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14542
... Thanks for posting this, James. First, concerning the hypothesis that the universe is young, but it was created to look old as a test of our faith: I've...
Eric Carlson
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Sep 1, 2009
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======== * The one time I got asked this on the radio, I simply agreed: It is possible that God made the world to look old even though it is young. If you...
James Scott Taylor
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In a message dated 9/1/2009 8:02:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, james.adela@... writes: COMMENT: On the God who made the world to look old even though...
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Sep 2, 2009
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14545
... Reminds me of the time I was at work on a Monday afternoon around end of business day. I wished out loud that it was Friday. My manager said, "Don't wish...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 2, 2009
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14546
... Good point, Eric. I would probably have argued this on the basis of Occam's Razor, which wouldn't be nearly as effective, I'm sure. ... And here I was...
William C. Garthright
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Sep 2, 2009
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14547
... Be serious. My holy book says last Thursday and that's that. W. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Walter Hecker
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Sep 2, 2009
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14548
On 9/1/2009 8:01 PM, James Scott Taylor wrote: [snip] ... Of course, these are all logical possibilities. But the only people who ascribe to this viewpoint...
Eric Carlson
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Sep 2, 2009
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14549
[1] Brazen Theft Highlights Iraq's Endemic Corruption http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/world/middleeast/03iraq.html * BAGHDAD - The gang of robbers did not...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 3, 2009
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14550
Fruitless for some (the dupes), fruitful for others (the organizers). The report didn't say anything about retrieving the money and the ringleaders, as noted,...
Lloyd Davidson
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Sep 3, 2009
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14551
From today's Slatest: Japan's New Wacky First Lady Has Been Abducted by Aliens The wife of Japan's new prime minister-elect is hardly traditional. She once...
Lloyd Davidson
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Sep 3, 2009
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14552
So, the guy who wrote me with proof positive that ghosts exist (as well as evidence for heaven, hell, and Jesus), finally made an attempt to obtain information...
Eric Carlson
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Sep 3, 2009
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* Life on other planets. Do you believe there's intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? 1) Yes, the universe is a big place. 2) No, reports of UFOs are...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 3, 2009
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14554
Eric, Didn't you mention that this guy had a box to talk to God, Jesus, and/or the spirits, etc? So ask him if he has ever talked to or corresponded with...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 3, 2009
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14555
Secret Angel Man There's an Angel man who leads a life of danger To every little girl he meets he'll grab that stranger With every Bible verse perchance he...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 3, 2009
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14556
... COMMENT: NostraSkepTest predicts that Miyuki Hatoyama must have had to have been quite the looker in her youth. ... COMMENT: Well, in my day, I've...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 3, 2009
10:30 pm
14557
Does bizarrely oddball revisionist history about WWII count as a skeptical topic? JT [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 4, 2009
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14558
James, In general, I think conspiracy theories and revisionist history counts as s skeptical topic. The goal is to avoid manifestly political topics, since...
Eric Carlson
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Sep 4, 2009
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14559
When I saw alleged chupacabra, it struck me as a hairless coyote. A google image search of "hairless coyote" yields a host of these animals living and in...
Michael and Donna Swaim
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Sep 4, 2009
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14560
Let me guess - you're talking about the latest thoughts from Pat Buchanan? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:07 AM, James Scott...
Jeff Jardine
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Sep 4, 2009
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14561
hi I watched on National Geographic that global warming is gonna speed up due to the lack of ice and snow reflecting the sunheat back. They showed two panels,...
pj
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Sep 4, 2009
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An article in this week's Science (AAAS) states that global warming is overwhelming what should be the beginning of a new ice age and that the if allowed to...
Lloyd Davidson
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Sep 4, 2009
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14563
A similar animal was found in Cuero, Tx not long ago. Cuero is SE of San Antonio about 100 miles while Blanco (the recent animal) is N of San Antonio a...
Murray Voight
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Sep 4, 2009
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14564
Sounds like a piece designed for the purpose of scaring people. Alarmist. I do prefer white sunscreen to black. hmm, how much has soot on the planet changed...
Murray Voight
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Sep 4, 2009
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14565
... Dream on, pal. It's serious business. JT _____ From: skeptics-forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:skeptics-forum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Murray Voight ...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 5, 2009
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14566
... If you're not scared about global warming, you're probably an ostrich. Soot, BTW, is one of the things besides increasing temperature that's causing snow...
Lloyd Davidson
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Sep 5, 2009
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why on eath? Even science magazines talk about it p ... From: Murray Voight To: skeptics-forum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 9:28 PM ...
pj
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Sep 5, 2009
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14568
Mark Twain's 'Yankee' Is Still of Our Time http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/04/AR2009090403 802.html COMMENT: It's Sir Boss in...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 6, 2009
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http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/09/02/business/20090902-MADOFF_index.h tml * Mr. Madoff was sentenced in June to 150 years in prison for orchestrating a...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 6, 2009
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14570
COMMENT: The word Nazi seems to be flung around a lot lately so now a moment for some Nazi UFO corn. It's a new and yet old style of oddball WWII revisionist...
James Scott Taylor
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Sep 6, 2009
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14571
Paranormal Challenge: evil eye test http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2008/07/31 First hour guest, Dr. Colin Ross spoke about his application to James Randi's...
James Scott Taylor
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