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Topic: 2016-2021 Best Posts Of The Month
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AdminPhat
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Message 1 of 35 (781852)
04-08-2016 9:19 AM
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2016
I want to renew this topic and add some more rules concerning behavior in this thread. Our old format was Post Of The Month, but i feel that if anyone sees a post that is too good to be missed, showcase it here.
Suggested Message Format: Author: Author's Name
Forum: Forum where posted
Thread: Thread title
Message #: Number and Link to the nominated message It would be tidy and helpful if you copy/paste the format above.
Any off topic comments or excessive comments by anyone other than the author of the topics nominated will be deleted.
If anyone agrees with a POTM nomination, simply click the like button. If you disagree with a POTM, keep quiet about it.
Here are the 2016 nominations so far:
1) Nominated by myself:
Author: Rrhain
Forum: Coffee House
Thread: After Palmyra ISIS Targets Monuments on U.S. Soil
Message #: 53
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Our thespian and wordsmith Rrhain did what I thought was a bang-up job on this post. The thread contained many points of view regarding symbolism, authoritarianism, fascism and free expression. The author of the thread, Jon, started with this observation:
quote:
From petitioning university presidents to silence political speech to the destruction of historical sites thought heretical, the Fascist Left has been pulling pages right out of the books of some of history's greatest turds in their effort to shelter themselves and others from a world they find distasteful and - oh no! - offensive; to erase everything that does not align with their worldview.
In my opinion, Rrhain made a strong case for what the Confederate Flag represents. The Comic he posted was the best part! Two thumbs up!
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2) Nominated by coyote:
Author: dwise1 Forum: Geology & The Great Flood Thread: How does a flood ... Message #: Message 86
3) Nominated by jar:
jar writes: ... may be one of the most significant posts I've seen here at EvC. Wish I had done it.
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4) Nominated by anglagard:
Author: Ringo Forum: Is It Science? Thread: Faith vs Science Message #: Message 4anglagard writes: Nailed the whole difference in 6 words. Succinct, effective, and flat out beautiful. Edited by AdminPhat, : No reason given. Edited by AdminPhat, : No reason given. Edited by AdminPhat, : added POTM Edited by AdminPhat, : No reason given. Edited by AdminPhat, : fixed title to reflect 2017 Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Changed topic title - "2016-2017" to "2016 and beyond". Edited by AdminPhat, : title edit
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Phat
Member Posts: 18525 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: 12-30-2003 Member Rating: 1.7
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Message 2 of 35 (781936)
04-10-2016 11:57 AM
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Best Posts In General
I might also add that if anyone finds a really good post from older threads and you are reading it for the first time (or rereading it, as I often do) go ahead and submit it here as well. Just remember to keep things neat and tidy and use the suggested format.
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
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anglagard
Member (Idle past 1005 days) Posts: 2339 From: Socorro, New Mexico USA Joined: 03-18-2006
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Message 3 of 35 (782097)
04-15-2016 11:33 PM
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Ringo
Author: Ringo Forum: Is it Science? Thread: Faith vs. Science Message #: Message 4 Because: Nailed the whole difference in 6 words. Succinct, effective, and flat out beautiful.
Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. - Francis Bacon
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ringo
Member (Idle past 580 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 4 of 35 (782107)
04-16-2016 11:44 AM
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Reply to: Message 3 by anglagard
04-15-2016 11:33 PM
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Re: Ringo
Thank you.
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NoNukes
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Message 5 of 35 (785252)
06-01-2016 3:53 AM
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Author: Genomicus Forum: The Great Debate: Thread: Molecular Population Genetics and Diversity in Evolution Message #: Message 15 Well laid out presentation, with examples, nicely organized, well supported with evidence, and conveyed on an understandable level. An example of how a science based great debate ought to be carried out. I see at least one other post by Genomicus in the same thread of similarly high quality. Nicely done.
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams
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Genomicus
Member (Idle past 2110 days) Posts: 852 Joined: 02-15-2012
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Message 6 of 35 (785266)
06-01-2016 4:05 PM
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Reply to: Message 5 by NoNukes
06-01-2016 3:53 AM
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This is my first time ever with a post of the month nomination, so thanks NoNukes!
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Tanypteryx
Member Posts: 4574 From: Oregon, USA Joined: 08-27-2006 Member Rating: 6.8
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Message 7 of 35 (789505)
08-15-2016 7:41 PM
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Stile for the best argument about Earth's "specialness"
Author: Stile Forum: Faith and Belief: Thread: The Meaning Of The TrinityMessage #: Message 214 This is the most rational argument against life, and specifically human life, being a miracle of creation because it is found on a planet that seems quite suited for the life that lives on it. He argues that it would be far more miraculous if we lived on a planet hostile to life. This is one of those things that I would like to print out on a card that I carry in my wallet to whip out and use as a rebuttal the next time someone uses the " Life is a miracle because Earth is perfect argument", with proper citation of course. 
What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 3953 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 8 of 35 (791297)
09-14-2016 4:30 AM
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kbertsche, for book reference, at "OEC vs YEC Issues"
Author: kbertsche Forum: Geology and the Great Flood Thread: OEC vs YEC Issues Message #: 194 Not so much a great message, but I thought this book reference needed to be flagged somehow. Quoting his entire message:
For Faith and any other YECs who may be lurking here who are wondering about dating, I highly recommend Dan Wonderly's book
"God's Time Records in Ancient Sediments". Dan was a geology professor for a short time at Grace College (John Whitcomb was on faculty at the seminary). Dan did not have expertise in radiometric dating, so his book focuses exclusively on non-radiometric evidence for an old earth. The book is a bit dated now, but is still quite good. Presented in a rather clumsy manner, with links to individual pages. But my impression from a brief look was that this was a pretty good discourse on some basic geology. Moose
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 3953 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 9 of 35 (791754)
09-20-2016 11:16 PM
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Ringo, at "Glenn Morton's Evidence Examined"
Author: Ringo Forum: Geology and the Great Flood Thread: Glenn Morton's Evidence Examined Message #: 412 In a way, the OE theory is incidental to finding oil - but to find oil it is necessary to understand how the rocks formed, how they changed after they were formed, etc. Finding oil comes from that understanding and so does the realization that the rocks must be old. In my opinion, the essence of the downfall of young Earthism, among those having a geology knowledge. Moose
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 3953 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 10 of 35 (802486)
03-16-2017 11:06 PM
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Tangle, at "Gay Marriage as an attack on Christianity"
Author: Tangle Forum: Coffee House Thread: Gay Marriage as an attack on Christianity Message #: 208 In support of the (for lack of a better phrase) "don't go too far when promoting pro-LGBT policy" theme. From the message end:
They apply to everybody. We all get annoyed by the behaviour of others. Some things are worth the effort of doing something about it, somethings aren't. As the the lawyers say, 'having principles can be expensive.' Sometimes it's better to just shrug it off. I'm not attempting to tell individuals what to do - if you want to kick back at the bigots now that you can, go ahead, it makes for great reading. Everytime it happens I think great, bagged another bastard. But at some point it's going to look like you've got a real chip on your collective shoulders - deserved or otherwise. If you want to win the hearts of the nation you've just conquered on the battlefield, it's generally thought a bad idea to bayonet their wounded. The word magnanimous springs to mind. There is more quote and response at the source message. 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: 3953 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 11 of 35 (804652)
04-11-2017 10:28 PM
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vimesey, at "How do you define the word Evolution?"
Author: vimesey Forum: Biological Evolution Thread: How do you define the word Evolution? Message #: 110 Quality happens in a rather dismal topic. The concluding sentence:
Nature ran a lottery - it was virtually certain that some form of life would win it - and the form of life which has won it to date, is the form we see today. 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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Coyote
Member (Idle past 2274 days) Posts: 6117 Joined: 01-12-2008
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Message 12 of 35 (805341)
04-17-2017 9:54 PM
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herebedragons
herebedragons on the How do you define the word Evolution thread:
Message 283
Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge. Belief gets in the way of learning--Robert A. Heinlein In the name of diversity, college student demands to be kept in ignorance of the culture that made diversity a value--StultisTheFool It's not what we don't know that hurts, it's what we know that ain't so--Will Rogers If I am entitled to something, someone else is obliged to pay--Jerry Pournelle If a religion's teachings are true, then it should have nothing to fear from science...--dwise1 "Multiculturalism" demands that the US be tolerant of everything except its own past, culture, traditions, and identity. Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other points of view--William F. Buckley Jr.
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 3953 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 13 of 35 (805828)
04-21-2017 12:24 AM
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Davidjay, off-topic at "Evidence for Evolution: Whale evolution"
Author: Davidjay Forum: Biological Evolution Thread: Evidence for Evolution: Whale evolution Message #: 430 Replies to Drudge in a stunningly coherent manner (relatively speaking), to why there is is limit to how fast a human can run. And, sad to say, a much better reply that all the other replies to the same message. Alas, he followed up this POTM message with one of considerably lesser quality. PLEASE, NO SNARKY REPLIES TO THIS MESSAGE. 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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Tanypteryx
Member Posts: 4574 From: Oregon, USA Joined: 08-27-2006 Member Rating: 6.8
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Message 14 of 35 (807813)
05-05-2017 3:03 PM
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Vimesey proves that numerology works
Author: Vimesey Forum: Is It Science Thread: Numerological Arguments that the Speed of Light was Designed Message #: 84 vimesey writes: And if we take the number of seconds in 100 twelve hour days, we get 4,320,000 seconds. Add to that the number of feet in 1,000 furlongs (660,000), you get 4,980,000. If you then add 42 of you diameters of the earth (7,920 * 42), you get to 5,312,640. Add 12 divine measures of 432, the number of square rods in a cubit (160) and the number of sacred hours in a day (24), and you get to 5,318,008. Turn that upside down on a calculator and yea, I say unto you that you get "boobies" - proof positive of the Lord's most inspired creation !
What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq
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New Cat's Eye
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Re: Vimesey proves that numerology works
Seconded. Got me with the bait and switch, I lol'd 
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