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Nance Inactive Member |
I don't post here but I truly enjoy reading at this Forum. You are providing a wonderful service here -- if only for all the lurkers struggling to understand what you are saying.
Thanks to all of you! Nance
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Quetzal Member (Idle past 5899 days) Posts: 3228 Joined: |
Poster: Mammuthus
Forum: Boot Camp Thread: Poll on the PEH Post: #9 The Hairy Elephantid makes a very thorough and well-referenced post calling into question the basic assumptions of the PEH. Even tho' mostly a response to criticism posted on another message board, this rebuttal/response is a good example of how to use science to oppose pseudo-science.
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pink sasquatch Member (Idle past 6050 days) Posts: 1567 Joined: |
Poster: robinrohan
Forum: Faith and Belief Thread: Educated vs Popular Religion Post: #32 I enjoyed robinrohan's summation of his thoughts on the thread in this even-keeled and eloquent response to a reactionary message that was quite the opposite.
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
Thank you, Pink Sasquatch.
It helps to be reasonably sober.
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Buzsaw Inactive Member |
Well, thank you, dear heart! I hadn't been watching POMs for a spell. It took goin on two years, but it appears I finally did something noteworthy.
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
Topic: "Evolution is a basic, biological process"
Message: #97 I would like to nominate Parasomnium on her extremely original description about what it feels like to "have a mind" and on the nature of mind in general. It's one of those posts that stick with you. {Made the "#97" a clickable link - Adminnemooseus} This message has been edited by Adminnemooseus, 01-21-2005 10:40 AM
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
Thank you very much, Robin. I am honoured by your kind words. I enjoy reading your posts too. In fact, I actively seek them out lately.
This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 01-21-2005 03:46 AM
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Sylas Member (Idle past 5287 days) Posts: 766 From: Newcastle, Australia Joined: |
Seconding jar's nomination of the whole thread Message 1
Many contributors share in this accolade, but I would just like to mention Glenn Morton. Glenn does not contribute here, but his material figures prominantly in the thread. Glenn is an ex-YEC, a working geologist, and an evangelical Christian advocate of an inerrant Genesis. This last bit gets a odd at times, but I quibble. His geological presentations are first rate, and perhaps because of his Christian stance he may be the single most effective apologist I have ever seen for conventional science to young earth creationist Christians. Cheers -- Sylas
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Mammuthus Member (Idle past 6502 days) Posts: 3085 From: Munich, Germany Joined: |
Many thanks Q,
however, my post did not exactly garner kudos at the other site .....so I guess it must have been an ok post.
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NosyNed Member Posts: 9004 From: Canada Joined: |
Message 153
Genger shows how science including the quantitative approach needed can be used to reduce the uncertainty in an issue. In this case he makes it very clear what is necessary to really discuss this. Arm waving simply does not cut it. Way to go, only 15 posts and a POTM already. I wish my ratio was 1% of that. This message has been edited by NosyNed, 01-21-2005 13:50 AM
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pink sasquatch Member (Idle past 6050 days) Posts: 1567 Joined: |
Poster: sidelined
Forum: Inerrancy of the Bible 2 Thread: The Bible: Accuracy and Inerrancy Post: #1 A great and pointed post dispelling any misconceptions regarding stopping the Earth's rotation. An excerpt:
So basically you would be sitting in your fields tending your sheep when you suddenly find the ground beneath you grinding the flesh off your bones from the friction as you are now moving across it at 450 mph. The pain would be short lived as you quickly slam into a nearby hillside as it is turning into slag from the heat produced by inertial forces.
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gengar Inactive Member |
Thank you! Much appreciated.
They like me! They really like me!
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pink sasquatch Member (Idle past 6050 days) Posts: 1567 Joined: |
Poster: Loudmouth
Forum: Biological Evolution Thread: How do we define a "new" species? Post: #15 ...but I thought Loudmouth used a nice one here to explain speciation:
Let's pretend that a culture had a certain story that was always being told around the campfire. Through migration, this culture is split into two tribes that are on opposite sides of a mountain range. The two tribes only rarely talk to each other. Now, what is going to happen to that oral tradition?...
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NosyNed Member Posts: 9004 From: Canada Joined: |
Message 55
A lot of work to try to help Buz see more clearly. A gentle summary. (perhaps a useful simple example of using evidence too?) I hope it isn't misplaced.
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Quetzal Member (Idle past 5899 days) Posts: 3228 Joined: |
Poster: Percy
Forum: Education and Creation/Evolution Thread: Media Coverage of the Evolution Controversy Post: #10 Although I invariably read everything Percy writes as he consistently presents well-reasoned and cogent arguments on many subjects (as well as being able to clearly see the gist of a multi-page thread - trees AND forest), I never quite get around to proposing him for a POM. This particular post, however, strikes me as a brilliant dissection of the current ID controversy. It is, all by itself, worthy of being used in a science classroom as an answer to whomever might mention the "balance" or "equal time" arguments about why ID should be included in classrooms. This post should be submitted to NCSE for inclusion on their website, IMO.
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