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joshack · 05-20-2002, 06:30 PM

Well, damn. I knew something was up when his columns ended in Natural History last year. He had been seriously ill, as indicated in the obituary, on and off for twenty years. He wrote a great column on his initial diagnosis back then.

Actually, I believe that he had always been scheduled to end his monthly Natural History essays at the turn of the millenium. He used to talk about this back in the early/mid 90's.

ksagnostic · 05-20-2002, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by joshack:
<strong>Well, damn. I knew something was up when his columns ended in Natural History last year. He had been seriously ill, as indicated in the obituary, on and off for twenty years. He wrote a great column on his initial diagnosis back then.

Actually, I believe that he had always been scheduled to end his monthly Natural History essays at the turn of the millenium. He used to talk about this back in the early/mid 90's.</strong>

Oh, OK. I wasn't aware of that.

Bialar Crais · 05-20-2002, 11:58 PM

Damn. Double-damn. A great man, and an excellent scientist has left the building. A sad day.

And to all fundies drooling and wetting their pants at the thought of an EVILUTIONIST burning in hell(such as certain freepers). Fuck you, and fuck your mindless barbaric cult-beliefs.

lpetrich · 05-21-2002, 12:54 AM

Actually, I have his last essay book (I forget the title); in it, he had clearly stated that he had wanted to end his Natural History columns in a graceful manner. So he didn't have any unfinished NH columns

Skeptictank · 05-21-2002, 01:07 AM

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<strong>He had had a kind of cancer called mesothieloma; one of the less common kinds of cancer.</strong>

Really? Wow. My step-dad died of exactly the same thing. Although as I understand it, most who get it were exposed to asbestos at some point in their lives. Sad. Not a fun way to go. I witnessed it first hand.

lpetrich · 05-21-2002, 01:22 AM

Sorry, I misspelled what SJG had suffered from. It's abdominal mesothelioma.

Jayhawker Soule · 05-21-2002, 01:59 AM

sad

HumanisTim · 05-21-2002, 03:51 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by hezekiahjones:
[QB]

Evolutionists are Christ-deniers as Jesus Himself did not believe in evolution or other such modern fables>>>>

Oh yes but he did believe stars could fall from the sky and diseases were caused by demons. I think I'll take the science of Stephen J Gould over the science of Jesus any day.

Milkman Dan · 05-21-2002, 04:23 AM

At least there are no death-bed conversion stories floating around yet. Though I think it's only a matter of time until some creationist fundy claims Gould renounced evolution and punctuated equilibrium � la Darwin and accepted G. Zus in his heart.

I still hope this doesn't happen but I'm afraid some things never change

DonaldW112 · 05-21-2002, 04:42 AM

Sad ... We have lost a great man and a great scientist.

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05-20-2002, 06:30 PM	#41
joshack Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: valley of the hell, AZ Posts: 26	Well, damn. I knew something was up when his columns ended in Natural History last year. He had been seriously ill, as indicated in the obituary, on and off for twenty years. He wrote a great column on his initial diagnosis back then. Actually, I believe that he had always been scheduled to end his monthly Natural History essays at the turn of the millenium. He used to talk about this back in the early/mid 90's.

05-20-2002, 11:58 PM	#43
Bialar Crais Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lule�, Sweden. Posts: 354	Damn. Double-damn. A great man, and an excellent scientist has left the building. A sad day. And to all fundies drooling and wetting their pants at the thought of an EVILUTIONIST burning in hell(such as certain freepers). Fuck you, and fuck your mindless barbaric cult-beliefs.

05-21-2002, 12:54 AM	#44
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Actually, I have his last essay book (I forget the title); in it, he had clearly stated that he had wanted to end his Natural History columns in a graceful manner. So he didn't have any unfinished NH columns

05-21-2002, 01:22 AM	#46
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Sorry, I misspelled what SJG had suffered from. It's abdominal mesothelioma.

05-21-2002, 01:59 AM	#47
Jayhawker Soule Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,777	sad

05-21-2002, 03:51 AM	#48
HumanisTim Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Reading,PA Posts: 233	[QUOTE]Originally posted by hezekiahjones: [QB] Evolutionists are Christ-deniers as Jesus Himself did not believe in evolution or other such modern fables>>>> Oh yes but he did believe stars could fall from the sky and diseases were caused by demons. I think I'll take the science of Stephen J Gould over the science of Jesus any day.

05-21-2002, 04:23 AM	#49
Milkman Dan Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Europe Posts: 24	At least there are no death-bed conversion stories floating around yet. Though I think it's only a matter of time until some creationist fundy claims Gould renounced evolution and punctuated equilibrium � la Darwin and accepted G. Zus in his heart. I still hope this doesn't happen but I'm afraid some things never change

05-21-2002, 04:42 AM	#50
DonaldW112 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Schenectady, NY Posts: 45	Sad ... We have lost a great man and a great scientist.

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