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9033<i>Advocates of human cloning seem to all be talking about the potential fLazarus_Long-4/15/2002
9032<i>had to order the lenses to fit my old glasses </i> Why not throwTom Clarke-4/15/2002
9031Should nations, through genetic engineering and cloning, breed supersoldiers? YLazarus_Long-4/15/2002
9030<i>"Bush's position seems utterly Luddite to many..."</i&one_less-4/15/2002
9029<i>Start so we can talk about it</i> Your pitch would have been morLane3-4/15/2002
9028<i>If the words "medical science" were substituted for the wordsLane3-4/15/2002
9027OH MY GAWD!!!! Think of all the compasses that will have to be recalibrated! :-Lazarus_Long-4/15/2002
9026<i>He didn't say "self-righteous," he said "righteous,&Lane3-4/15/2002
9025<i>"Have you heard anyone advocate changing the human race by cloningone_less-4/15/2002
9024<i>Still scratching that itch, I see.</i> Itch?Lane3-4/15/2002
9023I just deleted that question from my preceding post! I hadn't seen your replE-4/15/2002
9022<i>The implication that we need to change the human race via cloning is scLane3-4/15/2002
9021He didn't say "self-righteous," he said "righteous," whiE-4/15/2002
9020<i> Karen, there's one on Amazon titled From Beirut to Jerusalem. <Lane3-4/15/2002
9019T&C? Turkos and ????Lazarus_Long-4/15/2002
9018<i>"And can you see anything positive coming from comparing one'sone_less-4/15/2002
9017Still scratching that itch, I see.Poet-4/15/2002
9016<i>When I use the word "moral," I am thinking of the rights and Lane3-4/15/2002
9015<i>"This reeks of religion so..."</i> This type of commenone_less-4/15/2002
9014Which book are you talking about? Karen mentioned one titled <i>From BeiruE-4/15/2002
9013What makes you say this? <I>Social Comparison is the most destructive elePoet-4/15/2002
9012LOL!!Lazarus_Long-4/15/2002
9011Oh, I did, I did. On the GWB thread. He never responded.Lazarus_Long-4/15/2002
9010If that's grounds for banishment, we'd have no lefties left on the threaLazarus_Long-4/15/2002
9009<i>"and secular people would be more likely to use the word, moral,&qone_less-4/15/2002
9008I have started-- and it is a very easy read so far. Very anecdotal and well-writRambi-4/15/2002
9007<i>"But it seems mostly a "lowly them" and a "superiorone_less-4/15/2002
9006<i>Haven't done that myself in quite awhile. </i> Me neither, wLane3-4/15/2002
9005If I do any serious reading soon, I think it'll be this one. He was on C-SpaTom Clarke-4/15/2002
9004Gee thanks. What a pal. Doing some of that serious reading, eh? Haven't doTom Clarke-4/15/2002
9003It's been a really, really long time since I read Canticle. I still have myLane3-4/15/2002
9002I read that awhile ago, wish it was still around. I passed it on to someone. InTom Clarke-4/15/2002
9001I just posted on CL about this problem. It has taken so much of my time; if you E-4/15/2002
9000What a computer mess. Back it up, pronto. Well looky here: grub.Poet-4/15/2002
8999<i>Agree or disagree, her site is quite good. </i> Anyone who appreLane3-4/15/2002
8998That's a riot! I hadn't noticed that one. I must e-mail it to my AnglophTom Clarke-4/15/2002
8997<i>As I mentioned earlier, I think religious people would be more likely tE-4/15/2002
8996That is a wonderfully bizarre site. Seems to loathe most people, which is alwaythames_sider-4/15/2002
8995Troglodyte? Speak for yourself. I am a proud Neanderthal.... JLAjlallen-4/15/2002
8994For the sale of thread hygiene, you ought to ban TreasonPuddy from this thread. jlallen-4/15/2002
8993Sue the IRS for aiding and abetting the scam.....<g>jlallen-4/15/2002
8992There will be no real change while Law sticks....jlallen-4/15/2002
8991Post that to Flappy....jlallen-4/15/2002
8990Wonder when McKinney was made privy to this info. If it's been awhile, why dTom Clarke-4/15/2002
8989Best snorkeling in th world is off Providenciales in the T&C Islands. 90 mijlallen-4/15/2002
8988Yep. Deport the witch....jlallen-4/15/2002
8987Not voting for Bush? Is that based on the smirk?jlallen-4/15/2002
8986Yep.jlallen-4/15/2002
8985Maybe it varies from state to state. There was a case in Oklahoma recently whereTom Clarke-4/15/2002
8984That's a great question. I'd always thought that the state-run labs farPoet-4/15/2002
8983I'm not positive, but don't state run forensics labs have a monopoly on Tom Clarke-4/15/2002
8982Spiked-online is fun, glad you liked it. Yes, "human conquests" leavesTom Clarke-4/15/2002
8981I'll go take a look at it. Thanks. Interesting editorial in today's NYPoet-4/15/2002
8980Nice poetry, but I am missing the point....Tom Clarke-4/15/2002
8979Not to mention he's a practicing Catholic. There is a debate going on betweeTom Clarke-4/15/2002
8978<i>This is probably the most even handed assessment of weblogs by traditioLane3-4/15/2002
8977Sullivan's website is particularly sharp and well-designed. I'm fascinaPoet-4/15/2002
8976This is probably the most even handed assessment of weblogs by traditional mediaTom Clarke-4/15/2002
8975<i>Sounds like they need him here...</i> Oh, my. The bad news alwaLane3-4/15/2002
8974Ragtag collection of news diaries....? Yah, the Revolutionary Army was ragtag,Tom Clarke-4/15/2002
8973<I>Few places face the physical and social challenges of Chugach. DeLorenzSnowshoe-4/15/2002
8972The Post has an editorial on the death penalty this morning. Apparently we'Lane3-4/15/2002
8971The ice skating show that I was raving about the other day has turned up again oLane3-4/15/2002
8970RE:.Isn't GW playing god when he says cloning should be banned? No really, GBald Eagle-4/15/2002
8969<i>GW has been trying out for the part his whole life.</i> Maybe. BLazarus_Long-4/15/2002
8968Yeah. The guys who brought us social security, the federal budget (an oxymoron)Lazarus_Long-4/15/2002
8967<i>Isn't GW playing god when he says cloning should be banned?</i&gTigerPaw-4/15/2002
8966<i>Not only because I am fairly libertarian and want to maximize personal TigerPaw-4/15/2002
8965<i>"Imagine how stupid they would have been if they didn't play fLazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8964<I can tell you never met my HS football team.> This same notion came up cosmicforce-4/14/2002
8963You very well may be right. I was thinking contained, spread it may mean millionIsh-4/14/2002
8962<i> I bet a good stroke would save at least 1,000 lives. </i> I beLazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8961<<LOL!!! I thought you weren't supposed to pray for bad things to happIsh-4/14/2002
8960<i>Athletics (motor intelligence) is, unlike the stereotype, correlated wiLazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8959LOL!!! I thought you weren't supposed to pray for bad things to happen to Lazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8958Hey, I already said I didn't take it. And would depend on the weather, currLazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8957Actually, only moderate activity is associated with increased lifespan. If goldcosmicforce-4/14/2002
8956<i>But where did it place you? </i> You first.Lane3-4/14/2002
8955The radio didn't say what his demands were, just demands. Tonight I'm goIsh-4/14/2002
8954I didn't take it. I know BS when I smell it. Reality doesn't divide inLazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8953<i>"I've studied a half dozen languages</i>" I can kiSolon-4/14/2002
8952What were his demands? I haven't watched TV today. I've been getting aLazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8951Ah, I think I detect another nerd. :-) One thing gained from athletic activityLazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8950They were just talking about the Powell/Arafat meeting. Arafat couldn't walkIsh-4/14/2002
8949<i>Hey, I'm the only troglodyte around today</i> So, how did yoLane3-4/14/2002
8948<i>maybe one more little uppercut at Laz there</i> Go ahead. EverybLazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8947<i>and why do we need athletes?</i> To win gold medals, and prove wSolon-4/14/2002
8946eeew and why do we need athletes? unless they are mental athletes, I think we neepicure-4/14/2002
8945Right of conquest, my boy.Lazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8944<i>I never had the calling to have children</i> Nor have I. But thaLazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8943<i>A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a Heaven for?&Solon-4/14/2002
8942You raise a topic that is, for better or worse--bound to be a major social, inflSolon-4/14/2002
8941Bueno, ¿te lo llamas '<i>living</i>'? ... ajá .. amarcos-4/14/2002
8940Very interesting, never heard those terms before, or if i did they didn't remarcos-4/14/2002
8939<i>Kinda hard to feel sorry for them then.</i> I never had the callLane3-4/14/2002
8938I don't want to leave the impression that I don't see value in learning Lane3-4/14/2002
8937<i>No more so than every PP believes everything he reads on WorldNetDaily.Lazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8936'<i>but I don't see the point of being really bilingual</i>&marcos-4/14/2002
8935<i>On this thread, though, I always assume the former. I think that's Lazarus_Long-4/14/2002
8934For women who are very intelligent it could be a great temptation to believe youepicure-4/14/2002
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