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LOL Ed! Point well taken! But wait, surely someone will come along and tell us that according to the bible the earth is only 5,000 years old right? Seems you can hardly talk about anything without it turning into either a political or religious question, can you?

I had no idea this would turn into such a political discussion!! Oh well.
 
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Originally posted by mbellek
<br />I had no idea this would turn into such a political discussion!! Oh well.
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Uhm, don't mention the word political or I will have to lock this topic.[:)]

(in case you missed it, politics and religion are not permitted to be discussed here at IAP.)
 
While my wit and wisdom is, indeed eternal, I fear I have only lived on this planet for 6 one-millionths of a PERCENT of its life. We are ALL pretty INSIGNIFICANT.

Mother earth will outlive US, by more millions of years.

Although many feel otherwise!!! They are FAR less significant than the proverbial gnat on an elephant's anatomy!!![:0][:0][:0]
 
Originally posted by ed4copies
<br />While my wit and wisdom is, indeed eternal, I fear I have only lived on this planet for 6 one-millionths of a PERCENT of its life. We are ALL pretty INSIGNIFICANT.

Mother earth will outlive US, by more millions of years.

Although many feel otherwise!!! They are FAR less significant than the proverbial gnat on an elephant's anatomy!!![:0][:0][:0]
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Geeezzeee ed .... up until this morning I was feeling pretty dang important. But, now, after listening to you and Cav .... I'm back to being nothing. Oh well. [;)]
 
In the words of that apolitical, areligious philosopher Ed Brown: "Thou are dirt and to dirt thou shalt return!"

Trees in the forest grow, die and turn back to dirt. Make it a pen and someday it will be in a landfill and turn back to dirt, then grow again to form a NEW tree. The earth doesn't need our help and we don't have the ability to change ITS cycle of life and death.

We are ALL insignificant. (Well, except me, I'm a legend in my own mind!!!)[:D][:D][:D][:D]




Oh, and Al, You are SOMETHING to your wife and kids --- hopefully Something GOOD!!! Your life gains value with every life you affect positively.[;)][;)]
 
Originally posted by mbellek
<br />rOther than Wiki, I have had a hard time coming by any information...
Does that bother anyone else? Anyone know anything about the subject?
Melanie
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Melanie,

The first thing you should NOT trust is Wiki. Even the moderate and slightly left slanted CNN says that Wiki goes overboard in its revisionist history - by letting articles get edited by the general public.
Two sites to read up on how "revisions" are allowable are here and here!

How deep this goes is anyone's guess, and it seems to becoming prevalent. The key is how much one is "really" looking for truth. I wouldn't trust just one source, or a source that quotes the first source. Responsible journalism is all but gone and far too many people approve that!
 
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<br />Hank

Most colleges in the USA do not allow their students to list Wiki as a source on their papers/reports for the same reason you describe.
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I'd never allow one of my students to use Wiki as a source ... nor would I allow Fox News.
 
Originally posted by ed4copies
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The earth doesn't need our help and we don't have the ability to change ITS cycle of life and death.
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Wouldn't that be wonderful it were true? But lets just go ask a passenger pigeon or a dodo for their opinion.
 
Most of the species that have survived the earth's disasters did so underwater. So, if I tell you, "Go jump in a lake!", it is just an attempt to help you be a survivor.

You're Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Originally posted by ed4copies
<br />Most of the species that have survived the earth's disasters did so underwater. So, if I tell you, "Go jump in a lake!", it is just an attempt to help you be a survivor.

You're Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!
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LOL

I need to remember that one
 
I agree with Frank and I do not listen to Rush. If the nutso tree huggers stayed home the west would not be burning down right now. I wounder how many of these folks live in a stick house, sit on nice wood furniture.

There are more trees is some areas that in all of history yet every one thinks we need to plant more.

As for global warming. In the 70 s there was panic over global cooling.

Ever wounder why the named that ice covered place Greenland.
 
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Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
<br />Hank

Most colleges in the USA do not allow their students to list Wiki as a source on their papers/reports for the same reason you describe.
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I'd never allow one of my students to use Wiki as a source ... nor would I allow Fox News.
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LOL...I have some teachers that say the same thing about CNN...ABC...CBS....NBC....I guess it all depends on which side of the boat your dipping your oar......

Has anyone read the corrections to the "Global Warming" numbers? Very interesting that the numbers have now been corrected, that the last 10 years dont even register in the top 50 of the hottest years on record....1934 is now listed as the hottest year in the last 100....
 
Originally posted by leehljp
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Originally posted by mbellek
<br />rOther than Wiki, I have had a hard time coming by any information...
Does that bother anyone else? Anyone know anything about the subject?
Melanie
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Melanie,

The first thing you should NOT trust is Wiki. Even the moderate and slightly left slanted CNN says that Wiki goes overboard in its revisionist history - by letting articles get edited by the general public.
Two sites to read up on how "revisions" are allowable are here and here!

How deep this goes is anyone's guess, and it seems to becoming prevalent. The key is how much one is "really" looking for truth. I wouldn't trust just one source, or a source that quotes the first source. Responsible journalism is all but gone and far too many people approve that!
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I was not "trusting" wiki... The point of mentioning it at all was that I could not find a better source.
 
Originally posted by MesquiteMan
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Originally posted by mbellek
<br />I had no idea this would turn into such a political discussion!! Oh well.
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Uhm, don't mention the word political or I will have to lock this topic.[:)]

(in case you missed it, politics and religion are not permitted to be discussed here at IAP.)
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I believe you've missed my point. The point of that statement was that I did not INTEND it as a political question in the first place! I didn't realize that whether or not a tree is endangered can somehow involve personal politics!! (For me, it doesn't but I guess for others it apparently can.)

So, in all seriousness-- are you saying I'm not even allowed to USE the word at all?? I'm sure that is probably how you monitor for topics that contain "forbidden" content, by using it as a search term... So are we not even supposed to use the P or R word?
 
Melanie

Don't let it get to you so easy.

Here have a drink on me
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Originally posted by rovercat
<br />Ever wounder why the named that ice covered place Greenland.
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And did you ever wonder why Iceland is green?

Someone got their maps mixed up, just like Vespucciland was given the wrong name, some guy named Amerigo Vespucci, wrote his name on a map and it was thought that was the name of the continent.

I know this to be true because I read it on Wiki!
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Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
<br />Melanie

Don't let it get to you so easy.

Here have a drink on me
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No I'm not mad... I guess those two posts do sound a little short. Not because of this... Actually I'm upset about my spindle gouge...

The two posts on here were not meant to sound as irritated as they do.

That was a wide-open opportunity for a very SEXIST comment, Ron. I'm proud of you! (Now THAT was a joke!!!! [:p])
 
Originally posted by mbellek
That was a wide-open opportunity for a very SEXIST comment, Ron. I'm proud of you! (Now THAT was a joke!!!! [:p])
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Yeah... I'm proud of being a sexist!

Go ahead, say something... give me another chance!
I'll get it right this time![:D]
 
Originally posted by mbellek
[brSo, in all seriousness-- are you saying I'm not even allowed to USE the word at all?? I'm sure that is probably how you monitor for topics that contain "forbidden" content, by using it as a search term... So are we not even supposed to use the P or R word?
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Melanie,

It was a joke. Didn't you notice the smiley face![:)] If I had been posting a real warning you would have known it. We certainly don't have any sophisticated means of monitoring the posts here other than simply reading them. You did give me an idea, though! I never thought to do searches on key words that offensive posts would likely have. Wow, now I can find bad threads and lock them even faster! (that is a joke, btw[:D])
 
Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
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Originally posted by mbellek
That was a wide-open opportunity for a very SEXIST comment, Ron. I'm proud of you! (Now THAT was a joke!!!! [:p])
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Yeah... I'm proud of being a sexist!

Go ahead, say something... give me another chance!
I'll get it right this time![:D]
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Men don't know how to get anything RIGHT!!! What are you talking about?! [:X]
 
Originally posted by MesquiteMan
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Originally posted by mbellek
[brSo, in all seriousness-- are you saying I'm not even allowed to USE the word at all?? I'm sure that is probably how you monitor for topics that contain "forbidden" content, by using it as a search term... So are we not even supposed to use the P or R word?
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Melanie,

It was a joke. Didn't you notice the smiley face![:)] If I had been posting a real warning you would have known it. We certainly don't have any sophisticated means of monitoring the posts here other than simply reading them. You did give me an idea, though! I never thought to do searches on key words that offensive posts would likely have. Wow, now I can find bad threads and lock them even faster! (that is a joke, btw[:D])
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Nah, dude *I* was serious! I figured that probably would be how you monitor posts. It's how *I* would in your shoes.

So, MesquiteMan, who are you voting for?

[xx(]
 
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