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(...) Carl Sagan observed in an interview about 10 years ago that the "Space Race" was over, and that the U.S. had lost. In the grand scheme, the moon landing, though great propaganda, was less significant than the long-term manned missions of the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Can you say *** on Lugnet?
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(...) Hey, Todd, it's your web site, so it's your call. (...) Personally? I'm not offended. Most likely, the kids won't be offended, either. However, somewhere out there there's a stick-in-the-mud parent who would be offended, and who would deprive (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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(...) Sorry, anyway..:-) (...) This is from Steve Bliss's message: "I thought that old saying came from English grammar, where every rule has any number of exceptions. The exceptions don't invalidate the rule, they're just exceptions." Since my (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: You wouldn't want one of these landing at your Airport!
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(...) I doubt that -- not unless zillions of people are offended and he makes a major repeat problem of it. (...) Kids don't say "ass"? They can say "ass" on television. I think they can even say worse things now, but anyway... Best to let things (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Longest Thread! (Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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(...) Well, dunno about most of those, but I'm willing to bet that Brad Justus takes the record for that last one: (URL) getting paid for this --> alladvantage.com Sign up via me, the reference $$ go to fund Lugnet. (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Please don't restart this debacle again! Just let it fade away, okay!! (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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(...) if (...) -Shiri (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Longest Thread! (Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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(...) Hey, you started it. ;) The most interesting part is that you started it by simply venting very reasonable and specific frustration--but it got general and took on a life of its own. What timing! Hmm, I missed that last .debate's eventual (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Larry, Man, I really shouldn't get into this: Anyway, here is the start: < rant, babble, etc. (...) I am really trying not to grind my teeth, here, Larry, but you always had a spite against Christianity, which is fine, I have my own spites on issues (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Skipped most of it but picked on one thing. James Brown wrote: \ (...) No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that the basis for christianity is flawed. The basis for capitalism, and the basis for America, are not. Christianity will produce (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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(...) I wasn't actually disagreeing with your supposition, just saying that he does lie, and his lies are destructive (see below). (...) A couple of "non-Hindu's" were burnt alive by a group of Hindu's for doing that very thing last year. One of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Mormon bashing again
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(...) Susan has that answer. (...) On a kibbutz, everything is community property, you personally own nothing. On a Moshav, you cooperate to produce a product/products, and the profit is divided to do with what you will. -John (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes: Is there a label for (...) Aren't those two seperate questions? <GD&R> James (URL) getting paid for this --> alladvantage.com Sign up via me, the reference $$ go to fund Lugnet. (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I could argue this further, but we'd be getting away from traceable cause and effect, and getting really esoteric. (which is to say, getting into questions like 'Where does the concept of God come from' and 'Does the socio-political effect of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't think it showed up in _The Number of the Beast_. Then again, I read that one at a fairly young age, and may have been distracted by the illustrations. Steve (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: 3. What exactly is bigotry? More definitions. Trolling admitted.
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(...) Are you refering to reading an Ayn Rand book? Personally, I'd rather read an atlas. *Shrug* whatever. Steve (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: 3. What exactly is bigotry? More definitions. Trolling admitted.
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(...) [snip examples of stereotyping] (...) I thought that old saying came from English grammar, where every rule has any number of exceptions. The exceptions don't invalidate the rule, they're just exceptions. Personally, I think the 'old phrase' (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Well we're definitely in "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" territory and I post this mostly in fun, not because I have issues... (...) I think that's STILL begging the question. :-) What's the difference between religion and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Some people do interpret "Justice" to imply income redistribution. UUs range almost completely across the political spectrum, and if one had to paint with a broad brush, one would pick up the Liberal brush, but I suspect if more people (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I'll defer to Erik who is much more knowledgable. As I've said before, being convinced by an argument and being able to reproduce the argument accurately enough to convince others are two different things. Rand convinced me. I may not have all the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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