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Loricat	Who's in?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 600 01/02/07 16:29:36 OMG I'm Awesome!	Tags : None I picked up my copy of the book today (thanks Mom, for the giftcard! ), so I'm in. Minority Mandate & Chris & I & ?? The cover blurbs use words like cunning, wit, pleasure, fascinating, and brilliant. This is not going to be some long plod, so get out there and get thee a book! "All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds." Loricat's Book Nook Celebrating the Absurd
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tarav	Re: Who's in?	#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1052 01/03/07 18:44:53 Moderator	I am in! I have started re-reading and am on chapter three. I read it and enjoyed it many years ago and am happy to read it again along with BookTalk members. In fact, I think there are some posts in reference to this book in our science forum. I will go search there and bump any relevant threads.
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garicker	Re: Who's in?	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 262 01/06/07 12:49:14 Smarty Pants	I'll be joining in later. I just got the book in yesterday's mail and haven't cracked it yet. George "Godlessness is not about denying the existence of nonsensical beings. It is the starting point for living life without them." Godless in America by George A. Ricker
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Niall001	--	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 897 01/12/07 11:31:33 Smarty Pants	Just picked it up. Sounds promising, I just hope the science isn't too out of date. We already know that the differences are a little more pronounced than Diamond thought back in 92.
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misterpessimistic	Re: --	#4	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 4113 01/12/07 15:22:40 Indisputable BookTalk Master	Niall: Any info/sources you can share? I am interested in more on this topic. Mr. P. Mr. P's place. I warned you!!! Mr. P's Bookshelf. I'm not saying it's usual for people to do those things but I(with the permission of God) have raised a dog from the dead and healed many people from all sorts of ailments. - Asana The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P. The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets" I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper
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Niall001	Re: --	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 897 01/17/07 18:42:00 Smarty Pants	Yup, just not yet. I'm without proper net access. Now I haven't read the book itself, so I'm going off the cover blurb, but it makes reference to humans sharing 98% of their genotype with chimps. Recent evidence suggests that this actually more like 96% if my memory suggests. I'll post on this at a later date, when I've decent net access. Full of Porn* http://plainofpillars.blogspot.com
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Rich206	Re: Who's in?	#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 65 01/17/07 19:47:20 Intern	Here's a couple of articles that cite the newer 96% figure: New Genome Comparison Finds Chimps, Humans Very Similar at the DNA Level Chimps, Humans 96 Percent the Same, Gene Study Finds
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misterpessimistic	Re: Who's in?	#7	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 4113 01/17/07 21:24:51 Indisputable BookTalk Master	Seems the concensus is still the same though...the similarities are far more interesting than the differences. And Diamond wrote this before the genomes were sequenced no? And to be that close... *Quote:* A comparison of Clint's genetic blueprints with that of the human genome shows that our closest living relatives share 96 percent of our DNA. The number of genetic differences between humans and chimps is ten times smaller than that between mice and rats. Amazing. Mr. P. Mr. P's place. I warned you!!! Mr. P's Bookshelf. I'm not saying it's usual for people to do those things but I(with the permission of God) have raised a dog from the dead and healed many people from all sorts of ailments. - Asana The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P. The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets" I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper
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Niall001	Re: Who's in?	#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 897 01/26/07 07:47:04 Smarty Pants	Bet me to it Rich! Full of Porn* http://plainofpillars.blogspot.com
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enjoyabled	I'm in	#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2 01/27/07 10:46:57 Hey, I'm new here!	I bought the book this week, before I knew about this site. I am interested in the development of our human society from its animal roots and the existence of our animal roots in our (current) predicament. I have never tried this before and am looking forward to seeing what develops. secretions.net
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Loricat	Re: I'm in	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 600 01/28/07 17:23:30 OMG I'm Awesome!	Welcome! And jump right in! The water is fine in our hominid end of the gene pool... "All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds." Loricat's Book Nook Celebrating the Absurd
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misterpessimistic	Re: Who's in?	#11	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 4113 04/06/07 10:20:47 Indisputable BookTalk Master	What a dissapointing turnout. This was a really good book though. Mr. P. I'm not saying it's usual for people to do those things but I(with the permission of God) have raised a dog from the dead and healed many people from all sorts of ailments. - Asana Boditharta (former booktalk troll) The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P. What is all this shit about Angels? Have you heard this? 3 out of 4 people believe in Angels. Are you F****** STUPID? Has everybody lost their mind? - George Carlin I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper
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Loricat	Re: Who's in?	#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 600 04/06/07 11:34:26 OMG I'm Awesome!	I agree, Mr. P. I think part of the problem was the last section -- it seemed to be mostly a preamble to his later books, which have already been read by the group. We had some decent action for the first sections... "All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds." Loricat's Book Nook Celebrating the Absurd
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misterpessimistic	Re: Who's in?	#13	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 4113 04/06/07 11:50:46 Indisputable BookTalk Master	I did notice the thesis for the later books buried in the latter chapters. We should have started with this one out of all his books. They are all excellent. His writing is very accessible, IMO. Mr. P. I'm not saying it's usual for people to do those things but I(with the permission of God) have raised a dog from the dead and healed many people from all sorts of ailments. - Asana Boditharta (former booktalk troll) The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P. What is all this shit about Angels? Have you heard this? 3 out of 4 people believe in Angels. Are you F****** STUPID? Has everybody lost their mind? - George Carlin I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper
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garicker	Re: Who's in?	#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 262 04/10/07 18:38:41 Smarty Pants	I made the mistake of ordering all three books - The Third Chimpanzee, Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse - at the same time. And, of course, once they got here I had to read them all. Actually, it was no mistake. I found all three books to be very well done. Diamond does a remarkable job of pulling in information from a variety of resources and assembling it in a manner that is informative and engaging. We need more writers like this, people who can give us a look at the whole tapestry rather than focusing on a single thread or panel. Alas, I spent so much time reading the books, I didn't participate as much as I had intended in the discussion of of this one. George "Godlessness is not about denying the existence of nonsensical beings. It is the starting point for living life without them." Godless in America by George A. Ricker
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Loricat	Re: Who's in?	#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 600 04/11/07 10:31:25 OMG I'm Awesome!	That's okay, George. We forgive you! "All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds." Loricat's Book Nook Celebrating the Absurd
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garicker	Re: Who's in?	#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 262 04/11/07 12:06:12 Smarty Pants	Thanks! I started to say "mea culpa" but thought better of it. George "Godlessness is not about denying the existence of nonsensical beings. It is the starting point for living life without them." Godless in America by George A. Ricker
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