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(...) Should that be "(URL) Gone Poland>"? I suppose now that Bush has won his 2nd term, there is no need for Poland (and others) to maintain their token presence. Scott A (20 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) It's primarily based on what I know about time considering its relation to energy, and how time is actually unconstant. Also, a sneaking suspicion that time is "curved" just like everything else. Similar to how we once thought the Earth was (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Oops! Did I do that? If so, I didn't mean to--sorry! I usually try to refer to the Christian deity as capital-G "God," but I know that I've sometimes included him in the rhetorical group lower-case-g "gods." I try to use the latter reference (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Yes. AND specifically acknowledged as beyond the understanding of science. (...) Agreed. <faints> :-) JOHN (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) It sort of bugs me when people who are referring to God not capitalize it in an attempt to somehow disacknowledge His existence, but I digress (and demote "Science" to "science") (...) I like Lenny's statement, but I think there is much (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I don't make a statement about the origin. My statement would be: "There is not enough evidence to make an educated statement about the origin of the universe." The origin being defined as the moment(s) before the Big Bang. That statement (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Which "theories of origin," though? Do you mean that the "cause" of the Big Bang should not be discussed, or that the Big Bang itself should not be discussed? If the former, then I agree with you; such philosophizing currently is not suited to (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Yes, but I also contend that theories of the origin of the universe be excluded as well. JOHN (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Sounds wise. Therefore, let science be silent on the matter of the origin of the universe. (...) But so is the origin of the universe! (which is my whole point!) (...) Only if you are claiming that they are not physical. (...) There is no (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Agreed. Which is why I have yet to see any science argue about events before the Big Bang(1). Those questions are best left to philosophers. -Lenny (1)= Well, not entirely true. Stephen Hawking has an interesting idea about the history of the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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