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Recent content by Doubting Thomas II

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    the plege of allegiance???

    When the Court's decision in this case was first announced, there was a firestorm of opinion (much of it negative) from people who hadn't even bothered to read it. I encourage everyone to do so. Type "Newdow v. US Congress" into your favorite search engine, and find out what the issues and...
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    Survey Says Americans' Morals Decaying; Evangelicals Ruin the Curve

    No, half did not say it is ok to sleep around when married, though I can see how you might reach that conclusion based on the less than honest wording of the press release. The actual question on the poll concerned "having a sexual relationship with someone of the opposite sex to whom you are...
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    Darwin Demoted In Ohio: Praise The Lord

    What are you referring to? What are "they" teaching in science that isn't true? Others have explained that science isn't in the business of providing proof. You understand the difference between mathematical or logical proof and provisional truth based on evidence, yes?
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    Darwin Demoted In Ohio: Praise The Lord

    Yes, in terms of what the Ohio Board of Education came up with, the IDers and other creationists suffered an embarrassing defeat, but the school districts still have quite a lot of room to fiddle with the standards and implement ID as they see fit. Given the wide publicity this debate received...
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    Darwin Demoted In Ohio: Praise The Lord

    Only an ideologue or an ignoramus could possibly be pleased about what has been done in Ohio. I have jr.- and sr.-high aged daughters living there, and I nearly puked when this story first came out. The problem with the whole creationist movement (leaving aside its disregard for good science...
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    Intelligent Design

    Utter nonsense. In what sense is evolution a religion? Is gravity a religion? How about electro-magnetism? Further, once you've tossed evolution from the schools, what do you propose to teach in biology classes, especially upper level university courses? Evolution and common descent are...
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    Intelligent Design

    John, John...you've hung around the creation/evolution debates long enough to know that natural selection and sexual selection are non-random processes. Don't make me have you write it on the board one-hundred times!
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    Brain Washed

    If any scientist provided evidence that falsified evolution (after the work survived rigorous peer review and further confirmation from those learned in the field), he/she would shortly be having a very public get-together with the king of Sweden. Don't ever underestimate the fierce...
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    Brain Washed

    Hold on to your hats, folks. Funny as the excerpt may be, it gets better! Gary L. Achtemeier, PhD., is a bona fide meteorologist. That's right! A real scientist! No wonder Freedom777 looks to him as an expert on evolutionary biology...he has letters behind his name! It seems he is based...
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    Religion could be a brain condition

    Either way, it's bad news for the fire-and-brimstone-repent-or-burn version of religion. Either there is something going on internally in the religious person that induces such experiences, or the unbeliever -- lacking the necessary "deity detecting device" -- can't justly be held accountable...
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    Darwin

    I would add Ernst Mayr's "What Evolution Is". You might also check out Richard Dawkins's books. What lucaspa said about Dennett above also applies to Dawkins. Both men draw conclusions from the scientific evidence to support their atheism. Strictly speaking, this is unwarranted since...
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    Essentially, is this the position of a large # of people?

    FoC, it's pretty clear that you couldn't care less about science. There are plenty of other places at this site where your droppings might be more appropriate...unless, of course, you're finally ready to give us that definition of "natural selection" and actually discuss science. Oh, sorry...
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    Savage Nation

    I think Michael's right on the money (so to speak). Second-remove anectodes are a lousy way to make a point, so take this for whatever you think it's worth. I have an acquaintance who once met Savage, and he (the acquaintance) insists that the "real" Savage is nothing like his media persona...
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    Dixie Chicks blast Bush!

    No doubt due to pressure from record company executives.
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    ACLU challenges Little Rock school for harassing gay student

    Appalling! Assuming the facts of the case have been faithfully reported, I fully agree that every school official involved in this debacle should lose their positions and be made to pay through their noses, via civil court, for the pain they put this kid through. Also, any school board member...
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