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Yesterday, 11:31 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Mark Levin mocks "extreme libertarians, confused conservatives" for demanding due process in General Politics

On the contrary, my Tora Boran friend, this actually demonstrates that he's a competent lawyer. Lawyers are trained to make people believe things...

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Yesterday, 01:23 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Two men hack soldier to death on busy London street, cite intervention in Muslim lands in General Politics

Trust no one.

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Yesterday, 12:37 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Actually I do lean towards considering atheism to be religious, but I'm not sure if both gnostic and agnostic versions would be religious or which...

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Yesterday, 12:34 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Two men hack soldier to death on busy London street, cite intervention in Muslim lands in General Politics

Those gosh darn pesky conspiratards never fail.

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Yesterday, 12:13 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Hey erowe1, do you consider atheism religious? I understand there's gnostic and agnostic atheism; do you consider one (which one?) or both religious?

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Yesterday, 12:10 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

There you go making it about me, again. Shame on you. (I'm just messin' with you) I don't think I would necessarily say all, but some are (even...

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Yesterday, 10:37 AM

Jeremy replied to a thread Ted Cruz: 'I don't trust the Republicans' in General Politics

Why wait? Just look now. Any proof she's corrupt?

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Yesterday, 10:32 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Do criticisms have to be science? Seems to me they don't. For example, a criticism would be "I don't buy it" (whatever the claim is in question),...

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Yesterday, 10:19 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Is this supposed to be useful, somehow, for supporting a claim that the test is a science quiz?

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Yesterday, 10:06 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

I'd say that it's just a statement that can be true or false; it's the reason or premises for why that claim is being made that makes it science or...

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Yesterday, 09:49 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Ok, the claim that the earth is billions of years old is false is religious; but it's still not science.

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Yesterday, 09:13 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

You'll find the answer to that question in post #632. Let's suppose that I am religious; what does that have to do with the fact that the test isn't...

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05-22-2013, 11:34 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

If I have beliefs that are based on faith and not about facts or truths I would still refer to it as religion. I don't get why you think I would...

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05-22-2013, 11:24 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Thank you, Frank.

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05-22-2013, 12:37 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Ok, I think I understand what you think, now. You seem to think that religion is about facts or truths. This is incorrect; religion is beliefs...

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05-22-2013, 10:22 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

I haven't disputed any of this. If you're referring to the Bohr model of the atom, then: no.

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05-22-2013, 07:24 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a poll Is Rand Paul A Radical? in Rand Paul Forum

With his rhetoric, or his actions?

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05-22-2013, 06:05 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

What is different? I agree with erowe1, here - there is no such thing as an absolute "right" frame of reference; when we refer to the model of the...

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05-22-2013, 03:37 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread 22 NYPD officers turn up to arrest a single fare dodger on the subway in General Politics

I only counted 19 cops.

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05-22-2013, 12:55 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Oh, I guess your grasp of the idea behind definitions for words dramatically improved since you made post #581 on this thread, right? Anyways, to...

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05-21-2013, 12:18 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Elderly Woman Dies in Court "Gasping for Breath" After Sheriff's Deputies "Callously" Ref in General Politics

Yes, it does! Hang the stupid fuckers!

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05-21-2013, 11:50 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

That would imply that the definition and Wikipedia page includes the content of the test in the OP. If it does, as you implicitly claim, then show...

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05-21-2013, 09:02 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

I'm not sure what it means for a miracle to "happen", unless you qualify statistical anomalies as so-called "miracles." I don't think the word...

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05-21-2013, 08:49 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

I don't have any problem with the definition of science or the means & methods by which the definitions of words are communicated in general. I...

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05-21-2013, 12:46 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Anti-Science Climate Deniers On The Retreat In Germany in General Politics

Tried to +Rep, get this instead: "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Warrior_of_Freedom again."

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05-20-2013, 11:02 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Just because I'm saying that things like religion, religious dogma, beliefs, etc. aren't science doens't mean I don't believe in the existence of...

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05-20-2013, 10:42 PM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Maybe this will help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branches_of_science I guess you mean that these people are approaching it in a biased way. ...

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05-20-2013, 07:02 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

I actually don't have that big a problem with much of that; what I do have an issue with is when they take their religious texts too literally, which...

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05-20-2013, 06:55 AM

Neil Desmond replied to a thread Creationists Fail a Fourth Grade Science Test in Education

Yeah, I am starting to notice that if I substitute other words in place of the word religion, it can potentially make more sense. I notice that for...

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