. Simpson's guest. :P What is it they say about great minds

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: Pioneer anomaly, was: Re: 9-11 conspiricy theories

2006-09-28 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Hobby Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 7:56 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Pioneer anomaly, was: Re: 9-11 conspiricy theories Dan Minette wrote: ... When scientists tracked one of

RE: Economics of global warming, was: Re: 9/11 conspiracies ...

2006-09-28 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Hobby Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 11:19 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Economics of global warming, was: Re: 9/11 conspiracies ... For example, take automobile purchases. My

Re: Infinities large and small

2006-09-28 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
Nick Arnett wrote: 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 infinities are the same size. However, there are an infinite number of even AND odd numbers and that

RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:53 AM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there If this is true, than why has world

RE: Infinities large and small

2006-09-28 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:00 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Infinities large and small Nick Arnett wrote: No... some infinities are smaller

Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread pencimen
Dan wrote: If this is true, than why has world usage of fossil fuel gone up after a tripling of price? Poor leadership. Can I have a cite for that BTW. Every indication is that a worldwide recession is the only thing that will stop the growth of fossil fuel usage. I think competent

Week 4 NFL Picks

2006-09-28 Thread John D. Giorgis
I was a poor 8-6 last week, taking me to 29 - 17 for the season. The Upset Special, though is 3-0 after the Saint came marching back in to New Orleans in a big way.Can I keep the streak going? Arizona at Atlanta - I expect the Falcons to rebound in a big way from Monday night's debacle,

The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-28 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious about this wink. Are you not fully on-board with the doctrine of the assumption? It's not terribly important to me either way, though I am inclined to think that it is a Churchly creation intended to exalt Mary, rather

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: Infinities large and small

2006-09-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:00 PM Thursday 9/28/2006, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: Nick Arnett wrote: 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 infinities are the same size.

Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:09 AM Thursday 9/28/2006, William T Goodall wrote: On 28 Sep 2006, at 2:51PM, Dan Minette wrote: I have tried to accurately express the consensus by quoting sites that should represent the consensus: i.e. the UN agency responsible for obtaining and publishing the best understandings of

RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:02 PM Thursday 9/28/2006, Dan Minette wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:53 AM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we

The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-28 Thread jdiebremse
--- 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 guys in Rome could find Which isn't exactly

The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies

2006-09-28 Thread jdiebremse
--- 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: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pencimen Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:58 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab... Dan wrote: If this is

Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread pencimen
Ronn! wrote: What if we spend the $10T (Dan's figure) to reduce the anthropogenic component of global warming and then find out that it was not the primary driving cause and we still have to deal with the storms, floods, droughts, famines and hundreds of millions of refugees? Or if China

Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread pencimen
Dan wrote: http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/george_monbiot/2006/09/ post_411.html I think this gives some idea of just how expensive it will be to stop global warming by holding the CO2 levels steady in 25 years. The article you cited also says: There are three things on which almost all

Re: Infinities large and small and silly SF stories.

2006-09-28 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 9/28/2006 8:43:22 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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

Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...

2006-09-28 Thread pencimen
Dan wrote: Their per capita GDP is also 75% of the US. Since we are talking about economic costs, let's look at energy usage per unit of GDP Can you expand on the connection between energy use and GDP? Doug ___