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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st July 2007, 10:33 AM
Replies: 866
Views: 72,373
Posted By Atlas
:) :D ;)

:) :D ;)
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st July 2007, 10:25 AM
Replies: 866
Views: 72,373
Posted By Atlas
Could we meet in the middle? How about,...

Could we meet in the middle? How about, "Ignorance in the form of Paris Hilton is a scourge of humanity."
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st July 2007, 10:05 AM
Replies: 866
Views: 72,373
Posted By Atlas
This is an interesting thread. I find myself...

This is an interesting thread. I find myself sympathetic to the notion CFLarsen promotes but I'm rejecting it anyway because I fear it claims territory the Christian agreeably concedes; that...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st July 2007, 06:25 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 11,634
Posted By Atlas
It's kinda weird to think about. As I understand...

It's kinda weird to think about. As I understand it, atheists will be on bathroom duty for eternity, cleaning toilets with their own toothbrush. On the bright side, the eternal experience feels...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th June 2007, 09:06 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,400
Posted By Atlas
I've always heard it pronounced - Madge a gory

I've always heard it pronounced - Madge a gory
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th June 2007, 09:56 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,400
Posted By Atlas
I couldn't tell from the background discussion....

I couldn't tell from the background discussion. Was this only an artifact of the camera? I thought people were saying they couldn't see it. I suppose they weren't looking because it's not wise to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th June 2007, 04:46 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 21,735
Posted By Atlas
There is an IMAGES page that's kinda scary at: ...

There is an IMAGES page that's kinda scary at:

http://www.morgellons.org/

It looks like a decent site but I gotta tell ya I've got this buddy who believes EVERY woo conspiracy that comes...
Forum: USA Politics 29th June 2007, 04:02 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,299
Posted By Atlas
My thoughts on births in America to illegal...

My thoughts on births in America to illegal immigrants are not relevant. It is a constitutional right and only a constitutional amendment could curtail that.

If you want to know my opinion,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th June 2007, 08:07 AM
Replies: 615
Views: 63,273
Posted By Atlas
You've only failed with ynot. I've been lurking...

You've only failed with ynot. I've been lurking and learning a lot during this review of Relativity.

I've been confused about the nature of speed versus acceleration in observing time dilation....
Forum: USA Politics 29th June 2007, 07:37 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,299
Posted By Atlas
Concerning the "living wage" idea, I'm well aware...

Concerning the "living wage" idea, I'm well aware that illegals transfer billions of dollars to their home country and still manage to survive here.

I really can't speak to wage rates for...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th June 2007, 06:26 AM
Replies: 615
Views: 63,273
Posted By Atlas
Billy, your diagram is as elegantly...

Billy, your diagram is as elegantly comprehensible as it is mundane. Fredrick gave us colors and curvey lines and stuff that fire the imagination into the realm of weirdthought.

I loved the...
Forum: USA Politics 29th June 2007, 05:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,638
Posted By Atlas
Man as God - Artificial Life

Science breakthrough. The transplant of an entire genome. It sounds like they have a production technique... it only worked 1 out of 150,000 tries. That doesn't sound like one scientist at a...
Forum: USA Politics 28th June 2007, 08:27 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,299
Posted By Atlas
I know a lot of you follow what Ann Coulter has...

I know a lot of you follow what Ann Coulter has to say.:eek: She was talking to Bill O'Reilly and she mentioned her plan to solve the illegal immigration problem, like tomorrow.

Just allow...
Forum: USA Politics 28th June 2007, 08:08 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,299
Posted By Atlas
[/quote] Thanks, an embarrassing lesson. Lotsa...

[/quote]
Thanks, an embarrassing lesson. Lotsa good stuff.

I read one Federal Government report putting the cost to the Federal Government at $10 Billion per year. I thought that seemed...
Forum: USA Politics 28th June 2007, 04:57 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,299
Posted By Atlas
To be fair, BPSCG... work is always harder when...

To be fair, BPSCG... work is always harder when you don't know what you're doing. It might even be worth it to all Americans to reward the continued fecklessness of the Dems - anything to keep them...
Forum: USA Politics 28th June 2007, 04:51 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,299
Posted By Atlas
One thing this crazy debate informed me of was...

One thing this crazy debate informed me of was that illegally crossing into the US is nothing more than a misdemeanor. That seemed odd to me that legislation wasn't introduced by somebody to make it...
Forum: USA Politics 27th June 2007, 05:01 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,483
Posted By Atlas
What kind of organization is SIAD? I think...

What kind of organization is SIAD? I think they're the ones who advertised it. http://www.siad.dk/ (Page down for the story)

Here's a link to a video. The background noise, when they finally...
Forum: USA Politics 27th June 2007, 12:07 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,483
Posted By Atlas
I thought the world press handled the Mohammed...

I thought the world press handled the Mohammed Cartoon story poorly but I thought Europe was especially bad (although there were a few exceptions.) In this story one of those cartoons is used for the...
Forum: USA Politics 26th June 2007, 04:08 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,483
Posted By Atlas
A little. I think this was very much a staged...

A little. I think this was very much a staged event and full of irony. The fact that you couldn't see any story probably means no reporters attended but possibly means no newspaper dared to show the...
Forum: USA Politics 26th June 2007, 03:12 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 13,389
Posted By Atlas
[/quote] No argument. My question is...

[/quote]

No argument. My question is whether all supervised school outings would make the supervisory function so difficult to administer when 1 or 2 students could at any time exercise their 1st...
Forum: USA Politics 26th June 2007, 07:51 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,483
Posted By Atlas
The scathing irony of the stunt is made complete...

The scathing irony of the stunt is made complete by the silence of a cowed Western press.

The same kind of staged Islamic rage is lapped up time and again by an eager press. See how often Islamic...
Forum: USA Politics 26th June 2007, 07:22 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,370
Posted By Atlas
The fried chicken embryo was a delicacy...

The fried chicken embryo was a delicacy celebrated by this family who came from... France.

http://tommcmahon.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/conehead2.jpg
Forum: USA Politics 26th June 2007, 06:33 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 13,389
Posted By Atlas
What's with the hand waving? Weakly humorous but...

What's with the hand waving? Weakly humorous but put here merely to distract. You're letting your emotions show here. The court was right on this - it was a sophmoric challenge to the first...
Forum: USA Politics 25th June 2007, 06:43 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 13,389
Posted By Atlas
I wondered what message it would have sent to...

I wondered what message it would have sent to students and faculties if it had gone the other way.

Would students ever again get to go on a field trip?

What teacher would sign up for...
Forum: USA Politics 25th June 2007, 06:03 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,483
Posted By Atlas
Is this a statement FOR the right of free speech...

Is this a statement FOR the right of free speech because of the cartoon war in Europe more than any Arab street?

That is, is the target audience Danes, Europe, Islam or all three? It works even...
Forum: USA Politics 25th June 2007, 05:51 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 13,389
Posted By Atlas
Good questions. The court kinda addressed them. ...

Good questions. The court kinda addressed them.
First they said Fredrick wasn't trying to make any statement. This was a nonsense message but one designed to get him on tv. That's why he did it......
Forum: USA Politics 25th June 2007, 04:02 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,370
Posted By Atlas
Besides chicken embryos, what "steaks of the...

Besides chicken embryos, what "steaks of the unborn" grace your table?

Why don't we write to the big business handlers of unborn animal meat products and get their take on human fetus...
Forum: USA Politics 25th June 2007, 02:47 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 13,389
Posted By Atlas
I concur with drkitten. All 3 courts...

I concur with drkitten.

All 3 courts hearing the case agreed it was a school sanctioned event. It seems no one argued differently.

All of the Justices agreed that the Principal was within her...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd June 2007, 09:31 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 63,273
Posted By Atlas
If you're speaking of hypothetical particles you...

If you're speaking of hypothetical particles you are talking in abstractions. Try to overcome your disdain of them. You've titled your thread "Relativity..." - Reference frames come with the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th June 2007, 06:45 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,491
Posted By Atlas
It does present itself as a model worth...

It does present itself as a model worth pondering. Especially for lawmakers.

It's interesting how barbarism like that exposed in Gaza recently carries a moral responsibility factor of 50%...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th June 2007, 03:39 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 12,466
Posted By Atlas
rcronk, I'll take a run at this from both...

rcronk,

I'll take a run at this from both sides of your issues... Your description of God and abiogenesis. I ain't the brightest guy so take this for what it's worth. Your God description sounds...
Forum: Latest Commentary Issues 18th June 2007, 08:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,327
Posted By Atlas
Superman fans remember Brainiac was the villian...

Superman fans remember Brainiac was the villian who shrunk the Kryptonian city of Kandor and stored it in a bottle that Superman rescued and kept in his Fortress of Solitude hoping to find a way...
Forum: USA Politics 17th June 2007, 07:03 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,102
Posted By Atlas
[/quote] That's a surprisingly normal...

[/quote]

That's a surprisingly normal answer.

Wait... is he special to you because he found a way off this godforsaken planet? :D
Forum: USA Politics 17th June 2007, 06:51 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,276
Posted By Atlas
I did wade through the links, MaGZ. I don't think...

I did wade through the links, MaGZ. I don't think you're being well served by the literature you choose. I do think the plight of the Gazans is difficult for them. I've heard some of them on tv...
Forum: USA Politics 17th June 2007, 04:32 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,102
Posted By Atlas
Yah, I guess so. It sounds like you are...

Yah, I guess so.

It sounds like you are ready to say that we misunderstand Nazis
and America and Israel are much more evil (this last part from another thread.)

Who are your heroes?
Forum: USA Politics 17th June 2007, 02:07 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,276
Posted By Atlas
I'm sure that's a signal that they want to revive...

I'm sure that's a signal that they want to revive the peace that Arafat brought to the region, BPSCG. :)
Forum: USA Politics 17th June 2007, 12:26 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,102
Posted By Atlas
MaGZ, Your response sounds a little like you do...

MaGZ,
Your response sounds a little like you do approve of nuking Japan but that saving Jews and Europe from a madman was something better avoided.

I doubt that's what you meant but you...
Forum: USA Politics 17th June 2007, 12:08 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,276
Posted By Atlas
Regardless of Sharon's reasons there was...

Regardless of Sharon's reasons there was celebration in Gaza over the great victory Gaza had achieved. They knew they had forced Israel out. They won that round and were filled with the pride of...
Forum: USA Politics 17th June 2007, 09:44 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,571
Posted By Atlas
:eek: :eek: :eek: Thanks, I'll need to...

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Thanks, I'll need to adjust my arguments accordingly.

MaGZ,
I meant to say, "When those dirty neo-con jews pulled the towers and pretended to be Osama's Muslim hijacking...
Forum: USA Politics 17th June 2007, 09:32 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,571
Posted By Atlas
I take your point MaGZ. It's an interesting...

I take your point MaGZ. It's an interesting characteristic of the West that we may see played out yet. When Muslims go berserk in Europe they will target synogogues and churches - I think Islam is...
Forum: USA Politics 17th June 2007, 09:11 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,571
Posted By Atlas
For American atheists the Statue of Liberty may...

For American atheists the Statue of Liberty may be the closest thing to a symbol of holiness. I need to think on this parallel. In your writing of it it doesn't strike me with the same shock and...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th June 2007, 06:23 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 63,273
Posted By Atlas
I'm not sure I understand the distinction you're...

I'm not sure I understand the distinction you're making.

Math has no affect on reality. It helps us quantify our own subjective observations. When the roofer pounds nails on the house while I...
Forum: USA Politics 16th June 2007, 05:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,571
Posted By Atlas
[/quote] Thanks for the response egslim. I...

[/quote]
Thanks for the response egslim. I have no doubt that nationalism is real and deep among Iranians. I am assuming only that they would find it humiliating to have all of their holy sites...
Forum: USA Politics 16th June 2007, 10:15 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,276
Posted By Atlas
You speak in the present tense here seemingly...

You speak in the present tense here seemingly oblivious to the fact that that's what Sharon essentialy did. Likewise Israel was hoping that Arafat would use his years in power to build up a real...
Forum: USA Politics 16th June 2007, 09:06 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,571
Posted By Atlas
Kerberos, Yah, you're going too fast for...

Kerberos,

Yah, you're going too fast for me. Perhaps if you reread my post a few more times you'd be dumb enough - but you're not there yet. Think Paris Hilton without money.

Could you pull...
Forum: USA Politics 15th June 2007, 07:42 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,571
Posted By Atlas
Well, I did put it in the unthinkable catagory. ...

Well, I did put it in the unthinkable catagory.

What first led me to contemplate it was the question of how we'd respond to a nuke going off inside Israel placed there by Hamas or Hezbollah.
...
Forum: USA Politics 15th June 2007, 06:11 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,571
Posted By Atlas
I completely agree with this. In my attempt...

I completely agree with this.

In my attempt at brinksmanship no nation would stand with us in making the threat... not even Israel. But if we did make such a threat we'd have to follow through...
Forum: USA Politics 15th June 2007, 05:57 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,571
Posted By Atlas
It's a game of brinksmanship. The Islamic...

It's a game of brinksmanship.

The Islamic leaders must defend and protect the holy things of the faith or risk the wrath of their own people and the mockery of the other Islamic sects.

It...
Forum: USA Politics 14th June 2007, 10:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,102
Posted By Atlas
That's such a beautiful sentiment. I mean, even...

That's such a beautiful sentiment. I mean, even if he has to eat God's Baby Jeebus' Jewish diapers as eternal punishment - he's in heaven, man! Each mouthful will be filled with bliss.

Thanks...
Forum: USA Politics 14th June 2007, 10:26 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,276
Posted By Atlas
I wonder how the other Islamic states would view...

I wonder how the other Islamic states would view an Islamic state like Hamastan that was dependent on Jews for electricity, water and jobs.
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