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Re: [atheists-8] General Practitioner Recommendations? - If he doesn't work, I like my doctor. Gretchen Crook at ARC Far West. Michelle --- On Wed, 9/16/09, Jon Harmon wrote: > From: Jon Harmon > Subject: Re: [atheists-8] General Practitioner Recommendatio Michelle Sep 16, 2009 10:51 AM
Re: [atheists-8] General Practitioner Recommendations? - Thanks! Dr. Hahn is right around the corner from my office, and is in my insurance plan. Now to see if he can fit me in... On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Melissa wrote: > James Hahn > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Jo Jon Harmon Sep 16, 2009 9:36 AM
Re: [atheists-8] General Practitioner Recommendations? - James Hahn On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Jon Harmon < [address removed] > wrote: Melissa Sep 16, 2009 9:30 AM
General Practitioner Recommendations? - I'm looking for a doctor in Austin. Does anyone have any recommendations of a good general practitioner who keeps his medicine reason-based, without any mention of sky giants? Jon Harmon Sep 16, 2009 8:39 AM
Blasphemy Day International 2009 - Preview not available Edward Sep 1, 2009 11:10 AM
Re: Re: [atheists-8] Dinner with the editor of "50 Voices of Disbelief" - > I don't see an option to RSVP on either of the two meetup groups. How, or where, do we RSVP? Sorry I wasn't clear. Just email me your RSVP to [address removed] Thanks, Elze Elze H Aug 18, 2009 6:56 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Dinner with the editor of "50 Voices of Disbelief" - steve Aug 17, 2009 5:27 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Dinner with the editor of "50 Voices of Disbelief" - We would like to attend. How do we RSVP? Laneda and Gerald --- On Mon, 8/17/09, Lee <plain_farmer@yaho Laneda Wall Aug 17, 2009 4:20 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Dinner with the editor of "50 Voices of Disbelief" - I don't see an option to RSVP on either of the two meetup groups. How, or where, do we RSVP? --- On Mon, 8/17/09, Elze H <elzes@yahoo Lee Aug 17, 2009 10:48 AM
Dinner with the editor of "50 Voices of Disbelief" - Hi all, Some of you might have heard of Russell Blackford, an Australian editor whose latest book, "50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists" is due out this fall. It's a collection of essays from prominent atheists. Russell is also a science fictio Elze H Aug 17, 2009 8:11 AM
RE: [atheists-8] Funny Video - imawebgirl Jul 22, 2009 8:34 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Funny Video - Preview not available John J. Jul 22, 2009 3:11 PM
RE: [atheists-8] Funny Video - Josh Usovsky Jul 22, 2009 1:59 PM
Funny Video - Somewhat NSFW, but still a good video. ed Homeopathy & Nutritionists vs Real Science! Edward Jul 22, 2009 1:36 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Hey - steve Jul 13, 2009 4:20 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Hey - Good decision. ed On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Danny < [address removed] > wrote: Edward Jul 13, 2009 11:08 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Hey - Thank you Chris.  I almost responded to that effect, but didn't want to contribute to the "spam" we had already received.  She also spammed me through other meet-up groups that I belong to.  Altogether I had SIX Emails from this Marci Danny Jul 13, 2009 10:36 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Hey - Just so it's clear to everyone, I don't mind if you "push" something atheism-related, but Marcia's recent email was obviously outright spam and will not be tolerated. "Marcia" is no longer a member of this group. Chris Chris Hilton Jul 13, 2009 10:27 AM
Hey - Preview not available Marcia Jul 13, 2009 1:18 AM
Need organizer for next meetup- June 16th - I just realized I'm going to be busy the night of the next Meetup (a week ahead this time), so would someone mind stepping up and doing the organizer duties that night? Not a lot to it, just greet people, gather the group at the front, then make sure t Chris Hilton Jun 10, 2009 11:56 PM
RE: [atheists-8] book - Preview not available Tyler Runde May 17, 2009 2:00 PM
Re: [atheists-8] book - jim copeland May 17, 2009 10:06 AM
Re: [atheists-8] book - Shelley May 16, 2009 9:54 PM
book - steve May 16, 2009 7:29 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Atheism and play him off keyboard cat - That woman reminds me of the "God Warrior" that was on Wife Swap a season or so ago!  LOL.  She refused to take the "tainted" money from the "dark-sided" family, but in the end she re-considered and took the cash!  Hee hee.   Danny May 5, 2009 5:39 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Atheism and play him off keyboard cat - That's seriously funny. :) On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Chris Hilton < [address removed] > wrote: Saurabh May 5, 2009 5:39 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Atheism and play him off keyboard cat - Found it. Nothing really additional, though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM6BEGZ-spI On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Danny wrote: > Oh, I loved that!  That's awesome!  I wish I could find the actual video of > Michael ge Chris Hilton May 5, 2009 5:29 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Atheism and play him off keyboard cat - Oh, I loved that!  That's awesome!  I wish I could find the actual video of Michael getting yelled at though. thanks for sharing Chris. ~ danny Danny May 5, 2009 5:21 PM
Atheism and play him off keyboard cat - Okay, I don't usually like to spam the group with the latest internet meme, but I found this one particularly funny and, in this case, atheism-related. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyauGeRa5T0 http://playhimoffkeyboardcat.com/ Hopefully it's no Chris Hilton May 5, 2009 5:03 PM
Re: [atheists-8] New event: Was Darwin Wrong? debate with Dr. Michael Shermer - Preview not available Michelle Apr 9, 2009 7:45 AM
New event: Was Darwin Wrong? debate with Dr. Michael Shermer - Hey, everyone! I wanted to let you know that I posted a new meetup event to the calendar. An evolution v. intelligent design debate featuring Michael Shermer will be taking place April 28 at the UT Gregory Gym. Please see the meetup page for more details! Jacquie Apr 8, 2009 11:44 PM
New Meetup: Dim Sum Christmas - Announcing a new Meetup for The Austin Atheists Meetup Group! What: Dim Sum Christmas When: December 25, 2008 1:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: Andrew has booked a table for 4 Chris Hilton Dec 18, 2008 12:01 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Re: Christmas Day gathering in Chinatown - I love the idea, but will be out of town on Christmas. However I am always up for dim sum. T&S Seafood is good, there is also a place, (Golden Wok, I believe) at the intersection of I-35 and Parmer in the HEB parking lot that i Edward Dec 12, 2008 9:06 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christmas Day gathering in Chinatown - Preview not available Christi Dec 11, 2008 6:17 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christmas Day gathering in Chinatown - I definitely had dim sum at some place in Chinatown there, but after looking at the site, I'm not sure it still exists! I was talking about it with Andrew and I think he originally mentioned Chinatown, but now that I think about it he could have mean Chris Hilton Dec 11, 2008 5:47 PM
Re: Christmas Day gathering in Chinatown - > There was some talk last night about getting together for dim sum in > Chinatown on Christmas Day. I'm going to be out of town, but wanted to > see if the rest of you would be interested and I can set up an event. > So, what do the rest of you thin Elze H Dec 11, 2008 3:52 PM
RE: [atheists-8] Christmas Day gathering in Chinatown - I live near Chinatown(the shopping center) and cant recall there being a DimSum restaurant. Are you sure its not Chinatown the restaurant on Greystone? Or T&S Seafood, which is not far from the Chinatown Shopping Center? -----Original Message----- Alan L S Dec 10, 2008 8:00 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christmas Day gathering in Chinatown - http://chinatownaustin.com/ Can't remember which place is the dim sum restaurant, though. On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Ellie wrote: > > i would like to know if folks are getting together for dim sum. > > chinatown Chris Hilton Dec 10, 2008 7:09 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christmas Day gathering in Chinatown - i would like to know if folks are getting together for dim sum. chinatown? in austin? you're kidding, right? i am sort of confused by that statement, but i'm sure it will be made clear if people are to meet. Ellie Dec 10, 2008 7:04 PM
Christmas Day gathering in Chinatown - There was some talk last night about getting together for dim sum in Chinatown on Christmas Day. I'm going to be out of town, but wanted to see if the rest of you would be interested and I can set up an event. So, what do the rest of you think? Anyon Chris Hilton Dec 10, 2008 5:56 PM
De-Baptism at the Texas Freethought Convention - .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Everybody in the World, Howdy from Austin! I'm Joe Zamecki, one of Joe Zamecki Nov 2, 2008 5:29 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - Preview not available jim copeland Oct 24, 2008 11:01 PM
Fwd: [Brights Announcement] Secular Parenting Seminar in Austin Texas - Preview not available Chris Hilton Oct 24, 2008 1:54 PM
Re: generalized groups /Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available Chris Oct 24, 2008 12:44 AM
RE: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - Quoting Abby : > What job field actually fired you because of your lack of religion??? Yeah, > that's illegal in this country. It's no different from firing someone based > on their race or gender. Your rights are in the Co Chris Oct 24, 2008 12:01 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - Preview not available Chris Oct 23, 2008 11:10 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - Quoting bugpowder : > As brought to my attention by Richard Dawkins... > Section 4 - RELIGIOUS TESTS > No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to > any office, or public trust, in this State; nor Chris Oct 23, 2008 10:35 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available jim copeland Oct 21, 2008 9:27 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - I meant to say "a class with 3 students" not 30. On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 12:38 AM, Dan < [address removed] > wrote: Dan Oct 21, 2008 12:41 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - But you have to admit - the brevity of Feynman's quote makes it instantly funny! ;+) Joy On Oct Joy Oct 21, 2008 12:40 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Hey Jim, Actually the above statement is not correct (or at least not accurate). Here is a simple counter example: In a class with 30 students, student A got 30 in the exam, student B got 50 and C got 100. The average is 60 and two t Dan Oct 21, 2008 12:38 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Also, maybe you never hear people of average IQ talking about it - because they don't know, they don't think it's important, they don't lik Joy Oct 20, 2008 5:14 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available jim copeland Oct 20, 2008 4:52 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Hey Bug, I am a bit confused. So, do you agree with Ashly that average seems to be a bad central measure for IQ? Dan On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 3:14 PM, bugpowder < Dan Oct 20, 2008 4:29 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - "BTW with out taking the test I can tell you that my IQ is extremely high :) " ...well, sure. The question remains whether you could still say that after taking an IQ test. (-: -bug Dan wrote: > Hi Ashly, > > Nice remark. It made me la bugpowder Oct 20, 2008 3:14 PM
Mailing list settings - No offense to those engaged in the recent discussions, but not everyone is used to the mailing list messages, especially as this has been a pretty quiet group in the past. For those who would like to reduce or eliminate the number of mailing list messa Chris Hilton Oct 20, 2008 9:58 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available Cameron Oct 20, 2008 12:35 AM
RE: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - C.J. Oct 19, 2008 11:26 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - I don't understand why you ignore the primary reason of my first two replies. Instead, you only focused on my criticism of your spelling and grammar abilities. It seems obvious to me that the main message of my replies was t Marissa Oct 19, 2008 11:09 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available jim copeland Oct 19, 2008 10:15 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - I have been reading all of the back and forth and what I can't understand is how angry some people appear to be. I say "some" because it is obvious that certain people are trying to have real conversations while others are just trying to start senseless Jamie Oct 19, 2008 9:17 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - That was me that wrote about the silver-bird story. I've always remembered it as being in the book of Job, but it really doesn't matter whi Joy Oct 19, 2008 5:41 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available Cameron Oct 19, 2008 5:39 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Hi Abby, It looks like we share more than just ancestry. I am interested in the technical sides of digital photography, image processing, animation, and computer graphics. I teach / research CS in Texas State University and hav Dan Oct 19, 2008 5:29 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - I did not claim to have a "high" IQ. Cameron [address removed] On Oct 19, 2008, at 4:55 PM, Ashley wrote: > I'm always curious when people say they have a high IQ since the > average has to be 100 and I have yet Cameron Oct 19, 2008 5:03 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Hi Ashly, Nice remark. It made me laugh. BTW with out taking the test I can tell you that my IQ is extremely high :) Dan On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Ashley < Dan Oct 19, 2008 4:57 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - I'm always curious when people say they have a high IQ since the average has to be 100 and I have yet to hear anyone say theirs is under 120. Not really relevant to what you're saying, but it is curious nonetheless. ----- Original Message ----- Fro Ashley Oct 19, 2008 4:55 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - I question whether guys like Steven Hawkings spend much time on message boards. And, I'll repeat, my iPhone has no spellcheck function. As for my intelligence, I was told fits into the superior range based on an IQ test. I only bring that up be Cameron Oct 19, 2008 4:52 PM
RE: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - In my experience, someone who is truly intelligent also has decent spelling and punctuation. They've encountered situations where it's important to communicate clearly, without misunderstandings. And they've generally used the internet enough to know Abby Oct 19, 2008 12:56 PM
RE: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Hi Dan, I'm curious about what misconceptions about the bible you've noticed in recent remarks. :-) I'm also Jewish by birth, apathetic and agnostic by choice, but I was born in America and never read the bible. The bible doesn't interest me at a Abby Oct 19, 2008 12:51 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Hey All, Seems to me that the discussion has drifted a bit. I'd like to take advantage of the drift and direct the discussion to a route that is of more interest for me; hopefully it will be of interest to you. Dan Oct 19, 2008 8:57 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - I'm sorry it has come down to this. I used to have a pretty critical attitude about spelling and grammar, 'til I figured out that it didn't Joy Oct 19, 2008 8:47 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available Cameron Oct 19, 2008 8:23 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available Cameron Oct 19, 2008 8:12 AM
RE: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - C.J. Oct 19, 2008 12:57 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - I wasn't even counting your incorrect use of 'your' and misspelling of 'evidance', not even when you misquote your "deliberate misspelling" in your first reply. It wouldn't matter to me usually, but i Marissa Oct 19, 2008 12:17 AM
RE: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available C.J. Oct 19, 2008 12:17 AM
Re: [atheists-8] religion and pre-history - that sure makes sense to me On Oct 18, 2008, at 9:07 PM, Cameron wrote: > Maybe he was an alien in a spaceship. > > Cameron > [address removed] > > > On Oct 18, 2008, at 1:43 PM, Joy wrote: > >> I like to look at every Joy Oct 18, 2008 9:11 PM
Re: [atheists-8] religion and pre-history - Maybe he was an alien in a spaceship. Cameron [address removed] On Oct 18, 2008, at 1:43 PM, Joy wrote: > I like to look at everything, see what makes logical sense, think > about how human nature figures into it all, Cameron Oct 18, 2008 9:07 PM
RE: [atheists-8] religion and pre-history - lol...CJ you have good points on prejudice. It's something we have to get away from as it's something that the authorities (i.e. church and gov Phil Oct 18, 2008 9:05 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available Cameron Oct 18, 2008 9:00 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available Cameron Oct 18, 2008 8:59 PM
RE: [atheists-8] religion and pre-history - C.J. Oct 18, 2008 2:06 PM
Re: [atheists-8] religion and pre-history - I like to look at everything, see what makes logical sense, think about how human nature figures into it all, other people's opinions, stories handed down that may or may not be factual... See what kind of Big Picture I can come up with, and then Joy Oct 18, 2008 1:43 PM
religion and pre-history - Hi Joy, Just out of curiosity (and to start a thread on a fresh topic), what ancient experience do you think led to the Jehovah character? I remember reading something about how ancient Egyptians never mention anything in their record-keeping abo Abby Oct 18, 2008 1:23 PM
RE: generalized groups /Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - C.J. Oct 18, 2008 1:13 PM
generalized groups /Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Preview not available Joy Oct 18, 2008 1:01 PM
RE: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - C.J. Oct 18, 2008 12:27 PM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - Ashley Oct 18, 2008 12:13 PM
RE: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - C.J. Oct 18, 2008 11:50 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - It's the Hippocratic oath. If you're going to make insulting generalizations about a diverse, multi-faceted group of people you might as well get the spelling right when you're doing it. Marissa Oct 18, 2008 10:41 AM
Autographed book raffle at the Texas Freethought Convention - Hey Heathens, The committee of the Texas Freethought Convention are in contact with several Paul Oct 18, 2008 10:13 AM
RE: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - You guys are a riot... seriously, just calm down... :) why do you guys get worked up so easy? Anyway, I'm telling you guys you're paranoid; there isn't a bunch of crazy Christian doctors working in Austin hospitals planning ways to lower the ath C.J. Oct 18, 2008 10:04 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - I could explain in more detail. If you contact the email below my name Abby. Thanx for your responses. Cameron [address removed] On Oct 15, 2008, at 4:12 PM, Abby wrote: > If religion in these hospitals doesn't pla Cameron Oct 18, 2008 3:07 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - Oh, now I get it. So all the guys I went to highschool with who earned an M.D......because, I know/knew them, I am by proxy a credible source of information on their respective work ethics, and the policies written or otherwise of their places o Cameron Oct 18, 2008 2:55 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - Preview not available Cameron Oct 18, 2008 2:34 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - Ashley Oct 18, 2008 2:27 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - iPhone. My favorite toy ever Cameron [address removed] On Oct 18, 2008, at 2:23 AM, Ashley wrote: > I wish I could type to mailboards from a bar, you have a very cool > phone. > ----- Original Message ----- From Cameron Oct 18, 2008 2:27 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union - Preview not available Cameron Oct 18, 2008 2:26 AM
Re: [atheists-8] Christian Fundamentalism & The Current State of the Union? - I wish I could type to mailboards from a bar, you have a very cool phone. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron" To: Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 2:21 AM Subject: Re: [atheists-8] Christian Funda Ashley Oct 18, 2008 2:22 AM