In a message dated 2/1/2005 2:25:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We do have evidence of societies which were officially anti-religious.
Marxist societies have tried to stamp out religion for years. We could
contrast the attitude towards and the development of science
In a message dated 2/5/2005 10:14:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A testament to American naval engineering...
Unfortunately, this captain's career is toast...
Why is his career toast? Maybe I don't understand what an uncharted
sea mount is. Could he have discerned
In a message dated 2/5/2005 12:20:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So it wasn't that he had the bad luck to hit an uncharted undersea
mountain in an area that was supposed to be charted. Rather, he was
going at a reckless speed in uncharted waters?
No he had charts but
In a message dated 2/5/2005 12:50:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So, this tendency to hold onto known truths no matter how they are called
into question by evidence is seen in many forms, not just religious or
political. There are many times when the first criterion
In a message dated 3/18/2005 6:16:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My point is that the risk of death is not what makes it foolish, it's the
social pressure that makes a young woman feel she needs to be physically
altered to feel good about herself (with exceptions like
In a message dated 4/6/2005 12:16:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Rich white liberals could demonstrate how moral they
were - they were _Concerned_ about the environment -
without really giving up anything, because malaria had
already been wiped out in their countries,
In a message dated 4/6/2005 11:41:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I denigrate the rich
white liberals who made this decision because they're
the people who, consistently, make self-flattering
decisions that (in this case) have led to hundreds of
thousands, maybe
In a message dated 4/9/2005 10:52:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
writes:
Evolutionary dead ends are very common in the human fossil record. In
fact, there are people who would claim that we probably don't know any
direct ancestors to Homo sapiens in that record. But if the
In a message dated 4/11/2005 12:22:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Wow, any more interesting folks around?
His wife is the ex-wife of Richie Havens. Quite an interesting person
The point is that there is no trend towards better in evolution.
So there is no
In a message dated 4/11/2005 12:22:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Wow, any more interesting folks around?
The point is that there is no trend towards better in evolution.
Agreed, hence my regret in using better in my first post.
Natural selection is short
In a message dated 4/19/2005 9:33:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Umm, I can think of a lot of historical precedent that might indicate
otherwise. Ethics (I prefer not to use morality) is very much an
artifact of culture, society, weltanschauung. To my mind ethics is
In a message dated 4/19/2005 10:24:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So, the Holocaust would have been ethical if Germany had won?
It was ethical to the Nazis at the time it was taking place. Just as it
was ethical for slavery to be practiced, here and elsewhere, for a
In a message dated 5/2/2005 7:46:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A goof point Warren, but you forget that genes aren't the *only* unit
of inheritance- culture is also inherited. Sawyer could have just as
well postulated a race of hominids, humanoid pre-cursors, which
In a message dated 5/8/2005 8:55:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Speaking as someone who has seen it already (and was not a fanboy
prior to seeing it), Sin City is most definitely worth watching,
riveting and intense, as long as you are prepared for the violence and
In a message dated 5/16/2005 10:38:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The problem there is that your reasoning does not reduce. There is a
distinct difference between, say, a blastocyst and an infant. The
question is not even when the zygote becomes human. The question
In a message dated 5/17/2005 11:27:02 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
No, it wasn't. For me, the difference between defending abortion and
defending the legality of abortion is far, far from a nuance. It is an
enormous difference. You may regard it as a nuance if you
In a message dated 5/18/2005 3:08:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It depends on whom is being threatened. If you believe that humanness in
not innate, but society has a right to limit who is considered human, then
that's a self consistent position. Is that your
In a message dated 5/18/2005 10:12:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I can understand
you saying that at conception we don't have a human, at 21 we do, and
somewhere in between we draw a line.
But, that line should be based on the being itself, not what _we've_ done.
In a message dated 6/11/2005 11:20:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
After years of being the So-Called-Liberal-Media in conservative
perception only while repeatedly supporting nearly all of Bush's
policies the New York Times is finally outraged by Bush tax policies.
In a message dated 6/11/2005 5:52:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Castration does not stop rapists. Rape is typically a crime of
power/violence. People who have been chemically castrated have
subsequently raped women. I won't go into detail about how they could
do
-Original Message-
From: Leonard Matusik [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 19:30:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Discovery Channel's Greatest American
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 21:19:22 -0400
John D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you
-Original Message-
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:22:00 -0500
Subject: Re: Gulags
At 08:28 PM Sunday 6/12/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 6/11/2005 5:52:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
In a message dated 7/19/2005 10:24:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The *point* of the matter IS that, Charles Darwin was a deeply spiritual
man
who did not approach his very young theory with the flippancy
of most people today.
THAT is what Cardinal Chris is
In a message dated 8/16/2005 12:10:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My father-in-law died this afternoon. He'd been fighting cancer for
over 2 years. His oncologist gave up on him 2 months ago. I figured he
had 6 weeks at the outside at that point, but he hung on
In a message dated 8/16/2005 1:41:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'd say that that description is much more
accurate of the anti-war
movement that's cruelly using this poor woman.
So let me get this straight. Someone puts the president in an uncomfortable
position
In a message dated 8/16/2005 2:07:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So he's
staying the course and ignoring anyone who criticizes his policies. I'm
afraid that Ms. Sheehan isn't going to get any satisfaction from Mr. Bush,
no matter how long she waits for him.
She
In a message dated 8/16/2005 2:46:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So here we've got a case
where this poor woman has, under the influence of
far-left figures, made claims that echo the
traditional anti-semitic slanders, and been supported
in those claims by some of
In a message dated 8/16/2005 7:37:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
No, it's about intellectual honesty and intellectual
courage. It's now pretty clear to me that you _do_
believe these things. This doesn't shock me, and it
explains a lot.
I find these sort of ad
In a message dated 8/16/2005 8:12:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From the choices you've made today -- ad hominem
attacks, guilt by association, putting words into Cindy
Sheehan's mouth, I draw the conclusion that you and your
kind are scared shitless of her and the
In a message dated 8/16/2005 8:15:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But, of course, I did. I don't recall if I posted on
list about it, but I thought the Terri Schiavo thing
was outrageous, and I said so in quite a few places.
I don't have any problem looking at the
In a message dated 8/16/2005 8:34:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think your take on her not being manipulated is fairly accurate. But,
the start of this thread was how heartless and mindless Bush is to not meet
with her. That I think is inaccurate. Out of
In a message dated 8/16/2005 8:40:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's possible that she feels she's got evidence to support the claim
that Iraq was about Israel (I'm more inclined to think it's about SA,
but that's me). It's even possible to support a lot of what
In a message dated 8/16/2005 8:45:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Remember, she said Israel, which is NOT universally equivalent to or
representative of Judaism. I believe that there is no shortage of
observant Jews who consider the modern nation-state of Israel to be
In a message dated 8/16/2005 9:09:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I mean, shit: If Gautam can write a speech for me and Nick to denounce
our imaginary anti-semitism, why the frick can't they come up with a
speech for the president?
Please understand that your people
In a message dated 8/16/2005 9:12:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he was
killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son
joined the Army to protect America, not Israel. Am I
In a message dated 8/16/2005 9:20:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I agree completely with Gautam here. She is saying there is a jewish
conspiracy to help Israel.
Gautam isn't saying it Sheridan is.
Point of information: Gautam is decidedly male.
In a message dated 8/16/2005 9:39:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
your people?
You mean the Land family? People from Pittsburgh? Parents who, like me,
have lost a child? People in mixed-race marriages? Left-handers? People
who
use Macintosh?
Oh, you mean goyim.
In a message dated 8/16/2005 9:45:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Please understand that your people have been very bad to my people for
over a
milenium. The arguements are the same then as now. Pardon me for being
a bit
touchy about this but when good people let
In a message dated 8/16/2005 10:08:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And of course we need to hold people like Sheehan to the same vigorous
standards we hold professional polititians.G
People who pu themselves in the public eye as Sheehan has can expect to have
what
In a message dated 8/16/2005 10:12:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The discussion of anti-Semetism reminded me of a reference to Jews that I
didn't think was anti-Semetic. It was in Spamalot. King Arthur was given
a second task by the Knights who Say 'Ni': putting on
In a message dated 8/16/2005 10:34:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Gautam, I actually have sat with Cindy and heard what she has to say about
Israel. I'm telling you that she's not anti-Semitic. I'm not going to go
along with your notion that I need to disavow her
In a message dated 8/16/2005 10:36:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't see this as a statement necessarily directed against Jews, and I
think people are reading a lot of stuff between the lines that may not
be there. But it is an emotive subject, so that is to be
In a message dated 8/16/2005 10:40:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Are you really saying that for anybody to suggest that Israel has a lot of
influence in Washington is the same as saying that there is a century-long
conspiracy theory about the Jewish people?
Nick
In a message dated 8/16/2005 10:48:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Shall we play The Oppressed Minority game? 'Cause unless you're ALSO
gay I have you beaten fair and square on that front.
Or are we going to stop being so goddamned infantile and TRY to have a
In a message dated 8/16/2005 10:50:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Nobody has said anything of the sort and you're just fanning the fires by
adding such language to the discussion. Keep conflating Israel and the
Jewish
people and you'll stir things up plenty. I
In a message dated 8/16/2005 11:07:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Cindy argues that the war deliberately serves the interests of Israel, the
nation, excessively -- that Israel, the nation, has too much influence in
Washington. You may choose to turn that into a vast
In a message dated 8/16/2005 11:29:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
*Sigh*. No, SHE DID NOT. Nowhere does Sheehan make that claim. Get off
your high horse and argue from a perspective of reason.
The implication is clear.
In a message dated 8/16/2005 11:32:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
An honest question: had Sheehan not used the words to benefit
Israel in the first sentence or not Israel in the second, would
this still be anti-semitic? The still flows without those words, I
In a message dated 8/16/2005 11:34:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Isn't the president and much, if not all of his administration Neocon?
They are more oldo-cons. Neocons are a specific intellectual movement. The
president may subscribe to some of their beliefs but I
In a message dated 8/16/2005 11:37:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dan, that's just wrong.
Pointing at the NeoCons influencing our foreign policy is not the same
thing as anti-semitism.
But the neocons have influence on many aspects of foreign policy. Their
suport of
In a message dated 8/16/2005 11:52:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Furthermore, isn't it not only possible but highly likely that the goals
of the Neocons are intended to be beneficial to both Israel _and_ the U.S.?
How about the US and Israel. But I don't think the
In a message dated 8/17/2005 12:22:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So let's see... You're not in favor of racially-motivated stereotyping
when it persecutes your people, but when it comes to me, it's
perfectly OK to paint me with the European-descended Christian
In a message dated 8/17/2005 1:09:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
writes:
I don't know and I don't really understand Bob's viewpoint - I wish he'd
clarify. PNAC and the neoconservative movement look to me to be the
foundation of the current administration so when I hear
In a message dated 8/17/2005 10:51:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As for how the war benefits Israel, it doesn't take a political scholar to
figure out that as a democracy and ally of the United States, Israel could
benefit if we actually could turn Iraq into a
In a message dated 8/17/2005 10:54:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ah, geez, don't even give the statement that much credibility. Cindy never
said a word about what any Israelis may or may not have done to bring about
the war. She was critizing her favorite target,
In a message dated 8/17/2005 12:07:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
very disappointed that anybody would take Cindy's words this way. Very,
very sad. One can believe that the United States acts excessively in
Israel's
interest without being anti-Semitic.
In a message dated 8/17/2005 12:30:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Surely it is obvious to you as a student of international relations that
our
country has many, many reasons for supporting Israel than have nothing to do
with the fact that it is a Jewish state. But
In a message dated 8/17/2005 1:22:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just read all of Zimmy's posts in this thread and couldn't find any
statement which could be construed to mean that the only reason Perle
and Wolfie get attention/are known to people is because they are
In a message dated 8/17/2005 3:08:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I deny that I am an anti-semite, therefore I am in denial of my
anti-semitism.
What a load of bullshit
Or you like many people in our culture do not acknowledge a subtle prejudice.
That does not make
In a message dated 8/17/2005 4:31:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Of course, there are a lot of Christian sects which have a history of
Jewish persecution.
uh uh - essentially all christian sects have historically been anti-semitic.
Really really anti-semitic, way more
In a message dated 8/17/2005 7:16:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It was only when scratch any non-Jew and you'll find an anti-Semite
paranoia entered this conversation that it got out of hand.
It is not paronia when people really are out to get you. History tells
In a message dated 8/17/2005 9:46:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So you are blaming the jews for 911? Yes indeed you are. Why not go
all the
way. The Israelis did it which is why all the jews stayed home that
day.
Do you have any idea how irrational this appears?
In a message dated 8/17/2005 10:16:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Is that figuring that the land area of Jerusalem is 1/19th of the amount of
land they were offered in 2000, or what? (Given that many Palestinians
make it clear that they will accept nothing less
In a message dated 8/17/2005 10:49:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I was more of the opinion that neo-con and intellectual were
mutually exclusive.
Of course I was afraid to say so on the grounds I might be accused of
hating Jews, which is why I haven't also
In a message dated 8/17/2005 11:02:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What's the source of criticism? Comments from an atheist I would
analyze differently than comments originating in a Klan rally
Any source
___
In a message dated 8/17/2005 11:18:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hmm, so one person that uses a given argument is *not* something, but
another person that uses a given argument *is* something?
Neocon refers to a specific politcal philosophy. One can use arguements
In a message dated 8/17/2005 11:38:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Right; *your* simplistic notion is that she's somehow anti-semitic, as
is anyone who supports her.
My notion is that she made a anti-semitic remark of a particularly virulent
type. People who support
In a message dated 8/17/2005 11:43:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My problem with this line of reasoning is that one could easily assume
that because of The Southern Strategy, the Republican Party is a
racist institution. (Or perhaps *was* would be better) Just using
In a message dated 8/17/2005 11:56:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
For the kazilioinst time, if you want to understand why this remark
is hurtful read some fing history. James Carrol's Sword of
Constantine, Philp Johnson's History of the Jews.
Actually it's Paul
oil and enriching the people who turn ar
ound and use this money to support terrrorists.
(Bemmzim, before you reply to the above, please bear in mind that just because
you say something is anti-semitic DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT IS. And I'll thank you
to stop making assumptions about how well I
-Original Message-
From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:25:56 -0700
Subject: Re: Mindless and Heartless
On Aug 17, 2005, at 9:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 8/17/2005 11:02:04 PM Eastern
In a message dated 8/18/2005 12:39:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am sure that the nudge nudge wink wink reaction is true for a lot of
people. But that wasn't my question, was it? What I'd like to know is if
you think that the only reason Perle and Wolfie are known
In a message dated 8/18/2005 12:51:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But that seems rather unfair to me. If, going by what you say, the fact
of Jewish oppression for two millennia on certain continents gives the
Jews the right to suspect any statement of carrying the
In a message dated 8/18/2005 1:40:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Geez hang on a cotton picking minute, who was the one going on about
Jewish conspiracy theories being a lot of crap... and now you are saying
there is one sorry, I am at a loss here.
The neocon
In a message dated 8/18/2005 2:03:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't see this as a statement necessarily directed against Jews,
and I
think people are reading a lot of stuff between the lines that may
not
be there. But it is an emotive subject, so that is to be
In a message dated 8/18/2005 4:56:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Now this is what confuses me: How is Andrew being an anti-semitist for
raising the possibility that the Arab anger towards the US might be, in
part, responsible for 9/11? And why are you not an
In a message dated 8/18/2005 9:53:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Zimmy and I have argued tooth and nail on a few points. But I've
liked him and respected him for about 5 years. I'm certainly not
Jewish, but I try to listen to people with other vantage points and
In a message dated 8/18/2005 11:57:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Maybe when *some* people talk about them. And only if they know
that history. And only if they know that Wolfowitz and Pearle are
jewish. Which, prior to this thread, I didn't. Perhaps I should
have
In a message dated 8/18/2005 12:52:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The hoopla about Israel.Months ago Cindy sent an e-mail to the
producer of Nightline. She had been treated badly by Sam and was
clarifying some issues. She commented about the middle east in the e-
In a message dated 8/18/2005 1:06:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Israel has no influence on U.S. policy except through American Jews? Are
you
kidding? That's ludicrous.
Israel has influence on U.S. policy because of where it is, because it is a
democracy in
In a message dated 8/18/2005 1:15:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
hope that nothing I've written sounds as though I endorse blaming Israel or
anybody else. What matters to me is who is responsible and how we grieve
and
heal together.
I have had no quarrel with you
In a message dated 8/18/2005 3:06:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It kind of cracks me up that our leading defender of Judaism can't
spell Wailing
Wall. It's about lamentation, not cetacean-hunting.
for any one who knows me they will no theat sppeeeling is knot
In a message dated 8/18/2005 3:20:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think you do not understand the thrust of Zimmy's argument, which
seems to be that for hundreds or thousands of years, various forms of
overt and covert evils have been leveled against Jews by various
In a message dated 8/18/2005 8:25:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On a serious note, I can see zimmys viewpoint. And why it would be
troubling. It's just that you need to be careful about carrying your own
cultural baggage into other peoples conversations. I had no idea
In a message dated 8/18/2005 11:54:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
BTW, Bob Z. can't spell or type very well, but he is incredibly
intelligent in a number of areas that haven't come up on-list lately.
I'm sorry that this was the first topic that really stirred him up
In a message dated 8/19/2005 7:58:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Since you completely missed the point of my arguement and then brought
up something irrelevent about atheists I see no point.
I didn't miss any point. I have been lucid and direct, and did not
bring
In a message dated 8/19/2005 7:59:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I never claimed minority status.
By pointing out your alignment with Judaism, you did precisely that. Or
are you going to say that you're not Jewish now?
There is a big difference between saying that
In a message dated 8/19/2005 10:10:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I had asked what the source of the criticism was, because to me it is
abundantly clear that we can a priori assume a Klansman would have a
completely different intention than (for instance) an atheist.
In a message dated 8/19/2005 10:16:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And you have failed to provide documentary evidence to support your
claims against Cindy Sheehan
I made no attempt to offer evidence because the arguement moved from her to
the statement. In this
In a message dated 8/20/2005 9:30:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
No, it's not... quantum mechanics is a reasonable, scientific theory. The
Jews-run-the-world idea is a paranoid goofball conspiracy theory. That
makes
all the difference. I believe the latter is
In a message dated 8/20/2005 9:41:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I believe that self-deceit enables this kind of behavior. The provost of
my
college was a spy during WWII and interviewed Nazi scientists during the
Nuremburg war trials. He challenged each incoming
In a message dated 8/20/2005 10:17:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It came from Eric Clapton. :-)
I have to talk to him about that
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http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
In a message dated 8/20/2005 10:30:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Then this is a big difference between you and me. While you've been
going on and on about subtle anti-semitism, you probably haven't felt
its effects, yet you've been suggesting that I don't
In a message dated 8/22/2005 11:59:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
However, the issue I have with your contentions (to the extent they
refer to me) is that you seem to be suggesting I have insensitivity to
subtle bigotries as suffered by a particular group, which (to
In a message dated 9/1/2005 11:03:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
PS: with all the reproductive isolation we've foisted upon dogs (not
to mention rats!) Why haven't we created any new species?
We have. Dogs _are_ an artificial creation of Humanity
They are a
In a message dated 9/2/2005 5:50:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Price controls
are almost always a bad idea. They've always been a
bad idea. They're the idea of people who think that
they are somehow morally exempt from the laws of
supply and demand, a position
In a message dated 9/2/2005 10:49:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But, if there is
a shortage, and prices are kept constant, what, besides rationing or gas
lines, would reduce demand to the level of supply? This isn't a rhetorical
question, I can't think of another
In a message dated 9/10/2005 7:13:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So, do we influence our own evolution in the same fashion?
Yes.
YES.
Yes!
And no.
Both; all four.
Unfortunately the most likely effect of our environmental impact will be our
own
Sorry if I seem so contentious on the point but I repeat, the vehement
reliance of natural selection as a mechanism for macro-Evolution has
stiffled the quest for truth in this arena for a century (and still does!)
This the standard arguement against natural selectioin. It is used
In a message dated 9/24/2005 8:03:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How can blind cave fish could result purely from random mutations (among
several sub species no less)? I believe that several billion tetras must have
been sucked into Mexican caves in order for random
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