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From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 17:35 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > > That difference is *precisely* what I'm talking about. What Ian happens > > to believe, and whether or not I agree with it, is immaterial. I'm > > simply arguing against the use of the word "fact" to describe something > > that has not been proven one way or another. > > Ok, then, you're being a pedant. And this is unusual for Usenet how exactly? ;-) -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 17:35 Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > "Occam's Razor" was invented by a human being and, hence, strictly speaking > is a prima facie principle. Yes, but you have to keep in mind that, without human beings there would be no... well, no human beings. Never mind. -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 17:35 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > Considering Occam's Razor, though, I'll take that wager because I doubt > that God is the spoiled brat that's portrayed in the Bible. Taking the Bible as a whole, and using it as my only source, I would conclude that God has multiple personality disorder. -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 17:35 <VAXman-(a)SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote: > >Do you also believe in angels? > > I do! I've seen them in Anaheim, CA. But they're the Los Angeles Angels. Does that constitute a miracle? (Not to mention a redundancy.) -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 17:36
Sherm Pendley <spamtrap(a)shermpendley.com> wrote: > > Ok, then, you're being a pedant. > > Yes, certainly. I believe I have good reason to be pedantic about this > particular issue though. If people better understood the difference > between "I don't share your belief" and "I know you're incorrect about > the facts," I think the world would be a better, saner place. Besides, Michelle is a pedant at times here. Not that there's anything wrong with it! -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> |