... First, let me say that I agree with a majority of what you said, up until this point. I agree that affirmative action is often unfair, and that it in ...
... lead to ... very ... In fact, many children grow up to be completely screwed up citizens even though they were raised by an "ideal" family than consisted...
Will someone tell me how to get off this mailing list? ... From: serratedjester@... [mailto:serratedjester@...] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:23 AM ...
Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Deism/ and click on the "Leave Group" link. ~Steve ... up until ... that it in ... However, ... field is a ... been ... ...
... I think you are assuming that all conservatives want to impose behavior on people. That is not true. I have a multitude of flaws, as does everyone else....
... Kal, I will admit there is discrimination but there are also laws against this sort of thing. Those need to be enforced. And, if someone gets fired...
... "signs" and chooses ... This event was of a very personal nature and I rarely share it with anybody. I believe it was a sign to me that I should...
... I thought of another example: AIDS activists. I am 31 years old. I have attended five different colleges, taught at four, worked at several jobs in...
... I don't want you to think I'm targeting you, Tevis, because conservatives are the minority here, and I do respect you for honestly sharing your views in an...
... This may be mostly true in the US, but not in less developed countries, where education and contraception are less available or unknown. In the US, new ...
I have been reading the book titled "Why People Believe Weird Things" by Michael Shermer. In the chapter of the book which deals with Creationsim vs....
... Richard, It's amusing to me how a lot of people in our time make the totally illogical conclusion, "We can explain how everything happens, so we don't need...
... STEVE: Very good analogy Kal. Understanding the natural laws from the Big Bang until now do not explain why those natural laws act the way they do, nor ...
In a message dated 4/5/2003 9:04:30 AM Central Standard Time, rwa@... ... As I see it, the flaw in this argument is that there is no reason to assume a...
In a message dated 4/5/2003 9:21:15 AM Central Standard Time, ... If we know a phenomenon occured by natural processes, why jumpto the conclusioonthat there...
In a message dated 4/5/2003 9:40:49 AM Central Standard Time, ... My problem is with making the leap from We don't know." yoo"Godmust have done it." Eric The...
From: Matt Green I have read Shermer's book as well. But there seems to be a misconception among scientists these days about the nature of explanatory scope in...
Interesting points, Matt. Recently, I have been thinking about the relevancy of the Intelligent Design Theory and it's relationship to Deism. I have found that...
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... rwa@k... ... to assume a god is responsible for the big bang. We don't know why the Big Bang happened, but I don't see why we should say "We don't know how...
Correction: I said, "and while I agree with them I see no reason to infer from the nature of Nature, a Super-Nature being, or beings responsible for it." I...
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... the nature of Nature, a Super-Nature being, or beings responsible for it." ... infer from the nature of Nature, a Super-Nature being, or beings responsible...
... to assume a ... happened, ... therefore a ... thought a ... I've heard this many times. I think Atheists are refuting the arguments of a straw man with...
... totally ... we ... say ... someone ... was ... the ... processes? ... No that's not what I said. This is what I said: Just because we know a phenomenon...
In a message dated 4/5/2003 4:26:16 PM Central Standard Time, rwa@... ... The existence of laws by which naturalistic processes work does not imply to ...
... reason to assume a god is responsible for the big bang. We don't know why the Big Bang happened, but I don't see why we should say "We don't know how it...
[...] ... existent." ... RICH: So, if the laws of nature are not "conscious", then you would not define them as "god"? Is that correct. So, is one important...
In a message dated 4/5/2003 4:46:10 PM Central Standard Time, ... I may well be misunderstanding it, which is exactly the reason I returned to these lists. ...
In a message dated 4/5/2003 4:56:08 PM Central Standard Time, ... Since you don't know, and there's no way to find out, why assume a supernatural being...
... STEVE: I don't think this is an accurate representation of the Teleological Argument. Here is a summary of the argument from a link at positivedeism.com...
