http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_sc/snake_phobia U.Va. research: Snake phobia hardwired Fri Feb 29, 6:13 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Two University...
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Lenny Flank
lflank
Mar 1, 2008 2:04 pm
... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080229/ap_on_sc/snake_phobia ... I'm very very skeptical of this report. Over the years, I've given hundreds of educational ...
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David Windhorst
david_windhorst
Mar 1, 2008 2:05 pm
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/bizarro.asp Note: if checking this link after Saturday, you'll have to select the March 1 date. dw...
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David Windhorst
david_windhorst
Mar 1, 2008 2:11 pm
My otherwise especially rational wife has a near-deathly fear of spiders -- when they're indoors, anyway. Although I make a point of never, ever snickering...
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David Windhorst
david_windhorst
Mar 1, 2008 2:36 pm
And, although I've never researched the stats, when I started reading about snakes as a kid, "you're more likely to die from being struck by lightning than by...
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Mriana
mriana1
Mar 1, 2008 2:47 pm
I love it! I always knew kitties were smart and this proves it. :D Mriana David Windhorst <dbwindhorst@...> wrote: ...
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Michael E. Suttkus, II
suttkus
Mar 1, 2008 3:50 pm
... Note that the claims of the article are much less "wow!" than the claims of the title. Title: "Hardwired!" Article: "Predisposed" Predisposed, I can...
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David Windhorst
david_windhorst
Mar 1, 2008 4:23 pm
... Second that. Was terrified of stinging, flying insects as a kid, despite never being stung or seeing (or remembering, at least) other people fear them....
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Anne Gilbert
shanidar9
Mar 1, 2008 8:25 pm
Mriana; Everybody who knows anything, knows that cats rule the world! They've got us trained. Anne G ... From: Mriana To: DebunkCreation@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Anne Gilbert
shanidar9
Mar 1, 2008 8:26 pm
David: Well, some hardwiring must be missing from me, because I was never afraid of snakes! Of course, the only kind of snakes that exist in my neck of the...
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Anne Gilbert
shanidar9
Mar 1, 2008 8:31 pm
Lenny: Some rattlesnake bites can be pretty bad. I saw a video once, of some scientist who was studying them, on some island in Georgia or South Carolina(or...
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Anne Gilbert
shanidar9
Mar 1, 2008 8:33 pm
David: I'm not afraid of spiders, either. My mother always told me, from earliest childhood, that they were good luck if you found them indoors. OTOH, I...
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Anne Gilbert
shanidar9
Mar 1, 2008 8:40 pm
Michael: Well, there's obviously something going on, but it's not necessarily all directed at snakes; this "something" can be directed at almost anything...
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DougM
doug10399
Mar 1, 2008 10:30 pm
... For a different and (I think) much more interesting view, see http://www.loc.gov/loc/brain/emotion/Mineka.html -- Doug M....
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Torfinn Ørmen
torfinnoe
Mar 2, 2008 2:22 am
... Hhrrr... Can someone dowload the comic and email to me? I only get "Content Currently Unavailable". Again and again and... I really love Piraro, so...
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MB
mbslither
Mar 2, 2008 2:24 am
... That's all I ever got also. :( I'd love to see it, but apparently it's not available to *me*! Regards, MB...
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Torfinn Ørmen
torfinnoe
Mar 2, 2008 2:54 am
... From: Anne Gilbert To: DebunkCreation@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 9:39 PM Subject: Re: [DebunkCreation] naturally, the first person I...
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HumanCarol
Mar 2, 2008 4:55 am
... get "Content Currently Unavailable". Again and again and... ... I was able to view it. I couldn't copy just the image, so I captured the page. I can't send...
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Richard Ruppel
rruppel1
Mar 2, 2008 5:24 am
Hope it comes through... ... From: Torfinn Ørmen To: DebunkCreation@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 7:24 PM Subject: Re: [DebunkCreation]...
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MB
mbslither
Mar 2, 2008 2:30 pm
Thanks, I've already received it! I did enjoy it. My two haven't quite yet reached that stage... :))) Regards, MB...
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MB
mbslither
Mar 2, 2008 2:32 pm
... Thank you very much! :) Regards, MB...
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Mikey Brass
mikearchaeology
Mar 2, 2008 4:17 pm
Dear all, I am going to be offering my online archaeology courses again, starting at the end of March 2008. The courses and the schedules are given below: ...
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Anne Gilbert
shanidar9
Mar 2, 2008 7:46 pm
Torfinn: I attribute my lack of fear about these natural phenomena to both my parents, who regarded the natural world as a wonderful and curious place. I'm...
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stevesommers56
Mar 3, 2008 3:47 am
... <avgilbert@...> wrote: I wouldn't say I have a fear of snakes, let's just say I'm wary. I do a lot of disc golfing and in my area there are copperheads...
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Lenny Flank
lflank
Mar 3, 2008 1:15 pm
... I have a friend who was bitten a few years ago by a northern copperhead he was keeping. Although generally they are sublethal, a copperhead bite is not ...
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Carol Smith
HumanCarol
Mar 3, 2008 10:20 pm
http://www.tribune.com.ng/22022008/letter.html The idea of evolution introduced by Charles Darwin revolutionised the way human beings look at things and...
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Anne Gilbert
shanidar9
Mar 3, 2008 10:39 pm
Steve: In "snake country" it's always wise to take precautions. While snakes such as rattle, usually give fair warning, and are only interested, generally...
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Anne Gilbert
shanidar9
Mar 3, 2008 10:42 pm
Lenny: Well, that's another reason why one should exercise caution in "snake country". Their cryptic coloring is, in part, their protection. BTW, "snake...
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Angel Freire
afreire70
Mar 3, 2008 11:23 pm
I find this to be an encouraging article coming, as it does, from Nigeria. ... From: Carol Smith <humanist@...> To: humanist@... Sent:...
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Richard Ruppel
rruppel1
Mar 4, 2008 12:22 am
Yes... I would be even more encouraged if it were printed in the Chicago Tribune or the Phoenix Tribune! ... From: Angel Freire To:...
