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Achilles

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Posted in: Well there appears to be some indications that the Surge is working
  Achilles
07-19-2007, 8:59 PM
#72
Okay the difference here is the people we're fighting are religious fanatics that think if they blow up nonmuslims or muslims that don't agree with them they go to paradise with 50 virgins to serve their every whim. You seems to see a difference but...  [Read More]
Posted in: Well there appears to be some indications that the Surge is working
  Achilles
07-19-2007, 6:29 PM
#69
There are several key differences between Iraq and Vietnam. 1. If we leave the enemy will follow us home, because the people we are fighting are fanatics. I fail to see how this is significantly different than the "domino effect" that was...  [Read More]
Posted in: Do actors/athletes/musicians/celebrities deserve what they are payed?
  Achilles
06-30-2007, 11:10 PM
#31
Many celebrities from various fields make large sums of money. Do they deserve it? Discuss. Well depending on how one interprets the wording of the question... These groups are playing with money that we provide them. If anyone "deserves"...  [Read More]
Posted in: Disaster readiness - why can't even 1st world countries handle catastrophes?
  Achilles
05-30-2007, 8:50 PM
#9
In a word, complacency. I was going to say "hubris". I think either work....  [Read More]
Posted in: Is the ACLU anti-Christian?
  Achilles
05-19-2007, 12:25 AM
#63
@GarfieldJL in post #40 http://www.alainsnewsletter.com/s/spip.php?breve214How about the two paragraphs that proceeded the section that you quoted (emphasis mine): But his case is being continued by the American Civil Liberties Union, and if effort...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is the ACLU anti-Christian?
  Achilles
05-18-2007, 12:44 PM
#36
I'm zipping through this because I have a meeting to go to that will last all morning.... Those meetings are my favorite :D I gave fair warning on that, Achilles, and said it was more important for the cases themselves. My point was to show multiple...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is the ACLU anti-Christian?
  Achilles
05-18-2007, 2:09 AM
#28
This is by no means anywhere near exhaustive. It would take me an entire book to list all the cases where the ACLU targeted religion (almost exclusively Christian), or did not defend the civil liberties of a religious organization that was clearly ha...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is the ACLU anti-Christian?
  Achilles
05-17-2007, 6:03 PM
#14
It would be more than one case: <snip> Took me about 5-10 minutes and I could probably find a lot more. I'm afraid you lost me here. The first link is a commentary made by O'Reilly (I'm glad you said "news commenator" and not "j...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is the ACLU anti-Christian?
  Achilles
05-17-2007, 2:13 PM
#6
Which case is this regarding?...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is the ACLU anti-Christian?
  Achilles
05-17-2007, 11:59 AM
#3
ACLU's Defense of Religious Liberty (http://www.aclu.org/religion/tencomm/16254res20050302.html) This is the first link that Google spat out after searching for "aclu christian cases". There are more current examples via the links on the ri...  [Read More]
Posted in: Patriotism: the good and bad things about it
  Achilles
05-16-2007, 8:19 PM
#15
Well said. A perponderance of marketing classes have taught me the value of things that aren't said as well as implied meanings. For instance, when I drive around and see bumper stickers that read "God bless the USA", I recognize the rest...  [Read More]
Posted in: Patriotism: the good and bad things about it
  Achilles
05-16-2007, 12:39 PM
#9
"I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world." - Socrates If patriotism is love of one's country, then I am a patriot. However I think we would have to define "love". If love is the fan-boy adoration of everything...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why Do People Say "The Supreme Court Is Wrong?" when it doesn't rule their way?
  Achilles
06-04-2007, 2:38 AM
#30
C-sections would accomplish the same thing and in that case theoretically might be safer for the woman than a PBA. I don't know of any conditions that would damage a woman's uterus with a standard birth and would make a PBA safer than a c-section, bu...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why Do People Say "The Supreme Court Is Wrong?" when it doesn't rule their way?
  Achilles
05-16-2007, 2:51 PM
#22
So it depends then on how far we are willing to draw the line? Possibly. I don't know that there is a clear answer on this one. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus in a specific part of the country for a specific period of time with the specific intent o...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why Do People Say "The Supreme Court Is Wrong?" when it doesn't rule their way?
  Achilles
05-16-2007, 1:04 PM
#20
So it is ok to suspend the writ of habeus corpus and deny people who are citizens rights? I am sure that the old ladies who meet for Sunday coffee are really planning something. :xp: Habeas corpus has been suspended in times of war before, however it...  [Read More]
Posted in: Oppression! Stop the Oppression and Slavery by the Writers!
  Achilles
04-21-2007, 4:11 PM
#22
My pleasure....  [Read More]
Posted in: Oppression! Stop the Oppression and Slavery by the Writers!
  Achilles
04-21-2007, 3:51 PM
#20
Quite. But if everything happens somewhere, then the people in the above-mentioned comic strip exist in some corner of the multiverse, unless I have grossly misunderstood the concepts inherent within the theory?I don't think the multiverse hypothesis...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Theism/Atheism Discussion
  Achilles
07-18-2007, 4:02 PM
#230
You...I don't mean you directly, this is for everybody...you can have every PhD, doctorette, whatever under the sun. That means squat without a little common sense. For once, I find that you and I are in complete agreement :D I fail to see how docto...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Theism/Atheism Discussion
  Achilles
07-18-2007, 1:13 AM
#226
Context, Jae. I have three degrees (an AA, a BS, and a MA). Does that make me qualified to practice medicine? The answer to that question is most likely "no" unless my field of study was medicine. What you defense of Craig failed to mentio...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Theism/Atheism Discussion
  Achilles
07-17-2007, 11:54 PM
#224
*shudders* I can't say that I've read that particular debate, however I have white-knuckled my way though several of Dr. Craig's other debates and resources. As someone who is frequently guilty of heaping un-earned credibility upon those that hail f...  [Read More]
Posted in: Can't get married? Go to Disney World!
  Achilles
05-31-2007, 2:03 AM
#57
<snip medical industry stuff> I think I might not be making my point very well. Suppose I'm a med student and I'm in medical school. My specialization is cardiovascular medicine. When I write my papers for class, am I going to use 12 year old...  [Read More]
Posted in: Can't get married? Go to Disney World!
  Achilles
05-30-2007, 8:29 PM
#55
Sorry for the delayed response. Please be forewarned that the 2nd playthrough of Oblivion is more engrossing than the first. You may never see Jimbo again :D. There's so many quotes I'm going to leave some of them off and just reply, since numbers o...  [Read More]
Posted in: Can't get married? Go to Disney World!
  Achilles
05-16-2007, 7:35 PM
#51
I was pointing out a false analogy. :) Comparing a food dislike to a behavior dislike is comparing two entirely different things. How something affects our sense of taste has nothing to do with how we behave. You can't equate or even compare sensory...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution: The discussion and the theory...
  Achilles
05-16-2007, 12:31 PM
#89
My turn to apologize for the delayed response. I was out of town on business, and I'm just now getting back to "normal" after my trip (just in time to begin class on Tuesday :(). Looking at the thread, I see that about another page has bee...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution: The discussion and the theory...
  Achilles
04-27-2007, 7:48 PM
#73
I also find it an odd conundrum that you would chastise scientific theories for being 'unprovable' and yet you choose to believe in things that can't even be TESTED. I find sometimes that I simply do not understand people.As for those who do not like...  [Read More]
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