smithichie

Human, advocator of critical thought, stirrer of the pot, rocker of boats, smart-ass.

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Sarah Palin, Creationist? »

• I think Sarah can see "that undiscovered country" from her house.

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• FTA~. “But I didn’t believe in the theory that human beings—thinking, loving beings—originated from fish that sprouted legs and crawled out of the sea. Or ...

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Germany's Nazi Exception: Constitutional Court OKs Curtailing of Free Speech »

• I agree with you Vader. Words are best fought with words, not censorship. This will only serve to empower extremists and I imagine, will add ...

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And They Call the Liberals 'Moonbats'?! »

• Maybe it's just me, but I have a difficult time believing a guy who wears a crown and calls himself The Messiah, can keep the ...

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Guilt Of The Child Of Auschwitz's Kommandant »

• Guilt is inherent in her lineage? With that philosophy, whose lineage ISN'T guilty? Go back far enough and every lineage is guilty of some atrocity. ...

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David Brooks: Sarah Palin is 'a joke' »

• ll~If Sarah Palin is such a joke why is she the talk of the town?
  
  Train wrecks always make headlines.

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Christian Radio Venturing Into Dangerous Waters »

• Really.
  The majority of folks ignore politics, they always have. It takes emotional issues, like the kind religion provides, to really generate numbers.
  
  You've ...

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• Most people aren't involved in conflicts at the political level, but religion is something all can understand and is used to give all folks a ...

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• D~ It just happened to fracture along religious lines because of the history of the region.
  
  Right, mere coincidence.
  
  I am certainly not ...

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• "Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But ...

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• Dangerous waters indeed, however, hardly unprecedented. Take the conflict in N. Ireland, if not for the particular flavors of religion folks chose (or more factually, ...

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Humans Still Evolving as Our Brains Shrink »

• Most domesticated mammals have smaller brains than their wild counterparts. There is no reason to think humans would be the exception to this apparent rule.

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100 Groups Oppose U.N. 'Defamation of Religions' Proposals »

• Why not? It seems any crazy belief once called a religion is suddenly deserving of special protections.

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• Disgusting. What's next, protecting against defaming astrology? Heck, what am I saying, that's probably protected too under this proposal.

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Nicotine Vaccine May Help Smokers Quit »

• I hear you BTV, about the hand mouth thingy that goes with cigs, that's why I found the gum more effective than the patch when ...

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A Spoonful Of 'Socialism' Makes Capitalism Work : NPR »

• Yes indeed, socialist. And like most socialist programs in America, it goes hand in hand with capitalism. How much do you suppose private business benefits ...

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• Under a pure capitalist system I doubt we would have half the roads we do today, it just wouldn't be 'cost efficient' to connect many ...

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• Socialism saved Captialism in America during The Great Depression and I would argue that America's socialist highway system did more to defeat the USSR than ...

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Bizarre Bicycle Hybrids: How Your Bike Can Be Turned into Whatever You Want »

• Awesome, I love the house-bike and those lawnmower-bikes seem very practical.

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Fort Hood Terrorist Preached Jihad »

• It's not about showing respect to this POS, it's about showing respect to our rule of law.
  As scared as you folks seem to ...

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• Infiltrates? The guy joined the army in 1991 when Bush Sr. was still President. That's quite a dedicated infiltration.
  
  Do you think a dead ...

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• T~If he is not put to death and quickly it will be a huge victory for jihadists.
  
  Sm~ And you know this, how? Hang ...

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New warning on perfect vaginas »

• My apologies in advance ladies, at my poor attempt at humor.
  
  What would constitute a more perfect vagina? One that turned into a large ...

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Does God Believe in Atheists? »

• CBG
  
  Let's put it another way, could YOU sincerely ask Zeus or Thor for help believing in them? If you don't believe in either ...

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• CBG
  
  How can a person truly be sincere asking any god for help believing in it? In order to ask a sincere question, doesn't ...

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• Do you believe in elephants? Or do you accept the overwhelming evidence for elephants?
  
  If there is an all knowing god IT wouldn't need ...

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• CBG~Believe me when I say it is faith.
  
  Sm~Just take it on faith that it's faith?
  
  CBG~I've had many people come to me ...

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• CBG~I respect your right to believe as you will.
  You were given that right by God. He has given you free choice.
  
  Sm~ ...

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• D~You sound more like an agnostic.
  
  Sm-Like I said, I have been called an agnostic before, but I do not believe that it is ...

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• paco- I didn't have time to reply this morning and now Coatl has beat me to it, raising the point I was planning on bringing ...

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• More importantly, how did they go about proving their discovery?
  
  Testable evidence. WIth things like maps which were tested by other explorers. Evidence of ...

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• P~You get in an elevator trusting that you won't plummet to your death (sure, it's inspected occasionally, but that doesn't diminish the faith it takes ...

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• D~Show me the strong evidence of quarks 500 years ago.
  
  Sm~The evidence 500 years ago is the exact same evidence we have today, with ...

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• Did you read what I wrote? I do not make the absolute statement that gods don't exist, instead I find them highly unlikely and don't ...

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• D~It amazes me how readily atheists believe in Quarks -- little, tiny, completely invisible to the naked eye particles (or bits of particles). What's even ...

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• CBG~Most people believe a car will take them where they want to go.
  They don't understand how it works, but they know it does.
  

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• Not believing in something for which there is only anecdotal evidence is faith based? I think not.
  
  Do you think not believing in Santa ...

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• I have been called agnostic, however, if I am agnostic, so is Richard Dawkins, because he takes the same position as I. Neither he or ...

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• FTA~" The difference is that atheists profess a belief that there is no God, while agnostics believe it is impossible to know if God exists". ...

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Jon Stewart Catches FNC’s Sean Hannity in a Big Fat Lie »

• Commie~I've never known FOX News to distort any facts and don't believe so now.
  
  Sm-Yeah, FOX couldn't lie or distort, I am sure ...

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