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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 11:42 AM Original message |
NIH Circumcision Policy Criticized (time to rehash this debate again). |
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deepthought42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. Have you seen the show "Bullshit"? |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 05:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Saw it yesterday for the first time |
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deepthought42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #26 |
77. That's pretty much what I decided... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. The NIH expert I heard specifically stated that circumcision is NOT an immunization and that |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. So does the surgical procedures in these countries where it is not sanitary. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Deleted message |
DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Marx Said "He Stood Hegel On His Head" |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. If I get your drift... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I could care less if a person's circumcised or not... |
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motocicleta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
67. What STDs and circumcision debate? |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. So now people opposing circumcision are Marxists? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:42 AM Response to Reply #29 |
60. If You Literally Follwed My Argument They Would Be Hegelians |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. "save millions of lives" |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Your presuppositions... |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
64. "Imagine we found that preventing heart disease was as simple as trimming off one's earlobes" |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. How Is It Transmitted? |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 04:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. The most likely cause of transmission is semen |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 08:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. You're Missing The Point Of The Studies |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
72. Point of information... |
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mitchleary (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. It is such BS |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 01:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. You're Not Even Close |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 10:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
43. what is the point of linking to the same HIV story when the users post and your subsequent "point" |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:25 AM Response to Reply #43 |
57. The Irony |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #57 |
79. I've seen no one make that claim. |
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mitchleary (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 07:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
61. I am not saying |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. as a circumsized man... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. From Your Article |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. When you're talking about places where it's believed that sex with a virgin cures AIDS... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I Don't Believe Most Africans Are That Gullible. |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
52. They never said "most", it doesn't have to be most to point out how ridiculous |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:18 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Link |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. The Colonialism reference is rich... |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
80. Absolutely. And the most effective preventive measure |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:44 AM Response to Reply #10 |
51. Yeah, how dare anyone consider third world primatives being less informed |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:36 AM Response to Reply #51 |
59. I'd Like To See A Study That Suggests Statistically Significant Numbers Of Africans Believe That |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yer but, yer but, yer but............. |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
18. These are doctors? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
81. I think the point is that the study is being misconstrued |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
19. The studies are very clear |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The Anti-Circumcision Activists Could Give A Rip If They Died. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 04:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I want to be very clear on something. |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 02:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. It is really unfortunate... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 04:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. It's not often that one sees studies that have to be halted |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. So genital mutilation becomes great just because some don't know how to use a condom. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 07:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. No-We Should Let Africa Die (Saracasm) |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 07:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. The Problem Is Most American Women Dig Circumcised Penises |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 08:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Some women are amputee fetishists. Should we start cutting off babies' limbs too? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 08:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I Suspect More Women Dig Cut Cocks Then Stumps But Strawmen Away... |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 09:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I don't care what's natural, I care what's effective |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 09:17 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I Didn't Know The Religious Right Was Pro-Circumcision |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Actually, I meant that they were anti-condom |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Jews And Muslims Do It For Religious Purposes |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 10:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. It's impossible to be pro-choice when it comes to infant circumcision. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 11:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. You Have The Benefit Of Hygiene And Added Protection Against STDS |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #44 |
76. Why do you think the risk of the procedure is |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 11:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. The answer to this is simple... |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
66. Great! Condoms 90-100% effective. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. The Studies Were Conducted in Kenya and Uganda |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 05:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. It's not just one or two studies |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:35 AM Response to Reply #27 |
50. To me it seems like there are "tons of them" in the same way there are global warming deniers |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:21 AM Response to Reply #50 |
56. More Than One Study: |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:33 AM Response to Reply #50 |
58. That's A Non-Sequitur |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 07:27 PM Response to Reply #58 |
82. I would like to see such scientific evidence |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. It Was A National Institute Of Health Study |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 11:51 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. The NIH is American. It's biased toward cutting. Any questions? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:41 AM Response to Reply #89 |
95. Hmmmm |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 10:26 PM Response to Reply #95 |
99. Simple answer, they don't. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 08:09 PM Response to Reply #82 |
87. I'll Be Checking For The Link That Suggests Smegma Is A Germ Killer |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 12:16 AM Response to Reply #87 |
90. The answer is in youur Wiki link. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:10 AM Response to Reply #90 |
94. We're Humans Not Horses |
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election_2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
37. I'm circumcised, and I'll still use a condom |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 10:08 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Of Course You Should Use A Condom... |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
74. But, you're forgeting.... |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
42. I participated in this circumcision thread, and all I got |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:46 PM Response to Reply #42 |
73. Hee-hee! n/t |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #42 |
75. It looks like it would be good for.... |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
45. I guess there's no bullshit at all in declaring what's best for one born to Botswanan street family |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 11:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. What about the next infection? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 11:46 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. The Ironic Thing Is That The Anti-Circumcision Activists Will Say Condoms Can Control Those Viruses |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:11 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. you both didn't actually provide an example of irony and you're changing meanings |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:09 AM Response to Reply #49 |
54. To Prove That You Would Need A Study That Circumcised Men Enjoy Sex Less |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 01:46 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. BTW the post I was talking about that you didn't respond to was #43 |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
83. I addressed that strawman argument in another thread. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 08:06 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Thanks For Elevating Dogma Over Science |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 12:28 AM Response to Reply #86 |
92. You did that. Otherwise I wouldn't have said anything to you. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
62. This is simply |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. Was That Really The Purpose Of The Studies? |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 01:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. I don't disagree with the studies |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 01:32 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I'm Trying To Get Out Of This Debate... |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 01:45 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Hehe |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 03:34 PM Response to Reply #62 |
78. What is it about science that some people don't understand? |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 07:45 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. Total Bullshit. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 08:17 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. Refusing to accept the science doesn't make it go away |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 12:21 AM Response to Reply #88 |
91. Same for you. Snake Oil Salesman. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 04:10 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Yes, the medical establishment has always supported |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #93 |
100. Eh' no. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:50 AM Response to Reply #88 |
96. Respectfully |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:53 AM Response to Reply #88 |
97. Didn't Clinton Say We're The Party Of Facts And Evidence |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 09:57 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Of course, but both sides of the evidence. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
65. Hey baby don't worry I'm circumcised. |
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