I would say that's a reasonable assumption. I hope Steve Lubman's been reading the listserve so he knows (he's January's facilitator). ... From: KgKatman To:...
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joelreason@...
Jan 1, 2005 3:14 pm
Sean, I don't agree about the choice of subject. The study was about whether people were more likely to make up their mind based on 1) their biases or 2) the...
The article below from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by kgkatman@.... /--------- E-mail Sponsored by Fox Searchlight ------------\ SIDEWAYS IS THE...
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sgcol50326@...
Jan 1, 2005 7:50 pm
Mark Twain said "The only criminal class in the United States is Congress." These guys want to make it official. And they'll likely succeed, considering the...
After Darwin Day, and before Earth Day. We had a presence at the first OPJ Expo last year, on the grounds that terrorism & war are symptoms of religious...
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Reason-Omaha@yahoogro...
Jan 2, 2005 4:47 pm
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Reason-Omaha@yahoogro...
Jan 2, 2005 5:48 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Expectations of Conduct Date: Sunday, January 2, 2005 Time: 12:00PM CST (GMT-06:00) R.E.A.S.O.N. ListServe ...
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~31701~2626927,00.html#The Denver Post New year, new level of tolerance, perhaps? By Barrie Hartman Sunday, January...
Should this be taken seriously or is this just media hype? Top Stories - AP Authorities Investigate Laser Beam Case 2 hours, 7 minutes ago Top Stories - AP ...
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Skryja, David
dskryja@...
Jan 3, 2005 2:07 am
http://atheism.about.com/b/a/134674.htm?nl=1 December 26, 2004 Atheism, Theism, and Violence Quite a few religious believers try to argue that religion and...
I think the frequency of these reports, spread out as they are over many locations, argues against a terrorist plot. Of course, there may be many mistaken...
I agree with Clay and the several pilots that I've heard interviewed about this. For someone to manage to successfully blind both pilots of an airliner and...
Doubtless much the same thing is at work as with UFO sightings, but on the other hand, with the proliferation of cheap hand-held lasers for slide-show...
... From: Darlene Lieblich - HEART of the BEHOLDER Film To: jimbechtel2@... Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 9:21 PM Subject: BEHOLDER Film Update HEART of...
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed By Malcom Gladwell The New Yorker Wednesday 29 December 2004 A thousand years ago, a group of Vikings led by...
You can forget about the use of the small pointer lasers. If one is shone in your eye, from nearby, you would automatically blink and avert your gaze before...
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sgcol50326@...
Jan 3, 2005 10:42 pm
I'm fairly ignorant about laser technology, but I read something during the 'Nam unpleasantness about a system developed to blink at low power, the idea being ...
Tsunami Victim ReliefWell, after my rant about apparent humanist indifference, I am very glad to receive and pass along this. A little slow, perhaps, but...
As often happens, our gov't seems to be getting excited about the possibility that somebody else might do to us first what we'd been planning for them (cf...
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joelreason@...
Jan 4, 2005 1:13 am
Made it into todays OWH. unfortunatley, as I have heard from some of you, they like to edit, especially titles. And man, is it hard to keep things under 200...
Congrats! Either way, not bad at all, Joel. -- Clay ... From: joelreason@... To: Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 7:10 PM ...
January 4, 2005 God (or Not), Physics and, of Course, Love: Scientists Take a Leap hat do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?" This was the...
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Skryja, David
dskryja@...
Jan 4, 2005 5:39 am
From NYT: January 4, 2005 A CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD ELLIS A Fantasy Field Trip to Jurassic Park By CLAUDIA DREIFUS he career of Richard Ellis advances the...
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Skryja, David
dskryja@...
Jan 4, 2005 6:00 am
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_print.html MARC D. HAUSER <http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/hauser.html> Psychologist, Harvard University: Author, Wild Minds...
Thanks, Dave. These are all fascinating, and show how scientists' beliefs range from the banal to the brilliant to the nutty. Anyone care to comment on which,...
A wish for good will For countless generations, humankind has had the good sense to celebrate hope during the darkest of times, through Christmas, Yule or a...