tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post116292026810612118..comments2024-03-28T03:10:51.807-05:00Comments on Julia Sweeney: Julia Sweeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459682985438227986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1163085485806357832006-11-09T09:18:00.000-06:002006-11-09T09:18:00.000-06:00Found via SciTech Dailyhttp://scitechdaily.com"It ...Found via SciTech Daily<BR/>http://scitechdaily.com<BR/><BR/>"It is commonly held that religion makes people more just, compassionate, and moral, but a new <A HREF="http://www.skeptic.com/the_magazine/featured_articles/v12n03_are_religious_societies_healthier.html" REL="nofollow">study</A> suggests that the data belie that assumption."<BR/><BR/>Direct link to the study being described is found within the article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1163034834538064052006-11-08T19:13:00.000-06:002006-11-08T19:13:00.000-06:00I read an interview Nora Ephron did years ago, I t...I read an interview Nora Ephron did years ago, I think when she was directing her first film, that in her original script of "When Harry Met Sally" Harry and Sally didn't end up as a romantic couple. Yes they had 'the sex' but got over it and realized that they were true friends.<BR/><BR/>I wish I had read that before I watched the movie as a passionate & overly romantic twenty something with her best male buddy. It put thoughts in my head, and it put thoughts in his head. A few months later we emerged boyfriend & girlfriend. 2 years after that a break beyond all mending.<BR/>The path back to friendship, was obliterated. <BR/><BR/>I am friends or friendly with all my other exes.<BR/><BR/>Funny, I should have known Nora's intent had been monkeyed with, because I read "Heartburn" a couple of years before seeing Meg and Billy. <BR/><BR/>Now here is to reality!<BR/>I am very happy at the outcome of yesterday's events. <BR/><BR/>Although, after seeing Pelosi's victory speech, I was thinking, "Come on loosen up and show some sparkle." I felt like one of those scary moms in "Little Miss Sunshine". Schumer's grinning nodding profile to her right, Harry Reid's half raised fist raisin' the roof to her left.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, it was just the late hour. I would find it impossible to sparkle after a long day of waiting and tensely watching Tim Russert and his eraser board. Are you uncapping the red or the blue pen Tim? Yay it's the blue, it's the blue!Lori Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106140519336778658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1163032338862225382006-11-08T18:32:00.000-06:002006-11-08T18:32:00.000-06:00Ah...at last! I find myself in the company of fe...Ah...at last! I find myself in the company of fellow human beings who understand that "you can be good without god." How lonely it's been out here in Redneckville, where the only social opportunities are hanging out at the bar (I don't drink) or going to church functions (where I clearly do not belong). Looking forward to the CD!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162993835208960802006-11-08T07:50:00.000-06:002006-11-08T07:50:00.000-06:00You might want to try the book "Small Gods," by Te...You might want to try the book "Small Gods," by Terry Pratchett. It's a wonderful take on religion in general, and (as an added bonus to a parent with limited time) a relatively quick read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162963458319652662006-11-07T23:24:00.000-06:002006-11-07T23:24:00.000-06:00Oh jeez. It’s so important that evolutionary psych...<I>Oh jeez. It’s so important that evolutionary psychology be understood. And how everything falls under “Darwinism” – not just violence, but everything else too; love, community, altruism, sacrifice for others. People, in general, don’t understand that you can be good without God.</I><BR/><BR/>I <I>so</I> agree with you on this one! I take the opportunity to teach my Psychology students about Darwinism at every turn, and have found that they're often equally confused about his theory when it's applied physically or psychologically.<BR/><BR/>The funny thing is, I don't get a whole lot of opposition (although that HAS happened, usually from a student who has clearly been coached by some Fundamentalist nay-sayer). I mostly get blank stares, some probing questions, and then a "Why didn't someone explain it that way to me before" kinds of comments. It's very rewarding.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and we love you too, Julia! : )Sheldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861876430546129295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162963331892947312006-11-07T23:22:00.000-06:002006-11-07T23:22:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sheldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861876430546129295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162932131034089942006-11-07T14:42:00.000-06:002006-11-07T14:42:00.000-06:00I got up to vote at 6 a.m. this morning, not too c...I got up to vote at 6 a.m. this morning, not too confident but hopeful for a changing of the guard .. I guess we'll find out soon!Reel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162923386117023552006-11-07T12:16:00.000-06:002006-11-07T12:16:00.000-06:00Hi Julia. Love you to bits.I'd like to order some ...Hi Julia. Love you to bits.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to order some CD's, only I'm from the UK. Is that possible? I tried emailing you. Take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162920883882997622006-11-07T11:34:00.000-06:002006-11-07T11:34:00.000-06:00What a wonderful collection of random thoughts for...What a wonderful collection of random thoughts for the day! Here in Oregon, we're going to see how progressive the state really is. An anti-choice candidate for governor, a parental-notification law on the ballot, some free-speech-restricting laws... we'll see. After 2004, I can't afford to get my hopes up just yet. There was NO way Bush could be reelected, and, well... you know.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to check out the magazine you recommended and see how it is. It sounds like something I could use right about now.<BR/><BR/>Time magazine's cover story for the next issue is basically "Science vs. God" They're giving space to both sides of the "bible as science" so we'll see how they come off. <BR/><BR/>I don't knwo if I'd mentioned this before here, but over the summer, my wife got into a conversation with a neighbor while my wife was visiting her mother in California. The neighbor was one my wife had known her whole life, a woman with very bright, nice kids and grandkids now. She has an advanced degree, and several of her children and gandkids do as well.<BR/><BR/>This woman was going on about how the Noah story really is literal, and the earth really is 6000 years old.<BR/><BR/>When my wife asked about dinosaurs, it turns out that Noah DID have dinosaurs on the ark. But he took them on when they were still eggs, so that explains the space issue people like to point out.<BR/><BR/>So, dinosaur eggs. Your proof of god and creationism :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com