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(...) Well, I think the issue is that the Bible gets treated differently than most other written works. I find that your (John's) particular take on Christianity is something closer to "inspired from the Bible" rather than "based on the Bible". The (...) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Is this really necessary? -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (20 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi John, I've taken the liberty of only responding to those points which relate to what I believe to be your misunderstanding of science. Here is an (URL) article> on the scientific method for further reading. (...) This occurs in much the same way (...) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Really? At what point during a rational evaluation process do you decide something? How can two scientists who evaluate the same evidence draw different conclusions? Do you know for sure from where "ideas" that "pop into your head" come? (...) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) If, by "ignorant," you mean "lacking knowledge," then the answer is yes. Science definitely accepts "we don't know," but it doesn't posit that as a final explanation, either. The correct framing is "we don't know/we think it's like this/here's (...) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) This should work now. Apparently, JS doesn't reset it's RE engine when the input changes. So it would end up returning 'null' after every successful match. Which means it'd skip every other entry. Updated both the Extension and the GM (...) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Agreed. But I for one appreciate it. And sometimes there is value in the struggle, even if it seems insurmountable unlikely to succeed. Someone needs to remind us all of this from time to time, and the Rev does it better than anyone I know. (...) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I'm surprised you entered this one then. Religious debates are rarely worth participating in. Doubly so if bold John's involved. (20 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Hi, Dave. (...) Heh, glad somebody is enjoying it. (...) You make a good point, Dave, and reading over what I wrote I can see why you've brought this up. In the Kirk case, Kirk has listed several independent arguments for why he should be be in (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Brendan Powell Smith wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Great Googly Moogly this debate is great! Anyway, I just wanted to pop up at this one point--it's best described, for me anyway, as the 'Decker Arguement' See, here's (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, they need not be mutually exclusive, but I don't see that that is more than a trivial point to make. I suppose someone could, for instance, be rationally convinced that nautral selection accounts for the diversity of life on Earth because (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) I don't know where you got this idea from. There are plenty of ways to test hypotheses about the origins of the universe. The Big Bang hypothesis is pretty much accepted by all scientists to the point that it could almost be (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Must they be mutually exclusive? (...) How? Via torture? ;-) (...) I'm not sure I even understand what the term "Son of God" means. I do know that it isn't merely a synonym of "Son of Man", "Lamb of God", "Messiah", etc. As for His revelation (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Well, for me it's the ultimate question. And I believe that the origin of the universe is the ONLY PLACE where science and religion collide and become indistinguishable from each other. (...) Science doesn't just accept a "we don't know." (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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I don't seem to be able to post. Is that true? And, I hope this newsgroup is intended for test messages... (20 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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*tap* *tap* Is this thing on? Norbert (20 years ago, 20-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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(...) Whoops! Scratch that bit about the 45-degree slopes--closer inspection reveals them to have the LEGO-standard peg on the underside, rather than the Mega Bloks design. But the 1x2 brick with the six rectangular grooves near the hip joint, (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) I'd venture to say that this is just about your favorite question, because you return to it repeatedly! The answers, of course, are many and various: atheists don't necessarily deny the existence of God; they just don't believe that he exists (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Good call! The 45-degree inverse slopes on the left arm also appear to be Mega Bloks, as are several other visible elements. Nice spotting! Dave! (20 years ago, 19-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Brendan Powell Smith wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) And this is where I jump in (after reading most, but not all of this thread, so if this has been covered, please forgive) I think one of the first straws that sent me (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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