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No True Scotsman

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RE: No True Scotsman

June 24, 2014 at 11:48 am

(June 24, 2014 at 8:42 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Christianity thinks we have the potential and offers a way to achieve it. Humanism stops at the inadequacies. It accepts what we are and tries to work with that. Best of a bad job.

That's... pretty accurately put, IMO.

"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."

-Stephen Jay Gould

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No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 12:15 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by LostLocke - June 19, 2014 at 12:26 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 12:34 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Losty - June 20, 2014 at 6:46 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Minimalist - June 19, 2014 at 12:32 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 12:37 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by downbeatplumb - June 19, 2014 at 12:42 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Fidel_Castronaut - June 19, 2014 at 1:46 pm

No True Scotsman - by Bibliofagus - June 19, 2014 at 12:35 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 12:43 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Esquilax - June 19, 2014 at 2:09 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 4:02 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by ShaMan - June 19, 2014 at 4:10 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 4:15 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Esquilax - June 19, 2014 at 4:37 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 5:00 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 5:03 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Esquilax - June 20, 2014 at 6:34 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 5:03 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 5:14 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Fidel_Castronaut - June 19, 2014 at 12:36 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 19, 2014 at 12:41 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 12:51 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 12:59 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 1:10 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 1:21 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Thackerie - June 22, 2014 at 2:54 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 19, 2014 at 12:42 pm

No True Scotsman - by Bibliofagus - June 19, 2014 at 12:46 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 12:54 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 19, 2014 at 12:53 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 12:57 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 19, 2014 at 1:05 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 19, 2014 at 1:17 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 1:02 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 19, 2014 at 12:54 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by LastPoet - June 19, 2014 at 12:55 pm

No True Scotsman - by Bibliofagus - June 19, 2014 at 1:03 pm

No True Scotsman - by Bibliofagus - June 19, 2014 at 1:21 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 19, 2014 at 1:32 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 1:33 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 1:34 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 1:39 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 1:36 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 19, 2014 at 1:39 pm

No True Scotsman - by Bibliofagus - June 19, 2014 at 1:39 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 1:44 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 19, 2014 at 1:47 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Strongbad - June 19, 2014 at 1:43 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by DeistPaladin - June 19, 2014 at 1:44 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 1:52 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 19, 2014 at 2:11 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by DeistPaladin - June 19, 2014 at 3:03 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 3:38 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 3:50 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by DeistPaladin - June 19, 2014 at 4:18 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Minimalist - June 19, 2014 at 1:49 pm

No True Scotsman - by Bibliofagus - June 19, 2014 at 1:51 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 19, 2014 at 2:03 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Tonus - June 19, 2014 at 2:50 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 3:26 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 3:32 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Tonus - June 19, 2014 at 3:51 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 4:10 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 19, 2014 at 4:11 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 4:19 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by DeistPaladin - June 19, 2014 at 4:41 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 4:16 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Tonus - June 20, 2014 at 5:57 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Minimalist - June 19, 2014 at 3:52 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 19, 2014 at 4:09 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 4:15 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 19, 2014 at 4:21 pm

No True Scotsman - by Bibliofagus - June 19, 2014 at 4:21 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 4:36 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 19, 2014 at 4:32 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 19, 2014 at 5:21 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 19, 2014 at 5:40 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 20, 2014 at 3:10 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 20, 2014 at 8:17 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 20, 2014 at 8:33 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Esquilax - June 21, 2014 at 1:49 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 20, 2014 at 6:03 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Minimalist - June 19, 2014 at 5:58 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by jesus_wept - June 20, 2014 at 4:50 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 20, 2014 at 5:52 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by jesus_wept - June 20, 2014 at 7:41 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 20, 2014 at 9:11 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by jesus_wept - June 20, 2014 at 9:14 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Minimalist - June 20, 2014 at 12:12 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Mudhammam - June 20, 2014 at 12:34 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by jesus_wept - June 21, 2014 at 4:02 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 20, 2014 at 8:26 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Writer - June 20, 2014 at 8:37 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Tiberius - June 20, 2014 at 8:35 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 20, 2014 at 8:43 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Tiberius - June 20, 2014 at 8:52 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 20, 2014 at 9:08 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Mudhammam - June 20, 2014 at 11:38 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by DeistPaladin - June 21, 2014 at 1:15 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Minimalist - June 22, 2014 at 3:57 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 22, 2014 at 5:04 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Mudhammam - June 23, 2014 at 5:34 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Minimalist - June 23, 2014 at 8:42 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by SteelCurtain - June 20, 2014 at 9:15 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by max-greece - June 21, 2014 at 5:51 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by ronedee - June 22, 2014 at 3:11 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 22, 2014 at 6:58 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by max-greece - June 22, 2014 at 8:58 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Ryantology - June 22, 2014 at 2:32 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Ryantology - June 21, 2014 at 7:12 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 22, 2014 at 2:08 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 22, 2014 at 12:22 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by ignoramus - June 22, 2014 at 2:15 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by rexbeccarox - June 22, 2014 at 4:51 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 22, 2014 at 12:58 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 22, 2014 at 1:16 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Silver - June 22, 2014 at 1:19 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 22, 2014 at 1:21 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 22, 2014 at 1:21 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 22, 2014 at 4:23 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Wolf - June 22, 2014 at 5:39 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 22, 2014 at 2:42 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by DeistPaladin - June 22, 2014 at 3:07 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 22, 2014 at 8:21 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Tonus - June 23, 2014 at 6:09 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Silver - June 22, 2014 at 1:13 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by max-greece - June 22, 2014 at 4:03 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by ThomM - June 22, 2014 at 7:27 pm

No True Scotsman - by Bibliofagus - June 23, 2014 at 10:03 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 23, 2014 at 6:54 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Mudhammam - June 23, 2014 at 7:03 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 6:02 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Cato - June 24, 2014 at 6:09 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 7:00 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Hoopington - June 24, 2014 at 7:10 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 7:15 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Hoopington - June 24, 2014 at 8:50 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Writer - June 24, 2014 at 9:07 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Tonus - June 24, 2014 at 8:34 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Tonus - June 24, 2014 at 6:43 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 24, 2014 at 9:36 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by max-greece - June 24, 2014 at 6:55 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Writer - June 24, 2014 at 7:17 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 7:30 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Writer - June 24, 2014 at 7:59 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 8:22 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Bad Writer - June 24, 2014 at 8:41 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 8:42 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Tonus - June 24, 2014 at 11:48 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 8:58 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Hoopington - June 24, 2014 at 9:00 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 9:25 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Hoopington - June 24, 2014 at 10:27 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 10:02 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by Grandizer - June 24, 2014 at 12:39 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by DeistPaladin - June 24, 2014 at 1:17 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Lek - June 24, 2014 at 3:23 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 24, 2014 at 10:09 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by fr0d0 - June 24, 2014 at 12:30 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by Chad32 - June 24, 2014 at 12:35 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by The Grand Nudger - June 24, 2014 at 11:59 am

RE: No True Scotsman - by The Grand Nudger - June 24, 2014 at 12:50 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by The Grand Nudger - June 24, 2014 at 1:21 pm

RE: No True Scotsman - by The Grand Nudger - June 24, 2014 at 3:58 pm

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