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[quote]Originally posted by elppa cam: ! And just for the record... Texans come from CA,NY,NJ,FL... If I recall my American History correctly, many of the early settlers of Texas actually came from Tennessee. Davy Crockett, for example,…
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[quote]Originally posted by finboy: And, torifile, if the reputable "studies" are clearly contrary to one's own experience and understanding of human behavior, one shouldn't believe them. That's what science is all about. Also, one shouldn't …
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[quote]Originally posted by pfflam: that sums up what I am trying to say: namely that this thread, and its continuation ad nauseum, reveals that the 'points of view' are conditioning all the possibilities of what is being said. Because you …
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[quote]Originally posted by pfflam: Yes to doubt strengthening faith . . . but to the point that one may venture out without holding daddy's hand: that's where things start to get really interesting. Let go of the specifics --the beings in the wo…
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[quote]Originally posted by NoahJ: He was trying to show me how I was wrong saying that Muslims and Christians are not the same. His argument: "Their books have the same stories in them." Not a valid stand as the underlying religion is large…
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[quote]Originally posted by pfflam: In 1000 years people will be arguing over whether the Mormon's founder Smith ever really existed . . . and whether he did or not will not make Mormonism any truer as a religion... it is still wrong. Christiani…
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[quote]Originally posted by The Blue Meanie: Noah, ever read the Koran? You might find it strangely familiar - it's full of references to one God, angels, Adam and Eve, Lucifer, Abraham, Noah and the Great Flood, Jesus....I could go on.... …
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[quote]Originally posted by The Blue Meanie: Is the longest post in the entire history of AppleInsider? [ 03-22-2002: Message edited by: The Blue Meanie ] Heh. You ain't seen nothin' yet. I got into one of these one time with …
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[quote] Don't you think that the details in biblical texts (and we'll discount miracles and anything "supernatural" again) also include extraordinary claims? By your, sorry, Carl Sagan's hypothesis, the history presented by the bible also requires …
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A couple things I omitted inadvertantly: 1) Tacitus is not the only historian who mentions the fire of Rome:Dio Cassius - Nero and the Great Fire. The accounts differ significantly from each other, i.e. they're not just copying a common source.…
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OK, Belle. You're on. First of all, is Carl Sagan's statement that "Extraodinary claims require extraordinary evidence." I'm not talking about the divinity of Jesus, or His miracles, or anything else "supernatural" about Him. Claiming that "Je…
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Well, let's go back to what you've written, I'll note what it says to me: [quote]Originally posted by Belle: I don't believe, given the weight of evidence, there are any such things as gods, ghosts, werewolves, and that Jesus existed. Why? Be…
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[quote]Originally posted by Belle: Fascinating stuff, TJM, but nothing convincing. Um, not to be pedantic or anything, but was your source for Paul's letter the, uh, New Testament? We're looking for some evidence that doesn't come from Christia…
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[quote]Originally posted by NoahJ: That may be their view, but only God knows for sure and Jesus did make a big deal about Faith Hope and Love, but the Most Excellent of these is Love... *cough* (I think that was Paul (1Cor 13), not Je…
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[quote]Originally posted by BRussell: We kind of got into this issue a few pages ago in this thread, but I'm glad you brought it up again. I personally believe a non-Heaven universe is, if anything, more consistent with making the world a better pl…
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Well, I'm a bit late on this one, but I'll throw my ante into the pot and play a hand or two... To The Blue Meanie's questions: 1) Yes. 2) I don't know. It's not my decision, anyway. I suspect God will be fairly inclusive, but I'm in no p…
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Unfortunately, that exchange also sounds like too many threads I have read on message boards, too...
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In terms of "bang for the buck," the HST has to be one of the best deals ever. Now if only they could get the ISS to start putting out some whiz-bang results, maybe people would shut up about it costing so much. Throughout most of our history, th…
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[quote]Originally posted by _ alliance _: and what would be the point of going back to the moon??? there is nothing to gain from the moon...which is exactly why we're concentrating on mars and the moons of jupiter and saturn. the moon landing…
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Odds are about 99.9999999999999% it is simply an unusual natural formation of some sort. A claim of an advanced civilization on Mars is going to require a whole lot more proof than some odd-looking pictures. Richard Hoagland has a pretty long trac…