I would like to pholad, mytilate and spondyl all these contributions.

Alan


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From: "David Kirsh" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Nautilus, 104 years ago.


> That is lunule-cy! He was coming un-hinged and his shrink suspected a case
> of anomia. Hey, this is opening Pandora's box, I'm a tellin' you.
>
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC
>
>>
>>> It may seem funny to you, but to the policeman it was a great ca-lamity!
>>
>>Shell shock.  What's more, he couldn't sue the gull, even if he felt
>>mercenary-a.
>>
>>Even more of a ca-lamity for the clam.
>
>
>
> "Skepticism's bad rap arises from the impression that, however necessary
> the activity, it can only be regarded as a negative removal of false
> claims. Not so […]. Proper debunking is done in the interest of an
> alternate model of explanation, not as a nihilistic exercise. The
> alternate model is rationality itself, tied to moral decency—the most
> powerful joint instrument for good that our planet has ever
>  known.”--Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002)
>
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