tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post5819409886374097298..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Sexed UpSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-87226641034829125972008-02-19T20:17:00.000-05:002008-02-19T20:17:00.000-05:00....and PanDeism is wet and sexy!....and <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandeism" REL="nofollow">PanDeism</A> is wet and sexy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9634219579486864872008-01-30T19:20:00.000-05:002008-01-30T19:20:00.000-05:00Well,sign me up to the sexed-up atheists list then...Well,sign me up to the sexed-up atheists list then!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-31556789463076283042008-01-28T21:46:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:46:00.000-05:00Hi Bee,“Deists differ from pantheists in that the ...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“Deists differ from pantheists in that the deist God is some kind of cosmic intelligence, rather than the pantheist's metaphoric or poetic synonym for the laws of the universe. Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."<BR/><BR/>Well I can’t say that any of the above applies in my case. Of course when it comes to such matters science is not truly a basis one Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8643463270853354782008-01-28T16:21:00.000-05:002008-01-28T16:21:00.000-05:00Thanks for the clarification! I think I'm a sexed...Thanks for the clarification! I think I'm a sexed up deist. ;-)Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39935812349630647892008-01-28T12:09:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:09:00.000-05:00From Dawkins' website: "Deists differ from panthei...From Dawkins' website: "Deists differ from pantheists in that the deist God is some kind of cosmic intelligence, rather than the pantheist's metaphoric or poetic synonym for the laws of the universe. Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."<BR/><BR/>Personally I'm Catholic, go to Church every week, have my kids in a Catholic school, but the Deacon who taught me religion in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59356807699503632252008-01-28T12:00:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:00:00.000-05:00"Let's remind ourselves of the terminology. A thei..."Let's remind ourselves of the terminology. A theist believes<BR/>in a supernatural intelligence who, in addition to his main work of creating the universe in the first place, is still around to oversee and influence the subsequent fate of his initial creation. In many theistic belief systems, the deity is intimately involved in human affairs. He answers prayers; forgives or punishes sins; Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-52346785033061896102008-01-28T10:30:00.000-05:002008-01-28T10:30:00.000-05:00So what exactly is the definition of a sexed up at...So what exactly is the definition of a sexed up atheist? Inquiring minds want to know! ;-)Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-85135608819712496432008-01-27T18:18:00.000-05:002008-01-27T18:18:00.000-05:00Hi Thomas,My French isn't particularly good, so I ...Hi Thomas,<BR/><BR/>My French isn't particularly good, so I can't tell whether the meaning survives. The 'tart' translates into German as 'Törtchen', which has (as far as I can tell) a nicer touch as the English 'tart', but is quite similar (promote to 'Sahnetörtchen' and 'Erdbeersahnetörtchen). Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-75555363824454605252008-01-27T17:23:00.000-05:002008-01-27T17:23:00.000-05:00Oh, I love how the French translators of Motl turn...Oh, I love how the French translators of Motl turned Hoyle's remark about a pin-up of a tart into 'pin-up jaillissant d'un gateau'...<BR/><BR/>They must have funny ideas about British erotica if they thought he meant a picture of a cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-41689827977129587112008-01-26T21:49:00.000-05:002008-01-26T21:49:00.000-05:00Surely not. His writing style doesn't appeal to me...Surely not. His writing style doesn't appeal to me. Neither sounds the topic interesting. At least for the next decade, I won't run out of books that I consider more relevant. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-62407280796314288052008-01-26T21:45:00.000-05:002008-01-26T21:45:00.000-05:00Surely, the next one on your to-read list should b...Surely, the next one on your to-read list should be fellow-blogger "Prof" Motl's "<A HREF="http://www.presses-renaissance.fr/livre.php?ean13=9782750903862" REL="nofollow">L'équation Bogdanov: le secret de l'origine de l'Univers?</A>"! ;-] <BR/>Prof Motl of course has some <A HREF="http://motls.blogspot.com/2008/01/lequation-bogdanov.html" REL="nofollow">self-promotion </A>to do on his blog. I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-31038853747299769472008-01-26T17:32:00.000-05:002008-01-26T17:32:00.000-05:00Well after looking at this all again I noticed tha...Well after looking at this all again I noticed that the last available selection on the related UTube list was <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_Lavigne" REL="nofollow">Avril Lavigne</A>. Now that's good old fashion Canadian geometry preforming "Naked".;-)Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-48427273716529078552008-01-26T17:03:00.000-05:002008-01-26T17:03:00.000-05:00Hi Bee,"Isaac built an altar there and called on t...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>"Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well."<BR/><BR/>Genesis 26:25<BR/><BR/>That doesn't make sense, therefore it must be handball.Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-50717091563822267102008-01-26T16:54:00.000-05:002008-01-26T16:54:00.000-05:00Hi Stefan,“pooh... really bad luck in the last sec...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>“pooh... really bad luck in the last second, I would call it...”<BR/><BR/>So was it truly bad luck or rather a bad bounce? :-)<BR/><BR/>What the heck is hand ball anyway?<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88372551290127380172008-01-26T16:40:00.000-05:002008-01-26T16:40:00.000-05:00The Improved Man will be a king over you (and giv...<A HREF="http://www.aleph.se/andart/archives/2007/08/the_improved_man_will_be_a_king_over_you_and_give_women_their_dowries_as_appointed.html" REL="nofollow">The Improved Man will be a king over you (and give women their dowries as appointed)</A>. <BR/><BR/>Out of the <A HREF="http://www.aleph.se/andart/archives/images/medley.txt" REL="nofollow">medley text</A>, we find such gems as:<BR/><BR/>"amaragrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769062084934190681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-44783671005532899952008-01-26T16:00:00.000-05:002008-01-26T16:00:00.000-05:00http://bible.cc/matthew/26-25.htmhttp://bible.cc/matthew/26-25.htmSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-25228548706959339952008-01-26T15:58:00.000-05:002008-01-26T15:58:00.000-05:00Hi Klaus,What is 26:25 ?pooh... really bad luck in...Hi Klaus,<BR/><BR/><I>What is 26:25 ?</I><BR/><BR/>pooh... really <A HREF="http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/0,1518,531245,00.html" REL="nofollow">bad luck in the last second</A>, I would call it... at that less than a year after being <A HREF="http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2007/02/world-champion.html" REL="nofollow">world champion</A>, what a pity.<BR/><BR/>Best, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14597723459567599792008-01-26T15:50:00.000-05:002008-01-26T15:50:00.000-05:00And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, "Surely it...And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself."Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-50290517873158696722008-01-26T15:45:00.000-05:002008-01-26T15:45:00.000-05:00Hi Bee,What is 26:25 ?;-))Es grüsst EuchKlausHi Bee,<BR/><BR/>What is 26:25 ?<BR/><BR/>;-))<BR/><BR/>Es grüsst Euch<BR/>KlausAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37274063967351785392008-01-26T13:52:00.000-05:002008-01-26T13:52:00.000-05:00You're lucky, Dawkins describes the likes of me as...You're lucky, Dawkins describes the likes of me as "pig-ignorant and thick-thick".<BR/><BR/>"Thank heavens I'm too big-hearted to notice," as the late Myles nagCopaleen so rightly put it.<BR/><BR/>PS Try reading the last 3 sentences of chapter 1 and the first sentence of chapter 2 as one continuous piece of text.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-5922589262303354522008-01-26T07:40:00.000-05:002008-01-26T07:40:00.000-05:00Was that a hypercube of naked people??! :OWas that a hypercube of naked people??! :OFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530630846648786816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-75169116404629259322008-01-26T00:18:00.000-05:002008-01-26T00:18:00.000-05:00Hi Bee,Well I suppose this is one way to get some ...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>Well I suppose this is one way to get some to pay attention to geometry. I particularly liked their formation of Koch’s curve (snowflake). I was waiting for them to do something from the Mandelbrot set. I suspect it was too complex for them:-)<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37808501980998531582008-01-25T20:52:00.000-05:002008-01-25T20:52:00.000-05:00"sexed-up atheist"? Go easy on the mascara and pi...<I>"<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Grevenko_Sereth#Super_Power_Warriors" REL="nofollow">sexed-up</A> atheist"</I>? Go easy on the mascara and <A HREF="http://www.amphigory.com/se_atomic_pink.html" REL="nofollow">pink</A> hair.<BR/><BR/>Euclid must be spinning in Hell tracing a herpolhode (like <A HREF="http://einstein.stanford.edu/" REL="nofollow">Gravity Probe-B</A>'s gyroballs) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-60080955303952225292008-01-25T20:16:00.000-05:002008-01-25T20:16:00.000-05:00sexed-up geometry? Offers unused advertisement opt...sexed-up geometry? Offers unused advertisement options for spin-networks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com