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Topic: February, 2013, and beyond - Post of the Month
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Tempe 12ft Chicken
Member (Idle past 511 days) Posts: 438 From: Tempe, Az. Joined: 10-25-2012
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Message 16 of 83 (703100)
07-15-2013 3:27 PM
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Reply to: Message 15 by AZPaul3
07-10-2013 2:08 AM
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Re: Tempe 12ft Chicken
Thank you for the nomination! Proud to have my first one!  That thread has been a lot of fun, I wish people would keep that one going...hint....hint...Lol.
The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity. - Richard Dawkins Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. - Issac Asimov If you removed all the arteries, veins, & capillaries from a person’s body, and tied them end-to-endthe person will die. - Neil Degrasse Tyson What would Buddha do? Nothing! What does the Buddhist terrorist do? Goes into the middle of the street, takes the gas, *pfft*, Self-Barbecue. The Christian and the Muslim on either side are yelling, "What the Fuck are you doing?" The Buddhist says, "Making you deal with your shit. - Robin Williams
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Omnivorous
Member Posts: 4001 From: Adirondackia Joined: 07-21-2005
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Message 17 of 83 (703610)
07-25-2013 10:47 PM
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Rahvin (& Granny)
Author: Rahvin Forum: Faith and Belief Thread: My Beliefs- GDR
Message 755 An astute, relentless vivisection that never becomes personally offensive--first rate stuff. Granny's Message 754 immediately above is in the same league...and reminds me of how often I've had to refer Christians to the Book of Job.
"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
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Rahvin
Member (Idle past 146 days) Posts: 4046 Joined: 07-01-2005
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Re: Rahvin (& Granny)
An astute, relentless vivisection that never becomes personally offensive--first rate stuff. That is among the best compliments I've ever received. Thank you.
The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion (either as being the received opinion or as being agreeable to itself) draws all things else to support and agree with it. - Francis Bacon "There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs." - John Rogers A world that can be explained even with bad reasons is a familiar world. But, on the other hand, in a universe suddenly divested of illusions and lights, man feels an alien, a stranger. His exile is without remedy since he is deprived of the memory of a lost home or the hope of a promised land. This divorce between man and his life, the actor and his setting, is properly the feeling of absurdity. — Albert Camus "...the pious hope that by combining numerous little turds of variously tainted data, one can obtain a valuable result; but in fact, the outcome is merely a larger than average pile of shit." - Barash, David 1995... "Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends." - Gandalf, J. R. R. Tolkien: The Lord Of the Rings
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Theodoric
Member Posts: 9440 From: Northwest, WI, USA Joined: 08-15-2005 Member Rating: 4.9
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Message 19 of 83 (703633)
07-26-2013 2:33 PM
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Reply to: Message 18 by Rahvin
07-26-2013 12:19 PM
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Re: Rahvin (& Granny)
The best compliments I seem to get are more like "He isn't that much of an asshole"
Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts "God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
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Granny Magda
Member (Idle past 213 days) Posts: 2462 From: UK Joined: 11-12-2007
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Re: Rahvin (& Granny)
Hi Omni, I can't say that my message was in the same league as Rahvin's but thank you nonetheless. Props are due for GDR as well; that thread has been one of the most interesting of late and whilst I may disagree with GDR about... well, almost everything, you have to admire his resolve in defending his beliefs against the unruly EvC mob! The thread has provoked some interesting discussion all round. Mutate and Survive
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GDR
Member Posts: 6206 From: Sidney, BC, Canada Joined: 05-22-2005
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Re: Rahvin (& Granny)
Thanks Granny. By and large all you heathens that disagree with the obvious wisdom in my posts have been thoughtful and respectful. In a lot of cases in asking why horrible diseases exist it seems to me that brings you a lot closer to the heart and mind of God than many Christians. That of course is JMHO.  Edited by GDR, : No reason given.
He has told you, O man, what is good ; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 3957 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 22 of 83 (705294)
08-25-2013 10:54 PM
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bluegenes, at "Are Atheists Mentally Ill"
Author: bluegenes Forum: Coffee House Thread: Are Atheists Mentally Ill Message #: 28 Good links, good comments, or something like that. Basically, I was impressed that there was some real data there. Moose
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith "Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien "I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 3957 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 23 of 83 (705633)
08-30-2013 3:25 AM
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Son Goku, at "Ruling out an expanding universe with conventional proofs?"
Author: Son Goku Forum: Big Bang and Cosmology Thread: Ruling out an expanding universe with conventional proofs? Message #: 174 I'm semi-drunk right now and basically don't give a bleep about cosmo-physics, but others at the topic seem to think this is a particularly good message. But they didn't give it a POTM nomination. Maybe I'll actually get back there again and read more of the message, when my one active brain cell is once again operating correctly. Moose Edited by Minnemooseus, : One piece of coding, and I blotched it. Then I didn't use preview.
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith "Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien "I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 3957 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 24 of 83 (705848)
09-03-2013 5:49 AM
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A mixed review for Granny Magda at "Which animals would populate the earth..."
Author: Granny Magda Forum: Geology and the Great Flood Thread: Which animals would populate the earth if the ark was real? Message #: 222 I really liked the following paragraph, especially the bolded part:
If you disagree with the time frame, then you disagree with all geology. You have swept away the very foundations of the discipline. You need a whole new explanatory framework. You can't just pick and choose as is convenient. Minnemooseus gave the message a (+) and a POTM nomination. Adminnemooseus gave the message a (-) for the general snarky/nasty tonality of the message. Some good content but presented in a distasteful way. Moose
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Granny Magda
Member (Idle past 213 days) Posts: 2462 From: UK Joined: 11-12-2007
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Re: A mixed review for Granny Magda at "Which animals would populate the earth..."
Minnemooseus gave the message a (+) and a POTM nomination. Adminnemooseus gave the message a (-) for the general snarky/nasty tonality of the message. Yeah, I noticed. Classic Moose! Mutate and Survive
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RAZD
Member (Idle past 1580 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: 03-14-2004
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Message 26 of 83 (714965)
12-30-2013 11:56 AM
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Atheos canadensis and Faith
I'd like to nominate Atheos canadensis and Faith for 'Post of the Month' for their participation on
Why the Flood Never Happened (more than one post I know) We haven't had one for a while now. This thread turned into a quite lively discussion, covering a lot of topics, but Atheos canadensis kept to his points throughout. It is nice to see a new member grow and learn to debate with respect for others. He was helped of course by Faith, as no thread gets far without someone to debate with, and she certainly held up the creationist side as well as anyone could expect. Enjoy Edited by RAZD, : .
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ringo
Member (Idle past 587 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 27 of 83 (714970)
12-30-2013 12:07 PM
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Reply to: Message 26 by RAZD
12-30-2013 11:56 AM
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Re: Atheos canadensis and Faith
RAZD writes: He was helped of course by Faith, as no thread gets far without someone to debate with, and she certainly held up the creationist side as well as anyone could expect.
Faith definitely deserves an A for effort.
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AZPaul3
Member Posts: 8630 From: Phoenix Joined: 11-06-2006 Member Rating: 5.3
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Message 28 of 83 (714973)
12-30-2013 12:30 PM
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Faith Nomination
Ya see, girl? I told you so didn't I. Not enemies ... opponents. I second on both Faith and A. canadensis.
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 3957 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 29 of 83 (714983)
12-30-2013 7:51 PM
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dwise1 - A fallibiltity / infallibility thing
Author: dwise1 Forum: Geology and the Great Flood Thread: Why the Flood Never Happened Message #: 854 Another off-topic dwise1 masterpiece. Moose
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith "Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien "I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose
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roxrkool
Member (Idle past 1164 days) Posts: 1497 From: Nevada Joined: 03-23-2003
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Re: dwise1 - A fallibiltity / infallibility thing
Seconded. Fantastic post. I remembered about this forum too late to nominate it, but I also really enjoyed Dr A's post a few up from dwise's. Great writers, those two.
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