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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Thanks, Ned!
My regular oeuvre is indeed essentialy lyrical, chiefly poetry. I find science also lyrical, but try to write and speak about it with the sweep of lyricism and oracular speech in check, seeking a balance that retains passion but does not traduce science's rigor. It's an unforgiving high-wire, and sometimes I fall, but EvC has been a tremendous boon, a community of knowledgable people who spy my missteps when I do not. I try to value the challenges, corrections, and validations equally, but I confess a POTM nomination like this one, from members I respect, means a great deal to me.
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Holmes, please accept the same logorrheic thanks I offered Ned above...
This evening I'll find some time to post material and links to support my assertions.
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Author: holmes
Forum: Coffee House Thread: 100% American vs. divided allegiance Post #: 121 I've been reading more and posting less the past few days. This post (and a couple of others) really stand out. Holmes does a splendid job here of laying out not only reasonable objections to such funding but the objectional consequences as well. edit: typo This message has been edited by Omnivorous, 12-08-2005 12:41 PM
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Author: robinrohan
Forum: Social Issues and Creation/Evolution Thread: In defense of nihilism Post #: 174 In a perfect counterpoint to his poetic opening post, robin deftly weaves the web of chance events that make bad things happen to--and at the hands of--good people (no demons necessary) in spare, lucid prose.
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Author: arachnophilia
Forum: The Bible: Accuracy and Inerrancy Thread: The Epic of Gilgamesh... Post#: 7, "some analysis" As I mentioned above, I've spent many hours the past few days reading EvC threads, and it has reminded me of why I keep coming back. In this post, and a number that follow, arachnophilia dissects what is too often breezily dismissed: an incompetent, error-ridden, agenda-driven text. He fillets this shoddy work with knowledge and skill. It cannot have been pleasant work, but it is important and necessary. I've nominated three posts that esp. struck me these past few days; arachnophilia's had me reaching for a pencil to take handwritten notes. Thanks for the heavy lifting, arach.
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Enthusiastically seconded.
Thanks, crash--I would've missed this one amid the noise.
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Thank you, Ned: as is too often the case, the pleasure was all mine
Parasomnium lobbed me softballs and deserves equal credit. Please bill accordingly.
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Seconded--I was about to nominate it as a humor POTM when I saw nwr's message here.
This is the kind of humor I value most at EvC: quite funny, but substantively contributing to the discussion. In the wrong hands, this kind of reductio ad absurdum can be counterproductively insulting; done as well as this, a gentle parody becomes instructive.
A hilarious spoof, yet with a message for Carico should she care to read it. Yes, they that have ears to hear, let them hear. This message has been edited by Omnivorous, 12-13-2005 12:25 PM This message has been edited by Omnivorous, 12-13-2005 04:14 PM Save lives! Click here! Join the World Community Grid with Team EvC!
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Thanks, Holmes.
I'll be reading 1491 soon, and after that I'll bump that thread. Save lives! Click here! Join the World Community Grid with Team EvC!
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Author: pink sasquatch
Forum: Miscellaneous Topics in Creation/Evolution Thread: Does Darwinism Equal "No God"? Post#: 206 In this message, and others up and down-thread, simply by calmly comparing Biblical accounts of the Flood and "stopping the sun," pink sasquatch demonstrates the interpretive inconsistencies/contradictions required for an anti-evolution, literalist reading of the Bible. Top notch stuff, pink. Save lives! Click here! Join the World Community Grid with Team EvC!
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Resoundingly seconded. Pleasure to read.
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
Author: Iblis
Forum: Comparative Religions Thread: Were the Prophets etc. Msg#: 235 Perfect job of putting two similar gods into context with multiple similar gods. Short and sweet. Save lives! Click here! Join the World Community Grid with Team EvC! --------------------------------------- What I refuse to accept is your insistence that your beliefs about your beliefs constitute evidence in support of your beliefs. |
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