All, I'm just writing to request some ideas and/or contributions from any group members. I'm planning a trip to Canada at the end of the month; I've been in...
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REASON - Omaha
reason01@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:53 am
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Sean Griffith
p_q30@...
Aug 2, 2000 2:04 pm
I am mulling over a letter to the editor in response to the MD from yesterday's paper who said life begins at conception. It's been a long time since I...
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bchaney@...
Aug 2, 2000 4:06 pm
I've never seen an argument that a human zygote or embryo is not life, but find the theory of recapitulation or ontogenesis persuasive--the theory that...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Aug 2, 2000 5:48 pm
Sean; To me there are 3 things to distinguish: is it life? is it human? is it a person? (See below for discussion) Good luck Jim ... From: Jim Bechtel...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Aug 2, 2000 6:06 pm
Correction: In the discussion of "human," that should be "flat EEG," not "flat EKG."...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Aug 2, 2000 6:13 pm
Sean; The mother's immune system has a hard time accepting the semi-parasite. jb (Thanks, Frances) ... From: fmendenh@... To: Jim Bechtel...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Aug 2, 2000 6:20 pm
Hooray for Kansas! ... this issue of e-Skeptic: THE HONEST LIAR deleted *KANSAS DECISION *INTELLIGENT DESIGN HOLOCAUST "INDUSTRY" CONTROVERSY deleted ... JAMY...
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Reason-Omaha@egroups....
Aug 2, 2000 7:02 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Regular Meeting Date: Saturday, August 5, 2000 Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM CDT (GMT-05:00) This is a reminder of...
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john bechtel
dsidnt@...
Aug 2, 2000 7:08 pm
In order to improve my typing skills I'm sending this joke I heard last night. Enjoy. An atheist is walking through the woods, admiring all that time and...
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James Goeken
jgoeken@...
Aug 3, 2000 3:34 am
Sean, I'd look it up on the net, but I also read an editorial in last night's paper about false info spreading via the web, which left me kind of paranoid. ...
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Harvey Madison
cfct@...
Aug 3, 2000 3:59 am
There are many intellectual and philosophical arguments ongoing about the definition of life. I finally settled on this one: It's life if it dies when you...
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Harvey Madison
cfct@...
Aug 3, 2000 4:48 am
For Jim B. A really excellent analysis of some of the abortion issues - one of the most cogent I've ever read. I especially like your consideration of...
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Larry Forst
leforst@...
Aug 3, 2000 5:29 am
Gentle Readers: Due to a familial obligation I will not be able to attend Saturday's meeting. I am working on an outline of discussion topics and news and will...
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darkenwulf@...
Aug 3, 2000 8:03 am
... From: Harvey Madison <cfct@...> To: Reason-Omaha@egroups.com <Reason-Omaha@egroups.com> Date: Monday, July 31, 2000 2:43 AM Subject: Re:...
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darkenwulf@...
Aug 3, 2000 8:29 am
... From: Jim Bechtel <jbechtel@...> To: Reason-Omaha@egroups.com <Reason-Omaha@egroups.com> Date: Monday, July 31, 2000 1:20 PM Subject: [Reason-Omaha]...
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sgcol50326@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:39 pm
Thought this highly opinionated essay might be of interest (SGC): San Francisco EXAMINER, Tuesday Aug 01, 2000 ... The Hate Ticket """"""""""""""" Harley...
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p_q30@...
Aug 3, 2000 3:31 pm
Nothing wrong with being highly opinionated, per se. However... A, a photographer's opinion about someone's mouth is not sound evidence, and B, it would be...
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mpackard@...
Aug 3, 2000 5:17 pm
Harley Sorensen's Hate Ticket essay sounds like the liberal counterpart to Rush Limbaugh. You can often judge how biased/unbiased someone is by how often they...
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p_q30@...
Aug 3, 2000 6:47 pm
Contrarian that I am, I always wondered why I never heard anyone question the assumption that there is intelligent life out there somewhere. Then I ran across...
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Ricketts, Michael
Michael.Ricketts@...
Aug 3, 2000 7:26 pm
I could hardly believe my ears last night when I woke to the all night talk-radio station (KFAB). It used to be the Art Bell Show, now it has new host and is...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Aug 3, 2000 9:04 pm
It's probably going to be hard to avoid politics for the next 3 months. But hopefuly we can keep our emails rational in tone. Which brings me to Cheney's...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Aug 3, 2000 9:04 pm
I'm sorry, but it's impossible to make any sense out of this. jb The idea of whether or whther to not is a good ?. This I feel deep inside. Whethether it...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Aug 3, 2000 9:22 pm
Staying well-informed. ... "Clinton/Gore are not as great as many liberals perceive them nor as bad as conservatives perceive them - same thing (vice versa)...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Aug 3, 2000 9:31 pm
The mystery is: We know there's nothing supernatural required for life to begin. From everything we know about the universe, life seems like a pretty ordinary ...
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Harvey Madison
cfct@...
Aug 4, 2000 1:02 am
for Darkenwulf - Explaining Unitarianism is not easy. A joke we often tell is that, when Unitarians want to run someone out of town, they burn a question...
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Harvey Madison
cfct@...
Aug 4, 2000 1:43 am
Haven't read "Rare Earth" yet, but I've heard that it has been complimented, but criticized for going too far in portraying the earth as a rare exception. Harv...
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Chris Peters
alpha_leonis@...
Aug 4, 2000 2:51 am
Greetings all. I've been away from a couple of meetings, so I apologize if I'm repeating stuff that's already been discussed. I just did a bit of research on...
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p_q30@...
Aug 4, 2000 4:12 am
Jim, Many unlikely events occur without supernatural assistance. The guy who won the lottery twice didn't have any supernatural help. Just because an event...
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ZNUMWA@...
Aug 4, 2000 5:43 am
Michael Ricketts:How fitting that Dr. Hovind is going to be in Decatur Nebraska this weekend. It's too bad I won't be there to get a chance to see both Dr...
