Michael Mcneil wrote:
[snip]

No one has yet discerned the mechanism by which a solar system derives
its heat and light. The bible states, categorically, that the sun will
go on shining as brightly as ever; to time indefinite.


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Mike1 wrote in news:mike1_junktodelete_-
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Snipola
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That was quite fun. I did well. I started to have problems towards
the end but when I went back to re-read the questions I discovered
I was getting lost in the way the questions were phrased. I just
wasn't paying close enough attention.

I did take a hit on the last question, but I tend to disagree with
the reasoning given. It is simply a matter of definition and I
disagree with the question's presumed definition.

Kind of like having three ways of doing things; the right way,
the wrong way, and the army way. I chose to do it the right way
even though I knew what the army way was.

Brian

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 07:43:37 GMT, in sci.geo.earthquakes, Skywise
wrote:

Mike1 wrote in news:mike1_junktodelete_-
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Snipola
The Rationality Quiz:
http://www.philosophyquotes.net/cgi-bin/god_game1.cgi

If you can achieve a perfect score, you'll be qualified to post here.

Otherwise, STFUYM.


That was quite fun. I did well. I started to have problems towards
the end but when I went back to re-read the questions I discovered
I was getting lost in the way the questions were phrased. I just
wasn't paying close enough attention.

I did take a hit on the last question, but I tend to disagree with

I forget my one hit... it was not my error but tricking wording.

the reasoning given. It is simply a matter of definition and I
disagree with the question's presumed definition.

The wording was tricky and meant to trip you up.

Kind of like having three ways of doing things; the right way,
the wrong way, and the army way. I chose to do it the right way
even though I knew what the army way was.

I was a reservist. if I had to it, they had better be happy enough I knew
what to do... and The Rating I was working in had no manual. I made it up
as I went more or less.


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Michael,

I must say that the bible and the physics of the sun are weak areas of my
knowledge. However, I think you should consider that your logic, as I think
I understand it, may be backwards.

You seem to be saying that the miracle of the perfect solar conditions
for earth is so amazing that it must be biblical in nature.

I would argue that there are gazillions :-) of similar stars to the sun
and it's just a matter of chance that one in a trillion might have just the
right combination and we happen to enjoy it every day. Or, more likely, our
form of life evolved precisely because of these conditions.

Sometimes I think about my dog. She a bright dog but she hasn't a clue
what it is I do for a living or why I even do it. It frustrates her that I
stare at a computer all day when we could be out hunting squirrels...yet she
seems amazed that I always seem to catch plenty of food everywhere I go.

In other words, this has taught me that there are some things that are
just too complicated and beyond my intelligence and grasp to explain....just
as the basics of my life are way beyond my dog's ability to EVEN BEGIN TO
UNDERSTAND.

Religion has always been man's attempt to explain the unexplainable. I
prefer to just enjoy the wonder of it all and not let it bother me that I
haven't a clue what it all means.

You seem to be ignorant of several key things.. people thought the sun
was full of iron, not radioactive materials until recently..

Please do more research before you post.


That's bit arrogant. The fun of a newsgroup is that you can just throw
stuff out there and let the fit hit the shan.

"Please do more research before you write a journal article" is good advice
but this isn't a scientific publication...this is more like a pub.

"Larry, are you a Christian ?"

"No, of course not. I'm a scientist."


Larry Knowlton, 1985


"Larry, are you going to work for Accuweather when you graduate ?"

"I'd rather be a dishwasher is Watertown."

Larry Knowlton, 1985

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Haven't you realised that Jesus is not comming back.


Y'all quit talkin' 'bout me.

"Mark Boyd" wrote in message
. ..

You seem to be ignorant of several key things.. people thought the sun
was full of iron, not radioactive materials until recently..

Please do more research before you post.


That's bit arrogant. The fun of a newsgroup is that you can just throw
stuff out there and let the fit hit the shan.

"Please do more research before you write a journal article" is good
advice
but this isn't a scientific publication...this is more like a pub.


With lots of drunks to **** with....

Mark Boyd wrote:
Michael,

I must say that the bible and the physics of the sun are weak
areas of my knowledge. However, I think you should consider that
your logic, as I think I understand it, may be backwards.

You seem to be saying that the miracle of the perfect solar
conditions for earth is so amazing that it must be biblical in nature.

I would argue that there are gazillions :-) of similar stars to
the sun and it's just a matter of chance that one in a trillion might
have just the right combination and we happen to enjoy it every day.
Or, more likely, our form of life evolved precisely because of these
conditions.

Sometimes I think about my dog. She a bright dog but she hasn't a
clue what it is I do for a living or why I even do it. It frustrates
her that I stare at a computer all day when we could be out hunting
squirrels...yet she seems amazed that I always seem to catch plenty
of food everywhere I go.

In other words, this has taught me that there are some things that
are just too complicated and beyond my intelligence and grasp to
explain....just as the basics of my life are way beyond my dog's
ability to EVEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND.

Religion has always been man's attempt to explain the
unexplainable. I prefer to just enjoy the wonder of it all and not
let it bother me that I haven't a clue what it all means.

More recently, the scienctific method has come into play. We begin to
understand the actual mechanisms behind many things that are no longer
unexplainable. To me, this only adds to the joy and the wonder of so
many things, and certainly doesn't rule in or out the hand of God behind
it all.

Bob ^,,^