A little response to "How Did the Apostles Die?"
Farrell Till errancy@infidels.org
Sat, 31 Jul 1999 22:57:44 -0700 (00933505064, 2.2.32.19990801055744.00930bec@midwest.net)
At 07:47 PM 07/31/1999 -0300, you wrote:
>> TILL
><SNIP>
>> At any rate, why don't you go out into your yard and see how easy it is to
>> make the sun dance by just looking at it and blinking your eyes? I just
>> noticed that I can make the light on my desk dance by looking directly at
>> the bulb and blinking my eyes.
>
>AVATAR
>Farrell, you should have known better than to propose a test like that
>without issuing an accompanying warning about how your eyes can be
>damaged if you stare at the sun for too long. Have you forgotten about
>the average inerrantist mentality on your list? That's alright, I'll do
>it here. Terry, if you do happen to try this experiment, please
>remember that staring directly at the sun for too long will make you
>blind. Don't bother to thank me; just remember that I cared.
>
TILL
I did mention it the first time I made reference to this. I said that the
blinking is necessary in order to keep from damaging the eyes. By the way,
I looked at the bulb in my desk lamp again, and made it dance.
Farrell Till
Skepticism, Inc.
jftill@midwest.net