Re: [Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
Obviously you're not a republican. -Sid *Wayne* Mike Redler wrote: Back off Weaver! Some things really are impossible. I did some research and according to Wayne Manzanero, you're WAY off! It's impossible to tell the sun to leave the sky It's impossible to ask a baby not to cry Can the ocean

Re: [Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-14 Thread Chip Mefford
Just in case anyone cares (at all) I, and I know others immediately tune out anything that has the phrase 'junk science' in it anywhere. The phrase was useful for about 4 months, many many years ago. It has long since lost any context. It is a pejorative term, initially used to describe logical

Re: [Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-14 Thread Mike Weaver
Nonsense. You're not trying hard enough: Alice laughed: There's no use trying, she said; one can't believe impossible things. I daresay you haven't had much practice, said the Queen. When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six

Re: [Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-14 Thread Mike Redler
In the spirit of Godwin's law and considering the fact that Chip is the first (to my knowledge) to make this observation, maybe this phenomenon should be called Chip's Law. :-) -Redler Chip Mefford wrote: Just in case anyone cares (at all) I, and I know others immediately tune out anything

Re: [Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-14 Thread Hakan Falk
Chip, What ever it is, most of it has a tendency to show up in my Eudora Junk Box. LOL Hakan At 20:01 14/06/2006, you wrote: Just in case anyone cares (at all) I, and I know others immediately tune out anything that has the phrase 'junk science' in it anywhere. The phrase was useful for

Re: [Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-14 Thread Mike Redler
Back off Weaver! Some things really are impossible. I did some research and according to Wayne Manzanero, you're WAY off! It's impossible to tell the sun to leave the sky It's impossible to ask a baby not to cry Can the ocean keep from rushing to the shore? ...it's just impossible! -Redler

Re: [Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-14 Thread bob allen
Howdy Kirk, I must strongly disagree with just about everything in this article. Kirk McLoren wrote: http://nov55.com/prin.html *Prions and Junk Science* *Prion proteins lack genetic material for creating their own evolution. right out of the gun this is silly. Most if not all

[Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-13 Thread Kirk McLoren
http://nov55.com/prin.html Prions and Junk Science Prion proteins lack genetic material for creating their own evolution. When the genetic material is in the host, it's a genetic disease; but prion diseases are obviously not genetic diseases. Ever hear of "new variant CJD?" There