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@High Seas,

SShhhh. He's quite insane, isn't he ???

to not teach evolution in schools is a crime of deprivity of knowledge towards the populace

@High Seas,

High Seas wrote:

failures art wrote:

Meanwhile in science land, biologists are completely unaware that English pub hicks disapprove of their research.

Add the mathematicians to your list. I'd also be interested in your opinion on the article I just linked in my post to Ionus (this page).

I skimmed the first page. I'll read it in full and post back. I suspect however that if it addressing the "god in the gaps" argument, we'll both agree that science is not as handicapped from this and many religious apologists claim.

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@north,

Deprivity?

Is that a lack of outhouses?

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

Deprivity?

Is that a lack of outhouses?

it is the lack of knowledge , period

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@north,

north wrote:

Setanta wrote:

Deprivity?

Is that a lack of outhouses?

it is the lack of knowledge , period , to not teach evolution

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The word you wanted was depravity, which does not mean a lack of knowledge--and it is really hilariously ironic for you to preach about a lack of knowledge.

The Free Dictionary-dot-com, citing The American Heritage Dictionary wrote:

de·prav·i·ty
n. pl. de·prav·i·ties
1. Moral corruption or degradation.
2. A depraved act or condition.

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

The word you wanted was depravity, which does not mean a lack of knowledge--and it is really hilariously ironic for you to preach about a lack of knowledge.

The Free Dictionary-dot-com, citing The American Heritage Dictionary wrote:
de·prav·i·ty
n. pl. de·prav·i·ties
1. Moral corruption or degradation.
2. A depraved act or condition.

you suggested depravity , not me , your arguing with yourself

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@Setanta,

Not a good day, he, Set?

When things go down South, one can easily lose the North...

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You misspelled "you're." If your word "deprivity" didn't mean depravity, just what do you claim it does mean? (This should be good.)

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@Francis,

Actually, in this and another thread, this boy is providing me some genuine free entertainment. I'm havin' a good day . . . howzaboutyou, Mon Vieux?

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@north,

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to not teach evolution in schools is a crime of deprivity of knowledge towards the populace

Are you saying that's a bad thing in principle or only as applied to that part of evolution theory you understand?

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He might have meant "deprovity" of knowledge.

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@eurocelticyankee,

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SShhhh. He's quite insane, isn't he ???

Are you struggling for words ecy?

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@spendius,

No, just couldn't be arsed.

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

You misspelled "you're." If your word "deprivity" didn't mean depravity, just what do you claim it does mean? (This should be good.)

thats up to you

I was talking about knowledge

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@north,

Yes, i know what your allegation is--but that's not an answer to my question.

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@spendius,

spendius wrote:

Quote:
to not teach evolution in schools is a crime of deprivity of knowledge towards the populace

Are you saying that's a bad thing in principle or only as applied to that part of evolution theory you understand?

a bad thing in principle

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

Yes, i know what your allegation is--but that's not an answer to my question.

which is ?

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@High Seas,

Quote:

life is so fatally serious that it would be unbearable without such a connection between the pathetic and the comic. … after the departure of the heroes come the clowns.”

Now there's a fine compliment. Read the rest--

Quote:

But life is so fatally serious that it would be unbearable without such a connection between the pathetic and the comic. Our poets know that. The most horrible images of human madness are shown to us by Aristophanes only in the laughing mirror of wit. Only in the doggerel of a puppet show does Goethe dare to utter the great pain of the thinker who comprehends his own nothingness. And Shakespeare puts the gravest indictment about the misery of the world into the mouth of a fool who is anxiously rattling his cap and bells. … after the departure of the heroes come the clowns.”
— Heinrich Heine, Ideas: The Book of Le Grand (1827)

I have a nice copy of The Poems of Heinrich Heine with a Forward by Louis Untermeyer (1938--Cape) right here in my hand. It's in good nick too. He was one of Frank Harris's favourites. I've only ever glimpsed at it before. Frank was a pretty good clown. As good as Sterne in his own way.

"You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns when they all came down to do tricks for you."

Thanks HS. If I had read that before I would have done more than glimpse.

Alas poor Yorick.

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