I saw him rock out the Esplanade Concert, in Boston, the other nite, on the Fourth of July, with the Boston Pops.

He and they should put out a whole album of Patriotic themed music…///

America is lucky as hell to have the likes of this man…

Great lyrics, and great “selling of the song”…

Does he also put the notes to the words?

Magical thinking? How is it magical thinking? I have never personally seen a theologian or philosopher say abacadabra, but maybe you have had different experiences, no? In other words this is just bullshit blathering.

It’s not the theologian or the philosopher saying abracadabra, it’s “God.” He’s the one doing magic spells to bring things into existence.

“It’s not a valid scientific theory.”

Neither is Metaphysical Naturalism. Intelligent Design and Naturalism are both foundational beliefs that one brings to data, and then theories are formed. Naturalism cannot be empirically tested, because you would have to assume the very thing you are trying to prove. Same way with Intelligent Design they are on equal footing.

Right. They are both not scientific. ID starts with the conclusion and works backwards. Not very scientific. I don’t ascribe to Naturalism either. I look where the evidence points.

And by the way, you must not have much faith in God if you really need to try to find evidence that He created everything. Faith is acceptance without evidence. Looking for proof is a form of doubt, which is a form of sin. Possibly against the Holy Ghost, for which there is no forgiveness, in this life or the life to come (according to the Bible, anyway).

“Hopefully your employer doesn’t read this. They may assume you incorporate magical spells in your work.”

I have not heard that sort of a threat since reading about John Wycliffe. It was after they burnt him at the stake of course. I guess fundamentalism takes many different forms.

I take this to mean you keep a magic wand by your scientific instruments? Or that you support chants and various magical practices in the laboratory? Am I being too “fundamentalist?” Should I support Sorcerer Scientists? Psychic Psychologists? Paranormal Pathologists? Dowsing Doctors? Is every type of pseudoscience legitimate? Or are you using the logical fallacy of the appeal to pity? That wouldn’t be very scientific of you.

For a class project, our group created a blog at utapharm.wordpress.com

Our topic is common fears and concerns about childhood vaccines.

We created a page based on the correlation between autism and vaccines. We just started it and I don’t know much about the topic yet but would love for you guys to comment on our blog. Our classmates will evaluate our blog and read your posts so it’s a way to help educate and spread your opinions on the issue.

If you have any other opinions about vaccines besides their relation to autism, we’d like to hear them as well.

This is for a pre-nursing course so we are all already open to all kinds of information relating to health and health care.

Thanks!

Allison

But I have not yet heard anyone from any side express any concern about the most dangerous possibility if Governor Palin is elected to national office.