tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post672209339249969007..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Catholic girls are such teases, aren't they?CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-41918539835942186192008-06-11T10:44:00.000-04:002008-06-11T10:44:00.000-04:00TURTLES!<A HREF="http://www-tc.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/images/home_rt2.gif?Log=0" REL="nofollow">TURTLES!</A>Cameron Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457101409245763699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-21823218250140558012008-06-10T23:23:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:23:00.000-04:00You have totally offended and repulsed me with tha...You have totally offended and repulsed me with that comment, heathen mike.Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343974714241810943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-19733956467089855542008-06-10T22:40:00.000-04:002008-06-10T22:40:00.000-04:00I was going to blog about that post of hers, but i...I was going to blog about that post of hers, but in the end it was so droolingly fucking large-tongued Down's Syndrome retarded that I couldn't bring myself to spend more time thinking about it or her.<BR/><BR/>So thanks for doing it.Heathen Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725771056948808724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-49118108263205455802008-06-10T21:33:00.000-04:002008-06-10T21:33:00.000-04:00Of course the Fibonacci series is proof of an Inte...Of course the Fibonacci series is proof of an Intelligent Designer. <BR/><BR/>In this case, the Designer's name is Fibonacci. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><I>What is the fundamental flaw to suggesting that the Fibonacci series is just so gosh-darned cool that finding it in nature suggests the presence of an Intelligent Designer?</I><BR/><BR/>God, by definition, must be outside of and beyond physical laws. Indeed, one usually requests divine intervention in cases that would otherwise play out in a predictable way.<BR/><BR/>The fact that we can observe nature following laws that are never violated gives no evidence that there is a being that <I>can</I> violate them.liberal supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129945625510633921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-50894473477943238632008-06-10T20:43:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:43:00.000-04:00i'll take another shot: because instances where no...i'll take another shot: because instances where no such sequence is observed would have to indicate, by deynse's logic, the opposite conclusion?<BR/><BR/>is this gonna be on the final?<BR/><BR/>KEvronKEvronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732621823124759996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-5769336071406856772008-06-10T20:19:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:19:00.000-04:00So I see you've lapsed on the Catholic but not the...So I see you've lapsed on the Catholic but not the schoolgirl. <BR/><BR/>What was the question again? ;-)Frank Frinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727863730658037306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-36224384999720863762008-06-10T20:12:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:12:00.000-04:00It's like all those messages hidden in the text of...It's like all those messages hidden in the text of the bible. Until you realize that every text has hidden messages - you just have to create an appropriate algorythm (acchh!) and you can 'find' anything.<BR/><BR/>What would be astounding is if there were never any coincidences anywhere.mikmikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366766734839522162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-79802271164338183522008-06-10T19:31:00.001-04:002008-06-10T19:31:00.001-04:00P.S. Mine are red ....P.S. Mine are red ....LuLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412312541969320536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-61248608911862085672008-06-10T19:31:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:31:00.000-04:00Boys ... think they're soooooo much mathier than e...Boys ... think they're soooooo much <I>mathier</I> than everyone else.<BR/><BR/>Behold my mathy <A HREF="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7354224/c/89.html" REL="nofollow">excellence</A>. Listed price $100 USD + shipping and handling. What LuLu paid - $26 CDN (taxes in). Now figure out my discount. Go on ....LuLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412312541969320536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-84816850101876781412008-06-10T19:28:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:28:00.000-04:00frank fink: ah, but you nevertheless nailed it wit...frank fink: ah, but you nevertheless nailed it with your own answer - with regards *specifically* to Fibonacci's series as not necessarily being applicable to any growing/sprouting tissular structure.<BR/><BR/>But I suspected (perhaps wrongly) that CC's "homework" related to the overall question of ID ...<BR/><BR/>So, kudos to you as well, my friend! ;-)Real_PHV_Mentarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128624329790456529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-58093834724636990962008-06-10T19:14:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:14:00.000-04:00And I see Mentarch posted the answer while I was s...And I see Mentarch posted the answer while I was struggling with my thoughts (and typing)... and there you have it.Frank Frinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727863730658037306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-74913009365748328032008-06-10T19:09:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:09:00.000-04:00I'm no mathematician, just a dumb hick musician - ...I'm no mathematician, just a dumb hick musician - and yes, I do know there's a lot of math in music- but...<BR/><BR/>Many other mathematical sequences and ratios other than Fibonacci's can be found in nature. <BR/><BR/>You will <I>not always</I> find the Fibonacci numbers in the number of petals or spirals on seed heads etc., although they quite often come close to the Fibonacci numbers. Same with music, art, architectural design etc.. not everthing is based on a 'golden ratio' or 'golden sequebce'.<BR/><BR/>So, if you only accept evidence of Fibonacci's sequence where it appears and ignore the evidence of where it doesn't appear it's really easy to claim that this was all by specific, purposeful design.Frank Frinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727863730658037306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-43709077774913074432008-06-10T18:57:00.000-04:002008-06-10T18:57:00.000-04:00Fibonacci's series constitute, in short, an *obser...Fibonacci's series constitute, in short, an *observation* of nature.<BR/><BR/>Just like discovering pi, the laws of thermodynamics, the laws of genetic inheritance, or the double-helix nature of DNA - as but few examples.<BR/><BR/>In short - not because a sentient mind "discovers" a law of nature, or a behavior of nature, does it imply at all that some "intelligent design" was behind it.<BR/><BR/>IDiots simply "project" their own sentience (as such as it may be considered) into natural "laws".<BR/><BR/>Same thing as when our primitive ancestors "believed" there was sentience in the wind, in animals, rocks, mountains, fire, etc.<BR/><BR/>Same kind of primitive projection indeed ...Real_PHV_Mentarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128624329790456529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-77207279975391646702008-06-10T17:45:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:45:00.000-04:00No. But keep trying.No. But keep trying.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-7691293768008923102008-06-10T17:35:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:35:00.000-04:00"What is the fundamental flaw to suggesting that t...<I>"What is the fundamental flaw to suggesting that the Fibonacci series is just so gosh-darned cool that finding it in nature suggests the presence of an Intelligent Designer?"</I><BR/><BR/>the number 23?<BR/><BR/>KEvronKEvronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732621823124759996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-80523660927031888892008-06-10T17:33:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:33:00.000-04:00denyse has, in pointing out the ubiquitous phenome...denyse has, in pointing out the ubiquitous phenomenon of fibonacci sequences found in nature, done a fine job in promoting the notion of a <B>common ancestry</B> for various species. darwin would have been proud....<BR/><BR/>KEvronKEvronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732621823124759996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-54228826897848352932008-06-10T15:22:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:22:00.000-04:00IDiots never fail to fall back on their one, singl...IDiots never fail to fall back on their one, single premise: irreducible complexity.<BR/><BR/>Which, of course, has been thoroughly and utterly debunked scientifically.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, IDiots parochially cling desperately to their beliefs in miracles and magic - shamelessly twisting any scientific fact (at least, of what little they manage to understand) to comfort themselves in their quaint beliefs.<BR/><BR/>So what else is new?Real_PHV_Mentarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128624329790456529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-60399938910558182912008-06-10T14:48:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:48:00.000-04:00Tryin' ta slip something pat me 'eh?The noive!Tryin' ta slip something pat me 'eh?<BR/><BR/>The noive!thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-60149728168612268332008-06-10T14:46:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:46:00.000-04:00CC, it's quite simple. If the process is designed,...CC, it's quite simple. If the process is designed, it requires a designer. If it's a natural process, then that natural process of course must have been designed, and therefore must have a designer. And that sits on the back of an even <I>bigger</I> turtle.<BR/><BR/>It's <I><B><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down" REL="nofollow">TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN</A>, PEOPLE!</B></I>M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/13408488215496128814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-40651702411436519822008-06-10T13:12:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:12:00.000-04:00Catholic girls are such teases, aren't they?Heeeey...<I>Catholic girls are such teases, aren't they?</I><BR/><BR/>Heeeeyyyyy, I'm a (lapsed) Catholic girl and I'm no tease. When I say I'm gonna kick ass, I follow through.<BR/><BR/>I expect your apology forthwith ;-)LuLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412312541969320536noreply@blogger.com