http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/ R.E.A.S.O.N. (Rationalists Empiricists a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51:02 GMT Jim Bechtel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53029 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53029 Ah, yes, the old "Faith vs Works" debate .. ... From: Edgar Pearlstein To: Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:35 AM Subject: Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:44 GMT Edgar Pearlstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53028 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53028 Then why go through religion's mumbo-jumbo? ________________________________ From: HuffPost Religion [dailybrief@...] Sent: Thursday, May 23, Thu, 23 May 2013 12:36:08 GMT Clay Farris Naff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53027 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53027 Arthur C Clark was perhaps the greatest science fiction writer of his generation. Certainly, he was among the most scientifically literate. His work Rendezvous Thu, 23 May 2013 05:19:11 GMT Mark Wooge http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53026 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53026 ... There might be something to this, as it seems to work like a space blanket, though there's not much radiant energy to bounce in an attic. Get a bit extra Thu, 23 May 2013 02:38:12 GMT Sam Collins http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53025 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53025 Thanks for the scam alert Gary. Might be a good plan to eat their prime rib and go home, as long as you don't buy anything. Sam Wed, 22 May 2013 20:29:11 GMT Edgar Pearlstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53024 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53024 But they’ll go to Hell, anyhow. From: Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Norbert Zaenglein Sent: Wednesday, May Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:05 GMT Norbert Zaenglein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53023 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53023 “Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good, Pope Francis has said in his latest urging that people of all religions, and none, work together. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:17:09 GMT garyjones2@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53022 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53022 My apologies if this is inappropriate for our listserve, but it sounds like psuedo-science pitched by a company with salesmen in the area. The company is Wed, 22 May 2013 17:08:10 GMT Chris Peters http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53021 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53021 Related to the highlighted section below: The majority of Japanese people I've met are openly atheist. Most Japanese people visit a Buddhist temple or Shinto Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:47 GMT O'Reilly, Dan P. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53020 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53020 Hello Jim and all, Jim posts: I hear you. It's a horrible tragedy. I even have shirt-tail relatives down there. Climate disasters are unlike earthquakes. As Wed, 22 May 2013 13:56:34 GMT Les from Lincoln http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53019 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53019 The result doesn't surprise me at all. If you Google "fluoridation" the vast majority of results and anti-fluoridation. Most of these sites are from Wed, 22 May 2013 13:49:03 GMT Mark Wooge http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53018 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53018 Images not displaying properly?  View the online version here .         OSFest is coming up again, folks.  This newsletter is designed to keep you Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:03 GMT Clay Farris Naff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53017 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53017 Sorry to hear this. Just to complete my project to alienate everyone on the political spectrum (kidding!), let me add that I learned long ago, while working at Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:50 GMT Clay Farris Naff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53016 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53016 Oh, Colbert and The Onion should have some fun with this! *Freed from Underwear Fiasco, Weiner Runs for Mayor* ... From: NYTimes.com News Alert Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:19 GMT Clay Farris Naff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Reason-Omaha/message/53015 I wish. But doesn't that presume that there is a rational basis for the laws at present? And that lawmakers will weigh public goods and harms in the balance