From: Nick Naym on
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!

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From: Nick Naym on
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.

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From: Nick Naym on
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.

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From: Ian Gregory on
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

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From: gtr on
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.
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