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If you enjoy sci-fi comics, I recommend giving it a read.

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The etymology of gym is interesting.

from Greek gymnasion "public place where athletic exercises are practiced; gymnastics school", literally "to train naked", from gymnos "naked".

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<t>Last weekends word was "sciolism" - A pretentious attitude of scholarship; superficial knowledgeability. Call someone a sciolist in an internet argument this week, and post a link below. It should be easy if you can find a forum about Quantum Physics as expounded by Deepak C...

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<t>The northern summer sea ice loss is going to be the first high cost high casualty impact, unless there's something nasty coming quicker that we've missed. It's got that horrible positive feedback from the extent, but the volume is dropping pretty much steadily, and it's 2/3rds gone sin...

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Well January was mad hot, but February was completely nuts.

This jump looks bigger than '98

The Satellite temperature measurements agree:

But HadCRU doesn't have Feb up yet.

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Last weekend's SGU word: thixotropy - the property of having a viscosity that decreases when a stress is applied, as when stirred.

I think a mind is metaphorically thixotropic: If you never apply pressure of questioning to your beliefs they become more and more rigid.

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<t>From bundok, meaning mountain. Funny how meanings twist. Sometimes they flip, like "terrific". Speaking of none of that, a recent word from the SGU podcast is 'Pleochroism' - an optical phenomenon in which a substance appears to be different colors when observed at different angles.<br...

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<t>Yeah, those are the things it would be good to preserve. While leaving out the sexism, homophobia, shame, externalization of blame, and prescribed ethics that has only black and white. The supporting the moving of pedophiles around Africa, the concealing of their activities,...

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We calculate you are 100% humanist.

You are definitely a humanist! Many people are, often without even knowing it.

:-3

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<t>I think you still want the bathwater ... if that is the discussion of ethics, the charitable works, and ... maybe some music. Maybe some community building stuff: The propagation of social norms and ethics. I'm not suggesting everyone should have the same social norms, but I think we w...

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<t>Agreed. But I think that you want something in place of the Churches, where you discuss ethics, or engage in charitable works with people who have similar ethical makeup as yourself. Or just get together and have a community that supports eachother. There's things...

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<t>Ethics do changes as society changes, and the prescribed ethics of religion date terribly. So certainly you want a society where ethics are intellectually considered and developed. But you want members of society to have some training in ethics too. To consider them, and to ...

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<t>FourPart;1492303 wrote: I understand the meaning behind it, but I think it would only be of any short term benefit as its only benefit at the moment is that people aren't used to it. Once people become accustomed to it, it won't make a damned bit of difference. I think that this ...

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<t>FourPart;1492984 wrote: Religion is inherently evil. It tries to blackmail the gullible with threats of eternal torture in an afterlife that is purely imaginary. While this is true, I think that natural ethics aren't sufficient for an efficient and pleasant society. Th...

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Foucault's Pendulum was Dan Brown for the informed, and the Name of the Rose was Conan Doyle set in the 14th Century.

Thank you for the richness you've added to the world.

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The Russian wins the silly hat competition 8.7 to 3.0

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The Eastern religions, notably some forms of Buddhism are superior.

Not when push comes to shove. Then they're just as violent as other religions.

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Hi Cobra.

I received a message that this thread had been replied to eight years later.

How have your last 8 years been?

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<t>xfrodobagginsx;1327808 wrote: My responses are in bold. If you want the evidence, I will be glad to ablige I want evidence. I'd say the most blatantly wrong response you've given is your "Absolutely false" to very well known and long accepted findings of his...

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<t>xfrodobagginsx;1324762 wrote: If you don't accept Christ Jesus into your heart, the bible says that you will go to hell for eternity. The Torah doesn't. The Koran doesn't. The Guru Granth Sahib Ji doesn't None of the vedas do. The O'dno...

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The placebo effect certainly packs a punch.

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I'm in favour of assisted suicide in cases where death is unavoidable, and the natural space until that death would be full of pain or increasing loss of dignity.

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<t>Ferret_annica;1309176 wrote: Christianity often is just as bad as Islam. Any religion that twist arms for new members -- and there are sects of Christianity that fall under that classification -- has serious problems and needs to grow up. My perception is that Christianity is sel...

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<t>Ferret_annica;1309071 wrote: I don't want the serfs disarmed. The powers that be don't need that drastic a comfort level in existence to more easily control and oppress people. Guns are important tools to keep the very small minority that control way too much capital and property in ch...

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<t>Ferret_annica;1309070 wrote: Actually I would say the Repugs are controlled by Neocon fascists and Christian Zionists. A deadly mix of ugly that is destroying that party quite profoundly. Controlled, probably yes. (Although the neocons took it on the chin a bit after the fall of ...

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<t>Ferret_annica;1309068 wrote: I want the Christian piranhas and Islamic crocodiles to stay busy worrying about each other enough so people like me can swim in the river in peace while they fight each other. The cost is simply human happiness and freedom is too high for me. <b...

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<r>yaaarrrgg;1309048 wrote: Worshiping other gods = death (Deuteronomy 13:6-13:10, Exodus 22:20) The difference with Islam is that not as many people take the Bible seriously anymore. <E>:)</E> OTOH the US republican party seems to be constructed largely out o...

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yaaarrrgg;1308941 wrote: The Bible says the same thing. Haven't you read it?

Does it really?

I knew it was for the putting to death of witches and gays.

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<t>beowulf;1308940 wrote: dont look cuddly to me..............................unless i can cuddle them at 1000 metres with a Barrett .50 :sneaky: Looks can be deceptive. They're probably more tolerant of religious diversity than you would guess from the way they prohibit employment,...

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<t>beowulf;1308915 wrote: and dosnt the Koran say that all non believers should be killed? :rolleyes: I think it's a bit more inclusive than that. It famously says: "Say: O unbelievers! I worship not that which ye worship, Nor will ye w...

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<t>Ferret_annica;1308911 wrote: Actually, they did not have to set fire to the compound in Waco making crispy critters out of innocent women and children. They also could of seized Koresh when he was jogging or some other time when he was in public. Nevertheless, the large arsenal t...

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<t>Ferret_annica;1308903 wrote: Oh, like dude, I don't mean in a demonstration, I'm talking about of they start seizing folks, putting them on rail cars to take off to detainment centers. Well, you should demonstrate when they bring in the laws that allow them to do that, rather tha...

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<r>yaaarrrgg;1308899 wrote: I'm surprised how many believers in God are pro-firearm. Though if you truly believed in God, you'd feel secure without a firearm, true? You know ... all that stuff about "guardian angels", Daniel in the Lion's Den, etc. It kinda says you don't trust him to handle anythin...

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hoppy;1308893 wrote: Many euros and most liberals say sh!t like that.

When was the most recent time an American used their gun to defend themselves against their government?

Does it happen often?

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<t>Ferret_annica;1308875 wrote: It is very important to allow people the right to own and bear firearms. I mean, carrying a glock into a Starbucks as some are doing these days is over the top; but people should not have to fear their government; the government should fear the people if it's attempt ...

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<t>hoppy;1308839 wrote: If you feel safe and happy being all but defenceless, more power to you. On the other hand I prefer to live in countries where the police don't carry guns. It makes me feel safer. hoppy;1308839 wrote: I've never felt secure without a firearm nearby...

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<t>And the collapse of baleen whale populations in the Southern Ocean seems to be contributing too. Apparently baleen whales fertilise the oceans with iron. And the southern ocean has an iron deficiency that is limiting photoplankton production. The Whale Story (Nature Reports:...

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<t>beowulf;1308095 wrote: Three men arrive at the gates of heaven. St. Peter asks the first man, "Religion?" The first man replies, "Episcopalian." St. Peter looks down his list and says, "go to room 24. But be very quiet as you pass room 8." To...

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<t>AussiePam;1308043 wrote: --------------------------- There are lots of threads here Bored Wombat where you can bitch to your heart's content about the moronicness / evilness / deviancy / psychopathy etc etc of all religionists. Gee, Pam, I'm sorry if it seemed I was "b...

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<t>AussiePam;1305265 wrote: I prefer Alanis. Great movie. Kevin's best by a head and shoulders, IMNSHO. Very Catholic, though, which is fair given the Catholicism of the writer; but it skews a general argument on how to get into heaven. The telling question, if...

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Trouble at the Pearly Gates

:-2

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<t>FUBAR;1284391 wrote: Does it really matter if people are responsible or not? Not in itself. But because this climate change is caused by human activity it is very fast and so very dangerous to biodiversity. Especially in conjunction with habitat loss, over exploitation and pollution. <b...

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<t>BTS;1285303 wrote: Your point is moot unless you can explain why on one side of the earth ice is melting (as you point out and I agree with) while on the other side it is expanding. Splain that? Why on earth aren't both poles shrinking with ALL the toxin we pour into the atmosphere?<br...

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<t>ThankyouMoneypenny;936033 wrote: The alarmist view would have us all believe that science is on their side. I believe that fact is on my side. That's crazy. Produce one scientific organisation that denies AGW to balance these that support it: 1.1 Inter...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;933620 wrote: Did you notice, in the recent judgement fining Channel-4 for biassed and inaccurate reporting over the "Great Global Warming Scandal", the regulator did not apply the full criteria because global warming was effectively proven and therefore no longer a "controversial" subj...

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<t>Accountable;933162 wrote: photovoltaic cells. Is that what the Germans are using? That was my impression, but I only watched the video that you linked to. I am impressed by the mass production that the country instigated by enacting a law requiring the power companies ...

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<t>QUINNSCOMMENTARY;878828 wrote: The truth is that if the USA cut all of it's polluting activities to zero, it would have a miniscule impact on global pollution. On the other hand, the USA's greenhouse emissions are about 20% of the world's emissions, so if that were cut to zero, it would have...

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<t>Snidely Whiplash;858115 wrote: But THE FACTS ARE, that from all major oceanic temprature recording sites worldwide, the seas have NOT warmed noticably in the past decade. Can you back up that fact? I know that the warming signal that is penetrating into the oceans has ...

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<t>I believe that photovoltaic cells aren't as environmentally clean as they look. With about 2.5 years of operation before the energy out equals the energy in, and the heavy metals (not always) used in construction are significant environmental drawbacks. Concentration Solar energy seems...

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