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		Re: Is religion dead in the water?
(...) It is entirely dependent on approach. I've seen atheists who approach it as a religion, and others that do not. Generally, the more strident and absolutist an atheist is, the more it approaches a religion. The more dispassionate and scientific (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

bruce
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		Halloween vs. the Bible Belt
I thought "Bah, humbug!" only was used in conjunction with Christmas. :-) (URL) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

bruce
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		Re: Libertarian Propaganda (was incorrectly referred to as SPAM elsewhere in the thread)
Warning! I am replying to Larry Pieniazek here! Of course, that means lots of quoted text is included to keep the context clear, and this post is a doozy! You have been warned! (...) sniff I feel SO special sob (gently wipes small tear of (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Is religion dead in the water?
(...) Some quotes from Wikipedia that may be illuminating (or confusing depending on if you can keep track of it all): Some atheists distinguish between two variants: Weak atheism, or negative atheism, is the standpoint that there is no reason to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

bruce
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		Re: Definitions vs. Daffynitions (was Re: Is religion dead in the water?
(...) And, of course, I had to look further into it and find all the variations on a theme just to argue against myself (see immediately preceeding post on scroll). -->B<-- (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

bruce
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		Re: Definitions vs. Daffynitions (was Re: Is religion dead in the water?
(...) It depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If you want people to vote for you in an election, you don't want to undercut yourself. If you are merely looking for enlightenment and better understanding then it is best to test yourself a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

bruce
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		Re: Is religion dead in the water?
(...) I'm a little confused since the definitions you choose to quote above have utterly nothing to do with the link you provide. That is talking about his intellectual approach and not atheism at all, except in the most passing manner possible. (...) (20 years ago, 17-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

bruce
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		Re: Libertarian Propaganda
(...) What do you gain by being smug in your insults? Why not either discuss the topic, or not? (...) I haven't and won't pretend to know your mind. I will continue to assume that you mean what you say. I can hardly do anything but. (...) Maybe you (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

half
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		Re: ( (Good SF authors) != (young SF authors) ) ??
(...) My son is reading Ender's Game as I type this (page 200). I started after him and zoomed by him to page 273 (just put it down so he could go read it - he has to have it read for school by Sunday). I'd agree with your analysis. -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

bruce
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		Re: Some Lego buying stats
Thank you very much for the inputs Maggie..:-) (...) Actually, although we (me and my wife) earn quite above the average in Turkish terms, (minimum legal wage is 107 million TL here, and 1 USD=1.25 million TL), I think it does not buy us a decent (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: I'm Glad Bush is Standing by Rumsfeld
(...) It's the 'Murica that just grates like nails on a blackboard. But who am I to speak? I say "T'ranna" for Toronto. (...) Hey! I'm the hick here! The loud mouthed "Canada da bomb, USA SuxOrs!!" Well, no, not really. But the hick part is mostly (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

bruce
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		Re: You have got to be kidding me...
(...) Just further proof that Dubya is a blithering moron. The sad thing is that it says something about the number of blithering morons in this country that he could almost get elected in the first place. -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

bruce
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		Re: You have got to be kidding me...
(...) And if we direct the government to fund said research (oh, say, a JPL probe to Neptune) then isn't that the government working for us? (...) Inasmuch as the same forces that want to have Biblical deluges offered up as "science" want to get (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

bruce
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		Re: What about the first?
(...) I'm surprised, ->Bruce<-, that you'd even recognize humility in a leader, given whom you recently voted into office;-) JOHN (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

bruce
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		Re: someone has to say it...
(...) Little problems? Ho ho ho... I dunno, I wouldn't call them that little. <only half tongue in cheek here> I know this varies, but some people I know, me included, have a lot more than just a "little" problem with the period. And I dislike the (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Is this sexism?
(...) As I said in another post, though, whether they choose to GET pregnant isn't quite relevant. Whether they choose to STAY pregnant is their choice. (...) Lasik isn't relevant, really. I had it done, and was watching TV that night (I drove (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Open Mouth, Insert Dubya
That title was supposed to be "open mouth, insert Bush" but I could see the risque sidepath that would be dragged down... ;-) (URL) "A political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your commander (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

bruce
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		Re: TV-B-Gone
(...) sentiment. While I was at UCLA, at first the student union food court had one TV, which was over at one end. So students who wanted to watch while they ate would sit over there. The rest of the tables were filled with students studying while (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

bruce
(score: 1.112)

		Re: Validity testing (was: Did animals have rights before we invented rights?)
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes: : (...) To-may-to, to-mah-to, I guess! The difference in our view seems to come down to this: I support a "transitional range" within which distinction is made between one state and another (be it (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: More Election Bad News?
(...) Hahhahahahahahahahah...ahahahhaha ohhohohoheeeheheeegu...ghingmy... Admittedly, it's the state that most conservatives like to whine about because it is big and influential, but most liberal? Don't make me lau...oops, too late. :-) -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 3-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

bruce
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