tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post4532994142528243069..comments2023-10-18T11:34:47.570-04:00Comments on - Complete Materialist -: Questions for my readersRusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15316459700934662467noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-81035206557866350142007-12-13T09:03:00.000-05:002007-12-13T09:03:00.000-05:00(sorry for the multiple erasures above- my typing ...(sorry for the multiple erasures above- my typing leaves a lot to be desired...)<BR/><BR/>Okay, I've got it. There's probably a much more elegant way of stating it, but since my last math class was more than thirty years ago...<BR/><BR/>Look at it in terms of remainders: 9 goes into 1 zero times, with a remainder of 1. 9 goes into 2 zero times, with a remainder of 2. And so forth, up to 9 goes zilchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695741977946935771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-14061628501622503392007-12-13T08:58:00.000-05:002007-12-13T08:58:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.zilchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695741977946935771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-59589153932282823252007-12-13T08:53:00.000-05:002007-12-13T08:53:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.zilchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695741977946935771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-54869539564501392382007-12-12T07:13:00.000-05:002007-12-12T07:13:00.000-05:001) On the Origin of Phyla, by Jack Valentine. I m...1) <I>On the Origin of Phyla</I>, by Jack Valentine. I must confess to skimming some- it's pretty hard going.<BR/><BR/>2) Evolutionary theory. But pretty much all science is interesting to me.<BR/><BR/>3) Hmmm... Simon Conway Morris made a very convincing case in <I>Life's Solution</I> for the near-inevitability for the evolution of human-like intelligence, given the right parameters, when zilchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695741977946935771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-23345722403581891342007-11-15T09:02:00.000-05:002007-11-15T09:02:00.000-05:001. What's So Great About Christianity2. Physics (t...1. What's So Great About Christianity<BR/><BR/>2. Physics (though I do love biology)<BR/><BR/>3. Ayn Rand's take on capitalism/socialism<BR/><BR/>4. Science is not humanity's best friend, but that is not a natural fact (most listed here are not). I am assuming by "natural fact" that which has been proven by science. Hmm. I think I'll probably stick with my first submission, though I do think we Bill Gnadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343608982238562089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-51285204719359976752007-11-09T15:34:00.000-05:002007-11-09T15:34:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bill Gnadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343608982238562089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-49333923936298893232007-07-06T20:28:00.000-04:002007-07-06T20:28:00.000-04:00What's the latest book you've read?"Lean Mean Thir...What's the latest book you've read?<BR/><BR/>"Lean Mean Thirteen" by Janet Evanovich<BR/><BR/>What's your favorite area of science? <BR/><BR/>Astronomy.<BR/><BR/>What's the most recent thing you can think of where evidence new to you has forced you to accept a new understanding of an idea or to simply discard an old understanding?<BR/><BR/>I used go with whatever a contractor would tell me about Poodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722193899918659459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-27171558786033473272007-07-05T13:26:00.000-04:002007-07-05T13:26:00.000-04:00What's the latest book you've read?I read some of ...<B>What's the latest book you've read?</B><BR/><BR/>I read some of "The God Delusion" but need to finish it. Books I currently want to read are "A Walk in the Woods" and "The Monkey Wrench Gang"<BR/><BR/><B>What's your favorite area of science?</B> <BR/><BR/>Biology by far, although I'm fascinated by astronomy too. Alternate universes, black holes, etc...are all fun topics. <BR/><BR/><B>What's Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304756298690691625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-28681689522674872822007-07-05T09:19:00.000-04:002007-07-05T09:19:00.000-04:00What's the latest book you've read?Fiction - Resto...<B>What's the latest book you've read?</B><BR/><BR/>Fiction - Restoree by Anne McCaffrey<BR/>NonFiction - What to Expect the First Year (Its a baby book)<BR/><BR/><B>What's your favorite area of science?</B><BR/><BR/>My favorite area, though I am by no means any good at it, is astronomy.<BR/><BR/><B>What's the most recent thing you can think of where evidence new to you has forced you to accept aD Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433198545761207003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-85245715667410607872007-07-04T06:42:00.000-04:002007-07-04T06:42:00.000-04:001) Lights Out. This is a book that talks about how...1) Lights Out. This is a book that talks about how lack of sleep and too much carbs and sugar are killing us.<BR/><BR/>2) Science has never been my gig.<BR/><BR/>3)That bunting in baseball is almost always foolhearty.<BR/><BR/>4)Creation. How we got here and where we came from. That would negate all this religous silliness.<BR/><BR/>5)Math was never my strongpoint either.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955078574626461009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293083269027386076.post-41732764461616118262007-07-03T17:49:00.000-04:002007-07-03T17:49:00.000-04:00What's the latest book you've read?The Harlot at t...<B>What's the latest book you've read?</B><BR/>The Harlot at the Side of the Road - a book about how women are portrayed in the Bible. <BR/><BR/><B>What's your favorite area of science?</B><BR/>Biology (medicine or disease pathology).<BR/><BR/><B>What's the most recent thing you can think of where evidence new to you has forced you to accept a new understanding of an idea or to simply discard anAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com