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25-05-2013, 06:38 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread The Moon in Natural Sciences

I don't see how that is implicit.

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25-05-2013, 06:10 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread The Moon in Natural Sciences

What difference does it make anyway?

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25-05-2013, 05:08 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread The Moon in Natural Sciences

If you want to discuss evilution and the anthropic principle, maybe start your own thread.

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25-05-2013, 04:39 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Psychics - real or not in Off Topic

Reminds me of Shutter Island and A Beautiful Mind.

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24-05-2013, 04:15 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Introduction to Islam in Philosophical Debates

Thanks for following up here. I like the idea of 'pre-witness'. It's kind of romantically nostalgic. Certainly more hopeful than original sin and...

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24-05-2013, 03:42 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Psychics - real or not in Off Topic

The term 'mental illnesses' pretty broad. Are you referring the diagnoses, pathology or treatment of dysfunctional behaviour?

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23-05-2013, 04:47 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Pope: Atheist are going to heaven. in Philosophical Debates

I didn't know this. Fascinating. What happens in the first life? Is that kind of an antechamber while the ghost waits for the machine? ...

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23-05-2013, 03:01 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Motorised Bicycles in Motoring and Transportation: Cars, Bikes and Planes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moped

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23-05-2013, 03:00 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Remembering Ekstasis in Off Topic

slow week on mybb. necro-mania and now in memoriam threads.

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23-05-2013, 02:55 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Submerged Structure Stumps Israeli Arechaeologists in News and Current Affairs

judging from that, it's either a thumb or something else.

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23-05-2013, 02:21 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Pope: Atheist are going to heaven. in Philosophical Debates

In the German section during Eternal October. ;)

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23-05-2013, 02:17 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Pope: Atheist are going to heaven. in Philosophical Debates

Physical pleasure implies an embodied state IMO. Certainly, a large part of it is sensory. With one half of the dualist model missing, how exactly...

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23-05-2013, 11:56 AM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Pope: Atheist are going to heaven. in Philosophical Debates

assuming the minimum requirements are met. exception needs to be made for those who: 1. are too young 2. are mentally incapable 3. are ignorant...

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23-05-2013, 10:30 AM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Pope: Atheist are going to heaven. in Philosophical Debates

sure, i'm talking in terms of percentage points rather than absolute numbers. immigration isn't the only factor mentioned in the article. the...

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23-05-2013, 10:20 AM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Pope: Atheist are going to heaven. in Philosophical Debates

market share can be lost through various means: 1. conversion to a competitor 2. deconversion to a neutral stance 3. outbreeding by a competitor ...

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23-05-2013, 10:15 AM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Pope: Atheist are going to heaven. in Philosophical Debates

they've already softened their stance there. or certainly given an ambiguous statement so that they can sit on the fence. i forsee them doing a bit...

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23-05-2013, 10:06 AM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Pope: Atheist are going to heaven. in Philosophical Debates

i can't see that this is theologically anything new. god's grace is necessary and sufficient for all through the death of christ on the cross. this...

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21-05-2013, 04:44 PM

murraybiscuit commented on article Gay minister to fight dismissal in SA News

Here's a spanner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_(Bible)

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21-05-2013, 04:04 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Psychics - real or not in Off Topic

Materialist explanations are far more plausible although one can't infer a cause without direct experiment. We know that stimulation of various...

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21-05-2013, 01:42 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Psychics - real or not in Off Topic

Why does the mechanism of psychics matter anyway? The point should be that the value of a claim is based on its accuracy and predictive ability. For...

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21-05-2013, 12:10 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Article: Snoop Lion smoked dagga on stage: report in News and Current Affairs

Lol. Maybe at the next NIN gig.

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21-05-2013, 12:09 PM

murraybiscuit replied to a thread Article: Snoop Lion smoked dagga on stage: report in News and Current Affairs

His change in name was Rastafarian / religiously motivated iirc. Reggae is the music. The lion of Judah is a biblical theme emphasised in...

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