Bob, Bob, Bob. You poor deluded fool. I think everyone knows the world exists on a Great White Handkerchief, and will end when The Great Sneeze comes. If you don't change your thinking, you, and all unbelievers, will be cast into everlasting snot.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster is a false idol. You have tricked by the forces of darkness into believing that there is free marinara for everyone, we will never run out of parmasean, and that the noodle goes on forever. Not true. I will pray for you. More importantly, YOU can help spread the work by sending your contribution to Committee to Advance Spiritual Handkerchiefism, or to make is easier, just make it out to CASH and forward to me. Bless you. -Mike bob allen wrote: >no, no Mike, the real truth about origins can be found in the following: > >http://www.venganza.org/ > >(you really need to follow the link for the graphs.) > > TO KANSAS SCHOOL BOARD > >I am writing you with much concern after having read of your hearing to >decide whether the alternative theory of Intelligent Design should be >taught along with the theory of Evolution. I think we can all agree that >it is important for students to hear multiple viewpoints so they can >choose for themselves the theory that makes the most sense to them. I am >concerned, however, that students will only hear one theory of >Intelligent Design. > >Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. >I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the >universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who >created all that we see and all that we feel. We feel strongly that the >overwhelming scientific evidence pointing towards evolutionary processes >is nothing but a coincidence, put in place by Him. > >It is for this reason that I’m writing you today, to formally request >that this alternative theory be taught in your schools, along with the >other two theories. In fact, I will go so far as to say, if you do not >agree to do this, we will be forced to proceed with legal action. I’m >sure you see where we are coming from. If the Intelligent Design theory >is not based on faith, but instead another scientific theory, as is >claimed, then you must also allow our theory to be taught, as it is also >based on science, not on faith. > >Some find that hard to believe, so it may be helpful to tell you a >little more about our beliefs. We have evidence that a Flying Spaghetti >Monster created the universe. None of us, of course, were around to see >it, but we have written accounts of it. We have several lengthy volumes >explaining all details of His power. Also, you may be surprised to hear >that there are over 10 million of us, and growing. We tend to be very >secretive, as many people claim our beliefs are not substantiated by >observable evidence. What these people don’t understand is that He built >the world to make us think the earth is older than it really is. For >example, a scientist may perform a carbon-dating process on an artifact. >He finds that approximately 75% of the Carbon-14 has decayed by electron >emission to Nitrogen-14, and infers that this artifact is approximately >10,000 years old, as the half-life of Carbon-14 appears to be 5,730 >years. But what our scientist does not realize is that every time he >makes a measurement, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is there changing the >results with His Noodly Appendage. We have numerous texts that describe >in detail how this can be possible and the reasons why He does this. He >is of course invisible and can pass through normal matter with ease. > >I’m sure you now realize how important it is that your students are >taught this alternate theory. It is absolutely imperative that they >realize that observable evidence is at the discretion of a Flying >Spaghetti Monster. Furthermore, it is disrespectful to teach our beliefs >without wearing His chosen outfit, which of course is full pirate >regalia. I cannot stress the importance of this enough, and >unfortunately cannot describe in detail why this must be done as I fear >this letter is already becoming too long. The concise explanation is >that He becomes angry if we don’t. > >You may be interested to know that global warming, earthquakes, >hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the >shrinking numbers of Pirates since the 1800s. For your interest, I have >included a graph of the approximate number of pirates versus the average >global temperature over the last 200 years. As you can see, there is a >statistically significant inverse relationship between pirates and >global temperature. > >In conclusion, thank you for taking the time to hear our views and >beliefs. I hope I was able to convey the importance of teaching this >theory to your students. We will of course be able to train the teachers >in this alternate theory. I am eagerly awaiting your response, and hope >dearly that no legal action will need to be taken. I think we can all >look forward to the time when these three theories are given equal time >in our science classrooms across the country, and eventually the world; >One third time for Intelligent Design, one third time for Flying >Spaghetti Monsterism, and one third time for logical conjecture based on >overwhelming observable evidence. > > > > >Mike Weaver wrote: > > >>Well, despite all the hoopla put forth by our religiously-minded >>national leaders here in the US, I am have been shocked to find NO >>support for my campaign to replace >>evolution with the oldest documented evidence of Intelligent Design. >>Hinduism is easily 7000 years old, and clearly the most likely candidate >>in terms of a continuing body of knowledge, and successful propagation. >>NONE of the educators will even give the time of day - not even in >>Kansas. I'm beginning to believe that when they say Intelligent Design >>they mean only THEIR notion - an old man with a white beard who created >>the world is 6 days and then rested. Frankly I'm puzzled. >> >>The Vedas (generally regarded as the earliest piece of written Hindu >>work) are the spiritual laws binding upon all of creation and even upon >>God. It is believed that each veda was written by multiple enlightened >>beings (Hindus) over a long period of time. >> >>Oil Breaches $70 as Hurricane Shuts Gulf of Mexico Production >> ListenListen <javascript:audioPlayer(%22A=41642397&clipName=Oil >>Breaches $70 as Hurricane Shuts Gulf of Mexico Production %22)> >> >>Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose, at one point reaching a record >>$70.80 a barrel in New York, after Hurricane Katrina forced companies to >>evacuate platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, where 30 percent of U.S. oil >>is produced. >> >>Oil jumped as much as $4.67, or 7.1 percent, the biggest increase in 29 >>months. Natural gas, heating oil and gasoline climbed to all-time highs >>as well. >> >>Investors are concerned Katrina, the fiercest storm to strike the U.S. >>Gulf coast since 1969, will rupture pipelines, rip rigs from their >>moorings and disrupt production for weeks. Hurricane Ivan last September >>cut the region's oil output by as much as 80 percent. >> >>``There is a long list of production and refineries out because of the >>hurricane,'' said Tom Bentz, an oil broker at BNP Paribas Commodity >>Futures Inc. in New York. ``The course is similar to what we saw with >>Ivan last year, which hit production for a long time.'' >> >>Crude oil for October delivery rose $1.12, or 1.7 percent, to $67.25 a >>barrel at the 2:30 p.m. close of floor trading on the New York >>Mercantile Exchange. Prices peaked within 1 minute of the opening of >>electronic trading. Futures are 56 percent higher than a year ago. >> >>Natural Gas >> >>Nymex declared force majeure on deliveries of natural gas sold under the >>August futures contract after Katrina forced the Henry Hub in Louisiana >>to shut. Force majeure allows producers to avoid penalties for failing >>to deliver supplies because of unforeseen events. Futures contracts >>settled on the exchange are delivered to the Henry Hub. >> >>Natural gas for September delivery jumped $1.458, or 15 percent, to >>$11.25 per million British thermal units in New York. Futures touched >>$12.07, the highest since trading began in 1990. Prices have more than >>doubled in the past year. >> >>``Natural gas is the real worry,'' said Bill O'Grady, assistant director >>of market analysis at A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis. ``Unfortunately >>we can't import the missing production. This is largely a domestic >>market.'' >> >>Katrina had sustained winds near 125 miles per hour (201 kph), the >>National Hurricane Center said at 10 a.m. local time. The hurricane's >>center was about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of New Orleans. Katrina >>was moving north at about 16 mph, the Miami-based center said. >> >>Strategic Reserve >> >>The U.S. filled its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation's emergency >>stockpile of crude oil, to the 700 million- barrel level ordered by >>President George W. Bush after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The >>Energy Department loaned some oil to refiners whose supply was disrupted >>by Ivan. >> >>Bush is considering tapping the reserve to help oil producers hobbled by >>Katrina, his spokesman Scott McClellan said. No decisions have been >>made, though loaning oil from the reserve is an option, he said. >> >>``The Department of Energy is monitoring the situation. They will make >>assessments as they are able to do so and that's really where it stands >>right now,'' McClellan told reporters today aboard Air Force One as the >>president traveled to Arizona. >> >>U.S. crude-oil supplies jumped 1.9 million barrels in the week ended >>Aug. 19, the fourth-straight increase, to 322.9 million, according to an >>Energy Department report on Aug. 24. Stockpiles are more than 10 percent >>higher than a year ago. >> >>``The biggest impact may be damage to the port facilities south of New >>Orleans,'' said Adam Sieminski, chief energy economist at Deutsche Bank >>AG in New York. ``We have no way of knowing now how badly they are >>damaged.'' >> >>Louisiana Oil Port >> >>The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, the biggest U.S. oil import terminal, >>stopped unloading tankers on Aug. 28. The port is 20 miles off the coast >>and handles about 1 million barrels of crude oil a day, or 11 percent of >>U.S. imports. LOOP stopped making pipeline shipments to refineries from >>its onshore facilities yesterday. >> >>Port Fourchon, about 50 miles south of New Orleans, is the hub for >>three-quarters of support services to the Gulf's deepwater oil and gas >>facilities and is the land base for the offshore oil port. >> >>``It's pretty early to have a good idea of what damage there is in the >>region,'' said Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wachovia Corp. in >>Charlotte, North Carolina. ``It is the damage to the energy >>infrastructure that is important to the national economy.'' >> >>Prices rose in 1974 after an oil embargo that followed the Arab-Israeli >>war and from 1979 through 1981 after Iran cut oil exports. The average >>cost of oil used by U.S. refiners was $35.24 a barrel in 1981, according >>to the Energy Department, or $75.44 in today's dollars. >> >>Fuel Production >> >>U.S. supplies of refined products, including gasoline, heating oil and >>diesel, may also decline as refineries near the path of the storm shut. >> >>Katrina forced the shutdown of at least eight oil refineries near the >>Gulf in Louisiana and Mississippi. The plants have a combined crude-oil >>processing capacity of about 1.79 million barrels a day, or 10.5 percent >>of total U.S. capacity. >> >>Gasoline for September delivery jumped 12.81 cents, or 6.7 percent, to >>$2.055 a gallon in New York. Futures touched $2.1606, the highest since >>trading began in 1984. Prices are 75 percent higher than a year ago. >> >>Regular-grade gasoline, averaged nationwide, rose 0.2 cent to $2.603 a >>gallon on Aug. 26, according to data released today by the AAA, formerly >>the American Automobile Association. Prices averaged a record $2.614 a >>gallon on Aug. 19. Pump prices are 39 percent higher than a year ago. >> >>Consumer Changes >> >>``High gasoline prices gradually eat away at income,'' Vitner said. >>``The effect isn't felt all at once. We have seen consumers change their >>behavior in recent months and there should be further changes if prices >>stay at these levels.'' >> >>Heating oil for September delivery climbed 7.64 cents, or 4.2 percent, >>to $1.913 a gallon. Futures surged to $2.0137, the highest in 27 years >>of trading on the exchange. Heating oil is 67 percent higher than a year >>ago. >> >>The profit margin for turning a barrel of crude oil into heating oil and >>gasoline is $14.79, based on futures prices in New York. That is up 24 >>percent from Aug. 26 and more than double a year ago. >> >>``We won't know the full extent of the damage for weeks,'' said Marshall >>Steeves, an oil analyst at Refco Inc. in New York. ``A lot of the damage >>that occurred when Hurricane Ivan came through last year was underwater, >>which was difficult to survey and then repair.'' >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Biofuel mailing list >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
