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SaveElmer
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Sat Jan-06-07 08:59 PM Original message |
Richard Dawkin's answer to t he question..."What if You're Wrong?" |
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Scout1071
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Can you sum it up a little? |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Dude, the thing's like a minute long -- go check it out |
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JanusAscending
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Uhm.."dude", |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. how is that being nasty? Maybe he didn't know it was only a short vid |
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bananas
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Sun Jan-07-07 04:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
48. Now THAT would be cool! |
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Scout1071
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I'm not a dude. |
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Old and In the Way
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. What if we're wrong about global warming? |
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Taverner
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
70. Global Warming is based on reason and the scientific method |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. And we'll be moving over to Religion/Theology in 3..2..1.. |
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Mojorabbit
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. That was wonderful! n/t |
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dicknbush
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. I like Richard dawkins but I can't play Youtube on my old computer .. |
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SaveElmer
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. For those with no video capability... |
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originalpckelly
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. No, atheists and believers of all types, what if you are wrong? |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Wrong and wronger |
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papau
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. LOL - I love the faith based when they claim to be thinking like a scientist -n/t |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Edit -- wrong place |
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originalpckelly
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:07 PM Original message |
No, real scientists never come to conclusions about matters which have no evidence... |
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bananas
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Sun Jan-07-07 04:20 AM Response to Original message |
49. Scientists do that all the time |
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papau
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Very True - but people of faith like Dawkins/Harris & friends hold fast to their beliefs n/t |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Oh really? Can you prove to me that your mother doesn't turn into a unicorn when no one is looking? |
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Atman
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. That's the biggest crock of shit argument I've ever heard! |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Dude, I'm on your side |
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Atman
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Sat Jan-06-07 11:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Sorry! |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. But thanks for the compliment |
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stevietheman
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Sat Jan-06-07 11:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. There's no way to scientifically prove there are no unicorns. |
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Atman
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Sat Jan-06-07 11:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. There IS a scientific way to prove cells don't magically transform into unicorns |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Shut up you will! Real Yoda is! |
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Zhade
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Sun Jan-07-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #43 |
60. Looking at me like I'm crazy, people at work are! |
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jgraz
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Sun Jan-07-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Well, sorry you're at work on Sunday |
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Bill McBlueState
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:55 AM Response to Reply #38 |
47. very true |
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Atman
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. POST OF THE THREAD! |
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stevietheman
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Sun Jan-07-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #47 |
57. This is true. |
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cosmik debris
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Now that's about the most senseless thing |
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Evoman
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
67. ........ |
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Book Lover
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Depends |
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Atman
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I know I'm not wrong. |
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Viva_La_Revolution
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. ... |
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originalpckelly
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Not really, in fact you know very little about the scientific evidence in this area... |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Did you learn your science off the back of cereal boxes? |
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stevietheman
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Sat Jan-06-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. You get the Atheists' Amen on that! n/t |
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Viva_La_Revolution
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Isn't' that the definition of Agnostic? |
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Atman
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. For a while I was an agnatheist |
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originalpckelly
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Well, I'm an agnostic, simply because I cannot prove or disprove the existence of God... |
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toddaa
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Dawkins has never made the statement "There is no God" |
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Atman
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Sat Jan-06-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. It is not a verifiable claim. |
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jgraz
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Sun Jan-07-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
59. More specifically, it's not falsifiable |
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greyl
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:50 AM Response to Reply #30 |
76. Not concerning Dawkins, you aren't. |
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trekbiker
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Wed Jan-10-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
84. it has to do with probability. |
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Warren Stupidity
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. My answer is quite simple: |
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scubadude
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. All he did was obfuscate, |
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toddaa
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. How did he dodge the question? |
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toddaa
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Wait, I found it |
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jgraz
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
36. Nope, he used logic |
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cosmik debris
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. It's a re-hash of Pascal's wager |
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Roland99
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Sat Jan-06-07 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
16. FSM! All Hail HIS Noodly Appendage! |
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trekbiker
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Wed Jan-10-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
85. I too have been touched by His Noodly Appendage |
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Viva_La_Revolution
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. a hero to Athiests and Agnostics and Deists |
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deepthought42
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Sat Jan-06-07 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
34. OMFG, That's at my alma mater! |
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Danger Mouse
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Sun Jan-07-07 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
45. I don't really like Dawkins' answer... |
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charlie
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Sun Jan-07-07 12:55 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. It was meant to trap him alright |
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Danger Mouse
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:36 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. It's really not a very intelligent question... |
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shrike
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Sun Jan-07-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #46 |
55. I think it's a valid question |
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charlie
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Sun Jan-07-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. I don't consider it invalid |
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shrike
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. If everyone else has answered it, why not him? |
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Danger Mouse
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:35 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. My point is...what IS the point? |
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shrike
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #69 |
80. You're right, Elrond |
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charlie
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Sun Jan-07-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. I dunno, you tell me |
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Danger Mouse
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Nah, I'm not saying he shouldn't answer. |
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charlie
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Hey, Elrond |
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Danger Mouse
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:24 AM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Lol, sorry... |
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shrike
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. Well, you're the one who said it was a wasted question |
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charlie
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. Yes, I did |
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shrike
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Too bad you don't get it. I don't think it was a wasted question. |
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NMMNG
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Sun Jan-07-07 05:08 AM Response to Original message |
50. He does what I've never heard any religionist do |
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Danger Mouse
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:37 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. What, in your determination, is a religionist? |
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toddaa
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Easy |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Sun Jan-07-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. No, acknowledging doubt is a part of the Christian tradition |
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jgraz
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Doubt may be part of the Christian lore |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. There is definitely a school of thought (and I've encountered it in |
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TreasonousBastard
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #64 |
83. Actually, one major core of Christian belief is... |
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toddaa
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Duh |
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shrike
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Sun Jan-07-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I've said it more than once |
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jgraz
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Sun Jan-07-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. But thinking you're wrong is expressly forbidden in almost every Abrahamic doctrine |
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Taverner
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
71. Great - but incomplete |
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greyl
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:46 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. I don't understand your sentence. |
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Taverner
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Mon Jan-08-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Sorry - a bit tired there |
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