EvC Forum: August 2012 - Post of the Month

Note: As always, this is not a thread for debates. Posts should be limited to nomination, seconds, congratulations, and acceptance statements by nominees.

Or something like that^©.

Minnemooseus

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Message 2 of 7 (670183)
08-09-2012 9:53 PM

marc9000, at "I Am Not An Atheist!"

Author: marc9000
Forum: Creation/Evolution Miscellany
Thread: Author: I Am Not An Atheist!
Message #: 303, with honorable mentions for the following messages 304 and 305

I find message 303 as being exceptionally well done, and the other two also being pretty good.

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Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment.

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Message 3 of 7 (670186)
08-09-2012 10:15 PM

Reply to: Message 2 by Minnemooseus
08-09-2012 9:53 PM

Re: marc9000, at "I Am Not An Atheist!"

{Off-topic, per the guidelines of message 1. These guidelines have been in message 1 of every POTM topic for many years. - Adminnemooseus}

Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Hide, banner, comment.

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Message 4 of 7 (670221)
08-10-2012 11:44 AM

Reply to: Message 2 by Minnemooseus
08-09-2012 9:53 PM

Re: marc9000, at "I Am Not An Atheist!"

Message #: 303, with honorable mentions for the following messages 304 and 305

This is a nomination I might have made; I'd likely have drawn a suspension for so doing.

Bravo!

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Message 5 of 7 (670243)
08-10-2012 8:02 PM

Reply to: Message 4 by NoNukes
08-10-2012 11:44 AM

Re: marc9000, at "I Am Not An Atheist!"

A reply from both Moose modes:

My nomination is totally sincere - It's not snark. I think there is substantial on-topic material there.

Minnemooseus

Unfortunately, it has led to discussion of such things as the general merits of the intelligent design concept, rather than such things as the relationship between deism and the intelligent design concept. As I see it, the first is off-topic while the second is on-topic. All messages there should have some explicit connection to deism.

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PLEASE, NO REPLIES TO THIS TOPIC. Go to "The Whine List" if you wish to dispute my position. Members can respond to my message 2, IF they wish to second the nomination.

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Message 6 of 7 (671203)
08-23-2012 6:40 AM

Dr. A. "Cognitive Dissonance In Politics"

Author: Dr Adequate
Forum: Faith and Belief
Thread: Cognitive Dissonance and Cultural Beliefs.
Message: Message 30

Dr. A writes:

The point is that it is apparently easier to believe something contrary to fact than to revise one's opinions.

I nominate this post not for any high-brow reasons - I simply enjoyed reading it.
Fun and on-topic.

Dr. A writes:

Solution: One's sexual orientation is a choice. Why, if I wanted, I could decide to be sexually attracted to small pieces of gravel, I just don't want to.

"There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god." J. B. S. Haldane

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Message 7 of 7 (671219)
08-23-2012 10:20 AM

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08-23-2012 6:40 AM

Re: Dr. A. "Cognitive Dissonance In Politics"

second.

Enjoy

(now looking for porn sites using gravel ... )

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