Full Version: Questions Scarletsv7.9 Won't Answer
Why does the universe need a beginning yet god does not?
where in the new testament does it advocate capital punishment for murderers?
In your own words, please fairly summarise any argument other than your own that has been posted on any religious thread by any person so that we can see that you understand what is being said.
I'm going to stick to questions that Scarlets hasn't even attempted to answer rather than ones where I've just received gibberish:
Does encouraging people to wear condoms help spread HIV?
What should a married couple do if they decide they can't support any more children?
Is Michael Behe guilty of quote mining?
Does Raphanobrassica count as an example of something evolving after its own kind?
Is an insertion mutation an example of a gain in genetic information?
Would you class any of the following to be capital offences?
That should do for starters
Does encouraging people to wear condoms help spread HIV?
What should a married couple do if they decide they can't support any more children?
Is Michael Behe guilty of quote mining?
Does Raphanobrassica count as an example of something evolving after its own kind?
Is an insertion mutation an example of a gain in genetic information?
Would you class any of the following to be capital offences?
Homosexuality
Prostitution
Adultery
Divorce
Witchcraft
Sleeping with a woman and her mother (not necessarily at the same time)
Cursing your father and mother
Careless handling of a cow
Blasphemy
Working at the weekend
That should do for starters
Is being a Christian more about actions or words?
QUOTE (jackster1 @ Mar 14 2008, 03:45 PM) 
Is being a Christian more about actions or words?
Is being a Christian more about simply annoying people on forums, or is it making the majority even more resolutely atheist than they were before?
Why did God rape Mary to beget Jesus?
Why is my sex life an abomination and a sin?
QUOTE (anorthosite @ Mar 14 2008, 05:27 PM)
Why is my sex life an abomination and a sin?
Presumably because you get paid more that way?
Ooh, just remembered another one:
Have you ever actually succeeded in converting anybody to Christianity? If so, how did you do it?
Have you ever actually succeeded in converting anybody to Christianity? If so, how did you do it?
QUOTE (Skint Academic @ Mar 14 2008, 01:48 PM)
Why does the universe need a beginning yet god does not?
this has been answered, so you're coming on here lying that it hasn't
God is eternal and uncreated
the universe is not
are you suggesting the universe is eternal?
QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 14 2008, 06:28 PM)
this has been answered, so you're coming on here lying that it hasn't
God is eternal and uncreated
the universe is not
are you suggesting the universe is eternal?
God is eternal and uncreated
the universe is not
are you suggesting the universe is eternal?
That's not much of an answer. How can God be eternal and uncreated?
QUOTE (anorthosite @ Mar 14 2008, 05:27 PM)
Why is my sex life an abomination and a sin?
I could make a good guess.
QUOTE (Minos @ Mar 14 2008, 06:54 PM)
I could make a good guess.Please do, its more than the scat-bot has
Qite a deafening silence from scarlets.
QUOTE (Bart of Darkness @ Mar 15 2008, 01:41 AM)
Qite a deafening silence from scarlets.
While you're all waiting, perhaps you'd care to check it this short video presentation: How to Behave on an Internet Forum.
Bots can't watch videos 
QUOTE (anorthosite @ Mar 15 2008, 11:00 AM)
Bots can't watch videos
They also can't give straight answers to simple questions.
scarlets, why hast thou forsaken us?
QUOTE (Bart of Darkness @ Mar 16 2008, 04:31 AM)
They also can't give straight answers to simple questions.
scarlets, why hast thou forsaken us?
scarlets, why hast thou forsaken us?
Its the Sabbath.
QUOTE (bulltraderpt @ Mar 16 2008, 09:23 AM)
Its the Sabbath.
No response on the 15th though. Unless scarlets is Jewish?
QUOTE (Bart of Darkness @ Mar 16 2008, 06:47 PM)
No response on the 15th though. Unless scarlets is Jewish?
I think you'll find that Scarlets is strictly office hours only. I confidently predict he'll be back some time around 10:30 tomorrow.
QUOTE (ImA20SomethingGetMeOutOfHere @ Mar 16 2008, 08:25 PM)
I think you'll find that Scarlets is strictly office hours only. I confidently predict he'll be back some time around 10:30 tomorrow.
I've never heard of an office-hours-only bot before.
QUOTE (Pacific State @ Mar 16 2008, 08:27 PM)
I've never heard of an office-hours-only bot before.
But if it's in development then it would explain a lot. The majority of the work will involve writing responses to a large number of subject matters, even though it is supposed to simulate an obsessive one-tracked minded religious zealot.
So the developer probably sends the bot out to different forums and keeps an eye on the posts. Anything that repeatedly crops up and cannot be responded to gets a human response, and whilst doing this the developer figures out how to write a method for responding to this discussion in the future. This means deciding which keywords the bot should react to. It also has the advantage of putting in the human touch here and there to keep people guessing.The last thing you would want to do is to leave the bot running over the weekend and to come in on Monday to see that has it once and for all answered the question of whether it is a bot or not.
Of course, requests to look at specific links such as the one pasted below have to be ignored even though they would be of interest. You can not program a bot to respond meaningfully to arbitrary links. You would after all expect someone like scarlets to have an opinion on the link below when asked.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7291155.stm
this thread is a desperate attempt by skint academic to deflect attention from those threads in which she has been shown up for her ignorance and being out of her depths regarding religion, ethics, morals and so on. So she embarks on an ad hominem campaign to try and save her face.
QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 17 2008, 03:56 PM)
this thread is a desperate attempt by skint academic to deflect attention from those threads in which she has been shown up for her ignorance and being out of her depths regarding religion, ethics, morals and so on. So she embarks on an ad hominem campaign to try and save her face.
Does encouraging people to wear condoms help spread HIV?
What should a married couple do if they decide they can't support any more children?
Is Michael Behe guilty of quote mining?
Does Raphanobrassica count as an example of something evolving after its own kind?
Is an insertion mutation an example of a gain in genetic information?
Would you class any of the following to be capital offences?
Homosexuality
Prostitution
Adultery
Divorce
Witchcraft
Sleeping with a woman and her mother (not necessarily at the same time)
Cursing your father and mother
Careless handling of a cow
Blasphemy
Working at the weekend
QUOTE (ImA20SomethingGetMeOutOfHere @ Mar 17 2008, 03:57 PM)
Does encouraging people to wear condoms help spread HIV?
have STDs reduced since condoms were introduced to the world?
QUOTE (ImA20SomethingGetMeOutOfHere @ Mar 17 2008, 03:57 PM)
Does encouraging people to wear condoms help spread HIV?
What should a married couple do if they decide they can't support any more children?
Is Michael Behe guilty of quote mining?
Does Raphanobrassica count as an example of something evolving after its own kind?
Is an insertion mutation an example of a gain in genetic information?
Would you class any of the following to be capital offences?
Homosexuality
Prostitution
Adultery
Divorce
Witchcraft
Sleeping with a woman and her mother (not necessarily at the same time)
Cursing your father and mother
Careless handling of a cow
Blasphemy
Working at the weekend
What should a married couple do if they decide they can't support any more children?
Is Michael Behe guilty of quote mining?
Does Raphanobrassica count as an example of something evolving after its own kind?
Is an insertion mutation an example of a gain in genetic information?
Would you class any of the following to be capital offences?
Homosexuality
Prostitution
Adultery
Divorce
Witchcraft
Sleeping with a woman and her mother (not necessarily at the same time)
Cursing your father and mother
Careless handling of a cow
Blasphemy
Working at the weekend
Why is my sex life a sin and an abomination (and no, its not the sheep thing
)QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 17 2008, 05:47 PM)
have STDs reduced since condoms were introduced to the world?
I don't remember anyone asking you that question. Please keep on topic.
Anyway, are you suggesting that a condom does not prevent an STD?
QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 17 2008, 05:47 PM)
have STDs reduced since condoms were introduced to the world?
I am on topic
you shallow thinkers think condoms are the answer for STDs, goes to show how brainwashed you are by the secular media and culture
have STDs reduced since condoms were introduced? yes/no
QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 17 2008, 06:17 PM)
have STDs reduced since condoms were introduced? yes/no
Are you suggesting that a condom does not help prevent transmission of an STD? yes/no
QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 17 2008, 06:17 PM)
I am on topic
you shallow thinkers think condoms are the answer for STDs, goes to show how brainwashed you are by the secular media and culture
have STDs reduced since condoms were introduced? yes/no
you shallow thinkers think condoms are the answer for STDs, goes to show how brainwashed you are by the secular media and culture
have STDs reduced since condoms were introduced? yes/no
Penicillin can work wonders I've found.
And scarlet, when, by your standards, were condoms introduced? There's records of them going back over 2000 years.
QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 17 2008, 06:17 PM)
I am on topic
you shallow thinkers think condoms are the answer for STDs, goes to show how brainwashed you are by the secular media and culture
have STDs reduced since condoms were introduced? yes/no
you shallow thinkers think condoms are the answer for STDs, goes to show how brainwashed you are by the secular media and culture
have STDs reduced since condoms were introduced? yes/no
Here's a study for you:
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstract...=102202610.html
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All five STD declined dramatically in 1989, the beginning of the condom program, by over 70% in some populations. The declines were greater in the more urbanized areas. CONCLUSIONS: The accelerating decrease in STD prevalence corresponds to the initiation of the government policy in 1990 to push large quantities through the commercial sex network. This data substantiates the reported condom use data and indicates that the Thai AIDS control program in the commercial sex setting has been successful (although HIV prevalence in sentinel groups continues to rise). This analysis also indicates that data from passive surveillance systems are useful in measuring the impact of intervention programs.
And another:
http://www.condomdepot.com/learn/stats.cfm
QUOTE
Studies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promote latex condoms as being "highly effective [against STD's] when used consistently and correctly." In fact, "recent studies provide compelling evidence that latex condoms are highly effective in protecting against HIV infection when used for every act of intercourse." Some of these studies used "discordant couples". These are couples where one person is infected with HIV and the other is not. One such study featured 124 couples who reported consistent use of latex condoms during sex After 2 years, none of the uninfected partners became infected.
A study cited by the University of California, San Francisco in an HIV Prevention Fact Sheet supports this finding. The study focused on 245 heterosexual couples where one partner was HIV infected and the other wasn't. None of the 123 male or female partners who consistently used condoms became infected. In contrast, 12 of the 122 partners who either didn't use condoms or used them inconsistently became infected.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promote latex condoms as being "highly effective [against STD's] when used consistently and correctly." In fact, "recent studies provide compelling evidence that latex condoms are highly effective in protecting against HIV infection when used for every act of intercourse." Some of these studies used "discordant couples". These are couples where one person is infected with HIV and the other is not. One such study featured 124 couples who reported consistent use of latex condoms during sex After 2 years, none of the uninfected partners became infected.
A study cited by the University of California, San Francisco in an HIV Prevention Fact Sheet supports this finding. The study focused on 245 heterosexual couples where one partner was HIV infected and the other wasn't. None of the 123 male or female partners who consistently used condoms became infected. In contrast, 12 of the 122 partners who either didn't use condoms or used them inconsistently became infected.
So yes, I would contend that in areas where condoms are used effectively, the STD infection rate tends to drop.
Now Scarlets do you see what I did there? That's right I answered one of your questions. Now why don't you have a go at one of mine:
Does encouraging people to wear condoms help spread HIV?
What should a married couple do if they decide they can't support any more children?
Is Michael Behe guilty of quote mining?
Does Raphanobrassica count as an example of something evolving after its own kind?
Is an insertion mutation an example of a gain in genetic information?
Would you class any of the following to be capital offences?
Homosexuality
Prostitution
Adultery
Divorce
Witchcraft
Sleeping with a woman and her mother (not necessarily at the same time)
Cursing your father and mother
Careless handling of a cow
Blasphemy
Working at the weekend
Hang on surely there are more straightforward issues to resolve before we get into the mind bending business of theology.
Is Santa Claus god?
Is Santa Claus god?
Here's another interesting paper for Scarlets (abstract only, I'm afraid):
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=A...68ab5671e439cb9
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=A...68ab5671e439cb9
QUOTE
After the promise: The STD consequences of adolescent virginity pledges
Hannah Brückner Ph.D., Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author and Peter Bearman Ph.D.
Abstract
Purpose
To examine the effectiveness of virginity pledges in reducing STD infection rates among young adults (ages 18–24).
Methods
Data are drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative study of students enrolled in grades 7–12 in 1995. During a follow-up survey in 2001–2002, respondents provided urine samples, which were tested for Human Papilloma Virus, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis. We report descriptive results for the relationship of pledge status and sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates as well as health behaviors commonly associated with STD infection.
Results
Pledgers are consistently less likely to be exposed to risk factors across a wide range of indicators, but their STD infection rate does not differ from nonpledgers. Possible explanations are that pledgers are less likely than others to use condoms at sexual debut and to be tested and diagnosed with STDs.
Conclusions
Adopting virginity pledges as intervention may not be the optimal approach to preventing STD acquisition among young adults.
Hannah Brückner Ph.D., Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author and Peter Bearman Ph.D.
Abstract
Purpose
To examine the effectiveness of virginity pledges in reducing STD infection rates among young adults (ages 18–24).
Methods
Data are drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative study of students enrolled in grades 7–12 in 1995. During a follow-up survey in 2001–2002, respondents provided urine samples, which were tested for Human Papilloma Virus, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis. We report descriptive results for the relationship of pledge status and sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates as well as health behaviors commonly associated with STD infection.
Results
Pledgers are consistently less likely to be exposed to risk factors across a wide range of indicators, but their STD infection rate does not differ from nonpledgers. Possible explanations are that pledgers are less likely than others to use condoms at sexual debut and to be tested and diagnosed with STDs.
Conclusions
Adopting virginity pledges as intervention may not be the optimal approach to preventing STD acquisition among young adults.
What denomination are you?
Why is the mass murder of unborn children by Yaweh (during the great flood) accceptable?
Why is the mass murder of unborn children by Yaweh (during the great flood) accceptable?
Ima20 is still clinging onto anything that goes against church teaching, ignoring all other evidence
QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 18 2008, 05:47 PM)
Ima20 is still clinging onto anything that goes against church teaching, ignoring all other evidence
Yes, damn those pesky FACTS!
QUOTE (The Hooded C law @ Mar 18 2008, 05:29 PM)
What denomination are you?
Why is the mass murder of unborn children by Yaweh (during the great flood) accceptable?
Why is the mass murder of unborn children by Yaweh (during the great flood) accceptable?
read the scriptures to find out
and do tell us what you have ever done to help the cause of the unborn child and put an end to the abortion holocaust?
QUOTE (anorthosite @ Mar 17 2008, 05:56 PM)
Why is my sex life a sin and an abomination (and no, its not the sheep thing )
)So are you gay then ?
QUOTE (Minos @ Mar 18 2008, 05:59 PM)
So are you gay then ?
No, is that what the bot means?
QUOTE (anorthosite @ Mar 18 2008, 06:03 PM)
No, is that what the bot means?
I dunno. I've never heard 'bot' before. Maybe it's something to do with backstage passes. So what is it that you do which is so wrong - apart from global warming rantings.
QUOTE (Minos @ Mar 18 2008, 06:05 PM)
I dunno. I've never heard 'bot' before. Maybe it's something to do with backstage passes. So what is it that you do which is so wrong - apart from global warming rantings.
This is what we are waiting to find out (including anorthosite).
Well scarlets?
QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 18 2008, 05:56 PM)
read the scriptures to find out
and do tell us what you have ever done to help the cause of the unborn child and put an end to the abortion holocaust?
and do tell us what you have ever done to help the cause of the unborn child and put an end to the abortion holocaust?
That's nice but please answer the questions. C'mon a straight answer to a straight question. Quit beating around the bush.
What denomination are you?
Why is the mass murder of unborn children by Yaweh (during the great flood) accceptable?
QUOTE (Minos @ Mar 18 2008, 06:05 PM)
I dunno. I've never heard 'bot' before. Maybe it's something to do with backstage passes. So what is it that you do which is so wrong - apart from global warming rantings.
The theory that scarlet is a chat-bot has been much discussed here.
As for what I do wrong, well, I ask the scat-bot questions
QUOTE (scarlets79 @ Mar 18 2008, 05:47 PM)
Ima20 is still clinging onto anything that goes against church teaching, ignoring all other evidence
Evidence such as...
QUOTE (anorthosite @ Mar 18 2008, 05:53 PM)
Yes, damn those pesky FACTS!
Facts?!
I have a couple of questions for Scarlet too: -
1) Are religious women allowed to enjoy raw, animal, passionate sex or must they think of god while they are at it ?
2) If they have to think of god, what does the man have to think about ?
3) Do people who order the deaths of thousands of people go to hell ?
1) Are religious women allowed to enjoy raw, animal, passionate sex or must they think of god while they are at it ?
2) If they have to think of god, what does the man have to think about ?
3) Do people who order the deaths of thousands of people go to hell ?
Scarlets - how many people do you think are sitting in a church because they are afraid to go to Hell?
What sort of a Christian do you think that produces -a Christian such as yourself maybe?
Is there any love in you for you fellow man?
Are you a Christian because you are afraid of God and afraid of hell?
Do you have any understanding of his love for buddhists, muslims, atheists or Christians?
What sort of a Christian do you think that produces -a Christian such as yourself maybe?
Is there any love in you for you fellow man?
Are you a Christian because you are afraid of God and afraid of hell?
Do you have any understanding of his love for buddhists, muslims, atheists or Christians?
scarletsv7.9 will also not condemn incest, punishment through generations and rape.
His God likes young virgin girls.
His God likes young virgin girls.
It's getting near 4 o'clock now so scarletsv7.9 probably has another hour or so to go before his programmers go home.
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