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(...) Is there not a scene in "The English Patient" [film version] with a booby-trapped statue? Scott A (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) There was an interesting letter in the Guardian yesterday about life in Cuba... ==+== Far from not trusting its own people, the more obvious reason for the crackdown on dissidents, is the Cuban government's fear of US intentions. Cuba has had (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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It appears the auntie beeb has not done as well as it could have when reporting the conquest of Iraq: Taking sides (URL) Baghdad fell on April 9, BBC reporters could hardly contain themselves in their haste to endorse the victors. This was a (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi, Please don't take this as an attack... Just a different opinion : ) (...) I wouldn't say this is particularly fair. (Define intelligent conversation : ) ). The reason many Christians talk about God/Jesus so much is because He is their guidance, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Unfortunately, Terry, many folks can't have an intelligent conversation without refering to god in some way shape or form. They feel that there is a guiding force in their lives that they MUST push down other folks throats 24/7/365. I feel (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Separatist propaganda? What about your federalist propaganda? I told you before, I'll tell you again, You know nothing about Québec. You arguing on this subject is as irrelevant as me talking about the political situation in lituania. I've (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) :-) Care to start a debate over that? Judging by my waist line, I'd say it is, because I'm going to live a lot shorter if I don't get in shape before the age of fifty! We could argue that nothing really matters, that apart from eating and (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Mike, form my POV, if GOD would have given us free will, he'd be the dumbest creature in the universe... For argument's sake, let's pretend what the Bible says is true. Free will to the ones who killed his son? To the ones who disobeyed to him (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Here Stefan, judge by yourself if I was intolerant of simply trying to keep religion out of BL since, IMHO and many others' too, it's not the place for that : (URL) you can read the whole thread and see that many others felt like me, while (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't care. I just didn't like your first reply. As an atheist, I too often feel that the general attitude of people is to allow people to talk about god, but if someone says God doesn't exist, then he's accused of every sin. It's unfair. We (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes: ROFLMAO!!! You don't know squat about my province, your whole post was a big confused mess. First, we were forced in the Constitution in 1867. I presume your Anglo-Canadian don't tell you these facts (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) While is it true that world politics take far more importance over anything else of the sort, I won't go the the extent to demean those whom veer from that discussion. Well, to each his own, I surmise. (...) Yes, the pressure does compound (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) answer (...) feeling (...) How do we know there isn't one? (...) But that does not explain 'why' it happens, only how. And know you don't need to explain the details of electron bonds and such, I know the theory and have seen it work (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wow, Dave! I was about to pounce, er, post but you did it for me! Must be a Higher Power at work! And I *did* notice an uncharacteristic carelessness in your general construction of that post-- so yep, I would say it's bedtime! Maggie C. (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't know if I believe in haven... (...) Eek! Tonight must be the acception to the rule. Time for bed. Davee! (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <and a bunch more witnessing> Please consider setting FUT somewhere else, it's starting to veer away from general interest, IMHO. I set FUT to ot.d but that may not be the right place to be, I dunno. (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Haven or heaven? :-) Your answer does matter. (...) except you didn't spell "sophisticated" right, Dave! Whassup wid dat, mon? (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Here in the intellectual haven of ot.debate, we prefer the more sophsiticated "whazzzzuuuuup!?!" Dave! (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes: I would like to offer a formal apology to ot.debate and to Maggie C. in particular for this line: (...) Except! What am I, the product of home-schooling?!? [1] Dave! [1] Actually, home-schooling has (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Mike--are looking for a metaphysical, over-arching "reason" behind the universe? What if there simply isn't one? Science isn't in the business of determining "why" things happen in this transcendent sense, nor should science be required to do (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Lego people tend to be an intelligent group of people, and as such, LUGNET doubles in .debate as a political forum. Hence also it's under .off-topic. And, our political views do seem to influence what we build. I build older, historical, or techy (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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My money's on Syria or Iran. I say while we have the troops over there, use 'em. It'll cost less than redeploying them. :^) -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sports are NOT a necessary part of life. -Stefan- (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mmm...jelly donuts. :^) That's great. -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What is it with you and being social? :^P (...) There is plenty of stuff to prove the bible wrong. They're called fossils and really old rocks. -Stefan- (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why is going to church a legal issue? That's about doing what your parents make you do (Yes, I know about emancipation age and so forth). (...) Glad to see you agree here with having a reason to eschew church. And most people we're talking (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hey, he has his opinions and I have my own. If he can encompass discussions of world politics with the words "little things," I think I am allowed to express an opinion on that comment. As has been commented before: don't like what you read in (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) There, you've explained how the safety valve works :-) (...) Fun, and instructing. I've learned much from the care many of the debaters put on their research of the topics under discussion - many things of which I'd never even think about, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually Richard, that was a damned assumptive remark. Like some at .debate argue about everything from politics to lego to religion, there are those out there that would rather argue about affairs revolving around sports, cars and movies. So (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Good points. I post on off-topic.debate irregularly, but view it often. If o-t.debate wasn't there it wouldn't worry me. However, like driving past a traffic accident, I try to ignore it - but I am constantly drawn back. The views expressed (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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relative OTD newbie jumps in. Website: None yet, I gotta get me one of those Residence: Ontario, Southern California. Political: libertarian with a lower case L, because I don’t agree with all their views, but pro-capitalism, anti-big government, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snipped the adultery bit> (...) Determined by a judicial process... so once again, you need a judiciary... and because your theoretical system is dynamic, values for transgressions need to be determined each and every time, so it's going to (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Indeed. (...) You see my problem is that science has yet to answer 'Why' anything happens. There are lots of good theories on how things happen but not one single answer as to why. It is my observation that people believe by analyzing things (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, 14. : ) And you say _I_ have inverted priorities? I mean, I'd so much rather uselessly run my mouth about something I'll make sense in rather than something political and making a fool of myself... Or have I done that already? (...) (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) "Little things"? "Sport debates"? Talk about inverted priorities...what are you, 12? -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) How is this a safety valve may i ask? (...) True, but wouldn't debating thru emails work better? (...) True, but it be good to see something lego wise from them. (...) Yep, dats basically it. (...) Cool. (...) I care....because i care. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Wake up, Sunshine! You are not part of the wealthy elite and you probably never will be a member of any U.S. elite class. And yes, I posted this here because YOU do not "get it." And yes, when "they can't see their soul[s] in the mirror," they (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hehe, funny. Terry (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Maybe they thought that's where the chemical weapons were hidden? ;-) Terry (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) (Monday - April 21, 2003) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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