... Did you read the previous messages? It's a joke that got out of control - probably because L.Ron had made so much money with this joke, that he thought it...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Sep 1, 2006 12:49 pm
... Devadasis are well documented. See here for example http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/ 2071612.stm ... There's lots of evil...
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Ritu
ritu@...
Sep 1, 2006 1:05 pm
... Oh, I wasn't denying their existence. One of my favourite movies deal with the issue, and I am avidly waiting for the English translation of a Tamil...
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Alberto Monteiro
albmont@...
Sep 1, 2006 1:06 pm
... Come on, please! 1 Giga people, millions of ethnicities, 6000 years of recorded history, some other thousand years of archeological history... It's...
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Ritu
ritu@...
Sep 1, 2006 1:28 pm
... I wasn't blaming him - I was guessing. I have no way of knowing if WTG is, or isn't, interested in Indian History, and I don't mind it if people don't...
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Alberto Monteiro
albmont@...
Sep 1, 2006 2:42 pm
... But it doesn't mean that it was equally important for both countries, does it? Also, "National History" tends to stress the Glorious aspects of the past,...
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Ritu
ritu@...
Sep 1, 2006 3:38 pm
... I don't think I ever expected that. :) I have long accepted the fact of many narratives of one event, and the differences can usually be traced to...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Sep 1, 2006 4:11 pm
... And us Scots don't study it either from what I can recall of high- school history classes. There were some Romans, Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Acts of...
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Richard Baker
rich@...
Sep 1, 2006 4:32 pm
... Nothing is taught in extensive detail in Britain, alas. Rich _______________________________________________ ...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Sep 1, 2006 5:02 pm
... Britain is moving to the American model where everybody 'graduates' from high school and basic literacy and numeracy are university level subjects. -- ...
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Andrew Crystall
dawnfalcon@...
Sep 1, 2006 6:12 pm
... No, it's caused by people. Religion is the excuse used. For example, the Israeli-Arab wars...entirely about water and land rights. NOT about religions or...
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Deborah Harrell
harrellmedleg@...
Sep 1, 2006 8:38 pm
... I presume you are asking rhetorically, since oil certainly springs to mind...The interwoven fate of those 3 islands isn't quite a metaphor for us, however,...
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Dan Minette
dsummersminet@...
Sep 2, 2006 1:27 am
... I was working rather hard for a couple of weeks. Then, last Saturday, my Dad died at the age of 90...and I just got back from the funeral...and helping my...
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Dan Minette
dsummersminet@...
Sep 2, 2006 1:48 am
... There is an even better explanation. The advent of world wide satellite coverage of tropical storms, and hurricanes/typhoons has increased our ability to...
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Warren Ockrassa
warren@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:08 am
... I know the feeling. -- Warren Ockrassa Blog | http://indigestible.nightwares.com/ Books | http://books.nightwares.com/ Web | http://www.nightwares.com/ ...
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Doug Pensinger
brighto@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:12 am
... No, there are very few perfect analogies and this one isn't even close to being perfect, but the point is, as you acknowledge below, drastic changes and...
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Warren Ockrassa
warren@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:19 am
... So … JPII wasn't infallible after all? What does that actually mean for the Papacy? Imagine the chaos that will ensue when millions of Catholics realize...
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Andrew Crystall
dawnfalcon@...
Sep 2, 2006 3:45 pm
... Yea, because there's nothing like a Pope summing various reprisentatives on a topic for a militant atheist to start issuing press releases. Because that's...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Sep 2, 2006 3:59 pm
... Straw man. I don't know who you have in mind but *I* certainly am not a relativist and my ethical principles have immovably solid foundations. Religion on...
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Andrew Crystall
dawnfalcon@...
Sep 2, 2006 4:13 pm
... No, you do not. Your principles have no backing beyond what you feel. Otherwise, you believe in a creed, and are putting your reliance on an external force...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Sep 2, 2006 4:29 pm
... You are saying Marx, L Ron Hubbard and my grandma all have the same 'teachings'? That seems a remarkable claim especially since AFAIK you didn't know...
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Andrew Crystall
dawnfalcon@...
Sep 2, 2006 4:43 pm
... No, of course they don't have the same teachings. That's the point - there are a variety of non-religious creeds which vary from Scientology to Communism...
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Ronn!Blankenship
ronn_blankenship@...
Sep 2, 2006 4:53 pm
... And then what? Did He let things proceed on their own from that point, knowing how it would inevitably turn out, or did He have to remain actively...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:18 pm
... Scientology is a religion. Communism is a quasi-religion. ... I don't *only* blame religion. One thing at a time. ... You are very confused. Perhaps you...
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Richard Baker
rich@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:40 pm
... Do you believe that God chose the initial conditions such that humanity was an inevitable outcome? Rich _______________________________________________ ...
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Richard Baker
rich@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:44 pm
... But am I? Rich GCU Tarred With The Same Brush _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l...
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Andrew Crystall
dawnfalcon@...
Sep 2, 2006 6:10 pm
... If there infinite universes, as many scientists now believe, does that make the this universe any less? If every descision has other universes where you...
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Andrew Crystall
dawnfalcon@...
Sep 2, 2006 6:15 pm
... I don't see you posting constant slams and digs at the slightest opportunity against religious people, you don't make posts with titles which are...
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Andrew Crystall
dawnfalcon@...
Sep 2, 2006 6:35 pm
... Again, per my last email absolute rubbish. Scientology is a creed, a UFO cult set up to milk the members of cash. It is a business, not a religion. ... ...
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Richard Baker
rich@...
Sep 2, 2006 6:35 pm
... Well, it seems to me that religious people talk quite a lot about "human dignity" and humanity being made in the image of God in some sense, and it seems...
