Messages Dated July 1994
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God on money
I think it was filed in Denver and it was, if I recall, about three weeks
ago.
It was actually a very brief AP story, but it touched off a lot of controvers
y around here (that is, Green Bay and Appleton, Wis.). Of course, this is
a ve
ry conservative area when it comes to these sorts of things. And by "a lot
of
controversy" I don't mean as much as when the Packers make a major personnel
m
No Beliefs
Sur
e
This message base does NOT exist to "spread the word of atheism" or any
propaganistic crap like that. This message base exists to discuss
encroachment onto our rights by religious groups, holes in the barrier
between church and state, problems with being discriminated against
because of one's atheism, etc. Did I step on the moderator's toes here? Hope not... OLX 2.1 TD Copper wire came from two lawyers arguing over a penny.
Simpler Gov't
Actually you could argue that this is an example of the separation of
church and state. The religious colleges were treated under laws
that applied to everyone, and not given special privileges. Of
course I think that churches should not be tax exempt anyway... Jennie
Querry
Hello All!
What is the common use meaning of:
Conservative
Liberal
Radical
I know the old meaning, wondering how these terms a functionally defined.
Also, would you consider the meanings different when used by different folks?
Regards
Langston
Re: What else?
Thanks Jim, it's good to know I'm not alone in the darkness!!!
Hugs to ya.
Risa
Problems with the word "weak"
Re: You definition
I know of course that the distinction between "weak" and "strong"
atheism is not lost on you, but I am amazed to discover I sent that message
to you. Oh, well, I seem to be having troubles with addressing messages
again! In any event, your machismo objection to "weak" is funny. May I
suggest that if it seems troublesome, we could substitute "subtle atheism"
for "weak atheism" and "gross atheism" for "strong atheism"? Naw--that
will
probably
Re: RCC?
does Canada have a state religion like Great Britain does?
TTFN.
Chris
Re: Re: alt.atheism FAQs (1 of 8)
Subject: Re: alt.atheism FAQs (1 of 8)
To: tom kunesh Of: 1:362/122.29
From: Eric Vaughen Of: 1:362/122.2
Date: 7/1/94 7:01:31 PM
it is done.. thanks.
Re: God on money
haven't seen it. i'll check the AAI BBS for info.
you speak as if atheists were some kind of organization like the
Methodists or Catholics.
each person decides what's important and does what they can. if atheists
were ever to become as organized as monotheists are, we would have
realized the millenium monotheists are always worried about. [grin]
TTFN.
Chris
CSICOP CONVENTION ARTICLE
It would actually be quite interesting to see a rigorous measurement of
that stuff in other countrys which think they do it a lot better. Might
get a hell of a shock And you would have to ask, is that specific knowledge really that useful
to the general public anyway Ditto for the older stuff like the
sequence of British kings etc.
Clearly you want people to understand the fundamentals of science etc,
but how the hell you
DREAM SOLUTIONS
I dont think its got anything to do with alpha patterns, just that the
mental effectiveness of most people is rather less than uniform thru the
waking hours. Some people are just more effective in the morning, others
are quite fuddled early, do much better late at night. You dont need
exotic explanations like alpha patterns.
EVOLUTION
It isnt actually. There were considerable problems with it in Queensland
when Joh was the premier and the fundys were in a position of power on
stuff like the school curriculum.
And even in other states there is a hell of a problem with science
students believing in creationism at the start of their tertiary
education too. Presumably its a combination of their religious
background and the fundamentals of evolution being quite hard to believe
thats a problem for many.
EVOLUTION
Thats arguable actually. Until you know the full sequence, it isnt
possible to say that absolutely. The coexistence of both forms today
doesnt prove a damned thing. There is a real sense in which the
higher apes and humans are all scattered closely together in the
evolutionary tree.
It is clear that say cats and dogs really do just share a common
ancestor, but thats less clear in the ape/human area.
FRINGE SCIENCE?
Depends on the state.
Ditto.
Depends on the beach.
Arguable.
Pity you got most of them wrong
God On Money
JH)-->Yet only yesterday I read an editorial about how we should have
JH)-->a less warlike national anthem, which adduced the "In God We Trust"
Geez... that's absolute BULL! That song stands for what made this nation,
and it should stay the same.
Mitch
TLX v3.40
159)
Just bungling along...
Okay, I've pretty much bungled along with this base, causing the moderator
complete headaches, breaking every major rule and being threatened to get
kicked off. All this on top of every person correcting every second word
that
I speak! I was an atheist before I even learnt what the word, let alone
the
dictionary term meant! I guess that everything I have said about atheism
is
based on my beliefs (and please don't flame me in saying that atheism
We're Watching!
"I like to talk about We're Watching" said David Rice.
"But why? It's such a stupid topic." replied James Ho.
"Well, at least I'm not the one making up stupid quote headers!"
My apologies. My mind is but a thick soup of chaotic thoughts, and I often
spend each day contradicting myself. I stand corrected.
I stand corrected for not using the plural form.
..James..
Teen athiests
Once again, we see that Jon Persky has chosen to discuss Teen athiests with
James Ho. What has happened to our society?
Ah, I see. So you have actually been scoffed for being atheist?
..James..
Re: We're Watching!
"SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAMMITY SPAAAAAMM A SPAMMITY
SPAAAMM" chanted Christopher Baker. Luckily, James Ho had the courage to
shove
a We're Watching in Christopher Baker's face to shut the bloke up.
My apologies. I shall desist.
..James..
Alternative medicine
I know at least one other person who might have died due to chiropractic
treat
ment whatever was done caused him to have a stroke. He's now a very wealthy
man, looking to buy a lear jet... *FORTUNATELY* he managed to recover
from
the damage done by the stroke enough to live a productive life.
Karen.davis@graphicsbbs.com Karen Davis in Colton, CA SPEED 2.0c #1643: Wading bird wearing lingerie: Victoria's Egret.