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    Your wish is my command. If anyone wish to share the reasons why billvon is a duck I invite you to send me an email or a PM. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Ahh... Damn! You already conceeded the most important ground. Religion is a matter of faith, not proof. You will now have endless discussions going like "... and thus God exists." "It does not convince me." "How can it not convince you?!?" "sigh..." You must make him accept the fact that you don't have faith. If you will, you can dangle the carrot that you may find Jesus on your death bed For your discussions I refer you to http://www.infidels.org/. You may want to start with Common Arguments. I feel for you. Keep the (lack of) faith
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    This deserves repeating. That being said maybe there is a discussion in whether there is an implicit endorsement of "secular" or even atheistic values in applying this pragmatic point of view to public education. I already have a head ache...
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    Hey, that's cool. If we didn't debate we'd never understand each other.
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    Son of a B... . . . . . . . . And Jakee disappeared in a puff of logic... HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Do I read it like this then? If so, I would say that the two are identical. My problem is that any (person claiming to be a) scientist who works exclusively to prove one hypothesis over another because the conclusion is seen as a given has abandoned the scientific method. Please stop throwing other people's writings in your posts. A link will do just fine. The text in question to me merely argues that the Bible is an old book. I do not dispute this. It furthermore postulates that it is a better book than other old books. This you have the right to believe. To say it clearly: I have no beef with you being a christian. That is your choice to make I was making the point that ID is trying to read the Bible way too literally I sincerely think that ID proponents are not conducting science You can stop throwing "references for the unbeliever" at me. They won't work. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    0 There is probably at least one parameter describing your life that falls in a continuum (say, your height). By definition any single value for such a probability distribution is zero. Now if you integrate over an interval it's another story, but any single set of parameters will always have zero probability. Sorry bro. You don't exist. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Sorry, but I don't understand that sentence. Words missing? I am not arguing that there is no God. That is a matter of faith. I am saying that applying the scientific method to observations of geology/biology/astronomy does not support a literal interpretation of Genesis. If you consider these prophecies to be fulfilled by what is in the Bible then fine, go ahead. I will reserve the right to remark that hindsight is 20-20, and that it is pretty easy to edit a book so that it will make a prophecy and later claim it fulfilled. I'm sorry, but this section is gibberish. I am a physicist and I am acquainted with the "modern science of probability". This makes no sense what so ever. Where did you cut 'n' paste it from? EDIT: Ahh... exponents. I see. Oh well, it does not change my "hindsight" point above. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Yes, that's what you get for giving a matter an honest scientific treatment. The only papers submitted and accepted in support of ID are from creationist institutes in creationist journals. As such they can not qualify as science. Any research where the result is given in advance is per definition not science. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    If it interests anyone, maybe I should point out that the Vatican itself has taken a stance supporting evolution. Here's a couple of clickys for you: A pope for our times: why Darwin is back on the agenda at the Vatican Evolution in the bible, says Vatican I guess that would be you skysaint... HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Did I say anything to the contrary? Actually I was mostly mildly surprised. @IanHarrop: Sure thing. Feel free to stop by next time you're in Copenhagen. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Alex. You need to work on your spelling. It's ronery HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    I see no mentioning of segregation. Just someone placing a school where it is needed. If this place is populated by a lot of people with highly pigmented skin, well so be it.
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    I am presently jumping at a DZ where we are constantly told to not try and read off the wind blades at altitude but rather to just follow the big arrow down. First jump yesterday. Turned on final at 2-300 ft. Observation 1: "WTF?!? This is fast! I didn't turn that low!". Made a flare that would normally have tip-toed the landing and had to run like hell not to fall over. Observation 2: "Doesn't the canopy usually fall behind me?" Observation 3: "Hey, isn't that the DZO turning the arrow 180 degrees?" Lesson learned: Think for yourself. Don't grow complacent and assume that you'll be OK as long as you do what you're told. Anyway, it was nice to know that i can make a downwind landing if I have to. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Read the first sentence. Found a blatantly wrong assumption. Let it be at that... HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    What are you talking about?!? You just put together a nice, informed and balanced post. You obviously don't belong here. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Could you do Denmark and Canada a favour and claim this little piece of ground?
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    Of course it also means that the locals can do whatever they please to you, since you are not under the protection of the law... HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Nope. Sometimes wish I had though. When I'm hanging over a student canopy in deep brakes for the entire canopy ride my arms will sometimes let me know they would have appreciated a little "advance warning" HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    I'm not American, so I can't tell if you are serious. I don't know the reputation of the NY Times. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    No. I don't see them in the cast. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    NY Times has a good piece on him. (Requires registration / BugMeNot) He seems like a fairly balanced and reasonable guy so far. Probably not perfect for either side, but certainly not a bad choice either. This of course won't stop any side from "going through the motions" HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Just because there is no scheduled maintenance of the Vigil, it doesn't mean it will never have to go to the manufacturer. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...
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    Ya think so? Here is a revelation of who Harry Potter's opponent is going to be in the next book. There's also an article about how many people name their children after GOP stars HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde...