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Family at home, who read about the extension in the media, had to tell their sons and daughters in Iraq their tours were extended 125 days. No one in the chain of command in Iraq told the soldiers they wouldn't be leaving. According to Gov. Corzine whose National Guard is involved, he was...

I never married or had kids but no way would I ever force religion on them (or anybody else for that matter) But kids ask questions so my advice would be to give them short simple one-line answers, eg - Q - "Is there a God" A - "Jesus said there is" Q - "But why should we believe him?" A -...

If you listen to my Skeptoid podcast (http://skeptoid.com), you know that I break ranks by supporting the peddling of the paranormal, and even being willing to profit from it, should the opportunity arise. It would be great if we could change the system - make everyone a skeptic - but we never...

This thread is inspired by Randi's commentary of Oct. 6, 2006. He talked about the "visions" he had which had not come true. It should be quite obvious that too many of the "impossible coincidences" that paranormal believers come up with are the result of selective memory and retrofitting...

Haaretz -- What lies beneath

If you're still alive, please raise your modems! Non-cruisers: weather condition? What's the current path of the storm, and how does it affect our bold, adventurous, fearless cruisers? And cruisers, tell us how much fun you're having, drop a word, send us some mental signs. Password to my...

I cannot post this in appropiate thread(Challenge Applications)so thought some may like to read it here. http://www.lougentile.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=2274#2274 Randi the bad guy as usual. :rolleyes:

Now, I wrote this when I was a christian but I hope you can see past this. I got awarded a space in a Poetry Guild book because of this so I hope you like it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Heaven, Homeland Dean James McLean Do not be afraid, little...

snip While we tease our Sister Nation for crooked teeth and an inability to cook anything worth eating, we generally respect her very greatly. It would be a shame to find this article is true. Someone debunk this for me...pretty please. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3258613,00.html

The main article's here. Good God.

I'm about to buy a better graphics card for the PC but I now discover they come in PCX and/or AGP types. How do I tell which type I need for my PC? Can I tell from the shape/size/whatever of the slot or is there some more clever way of doing it?

I'm seriously going to try this out - www.ubuntu.com. It looks like a well-organised effort to use Linux as a reliable desktop platform. Perhaps I can get some of my, well, let's call them "less computer aware" clients off the complicated, confusing and bloated Windows platforms they are using...

99 Ways to Tell a Story : Exercises in Style Holy crap! What a fun book! The author/illustrator tells the same one-page comic 99 different ways. The main character closes his laptop and goes to the refrigerator to get something to drink. His wife calls to him from upstairs to ask him what...

I just got the high school newsletter from Keene High school. They announced the winner of the Outstanding Educator Award! Wow, the best teacher at the school! There is one quote from her. This is it.... "Being an educator gives me the responsibility to help people learn something new...

Man cured of Aids virus. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4432564.stm :confused:

Who said the following. "Secular schools can never be tolerated because such a school has no religious instruction and a general moral instruction without a religious foundation is built on air; consequently, all character training and religion must be derived from faith . . . We need...

I seem to recall reading something along the lines of "when St. Paul started popularising Christianity he was happy to spread the word to the Gentiles, something Jesus had specifically said not to do". Now, I can't find the original article, and I can't find any passage in the bible that...

Is this just frozen spray off of the ocean? Or are these images photoshopped? click

This is mainly a question for those who do not believe in the existence of an afterlife. This is a totally hypothetical situation...Thank Jebus I've never had to deal with it. The situation: You have a six year old child who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. He will most certainly...

Boy! I sure hope there is more reason for the charge than simply telling a lawyer joke in public. Comedians beware! Oops. Edit to add link

So, there's not gonna be a draft, right? It's all just hoo-hah and no one is even seriously considering it, right? Fine; then your representative should have no problem supporting HR 487: To repeal the Military Selective Service Act. After all, what do we need it for if there's not going to be a...

Geez...Our Federal debt is already $7.5 trillion, and the "fiscally responsible" "small government" "conservative" Republicans who have control of Congress want to vote to make it even bigger! Enough is enough. This borrow-and-spend Congress is sending us spiralling into perpetual debt. The...

Can Intelligent Design proponents distinguish between rocks that are polished naturally (by rivers, oceans, sand, etc.) and rocks that are polished by a human using a tumbler to directly control the polishing process (duration, grit size, etc.)? Any IDers want to answer this?

What the Old Testament says about the afterlife: Ecclesiastes 9:5 :: King James Version http://tinyurl.com/3zmp6 Jesus is the first Hell prophet.

I've heard Dubya talk about "privatization of social security", and I dont know what this means. So, I ask a few fundamental questions: What on earth is the privatization of social security, what will it solve? And if its such a good idea, why doesnt everyone embrace it? (And it would be...

After the debates between who Rush Limbaugh calls the "French-looking John Kerry" and the often rumored "chimp-like George W. Bush", Pa Yahweh said to me "thats the difference between a Democrat and Republican". I say "what? To avoid answering the tough questions?" Pa Yahweh says "Democrats...

You know, I don't think John Kerry would make a bad president. I'm sure he could do just a good a job as anyone else. If he ends up winning it won't be the end of the world and western civilization like the Bush camp makes out. For the life of me though, I still can't fathom the logic behind...

I dont visit this particular area of the JREF Forum too often because I'm simply ignorant of most political issues. Add to that, of the things I do know, I am disappointed that politics is one of the areas that strong critical thinking really lacks (I watch the Newshow's "talking points" every...

Have you ever performed cold reading on a stranger which convinced them you were real?

I'm not sure what to think of the whole Democrats/Nader Florida ballot crap. Thinking skeptically: How can we tell the difference between if the Democrats are trying to manipulate the ballot, or simply insisting on enforcement of the election law?