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Topic: March, 2009, Posts of the Month
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Admin
Director Posts: 13038 From: EvC Forum Joined: 06-14-2002 Member Rating: 2.1
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Message 1 of 18 (500785)
03-02-2009 1:45 PM
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When you find a post that is too good to be missed, nominate it here as one of the March, 2009, Posts of the Month (POTM). You message subtitle should include the author's name and the topic/thread title. Message Format:
Author: Author's Name
Forum: Forum where posted
Thread: Thread title
Message #: Number and Link to the nominated message Nominations should include a link to the nominated article, and a short comment on why the message deserves nomination.
Note: As always, this is not a thread for debates. Posts should be limited to nomination, seconds, and acceptance statements by nominees.
| -- | Percy | | | EvC Forum Director |
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subbie
Member (Idle past 1282 days) Posts: 3509 Joined: 02-26-2006
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Message 2 of 18 (500937)
03-03-2009 2:15 PM
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Reply to: Message 1 by Admin
03-02-2009 1:45 PM
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Hope nobody thinks I'm brown-nosing by nominating an Admin, but this post of AdminNosy should be required reading for any cdesign proponentist before they're allowed to post here. Author: AdminNosy Forum: Is it Science? Thread: Evolutionary Biology as a Science Message: 21, Raising Curiosity Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Made the link message specific by adding the "#21" to the end.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and non-believers. -- Barack Obama We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
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Theodoric
Member Posts: 9197 From: Northwest, WI, USA Joined: 08-15-2005 Member Rating: 3.2
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Message 3 of 18 (500941)
03-03-2009 2:28 PM
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Author: Rahvin Forum: Miscellaneous Topics in Creation/Evolution Thread: I Am Not An Atheist! Message #: 283 Re: Excuse Me In this post Rahvin takes every point made by Kelly and addresses each in a clear coherent manner. At no time is Rahvin condescending, but clearly shows that Kelly needs to learn some things in order to be able to carry on a meaningful debate.
Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
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AdminNosy
Administrator Posts: 4754 From: Vancouver, BC, Canada Joined: 11-11-2003
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Message 4 of 18 (500944)
03-03-2009 2:41 PM
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Reply to: Message 2 by subbie
03-03-2009 2:15 PM
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Thank you
I appreciate that someone notices. However, it will earn you no brownie points however brown something else is. 
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Rahvin
Member Posts: 4042 Joined: 07-01-2005 Member Rating: 7.7
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Message 5 of 18 (500960)
03-03-2009 3:46 PM
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Reply to: Message 3 by Theodoric
03-03-2009 2:28 PM
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Thanks!
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Modulous
Member Posts: 7801 From: Manchester, UK Joined: 05-01-2005
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Message 6 of 18 (501050)
03-03-2009 10:04 PM
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dwise1's brief history...
Some of us will remember Faith. Somebody once looked around the POTM nominations and realized that a large percentage of POTMs were actually replies to Faith's posts. That was something of an honour I suppose. It looks like Kelly is fulfilling that role this week alone... I'd like to draw attention to dwise1's interesting dissection of Creation Science through the past several decades.
dwise1, Message 63 One humorous but true description of the TMA {"Two-Model Approach"} is a book of two chapters: Chapter One is "Evolution" and Chapter Two is "Everything that's wrong with Chapter One." The TMA attempts to prove creation solely by attacking evolution. While you're at it, check out Message 67 too.
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Dr Jack
Member Posts: 3514 From: Immigrant in the land of Deutsch Joined: 07-14-2003 Member Rating: 8.3
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Message 7 of 18 (501102)
03-04-2009 9:28 AM
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Author: Straggler Forum: Faith and Belief Thread: Percy is a Deist - Now what's the difference between a deist and an atheist?
Message 217, Possibility and Probability Straggler succinctly lays out one of the fundamental differences between speculation about life on another planet and supernatural entities.
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Dr Jack
Member Posts: 3514 From: Immigrant in the land of Deutsch Joined: 07-14-2003 Member Rating: 8.3
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Message 8 of 18 (501104)
03-04-2009 9:41 AM
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Reply to: Message 6 by Modulous
03-03-2009 10:04 PM
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Re: dwise1's brief history...
Heartily seconded. Cracking posts, dwise1!
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dwise1
Member Posts: 5951 Joined: 05-02-2006 Member Rating: 5.1
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Message 9 of 18 (501119)
03-04-2009 12:34 PM
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Reply to: Message 6 by Modulous
03-03-2009 10:04 PM
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Re: dwise1's brief history...
Thank you, but the "book of two chapters" I had gotten when I was first learning about "creation science". On the radio in 1983, I heard it used in a presentation by Fred Edwords of (I believe) the American Humanist Association. That presentation was also where I had first heard of the Committees of Correspondence and how they had turned the tide in the debates (where during most of the 70's the slickly prepared creationists had been chewing up their isolated and "creation science"-illiterate opponents piece-meal, and neglecting to mention the ones who had gotten the best of them -- creationist newsletters would always report success regardless of the actual outcome) and the NCSE. And his recounting of H. Morris' "Bunny Blunder" population-growth argument brought down the house and led to another quote I got from that presentation, David Milne's "Creationism is more fun than science!". My purpose in writing those posts was to inform Kelly that we do indeed already know what "creation science" is, to inform her of the history of which I'm sure she is unaware (having long recognized the role of the P.T.Barnum Effect within the creationist community), to inform her of how intimately involved her sources had been in this history, to urge her to present something different from what has been presented before, and to show her why we need her to present something different. While I do not doubt her sincerity, I do doubt her ability to deliver the goods, but hopefully it will at least motivate her to start learning. Edited by dwise1, : added last paragraph
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Straggler
Member (Idle past 93 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined: 09-30-2006
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Message 10 of 18 (501129)
03-04-2009 2:26 PM
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Reply to: Message 7 by Dr Jack
03-04-2009 9:28 AM
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Cheers!
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onifre
Member (Idle past 2978 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined: 02-20-2008
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Message 11 of 18 (501144)
03-04-2009 5:00 PM
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Reply to: Message 7 by Dr Jack
03-04-2009 9:28 AM
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Second that nomination. Straggler, you have kicked some virtual ass on that thread good sir. Sorry, RAZD. 
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Straggler
Member (Idle past 93 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined: 09-30-2006
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Message 12 of 18 (501253)
03-05-2009 12:10 PM
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Reply to: Message 11 by onifre
03-04-2009 5:00 PM
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Cheers Again
Just noticed this nomination. Cheers Oni!!
Straggler, you have kicked some virtual ass on that thread good sir. RAZD is one of the best posters here. But in this topic he is just plain wrong.
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Percy
Member Posts: 22499 From: New Hampshire Joined: 12-23-2000 Member Rating: 4.9
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Message 13 of 18 (503003)
03-15-2009 8:03 AM
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The whole post is worth reading, but for me it was the last paragraph that turned this into Post of the Month material. --Percy Edited by AdminModulous, : I assume Percy meant message 33 rather than 35
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Granny Magda
Member Posts: 2462 From: UK Joined: 11-12-2007 Member Rating: 3.8
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Message 14 of 18 (503083)
03-15-2009 9:38 PM
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Reply to: Message 13 by Percy
03-15-2009 8:03 AM
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Aw Shucks!
Cheers Percy, you're too kind. Thanks as well to Larni, who left a very generous message on the thread itself. It's always nice to be appreciated, doubly so when it is from people one respects. Mutate and Survive Edited by Granny Magda, : No reason given. Edited by Granny Magda, : Damn those typo's!
"The Bible is like a person, and if you torture it long enough, you can get it to say almost anything you'd like it to say." -- Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade
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RAZD
Member (Idle past 1432 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: 03-14-2004
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Re: Aw Shucks!
I'll second, you've deserved one for some time. I also enjoyed the information on ring species you have contributed. Enjoy.
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