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OriginalGeek

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68. Isn't qi just melted butter?

Reply to dmallind (Reply #14)

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 06:30 PM

Jan 2012

I bet lobsters effin HATE melted butter.

oh wait - my bad - that's ghee.

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Religion and evolution [View all] Thats my opinion Jan 2012 OP

#6 is very bigoted Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #1

And it contradicts all the others. Except #2 -- the "anthropic fallacy." immoderate Jan 2012 #2

Anthropic principle tama Jan 2012 #6

Anthropic fallacy: "Isn't it amazing that we are here, to be amazed that we are here?" immoderate Jan 2012 #42

Yes, it is amazing and wonderful to be tama Jan 2012 #46

The anthropic principle Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #9

""It would be very difficult to explain why..." mr blur Jan 2012 #28

And perhaps tama Jan 2012 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author GliderGuider Mar 2012 #97

#3 and 5 are sorta OK. #4 is a trap. immoderate Jan 2012 #3

So these things link religious "faith" and science...how, exactly? skepticscott Jan 2012 #4

I find it easier. No RW Cristian has been able to refute me, yet. There is always a yet. Festivito Jan 2012 #5

A "mystical" interpretation tama Jan 2012 #10

And the holy lobsters of beingness love the joy of qi. dmallind Jan 2012 #14

Isn't qi just melted butter? OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #68

Does that have anything to do with what I said? Festivito Jan 2012 #15

Does anything you said have to do with the OP? Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #22

I think so. Are you just jumping in to create a little mess? Festivito Jan 2012 #33

It has nothing to do with what *anybody* has ever said dmallind Jan 2012 #79

Ugh... jeepnstein Jan 2012 #29

I feel for you. Festivito Jan 2012 #31

All I know is.... PassingFair Jan 2012 #41

How does your church explain the two different stories of creation in Genesis? spin Jan 2012 #49

Got nothing for you. jeepnstein Jan 2012 #50

I don't attend church... spin Jan 2012 #51

Churches that don't struggle with this... jeepnstein Jan 2012 #57

Hmm tama Jan 2012 #52

I'll get back to you when I have all the answers. jeepnstein Jan 2012 #56

Yup tama Jan 2012 #58

Right! nt Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #60

This might interest you: tama Jan 2012 #61

These are two very different traditional stories Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #59

I agree... spin Jan 2012 #62

These questions are raised thousands of times every week all across the globe. Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #77

I quess that fundamentalist churches never mention... spin Jan 2012 #82

NIV?! Pish! Liberal rag! OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #70

But you do make a good point... spin Jan 2012 #75

I don't agree with 6 either tama Jan 2012 #7

I posted this not to argue for it Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #11

It's a dear hobby of mine tama Jan 2012 #13

And none of that makes them any more "right" about it. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #30

#2 is wrong. laconicsax Jan 2012 #8

Coincidence and consequence tama Jan 2012 #12

99% of solar system's mass supports life Bad Thoughts Jan 2012 #87

Hmmmm... rrneck Jan 2012 #16

God lit the fuse, crouched down in a hole, butt facing the bomb, arms over his head... hunter Jan 2012 #17

heh... rrneck Jan 2012 #18

Do you mean this? hunter Jan 2012 #20

Yeah! I couldnt get to post right for shit. rrneck Jan 2012 #21

An interesting list of premises. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #19

Interesting meaning given to #2 tama Jan 2012 #24

Your sauna friend is probably a Kenneth Burke fan. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #40

Kenneth Burke is a great unknown to me tama Jan 2012 #43

Checked Burke tama Jan 2012 #45

A question on premises #3 and #4. Jim__ Jan 2012 #23

From what I know of Collins Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #32

Thanks. - n/t Jim__ Jan 2012 #38

Some unwarranted assumptions in his list... Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #25

I do not speak for Collins. He speaks for himself, Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #34

As a null hypothesis, atheism is the only legitimate position unless... Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #54

Stated very well: "unscientific bias that cannot be reconciled with his profession" MarkCharles Jan 2012 #55

Like tama Jan 2012 #67

I must admit: half of your posts I fail to MarkCharles Jan 2012 #71

Why not both? nt tama Jan 2012 #72

Very simply, whatever they are meant as, MarkCharles Jan 2012 #73

Thanks tama Jan 2012 #76

I used to teach preaching in a seminary. Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #78

"used to teach preaching in a seminary" That explains MarkCharles Jan 2012 #81

So speaks tama Jan 2012 #83

Do you know anything about Newt Gingrich? or is HE superior to you? MarkCharles Jan 2012 #84

No tama Jan 2012 #89

I have made a commitment Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #88

Beauty tama Jan 2012 #26

The question of beauty raises an interesting arena for discussion. Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #35

Beauty, divinity, science bananas Jan 2012 #48

On Collins' very WEAK 6th argument: MarkCharles Jan 2012 #27

Humans are also unique in ways that defy evolutionary explanation, AlbertCat Jan 2012 #36

Collins suggests that the moral law is unique among humans. Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #37

Evidently you are unfamiliar with the research. MarkCharles Jan 2012 #39

Good post tama Jan 2012 #44

So, basically what this thread comes down to is:... MarkCharles Jan 2012 #53

The God I believe in is beyond human understanding... spin Jan 2012 #63

I wouldn't call it a god tama Jan 2012 #66

It's the Knob-Twiddling God o' the Gaps again! onager Jan 2012 #64

Nothing to bite tama Jan 2012 #65

You truly don't see the fallacy, do you? skepticscott Jan 2012 #69

Where have I claimed tama Jan 2012 #74

right on Tama! nt Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #80

You're the one who offered up the fine-tuning argument skepticscott Jan 2012 #86

"Premise as a discussion point tama Jan 2012 #91

In other words, relevant skepticscott Jan 2012 #93

Yes tama Jan 2012 #94

You tried to discredit the notion skepticscott Jan 2012 #85

In that case tama Jan 2012 #90

Yes, the misunderstanding was yours skepticscott Jan 2012 #92

Hawking does not seem to believe Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #95

Creation and Evolution Rel100stu Mar 2012 #96

True, but mr blur Mar 2012 #98