As usual, Joe misses the point of what is written in favor of what he wishes to impose on what is written. My point is that two people are dead for trusting in...
By the way, ... Joe, Can you please identify where in my post you got the idea that led to this response? I'm baffled. On the other hand, thank you for ...
I have lost track of the original situation, so I have to guess what you are outraged about. In general, we have a system in our country in which people are ...
"Yes, President Bush is a dumb-ass war-mongering right wing zealot who favors Big Business over the "little" guy but he's only there for four years unless...
... From: "Michael Martin" <mlmartinny@...> Date: Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:08 am Subject: Fake doctors and fake(r) shaman "You see, the problem is that we...
Anybody go see The Passion? I did last Saturday. As an atheist, I was curious to see the latest piece of mass propaganda. The theater was packed. Sold out....
Scott Schrade
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Mar 2, 2004 1:48 am
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Thanks, Joe, for clearing that up with your usual accuracy. Now I don't have to amend my initial impression. Michael ... that we ... unpatriotic and ... ...
I saw it on Saturday and, also speaking as an atheist, I thought it was very artfully done. I don't have to believe the objective "truth" of something to be...
Oh, before I forget, can you point out, Joe, where in my original post I say anything to suggest your response, which I'm sure was carefully considered by you...
Hello everyone, this is my first post in the forum I was debating with my bunkmates in camp last nite about miracles when one of them came up with this 1995...
... Welcome ... I never heard of it before. ... Assuming "metallica" means metallic, rather than referring to a rock band, the most important relevant question...
Hi, Great topic. The mystery of the milk drinking idols is one of my favorites as I come from a background in stage magic and theatre. The answer to the...
milk is from cows, the most important domesticatable animal on the planet. Unless you're a vegan, you can get everything from it, sustance and shelter. ...
... Wanker! Regards, Joe Needham ... Murphy's Sixth Law: If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go wrong and circumvent...
I don't really follow you in this post. The "miracle" will work with most any solid object. I tried it with a plastic Yoda head. The graceful lines and...
In a message dated 3/3/04 5:40:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, skeptics-forum@yahoogroups.com writes: . Wanker! Regards, Joe Needham . Ooooh, good comeback, Joe....
Sorry, I got distracted before making the point. I was trying to explain that Judaic, Christian, and Moslem religions don't appreciate milk from cows in their...
I appreciate your thoughts and certainly that is a whole other aspect of the discussion, but I'm sticking to the actual physical, observable phenomenon here of...
I'm sorry but that was a typo error but I think most ppl can re interpret it as metallic ... Welcome ... about miracles ... miracle of hindu ... quite stumped...
Don't forget that radical environmentalism and much of the dogma of the animal rights movement can fall into the class of religion. dominick ... Needham ... ...
... You seem to be mixing up fanaticism with religion - a mistake easy to make, especially as religious people seem to become increasingly fanatical lately. ...
The central claim of the article is that the probability that God exists is 67 percent. However, a more sophisticated analysis, which this margin is...
... I'm surprised that the THES gave space to this book and author. I always thought they were supposed to be a credible publication. Bayesian inference...
Lloyd Davidson
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Mar 12, 2004 10:24 pm
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... That will go down in history as Carlson's Last Theorem -- a puzzle for a future generation of mathematicians, with their larger margins and more ...
I don't think that "author's calculations are clearly flawed." Certainly not "clearly". After all, it is bayesian. You could argue that the pool of evidence he...
... <http://www.thes.co.uk/current_edition/story.aspx?story_id=2011495&window_type=print> That's right. If my understanding of Bayesian methods is clear, one...
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