February 2006, Posts of the Month

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Message 133I always enjoy these posts of Rrhains. They are executed surgically.

hear hear.but then i've said the exact thing as the first couple paragraphs before and been received just as deafly as rhain was.

Well, really setting the framework in which to discuss individual funding issues. Message 7

Author: Percy
Forum: Miscellaneous Topics in Creation/Evolution
Thread: For percy: setting the record straight on Charlie Rose interview
Message: 45Includes quotes from Charles Hard Townes, Baptist preacher and a Berkeley Nobel Prize winning physicist, about the co-existence of Christian faith and worldly reality. Offhand, Towns seems to take the same position as Kenneth Miller, author of Finding Darwin' God.Debate the topic there, not here.MooseAdded by edit: The bulk of my above message still stands.This message has been edited by minnemooseus, 02-15-2006 04:03 PM

Author: mike the wiz
Forum: Miscellaneous Topics in Creation/Evolution
Thread: How do we classfiy people
Message: 3IMO, need to also plug this message into the related, and even newer Death of a Scotsman (Re: the "no true Scotsman" fallacy) topic.Moose

Author: Omnivorous
Forum: Coffee House
Thread: Death of a Scotsman (Re: the "no true Scotsman" fallacy)
Message: 5As far as Moose POTM nominations go, Omnivorous seems to have replaced Holmes.The cited topic is piling up messages fast. It was already to about message 45 by the time I saw it, post PNT version.The cited message happened early on. I like it.See previous message 36 also. I presume that MtW has also posted simular thoughts at the "Death..." topic.Moose

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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

Thankyou Moose. Much apreciated!

Thanks, Moose. Egads, don't say that! The last thing I need is that sharpshooter picking my arguments apart.Anyway, I know I'm just a fad.

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You are fast becoming one of my favorite reads, so its unlikely I'll come gunning for you. Often I feel you're like reading my own thoughts but with a smoother style. With the slowdown of Ben and RAZD you've certainly become my POTM (poster of the month).Of course if I did come gunning, maybe that'd make a good read in and of itself.

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holmes
"What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority." (M.Ivins)

As Moose asked if I'd nominate Crash's post #46 Death of a Scotsman thread I feel his post was concise and a good example of how someone who may be an atheist and hold different views; still respects other's beliefs dispite whether or not they are logical or rational. I was glad I read it. *edit diction.This message has been edited by 1.61803, 02-17-2006 02:32 PMThis message has been edited by AdminNWR, 02-17-2006 02:02 PM

http://EvC Forum: Can random mutations cause an increase in information in the genome? -->EvC Forum: Can random mutations cause an increase in information in the genome?I'll nominate EZScience for a great summary of a thread that went all over the place.This message has been edited by SuperNintendo Chalmers, 02-17-2006 04:18 PM

Author: Holmes
Forum: In The News
Thread: 2/3rds of Americans want creationism taught
Msg: 247The monsters under the bed analogy is one of best I've seen for a discussion of science's priorities and methodologies.The rest of the post is top-notch, too, of course, but I'd decided on this nomination by the end of the second paragraph.

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Author: Percy
Forum: Miscellaneous Topics in Creation/Evolution
Thread: For percy: setting the record straight on Charlie Rose interview
Msg: 172A shortish post which entertainingly makes an important point. My only quibble is that the explanitory final paragraph might not be needed.

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I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

I'll second that nomination. You beat me to it.And that final paragraph is needed. On the net, parody is often taken literally, and we do have some literalists among our membership.