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Topic: January 2007 nominations
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001 Member Rating: 10.0
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Message 16 of 48 (375024)
01-06-2007 9:20 PM
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arachnophilia, at "IFOlogy: Solving the UFO-Alien mystery"
As much as it pains me, I'm giving a POTM nomination to one of the "shift key impaired". Author: arachnophilia Forum: Miscellaneous Topics in Creation/Evolution Topic: IFOlogy: Solving the UFO-Alien mystery message number: 49 The last of a series of messages subtitled "Bye" or "Re: Bye". I haven't followed the topic close enough to determine if the topic title makes any sense. I think the cited message is a good summing up of our encounters with Origen. The concluding portion of the message:
arach writes: Origen writes: This forum was a great disappointment. only because we demanded that you behave and participate constructively in debate. something you can't seem to do. we also have some members here who are sticklers for things like "logic" and "defending your arguments with evidence" and stuff like that. if it's a disappointment, it's because we've actually challenged you. what would not be a disappoint, pray tell? should we eat up your every word, herald you as a great prophet? bow down before you? i'm sorry we can't placate your ego. we're interested in intellectual discussion here, and you do not appear to be. "Bolding" is my addition. Something I more or less thought myself, although I wasn't up to posting such (as Adminnemooseus). I submit this topic as being a study of one of 's unique personalities. Moose Edited by Admin, : Add "www." to link.
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment.
"Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith "I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose
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arachnophilia
Member (Idle past 1365 days) Posts: 9069 From: god's waiting room Joined: 05-21-2004
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Re: arachnophilia, at "IFOlogy: Solving the UFO-Alien mystery"
how come everytime i post something chewing somebody out for being utterly ridiculous -- to the point where i am worried about incurring the wrath of the admins for actually ridiculing another member and being wildly off-topic -- i get nominated for a potm? thanks, i guess. 
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Admin
Director Posts: 13018 From: EvC Forum Joined: 06-14-2002 Member Rating: 1.9
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Re: arachnophilia, at "IFOlogy: Solving the UFO-Alien mystery"
I've posted a response over at Message 2.
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Phat
Member Posts: 18300 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: 12-30-2003 Member Rating: 1.1
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Message 19 of 48 (375644)
01-09-2007 12:06 PM
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Demystification
Author: Percy ForumIs It Science TopicCreationism is a cult'ural movement Message # 111 Percy attempts to demystify science to TheMystic when he explains how science by definition has to be tentative.
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subbie
Member (Idle past 1276 days) Posts: 3509 Joined: 02-26-2006
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Message 20 of 48 (375724)
01-09-2007 4:09 PM
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Chiroptera
Author: Chiroptera Forum: Is it Science? Thread: The scientific method is based on a logical fallacy Message number: 10 For an excellent analysis of the difference between deductive and inductive logic, with particular attention to its application to the creationism/evolution debate. I hope others don't hold it against him that it was in response to my somewhat tongue-in-cheek OP. 
Those who would sacrifice an essential liberty for a temporary security will lose both, and deserve neither. -- Benjamin Franklin We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
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Dan Carroll
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Message 21 of 48 (375726)
01-09-2007 4:18 PM
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Reply to: Message 20 by subbie
01-09-2007 4:09 PM
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Re: Chiroptera
That was tongue-in-cheek? Damn guy, I think you get post of the month. I have got to get away from the internet for a while...
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subbie
Member (Idle past 1276 days) Posts: 3509 Joined: 02-26-2006
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Re: Chiroptera
I thought the last sentence kinda gave that away. ;D
Those who would sacrifice an essential liberty for a temporary security will lose both, and deserve neither. -- Benjamin Franklin We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
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arachnophilia
Member (Idle past 1365 days) Posts: 9069 From: god's waiting room Joined: 05-21-2004
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Re: Chiroptera
evolutionists. better at arguing for creation than the creationists. no surprise there.
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2ice_baked_taters
Member (Idle past 5873 days) Posts: 566 From: Boulder Junction WI. Joined: 02-16-2006
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Message 24 of 48 (376260)
01-11-2007 4:04 PM
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Reply to: Message 2 by jar
01-02-2007 9:09 PM
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Re: Quetzal starts the New Year off right.
Quetzal in a very well reasoned argument demonstrates the difference between perceptions and reality. I am not against any nominations. Nominate away.  I am not here to disqualify anyones amiration for another. I would like to understand how one persons perception of reality is more valid than anothers. The reality of design or messy is souly in the eye of the beholder. It is opinion from perspective. It is no different than the glass half full/empty question. It says nothing about what is, It says much about the individual. No one is an expert on what "is".
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Quetzal
Member (Idle past 5894 days) Posts: 3228 Joined: 01-09-2002
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Re: Quetzal starts the New Year off right.
Feel free to open a thread. I'll be happy to join you there.
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Quetzal
Member (Idle past 5894 days) Posts: 3228 Joined: 01-09-2002
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Message 26 of 48 (376639)
01-12-2007 11:46 PM
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Omni Does Faith vs. Reason
Poster: Omnivorous Thread: Degrees of FaithPost#: 5 Omni once again produces a post that when read I say to myself, "Damn, I wish I'd written that". Not much left to discuss, unfortunately...
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Omnivorous
Member Posts: 3985 From: Adirondackia Joined: 07-21-2005 Member Rating: 7.2
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Message 27 of 48 (376641)
01-13-2007 12:01 AM
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Reply to: Message 26 by Quetzal
01-12-2007 11:46 PM
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Re: Omni Does Faith vs. Reason
Thank you, Quetzal: no kudo means more to me.
Not much left to discuss, unfortunately... Wanna bet?
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Vacate
Member (Idle past 4622 days) Posts: 565 Joined: 10-01-2006
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Message 28 of 48 (376696)
01-13-2007 6:01 AM
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arachnophilia
Author: arachnophilia Forum: Bible Study Topic: Let There Be Man Message #: 129 Nighttrain brings up a great point about biblical interpretation, arachnophilia comes back with a very logical reply. Excellent post.
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nator
Member (Idle past 2191 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: 12-09-2001
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Message 29 of 48 (377170)
01-15-2007 11:06 AM
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Author: Omniverous Forum: Faith and Belief Thread: Degrees of Faith? message number: 20 Omni eloquently makes short work of Purpledawn's doubts and misconceptions regarding scientific progress.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool."- Richard Feynman "Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends! Well I say there are some things we don't want to know! Important things!" - Ned Flanders
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Straggler
Member Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined: 09-30-2006
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Message 30 of 48 (377174)
01-15-2007 11:23 AM
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Reply to: Message 29 by nator
01-15-2007 11:06 AM
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Seconded
Strongly seconded
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