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To: dread78645
Unfortunately, there's no evidence for Santa.

He was standing on the street corner not far from my home not long ago. I even have a photograph to prove it. So much for your touted assertion of "no evidence."

The speed of light has not been precisely measured in a vacuum for a long enough time, or from enough perspectives, to confidently assert that it has always been absolutely constant. A review of the figures given for the speed of light since attempts at precise measurement have been undertaken does not reveal the same figure each time - possibly due to the tools used, possibly not. How long has science been able to declare the speed of light in a vacuum with any precision?

Furthermore, the limits of human observation are such that we cannot confidently assert there is "nothing faster than the speed of light in a vaccuum."

Either way, the consistencies demonstrated by the speed of light pose an argument in favor of intelligent design, not against. Interesting that certain biblical texts speak of the Creator in terms of Light.

647 posted on 01/04/2006 3:52:02 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Fester Chugabrew; dread78645

Nope:

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/04/18_deep2.shtml


650 posted on 01/04/2006 3:59:59 PM PST by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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To: Fester Chugabrew
Interesting that certain biblical texts speak of the Creator in terms of Light.

"Light of the World", "Lord of Heavenly Light" -- Mithras
"Bringer of light", "Lord of the Light", "The bread of life, the son of man, the Word" -- Horus
"the Light of the world", "the Lost Light" -- Krishna
"the Way, the Truth, the Life", "the Prince of Peace, the Good Shepherd", "the Light of the World" -- Buddha

Interesting indeed.

Care to take a guess which of these were born to a virgin, near the winter solstice, for the salvation of mankind?

662 posted on 01/04/2006 4:53:47 PM PST by dread78645 (Sorry Mr. Franklin, We couldn't keep it.)
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