Stardock ForumsOh...I forgot something. I don't have faith in anything. You're barking up the wrong tree.
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[quote]Anyone ever tell you that you repeat yourself quite a bit?[/quote] Do you even read what I write? I told you I was repeating myself - several times. [quote]You sound like a gold-star member of the R<span id="lw_1210965566_0" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy:
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JoeUser Forums[quote]In this sense, ID is a scientific revolution[/quote] Cool. Let's say it is, Lula. Are you ready to admit that humans were designed by a super intelligent extra terrestrial life form from somewhere else in the universe? Are you ready to suppose that it wasn't Almighty God after all, but was instead the denizens of the Pleiades that created man? If you say "Yes" it flies in the face of everything else you've ever said. If you say "no"
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[quote]I also have no doubt that, when it comes down to making the choice between ethics and funding, most leaders in science would take the funding.[/quote] I don't claim to know a *lot* about this - it's really Mari's department. She's seen the funding crunch so many times it's silly. This statement does sound, though, as if scientists in general would be unethical in order to get the money they need to continue their research, and, for my little bit of expe
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[quote]All of us, male or female, have the potential to be raped.[/quote] So there's still hope.... Ok, that was tacky, but I couldn't resist. Forgive me.
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[quote]It isn't surprising that science has become more about politics than scientific method. Whether in the universities, government agencies or the private sector, modern science is about collecting grants, mostly from the government.[/quote] I, very sadly, agree with this. Everyone should want to contribute to the uncovering of objective data, but most people aren't equipped with the skills necessary to separate objective data from BS. <
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I've already read the definitions on dictionary.com. You can ask KFC what a fan I am of dictionary definitions. It always seems to gaul her when I dare to state what a word means in my arguments ...for some reason. Since you didn't paste it, I will. [quote] <td c
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[quote]ID theory states that design in nature can be empirically detected. this has been shown now by those sceintists working on the inner workings of cells.[/quote] Would you two just stop pretending to support ID? You don't believe ID theory any more than I do. ID theory says that *A* designer or designers created everything. That includes the possibility of ANY sufficiently intelligent being, not just gods. You've both been singing th
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[quote]In order to do further research on a topic you need to know the existing foundations that have been laid before you can even begin.[/quote] Step 2. Do some background research. Ok, maybe more than "some" :P I agree that credentials and peer review are both an important part of science, but they aren't a part of the Scientific Method. Anyone can pose a hypothesis and test it. My point wasn't what mak
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[quote]it also attempts to show us how all this started with an explosion sans God.[/quote] No, it doesn't. Evolution has zero to do with origin. And look, I'm not calling you names. You're taking them for yourself. I told you 5 or 6 different ways what I just told you again. What is it about it you can't understand?
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They have "faith" in evolution? C'mon man. You can't be serious.
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[quote]While the word "dinosaur" is not in the bible since it's a modern word coined I think in the 1800's the animal dinosaur or very large dinosaur is mentioned more than once. [/quote] Out of curiosity. Where? [quote]ID proponents always prsent scientific evidence to support their theory[/quote] Out of curiosity. Where? [quote]Their argument is based on science[/quote] List
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That's pretty cool. I'll have a zip code again in a few months (finally coming home to the good ole US). Gas prices is not something I'm looking forward to. We use purchased coupons here for gas.
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So who are these people that believe in evolution based on faith? I've heard of this, but I don't know of any, personally. Do you? People may believe evolution, but I doubt anyone has faith in it. There IS a difference between faith and belief.
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[quote]I think that says it all. The ones you refer to are just replacing one religion with another.[/quote] Are you suggesting that evolution is a religion?
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[quote]As a Christian I don't think there is anything wrong with seeing God in the details. That may not work for everyone else, and that's all good, but if I choose to see a cross in the thinga majiggy above, who does it hurt?[/quote] It doesn't hurt anyone for you to notice it. For him to assert that it means something hurts Christians because it's disingenuous. This guy is a representative of Christianity with relatively high visibility. Finding actual di
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[quote] No one has commented on this article. Be the first![/quote] :) Why do you insist on not fitting into other people's ideas of what a CEO should be? I mean Hey! If people play YOUR game, shouldn't you play their "game"? Pfft. Hell no. Good on ya.
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Can you translate that for (us/me?)
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Yeah yeah...I've seen Occam's Razor raped as well. If I have to point out that the purpose of the scientific method is objectivity, then my statements are already lost on the reader. Anyone that wants to believe that science is subjective is welcome to, but once again, I don't want to see any whining and bitching when their beliefs aren't found in a science class. In short, I feel your pain over the subject. Would that we could live in a world where nothing was considered worthy of a
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(Commenting as I listen) Love the pedal steel. Most people listening probably think those beginning licks are the guitar player. It's actually a dude on pedal steel - though I can't see if it's an actual pedal steel or some digital derivitave. Where'd the pedal steel guy go? Did he pick up a guitar? The tune is simplistic harmonically, but the players seem driven to convey their passion - which is cool. Mood music, overall, but that's
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A question just occurred to me. KFC says this is a DVD sermon. Where do I get my free copy, KFC? Hmm...I bet this message isn't free. Anyone want to bet before I google it?
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As an objectivist, I hear ya, man. Where should it be added?
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Differences of opinion aside, KFC, do you not find this just a bit sensational? I've seen the electron microscope pictures of the laminin, and while it is "cross-like" if you were to lay it out flat, that's hardly any kind of evidence for anything. It just seems like a sensational way to get an emotional response from people. Now if Jesus had been nailed to some really whackily shaped thing, and then that whackily shaped thing was found in every cell of our bo
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Great minds think alike (and so do ours :) ) I just wrote a blog on what the scientific method is exactly so as to help people delineate between science and philosophy. For some reason, it seems hard to get the emotion out of the issue. The Scientific Method serves to do EXACTLY that.
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I suppose it's somewhat ironic that I'm placing this article in Philosophy->Ethics, but perhaps you'll bear with me to see why. Let's face something, folks - there's a big debate, on these forums, and just about everywhere else, about what should be taught in a science classroom and what should not. I have one real problem with the argument from both sides - it is emotionally based. I find absolutely no use for emotion when discussing something that is "s
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