Re: Emergency highway use terrorism

2005-09-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Gary Nunn wrote: Oil is too cheap. It should cost much more. High oil prices will turn out to be the proverbial double edge sword for oil companies. God forbid!!! With prices going higher, the search and perfection of alternate fuel sources will be made a greater priority. I hope not!!!

Re: or ....Something REALLY different / was: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Warren Ockrassa wrote: This raises the question of why it was that life seemed to sit and do nothing for a very long time — nearly 3 billion years — before exploding into the pre-Cambrian diversity that it held. Mats of algae and stews of bacteria seemed to be all that was possible for quite

Re: Uplift + Hurricane = Danger

2005-09-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Dave Land wrote: Only Brin fans would grasp the true nature of the following story from the Guardian: :-)) Talking about Uplift, a brazilian judge recently made a veredict granting _human_ rights to a chimpanzee, considering that the genetic difference was so small that human law should

RE: Emergency highway use terrorism

2005-09-27 Thread Gary Nunn
But this will make oil companies even richer, for turning natural gas into hydrogen and electricity. Go fuel cells! Go electric cars! :-P Alberto guess who is my boss now Monteiro Sometime in the last year, President Bush signed a bill committing a huge chunk of money for hydrogen fuel cell

Re: Gay Penguins....

2005-09-27 Thread Leonard Matusik
Sat, 24 Sep 2005 06:49:24 -0700 (PDT) Leonard Matusik wrote: It's allways something..-RoseAnne Rosannadana (AKA Gilda Radner) http://www.stcynic.com/blog/archives/2005/09/gay_penguins.php --- wonder if this is part of the uplift? LeonardMatusik [EMAIL PROTECTED] WELL! Just imagine my

Re: Emergency highway use terrorism

2005-09-27 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 6:32 AM Subject: RE: Emergency highway use terrorism But this will make oil companies even richer, for turning natural gas into hydrogen and

Re: In School: Intelligent design, evolution, witchcraft aliens.

2005-09-27 Thread Leonard Matusik
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:46:01 -0400 Gary Nunn wrote: Another thought just occurred to me... Wouldn't it be ironic if we WERE the result of intelligent design... Maybe, thousands of years ago, we were genetically engineered, by some alien race, to be slaves, cheap labor or pets. They should also be

Killer lakes

2005-09-27 Thread Nick Arnett
I had no idea that there are deadly lakes lurking out there. These lakes accumulate carbon dioxide. If something triggers a sudden release, people nearby suffocate. Handy if there's a nearby forest fire, I suppose. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4285878.stm -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL

Re: Rita Aggie joke

2005-09-27 Thread Nick Arnett
What am I missing? On 9/26/05, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's how an Aggie prepares for a hurricane: http://people.tamu.edu/~andymac67/loupots3.JPG Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l -- Nick Arnett

Re: Rita Aggie joke

2005-09-27 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:36 AM Subject: Re: Rita Aggie joke What am I missing? It's an inside jokeliterally. :-) Dan M. ___

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Leonard Matusik
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:20:54 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 21:33:33 -0700 Dave Land On Sep 25, 2005, at 4:12 PM, Leonard Matusik wrote: How about this question... How probable would it be to artificially INDUCE a small population of blind cave fish to start growing eyes

Re: Rita Aggie joke

2005-09-27 Thread Leonard Matusik
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:37:45 -0500 Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Nick Arnett What am I missing? It's an inside jokeliterally. :-) Dan M. _ Though it really clear who they're pulling for! (lol) hint: just look at the sign. LeonardMatusik [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Leonard Matusik wrote: PS: Darwin himself knew nothing about genetics and I find his notion of gemmules to be charming in the extreme. The name Darwin, like the name Gould has too often been usurped by rationalist/reductionist/athiests to thump their own tub. (and the Wikipedia article on

RE: In School: Intelligent design, evolution, witchcraft aliens.

2005-09-27 Thread Horn, John
Behalf Of Warren Ockrassa That's probably the best way to defeat the ID-iots, actually. Demand TRUE equal time for EVERY theory … and watch the furor diminish, possibly even reverse, as the flood of non-Christian creation myths saturates the biology classrooms. Isn't that the point of

Re: In School: Intelligent design, evolution, witchcraft aliens.

2005-09-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Horn, John wrote: Behalf Of Warren Ockrassa That's probably the best way to defeat the ID-iots, actually. Demand TRUE equal time for EVERY theory … and watch the furor diminish, possibly even reverse, as the flood of non-Christian creation myths saturates the biology classrooms.

Re: Rita Aggie joke

2005-09-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:35 PM Subject: Rita Aggie joke Here's how an Aggie prepares for a hurricane:

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Leonard Matusik
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:08:33 -0500 Julia Thompson wrote: Leonard Matusik wrote: .rationalist/reductionist/athiests to thump their own tub. (and the Wikipedia article on Lamarck totally SUCKS-air) So go edit the Wikipedia article already so it doesn't SUCK so badly! :) Julia HA! Where's the

Re: or ....Something REALLY different / was: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 26, 2005, at 5:51 PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Warren Ockrassa wrote: This raises the question of why it was that life seemed to sit and do nothing for a very long time — nearly 3 billion years — before exploding into the pre-Cambrian diversity that it held. Mats of algae and stews of

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Leonard Matusik wrote: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:08:33 -0500 Julia Thompson wrote: Leonard Matusik wrote: .rationalist/reductionist/athiests to thump their own tub. (and the Wikipedia article on Lamarck totally SUCKS-air) So go edit the Wikipedia article already so it doesn't SUCK so

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Robert J. Chassell
Robert J. Chassell wrote: ... By the way, speaking in defense of Aristotle, I can tell you from personal experience that heavy stones stop moving when you stop pushing. Worse, dropped stones seek the center of the earth, even if your toe is in the way!) Julia Thompson,

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert J. Chassell wrote: Robert J. Chassell wrote: ... By the way, speaking in defense of Aristotle, I can tell you from personal experience that heavy stones stop moving when you stop pushing. Worse, dropped stones seek the center of the earth, even if your toe is in

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Leonard Matusik
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:01:27 -0500 Julia Thompson wrote: Leonard Matusik wrote: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:08:33 -0500 Julia Thompson wrote: Leonard Matusik wrote: .rationalist/reductionist/athiests to thump their own tub. (and the Wikipedia article on Lamarck totally SUCKS-air) So go

Finally: New Jersey Sues Three Oil Companies

2005-09-27 Thread Gary Nunn
Sorry Alberto, but this is long overdue.. hopefully other states will follow suit.. New Jersey Sues Three Oil Companies TRENTON, N.J. Sep 27, 2005 - New Jersey has sued three oil companies and several gas stations for allegedly gouging drivers during Hurricane Katrina. The lawsuits

Re: Brave New Genetic Frontiers

2005-09-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Leonard Matusik wrote: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:01:27 -0500 Julia Thompson wrote: Eventually, someone will tell you, Put up or shut up! I'm beating everyone else to the punch here. :) Julia _ There ya go Ms. PartyPooper! ...and I hope you're happy! ..and please tell me what you

Re: In School: Intelligent design, evolution, witchcraft aliens.

2005-09-27 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 27, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Horn, John wrote: Behalf Of Warren Ockrassa That's probably the best way to defeat the ID-iots, actually. Demand TRUE equal time for EVERY theory … and watch the furor diminish, possibly even reverse, as the flood of non-Christian creation myths saturates

Spiked Op-Ed the Liberal Media Didn't Want You to Read

2005-09-27 Thread KZK
http://atrios.blogspot.com/2005_09_25_atrios_archive.html#112787530711248003 The Op-Ed Which Wasn't Run Rick Perlstein wrote this in the second week of September, and sent it to various major newspapers for submission. Rick has had great success in placing such things. It was rejected or