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Topic: In Memoriam: RAZD
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xongsmith
Member Posts: 2620 From: massachusetts US Joined: 01-01-2009
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Message 1 of 30 (877144)
06-05-2020 2:14 PM
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RAZD got me into this group years ago and now I am letting my whole family see where his contributions were unmatched. I was not able to relocate his Silly Design Institute stuff, which was very amusing.
"I'd rather be an American than a Trump Supporter." - xongsmith, 5.7d
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xongsmith
Member Posts: 2620 From: massachusetts US Joined: 01-01-2009
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Message 2 of 30 (877145)
06-05-2020 2:18 PM
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Reply to: Message 1 by xongsmith
06-05-2020 2:14 PM
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RAZD
This work in particular: EvC Forum: Age Correlations and An Old Earth, Version 2 No 1
"I'd rather be an American than a Trump Supporter." - xongsmith, 5.7d
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Hyroglyphx
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Message 3 of 30 (877146)
06-05-2020 2:25 PM
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Reply to: Message 1 by xongsmith
06-05-2020 2:14 PM
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RAZD got me into this group years ago and now I am letting my whole family see where his contributions were unmatched. Xong, were you related to RAZD? Regardless, he is dearly, dearly missed.... can't imagine this place without him. This is surreal. *** Edit to add *** Someone mentioned that he is your brother.... Was this commonly known to most EvC members? How did I not know that???  In any event, my deepest and sincere condolences to you and your entire family Edited by Hyroglyphx, : No reason given. Edited by Hyroglyphx, : No reason given.
"Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it" -- Thomas Paine
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jar
Member (Idle past 99 days) Posts: 34140 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 4 of 30 (877150)
06-05-2020 3:17 PM
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As great a loss as the Queen.
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vimesey
Member (Idle past 333 days) Posts: 1398 From: Birmingham, England Joined: 09-21-2011
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Message 5 of 30 (877153)
06-05-2020 4:32 PM
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Where to start ? As with pretty much everyone here, RAZD taught me so much. We shared ideals and liberal values, but he taught everyone, regardless of their views. A man of huge intelligence and intellect, and also a man of compassion and kindness. Although I will no longer be able to share thoughts with, and learn from him, I will take his kindness, wisdom, wit and intelligence with me for the rest of my life. Thank you RAZD. Rest in peace.
Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?
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Taq
Member Posts: 10304 Joined: 03-06-2009 Member Rating: 7.3
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Message 6 of 30 (877155)
06-05-2020 4:34 PM
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Reply to: Message 4 by jar
06-05-2020 3:17 PM
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jar writes: As great a loss as the Queen. Quoted for truth. RAZD will be missed.
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ringo
Member (Idle past 672 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 7 of 30 (877156)
06-05-2020 4:36 PM
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He has left us a great legacy.
"I'm Fallen and I can't get up!"
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xongsmith
Member Posts: 2620 From: massachusetts US Joined: 01-01-2009
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Message 8 of 30 (877162)
06-05-2020 5:38 PM
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Reply to: Message 3 by Hyroglyphx
06-05-2020 2:25 PM
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Yes Hyro. I am his older brother by a year and 2 days. Speaking of evolution, yours has been wonderful to watch unfold here.
"I'd rather be an American than a Trump Supporter." - xongsmith, 5.7d
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AZPaul3
Member Posts: 8656 From: Phoenix Joined: 11-06-2006 Member Rating: 6.7
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Message 9 of 30 (877167)
06-05-2020 7:05 PM
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He Knew.
We have lost one of our best contributors. We have lost one of our best teachers. We have lost one our better intellects. We have lost one of our better angels. We have lost a good friend. And verbose as hell! His tomes went on forever with detail after detail, fact after fact. To say his analysis was thorough is understatement. But when you finished reading his posts you KNEW. And you knew well. But best for me was with my somewhat off sense of humor. More often than not he responded, he understood, and he always gave it back. Thanks, RAZD. Edited by AZPaul3, : No reason given.
Factio Republicana delenda est.
I am antifa.
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LamarkNewAge
Member Posts: 2497 Joined: 12-22-2015
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Message 10 of 30 (877168)
06-05-2020 9:46 PM
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I was looking forward to his take on developing situations.
I have had a hellish year, and the worst part is more about others, but I am involved. I made a quick post, about the future world, that RAZD would not be able to see. That post was just after I saw that the cancer thread, on June 4, had the horrific news about his passing. I forgot to mention the alternative energy developments , especially solar. I noticed my omission, not too long after my post. In normal times , I would not have forgotten. RAZD was quite involved with the dirt and mud, hands on experience , of many of the developing issues WHICH ARE MAJOR ISSUES in the broader time we are living in. He was a valuable player in our times, though he won't get recognition he deserves. Edited by LamarkNewAge, : No reason given. Edited by LamarkNewAge, : No reason given.
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Phat
Member Posts: 18656 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: 12-30-2003 Member Rating: 4.4
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Re: I was looking forward to his take on developing situations.
He got recognition here and that is what matters to us. RIP RAZD. He always encouraged me and seldom called me out, even though our ideologies did not match. He encouraged me during my time of dieting and fasting and sobriety from gambling. His posts were teachable moments. He made Deism seem cool.  Edited by Phat, : No reason given.
The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.Calvin Coolidge
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
As the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, so the denial of God is the height of foolishness.-RC Sproul, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith
- You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. Anne Lamott
I Have Strong Arguments Which I Cant Say To You~CG
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Hyroglyphx
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Re: I was looking forward to his take on developing situations.
He was a valuable player in our times, though he won't get recognition he deserves. Don't know what kind of enduring legacy he will make outside of this place, but as far as EvC goes if ever there was an elder statesman of titanic stature, it would be RAZD
"Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it" -- Thomas Paine
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dronestar
Member Posts: 1464 From: usa Joined: 11-19-2008 Member Rating: 6.9
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Message 13 of 30 (877215)
06-08-2020 12:39 PM
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RAZD, sad goodbyes
So very sorry to hear this news. For the last several years, whenever I would skim over the forum, I would specifically target his meaningful posts. His words were like a bright candle of humanity in an unfortunately dark and willfully censured world of blight. I so wish we had more empathetic, curious, outspoken, and intelligent people in the world like RAZD. How infinitely better all our lives would be. Goodbye RAZD, you will be missed more than you will ever know. Salute!
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Percy
Member Posts: 22955 From: New Hampshire Joined: 12-23-2000 Member Rating: 7.1
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Message 14 of 30 (877271)
06-10-2020 8:36 AM
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One Soared
Over this cuckoos nest of contributors one soared with posts of knowledge and rationality and sensitivity, all while dealing with health issues with courage and dignity. He has set a standard to which we should all aspire. --Percy
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CosmicChimp
Member Posts: 311 From: Muenchen Bayern Deutschland Joined: 06-15-2007
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Message 15 of 30 (877273)
06-10-2020 9:56 AM
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Surprising, I thought he was gonna pull through for longer. Damn it all to hell! His most terrific words of wisdom here inspire me to no end. A truly wonderful man. I am honored to have shared the world with him for a moment. Best wishes R.A.Z.D! My stein is raised high in your name! Prost!
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