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ThorGoLucky
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
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Posted - 05/06/2010 : 21:17:19 [Permalink]
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Yeah, you're a "coward" for rejecting Noah's Ark. And for having the further effrontery not to provide arguments for the Ark. (Hey, the guy doesn't have any evidence, so all he's doing is asking for a little help! That's only fair. You should be flattered.)
What a wonderful non sequitur it is to call you a coward for being sanely skeptical. It's like being called a thief because of liking the Beatles. |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 05/07/2010 : 02:29:58 [Permalink]
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This Ark business has the potential for immortality -- we'll never hear the end of it. It's been a while, though, since anyone's tried to defend it in here.
JediHunter needs to clean up his writing and break himself of the habit of bugging out when faced with debate. That's very poor form, and the "you are dismissed" is merely snotty and a sure sign of a lack of argument. It might be fun to pick out the logical fallacies in his postings and gently, heh, show him where he has been amiss. I saw some doozies in there. I especally liked the "goat" red herring.
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"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
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Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf
USA
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Posted - 05/07/2010 : 15:56:42 [Permalink]
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Thanks for your input, Mooner & filthy.
JediHunter posted an interesting reply. |
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 05/09/2010 : 22:30:57 [Permalink]
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Just wanted to see if everyone saw this blog in Thor's link. Wow.
http://erichovind.blogspot.com/ |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
-Giordano Bruno
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
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"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
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the_ignored
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sailingsoul
SFN Addict
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 Posted - 05/10/2010 : 06:31:59 [Permalink]
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Ha! This could be fun but maybe not if it just is about who started insulting who first. I might get into this if it can be productive. Just getting either side to examine and writing about their beliefs in a sincere way. Sincere as when questions are asked they are not just ignored but answered or addressed. It's a tough call, I don't need another excuse to spend more time on another forum. If there a benefit it might be worth it. However! I'm leaving today to sail a boat to Ft.Lauderdale, 1150 knots nonstop and will be out of touch for 9 days or so. Expecting to make 5/6 knots each 24 hours, that's 135 or less a day, giving weather conditions. All down wind, weeee!
Hay, we can do a test. If the boat goes down and I die, I'll try to get back to OFFC and let him know theists are right![wink] I'll send Thor an message and give him a four word comment. That way if I do contact OFFC and give Him the same code words. He'll be able to prove it with Thor. If I never post again, you'll all know why. Cheers. SS |
There are only two types of religious people, the deceivers and the deceived. SS |
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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf
USA
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Posted - 05/10/2010 : 13:16:40 [Permalink]
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| May you have smoooooth sailing, sailingsoul. |
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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 05/30/2010 : 02:30:19 [Permalink]
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| Awesome link! Thanks! |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 05/30/2010 : 07:14:31 [Permalink]
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Hey Thor.I don't know if you are aware of it, but filthy has written a fine essay on the problems with the Ark story:
Fundamentalists Hate Noah's Ark
It might due for you to check out some of our articles for your site.
Sure, I'm a shameless promoter, but I wouldn't suggest anything that isn't quality... |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
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Posted - 05/30/2010 : 08:26:56 [Permalink]
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| I assume the fundies also say that there was no incest involved in repopulating humans after the Great Flood, right? |
by Filthy
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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf
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Posted - 05/30/2010 : 16:42:46 [Permalink]
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Dr. Mabuse, yes that TheraminTrees guy on YouTube does good work, along with his colleague QualiaSoup.
Kil, shamelessly promote away. If there are SFN articles that you think should be linked into specific sections of Debunkatron.com, please let me know.
pleco, that question like so may is avoided, haha.
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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - 05/31/2010 : 22:07:37 [Permalink]
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http://www.icr.org/article/524/
Haha, the pi measurement is right because of modern engineering conventions! |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
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"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking
"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 06/01/2010 : 02:57:48 [Permalink]
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Obviously, the person writing down the biblical passage wasn't a stickler for absolute correctness, but opted to choose a writing style suited to not bore his audience to death. Given the person I am, I probably would, but for most people just giving the sense of the proportions are enough.
So I really have no problem with that article, other than that they claim exactly those modern engineering/scientific conventions as an explanation for the discrepancy, rather than the obvious interpretation: The passage wasn't written to accomodate engineers, but uneducated people who thought Pi was someting you could eat.
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Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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I'm a coward for asking questions about Noah's Ark
