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Fellow Americans, there comes a time every mans life when we must give up ourselves before we are worthy to recieve. There comes a time in this war on terror when in order to protect liberty, we have to give it up in the mean time for safty. That's right folks. Today, Americans have forsaken the creator for the creation and have decided that they would value our "civil liberties" than protecting western civilization and rich white people from the tender mercies of radical Islamic terrorists. Selfish liberals insist and whine that Bush has no right to spy on Americans and ban certain undesirables from using our airlines. They demand the right to criticize and blaspheeme the name of our supreme commander and cheef George W Bush while forcing multiculturalism down our throats and praising Bill Clinton. We all know however that it's totally Clintons fult for everything bad in america. Now we are at war and we must make a decision. support the safty of America and defeat terrorists, or support civil liberties and give victory to the enemy. Its all because of Bill Clinton and civil liberties that we are in this war so it is only fair that we give it up. no one said life was supposed to be fair you liberal crybabys. Dont give me that rubbish about equality and diversity. WE ARE AT WAR! If your not for Bush and against civil liberties your a terrorist! Your probably even a Communist and should be detained. Therefore fellow Americans we must throw all of our trust and resources behind George W Bush and behind this war with no ifs ands or buts. Be sure to report any and all detractors and freedom supporters to your local military and never question. Bush knows what hes doing and we will win this war once and for all. Thank you and May God bless America.

I haven't inspired more madness for Anoreth, have I?
(I'm told I'm to blame for a few things..)

Excellent news about your house. I'm working on getting the pictures up ... that is, my technical staff is working on it!

I think most creationists do acknowledge the Big Bang theory.

Not only acknowledge but accept. The Big Bang allows for a definite beginning of the universe. Prior to the discoveries made from, say, 1920 to 1965, static state theory held ground--it had to since implying a beginning implies that something began, and this would cede ground to theistic cosmology.

You see a good deal of such philosophical gymnastics today, too. Scientists, and the public, are painfully allergic to negative evidence at times.

Well, um, regardless of the evolution vs. creation argument, the fact remains that we have found 'civilization' going back as far as 7-8000 years, but nothing, really, that shows the origins.

The evidence must be out there somewhere.

We didn't just get smart for a while, 10,000 years ago.

Hmmm. Thanks for listening.

:-)

Scientists, and the public, are painfully allergic to negative evidence at times.

Which negative evidence?

Because no elaborate civilisation could exist before the Agricultural Revolution, which was around that time.

Heh heh heh.
Just got back from the laundrymat.
Had to hit that because the comforter is yoo big for the washer..

Yes, it had to have a Beginning, and until we know for sure, we have to accept the theories that we are most comfortable with.

Of course, having heard of brain surgery in Egypt 5,000+ years ago, I would think that knowledge has been found and lost several times.

We're fairly fortunate, today, because it would seem that technology begets technology. State of the art seems to be at the speed of light.

Yah, I know what it's like to have a washer that is too small.

I seem to have a lot of things that are too big for the washer...

Yes.
Some threads that were originally listed as my fault ended up being moved, and the keywords got wiped.

I also recall reading in Discover magazine in 2002, I believe, that a prostetic toe was found in a sarcopagus. It had a photo of it, and it was attached by leather thongs. I think the device was dated at around 4,000 BC.

Of course, having heard of brain surgery in Egypt 5,000+ years ago, I would think that knowledge has been found and lost several times.

Technology is acquired and developed during the golden age of a civilization, but it is lost again during a dark age because technology is of little use if no social structures exist, and people fall back on subsistence.

We're fairly fortunate, today, because it would seem that technology begets technology. State of the art seems to be at the speed of light.

But it could still be lost during the next dark age.

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