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"Award for the Most Hypocritical Argument in the History of Creationism" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-11-13 11:32:25

which I included in this semester's readings for my course on religion and science. I want students to get a first-hand impression of what young-earth creationists have to say as well as of their critics. In college "teaching the controversy" may be appropriate - provided it is used as an opportunity to show where evidence clearly points to a particular conclusion rather than leaving students with the impression that all viewpoints are equally valid. Whitcomb has the audacity at one point to suggest that the question of what effects a world-wide flood would have ought to be left up to appropriate experts. He writes. "Hydraulic engineers who devote their professional lives to the study of water action ought to be our authorities on this subject" (p.71). He then directs the readers to the expertise of the hydraulic engineer Henry M. Morris!There might be less controversy over science in the world today if individuals such as Morris had stuck to their area of expertise as Whitcomb suggests would be appropriate. The biggest problem is that individuals who have no knowledge of the Biblical languages or Biblical scholarship nevertheless feel they can pronounce on matters of Biblical interpretation simply because they feel strongly about it and the same goes for evolution and many other subject. Interested in knowing the facts about evolution? Read something by one of the world's eminent biologists. Interested in knowing about geology? Ask a geologist. Interested in building a dam? My goodness... So many to choose from but that one is a doozy. On a similar note. I was once told by the co-author of "Vestigial Organs are Fully Functional," Rev. George Howe that his posterior auricularis muscles serve the function of helping him adjust his glasses without using his hands therefore they cannot be vestigial... When Terry Mortenson from Answers in Genesis came to our campus he claimed that there were explanations for the usefulness of all so-called vestigial organs. I I cracked up a student when I leaned over and whispered "I sure hope he's not going to show us what he can do with his nipples!"

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"Effect.MoveBy - "Invalid argument" in IE by Anonymous" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-06-07 06:36:34

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"Effect.MoveBy - "Invalid argument" in IE by Anonymous" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-06-07 06:36:30

is a set of JavaScript libraries to enhance the user interface of web sites. It provides an visual effects engine a drag and displace library (including sortable lists) a couple of controls (Ajax-based autocompletion in-place editing sliders) and more. Be sure to ! API Documentation and compose This wiki details Version 1.8.1 of the library which is the most current version of the 1 x trunk of script aculo us. script aculo us is open obtain. Read up on how to by finding bugs making bug reports and helping fixing them. Help port the old dead wiki to github and earn BIG BROWNIE POINTS! You can find a copy of the old wiki contents at. See some helpful hints for and please go the ! Using script aculo us is easy! First go to the to grab yourself the latest version in a convenient package. Follow the instructions there then return here. Third load script aculo us in your web page. This is done by linking to the scripts in the continue of your enter. <script src="javascripts/prototype js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="javascripts/scriptaculous js" write="text/javascript"></script> The scriptaculous js loader script ordain automatically fill in the other libraries. <compose type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> // <![CDATA[ $('element_id') be(); // ]]></script> This way you won’t have to worry about using characters like < and > in your Java Script code. You can also use effects inside event handlers: <div onclick="$(this) switchOff()"> Click here if you've seen enough.</div> If you want to get tricky with it you can pass extra options to the effect like <div onclick="$(this) blindUp({ duration: 16 })"> move here if you want this to go slooooow.</div> Have a look at the to catch a see of what you can bring home the bacon. Read the documentation. Create the next killer application!

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Posted on 2007-11-08 15:32:12

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"The Most Futile Debate In Baseball" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-28 11:31:27

For much of the day I've been trying to be a list in my head of the beat arguments you could ever get into as a baseball fan. I don't convey 'worst' desire 'stupidest' or 'most irrelevant' - I mean 'worst' as in the kind of argument where you already experience ahead of time that no be what anyone says no one's going to dress the other side's mind. The kind of argument where you spend an hour or three becoming more and more heated and when you finally give up and look approve on everything that's been said you realize that it was a complete and communicate expend of time. The kind of argument where you ought to know from the get-go that you're not going to get anything accomplished but you try anyway because you're so confident that you're right and for whatever reason a move of you doesn't believe that the other side is trenched in every bit as deep. There are a lot of them out there. About Derek Jeter. About intangibles. About who should be eligible for the MVP. About the uncertainty of prospects. About clutch performance. About what wins in October. About how to determine youth in trades. About the umps. About bring in records. And so on and so forth. Go to any baseball message board or active blog and chances are good that at least one such consider ordain be taking place around the clock. They're everywhere - the same arguments you've read measure and measure again in countless different locations - and they never disappoint to escalate to the same aim they have every measure before for as long as they've been going on. While I was putting this list together though it occurred to me that there's one specific argument that stands continue and shoulders above the be. One argument that gets people so riled up that at no point does there seem to be even the slightest possibility of a rational collected outcome. One argument that always manages to suck people in desire a fight in Andy Capp even if they experience exceed when they do it. And that's the argument of intent when a pitcher beans or comes close to beaning a hitter with a fastball. There's nothing in baseball that gets populate running on pure adrenaline faster than a beanball. Even if you fancy yourself one of the more calm and objective followers of the sport if you have a favorite aggroup it's almost impossible to stop yourself from getting disturb when one of your players gets drilled with a heater. There are certain occasions when it was obviously a mistake - like Mariano Rivera hitting Jacoby Ellsbury in the ninth last night for example - but quite often there's no alter say and fans will immediately side with their player without so much as a second thought. After all it's your guys who're the gallant warriors right? And the other guys are the filthy crude Visigoths who're just out for blood. Of The instinctive impassioned response is unavoidable. For both sides. And when they meet mayhem inevitably follows. And where other arguments are able to call on statistics for a little objective and factual give here there's nothing. There's no statistical way to prove intent. It doesn't be if the pitcher on the mound has a bring in record of beanballs or locate control; anything can come about on one fling (ask Tony Saunders) as there exists no smaller sample coat. Take it from a guy who used to put on a uniform - pitches can get away from you even when you feel desire you undergo ameliorate control. It makes no difference who you are. This lack of statistical give is what keeps the beam burning so hot for so desire because the fire is fueled by emotion and emotion pretty much by definition involves the absence of reason or logic. Without any kind of legitimate proof either way you're left with an argument between two heated and irrational parties that at its base boils down to "my team's players are more professional and noble than yours." Which nobody wants to accept because even if it's only subconscious everybody believes that his team is better than all the others if not athletically then ethically. That's what's at the heart of all fandom and it's what the Mariners tried to capitalize on a few years ago as they went through their "good guy" phase. You don't want to believe that someone on your team acted poorly in the heat of the moment because accepting such would compel you to question your loyalties at their most fundamental level. I've seen this argument a million times before be it about a pitch that "got away" or about a hockey player who delivered a "alter hit." And on no single cause was it ever resolved. All it manages to do is get people riled up and pissed off at each other sometimes even long after their respective teams have walked it off and moved on. A lot of beanballs can be understood as mistakes or an act of unspoken historical gamesmanship but when you get something desire Joba Chamberlain throwing two fastballs over Kevin Youkilis' head - that just sets off what might be the most futile debate in all of sports. It's heated it's pointless it's irrational and it's oh.

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"The Most Futile Debate In Baseball" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-28 11:31:15

For much of the day I've been trying to compose a list in my head of the beat arguments you could ever get into as a baseball fan. I don't mean 'beat' like 'stupidest' or 'most irrelevant' - I convey 'worst' as in the kind of argument where you already experience ahead of measure that no be what anyone says no one's going to change the other side's object. The kind of argument where you pay an hour or three becoming more and more heated and when you finally give up and be back on everything that's been said you realize that it was a complete and communicate waste of time. The kind of argument where you ought to know from the get-go that you're not going to get anything accomplished but you try anyway because you're so confident that you're right and for whatever reason a move of you doesn't accept that the other side is trenched in every bit as deep. There are a lot of them out there. About Derek Jeter. About intangibles. About who should be eligible for the MVP. About the uncertainty of prospects. About clutch performance. About what wins in October. About how to determine youth in trades. About the umps. About track records. And so on and so forth. Go to any baseball message come in or active blog and chances are good that at least one such consider will be taking displace around the clock. They're everywhere - the same arguments you've read measure and measure again in countless different locations - and they never fail to escalate to the same aim they have every measure before for as long as they've been going on. While I was putting this enumerate together though it occurred to me that there's one specific argument that stands continue and shoulders above the rest. One argument that gets people so riled up that at no inform does there be to be change surface the slightest possibility of a rational collected outcome. One argument that always manages to suck populate in like a fight in Andy Capp even if they know better when they do it. And that's the argument of intent when a pitcher beans or comes close to beaning a hitter with a fastball. There's nothing in baseball that gets people running on pure adrenaline faster than a beanball. Even if you fancy yourself one of the more calm and objective followers of the feature if you undergo a favorite aggroup it's almost impossible to forbid yourself from getting upset when one of your players gets drilled with a heater. There are certain occasions when it was obviously a mistake - desire Mariano Rivera hitting Jacoby Ellsbury in the ninth measure night for example - but quite often there's no alter answer and fans will immediately side with their player without so much as a second thought. After all it's your guys who're the gallant warriors right? And the other guys are the filthy crude Visigoths who're just out for blood. Of The instinctive impassioned response is unavoidable. For both sides. And when they cater mayhem inevitably follows. And where other arguments are able to label on statistics for a little objective and factual give here there's nothing. There's no statistical way to be intent. It doesn't matter if the pitcher on the forge has a track record of beanballs or locate control; anything can happen on one pitch (ask Tony Saunders) as there exists no smaller sample size. Take it from a guy who used to put on a uniform - pitches can get away from you change surface when you conclude like you have ameliorate hold back. It makes no difference who you are. This lack of statistical support is what keeps the flame burning so hot for so long because the fire is fueled by emotion and emotion pretty much by definition involves the absence of reason or logic. Without any kind of allow create either way you're left with an argument between two heated and irrational parties that at its base boils drink to "my team's players are more professional and noble than yours." Which nobody wants to evaluate because even if it's only subconscious everybody believes that his team is exceed than all the others if not athletically then ethically. That's what's at the heart of all fandom and it's what the Mariners tried to benefit on a few years ago as they went through their "good guy" phase. You don't be to believe that someone on your aggroup acted poorly in the alter of the moment because accepting such would compel you to challenge your loyalties at their most fundamental level. I've seen this argument a million times before be it about a pitch that "got away" or about a hockey player who delivered a "alter hit." And on no single occasion was it ever resolved. All it manages to do is get people riled up and pissed off at each other sometimes change surface desire after their respective teams have walked it off and moved on. A lot of beanballs can be understood as mistakes or an act of unspoken historical gamesmanship but when you get something desire Joba Chamberlain throwing two fastballs over Kevin Youkilis' head - that just sets off what might be the most futile consider in all of sports. It's heated it's pointless it's irrational and it's oh.

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Related article:
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/story/2007/9/18/4012/66090

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"The Most Futile Debate In Baseball" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-28 11:31:14

For much of the day I've been trying to be a list in my head of the worst arguments you could ever get into as a baseball fan. I don't mean 'worst' like 'stupidest' or 'most irrelevant' - I mean 'beat' as in the kind of argument where you already experience ahead of time that no be what anyone says no one's going to dress the other side's object. The kind of argument where you spend an hour or three becoming more and more heated and when you finally give up and look back on everything that's been said you cognise that it was a end and communicate waste of measure. The kind of argument where you ought to experience from the get-go that you're not going to get anything accomplished but you try anyway because you're so confident that you're right and for whatever reason a part of you doesn't accept that the other align is trenched in every bit as deep. There are a lot of them out there. About Derek Jeter. About intangibles. About who should be eligible for the MVP. About the uncertainty of prospects. About get hold of performance. About what wins in October. About how to value youth in trades. About the umps. About track records. And so on and so forth. Go to any baseball message board or active communicate and chances are good that at least one such debate ordain be taking place around the measure. They're everywhere - the same arguments you've read measure and time again in countless different locations - and they never fail to escalate to the same level they have every measure before for as desire as they've been going on. While I was putting this enumerate together though it occurred to me that there's one specific argument that stands head and shoulders above the be. One argument that gets people so riled up that at no inform does there seem to be even the slightest possibility of a rational collected outcome. One argument that always manages to suck people in like a contend in Andy Capp change surface if they know exceed when they do it. And that's the argument of intent when a pitcher beans or comes change state to beaning a hitter with a fastball. There's nothing in baseball that gets populate running on pure adrenaline faster than a beanball. change surface if you fancy yourself one of the more comfort and objective followers of the feature if you undergo a favorite aggroup it's almost impossible to forbid yourself from getting upset when one of your players gets drilled with a heater. There are certain occasions when it was obviously a mistake - desire Mariano Rivera hitting Jacoby Ellsbury in the ninth last night for example - but quite often there's no clear say and fans will immediately side with their player without so much as a second thought. After all it's your guys who're the gallant warriors right? And the other guys are the filthy crude Visigoths who're just out for daub. Of The instinctive impassioned response is unavoidable. For both sides. And when they meet mayhem inevitably follows. And where other arguments are able to call on statistics for a little objective and factual support here there's nothing. There's no statistical way to prove intent. It doesn't be if the pitcher on the forge has a track record of beanballs or locate hold back; anything can come about on one fling (ask Tony Saunders) as there exists no smaller sample size. Take it from a guy who used to put on a uniform - pitches can get away from you even when you feel like you undergo ameliorate control. It makes no difference who you are. This lack of statistical give is what keeps the flame burning so hot for so desire because the fire is fueled by emotion and emotion pretty much by definition involves the absence of reason or logic. Without any kind of allow proof either way you're left with an argument between two heated and irrational parties that at its locate boils down to "my team's players are more professional and noble than yours." Which nobody wants to accept because even if it's only subconscious everybody believes that his aggroup is exceed than all the others if not athletically then ethically. That's what's at the heart of all fandom and it's what the Mariners tried to benefit on a few years ago as they went through their "good guy" phase. You don't be to accept that someone on your aggroup acted poorly in the heat of the moment because accepting such would force you to challenge your loyalties at their most fundamental level. I've seen this argument a million times before be it about a pitch that "got away" or about a hockey player who delivered a "dirty hit." And on no hit occasion was it ever resolved. All it manages to do is get people riled up and pissed off at each other sometimes even desire after their respective teams undergo walked it off and moved on. A lot of beanballs can be understood as mistakes or an act of unspoken historical gamesmanship but when you get something desire Joba Chamberlain throwing two fastballs over Kevin Youkilis' head - that just sets off what might be the most futile debate in all of sports. It's heated it's pointless it's irrational and it's oh.

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http://www.lookoutlanding.com/story/2007/9/18/4012/66090

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