1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the
opposite;
that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

Here are the nominations for Theist Quote of the Month for August 2006.
Sorry for getting it out a bit late this month. I'm adjusting the end
point of the voting to insure every has a 5-day chance to get their vote
in. Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, Sept 1, 2006. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?
Email me.

* * * * *
1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

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2) The truth or falsity of any given belief is based on correspondence
to reality. A proposition is true if its claim corresponds to the way
the universe is, including our experiments. If this is the case, it
should be enough to tell us that "objective evidence" cannot be the
defining feature of truth.

By: derrick_abdulhakim
Nominated: Ron Baker
Seconded: panamfloyd

------------

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the
opposite; that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Here are the rules for the Quote of the Month Contests.


RULES

1. Only atheists and agnostics may participate in the contests.

2. A quote is a valid entry for the contests if:

a. The quote is a brief piece of text

b. The quote has recently been written in alt.atheism (verifiable),
and is original (no quotes by famous authors, for instance)

c. Nomination of the quote is made by an atheist or agnostic
in alt.atheism

d. Nomination of the quote is supported by at least one other
atheist or agnostic in alt.atheism;

e. The quote is not nominated or seconded by the person who wrote it
in the first place (no one is allowed to nominate him- or herself,
but a person can vote for the quote he or she wrote.)

3. There will be two categories: 'Atheist Quote of the Month'
and 'Theist Quote of the Month'. The category for which a
quote must be nominated must be mentioned by the atheist or
agnostic who wants to nominate it.

If a quote is miscategorized (e.g. an atheist quote is mistakenly
nominated in the Theist QOTM category), the quote will be re-directed
to appear in the correct category, with approriate notification.

4. Nominations can be made until five days before the first of the
next month. If quotes are nominated after this period, they will be
considered as entries for the contest of the next month.

* When making a nomination, please use this format for the subject
line:
"aa - <A or T as applicable>QOTM Nomination (was: <original thread
name>)"

5. Each atheist or agnostic who visits alt.atheism has one vote to
cast for each category (two votes total).

6. Voting starts 5 days before the end of the month. During the month,
votes will be ignored. This way, all nominees will have equal chance of
winning.

7. The two winning quotes will be published in the QOTM Archive.

SUMMARY

A nomination must contain the following information:

1. The lines of the quote.

2. Who wrote it.

3. Who nominates or seconds the nomination of this quote (that's you!)

4. Which category this nomination is for.

5. The word "nomination" MUST appear somewhere in the subject line!

6. The original thread title must appear in the subject line.

Publish the nomination or support for a nomination in a designated
thread, preferably called "[T/A]QoTM Nomination for [month]." You can
also e-mail it to me (see below).


VOTING

1. In the last five days of the month you can cast your vote in both
categories.

2. Votes must be placed in the designated thread.

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the
opposite; that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

------------

2) The truth or falsity of any given belief is based on
correspondence to reality. A proposition is true if its claim
corresponds to the way the universe is, including our experiments. If
this is the case, it should be enough to tell us that "objective
evidence" cannot be the defining feature of truth.

By: derrick_abdulhakim
Nominated: Ron Baker
Seconded: panamfloyd

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the
opposite; that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the

that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

* * * * *
1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

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1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

Here are the nominations for Theist Quote of the Month for August 2006.
Sorry for getting it out a bit late this month. I'm adjusting the end
point of the voting to insure every has a 5-day chance to get their vote
in. Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, Sept 1, 2006. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?
Email me.

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the opposite;
that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the opposite;
that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

Here are the nominations for Theist Quote of the Month for August 2006.
Sorry for getting it out a bit late this month. I'm adjusting the end
point of the voting to insure every has a 5-day chance to get their vote
in. Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, Sept 1, 2006. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?
Email me.

* * * * *
1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

------------

2) The truth or falsity of any given belief is based on correspondence
to reality. A proposition is true if its claim corresponds to the way
the universe is, including our experiments. If this is the case, it
should be enough to tell us that "objective evidence" cannot be the
defining feature of truth.

By: derrick_abdulhakim
Nominated: Ron Baker
Seconded: panamfloyd

------------

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the opposite;
that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Here are the rules for the Quote of the Month Contests.


RULES

1. Only atheists and agnostics may participate in the contests.

2. A quote is a valid entry for the contests if:

a. The quote is a brief piece of text

b. The quote has recently been written in alt.atheism (verifiable),
and is original (no quotes by famous authors, for instance)

c. Nomination of the quote is made by an atheist or agnostic
in alt.atheism

d. Nomination of the quote is supported by at least one other
atheist or agnostic in alt.atheism;

e. The quote is not nominated or seconded by the person who wrote it
in the first place (no one is allowed to nominate him- or herself,
but a person can vote for the quote he or she wrote.)

3. There will be two categories: 'Atheist Quote of the Month'
and 'Theist Quote of the Month'. The category for which a
quote must be nominated must be mentioned by the atheist or
agnostic who wants to nominate it.

If a quote is miscategorized (e.g. an atheist quote is mistakenly
nominated in the Theist QOTM category), the quote will be re-directed
to appear in the correct category, with approriate notification.

4. Nominations can be made until five days before the first of the
next month. If quotes are nominated after this period, they will be
considered as entries for the contest of the next month.

* When making a nomination, please use this format for the subject
line:
"aa - <A or T as applicable>QOTM Nomination (was: <original thread
name>)"

5. Each atheist or agnostic who visits alt.atheism has one vote to
cast for each category (two votes total).

6. Voting starts 5 days before the end of the month. During the month,
votes will be ignored. This way, all nominees will have equal chance of
winning.

7. The two winning quotes will be published in the QOTM Archive.

SUMMARY

A nomination must contain the following information:

1. The lines of the quote.

2. Who wrote it.

3. Who nominates or seconds the nomination of this quote (that's you!)

4. Which category this nomination is for.

5. The word "nomination" MUST appear somewhere in the subject line!

6. The original thread title must appear in the subject line.

Publish the nomination or support for a nomination in a designated
thread, preferably called "[T/A]QoTM Nomination for [month]." You can
also e-mail it to me (see below).


VOTING

1. In the last five days of the month you can cast your vote in both
categories.

2. Votes must be placed in the designated thread.

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2) The truth or falsity of any given belief is based on correspondence
to reality. A proposition is true if its claim corresponds to the way
the universe is, including our experiments. If this is the case, it
should be enough to tell us that "objective evidence" cannot be the
defining feature of truth.

By: derrick_abdulhakim
Nominated: Ron Baker
Seconded: panamfloyd

------------

Here are the nominations for Theist Quote of the Month for August 2006.
Sorry for getting it out a bit late this month. I'm adjusting the end
point of the voting to insure every has a 5-day chance to get their vote
in. Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, Sept 1, 2006. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?
Email me.

* * * * *

------------

2) The truth or falsity of any given belief is based on correspondence
to reality. A proposition is true if its claim corresponds to the way
the universe is, including our experiments. If this is the case, it
should be enough to tell us that "objective evidence" cannot be the
defining feature of truth.

By: derrick_abdulhakim
Nominated: Ron Baker
Seconded: panamfloyd

------------

* * * * *
1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

Here are the nominations for Theist Quote of the Month for August 2006.
Sorry for getting it out a bit late this month. I'm adjusting the end
point of the voting to insure every has a 5-day chance to get their vote
in. Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, Sept 1, 2006. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?
Email me.

* * * * *


3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the opposite;
that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

2) The truth or falsity of any given belief is based on correspondence
to reality. A proposition is true if its claim corresponds to the way
the universe is, including our experiments. If this is the case, it
should be enough to tell us that "objective evidence" cannot be the
defining feature of truth.

------------

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the opposite;
that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

2) The truth or falsity of any given belief is based on correspondence
to reality. A proposition is true if its claim corresponds to the way
the universe is, including our experiments. If this is the case, it
should be enough to tell us that "objective evidence" cannot be the
defining feature of truth.

By: derrick_abdulhakim
Nominated: Ron Baker
Seconded: panamfloyd

2) The truth or falsity of any given belief is based on correspondence
to reality. A proposition is true if its claim corresponds to the way
the universe is, including our experiments. If this is the case, it
should be enough to tell us that "objective evidence" cannot be the
defining feature of truth.

By: derrick_abdulhakim
Nominated: Ron Baker
Seconded: panamfloyd

1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

Here are the nominations for Theist Quote of the Month for August 2006.
Sorry for getting it out a bit late this month. I'm adjusting the end
point of the voting to insure every has a 5-day chance to get their vote
in. Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, Sept 1, 2006. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?
Email me.

* * * * *
2) The truth or falsity of any given belief is based on correspondence
to reality. A proposition is true if its claim corresponds to the way
the universe is, including our experiments. If this is the case, it
should be enough to tell us that "objective evidence" cannot be the
defining feature of truth.

By: derrick_abdulhakim
Nominated: Ron Baker
Seconded: panamfloyd

1) Spirits don't exist, but they are still there. They are just asleep.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Hannele
Seconded: Neil Kelsey

Here are the nominations for Theist Quote of the Month for August 2006.
Sorry for getting it out a bit late this month.

------------

3) In response to:

The objective evidence is that no gods created man but quite the opposite;
that man created imaginary gods! (thousands of them!)

So what if man created them? Lots of things man creates are real.

By: Mark Earnest
Nominated: Kate
Seconded: Douglas Berry