Apo , atheists, materialist, naturalists, non-supernaturalists - however one wishes to term them - were around prior to Darwin's presentation of a scientifically respectable theory of evolution, so being the former does not immediately translate into the logical necessity (strict implication) of be...

If you don't believe me - or Herr Spengler, read this....

Henri

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道可道非常道

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Somehow, Laozi always reminds me of Wittgenstein :

Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.

even though I imagine them as diametrically opposed personalities....

Henri

PS : Katy, do your best, at least, to swim to the top !...

Orthographical reforms come and go ; I never learn anything....

Henri

Doug Harper records that «cookie» was in use as early as 1920 to refer to persons, but says as little here with respect to gender as he does when tracing the orgin of «smart cookie».

Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen....

Henri

Mamawsandy , for those of us who in the heat of the moment tend to reply directly and forget to compose first in, say, Word™, it's good to know that Google Toolbar provides an orthographic control (spellcheck) that works perfectly well on, e g, draughts of postings to the Agora . Personally I use F...

The problem being that awkward «his or her», which, given social developments, no longer seems resolvable with a simple «his». Still, I don't know but what I prefer even a ungainly «his or her» to a «their» when the singular reflexive is desired....

Henri

Thanks, BD ! I'll try to recognise the phrase if I ever meet an aggressive Portuguese/Brazilian bear !...

Henri

As our dear Dr Goodword has pointed out, the «Good Word Discussions» forum exists to «discuss past Good Words [emphasis added[sub]MHD[/sub]]». For the sake of order, which, as we all know, muß sein , perhaps we should try to respect this norm and send GWotD suggestions to the «Good Word Suggestions»...

No matter which alternative a bear were to choose with me, BD, I'd consider it more than sufficiently threatening ! But thanks for the pointer !...

Henri

PS : How does it go in Portuguese ?...

You tell me.... Henri Henri, I think, in Nathan135's case, I can make a case against the death penalty, and in favor of torture. Larry , I just assumed that it was somebody up there (in the NSA ?) letting me know that I was being surveyed. As for torture, why not make him (or her) read all my posti...

Quote: By calling the Graner-England incidents at Abu Ghraib, frat pranks, no way diminishes the suffering of the prisoners, but neither does it suggest in itself State-sanctioned torture or even abuse [emphasis addedMHD]. I take it, Henri, that the addition of "Note the horrors and large numb...

to all my dear fellow Agorists ! As a present to those interested in such matters, I provide a link to Science 's «Breakthrough of the Year», which has as its theme «Evolution in action», which, after events in Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, must seem topical indeed, in particular to list member...

Unfortunately, Mr Boot completely neglects the evidence that just such things [i e, «fingernails pulled, electric shocks applied, sharp objects put where they don't belong» is what the word "torture" commonly connotes. have been done by US operatives to prisoners, in addition to such plea...

Welcome to the Agora, mamawsandy, with or without accent !...

Henri