Hello All! My name is Rocky and I might be a skeptic, but I have my doubts. I've been enjoying lively discussions in other groups and thought that I'd look for...
I have no problems with your moderation of this group. Keep up the good work. Regards Tim The Matrix Agent Smith: The orders were for your protection... your ...
Those who espouse Intelligent Design see two characteristics of the universe, (1) recognizable design and (2) recognizable intention. It is that recognizable...
What kind of "intelligent designer" could do this to my sister? Not only has she endured breast cancer in the last year but also the loss of everything she...
Dear Mr. Needham, While I may share many of your views concerning the Philosophical Implications of Intelligent Design in the light of the recent tragedy...
On 9/3/05, Shelley Poole <svpoole@...> wrote: [...] ... Obviously a benevolent just Designer could not commit malevolent acts. If there is a Designer...
... Your advice should be obvious to those in charge but apparently they need reminding since it took them five days to do anything at all. How many died ...
Every time there is a natural disaster, every time I see any story of human suffering I am struck with the same question that I ask myself- If "God" is all...
Right on: the fatal flaw in ID is, is all the suffering in the world part of the “design”? Speaking of which, here’s a letter to the editor I sent to the...
While the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is devastating, all I need is one trip to the children's cancer ward in any hospital to convince me there is no just and...
Eric - You do a great job moderating this list. Do not let the statements of one who seems to have a rather belligerent attitude make you think otherwise....
That's the odd part. God is never involved in the tragedy but is always there to help rebuild. He truly invokes the 'mysterious ways' clause at every...
Hi all I'm new here. I have recently been looking into both NLP and EFT (emotional freedom technique). I am very much interested in the "trick" value of them....
... I wanted to take issue with this claim. It is unfortunate that neither this nor any comparable argument can be used to disprove intelligent design. The...
... Intelligent Design, called the Teleological Argument in philosophical circles, is a subcategory of the Cosmological Argument. This Cosmological Argument,...
ID is a stealth name for creationism, since the courts have banned the teaching of creationism in public schools; ID proponents, whether they publicly admit it...
Hi Krish, I know quite a bit about both of these topics. The topic of NLP just came up on another list serv I'm on and I posted a response with some info and...
... Actually Intelligent Design is not Creationism but the Creationists have embraced it. This is where Ockham's razor should come into play since there is...
Wow, these links are great Thanks much Monica I am interested in the psychology of self delusion and wishful polyana thinking. I actually recently took a step...
One of the creationists' favorite talking points has finally been killed. Not that they'll believe it, though.... ============= Palaeontologists digging in the...
I'm hoping we've seen the worst of it. But I'm afraid that things will probably only get worse. We still have about seven years until 2012, and we can already ...
By simple definition, NLP, or what is meant by NLP is the capacity to acquire received knowledge. This must have existed longer than thirty years! It has only...
Hi Frank I believe the (Druckman & Swets, 1988) article gives a better idea. However, regarding Heap, remember that skeptics also have a very deep and...
I accept your points. My problem is that there are no definitive theories of learning and teachers often refer to elements that do turn up as NLP points. ...
Hi Frank I understand your points And I feel they are worthy of argument From my perspective, NLP is very distinct from hypnotherapy. Firstly, NLP as far as I...
... Who's definition is this? NLP is a lot more than just acquiring knowledge. It's interesting, though, because that is basically how Scientology defines...
Hi Krish, Yes, Korzybski's "map is not the territory" is one of the major NLP presuppositions. It's interesting that you would relate this to Scientology...
Thanks Monica I am really getting into this study. Would it be possible to post any sources of Perl's Dianetics centre and Church Universal and Triumphant...