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Quote: More condescending dismissal of the point without actually dealing with it. You flat out said that her ability to make money and become popular due to her book and opinions proved that she was intelligent. Don't tell me to go back and read what you said again, as it is blatantly clear, and you don't want to address it because it is not a justifiable position. But let's play along and pretend I am just misunderstanding...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rodyle Even adaptable would be severely lacking, since it's not even about adaptation as much: it's about (relative) reproductive success. I mean, it's not that hard to use a phrase like that, is it? I disagree that it's about reproduction, it's about expression and life prior to the act of copulation that in turn triggers the passage of genes. It's what happens prior to the act of...

Quote: Originally Posted by bLatch What does the presence of a brain within creationists have to do with the biology of diverse species? It's a statement of fact about the biology of creationists.

hahah you know i dont like you mystery but the 50 states thing was funny =) Im Canadian by the way so i have an excuse! my gripe is that you know she was either already running (during the second incident, with the children) for the position of VP, or was considering it heavily during the first interview (i think she was actually already running at that point but its late and im not sure so im giving benefit of the doubt) which means she was...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kraj Isn't that exactly what we have? The United States of America is precisely that: 50 sovereign states united by certain shared interests. They're not sovereign. Not in the way, say, the UK is sovereign vis a vis the EU. Quote: Originally Posted by ColonelCoo Don't be ignorant of facts. Sidebar: Lincoln won the presidency without appearing on the ballot in 10 of the 11 states that formed the CSA....

Quote: Originally Posted by KaNcEr Lets say for the sake of argument that i am talking about the generic christian faith b/c i live in BFE arkansas, and the culture is not very diverse... being and atheist here is like being a witch in salem. Well, it seems to me your more interested in who's soul gets into heaven and who's does not. This is, of course, VERY different depending on which part of Christianity you're talking...

That gravity happens is a fact. How gravity happens is explained by a theory. Same thing with evolution.

Evolution is a theory . Theory . This is where you get either the high school AP teacher or college professor rant about people who dismiss something as "Just a theory!" Regardless of how much evidence corroborating evolution, it will never be a fact . People of a generation tend to have overconfidence in their own established scientific theories. That is why I voted for the second option. I have confidence in evolution and...

Quote: Originally Posted by SSJ Alakazam It is such lunacy that causes people like me to so vehemently oppose Sara Palin. So because of what other people say about Palin that makes you dislike her more? That makes sense. Just for the record, I've not made up my mind on Palin yet, and the main point I was trying to make in this thread is that she most certainly is not dumb.

Quote: Originally Posted by SSJ Alakazam I find Medieval Europe to be a rather poor example, actually. That's because you're quoting completely out of context, so everything else you've said is essentially a strawman.