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  The God Delusion

  by Peppermint in

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  old dawkins is on the rampage again.

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  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/5372458.stm.

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  Reading that just makes me want to strap on a string of dynamite and kill a few people in the name of rational thought.

  LOL. Point well taken.

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  What if we are really alone in the universe?

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  how would that make you feel if we were the only pleasant accident in inhospitable universe, if such 'miracle' newer happened elsewhere in our universe?

  if there are no other alien civilizations that could rescue us or ?show us the way?

  as some popular writers like to think.

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  Here is a short little video which may put this question in some perspective:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcBV-cXVWFw

  The patches of sky they are referring to, are similar in size to a tennis ball at a hundred meters (328 feet). In scientific verbiage: itty bitty. What did they find in these two little patches of nothing?

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  Sunning Himself on a Silk Tree.

  by JamesThomas in

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  i live and work on a small farm.

  everyday there are many new adventures and things to see and discover.

  today, i was happy to meet with this charming little fellow.

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  Well, looks like a lizard with a forked tail is not as amazing as I thought it was. I'm too easy to impress I guess.

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  Sunning Himself on a Silk Tree.

  by JamesThomas in

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  i live and work on a small farm.

  everyday there are many new adventures and things to see and discover.

  today, i was happy to meet with this charming little fellow.

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  Yes, jgnat, you're probably correct.

  We have three cats on the farm. One, TigerBear, especially likes to catch lizards. So many have surrendered their tails to her, I wouldn't be surprised if we evolved a new tailless species here; as they would likely be the ones most apt to survive as they have no convenient long handle to grab. But instead we have this new forked handled verity. Go figure.

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  Sunning Himself on a Silk Tree.

  by JamesThomas in

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  i live and work on a small farm.

  everyday there are many new adventures and things to see and discover.

  today, i was happy to meet with this charming little fellow.

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  He's a Blue-belly lizard. 1st I have seen like this.
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  Sunning Himself on a Silk Tree.

  by JamesThomas in

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  i live and work on a small farm.

  everyday there are many new adventures and things to see and discover.

  today, i was happy to meet with this charming little fellow.

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  I live and work on a small farm. Everyday there are many new adventures and things to see and discover. Today, I was happy to meet with this charming little fellow. Make note of his tail.

  

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  Do you buy into conspiracy theories?

  by free2beme in

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  i guess since leaving the witnesses, i have become willing to listen to more things.

  mainly because i learned in life, that if the religion you were raised to live and die for is wrong, and deceptive, then couldn't that be said of government and science?

  so with this in mind, of the ones i am going to list below.

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  was kept secret for four years,

  That's because most of the people who WORKED on it didn't even know what they were working on! Plus they lived completly isolated from society! How were they going to tell?

  Good observations, mkr. What you say doesn't in any way discount that secrets can be kept; rather you shed light on how uncomplicated it all may be. As far as the Manhattan Project, there were up to 30 different locations used for production and research. Most of the 100,000+ people were, however, working in three major locations. As far as them all being "completely isolated", I would seriously doubt that with such large numbers of people and various locations and all, though I can not say for sure. Actually, isolation may have been generally unnecessary because of your other point: "most of the people who WORKED on it didn't even know what they were working on". It makes sense that it is this exact dynamics of compartmentalization that allows complex activities involving hundreds, or even thousands of people, to ultimately be clandestine operations, either in part, or in whole. Few would be required to actually be in on the big picture. As far as the moon landings, and lots of other things, I only know that I don't really know. j
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  Do you buy into conspiracy theories?

  by free2beme in

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  i guess since leaving the witnesses, i have become willing to listen to more things.

  mainly because i learned in life, that if the religion you were raised to live and die for is wrong, and deceptive, then couldn't that be said of government and science?

  so with this in mind, of the ones i am going to list below.

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  I have great faith (based on evidence) in human beings' inability to keep secrets.

  The Manhattan Project (U.S. atomic bomb research) was kept secret for four years, even though billions of dollars were expended on it and tens of thousands of people employed by it. Then Vice President of the United States Harry S. Truman didn't even know about it. Within a few days of taking Presidential office he had to be briefed on the entire project. The first test being only 3 months away.

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  Do you buy into conspiracy theories?

  by free2beme in

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  i guess since leaving the witnesses, i have become willing to listen to more things.

  mainly because i learned in life, that if the religion you were raised to live and die for is wrong, and deceptive, then couldn't that be said of government and science?

  so with this in mind, of the ones i am going to list below.

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  Moon: Yes, men made it to the moon. All evidence supports this, and none contradict it.

  Don't bet on that.

  Did We Land On The Moon? Fox TV special, 45 minutes. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1138935117048624484&q=moon&hl=en

  What Happened On The Moon? Part One, 2 hours 15 min.: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1913474363747128107&q=moon&hl=en

  What Happened On The Moon? Part Two, 1 hour, 30 min.: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5737681932896358451&q=moon&hl=en

  In my younger years I was, part time, a professional photographer. There is some very valid observations brought out in the above.

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  What top sientist say about 9/11

  by jimbo in

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  interesting or not?

  use your free thinking.

  p;ease reply... .. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=403757&in_page_id=1770 .

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  If the U.S. government was complicit, would we want to know?

  In another thread on this subject, found here (click on me), there is a link to Joseph Firmage's 29 page summery entitled: Intersecting Facts and Theories on 9/11, found here: (online PDF Document). It outlines 42 areas of concern which possibly imply governmental complicity. Because of the dire importance of checks and balances needed on those who controls the vast U.S. military -- if only 10% of it is correct -- thorough unhindered investigations is definitely in order. At this point, can we be sure we know what we don't know? Is black and white thinking currently a luxury we can afford?

  In my opinion, hiding behind ufo's and other sarcasm is an act of foolish fear in a time we desperately need to be courageous and clear headed. No offense meant to anyone. That's just how I feel. I hope all can find the time to read the summary and do what you feel is right from there.

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