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10530
On 9/30/2007 2:10 PM, Pepper wrote: [snip] ... I was out of town and missed this discussion, but why doesn't the following count as a "real control"? " . . ....
Eric Carlson
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Oct 1, 2007
11:14 pm
10531
... Because the sham acupuncture, which was basically acupressure, could work, also. ... Something known not to work, but the subjects might believe will work,...
Pepper
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Oct 2, 2007
2:38 am
10532
Dear Pepper, I don't think you understand exactly what you are saying. If one were to hold that sham acupuncture was the same as acupressure in its effects...
Lloyd Davidson
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Oct 2, 2007
9:52 pm
10533
... I think I used to many big words for you. Sorry. Pepper Alternative Epilepsy Treatments http://epilepsyalternatives.freeservers.com ...
Pepper
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Oct 2, 2007
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10534
... We don't know that, because it could have been worse with no treatment, or a placebo pill. ... I'd have been happier if Cesar Millan were to discipline me,...
Pepper
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Oct 2, 2007
11:14 pm
10535
... Is she still around? I hadn't looked in my junk filter's folder for a while. All previous trolls have left this list shortly after their B.S. has been...
Walter Hecker
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Oct 3, 2007
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10536
Probably. Or perhaps it was your faulty syntax. I think here you meant "too many." ... -- Lloyd Davidson, Ph.D. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Lloyd Davidson
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Oct 3, 2007
12:00 pm
10537
I'm not a troll. You just call me one because you can't counter my arugments, and they clash with your faith. So, all you can do is insult me. This email is a...
Pepper
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Oct 3, 2007
12:07 pm
10538
... Great response! Although why you'd turn to a dog trainer for this experience leaves me a bit perplexed. Were you the model for the famous New Yorker...
Lloyd Davidson
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Oct 3, 2007
12:51 pm
10539
I'm actually one of Pepper's fans. If it weren't for her dedication as a loyal adversary, and as absurd as most of her arguments are, she makes a fair foil...
Lloyd Davidson
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Oct 3, 2007
2:40 pm
10540
Let me introduce a new topic that I have been wondering about. A number of laboratories, including, of course, C. Craig Venter's, are working toward creating...
Lloyd Davidson
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Oct 3, 2007
2:49 pm
10541
... are ... standard ... the ... religion ... Is there any good reason to believe that they will succeed? Otherwise it's like asking what the impact of...
Barry Etheridge
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Oct 3, 2007
4:04 pm
10542
... The initial impact on society will be small, since it is unlikely these life forms will be substantially more useful than existing life forms or their...
Eric Carlson
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Oct 3, 2007
4:12 pm
10543
... =========== Since when has religion EVER been influenced by science? Or, for that matter, by rational thought and truth? HR ... ...
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Oct 3, 2007
4:32 pm
10544
... and the ... religion ... that ... Rather more often than your thinking *about* religion apparently!...
Barry Etheridge
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Oct 3, 2007
4:47 pm
10545
... Beautiful. ... AFAIK, when it comes to religion, evolution is really only a serious issue for those Christians who insist that every word of the Bible is...
Pepper
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Oct 3, 2007
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10546
On 10/3/2007 4:33 PM, Pepper wrote: [snip] ... Let me give a counterexample from someone who has an issue with evolution, argued vociferously against it, but...
Eric Carlson
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Oct 3, 2007
9:15 pm
10547
... Millan is hot, and I've been a bad girl... Not familiar with the cartoon. ... No. I can send it again, if you ... Maybe, maybe not. ... I think life itself...
Pepper
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Oct 3, 2007
9:50 pm
10548
... Do you keep a collection of my quotes? I'm flattered. ... A couple of quotes shows that evolution is a serious religious issue with me? I'm not saying the...
Pepper
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Oct 3, 2007
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10549
On 10/3/2007 5:28 PM, Pepper wrote: [snip] ... No, Yahoogroups keeps a collection of your quotes, but I don't think it's personal. Wasted five minutes wading...
Eric Carlson
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Oct 3, 2007
9:57 pm
10550
... With one hand? ... And? Never claimed I didn't, but it's not a religious issue for me. My statement was: "AFAIK, when it comes to religion, evolution is...
Pepper
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Oct 4, 2007
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10551
Pepper states: and every ... That's not true, what about this case? ...
Lloyd Davidson
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Oct 4, 2007
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10552
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Pepper
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Oct 5, 2007
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10553
If the needles were actually inserted in both cases, there was virtually no control whatsoever. Only true sham acupuncture is an adequate control for the...
Lloyd Davidson
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Oct 5, 2007
11:32 am
10554
... [snip] Here's what is actually said: "For the sham acupuncture, needles were inserted, but not as deeply as for the real thing. The sham acupuncture also...
Eric Carlson
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Oct 5, 2007
1:27 pm
10555
[[[ Re: Acupuncture Does Not Reduce Radiotherapy-induced Nausea Posted by: "Lloyd Davidson" ldavids@... Ldavids100 Wed Oct 3, 2007 7:40 am...
Brian van der Spuy
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Oct 5, 2007
3:21 pm
10556
OK,OK, I felt called upon to take the time to read the article (Luckily for me, it's in English, not German). Here are some limited excerpts from the...
Lloyd Davidson
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Oct 5, 2007
5:12 pm
10557
Just a couple of comments on what Lloyd said, admittedly taken out of context. On 10/5/2007 1:12 PM, Lloyd Davidson wrote: [snip] ... Note that the authors...
Eric Carlson
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Oct 5, 2007
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10558
Shining A Light On Mysterious 'Dark Matter' Science Daily — We've all been taught that our bodies, the Earth, and in fact all matter in the universe is...
Joe Needham
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Oct 5, 2007
6:36 pm
10559
... Nothing in this article that I saw couldn't have been written a decade ago. This hardly shines light on Dark Matter. Eric Carlson...
Eric Carlson
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Oct 5, 2007
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