Re: Are these kinds of slurs still socially acceptable?

Haha If I got as offended by things as certain protected groups do I'd have no time for anything else On Apr 5, 2013 9:06 PM, "William Bowen" wrote: > > I'm going to guess "Not OK" as the article has been cleaned up. > > :-) > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson > wrote: > >

Re: Are these kinds of slurs still socially acceptable?

I'm going to guess "Not OK" as the article has been cleaned up. :-) On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > I admit I was kind of surprised to find this kind of stereotypical slur in > a major news publication: > > Am I wrong in thinking "Irish exit" is not cool? > > "Ne

Are these kinds of slurs still socially acceptable?

I admit I was kind of surprised to find this kind of stereotypical slur in a major news publication: Am I wrong in thinking "Irish exit" is not cool? "New Kids on the Block's Jonathan Knight made an Irish exit off the stage during a performance

Re: how bout those job numbers?

right . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Humor, Sam. Look it up. > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Sam wrote: > > > > > Really Mo? You want to make a personal insult yet again? > > I posted the article about this and backed up all the other things I've > > stated toda

Re: how bout those job numbers?

Its just another one of his temper tantrums. Sort of like a 3 year old. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Humor, Sam. Look it up. > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Sam wrote: > > > > > Really Mo? You want to make a personal insult yet again? > > I posted the article abo

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

they worshiped themselves. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Sam wrote: > > I don't think Mao or Stalin cared about religion much. > > . > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:28 PM, GMoney wrote: > > > > > I dunno. > > > > Today, that's certainly truebut our history reads like one giant holy > > w

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

fwiw there's an interesting discussion on the science of morality on Science Friday on NPR now. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:28 PM, GMoney wrote: > > I dunno. > > Today, that's certainly truebut our history reads like one giant holy > warpeople killing others because their God was differen

Re: how bout those job numbers?

Humor, Sam. Look it up. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Sam wrote: > > Really Mo? You want to make a personal insult yet again? > I posted the article about this and backed up all the other things I've > stated today. You on the other hand seem to talk out of your ass and spit > insults rath

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

I don't think Mao or Stalin cared about religion much. . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:28 PM, GMoney wrote: > > I dunno. > > Today, that's certainly truebut our history reads like one giant holy > warpeople killing others because their God was different. > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:47 P

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

I dunno. Today, that's certainly truebut our history reads like one giant holy warpeople killing others because their God was different. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:47 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > This! > On Apr 5, 2013 2:45 PM, "Maureen" wrote: > > > > > Greed is the number one cause of mu

Re: how bout those job numbers?

hard to tell what colour the sky is when you're stuck in a self imposed hole and only can see a small bit of light. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Marlon, we have often asked Sam to tell us the color of the sun on his > planet so we could determine where he is. His experie

Re: how bout those job numbers?

Really Mo? You want to make a personal insult yet again? I posted the article about this and backed up all the other things I've stated today. You on the other hand seem to talk out of your ass and spit insults rather than backing up your claims. To argue with a person who has renounced the use

Re: how bout those job numbers?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/winchendon-mcdonalds-college-degree_n_3013838.html A guy that owns a restaurant was on the news last night saying a lot of applicants have masters degrees and he'd hire them over those without. Sad. . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Marlon Moyer wrote

Re: how bout those job numbers?

Marlon, we have often asked Sam to tell us the color of the sun on his planet so we could determine where he is. His experience of life, government and the environment is so different what most of us experience, I figure he has to be off planet. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Marlon Moyer wro

Re: how bout those job numbers?

What happened to the Sunshine Band? Why did he get rid of them? On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:35 PM, GMoney wrote: > > There are jobs-a-plenty around KC. > > I don't want a change. > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Sam wrote: > > > > > Any one ready for a change? > > > > > > > >

Re: how bout those job numbers?

wow! It must really suck where you live. In our area, McDonald's is still hiring teenagers that haven't even graduated from high school yet. On Apr 5, 2013, at 1:45 PM, Sam wrote: > > I hear ya. Word on the street is you need at least a bachelor degree to > work at Mcee Dee's these days. >

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

This! On Apr 5, 2013 2:45 PM, "Maureen" wrote: > > Greed is the number one cause of murder. Religion is the pretty paper they > wrapped greed in to make it appeal to those who had to fight and pay for > the wars. > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:16 AM, GMoney wrote: > > > > > Religion is the #1

Re: how bout those job numbers?

I hear ya. Word on the street is you need at least a bachelor degree to work at Mcee Dee's these days. . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:35 PM, GMoney wrote: > > There are jobs-a-plenty around KC. > > I don't want a change. > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Sam wrote: > > > > > Any one ready fo

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

Greed is the number one cause of murder. Religion is the pretty paper they wrapped greed in to make it appeal to those who had to fight and pay for the wars. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:16 AM, GMoney wrote: > > Religion is the #1 cause of murder since the beginning of time, and it's > not even

Re: about that global warming

I guess you're still a believer. Sorry, didn't know any still existed. Didn't mean to offend. . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Maureen wrote: > > I didn't say anything. I posted a couple of links. Draw your own > conclusions. Or continue to parrot whatever fringe source has convinced > yo

Re: about that global warming

I didn't say anything. I posted a couple of links. Draw your own conclusions. Or continue to parrot whatever fringe source has convinced you. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Sam wrote: > > So now you're saying this years weather is proof of global warming? > > As for ice melt > > Snip: > B

Re: how bout those job numbers?

There are jobs-a-plenty around KC. I don't want a change. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Sam wrote: > > Any one ready for a change? > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-

Re: how bout those job numbers?

Can't wait til it hits 5%. 75% won't have jobs . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:26 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > > My favorite part is the fact that even with the numbers at half the > projected increase, "unemployment" went down. > > > > Until Later! > C. Hatton Humphrey > http://www.eastcoastc

Re: how bout those job numbers?

My favorite part is the fact that even with the numbers at half the projected increase, "unemployment" went down. Until Later! C. Hatton Humphrey http://www.eastcoastconservative.com Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do some smelting to find it. On Fri, Apr 5

how bout those job numbers?

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Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

waaa? Where did you get that data? Are you counting the folks murdered just because they believe in a religion? . ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

Religion is the #1 cause of murder since the beginning of time, and it's not even close. How's THAT for irony? On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Not ironic at all." > > We'll have to agree to disagree because I can see lots of irony in it. > > J > > - > > Ninety perce

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

I see the irony in that science has made some many more things accessible to us and no longer the realm of a god. On Apr 5, 2013, at 12:12 PM, GMoney wrote: > > Not ironic at all. > > If God exists, the ability to learn about our surroundings is one of the > greatest gifts he gave usand

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

The proposal will not come to a vote in the NC legislature.. Wasn't hard to see that coming. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tun

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

"Not ironic at all." We'll have to agree to disagree because I can see lots of irony in it. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunn

Re: about that global warming

So now you're saying this years weather is proof of global warming? As for ice melt Snip: But the melting now under way appears to be at least as fast, if not faster, than anything in the geological record since the end of the last ice age, she said. Was there AGC back then? . On Fri, Apr 5,

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

true, you should never base your hypothesis on a god, since once you've done that, the only proof you'll need is "God did it". But to rule out the possibility of a god or god-like being would be a mistake too. I think you also need to decouple the term god from the "Mystical white robed man

Re: about that global warming

http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_22894159/californias-sierra-snow-pack-dry-and-getting-drier http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/world/americas/1600-years-of-ice-in-perus-andes-melted-in-25-years-scientists-say.html?_r=0 ~|

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

Not ironic at all. If God exists, the ability to learn about our surroundings is one of the greatest gifts he gave usand science is the best application of that gift. That it can't be used to prove His existence is neither a shortcoming of science or of God himself.. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

true, you should never base your hypothesis on a god. But to rule out the possibility of a god or god-like being would be a mistake too. I think you also need to decouple the term god from the "Mystical white robed man in the sky" kind of definition. That's not the kind of god I'm referring

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

"Not to nit pick but, having God ANYWHERE in your hypothesis, would make for bad science." Ironic considering that the foundations of science from the Enlightenment were in part aimed at glorifying God. The father (or one of the father's) of Calculus was Sir Isaac Newton, who spent more time on

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Marlon Moyer wrote: > > I won't deny the possibility of a god. That would be bad science start > with a conclusion. Not to nit pick but, having God ANYWHERE in your hypothesis, would make for bad science. ~~

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

Beyond the talking heads, I don't know many atheists that would outright state that there is no god or no possibility of a god. Atheist is such a pejorative term, at least when used by religious peeps. I was talking with someone a few days back and they were saying my atheism was a "belief".

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

Archeologists have found pottery in Israel that's much older than 6,000 years old. The early inhabitants of Tell es-Sultan - the precursor settlement of Jericho had very advanced pottery - in terms of decoration etc. They've been dated to the end of the Younger Dryas event of 10,000 years ago. Alt

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > He does get to the point before the end. If you get time, watch the whole > thing. > > As I said, very thought provoking. I thought it was pretty good, and offered a balanced way to think about things well beyond the scope of religion as we

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

He does get to the point before the end. If you get time, watch the whole thing. As I said, very thought provoking. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Sam wrote: > > It's all said and done before and he seemed to be dragging it out into a > time filling lecture. Maybe if you gave a summary firs

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

It's all said and done before and he seemed to be dragging it out into a time filling lecture. Maybe if you gave a summary first I wouldn't have had to wait until I was 20 minutes in to find out what his point was. You make it sound interesting but I don't have the time now. . On Fri, Apr 5, 2

Re: about that global warming

Current score: 24 against your theory Zero for your theory . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Since its much too difficult for you here's the list. It took me all of 2 > seconds to find it out. pathetic. > > http://www.jamespowell.org/Rejections/index.html > > > On F

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

Wow...that lazy, huh? Or did you just stop watching because he uses logic? It is a shame, he makes some great points. Very thought provoking. Well...thought provoking for people with an open mind. The major talking point he makes is: We know too much to adhere to any particular religion, and not

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

Haha Dick! On Apr 5, 2013 10:02 AM, "Larry C. Lyons" wrote: > > "Ive made the same argument before and been ignored." > > probably because no one listens to you. > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.a

Re: about that global warming

Here's the first 40 form the excel, tell me which ones support AGC. A 45-year time series of dune mobility indicating constant windiness over the central Sahara A Case of Severe Neurotoxicity Associated With Exposure to 1-Bromopropane, an Alternative to Ozone-Depleting or Global-Warming Solven

Re: about that global warming

Since its much too difficult for you here's the list. It took me all of 2 seconds to find it out. pathetic. http://www.jamespowell.org/Rejections/index.html On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Sam wrote: > > I browsed your list and couldn't find any articles supporting AGC can you? > > . > > > O

Re: about that global warming

As I said do your own research. try the guy's site. he lists them all there. What's the matter can't do the research yourself? On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Sam wrote: > > I browsed your list and couldn't find any articles supporting AGC can you? > > . > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:56 AM,

Re: about that global warming

"Everything you were told about global warming ended up being wrong so someone's got some splaining to do." I can see the explanation brewing: There has been no warming the last 20 years because of global warming. The cult of man made Global warming blame everything on global warming. The temp

Re: about that global warming

I browsed your list and couldn't find any articles supporting AGC can you? . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > I'm not going to do the research for you Sam, but download the author's > datasheet of the first 500. > http://www.jamespowell.org/resources/First500.xls > htt

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

"Ive made the same argument before and been ignored." probably because no one listens to you. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archiv

Re: about that global warming

I'm not going to do the research for you Sam, but download the author's datasheet of the first 500. http://www.jamespowell.org/resources/First500.xls http://www.jamespowell.org/Video/Video.html On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Sam wrote: > > um Larry, do the 13950 studies "support" AGC or do th

Re: about that global warming

I'm waiting... . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Sam wrote: > um Larry, do the 13950 studies "support" AGC or do they just not strongly > dispute it? > > . > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > >> >> well genius lets see ((13950-24)/13950)*100 = or >> 99.82795698924731

Re: about that global warming

facts not talking point. Sam doesn't like them because as you know according to Stephen Tyrone Colbert, facts have a liberal bias. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Sam wrote: > > Larry's canned talking points. > > . > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Larry C. Lyons >wrote: > > > > > Of cour

Re: about that global warming

More on this project: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2010/10/weather.aspx World War One ships chart past climate The public are being asked to revisit the voyages of World War One Royal Navy warships to help scientists working on a JISC project to understand the climate of the past and uneart

Re: about that global warming

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/IPCC_2007_AR4_Figure_6.10_%28b%29_%28c%29.png But it only increased in the last decade or so, they claimed but they were wrong . . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > The data is very clear, over a century so far. If t

Re: about that global warming

um Larry, do the 13950 studies "support" AGC or do they just not strongly dispute it? . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > well genius lets see ((13950-24)/13950)*100 = or > 99.827956989247311827956989247312% > > You know math, its something you learn in elementary schoo

Re: about that global warming

Larry's canned talking points. . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Of course not. Only 6% of all scientists in the US are republicans. BTW > that's down from over 50% just 30 years ago. > > Given the republican policies on science it makes perfect sense why support > a

Re: about that global warming

Sorry to splash cold water on you delusion, pretend I didn't say anything. lalalalala . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Sam wrote: > > > The "consensus" that global warming was true is based on only ten years > > of data within the

Re: about that global warming

The data is very clear, over a century so far. If the Transcription project ( http://www.infodocket.com/2012/10/24/national-archives-nara-and-noaa-launch-crowdsourcing-project-to-transcribe-historic-naval-ship-logs/) continues, we'll have detail global surface measurements across the globe for alm

Re: about that global warming

well genius lets see ((13950-24)/13950)*100 = or 99.827956989247311827956989247312% You know math, its something you learn in elementary school, or did you miss that part? After all math have a liberal bias. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Sam wrote: > > How many of the 13950 do support AGC?

Re: about that global warming

Its always a good idea to challenge ignorance, especially willful ignorance. On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:42 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Yeah, I know. But sometimes I just can't let the comments go > unchallenged. It might not influence them, but there are others whose mind > might still be somewhat

Re: about that global warming

Of course not. Only 6% of all scientists in the US are republicans. BTW that's down from over 50% just 30 years ago. Given the republican policies on science it makes perfect sense why support a party that is completely hostile to you and your profession. On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Marlon

Re: about that global warming

How many of the 13950 do support AGC? . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > 13950 studies from 1990 to 1992, 24 don't support AGC, do the math. > > > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Sam wrote: > > > > > When you lose Politico and The Economist I think you're done. > > >

Re: about that global warming

On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Sam wrote: > The "consensus" that global warming was true is based on only ten years > of data within the twenty. Patently false. If you really think this, I now completely understand your position, since it'as obviously one of absolute and perfect ignorance abo

Re: about that global warming

no one gets rich as a scientist. Love the paranoid conspiracy theories. them durned egg head scientists what do they know. On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Does anyone still think it's :settled science?" > > I think it was settled ages ago. There was no such thing. >

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

I got bored after two minutes. Does he go on to say the universe is so big it's not possible for there to be a God? . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > This guy pretty much nails how I feel. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LENqnjZGX0A > > > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 4:35

Re: about that global warming

13950 studies from 1990 to 1992, 24 don't support AGC, do the math. On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Sam wrote: > > When you lose Politico and The Economist I think you're done. > > > http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/04/04/the_end_of_an_illusion_117795.html > > Does anyone still t

Re: about that global warming

The "consensus" that global warming was true is based on only ten years of data within the twenty. . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Sam wrote: > > > They weren't basing it on today's weather, but on the last twenty years > > worth

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > This guy pretty much nails how I feel. > Very good Ted Talk. -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp

Re: about that global warming

On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Sam wrote: > They weren't basing it on today's weather, but on the last twenty years > worth of data. 20 years of data, on an island, within a much larger longer term problem. It is the equivalent of a Voodo Rain Doctor walking outside, observing that water is f

Re: about that global warming

They weren't basing it on today's weather, but on the last twenty years worth of data. Everything you were told about global warming ended up being wrong so someone's got some splaining to do. . On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:46 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > I stopped reading after I realized it

Re: about that global warming

The fact is there is no global warming and the "scientists" can't explain the decline. It's over, it was a big hoax and you were fooled by it. Let's move on now to other irrelevant scams like raising taxes on the rich will create jobs. . On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Th

Re: North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state

This guy pretty much nails how I feel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LENqnjZGX0A On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 4:35 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > That's the beauty of my faith. > > Whatever could put this in motion, whatever its motives they would be so > far b eyond my understanding as to be incomprehe

Re: about that global warming

I stopped reading after I realized it was another article using a ridiculously short dataset to "debunk" an issue that's been long established as having a much longer timeframe. I'm willing to accept that we haven't figured everything out yet about human impact on the climate, but anyone claiming