RD.net to be re-revamped!
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Lawrence Krauss but now appears to be totally unrelated to this thread. The facts of which are out there on a topic which seems to be beyond the Ratz bubble. Which of course would be understandable if LP was naked and posting photos otherwise the isolationism is a bit bizarre to say the least.Sean Hayden wrote:Who is the partner in crime?DaveDodo007 wrote:It might be about Dawkins partner in crime as he is getting slandered all over the place at FTBs.
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Why did I just google that - :crawling back into bubble:
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RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SECULAR COALITION OF AMERICA!lordpasternack wrote:What I will say just now is that I have heard through the grapevine that RDFRS is currently in some sort of financial jeopardy, and has been looking to the wider Freethought community for solutions, shall we say.
In light of that situation, my open letter detailing their general mismanagement was passed on by a mutual contact to one such organisation in the wider Freethought community, and said organisation quickly lost any interest they had in RDFRS.
http://t.co/g0bKE7BfIE
It's because their missions dovetail so nicely!
And because the SCA actually has money right now - and quite possibly some actual expertise and experience. And, well, because the SCA missed the memo about how RDF's longterm mismanagement, and has accepted the poisoned chalice.
Then they for sudden joy did weep,
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
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...said David Niose, President of the Secular Coalition for America. "This is an exciting partnership..."
It's because their missus dovetails so nicely! Thank you, Edwina. My pleasure too. Please do come again.
It's because their missus dovetails so nicely! Thank you, Edwina. My pleasure too. Please do come again.
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We're all very excited about this partnership...
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Looks like Lauren will be receiving a few calls and emails over the next few days from myself and the other organisations who wisely left RDF well alone. 
Then they for sudden joy did weep,
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
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I think "SCA" is trademarked by the Society for Creative Anachronism.....lordpasternack wrote:RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SECULAR COALITION OF AMERICA!lordpasternack wrote:What I will say just now is that I have heard through the grapevine that RDFRS is currently in some sort of financial jeopardy, and has been looking to the wider Freethought community for solutions, shall we say.
In light of that situation, my open letter detailing their general mismanagement was passed on by a mutual contact to one such organisation in the wider Freethought community, and said organisation quickly lost any interest they had in RDFRS.
http://t.co/g0bKE7BfIE
It's because their missions dovetail so nicely!
And because the SCA actually has money right now - and quite possibly some actual expertise and experience. And, well, because the SCA missed the memo about how RDF's longterm mismanagement, and has accepted the poisoned chalice.
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"Commenting closed" over on RD.net. I wonder why…lordpasternack wrote:RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SECULAR COALITION OF AMERICA!lordpasternack wrote:What I will say just now is that I have heard through the grapevine that RDFRS is currently in some sort of financial jeopardy, and has been looking to the wider Freethought community for solutions, shall we say.
In light of that situation, my open letter detailing their general mismanagement was passed on by a mutual contact to one such organisation in the wider Freethought community, and said organisation quickly lost any interest they had in RDFRS.
http://t.co/g0bKE7BfIE
It's because their missions dovetail so nicely!
And because the SCA actually has money right now - and quite possibly some actual expertise and experience. And, well, because the SCA missed the memo about how RDF's longterm mismanagement, and has accepted the poisoned chalice.
Then they for sudden joy did weep,
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
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If they are just playing on the Dawkins name and keep him and his crew away from anything important it might work
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There's a thought. It serves no worthwhile purpose to have Dawkins go down in disgrace, and it apparently also serves no good purpose to put him in charge of a concern of much size.Azathoth wrote:If they are just playing on the Dawkins name and keep him and his crew away from anything important it might work
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Yes. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw 'SCA'. A bunch of freethinkers dressed in fake medieval costumes...Seth wrote:I think "SCA" is trademarked by the Society for Creative Anachronism.....lordpasternack wrote:RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SECULAR COALITION OF AMERICA!lordpasternack wrote:What I will say just now is that I have heard through the grapevine that RDFRS is currently in some sort of financial jeopardy, and has been looking to the wider Freethought community for solutions, shall we say.
In light of that situation, my open letter detailing their general mismanagement was passed on by a mutual contact to one such organisation in the wider Freethought community, and said organisation quickly lost any interest they had in RDFRS.
http://t.co/g0bKE7BfIE
It's because their missions dovetail so nicely!
And because the SCA actually has money right now - and quite possibly some actual expertise and experience. And, well, because the SCA missed the memo about how RDF's longterm mismanagement, and has accepted the poisoned chalice.
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Maybe that's why their missions dovetail so nicely.Bella Fortuna wrote:Yes. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw 'SCA'. A bunch of freethinkers dressed in fake medieval costumes...Seth wrote:I think "SCA" is trademarked by the Society for Creative Anachronism.....lordpasternack wrote:RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SECULAR COALITION OF AMERICA!lordpasternack wrote:What I will say just now is that I have heard through the grapevine that RDFRS is currently in some sort of financial jeopardy, and has been looking to the wider Freethought community for solutions, shall we say.
In light of that situation, my open letter detailing their general mismanagement was passed on by a mutual contact to one such organisation in the wider Freethought community, and said organisation quickly lost any interest they had in RDFRS.
http://t.co/g0bKE7BfIE
It's because their missions dovetail so nicely!
And because the SCA actually has money right now - and quite possibly some actual expertise and experience. And, well, because the SCA missed the memo about how RDF's longterm mismanagement, and has accepted the poisoned chalice.
Then they for sudden joy did weep,
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
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I wondered if I was the only guy to see the SCA ambiguity...
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