" There is increasing interest among the general public and the medical community in the role of religion in medicine. Polls indicate that the US population...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Jul 2, 2000 12:50 am
OOPS, cleaning up the backlog of 200 emails I replied to this, but subsequently ran into Dave's more comprehensive explanation. Overkill. (But I do enjoy...
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dskryja@...
Jul 2, 2000 2:27 am
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375501037/netsurferdigest> Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated ...
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dskryja@...
Jul 2, 2000 3:33 am
Clean copy at http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/hte-uncc063000.html 1 JULY 2000 AT 12:00 ET US Hoping to end debate, spur action worldwide, scientists sign ...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:33 pm
Clay; On returning from The West, I'm catching up on 200 emails, and I must say this is the best thing I've read. Excellent essay on science & society. It's a...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:33 pm
... From: dskryja@... Subject: your congress in action Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 9:40 PM Don't you just love these clowns? ... Rough riders - The House...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:33 pm
For years I told my students (when covering the chapter on demographics) that if we don't control our population explosion, nature will do it for us (eg, in...
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ZNUMWA@...
Jul 3, 2000 2:51 am
Maybe it's time to get partisan on this issue although it would be interesting to see how many Democrats voted for this outragous legislation. If anyone has...
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ZNUMWA@...
Jul 3, 2000 2:52 am
Agree. Another reason that we can't put science on hold until the culture catches up. It is really the culture that needs to catch up science which will...
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Lisa_Boucher/CAS/UNO/...
Lisa_Boucher/CAS/UNO/...
Jul 3, 2000 7:44 pm
Back from NM field research and the email has certainly piled up! A few forwards of article blurbs of interest to the group: SCIENTISTS AIM FOR MORE EFFECTIVE...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Jul 3, 2000 7:53 pm
A couple of new members asked about this, so I'm re-sending it. (Also to my brothers who showed some interest.) jb ... June 6, 2000 Back to the Dark Ages! Is...
... Welcome back! How was your trip? Were you bothered by the fires?...
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Larry Forst
leforst@...
Jul 4, 2000 4:02 pm
At last and after much delay, I am posting member comments and suggestions for the continued evolution of the REASON web site. But first, highest praise and...
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mwooge
mwooge@...
Jul 4, 2000 4:25 pm
... I think this is a good idea, but is likely to grow humoungous, rapidly get off topic, and attract cranks and haters. Worth a try, if it can be done easily....
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dskryja@...
Jul 4, 2000 8:41 pm
From http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/WhosCounting/whoscounting.html No Math In Miracles Why Miracles And Math Don't Mix Miracles and math don't mix,...
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James Goeken
jgoeken@...
Jul 5, 2000 2:19 am
I think these are all good ideas, but I have a question regarding the "link to the REASON e-mail archives." As discussed during the meeting before last I am...
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Chris Peters
alpha_leonis@...
Jul 5, 2000 3:07 am
Jim: Valid concerns, those. I apologize that I haven't been able to come to a couple of meetings because of a class conflict, or I could have answered this...
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Sean Griffith
p_q30@...
Jul 5, 2000 3:27 am
I was reading the editorial page today, and one of the columns mentioned that Ethan Allen once wrote that reason was "the only oracle of man". These words come...
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mwooge
mwooge@...
Jul 5, 2000 5:31 am
... The address may be secret, but the people's names aren't. That and a telephone book and anyone can have name, address, and phone number. Unless we want to...
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Lisa_Boucher/CAS/UNO/...
Lisa_Boucher/CAS/UNO/...
Jul 5, 2000 9:06 pm
... Thanks! The trip went really well. Much data and specimens were collected. And I brought all the students back alive. Most of the fires were in north ...
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Sean Griffith
p_q30@...
Jul 5, 2000 11:20 pm
I disagree with organizing our site along topics. Topics run together and don't always divide easily. Topics can prove to be too broad or too narrow and have...
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Larry Forst
leforst@...
Jul 6, 2000 12:03 am
Our names and REASON affiliation often appear in the Public Pulse yet negative repercussions have not resulted. Will access to our e-mail archives really...
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Chris Peters
alpha_leonis@...
Jul 6, 2000 12:39 am
I would tend to agree with Larry. Our Public Pulse letters have advertised our e-mail address and PO Box: we've received a couple of proselytizing letters...
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James Goeken
jgoeken@...
Jul 6, 2000 4:30 am
I hope you and Larry are right but I would rather be on the cautious side. Our correspondence on the listserv has covered a much broader range of topics than ...
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ZNUMWA@...
Jul 6, 2000 5:06 am
I tend to agree with James Goeken and mwooge on using caution for the listserve on the website. Although, my name is not listed(I think) on the listserve, I...
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Clayton Naff
claynaff@...
Jul 6, 2000 12:37 pm
Larry, Thank you for the thoughtful ideas about the web site. I'm just back from a trip to the East Coast, and have pressing business to attend to here, but I...
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mpackard@...
Jul 6, 2000 4:14 pm
Regarding Sam's comments, I agree. In my sociology classes, I use the example of religiosity to illustrate a concept that sociologists study that is difficult...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Jul 6, 2000 6:58 pm
Dave & all; When I teach World Civ, before we complete the transition from hunter-gatherers to the early agriculture-based civilizations, I like to share with...
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john bechtel
dsidnt@...
Jul 6, 2000 9:19 pm
Hey there, It would seem some otherwise reasonable people are overly paranoid about reactionaries. I am on an anarchist mailing list that is most likely ...
