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Tanypteryx
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Message 194 of 252 (844954)
12-08-2018 11:38 PM
Reply to: Message 193 by Faith
12-09-2018 5:29 AM


Re: Wishing you all well
So you are going to have to feel guilty no matter how you get better.
Well, if I believed I would feel a twinge, but I can't so I won't.
Maybe you could try praying for the billions of sufferers in the world yourself.
That's the crux of the issue right there. I shouldn't have to pray to get god's attention. If an entity has the power to create a planet, let alone a Universe, it should have avoided the situations that caused the kind of undeserved suffering I see around our planet.
I suspect that if god set up prayer as the preferred method of communication, the minimum requirement for success would be that the person praying is a believer. I will never be able to pretend I believe.
I don't like gated communities so I would not adjust well in heaven, which is where this would lead if it was real.
BY THE WAY I'm thinking of RAZD in all this too, since he's been going through a lot lately.
I'm thinking about him also. I have fond feeling for acquaintances and friends and I probably think about them more often if they have troubles in their lives. I have close friends who say they feel the same way about me, so it gives me a warm feeling whenever I think about them. My closest friends and I even have a special word for that feeling that we made up years ago and that only we know.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Tanypteryx
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Message 196 of 252 (845368)
12-14-2018 11:52 PM


Good news today
My biopsy came back benign.
The catheter is out and I will soon be trying out some new plumbing, hopefully without screams and bloodclots.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

  
Tanypteryx
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Message 200 of 252 (847057)
01-16-2019 6:48 PM
Reply to: Message 197 by RAZD
01-16-2019 1:19 PM


Re: Wishing you all well
Hang in there my friend! We are all pulling for you.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Tanypteryx
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Message 212 of 252 (849764)
03-20-2019 2:23 PM
Reply to: Message 211 by RAZD
03-20-2019 9:11 AM


Re: Update - intermission
Happy birthday!
I'm glad to see that things are improving for you.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Message 219 of 252 (855685)
06-21-2019 3:40 PM
Reply to: Message 218 by RAZD
06-21-2019 3:35 PM


Re: update on ninja task force
The good news is GOOD news! Hooray!

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Tanypteryx
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Message 248 of 252 (877139)
06-05-2020 1:10 PM
Reply to: Message 238 by xongsmith
06-04-2020 3:09 PM


Re: RAZD
I am really sorry to hear this!!!!! I am pretty sure your brother was the best educated and smartest person I have met on the web. I learned a lot from him. His influence here will continue on.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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