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Re: Hail Mary, Full of Grace:
An Evangelical’s Reappraisal of Mary

geoffrobinson — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 23:41:10 -0000

Well, the reason is that Roman Catholicism went overboard with devotion to Mary. So Protestants are understandibly skittish about heaping praise on Mary.

Re: Hail Mary, Full of Grace:
An Evangelical’s Reappraisal of Mary

geoffrobinson — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:42:07 -0000

Let's get down to brass tacks. None of this can be shown from the Bible. The Roman church has made this binding on all believers, despite this. This is unacceptable. You can believe these teaching if you want, but to make this binding on believers when it has no foundation in the Word of God is not something I can in good conscience accept.

Re: International news brands

geoffrobinson — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:56:04 -0000

What exactly is the problem with getting traffic from Drudge?

Re: The emergence of media tribes

geoffrobinson — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:43:54 -0000

One's view of the news media gets affected when the media reports on something you know about. As a Christian, I have read a log regarding apologetics. evidences for the Christian faith, and church history. Every Easter some news magazine is giving a cover story on something Jesus-related. And I'm not too impressed.

As a pro-lifer, I notice when "anti-abortion" is used instead of "pro-life."

Here is a weird example: as someone in the Philadelphia area, I see stories which involve negative portrayals of Philadelphia fans. There is a template. It is easier to follow it. It appears, to me, that reporters can be lazy. It takes effort to get away from an assumed template.

Last one: I've heard Rush Limbaugh say that there was an incorrect description about where he works from an early newspaper report about him (or something similar). Once it was in Lexus-Nexus, it will appear from time to time.

Re: The Golden Compass Bombs - Is This The Death of New Line Cinema?

geoffrobinson — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:51:55 -0000

Yes, the atheism of the series hurt it. Why not the Da Vinci Code or other movies? Because of kids. There is a huge difference between reading or viewing something that challenges beliefs when it is geared towards your kids, esp. if you feel it undermines what you are trying to teach them.

Also, Rendition? No one wants to see movies like that. Hollywood lives in a bubble. Hey, let's make a movie about interrogating terrorists.

If you want to make money, make G and PG movies that are family-friendly.

Re: Time For Spector To Get A Hobby

geoffrobinson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:39:15 -0000

No, this is about him being from Pennsylvania. He has a lot of Eagles (and possibly Steelers) fans who are interested in how far the cheating went. If it is pandering, it is at a local level.

Re: McCain Sits Pretty

geoffrobinson — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:21:26 -0000

The handwriting is on the wall. McCain will win the nomination and lose badly in the general. His only hope is that Hillary is nominated and blacks sit out due to the race-baiting in their race. Otherwise, he's toast.

Re: Time For Spector To Get A Hobby

geoffrobinson — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:24:22 -0000

Then explain the fine and loss of draft picks.

Re: The F7 Pledge

geoffrobinson — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:34:30 -0000

I may vote for McCain while holding my nose with a gas mask on.

He will not get one dime from me. Not when he is the main cause of that abomination of free speech-raising money legislation known as McCain-Feingold. Talk about chutzpah. He needs money to express himself freely on TV?

He gets no part of my hard-earned money.

Re: What’s Next for Mike Huckabee? (by Jim Wallis)

geoffrobinson — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:13:22 -0000

It is pretty much known that there is a generosity gap in America.

It is between conservatives and liberals. Conservatives are more generous than liberals. They give more. They volunteer more. They even donate more blood. A book was written on this very topic.

If you get in the mindset where compassion is equated with government action, you will probably do less for your fellow man. It's the government's responsibility. Why should you do anything?

Re: EBay Pulls Feedback Option for Sellers

geoffrobinson — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:29:53 -0000

While in grad school, I read eBay's mission statement (or something like that). It believed in the inherent goodness of mankind. That is why eBay is in trouble. People aren't good.

I've bought and sold. As a buyer, I'm hoping I'm not going to be scammed. As a seller, I'm hoping the person who bought no insurance or delivery confirmation is being honest when they didn't get something.

People only used to being on one side need to realize the problem is on both ends.

Re: Spore: When Games and Science Collide

geoffrobinson — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:12:41 -0000

So it's pretty much Intelligent Design: the Game. Whether they intended that or not.

Re: Spore: When Games and Science Collide

geoffrobinson — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:12:41 -0000

So it's pretty much Intelligent Design: the Game. Whether they intended that or not.

Re: Smoke and Mirrors, Whales and Lampreys: A Guest Post by Ken Miller

geoffrobinson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:40:45 -0000

http://discoverblogs.sixfee...

"In Chapter 4 of Darwin’s Black Box I first described the clotting cascade and then, in a section called “Similarities and Differences”, analyzed it in terms of irreducible complexity. Near the beginning of that part I had written, “Leaving aside the system before the fork in the pathway, where details are less well known, the blood clotting system fits the definition of irreducible complexity... The components of the system (beyond the fork in the pathway) are fibrinogen, prothrombin, Stuart factor, and proaccelerin.” Casey Luskin concludes that from that point on I was focusing my argument on the system beyond the fork in the pathway, containing those components I named. That is a reasonable conclusion because, well, because that’s what I said I was doing, and Mr. Luskin can comprehend the English language.

Apparently Prof. Miller can’t. He breathlessly reports that one page after I had qualified my argument I wrote “Since each step necessarily requires several parts, not only is the entire blood-clotting system irreducibly complex, but so is each step in the pathway” and Miller asserts that meant I had inexplicably switched back to considering the whole cascade, including the initial steps. It seems not to have occurred to Miller that that sentence should be read in the context of the previous page..."

[Carl: Geoff is quoting from Michael Behe's latest Amazon blog post. Behe does not allow comments there. Comments are welcome here.]

Re: Smoke and Mirrors, Whales and Lampreys: A Guest Post by Ken Miller

geoffrobinson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:40:45 -0000

http://discoverblogs.sixfee...

[Carl: Geoff is quoting from Michael Behe's latest Amazon blog post. Behe does not allow comments there. Comments are welcome here.]

Re: Time to short Jenny Craig?

geoffrobinson — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:36:25 -0000

First, I found myself getting more and more generic brands. Then, I found myself shopping more and more at Aldi, which is much cheaper than Wal-Mart or Target. Then, I started using a chain near Philly called Produce Junction in combination with Aldi. Really, really cheap produce.

I find I buy more groceries with Aldi and Produce Junction but my dollar goes much further. We are eating out much less and saving a lot of money.

It is amazing how much money you can save when you commit to being really cheap.

Re: Time to short Jenny Craig?

geoffrobinson — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:34:31 -0000

Well, there are differences between Aldi and Wal Mart. About 90+ percent of what Aldi carries is their own generic brands. But the quality of what they have is pretty good.

They have a limited selection and don't accept credit cards. That produces a lot of savings for them.

Re: Sean Penn's Wonderful Oscars Acceptance Speech

geoffrobinson — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:44:44 -0000

As someone who would have voted for Prop 8, I would have no problems explaining my vote to my grandkids. Even if culture declines to the point of making gay marriage inevitable. There is a very easy explanation.

The real question is whether the lovers of freedom will force me into to a reeducation camp before then.

And to the Netherlands guy, once the Muslims take over in Europe and institute sharia law those rights you love will be gone.

Re: Late-term abortion doctor decries Tiller killing: ‘This is a fascist movement’

geoffrobinson — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:23:09 -0000

John Brown resorted to violence to end slavery. Was slavery fine and the abolitionist movement a fascist movement?

Re: Late-term abortion doctor decries Tiller killing: ‘This is a fascist movement’

geoffrobinson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:30:43 -0000

Yes, abortion is much worse than slavery. It isn't even in the same ballpark.

That said, I'm criticizing the argument of the abortionist in the article. I'm using the same logical structure and taking it to someplace you don't want to go. It's called the reductio ad absurdum. I suggest you look it up.

If some fringes of a movement resort to violence, does that make a movement unjust and what its protesting fine? No. I was just using John Brown in order to show that to you.

Re: Ted Olson’s Case for Gay Marriage

geoffrobinson — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:20:09 -0000

Why the Equal Protection clause doesn't work here:

Everyone is allowed to marry someone of the opposite sex. That rule applies to everyone equally.

Re: Ted Olson’s Case for Gay Marriage

geoffrobinson — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:07:30 -0000

Supporters of this, a question:

How do you avoid the reductio ad absurdum?

Why can't I, using your logic, marry my mother? Or fill in the blank with anything else you can think of?

Re: Asylum in the U.S. for German Homeschoolers?

geoffrobinson — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:21:07 -0000

Based on the comments in this forum, they may need protection in this country as well.

Their faith tells them to raise their kids in a certain way under certain educational influences. Germany doesn't respect their rights as parents to raise them in this way. They would go to jail if they refused.

A country started by a group of Puritans coming over to avoid religious persecution should allow this.

Re: Pro-Business Movies

geoffrobinson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:06:31 -0000

The speech from Danny Devito at the end of "Other People's Money" is an ode to creative destruction.

Re: E-Donnybrook - Magazine - The Atlantic

geoffrobinson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:12:43 -0000

This doesn't have to be like the Windows monopoly world of 90's. There can be two or more winners. Or the success of both can create a dynamic which spur greater demand overall.

Disqus - Friends of moonofsilver

Re: Hail Mary, Full of Grace:An Evangelical’s Reappraisal of Mary

Re: Hail Mary, Full of Grace:An Evangelical’s Reappraisal of Mary

Re: International news brands

Re: The emergence of media tribes

Re: The Golden Compass Bombs - Is This The Death of New Line Cinema?

Re: Time For Spector To Get A Hobby

Re: McCain Sits Pretty

Re: Time For Spector To Get A Hobby

Re: The F7 Pledge

Re: What’s Next for Mike Huckabee? (by Jim Wallis)

Re: EBay Pulls Feedback Option for Sellers

Re: Spore: When Games and Science Collide

Re: Spore: When Games and Science Collide

Re: Smoke and Mirrors, Whales and Lampreys: A Guest Post by Ken Miller

Re: Smoke and Mirrors, Whales and Lampreys: A Guest Post by Ken Miller

Re: Time to short Jenny Craig?

Re: Time to short Jenny Craig?

Re: Sean Penn's Wonderful Oscars Acceptance Speech

Re: Late-term abortion doctor decries Tiller killing: ‘This is a fascist movement’

Re: Late-term abortion doctor decries Tiller killing: ‘This is a fascist movement’

Re: Ted Olson’s Case for Gay Marriage

Re: Ted Olson’s Case for Gay Marriage

Re: Asylum in the U.S. for German Homeschoolers?

Re: Pro-Business Movies

Re: E-Donnybrook - Magazine - The Atlantic

Re: Hail Mary, Full of Grace:
An Evangelical’s Reappraisal of Mary

Re: Hail Mary, Full of Grace:
An Evangelical’s Reappraisal of Mary