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Here's a topic for your consideration-- I'm reading some other NG's, and there's a hotly debated issue--the NG is privately owned by the web owners, and, as such, they believe they can edit the content of posted messages for language and other (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The partisian trap in California
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(...) Jesse Ventura was also a former NAVY SEAL, who has served his country to his utmost. Show the guy some respect before you criticize him, as he is quite possibly the most credible politician out there. -HRH (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Now this is a good way to wrap it up :) I concur with the above. Thanks Hoppy. Dave K (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) One of the definitions of "religious" is "extremely scrupulous or conscientious." That's how you get the term "conscientious objector." Basically, the phrase just exempts someone with a strong philosophical objection to keeping or using arms. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) <snip> (...) This is a good read. <snip> (...) What if I have a problem with bearing arms that has nothing to do with religious scruples? :p (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thomas Jefferson to Isaac McPherson 13 Aug. 1813Writings 13:333--35 (URL) It has been pretended by some, (and in England especially,) that inventors have a natural and exclusive right to their inventions, and not merely for their own lives, but (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) sorry, still don't understand, different how? Are you ostracised for riding a lengthily challenged bus? Tim (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) That would make you an (URL) Me... I'm one of the ones who goes off at a tangent but I can't decide which one tim (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Holy crap!
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(...) As can play^H^H^H^Hbuilding with LEGO bricks. But as a form of meditation I prefer music (playing, listening, laughing at.....) ROSCO (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Marginalized by me? I thought it all great - not quite what I expected from The Angry Young Man. Dave may not like it, but I do. It all fits into a neo-pagan Gaiea world view. I suppose it fits into alot of religions - except for the bit about (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Holy crap! (was Re: The partisian trap in California)
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(...) Where's my favorite appeal to logic: if you don't believe in God you will burn in hell for all eternity! -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Give this man a pat on the back (was Re: Holy crap!)
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(...) Like the subject line says: "Give this man a pat on the back." Adr. (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) LOL well I didn't say the sentence was 100% accurate[1], but you get my point... ROSCO [1] I did actually correct a couple of typos (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Not so. At least 3 of us stated directly that we were voting Green/Camejo and I suspect we all did. So there! -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I'm with Kooties in that you are not likely to like my answer either. And I am likely to be further marginalized by "uber-pagan" types like Bruce. Keeping in mind that I reject most organized religions out of hand as obviously politically (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Hmmmmm. As a friend pointed out to me "210 messages in that thread, and not a single one about who to vote for before the elections, hmmmmm id say people are more concerned about things they have no control or influence over than those they (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Holy crap! (was Re: The partisian trap in California)
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(...) Well, you won't like my answer then. Being a pretty big fan of science, but only managing to fluff in trying to get a BA, I consider myself a 'pseudo-sciece guy'. Which means I get the general concepts, adn can see how things work and all, but (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This is the same way I signed in one of the previous threads on this topic, that's all. (riffing on the fact that I said it's been brought up before for the benefit of long time readers) I have not tried to exhaustively see how many different (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You forgot (reformed?) Duelist. En garde! Or did I just open myself up for a riposte? :-) -->Bruce<-- (smart-alec and devil's advocate) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Holy crap! (was Re: The partisian trap in California)
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(...) This suggests a question that may have been asked herepreviously, but I'd like to follow up on it once again: Accepting that you do believe that God exists, {why} do you believe that God exists? I've asked people this in non-LUGNET life, and (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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