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From: bill@utastro.UUCP (William H. Jefferys)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Brawk! Polly want a cracker!
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Date: Tue, 4-Jun-85 09:02:48 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun  4 09:02:48 1985
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> I have to give up my project of classifying the 116 reasons.  I don't
> really have the time and I keep missing some of them.  In addition,
> the project has lost all interest for me.  The "authors" are not
> responding to comments and the reasons are almost entirely beneath
> contempt.  Total nonresponse would be most consistent with my signature
> line, but I'll probably be unable to resist the temptation to respond
> to some of the astronomical notes.  [If I'm here when they come in].

Since the "authors" of the 116 reasons are just parroting the contents
of a pamphlet, without, apparently, enough understanding of what they
are copying to defend it against legitimate criticism, and since most of
their arguments have already been thoroughly discussed (and refuted!)
in net.origins, I for one am going to exercise the "n" key when further
examples are posted.  I urge others to do the same.

-- 
"Men never do evil so cheerfully and so completely as when they do so from
	religious conviction."  -- Blaise Pascal

	Bill Jefferys  8-%
	Astronomy Dept, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712   (USnail)
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