As a follow-up to today's meeting, I phoned the number below and reserved a booth for us at Earth Day. Although the official cutoff was yesterday, no problem,...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Apr 2, 2000 1:02 am
From Jim Bechtel, member of REASON (Rationalists, Empiricists, and Skeptics of Nebraska). ... Your March 29 editorial warns that mankind may find itself in...
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dskryja@...
Apr 2, 2000 3:49 am
"Whew" is right! Keep these excellent reports coming Jim! (Easy for me to say, eh?) Wish I could've been there. dave. ... From: Jim Bechtel...
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dskryja@...
Apr 2, 2000 4:47 am
Unless you have a subscription you'll need to look at the hard copy rather than the web site... * A BIOLOGY PROFESSOR accused of teaching creationism at ...
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REASON - Omaha
reason01@...
Apr 2, 2000 7:28 am
To all: Just got this unsolicited letter in the group e-mail account. I plan on following up on it myself, but first I'd like to pass it to the group for ...
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Clayton Naff
claynaff@...
Apr 2, 2000 1:00 pm
Jim B.,
Great letter. I admire your ability to marshall logical and historical
arguments. My one concern is that, for a letter to the editor, it's a
bit long...
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Sean Griffith
p_q30@...
Apr 3, 2000 3:18 am
You said you were going to send it out under your own name, yet in the CC of the email you sent to the Pulse, you added our names at the bottom. And do you...
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James Goeken
jgoeken@...
Apr 3, 2000 3:50 am
Our past would have been someone's future. Postulating a "god" in the future puts a "god" before whatever follows. If the universe has been contracting and ...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Apr 3, 2000 4:06 am
Sean; a) They won't use your name. Signatures must include address & phone number to be used. I just wanted them to know I'm not alone in my defense of ...
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Chris Peters
alpha_leonis@...
Apr 3, 2000 5:13 am
Along the lines of Jim's recent editorial submission, I've written another letter as a response to one I saw in the Public Pulse on April 2nd. For those of you...
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Clayton Naff
claynaff@...
Apr 3, 2000 10:50 am
Chris,
Good for you for replying to the Knibbe letter. Since you asked (and
since I'm a former editor, I just can't help myself!) I do have a
suggestion....
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Clayton Naff
claynaff@...
Apr 3, 2000 11:02 am
Our past would have been someone's future. Postulating a "god" in the
future puts
a "god" before whatever follows. If the universe has been contracting
and...
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mwooge
mwooge@...
Apr 3, 2000 12:32 pm
... First, the question is not "why not take a poke..." but "why take a poke...". Never take a poke at someone just because you can. Second, being a moron is...
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Chris Peters
alpha_leonis@...
Apr 3, 2000 5:11 pm
To all, just a mailing-list maintenance sort of letter. The nice folks who provide us our list at no charge have been doing a bit of updating at their site,...
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sgcol50326@...
Apr 3, 2000 7:26 pm
Chris: Don't necessarily take the following as outright reluctance on my part re your letter; I only offer this thought for your consideration. You're...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Apr 3, 2000 9:37 pm
First of all: Everybody; here's a chance to get a letter of your own in the Public Pulse. In this morning's paper is a letter from David Knibbe of Omaha who...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Apr 3, 2000 10:00 pm
Obviously I hadn't yet seen Chris's letter when I sent mine (about that Knibbe letter on creationism versus evolution). I've sent Chris my (minor) feedback...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Apr 4, 2000 3:34 am
How about TWO letters, one from Chris (& any co-signors) and one from Clay signing for "the Lincoln chapter." Seriously! That would look really impressive:...
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James Goeken
jgoeken@...
Apr 4, 2000 4:02 am
It's always nice to dream, but I can't see the OWH publishing letters from 3 (counting Jim B's) "members of REASON" in a span of several days. jg...
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Clayton Naff
claynaff@...
Apr 4, 2000 8:45 pm
Hey, Folks, This is a truly momentous step: robotic heart surgery. As nanotechnology develops, some say the need for surgery will disappear altogether. We may...
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James Goeken
jgoeken@...
Apr 6, 2000 2:19 am
Clay, All your points are well taken, I guess what troubles me is your point "c" that "life could achieve godhood." Future advanced life forms could indeed...
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dskryja@...
Apr 6, 2000 2:44 am
Getting impatient for atheism to become a bit more popular? Chill out Jim, it ain't going to happen, not in your lifetime and not in anybody's lifetime. Most...
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mwooge
mwooge@...
Apr 6, 2000 4:04 am
... Most people believe there's a God because that's how they were raised, and they never bothered to -really- question whether or not a God is plausible. In...
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James Goeken
jgoeken@...
Apr 6, 2000 4:13 am
Deep down (God-part?) they believe it. Polling data indicates most Americans believe in God and an after-life. My god-part is apparently defective. jg...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Apr 6, 2000 4:55 am
Clay's comment: " ...or c) (and this is the most intriguing one to me!) life achieves godhood -- by which I mean perfect knowledge and perfect union with...
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Lisa_Boucher/CAS/UNO/...
Lisa_Boucher/CAS/UNO/...
Apr 6, 2000 7:13 pm
A sad example of creationist attempts to use fossils to dispute evolution: see U.S. News & World Report, April 10, 2000, under Science & Ideas: religion (p. ...
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Clayton Naff
claynaff@...
Apr 7, 2000 3:38 am
Folks,
Thanks to all for comments on this and thanks especially to the
encylopaedic Jim Bechtel for references. I'm deeply honored to have
stumbled into a...
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Dan Prescher
prescher@...
Apr 7, 2000 3:49 am
Sounds like Armageddon in Deist's clothing to me. ... From: Clayton Naff To: REASON Sent: April 06, 2000 11:39 AM Subject: [Reason-Omaha] God in the Future ...
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David Skryja
dskryja@...
Apr 7, 2000 3:57 am
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/000410/creation.htm U.S. News: Hunting for God on a creation safari (4/10/00) After years of decline, the birthrate is on...
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fmendenh@...
Apr 7, 2000 3:50 pm
Hi Jim, Do you have copy of "the Last Question?" Can I borrow it? I was intrigued by Chardin in high school and if delights me to see you bringing his...
