--- On Mon, 4/13/09, SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com wrote:
Ayurveda is a choice of how to live life. Calling it fake science just says
the speaker does not understand science
Ayurveda is a pre-scientific philosophy and system of rituals. While none of
the rituals have been
--- On Sun, 4/12/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote:
I do not know what is pseudo-religion and pseudo-science.
It is very easy to recognize pseudoscience. Briefly, it refers to any
unscientific claim that is falsely advertised as being scientific by its
proponents or promoters.
Hi Vivian,
I have no doubt that there are quite a few people who can relate various
unspecific anecdotes like yours. That is why the alternative medical, faith
healing and New Age industry is big business. Anecdotes and testimonials make
great sales pitches. Nobody really cares about how many
--- On Tue, 4/14/09, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
There can be no doubt that Ayurvedic medications or Guiness might be/are
useful. They might even be better than some or all of the allopathic
drugs we know. But for physicians to ethically prescribe them to
their patients, their
The post below is an urban legend. Please see the following Snopes.com info
debunking it:
http://www.snopes.com/science/tsunami.asp
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Tue, 4/14/09, Santos Carmo carmosa...@hotmail.com wrote:
July 22nd 2009 another
Tsunami - Please cascade...
--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote:
I have no my own pre-conceived religious beliefs
Interesting statement! I wonder how much credulity one would have to be endowed
with in order to believe that a religious man like Fr. Ivo does not have his
own
--- On Wed, 4/15/09, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
However, would you not agree that, the evidence must be rested and evaluated
by scientific methods and not on the basis of mere anecdotal evidence.
The problem is Fr. Ivo's idea of the scientific method is not the same as that
Marshall Mendonza wrote:
Do they also teach you to hallucinate in the daily shakhas?
Why is this guy abusing Shrikant Barve who has not personally attacked him in
any way?
Private citizens have the right to severely criticize politicians and elected
officials, as Mario, Samir and others are
It is clear that homeopathy and other alternative medical practices are
faith-based belief systems. There are uncanny similarities and analogies
between these medical belief systems, and new and old religious belief systems.
They are:
1. Both have a large faith-based following.
2. Both make
To find out why the wild claims regarding homeopathy made by Fr. Ivo in the
posts appended below are patently bogus, please read this article provided by a
prominent British organization of scientists, promoting sense and science among
lay people:
Does this mean that the Citizens for Justice and Peace rebuttal circulated by
Frederick, Augusto and Marshall was bogus?
It appears that the political activists on the left are also lying to and
defrauding the public. I hope this does not lead to mistrials and acquittals of
the alleged
--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:
3. I trust you understand the difference between criticism
and slander.
Casting doubts on people's integrity and tarnishing their
reputation comes cheap with certain persons on this forum.
Is this guy talking about
--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote:
As a physician, I shall do whatever I can in my system (allopathic or
homoepathic) and specialization. The patient will come to me if s/he knows
my value in my system and specialization.
The above statement is puzzling, and I am
--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Since you-both have asked for my clarification, I am stepping into this
cross-current.
Dear Gilbert,
I had asked you to tell me why you think that even the religion that Fr. Ivo
was preaching in these kinds of threads was
--- On Sat, 4/18/09, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:
And then we have Shrikant Barve who echoes the sangh parivar line of calling
him a liar without adducing any evidence whatsoever in support. And Santosh
calls it criticism!!! Hey Bhagwan!!!
The guy has no shame. He
Marshall is now trying to deflect attention from the fact that his blatant
abuse and slander of a private citizen was exposed once again on Goanet. That
is why he has now turned on me. Very predictable! Please note the insinuation
of two other Hindu names, Barad and someone called Rajiv Desai,
I cannot believe what Gilbert has written in the post appended below. He has
not only misled Goanetters on the subject of placebos, and how and why they are
used in drawing inferences about the effectiveness of treatments, but he has
made questionable statements on the treatment of pneumonia -
--- On Sun, 4/19/09, MD mmdme...@gmail.com wrote:
Science is no match for religioud belief.
Dear Maurice,
You are right only about the fact that science is no match for religious
belief, and that Fr. Ivo writes in good faith. I suspect, so do you and
Gilbert.
But good faith is not good
Hi Gilbert,
I noticed that you avoided answering my questions, asking me an unrelated
question, instead, to obfuscate matters. Moreover, you are asking me to buy
your own personal revisionist definition of scientific inquiry, which has no
connection with the real scientific world, and
--- On Mon, 4/20/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote:
Religion is not Science and Science is not Religion. But
there is no conflict between Science and Religion. There is
only integration.
Science and religion have absolutely nothing in common. One cannot and should
not integrate
I point out some more puzzling and pseudoscientific statements in Fr. Ivo's
latest post.
--- On Mon, 4/20/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote:
I am quite acquainted with conventional medicine and homeopathy, therefore I
am speaking from the viewpoint of both. As a matter of fact,
Here are answers to Eddie's questions. I hope he answers mine in return.
--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Edward Verdes eddiever...@hotmail.com wrote:
If Shrikant was mistaken why didnt you point out to him in the
begining?
Because I do not consider it a big deal if anybody criticizes a politician or a
--- On Mon, 4/20/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
I appreciate Santosh telling us he has not read any book
on theology. Now we will have to check about other topics he
writes on.
Gilbert, I said I did not STUDY (not just read) any book on theology, which is
what you asked
--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:
Then why do you habitually keep doing it doc? Why do you
not practice what you preach?
The above insinuation is a blatant falsehood.
I have many faults, but this is not one of them. I have never gratuitously
publicly
Gilbert is mistaken. I would advise any person with pneumonia, irrespective of
his age, to consult a competent physician who practices modern evidence-based
scientific medicine. I would never prescribe him/her chicken soup alone. I know
that all patients with bacterial pneumonia, irrespective
--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote:
***Dr.Santosh is asking me to read books on Science when discussing about
the relationship between Science and Theology.
I am asking Fr. Ivo to do nothing of this sort. He is free to read whatever he
wants. I am merely
I congratulate Mario on a lucid exposition of his faith-based beliefs, as well
as a clear understanding of an absolute separation between science and
religion, and of the scope and limits of both. I would recommend this type of
clarity of thought to everybody.
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Wed,
As part of the Chimbel Presidential Library Project Ex-President Pandurang has
instructed me to compile a volume containing quotes from Goanet that impress
him and add to his wisdom. The following two quotes are the first entries into
this volume:
Homeopaths do not have time to discuss now
--- On Thu, 4/23/09, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
Manmohan Singh is indeed a dignified man - as is Atal Behari Vajpayee.
Atal Behari Vajpayee has been reported to have told a big lie. Please see:
http://www.geocities.com/tamiltribune/04/0301.html
The title of the story is
(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
Goa Heritage Action Group releases PARMAL, the journal of the GHAG. In this
issue: * Ethnography of Goa, Daman and Diu * A Play For Goans And Outsiders *
Two Abbe Farias -- One An Imposter * Keeping
--- On Sat, 4/25/09, jane gillian rodrigues janerodrig...@rediffmail.com
wrote:
I'm sure, we are all looking forward to some more replies
from you on Religion and Science, which will make all of us
Goanetters wonder WHY DOES GOD KEEP MARIO ALIVE?.
No matter what Mario does on Goanet it
Jose,
As I have been saying all along no journalist or activist can be trusted,
whether in the mainstream or on the fringes. The lure of sensationalism and the
zeal to promote one's own point of view trump ethics and honesty.
Here, the Times of India breaks a story that activists tampered with
--- On Sun, 4/26/09, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
He gave me additional reason to believe in my beliefs until
he places #3 wherein he then goes on to say that we (should) we not
take our beliefs too seriously. Hummh!
Taking beliefs too seriously, in my opinion, is succumbing to
It is not clear why Frederick thinks that this time it is different.
Clearly, the Hindustan Times has contradicted what the Times of India has
claimed. So either the former is deceiving the public or the latter. Here is
what the Hindustan Times claimed:
QUOTE
The SIT sources said the alleged
--- On Sun, 4/26/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Can Santosh, support his statement (below) about my claim that their
religion is scientific.? Please just post my quote and the context the
statement was made.
Here is the quote and a link to the context:
So IMO both
--- On Tue, 4/28/09, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
I had asked Santoshbab for evidence that 'Prayer does not work'. He referred
me to two papers which I have not yet reviewed.
The papers to which I referred were reviews and meta-analyses of all
intercessory prayer studies done
--- On Mon, 4/27/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote:
In medical science there is not yet a cure for cancer, as you know.
This is a myth that has been propagated by lay people, journalists and
old-fashioned out-of-touch doctors who have not bothered to keep track of how
modern
--- On Tue, 4/28/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote:
Science cannot prove it, but the experiment shows that the experience is
mediated by a reality outside the brain. Otherwise, it would be
'hallucination'...
The above assertion betrays a lack of understanding of brain
This week ex-President Pandurang has had an unprecedented expansion of his his
mind by reading the following quotes of wisdom:
But remember, Science requires also faith. Therefore, I am not mixing science
with faith
Fr. Ivo, showing how to properly mix science with faith
Your reply
Here are suggestions for use of proper Konknni words in the post below:
articalam - lekh, likhaan
improve kor - sudhar, sudharop kor
celebrationam - festam, sazre korni
newspaper - khobor patra
famil-ic - kutumbak
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Thu, 4/30/09, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote:
Nascy Caldeira wrote:
I rest my case!
Nascy has tried to rest his case many times on Goanet. But he has not been
successful. His case is a very serious one. It cannot be easily rested.
Perhaps, an Indian vegetarian diet might help. Gilbert's chicken soup will only
make it a more restless
--- On Wed, 4/29/09, Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in wrote:
Hodgkin's disease is incurable.
I have no idea why this type of dangerous false information regarding public
health and safety is being spread in this forum. How far will this parade of
ignorance be taken to mislead
Dear Ms. Rodrigues,
Thanks for sharing this with us. It is important to provide accurate
information about the success of modern medical treatment of cancer, and
explode dangerous myths circulated by various vested interests, and due to
ignorance about advances in medicine.
Cheers,
Santosh
Fr. Ivo C. de Souza quoted a popular pseudo-science book as follows:
Although one can never prove it from one side only, the data are consistent
with an experience in which the experiencers contact a spiritual reality
OUTSIDE OF THEIR OWN MINDS (p.278).
This is precisely the problem. Please
--- On Sun, 5/3/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
In medicine we call that a snake oil salesman which is euphemism
for homeopathy.
I thought Gilbert was agreeing with Fr. Ivo earlier in his claim that
homeopathy was a science and that anecdotal evidence was scientific. He
--- On Mon, 5/4/09, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक न
fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote:
Apologies for the offtopic post, but might be of interest to educators, and
those interested in science education in
India. FN
Why is this an offtopic post? Science education is not important to Goa
--- On Sun, 5/3/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
SH: The following cancers are completely curable even in
advanced stage ... Incorrect.
Perhaps, Gilbert is not aware of the latest advances in cancer cures in cutting
edge research centers such as the Fred Hutchinson Cancer
--- On Sun, 5/3/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
SH: The following cancers are completely curable even in
advanced stage ... Incorrect.
Perhaps, Gilbert is not aware of the latest advances in cancer cures in cutting
edge research centers such as the Fred Hutchinson Cancer
--- On Sun, 5/3/09, SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com wrote:
Well the options for Ayurvedic graduates, i.e., after BAMS
.can be as
follows-
To do Ayurvedic practice/ mix practice ( Ayurved
allopathy ) as a G.P. (
General practitioner
I have no idea how they are ethically and
--- On Tue, 5/5/09, Gabriel de Figueiredo gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au wrote:
You mean like registered GPs practicing acupuncture and
Chinese herbals? If I am not mistaken, we have some of those
here in Melbourne ...
I would be surprised if a licensed conventional physician is ethically
--- On Mon, 5/4/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Santosh, keep thinking and understand what others write; rather than
writing and writing.
Two funny characteristics about Gilbert are nicely illustrated in this
insulting post of his. They are:
1. There is no other
--- On Tue, 5/5/09, Gabriel de Figueiredo gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au wrote:
Since you've asked, here some clips:
Note: As you probably know, Monash University is one of
the leading universities in Australia which imparts study of
medicine...
Two interesting things in these clips. First,
--- On Wed, 5/6/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Some practice only acupuncture and they have a good practice. Once again,
this suggest that the treatment works; and patients pass the word and the
reputation of these doctors to their friends and acquaintances.
Having a
--- On Thu, 5/7/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
I hope this post is preserved in the President Pandurang library; so that his
posterity will appreciate the reputation of the scientist in their family
tree.
I thank Gilbert for reminding me to bring to the esteemed
The following contrasting views are interesting. Are Goa Suraj and Floriano
also propped up by the Sangh Parivar?
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Fri, 5/8/09, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:
Barad, you need not get into a hop. R L Francis is an old disgruntled hand.
He has no
--- On Sat, 5/9/09, Dr. U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com wrote:
However, I think that Advani had no business to send the letter at all. The
spiritual leaders can make their own comments, as they deem fit. Just as
social leaders do. But to form a consultative mechanism is fraught with
Augusto is right on regarding this comment on Goanet:
QUOTE
I find Cecil's bluntness in naming naming names far more refreshing
than your shot-gun style spraying of pellets indiscriminately on
fellow writers who are promoting sale of houses in moira,
aldonato non-goans
I DO NOT KNOW WHOM
--- On Mon, 5/11/09, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:
Response:
Et Tu Brute!!!
Here is another one, much more generalized:
Shantidoot was threatened and intimidated as a few of his limmericks were
not well taken or appreciated. It has become another trait of goans to
Averthanus L. D'Souza wrote:
OF CONDOMS AND CONUNDRUMS.
Averthanus L. D'Souza.
Here are statements in the above article that are totally absurd, illogical
and/or false:
Either there IS a God or there is no God. Richard Dawkins should make up his
mind which. Saying that there is probably no
This sounds like an urban legend to me. It seems like a variation of the
following myth on Snopes.com:
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/aidsmary.asp
It is disturbing to see it being reported in Times of India and Goan newspapers
without independent verification of whether it is true.
--- On Sun, 5/17/09, SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com wrote:
Did British Government put a break at progress of Ayurveda?
What is meant by progress as far as ayurveda is concerned? What method is used
to make progress? Shrikant, please ask the practitioners attending your
symposium these
Shrikant,
Please post the transcripts in this forum. I would want to be able to provide a
critical assessment of your love from a scientific standpoint, hopefully to
persuade others to not let their love cloud their reason and judgment.
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Wed, 5/20/09, SHRIKANT BARVE
--- On Tue, 5/19/09, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com quoted:
The fact that the court has now asked the SIT to probe
serious charges against Mr. Modi and more than 60 influential Sangh Parivar
leaders and state officials and given the Team a supervisory role in the
riot case
--- On Tue, 5/19/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Goanet atheists have pounded us into submission with their
claim that church-going was a wasted activity, generally
undertaken by those with no cognitive function. :=))
Is Gilbert telling the truth here, or is he making
--- On Wed, 5/20/09, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक न
fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote:
I read the sub-text of this debate (though clothed in a 'scientific'
language) as an attempt to discredit all non-allopathic forms of
medicine.
Quite predictably, Frederick is fabricating his own
When will Gilbert understand that some of us respond to his posts only when he
makes derogatory, factually erroneous or silly comments in them, especially
gratuitous demeaning comments directed against other Goanetters? I have
explained this to him on several occasions, as has Mario lately.
--- On Sun, 5/24/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
There is more and more data being developed by evidence-based-medicine on
the benefits of Ayurveda; and the important question of why and how they
work.
Here is a lead to three agents.
Except for licorice, none of the
This looks like a suspicious practice. It combines the discredited delusion of
astrology with a potentially dangerous untested ritual of chronically
administering small quantities of the heavy metal gold in very young children.
Chronic ingestion of gold compounds in children have serious toxic
...@yahoo.com wrote:
Alfred t avares, Dr. Santosh Helekar,
Best would be some one comes forward and research on these
½ lakh Goan children who have benefited by the same this
service which is absolutely free.
Records of these children will be available at
Gomantak Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya
--- On Wed, 5/27/09, SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com wrote:
Modern science has practice of changing its stand after
every decade.
The changes are made based on evidence. That is what progress is all about.
There is continuous improvement with advancement of knowledge. Science does not
--- On Thu, 5/28/09, SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com wrote:
Dr. Santosh Helekar,
This is exectly the difference, I believe, you dont
beleive.
My concern is that this belief is a blind belief in something just because it
is ancient or Indian or eastern or sacred. I am alarmed
--- On Thu, 5/28/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
If scientific (expensive) medicines can use the placebo effect
as the studies show, why would not the same pathways apply
to / be used by Ayurveda, homeopathy, alternative
medicines, nutraceuticals, etc.?
I have no idea
--- On Sat, 5/30/09, shri8...@yahoo.com shri8...@yahoo.com wrote:
People demand Anti-conversion bill in Goa in a meeting.
A law against conversion would be unconstitutional in India. Conversions cannot
and should not be banned. In a secular democracy people have a right to change
their
--- On Fri, 5/29/09, SHRIKANT BARVE shri8...@yahoo.com wrote:
Ayurvedic Medicines Heavy metal issue
Prof.K.R.Kohli M.D(Ay), Ph.D
Director-Ayurveda Research
Dabur Research Foundation
We have a history of uninterrupted practice of these systems of medicine
I point out below statements and insinuations that have no basis in fact:
--- On Sun, 5/31/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Some refuse to accept the effect of 'mind over body'
which the author, a neuro-scientist is presenting.
The above statement is entirely false. None
This is hilarious. It would be interesting to know how many Goanetters believe
the following news item, and how many journalists on Goanet would publish such
a claim in their newspaper in the manner that it has been published.
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Sun, 5/31/09, SHRIKANT BARVE
--- On Mon, 6/1/09, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
Now - all this doctor needs to do is to provide documentation from a
recognised hospital where PVS was diagnosed, and present this patient
for the public to see for themselves.
The man appears to be making up stories either in
What I find amusing is that Fernandes believes that he is pulling a fast one on
us by doing something that a teenager in Goa can do much better. The lack of
insight on his part about the simple obvious fact that nobody in Goa or
anywhere else today would be impressed by his petty exploits, or
the posts of Goans like
Mr. Santosh Helekar implying, to use their words, 'that the
concerns about religious discrimination and persecution of
minoirties are primarily those of loud mouther rarefied
political fringe, over-represented on Goanet and in the Goan
media are primarily those of a loud
In a free democracy people have the right to voice their views on any political
issue. They have a right to assemble in public and peacefully protest against
policies and laws that they find objectionable. They can petition their
government to repeal those public actions, and persuade others to
The list of curable cancers that I had posted here was provided by one of the
world's most reputed cancer hospitals. That list is a statement of objective
fact that is accepted by all oncologists and cancer researchers who are
familiar with today's standard of care in scientific medicine and
Konkani shikleat tankam.
Goeantlea palkancho ek pongodd mullavea English shikshonnapasot Sorkaralagim
onudan magta.
Ek porki bhas mannkuleancha talleant chondpa sarki dusri onorthachi gozal na.
English bhashechem mhotv konn nhoikarina ani amchea bhurgeank
The web article provided below, like many other articles from the same source,
contains bogus information. Please do not be misled by it.
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Fri, 6/10/11, Con Menezes cmene...@tpg.com.au wrote:
We know that there are people who want to promote only the Devanagri
script for Konknni. We also know that there are people who want to
promote both Devanagri and Roman scripts. There are still others like
me who want Konknni to be written in all five scripts used by its
speakers, namely
2189
diet coke cans everyday throughout his life, with his mother doing the same
when she was pregnant with him in her womb. That amounts to drinking one can of
diet coke every 39 seconds 24 hours a day from the time one was a fetus till
one's death.
UNQUOTE
Santosh Helekar
In another
I have often felt that editing in Goan English dailies is atrocious. Properly
spelled words in submitted OpED manuscripts are misspelled in the final print,
and the English language is butchered mercilessly from time to time. Mind you,
this is not a case of Indian English or Goan English. I
It appears that in the following various Indian communities such as Rajputs,
Lingayats, other Hindus and Muslims are being portrayed negatively. Ramani, a
Goan name is also dragged into the mix. Among the communities that are quite
predictably left out are non-Indians such as Russians.
Cheers,
--- On Sat, 6/18/11, SOTER so...@bsnl.in wrote:
Comment:
Was the Ramani then accused in the Jessica Lal murder in
new Delhi a Goan by any chance?
Can Santosh Helekar deny the conspiracy against the Goan
people by migrants whom he decides to divide into caste and
religion?
If Communists can
Soterbab,
You have asked the first question for the first time in this thread. I have
already answered the second question. Here are the answers:
1. For me Ramani is as much a Goan name as D'Souza or Khan or Naik. The fact
that all Ramanis, D'Souzas, Khans and Naiks are not Goans is immaterial
Soterbab appears to be creating his own exclusive reality here, one that no
other person who objectively reads my posts in this thread would be able to
recognize. I merely pointed out that Ramani was a Goan name that was dragged
into the mix. I never used the word exclusively. Here is that
--- On Mon, 6/20/11, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com
wrote:
COMMENTS : There cannot be dialect and styles of the English language. There
can be only corrupted or rather spurious versions by different people or
nations with inclusions of words from local languages.
I would like to add an important point to what Sandeep has nicely laid out
below. It is important to recognize that this debate, like all other political
debates, has been hijacked by activists and partisans who resort to
unproductive extremist rhetoric and hyperbole. Those who call others
It is well known among linguists that the grammar of a language in its spoken
form varies with its dialect. Here is a general description of grammatical
variations in the dialects of English in the United Kingdom provided by the
British Library:
--- On Tue, 6/21/11, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com
wrote:
And Santosh has produced references from websites of
Amazon.com in support of his contention;
sites that he would shun as commercial sites when others
refer.
At the risk of insulting the intelligence of
I have some questions on the very unclear material appended below:
1. Who are the minorities in Goa? What is the percentage of the Goan population
below which a group needs to fall to qualify as a minority?
2. Who are the we referred to below? Are they politicians, political
activists or
are and why, who the snakes
are and why, and who in Goa or Goanet has conspired against humanity, and/or
perpetrated the genocide against more than 3000 Muslims in Gujarat, alongside
Modi and Vajpayee.
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Fri, 7/1/11, SOTER so...@bsnl.in wrote:
Santosh Helekar has suddenly
Boorish religious chauvinism, sectarianism and communalism, combined with
crackpot nascimentality, have always existed in Goa in equal measure among the
Hindus and the Catholics for as long as I can remember. These traits are
especially prominent among politicians and political activists, a
Edward Glaeser, a famous Harvard economist wrote the following
scholarly paper called The Political Economy of Hatred, several
years ago to explain why politicians and political activists hate
and/or promote hatred against people of other religions, cultures and
races:
Sane and rational Goanetters would have learned to ignore crackpot nascimental
nonsense by now. But let me point out that as far as both female infanticide
and female foeticide are concerned, China is worse than India. The immoral
policies of its communist government have caused the male to
In all fairness, Jose should have also asked Floriano for evidence to support
the following blood examination conducted by him:
QUOTE
Communalism was in the blood of Goan Hindus, for I have witnessed it in the
raw. I could write a whole book on the subject. The only factor that kept it
subdued
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