From: Nick Naym on 5 Apr 2010 18:09 In article slrnhrklkm.2uj9.ianji33(a)zenatode.org.uk, Ian Gregory at ianji33(a)googlemail.com wrote on 4/5/10 5:31 PM: > On 2010-04-05, Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >> Do you also believe in angels? > > Only Kelly, Jill and Sabrina. Kris was clearly fictional. > > Ian ROTF! -- iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3)
From: Nick Naym on 5 Apr 2010 18:12 In article 1jghkma.1exflaxmqwpmbN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com, Mike Rosenberg at mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com wrote on 4/5/10 5:35 PM: > 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. But how would you know? > Never mind. Good idea. -- iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3)
From: Nick Naym on 5 Apr 2010 18:14 In article jwolf6589-574CCD.17403105042010(a)nntp.charter.net, John at jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com wrote on 4/5/10 5:40 PM: > In article <1jghkok.c5c0cwi8ezlhN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, > mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote: > >> 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. > > The Lord loves you Mike You might want to double-check with the Lord on that, John. > and wants to save you from your sins. This > comment is inappropriate. -- iMac (27", 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) � OS X (10.6.3)
From: Ian Gregory on 5 Apr 2010 18:20 On 2010-04-05, Ian Gregory <ianji33(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > There is no "other side", a fact which many people find too disturbing > to contemplate but one which I long ago accepted as the self-evident > truth. For all you pedants out there, feel free to substitute "prospect" for "fact". But then again, when I die I might go to Tumbolia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbolia Ian -- Ian Gregory http://www.zenatode.org.uk/
From: gtr on 5 Apr 2010 18:30
On 2010-04-05 11:16:33 -0700, Sherm Pendley said: > Ian Gregory <ianji33(a)googlemail.com> writes: > >> On 2010-04-05, Sherm Pendley <spamtrap(a)shermpendley.com> wrote: >>> Ian Gregory <ianji33(a)googlemail.com> writes: >>> >>>> There is no "other side", a fact which >>> >>> ... is a belief, not a fact. Absence of proof is not proof of absence. >> >> Whatever. > > No, not "whatever." Words have meaning, and "belief" and "fact" do not > mean the same thing. They began to converge around 1980 during the Reagen administration. -- Thank you and have a nice day. |