skepticscott
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Fri Aug-20-10 04:12 PM
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there is no difference between those who are adamant in their beliefs and those who are "adamant" in their disbelief. According to some, anyway.
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| -Parents sacrifice 4-yr-old girl to become rich |
pokerfan |
Aug-20-10 02:03 PM |
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Stories like this make me wish there was a hell.. |
hlthe2b |
Aug-20-10 02:05 PM |
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There is |
Dorian Gray |
Aug-20-10 07:17 PM |
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It's all sick |
EC |
Aug-20-10 02:05 PM |
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It doesn't matter if you're Xian, Muslim, Hindu, or animist |
Cirque du So-What |
Aug-20-10 02:10 PM |
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Yes, actually, it does. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-23-10 02:58 PM |
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Sick people... |
CoffeeCat |
Aug-20-10 02:21 PM |
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Healthy people are motivated by religion |
Twillig |
Aug-24-10 10:55 PM |
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It reminds me much of the anthropological |
burnsei sensei |
Aug-20-10 02:45 PM |
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Oh fucking hell |
phantom power |
Aug-20-10 03:42 PM |
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Well, don't forget |
skepticscott |
Aug-20-10 04:12 PM |
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Well, of course not. And we must respect all beliefs... |
onager |
Aug-20-10 05:28 PM |
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Whilst I agree with the body of your post (and think it an excellent quote) ... |
Nihil |
Aug-24-10 09:06 AM |
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"The parents had stuffed a piece of cloth in the mouth of the little girl so that her cries could |
struggle4progress |
Aug-20-10 06:16 PM |
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Let's note several other oddities: "Kanni" simply means "unmarried girl" and "mantra" is a |
struggle4progress |
Aug-20-10 07:15 PM |
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Jebus Fucking Koresh |
trotsky |
Aug-20-10 08:07 PM |
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I'm fascinated by media issues. This part of India was traditionally an important Sufi region, and |
struggle4progress |
Aug-20-10 08:38 PM |
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+1 |
laconicsax |
Aug-21-10 12:14 AM |
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"Facts first, analysis second." Stories like are often quite unreliable, and they serve |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 12:44 AM |
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Clearly you're well practiced. |
laconicsax |
Aug-21-10 01:35 AM |
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Well, I think you're calling me out on a now-archived three-year-old thread, but |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 02:00 AM |
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Your response there was quite the boast. |
laconicsax |
Aug-21-10 05:50 PM |
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Do let us know if you find any more information on this "five-year-old .. allegedly murdered" story |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 06:50 PM |
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What if it doesn't conform to your "take?" |
laconicsax |
Aug-21-10 08:10 PM |
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"Facts first, analysis second" |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 08:12 PM |
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Keep that in mind when you post. |
laconicsax |
Aug-21-10 08:17 PM |
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I suppose I really should thank you for all of the insights you have brought to this thread: |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 09:08 PM |
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You're welcome. n/t |
laconicsax |
Aug-21-10 09:25 PM |
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Good God! |
Odin2005 |
Aug-20-10 10:55 PM |
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Infanticide is a regular though uncommon event: records of infanticides |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 12:18 AM |
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In short, your contribution to this thread |
darkstar3 |
Aug-21-10 12:56 AM |
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My view is that the media very often carry sensational and unreliable stories: |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 01:32 AM |
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Hmm. It's monsoon season. In the last week, Sidapur in Uttar Pradesh has gotten |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 01:05 AM |
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Flood alert in many districs (Times of India) |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 11:24 AM |
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Still can't find any updates on the alleged manhunt, but "Shiv Kumar" seems to be a common name: |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 11:21 AM |
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Hmm. No Shri Krishna, Rama Devi, Shiv Kumar on the Uttar Pradesh "Most Wanted" list |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 07:22 PM |
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The name of the cited police inspector "Rajveer Singh" is interesting: |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 03:15 PM |
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Hmm. Couldn't find a police station chief named Rajveer Singh on the Uttar Pradesh police website: |
struggle4progress |
Aug-21-10 07:08 PM |
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It's now five days after this alleged event, and the conflicting stories |
struggle4progress |
Aug-22-10 08:22 PM |
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Really? |
darkstar3 |
Aug-22-10 08:53 PM |
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Remind me: which religion exactly was purported to be involved in the story in the OP? |
struggle4progress |
Aug-22-10 10:19 PM |
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Does it matter? |
darkstar3 |
Aug-22-10 10:28 PM |
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If the story is potentially important, then the details of the story are potentially important, |
struggle4progress |
Aug-23-10 12:17 AM |
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That doesn't remotely qualify as an answer. |
darkstar3 |
Aug-23-10 12:23 AM |
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And yet you take parts of Bible seriously. |
laconicsax |
Aug-24-10 06:39 PM |
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...crickets... |
LAGC |
Aug-25-10 02:56 AM |
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Some do. |
laconicsax |
Aug-25-10 01:00 PM |
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ZING |
trotsky |
Aug-25-10 06:14 AM |
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See post #21 |
laconicsax |
Aug-23-10 10:48 PM |
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See post #22 |
struggle4progress |
Aug-24-10 02:13 AM |
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Bwah ha ha |
trotsky |
Aug-24-10 06:46 AM |
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Dunno. I somehow got in the habit of reflexively checking news stories |
struggle4progress |
Aug-25-10 12:47 AM |
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*yawn* |
trotsky |
Aug-25-10 06:13 AM |
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By the way, one can often track the evolution of such fables, with enough diligence. In this case, |
struggle4progress |
Aug-25-10 01:13 AM |
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And yet you don't apply the same critical eye to all stories. |
trotsky |
Aug-25-10 06:15 AM |
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What we know so far: |
struggle4progress |
Aug-25-10 01:21 PM |
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Sad. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Aug-25-10 03:51 PM |
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Here is an interesting timeline, showing the recent evolution of the story: |
struggle4progress |
Aug-26-10 04:22 PM |
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