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25 Jun 2011, 8:57 am

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So what?
Your point is still inane as hell.
The greeks WERE advanced in science and math for their time in some areas.
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Philosophically and scientifically advanced down a dead end road. Aristotle's teachings delayed the development of proper physical science for over 1000 years.

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25 Jun 2011, 9:19 am

Carl Sagan mumbling while asleep:

Billyuns and Billuyns......zzzz......Stuhr Stuff......zzzz......Pale blue dot .....zzzz.......Whale song....zzzzz.......who will speak for Earth.....zzzz.....

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25 Jun 2011, 9:29 am

ruveyn wrote:
Carl Sagan mumbling while asleep:

Billyuns and Billuyns......zzzz......Stuhr Stuff......zzzz......Pale blue dot .....zzzz.......Whale song....zzzzz.......who will speak for Earth.....zzzz.....

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And old ruveyn drooling and mumbling in his drowse.... zzz.... kill all the Muslims....the government is stealing my hard earned...zzz... money to build space telescopes and particle accelerators....atom bomb the world zzz...



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25 Jun 2011, 10:14 am

*sigh* :(

Come on guys, try to keep the personal insults out, I don't want to have to lock this thread.


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25 Jun 2011, 10:24 am

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*sigh* :(

Come on guys, try to keep the personal insults out, I don't want to have to lock this thread.


I can provide actual quotes to substantiate my remarks if it is required.



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25 Jun 2011, 10:30 am

Sand wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
*sigh* :(

Come on guys, try to keep the personal insults out, I don't want to have to lock this thread.


I can provide actual quotes to substantiate my remarks if it is required.


Of that I have no doubt. I just wish discussions would remain with the topic and not devolve into mud slinging, name calling or belittling. It is like being in a school yard sometimes reading the posts in PPR.


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25 Jun 2011, 11:02 am

Sand wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
*sigh* :(

Come on guys, try to keep the personal insults out, I don't want to have to lock this thread.


I can provide actual quotes to substantiate my remarks if it is required.


And I will verify them.

If I can parody Carl Sagan asleep, good old Sand can parody me asleep.

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25 Jun 2011, 11:58 am

TallyMan wrote:
Sand wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
*sigh* :(

Come on guys, try to keep the personal insults out, I don't want to have to lock this thread.


I can provide actual quotes to substantiate my remarks if it is required.


Of that I have no doubt. I just wish discussions would remain with the topic and not devolve into mud slinging, name calling or belittling. It is like being in a school yard sometimes reading the posts in PPR.


Well, I did at least get a few useful responses that will take me a step toward who responds to Sagan and who not.

Chomsly is ennea-8, Sagan as surely as need be ennea-2. Hawking I am pretty sure ennea-1 and Feynman ennea-5 - and that fits my reactions to them and those of the others whose placement I can guess at.

I really could not have anticipated this "do not touch the Lord's anointed" thing with Sagan, though.