Re: Godliness

2008-02-27 Thread Mauro Diotallevi
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm - that would be "Stones of Significance" by our esteemed Dr Brin... > > Sorry for straying on-topic maru How DARE you! :-) -- Mauro Diotallevi Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Don't drink and derive. _

Cleanliness

2008-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
I couldn't help myself, too many messages titled "Godliness". :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Weekly Chat Reminder

2008-02-27 Thread William T Goodall
The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over nine years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of regulars over th

RE: Cleanliness

2008-02-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Julia wrote >I couldn't help myself, too many messages titled "Godliness". :) I have a general question (I do know the answer :-) ). "Who first said 'Cleanliness is next to Godliness' and why?" Dan M. mail2web.com - Micros

Re: Per capita cost/value of infrastructure?

2008-02-27 Thread Mauro Diotallevi
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (I'm probably not terribly creepy otherwise. Unless women in Utilikilts > creeps you out.) > Original or Leather? (Somehow I don't see you in Spartan or Tuxedo.) -- Mauro Diotallevi Alcohol and calculus don't mix.

Re: Godliness

2008-02-27 Thread Nick Arnett
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 8:31 PM, Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jon wrote: > > > > > I prefer a mundane god, myself, or perhaps a species evolving to the > > point of singularity and modifying its own genetic structure to self > > uplift in order to become transcendent. > > Jon M. >

Re: Per capita cost/value of infrastructure?

2008-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, Mauro Diotallevi wrote: > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> (I'm probably not terribly creepy otherwise. Unless women in Utilikilts >> creeps you out.) >> > > Original or Leather? (Somehow I don't see you in Spartan or Tuxedo.

Re: Cleanliness

2008-02-27 Thread Dave Land
On Feb 27, 2008, at 11:06 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Julia wrote > >> I couldn't help myself, too many messages titled "Godliness". :) > > I have a general question (I do know the answer :-) ). "Who first > said > 'Cleanliness is next to Godliness' and why?" Are you referring to Wesley, o

Re: Per capita cost/value of infrastructure?

2008-02-27 Thread Dave Land
On Feb 27, 2008, at 11:17 AM, Mauro Diotallevi wrote: > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 3jane.net> wrote: >> >> (I'm probably not terribly creepy otherwise. Unless women in >> Utilikilts >> creeps you out.) >> > > Original or Leather? (Somehow I don't see

Re: Cleanliness

2008-02-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Original Message: - From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:03:21 -0800 To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: Re: Cleanliness On Feb 27, 2008, at 11:06 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Julia wrote > >> I couldn't help myself, too many messages titled "Godliness".

Re: Cleanliness

2008-02-27 Thread Dave Land
On Feb 27, 2008, at 2:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Original Message: > - > From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:03:21 -0800 > To: brin-l@mccmedia.com > Subject: Re: Cleanliness > > On Feb 27, 2008, at 11:06 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Julia wrote

Re: Godliness

2008-02-27 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Feb 27, 2008, at 10:17 AM, Mauro Diotallevi wrote: > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Russell Chapman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hmm - that would be "Stones of Significance" by our esteemed Dr >> Brin... >> >> Sorry for straying on-topic maru > > How DARE you! :-) Yeah. Next time chang

Re: Cleanliness

2008-02-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Original Message: - From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:56:27 -0800 To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: Re: Cleanliness On Feb 27, 2008, at 2:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Original Message: > - > From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date:

On Godliness

2008-02-27 Thread jon louis mann
So how would you define your atheism? You phrase it like it's a belief. It's not. I spent a long time exploring my Christianity, and in the end found it empty. So I stopped believing. I do not believe in gods, ghosts, telepathy, bigfoot, bunyips or the loch ness monster. I think it likely o