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And what of those non-believers who toiled away on cures in anonymity, all the while, quietly understanding that science, not the divine, would ultimately lead to the saving of billions of lives? In my opinion, a persons choice in any number of any of life

As I

Well, in that case, I would introduce that view to Mr. Occam and his razor. In case you are unfamiliar: one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything Occam's razor is a logical principle attributed to the mediaeval philosopher William of Occam (or Ockham). The principle states that one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed. This principle is often called the principle of parsimony. It underlies all scientific modelling and theory building. It admonishes us to choose from a set of otherwise equivalent models of a

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Some airports are named after presidents, does that in some way suggest, Reagan, for instance, should be credited with flight? Saints names being attached to hospitals has nothing to do with the scientific medical procedures being practiced within

With all due respect, if you

With all due respect, and in essence I agree with you, Obama often comes across every bit as militaristic as McCain, his saber-rattling towards Iran and Pakistan every bit as bellicose. The unfortunate fact is, regardless of who is in the White House, the US, more often than not, does not respect borders or the autonomy of other nations. The other sad fact, we are now facing an enemy who regards death and martyrdom as the ultimate reward. How, exactly, do we conduct diplomacy with rogue states and religious fundamentalists who are simply unwilling to negotiate? If Iran were to get it's hand

The planet-sized distinction being, militant atheists (though I think the term itself is misleading, to put it mildly), don

- One of the good ones.

If some of the poll numbers I

For this voter, McCain could come across as the messiah himself, but as long as Palin is his co-pilot, there is no way in holy hell that he would ever get my vote.

Obama is consistently scoring much higher on the CNN audience reaction thing-a-majigy - especially among independents - whereas, McCain is tanking.

As someone who holds no great love in his heart for Obama, I think he is doing extremely well. McCain's answers sound as though they're served out of a can, Obama's tone is much more conversational and effective. I'm impressed.

Salon has posted an illuminating, heartbreaking story outlining Wallace

Conservative and former economic speechwriter for President George W. Bush, David Frum: Conservatives have drawn strength from populism. But you can overdo any good thing

No, really, they do

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From Salon: Conservative columnist tells Palin: "bow out" Sarah Palin has seen better days. In fact, her performance recently is so bad that it made one former supporter not just rethink that position, but take to the Web site of the conservative National Review to call on Palin to step down from the Republican ticket. In a column published Friday, Kathleen Parker writes: As we've seen and heard more from John McCain's running mate, it is increasingly clear that Palin is a problem. Quick study or not, she doesn't know enough about economics and foreign policy to make Americans comfo

From CNN - John McCain will debate Barack Obama as planned tonight, his campaign announced. McCain said earlier this week he would bow out of the first presidential debate if a deal had not been reached on a $700 billion bailout plan for U.S. financial institutions. By midday, McCain's campaign said he believed enough progress had been made for him to participate.

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Sort of related (I guess), when I was in my early tweens, I recall channel surfing and coming upon the 700 Club (quite possibly the funniest tv program in the history of like, ever)

Alright, I

Well, when you

And, assuming, a.), this is true, and b.) McCain bails on tonight