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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 27th August 2020, 10:34 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,663
Posted By yomero
Babieca, El Cid´s horse.

Babieca, El Cid´s horse.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th June 2017, 11:55 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 33,405
Posted By yomero
The poll was limited to those that agreed that...

The poll was limited to those that agreed that other faiths can lead to eternal salvation.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th June 2017, 01:30 AM
Replies: 206
Views: 33,405
Posted By yomero
A PEW poll from Jan. 2009 titled "Many Americans...

A PEW poll from Jan. 2009 titled "Many Americans Say Other Faiths Lead to Eternal Life" found that 52%of all American Christians believe that way. The poll was limited to those that accepted the...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 24th November 2016, 04:06 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,128
Posted By yomero
In the novel LaMuerte de Artemio Cruz ( The Death...

In the novel LaMuerte de Artemio Cruz ( The Death of Artemio Cruz), Carlos Fuentes alternates among first, second and third person narratives. Those chapters using the first person viewpoint describe...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th September 2016, 01:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,320
Posted By yomero
What happened to the "o" in...

What happened to the "o" in "god"?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th September 2016, 02:09 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,983
Posted By yomero
In my country, there is another layer of...

In my country, there is another layer of syncretism added on to the Roman paganism mentioned in the OP: Meso American native deities. Many historians believe that the religious fervor given to the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st July 2016, 01:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,909
Posted By yomero
My story is not as impressive as those posted ...

My story is not as impressive as those posted before, but at least I know it*s true.

About 20 years ago, my father went several miles out if town in his pick up truck with his dog, Rifle. He took...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th June 2016, 02:52 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,999
Posted By yomero
About a year ago, I was returning home after...

About a year ago, I was returning home after drinking a couple of cups of coffee. I had already opened the gate, but before entering I noticed that my wife just arrived at that moment. She wanted to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2015, 12:32 AM
Replies: 485
Views: 57,413
Posted By yomero
As far as I can tell, it was inmediately after...

As far as I can tell, it was inmediately after the arrest that one law enforcement officer declared that the killer shouted "No more baby parts !" If that is true, then I would consider Center for...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 29th November 2015, 01:14 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 17,301
Posted By yomero
Were you there? Ken Ham. :duck:

Were you there?

Ken Ham. :duck:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 7th September 2015, 11:51 PM
Replies: 486
Views: 34,743
Posted By yomero
''All bleens are grue'' First, there is a...

''All bleens are grue''

First, there is a non zero chance that the statement was made by a dyslexic and he meant ''all blues are green''. The phrase would be false.

Second, there are thousands...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th August 2015, 08:15 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,429
Posted By yomero
Several years ago I read in a book, (I can't...

Several years ago I read in a book, (I can't remember the author, perhaps SJ Gould, or C Sagan or I Asimov) that during the Manhattan Project a large group of elite scientists left a conference room...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th July 2015, 11:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,685
Posted By yomero
Yes, but is it gluten free? :confused:

Yes, but is it gluten free? :confused:
Forum: USA Politics 8th July 2015, 10:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,383
Posted By yomero
A more accurate description of the flag.

A more accurate description of the flag.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st June 2015, 10:27 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,315
Posted By yomero
I'm 69 yrs. old and I've never understood what...

I'm 69 yrs. old and I've never understood what was so important about Benjamin Franklin's experiment with the kite and the key during a thunder storm. Why thunder? Why the key? How did that lead to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th June 2015, 09:42 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 8,162
Posted By yomero
Thumbs down In Mexico, and I believe in other Latin American...

In Mexico, and I believe in other Latin American countries, there is a wide spread belief that a snake known as vibora negra or alicante slides during the night to where a nursing human mother is...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th May 2015, 09:39 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 81,320
Posted By yomero
Yes it does. We are talking about Quadraginta's...

Yes it does. We are talking about Quadraginta's phrase that says: "The handful of priests and nuns who agitate against the political status quo in those Catholic dominated countries are rarely doing...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th May 2015, 03:23 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 81,320
Posted By yomero
Wink "You should regularize your situation". So,...

"You should regularize your situation".

So, what? That episode still stands as evidence for Quadrgenta's statement.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th May 2015, 11:00 PM
Replies: 248
Views: 81,320
Posted By yomero
I can't tell if MG1962 is being serious or...

I can't tell if MG1962 is being serious or ironic. Quadrigenta's last sentence is correct. A good example is Father Ernesto Cardenal, a supporter of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. I believe he was...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th May 2015, 01:58 PM
Replies: 681
Views: 77,836
Posted By yomero
Like some previous posters, I also find Dinwar's...

Like some previous posters, I also find Dinwar's posts educational. He has mentioned the possibility of finding life in Titan and other worlds. How similar to organisms on earth would alien life have...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th October 2014, 01:04 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 6,632
Posted By yomero
Why is it that every time I see the term ''The...

Why is it that every time I see the term ''The Godhead'' it comes with what to me seems as theological nonsense?
Forum: JREF 4th October 2014, 09:55 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 66,448
Posted By yomero
I'm just posting to check if I'm correctly...

I'm just posting to check if I'm correctly registered.

ETA. It seems to be working OK.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 20th August 2014, 12:24 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,422
Posted By yomero
The Aztec language, Nahuatl, had an extensive...

The Aztec language, Nahuatl, had an extensive oral literature. Nahuatl poems and prose were meant to be recited, not read silently, but they had a writing system, mainly pictographic, partly...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 19th August 2014, 02:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,422
Posted By yomero
Hernando de Alvarado Tezozomoc was probably...

Hernando de Alvarado Tezozomoc was probably Moctezuma II's grandson. In 1598 he wrote Cronicas Mexicanas, a history of the Aztec nation based on testimony from older Aztecs. On chapter 109, Alvarado...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th July 2014, 12:55 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 18,758
Posted By yomero
''Médicos Invisibles,'' (Invisible Doctors) in...

''Médicos Invisibles,'' (Invisible Doctors) in several countries of Latin America. Gabriel Garcia Marquez mentions them in One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Patients send a letter to the Invisible...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th July 2014, 08:16 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,782
Posted By yomero
Correa Neto's points are not just "still good"....

Correa Neto's points are not just "still good". They are very good and solid. The evidence for a common ancestry with all other living beings on earth is massive. This evidence directly contradicts...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th July 2014, 04:45 PM
Replies: 491
Views: 29,689
Posted By yomero
The thing about loaded words, is that they often...

The thing about loaded words, is that they often work. If I describe myself as a "rebel", I'm implying that I'm a free soul. distinct from all the sheep. The system hasn't got me yet. And there's a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th June 2014, 12:09 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 12,012
Posted By yomero
'Yomero's moral argument is quite simple: Santa...

'Yomero's moral argument is quite simple: Santa Claus is not directly apparent in the phenomenal world. (If we try to stay awake and espy on him as he brings the presents, Santa won't come to our...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st June 2014, 11:53 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 8,382
Posted By yomero
The way I visualize -3 times -3 = +9 is this: ...

The way I visualize -3 times -3 = +9 is this:

Suppose your Mom gives you $9 and sends you out to pay $3 to your aunt A, $3 to aunt B and $3 to aunt C. You have 0 dollars of your own, so far. Today...
Forum: Education 29th May 2014, 07:36 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 11,727
Posted By yomero
Exclamation For most of my life, I've lived at the...

For most of my life, I've lived at the Texas-Mexico border. I went to school on the Texas side for 7 years. One thing I noticed in the speech of my Tejano classmates is that most of the time the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th May 2014, 05:52 PM
Replies: 506
Views: 28,427
Posted By yomero
Right now, I can't find my copy of Neil Shubin's...

Right now, I can't find my copy of Neil Shubin's Your Inner Fish. There is one chapter titled "Teeth Everywhere" dealing with the evolution of teeth. I doubt that Gibhor is sincerely seeking...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th May 2014, 10:21 PM
Replies: 506
Views: 28,427
Posted By yomero
You're not talking about me, are you? I'm 68 and...

You're not talking about me, are you? I'm 68 and I do have a digestive system but not many of my own teeth. :(

ETA: Even if I were to lose all of my teeth (and avoided dentures), I would still be...
Forum: Education 28th May 2014, 09:14 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 11,727
Posted By yomero
It can be difficult for non-native speakers of...

It can be difficult for non-native speakers of Spanish to understand the difference between the subjunctive* and the indicative moods. My son once told me about a co-worker who was from The...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 11th May 2014, 10:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,527
Posted By yomero
The man has 2 books on Amazon. He should know...

The man has 2 books on Amazon. He should know that the correct term is ''Harebrained.''
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd March 2014, 02:28 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 9,352
Posted By yomero
The correct spelling is indeed ''vacas''. Spanish...

The correct spelling is indeed ''vacas''. Spanish speakers from any country (not just from the Caribbean) pronounce the word as ''bacas''.

The DRAE's (Diccionario de la Real Academia de la Lengua...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th February 2014, 01:57 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,214
Posted By yomero
A stupid question: Is it possible for a water...

A stupid question: Is it possible for a water molecule to have one oxygen atom, one deuterium atom and one regular hydrogen atom? If the answer is yes, is it then possible to have a larger quantity...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th January 2014, 06:52 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 196,400
Posted By yomero
You live in a country where it`s illegal to ride...

You live in a country where it`s illegal to ride in a car without using your seat belt.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd December 2013, 12:18 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 21,999
Posted By yomero
Superman, Wonder Woman and The Invisible Man. ...

Superman, Wonder Woman and The Invisible Man.

http://www.jokebuddha.com/Superman
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2013, 10:32 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 8,079
Posted By yomero
Loquita has a very clear meaning in Spanish. It...

Loquita has a very clear meaning in Spanish. It means '' little crazy girl''. In another context, it could mean ''little slut girl'' in Mexican colloquial Spanish. Or even ''little effeminate gay...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th November 2013, 07:43 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 11,709
Posted By yomero
Janadele's signature is significant in the...

Janadele's signature is significant in the context of her post:



Actually, it makes a lot of sense to doubt that there will be a continuation of who we are after we die. This is the only life...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th November 2013, 09:57 AM
Replies: 419
Views: 62,001
Posted By yomero
I thank you for your explanation. I'm glad your...

I thank you for your explanation. I'm glad your case turned out to be on the right side of statistics. From your previous posts I realized that you are not using your personal anecdote to advice...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th November 2013, 01:04 AM
Replies: 419
Views: 62,001
Posted By yomero
WRS, I'm very glad about your recovery. From your...

WRS, I'm very glad about your recovery. From your more recent posts, I understand that you credit the surgery you received to be the cause of your recovery, rightly so. But I think there is an...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th November 2013, 11:42 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,005
Posted By yomero
A common misconception (sorry, can't avoid the...

A common misconception (sorry, can't avoid the pun) about the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is that it refers to Mary's impregnation by the Holy Ghost, thereby she remained a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd November 2013, 07:22 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,254
Posted By yomero
I am not viewing the past nor the future as...

I am not viewing the past nor the future as places at all. That's precisely the problem I see with time travel. The past is a ''time'', not a ''place''. But someone traveling into the past is...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st November 2013, 06:06 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,254
Posted By yomero
I think there is an important difference between...

I think there is an important difference between moving to the past and moving to the future. I have been traveling to the future since 1946. I, along with the rest of the universe, have been moving...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st November 2013, 01:09 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,254
Posted By yomero
Besides that, I see a problem with an 80 kg...

Besides that, I see a problem with an 80 kg person suddenly materializing in a different time. Perhaps there was a brick wall or a tree on the exact spot where the time traveler poofs into presence....
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st October 2013, 02:07 PM
Replies: 430
Views: 13,509
Posted By yomero
Perhaps, just perhaps, you're right. Analogous to...

Perhaps, just perhaps, you're right. Analogous to my atheism is my dislike for soccer foot ball. But to actively persecute soccer fans I would need to be convinced that my belief that soccer is bad...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st October 2013, 01:25 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 13,509
Posted By yomero
As an atheist, it is difficult for me to...

As an atheist, it is difficult for me to understand how anyone can commit crimes in the name of non-belief. But it has happened.

I do not know enough about the history of the Soviet Union to argue...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th October 2013, 12:31 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 11,582
Posted By yomero
Negative is better. I'm positive! I'm one of...

Negative is better. I'm positive! I'm one of those Nattering Nabobs of Negativism. :cool:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th September 2013, 11:09 PM
Replies: 1,307
Views: 49,254
Posted By yomero
When I was a child, I found the taste of onions...

When I was a child, I found the taste of onions so unpleasant that I would carefully pick away any offending piece of onion from my food. As a teen, I could tolerate them. Now, at 67, onions are...
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