... Here's one: Some people object to medical-care reform because (they say) it will cost too much money. That seems to be equivalent to saying that reform is...
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Mark Wooge
mwooge
Aug 29, 2009 9:16 pm
Sent your question. Dr. Warner writes: The show, "House Calls" airs on KMA 960 AM at 9:30 every Sunday morning. In Omaha, it may be easier to listen on line at...
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Mark Wooge
mwooge
Aug 29, 2009 9:16 pm
Your question has been sent. ... From: Edgar Pearlstein To: Reason Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [Reason-Omaha] Fw: [NWIM] health care...
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Skryja, David
dskryja
Aug 29, 2009 10:30 pm
http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/880934.html Rammell's Obama 'joke' troubles Idaho leaders Republicans worry that comments by a candidate...
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Skryja, David
dskryja
Aug 29, 2009 10:55 pm
"The researchers say it is the first time that it has been possible to document the appearance of a gene, its selection and subsequent spread through a...
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Harvey Madison
h.madison
Aug 29, 2009 11:05 pm
Granted, the mouse and moth are examples of evolution in action, but I wouldn't waste time on them as ammunition in a debate, because, as pretty much everyone...
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Skryja, David
dskryja
Aug 29, 2009 11:10 pm
Creationists won't be fazed by any argument or evidence, but this deer mouse study is important for the following reason, as the article states: "The...
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Skryja, David
dskryja
Aug 30, 2009 3:09 am
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17697-girls-are-primed-to-fear-spi ders.html?full=true&print=true Girls are primed to fear spiders 27 August 2009 by...
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Skryja, David
dskryja
Aug 30, 2009 3:33 am
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16687-humans-may-be-hardwired-to-b elieve-in-creation.html Humans may be primed to believe in creation 02 March 2009 by...
I wonder if these researchers are a bit naive in their assumptions. I took experimental design in my Psychology degree, and I am skeptical. If I were back in...
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Sam Collins
sgc503@...
Aug 30, 2009 11:44 am
The "quick-fire questions" below are open to misinterpretation as either teleological or factual, e.g., earthworm tunneling does aerate the soil, and mites do...
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Clayton Naff
claynaff
Aug 30, 2009 1:19 pm
Harv, I agree and would go further. It seems likely that they were more than naive; they were trying to line up evidence with a foregone conclusion. ...
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Clayton Naff
claynaff
Aug 30, 2009 1:26 pm
Very interesting, but puzzling in some details. In the Religious Adherents map, could there really be whole counties full of atheists in rural Georgia? Or is...
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mpackard@...
mark_packard
Aug 30, 2009 4:48 pm
disgusting, but like noted in article, the guy has no chance at all of getting elected and is a very fringe candidate, and not worth the media or anyone else...
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lclane2
Aug 30, 2009 4:52 pm
A lot of our default thinking is rationalizing. Teleological thinking is one of the modes. Cults reinforce specific teleologies. I suspect that most people...
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Gary Jones
garyjones2@...
Aug 30, 2009 5:02 pm
I've become cynical about the American voter over the last few election cycles and the fight over health care. I'd guess that most Americans are creationists...
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Gary Hoffman
glhoffman
Aug 30, 2009 8:10 pm
Two articles to ponder: New Culprit Seen in Ozone Depletion<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/science/earth/28nox.html?_r=1>and Let Me Show You Our New Line Of...
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Harvey Madison
h.madison
Aug 30, 2009 10:07 pm
Thanks for all the agreement, but don't get me wrong, (or stereotype researchers in Psychology ) I have a lot of respect for those in psychology who design...
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Skryja, David
dskryja
Aug 30, 2009 10:18 pm
Interesting about Georgia. There are a lot of those 35.1-50.0 counties too. This leads me to think that the 0-35.1 county data is legit. Ds. From:...
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Harvey Madison
h.madison
Aug 30, 2009 10:22 pm
Fellow Reasonistas- This is an in-depth story of the ACLU's efforts to bring the torture story to light. As an activist with the ACLU, it is rewarding to see...
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pepper2062
Aug 30, 2009 10:56 pm
Just a heads up on a program on TV tonight. NBC has a program on Dr. Healy who is the big backer of vaccines causing autism. I hope they do justice to the...
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Jim Bechtel
jimbechtel2@...
Aug 30, 2009 11:39 pm
Georgia is our tenth most religious state in a recent study. It's always tricky to measure religiosity. "Belief" in a "god"? Consider self "spiritual"?...
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Jim Bechtel
jimbechtel2@...
Aug 30, 2009 11:40 pm
In fact, check out the map of Baptists in Georgia: http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/pics/geo200/religion/baptist.gif ... From: Jim Bechtel To:...
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Gary Jones
garyjones2@...
Aug 31, 2009 2:10 am
This was a poll based on the responding denominations. The Baptist church is loosely organized, and I wonder if that denomination had poor or no reporting on...
... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125167422962070925.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us ... In a related article: Raft of Deals for Failed Banks Puts U.S. on Hook...
a) Bernanke's the right choice to get us back to normal, but b) we mustn't go back to normal. a) Bernanke was obvious choice It would have been insane (not...
