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Tanypteryx
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Message 25 of 36 (849308)
03-04-2019 12:39 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by Phat
03-04-2019 11:16 AM


Re: Freedom From Favored Thinking?
Are you asserting that humans are no more special than cockroaches or pond scum? Did God so love the pond that He sent His only begotten scum?
It is interesting that you talk about "pond scum" as if it is some horrible, putrid, useless (to humans), waste product like a turd in a punchbowl.
I have spent a significant portion of my life studying the life of ponds. What you call scum is probably floating mats of algae that is literally teaming with amazing life.
I got a microscope for my birthday when I was 8 years old and have had jars of pond water sitting on my window sills ever since. Endlessly fascinating dramas of life played out if you bothered to look.
What I would like to know is what the fuck makes you more special?

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
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Tanypteryx
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From: Oregon, USA
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Message 27 of 36 (849312)
03-04-2019 2:41 PM
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03-04-2019 2:29 PM


Re: it's a two way street.
Some denizens of that pond scum were probably staring back up the microscope at your eyeball and thinking “what vile, disgusting, putrid, and totally useless crap the is”. Ultimately, they were right.
Yep, I found them much more fascinating than they found me. I was helped on my path toward totally useless crap with a treasured book that I also got for my birthday, A Field Guide to Pond Life.
I am still amazed that what I found in those jars of pond water and that book set me on a life long path of discovery.

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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