... You do know what, Huston? Not much what you recommend. So why make your uninformed suggestion? (public access TV is the looney-bin of cable) Do you...
Jack Kolb
kolb@...
Sep 1, 1999 7:10 am
27739
[forwarded from Varda Novick. JK} CHANGE THE HOLY SEE'S STATUS AT THE UNITED NATIONS Dear Colleagues, Hundreds of organizations and thousands of people...
Jack Kolb
kolb@...
Sep 1, 1999 7:12 am
27740
... Actually, I believe that while the referrer was a CAN volunteer, the CAN hotline was not involved. The woman who got the referral was Kathy Tonkin of...
James J. Lippard
lippard@...
Sep 1, 1999 7:30 am
27741
... While they may or may not be intentionally manipulating or misleading others - creationists, revisionists and skeptics all hold FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS and...
Tim Goodwin
tim@...
Sep 1, 1999 7:41 am
27742
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Jack Kolb wrote: <<I'm beginning to think that maybe we should replace elections with competitive bidding.>> <What makes you think they...
snopes
snopes@...
Sep 1, 1999 7:46 am
27743
I haven't been following this thread, so pardon if this has been said before. "Ad hominem" arguments generally refer to (illogical and irrelevant) attacks upon...
Jack Kolb
kolb@...
Sep 1, 1999 7:51 am
27744
In article <003001bef422$8b4b8400$b5763bcf@test>, Joe Needham <jneedham@...> writes ... Isn't that always the case? Don't you consider some people to be ...
Mike Hutchinson
mike@...
Sep 1, 1999 12:10 pm
27745
Ludwig Krippahl wrote: ... ... Are you saying that Behe pulls the usual Creationist trick of tacking professional disagreements about the details of evolution...
Benedict Adamson
badamson@...
Sep 1, 1999 12:17 pm
27746
... No, it's not always the case. It's not always the case that people who disagree with me (or you) are perforce irrational. Most people who disagree with...
James Redekop
tzoq@...
Sep 1, 1999 1:25 pm
27747
... According to a recent article in the Toronto Star, the Canadian Humanist Association has about 3000 people. But they don't call themselves "atheists",...
"Like Jonestown in slow motion" http://www.salon.com/books/int/1999/09/01/fraser/index.html...
James Redekop
tzoq@...
Sep 1, 1999 1:50 pm
27750
... Well, Tim. I largely agree with you. and at the same time have to point put that these are not exactly new points you're raising in this forum. Look into...
John Thomas
treebeard@...
Sep 1, 1999 2:10 pm
27751
Enclosed is a critique of Behe.... ... Michael Behe's "Darwin's Black Box" Review: "Darwin's Black Box, The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution" by Michael J....
John Stone
jstone@...
Sep 1, 1999 3:02 pm
27752
... When did that become a "fact?" Can you cite some examples that show that CSICOP routinely does this? Myself, I can't really recall reading any articles...
Dave Palmer
DPalmer@...
Sep 1, 1999 3:44 pm
27753
Dear list, We are currently forming a (the, so far...) Skeptical Association here in Portugal. It is called CEPO - Associacao Cepticos de Portugal. For those...
Ludwig Krippahl
ludik@...
Sep 1, 1999 3:57 pm
27754
... They claim to do what you want them to do. One of the principles on the back of every issue of the _Skeptical Inquirer_ is: Does not reject claims on a...
James J. Lippard
lippard@...
Sep 1, 1999 4:08 pm
27755
... That was the idea I got when I read the quotes from Margulis ("Neo-Darwinism [...] in in a complete funk") and Gould ([evidence] "demands a mechanism other...
Ludwig Krippahl
ludik@...
Sep 1, 1999 4:25 pm
27756
... [...] ... Dave Palmer replied [...] ... [...] ... I agree with Dave's post (which I haven't done for a while, due to his absence :) Welcome back, Dave). ...
Ludwig Krippahl
ludik@...
Sep 1, 1999 4:27 pm
27757
I READ BOOK. BEHE MISUSED QUOTES AS PROOF THAT TOP DOGS THOUGHT EVOLUTION WAS FLAWED THEORY. BEHE'S BOOK WAS GOOD ATTEMPT, BUT EVEN BEFORE HE FINISHED HE GAVE...
CUNNINGHAM BRIAN
BRIAN_CUNNINGHAM@...
Sep 1, 1999 5:36 pm
27758
peter: Since cult-snatches of people over 18 are illegal this was a non-regulated industry and many people argue that it is unethical. I'm not going to even ...
Samantha Atkins
samantha@...
Sep 1, 1999 5:44 pm
27759
... Oh? So if Jeff Dahmer is eating people who show up to his front door, we shouldn't "kidnap" him against his will and try to change his fundamental beliefs?...
Dave Palmer
DPalmer@...
Sep 1, 1999 6:07 pm
27760
... And this is a key point. Real scientists acknowledge when they've made an error. True Believers don't. Paul...
Paul Bernhardt
pbern10@...
Sep 1, 1999 6:19 pm
27761
... Congratulations and Excellent. The symbolism of the tree stump is great! Paul...
Paul Bernhardt
pbern10@...
Sep 1, 1999 6:24 pm
27762
In a message dated 9/1/99 9:37:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... The AHA is not all atheists, I believe. The Unitarian-Universalists consider themselves to be...
Your chance to vote in "Time" magazine's poll to name the biggest phonies of the 20th century, from a list that includes Uri Geller and Ayn Rand, can be...
John Thomas
treebeard@...
Sep 1, 1999 6:37 pm
27765
... Hmm, are you sure the Canadian Humanist Association is exclusively atheist? I ask, because in general, humanist organizations are not necessarliy atheist,...
Stephanie A. Hall
shall@...
Sep 1, 1999 6:49 pm
27766
... From: owner-skeptic@... [mailto:owner-skeptic@...]On Behalf Of Dave Palmer Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 11:12 AM ...
Samantha Atkins
samantha@...
Sep 1, 1999 6:56 pm
27767
... It's been off the air for a year (what with teaching commitments and a need to concentrate on my thesis), but I did have a science show on public access;...