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by John Doe
Fri May 27, 2005 2:37 am
Forum: Science, Philosophy, Politics, and Current Events
Topic: Evolution?
Replies: 156
Views: 9490

Re: Evolution?

Yeah the Urey Miller experiment is pretty defunct, but it really didn't have anything to do with evolution so I guess it doesn't really matter in this thread.
by John Doe
Fri May 27, 2005 2:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Find the misfortune of others humorous? Take a look!
Replies: 21
Views: 820

[quote="HTRN";p="501327"]The article may be fake, but I did hear this on Stern. HTRN[/quote] Yeah it kinda spread all across the internet, the guy apologized for it. I'll dig up the link May 10, 2005 Urban Legends and Folklore Blog Archives May 09, 2005 | Main | May 12, 2005 Lion...
by John Doe
Fri May 27, 2005 2:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Find the misfortune of others humorous? Take a look!
Replies: 21
Views: 820

Ummm that's a fake article, note the url
I believe it was some guy trying to convince his friend that a lion could beat 42 midgets and made this site to trick him into believeing so.
But it is funny nonetheless :wink:
by John Doe
Fri May 27, 2005 1:25 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Any good books?
Replies: 96
Views: 3549

Re: Any good books?

I think everyone should read American the book by John Stewart and the Daily show Writers. It's just hilarious, ironic and sadly very truthful.

Also, if you get a chance, read K-pax. It's fascinating and generally a good read.
by John Doe
Fri May 27, 2005 1:08 am
Forum: Science, Philosophy, Politics, and Current Events
Topic: Evolution?
Replies: 156
Views: 9490

[quote="Proginosko";p="501256"]Thank you John for bringing up Punctuated equilibrium yes I have actually heard of it. The theory was the key idea created and held by Gould. The point I would like to make is that like you said it calls for a rapid immediate change in an organism, ...
by John Doe
Fri May 27, 2005 12:07 am
Forum: Science, Philosophy, Politics, and Current Events
Topic: How accurate is this?
Replies: 40
Views: 1452

[quote="Deacon";p="501245"]You think that's all the times someone was caught with MJ? Also, you're referring to a 5 or 6 year old report. Some state laws have changed since then. Additionally, possession is indeed a crime, and I didn't see any modifiers there to rule out anything...
by John Doe
Thu May 26, 2005 11:45 pm
Forum: Science, Philosophy, Politics, and Current Events
Topic: How accurate is this?
Replies: 40
Views: 1452

[quote="Martin Blank";p="499352"][quote="Nekra";p="499062"]i wasn't aware speeding and minor traffic violations were an arrestable offence where as i was under the impression smoking pot was in the US.[/quote] Smoking marijuana is a misdemeanor in the US, almo...
by John Doe
Thu May 26, 2005 11:24 pm
Forum: Science, Philosophy, Politics, and Current Events
Topic: Evolution?
Replies: 156
Views: 9490

Re: Evolution?

THE SCIENTIFIC CASE AGAINST EVOLUTION by Dr. Phil Fernandes A chapter from his doctoral dissertation © 1997, Institute of Biblical Defense, All Rights Reserved Yeah the Institute of Biblical Defense, a real bastion of science there. http://www.biblicaldefense.org/ I especially like how this guy dra...