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I'm really not any kind of expert on Christianity, but if it makes people happy I don't see the problem in them picking and choosing what they want to believe in. Homosexuality, divorce, whatever! I think it's lovely that people are able to personalise their beliefs to suit themselves.
It may be a 'God's Will' kind of situation where those books were selected to teach the congregations of the future, and the others were rejected. I figure that would be the religious argument in that situation.
And now that we've moved beyond statistics, I'm going to run from this conversation for fear of contaminatin' y'all.
rkolter wrote: ...not based on any empiracal evidence...
You know, I bet a real scientist would be able to spell "empirical".
- Joel Fagin
Have you ever actually read any scientific reports? You'd be surprised how poorly otherwise intelligent people spell.
I can attest to that. Being both a scientist and a bad speller, and being surrounded by scientists who are bad spellers.
-D. M. Jeftinija Pharm.D., Ph.D. -- Yes, I've got two doctorates and I'm arrogant about it, what have *you* done with *your* life?
"People who don't care about anything will never understand the people who do." "yeah.. but we won't care."
"Legostar's on the first page of the guide. His opinion is worth more than both of yours."--Yeahduff
rkolter wrote:
Have you ever actually read any scientific reports? You'd be surprised how poorly otherwise intelligent people spell.
I can attest to that. Being both a scientist and a bad speller, and being surrounded by scientists who are bad spellers.
I was actually thinking of your report when I wrote that Lego.
as you should have been.
-D. M. Jeftinija Pharm.D., Ph.D. -- Yes, I've got two doctorates and I'm arrogant about it, what have *you* done with *your* life?
"People who don't care about anything will never understand the people who do." "yeah.. but we won't care."
"Legostar's on the first page of the guide. His opinion is worth more than both of yours."--Yeahduff
The primary source of development of the language is not the lack of language fascists, but the fact that everyone but language fascists tends not to care all that much about spelling and grammar as long as they get their message through with a semblance of success.
I still retain my right to nitpick about the proper spelling and pronunciation of aluminium, however.
Så länge skutan kan gå, så länge hjärtat kan slå, så länge solen den glittrar på böljorna blå...
My philosophy (as has been stated before) is that I'm an english major and once I get my english degree I have every right, nay even a duty, to do whatever I want with the enlish langauge. Grammar, spelling, pronounciation, it's all subservient to me! I AM THE DARK LORD OF ENGLISH!
NJ is also Orion's fiance of sexy passion with the love of a thousand sea monkeys
orion wrote:My philosophy (as has been stated before) is that I'm an english major and once I get my english degree I have every right, nay even a duty, to do whatever I want with the enlish langauge. Grammar, spelling, pronounciation, it's all subservient to me! I AM THE DARK LORD OF ENGLISH!
You forgot wordsmithing. That's when you make up a word to fit the current situation, and manage to pass it off as real. I find that the most fun part.
This is going in my notebook titled "Things I Didn't Know about Surface Dwellers."
Black Sparrow wrote:That's why every scientist should have a dopey little English major standing in, to catch errors like that.
Except... we can't spell either. Hm...
Better yet, use spellcheck.
why do you think i have you as my apprentice?
-D. M. Jeftinija Pharm.D., Ph.D. -- Yes, I've got two doctorates and I'm arrogant about it, what have *you* done with *your* life?
"People who don't care about anything will never understand the people who do." "yeah.. but we won't care."
"Legostar's on the first page of the guide. His opinion is worth more than both of yours."--Yeahduff
Black Sparrow wrote:That's why every scientist should have a dopey little English major standing in, to catch errors like that.
Except... we can't spell either. Hm...
Better yet, use spellcheck.
why do you think i have you as my apprentice?
And here I thought it was because you wanted someone to pass along your evil legacy to.
well that too... and the cuddling, the cuddling is key.
-D. M. Jeftinija Pharm.D., Ph.D. -- Yes, I've got two doctorates and I'm arrogant about it, what have *you* done with *your* life?
"People who don't care about anything will never understand the people who do." "yeah.. but we won't care."
"Legostar's on the first page of the guide. His opinion is worth more than both of yours."--Yeahduff
Czar wrote:I still retain my right to nitpick about the proper spelling and pronunciation of aluminium, however.
You picked a losing horse, Czar. Aluminium is one of the recognized, noted, 'has-a-different-spelling/pronunciation-in-America-than-in-the-rest-of-the-world' dialect words.
Kind of stupid to have that for a scientific element, but eh. Whatareyougonnado?
Czar wrote:I still retain my right to nitpick about the proper spelling and pronunciation of aluminium, however.
You picked a losing horse, Czar. Aluminium is one of the recognized, noted, 'has-a-different-spelling/pronunciation-in-America-than-in-the-rest-of-the-world' dialect words.
Kind of stupid to have that for a scientific element, but eh. Whatareyougonnado?
::plans to start saying Natrium and Kalium instead of Sodium and Potassium::
-D. M. Jeftinija Pharm.D., Ph.D. -- Yes, I've got two doctorates and I'm arrogant about it, what have *you* done with *your* life?
"People who don't care about anything will never understand the people who do." "yeah.. but we won't care."
"Legostar's on the first page of the guide. His opinion is worth more than both of yours."--Yeahduff
