Much better: A class 24 War Beagle.

Plus one sir. Simple problem, simple solution.

I'm not a neurotic dog owner. You know the type: refers to his dog as his child and thinks the widdle guy needs a break from napping in the shade of his backyard to go for a mid-day walk. I exercise once a day, and I'm fine. My dog will be too. Sorry if I'm being condescending, but as a parent of real children I…

Right. Then walk him after work. There's no reason to complicate something that's not complicated.

So...buffering. That's a pretty familiar concept to us all, no?

If I want ribbons, I'll dig through the bottom of my daughter's sock drawer. This is hideous.

My primary point was mostly rhetorical - none of it is truly quantifiable. I could make the argument that evolution is just as improbable, given the proper tack. To be quite honest though (not to leave you hanging at all) I have a ton to do today, and I don't have a lot more time for discussion. You seem to have…

The Bible is right far more often than you may suspect. But let's not open that can of worms, or I won't get any work done today! ;)

Religious PEOPLE may demand blind allegiance, but religion is only as blind as you make it. My eyes are wide open. Having read the comment you are speaking of, I agree that it was a blanket dismissal instead of an invitation for reasoned dialogue. If he doesn't want to talk, fine by me too. But I do, so I'm sticking…

Then don't get a dog. What's the point of having one if you can't spend time with it?

Not really implying that Bachmann was the better choice. Simply pondering who would be - there's really no way that Bachmann will garner the nomination anyway. Let's be real: Romney will get it. He has the money, the pedigree and the charisma. That'd be an easier decision. If Bachmann gets it, I'll have a much tougher…

I don't appreciate your disdain and condescension, or you insinuation that I'm trolling. I'd anticipate a similar attitude if we were to go further in this discussion, and it wouldn't be productive. It appears that you are the one trolling, although I could be misreading your intentions. I'm not trying to convert you.…

Slept on it, and realized I was a bit of a jerk yesterday. You have my apologies. In honesty, I was gloating a bit because I had done a lot of study and had some pride in that. It was wrong of me. Hatchet = buried?

You're right. With a night's sleep behind me, I realize I should have held my tongue there. Headed up in the thread to apologize now.

I'm tired of it being insinuated that I merely aquiesce to the greater authority with little or no thought of my own. My repeated statement is that I have thought this through. Yes, I have faith. But it was obtained through a careful examination of the facts. At a point, it is necessary for me to have faith because no…

Very interesting article, and one I've read before. Lots of ambiguity there though, and one particularly illuminating passage: [www.talkorigins.org]

Funny guy (or girl, as it were). Ironically, yes, I do think about many of those things when I boot a computer up (being a tech geek). But that is beside the point, and I see what you're getting at. Yes, blind faith is dumb. I would never argue that people should just shut up and believe the Bible (although I have…

Terrible analogy, and you're introducing circular reasoning into the equation. I haven't simply chosen to have faith in one argument over another. I've examined the evidence and gone where it lead me. Granted, it's not the popular view. But I also have seen in my research an overwhelming and undeniable (and likely…

But it's not what I requested. Name a specific transition that has been observed. And no, the peppered moth and the dog don't count.

As I forewarned, I'm not trolling. I'm simply wondering how you quantified it - you said it was "astronomically more unlikely". So quantify it. I'm not trying to have it both ways, simply trying to get to the meat of the matter.