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HH: >real Christians exercise the minds God gave them. And, "real Christians" (like you I assume) aren't judgemental either. Right? JB

Shoe: >Btw, what are you doing hanging around all >those Christians, eh? Evangelism. ;-) JB

Shoe: >I don't know of any Christian who thinks that God is >literally tinkering and messing with every rain storm >and lightning bolt, so I'm not sure what you're getting at. As is historically typical, you and I have very different christian friends -- almost ALL of my christian...

Shoe: >...And, again, why? Why competitive advantage >does a human being get from being super-intelligent? >Not much really C'mon Shoe, surely you jest with the above question. Why should one need to list the competitive advantages of intelligence? It seems pretty obvious. If I...

>I believe your testing is backwards. You should have >a verifiable test supporting the hypothesis that the >original cause of living organisms on the Earth is not >intelligent Design. Yes Stu, along with a test to disprove that the original cause is NOT Santa Clause, the Tooth Fairy...

J1: >Human sickness is so severe that few can >bare to look at it…but those who do will >become well. Will it help us to become better spellers? JB

dd: >...his views are still not shared by the remaining 95% of the >country. 95% of the country are sold their views (meaning they're canned, without thought and meaningless). JB PS: I do recognize however, that the votes of those 95% are still counted.

Cutten: >IMO you phrased the question unclearly, hence the >misunderstanding. As I have repeatedly stated, 'not my phrasing'. If you want *my* phrasing, go here: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107520 JB

I don't understand the debate over whether waterboarding is torture. Even the US defined it as torture during other wars. It's torture, plain and simple IMO. Now, the true debate is whether torture is always "wrong". I don't think it is -- but I admit it is a slippery slope upon which...

Yes, but he says he won't. JB

Not in the context of this conversation. I've had a couple girlfriends that liked dirty talk now and then so they've been used in the 'sexy' context before. JB

No, you keep missing the very intentional word "intentional". In my example, the technician actively (and intentionally) caused harm. There is no "inaction" in intentionally creating an embryo and then intentionally destroying it. JB

>Is there a person on this site who can claim >to have never used a racial epithet EVER. Yes. It's never crossed my mind to use it and I would feel terrible if I ever did. JB

Hoff: >I think your example is a bit of a red herring. >The embryo in your example was never viable >in that state, Hmmm ... I'm really confused here -- I didn't think "viability" was on the table. I thought we were discussing whether protectable life began at conception. If it does...

CL: >I agree that the example given was absurd, >but that is exactly the point. Yes, and yes. JB

To your credit, many brain teasers require just that. A good skill to have. JB

CL: >I don't see what's so convoluted about it. ... >If the original statement is assumed to mean that >the treadmill counters the wheel's rotation, then the >treadmill must move north at the same speed as >the plane. Yes, and your "assumption" is one of the more convoluted that I...

Hoff: >Incidentally, if the line between being an individual >with rights and being a lump of cells is not a millisecond >after fertilization, when is it? This is the quintessential >question of the abortion debate. On the above, we agree. I simply find it absurd to believe this...

I have to admit that Cache's answer is one of the most strangely convoluted I have seen. I've now read enough versions of this problem on the internet (just google "airplane treadmill") to safely surmise what the author wants to learn... "Can a plane take off from a treamill runway with...

OMG that was funny. Well done.