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It was a normal day for Anne and Kelly, who were laying about in Kelly’s bedroom, rather bored, for they had nothing to do. They had offered to clean up the neighbor-
hood, but their mothers had refused, seeing the hot weath-
er was rather....well, hot. Considering anything besides going outside, their list was rather short. “ What can we do?” cried Kelly. “ Could we IM Jane, Matt , Sandy, and
Lina at the same time? That would be fun.” suggested A-
nne. “Okay ” said Kelly, getting up. “ No need.” said a
voice behind them. They turned around, to find Sandy,
Jane, Matt, and Lina waiting for them. Kelly groaned loudly–––-she really wanted to IM them, not meet them.
“ Hey. What’s up?” asked Sandy, a tall, broad shouldered,
blond haired guy, who was the founder of six kids
so-called “group”. They never even met during the school year. Now, seeing it was summer, they met each other frequently, every other day. “Nothing. You?” replied Anne. “We were goin’ to that woods behind Rain Orchids.” said Lina. “They–—” she pointed to the guys--- “ claim there is a haunted house. Smack in the middle of the woods. A haunted house. In the woods ”she said, exclaiming it loudly. “ Yeah, right, we believe you, you’re down right we do,” said Kelly, though she looked like she was interested. “ Hmmm... there was something, uh, never mind.” said Jane, who was really thoughtful and curious about things like that. “ No, go on We wanna listen, don’t we?”said Kelly quickly. There were murmurs and nods of agreement. “Well, if you want to know, there was a house
owned by a business tycoon in the woods behind Rain Orchids, a man. He was a millionaire, and people would
die to meet him. He was really generous; he practically
owned Rain Orchids, he did donate a lot of money, and about anyone he met that seemed poor, he would give billions of dollars away to them,” Jane filled them in. “Wow.He sounds amazing But why would he live in the woods?A great man like him?” asked Anne. “I bet for secrecy,”said Matt. He also was a broad shouldered, tall guy, but with brown colored hair and green eyes, unlike Sandy, who had blue eyes. “Yeah, I guess. He wouldn’t want to be interviewed by The Journal everyday, now would he?” said Lina. She was a beautiful girl with sleek, shiny brown hair up to her waist. She also had blue eyes
and a fair skin complexion. “ Well, that makes sense, but, two things: What was his name, and was The Journal even established than?” asked Kelly, Lina’s twin; naturally,
she looked just like Lina, only with blond hair and glasses.
“Well, I think his name was Wayne Lenmore, and yes, The Journal was established then. Oh yeah, it was a long time ago, ‘bout the 1970s.” finished Jane, who was a tall, blue eyed girl with brown curly hair. “Then....um, lets GO Come on ” exclaimed Kelly, who was eager to find out about this “haunted house”. Everyone knew what she was
talking about, so they all hurried to Rain Orchids. Once there, they all asked Ms. Percidal about a man known to
live in the woods. Ms. Percidal was a thin, tall woman
with brown hair usually tied up in a ponytail. She babbled:
“Yes, there was a man, once, a long time ago, who was very generous indeed. He helped this old apple orchid a lot; I did him a bit of a favor: he wanted those woods, and I sold them to him. Never seen him after that, though, you’d think he would come back tovisit ” said Ms. Percidal. “But was his name Wayne Lenmore?” asked Anne. “ I believe so,” said Ms. Percidal.“Were those woods yours?” asked Sandy. He wore an eager expression like the rest. “Yes. They were mine, sold to me by an young man, around the age of 20. He looked quite happy to get rid of the land.” replied Ms. Percidal.“Did Mr. Lenmore have a house in the woods?” asked Matt. “ Not that I know of,” asked Ms. Percidal. After thanking Ms. Percidal, the group went to go in the woods.“Well I think the house is haunted, don’t care what you five think.” said Lina, the minute they got out of the orchid. “Well, I sure don’t. It’s all a bunch of nonsense, if you ask me,” said Sandy. “Well, no one is asking you, so you can keep your thoughts to your self,” snapped Lina.
“Ooooh, look, there’s a house Over there See it?” said Jane. “Where?” were the answers to Jane’s question. They
all ran to the area Jane indicated. “See? Told you Bet it’s
Wayne Lenmore’s...spooky,” she said, after glancing at it. It was at least seven stories high, with windows that were
broken and cracked and had shutters that were brown and the paint was peeling off. The overall house was a brown,
tinge and was rather black, but the paint, like the shutters, was peeling. The little grass around the house was brown and murky, making it look like a real haunted house. “Well...should we go in?” asked Matt. “Maybe.....or not.”
said Kelly. “Come on We’ll take a look, come out. We’ll
knock first,” he added, after seeing the expression on Jane’s face, who was frowning slightly. “Okay...” she agreed, looking weary. They all approached the house, and Matt knocked. RAP. RAP. RAP. He knocked. There was a slight sound, from the depths of the woods, and all was sil-
ent. “Well, looks like Wayne isn’t home. Lets go in,” said Sandy. “Uh, I don’t think–––“ started Kelly. “Lets go,” said Matt in a firm voice. They entered, and the inside of the
house was ruined; the house had white walls, but with pe-
eling paint. The chairs and couches were green and fancy looking, but with moth-eaten fabric covered over the rotti-
ing wood shaped for the couch. There were stairs, but they
were black and looked like they were once burned. The house felt rather cold and misty; the only light came from the blazing sun outside. “This is...well, kind of––-” “Creepy, yeah,” finished Kelly for Lina. TAP. TAP. TAP. “What– what was that?” asked a nervous Anne. “It came from upstairs ” yelled Jane. “Shh I’m trying to listen ” said Matt, but the sound grew louder, and louder, until it sounded like it was right next to them. “Lets GO Ahhhh Help Someone Help ” the girls screamed. “QUIET SHH yelled Sandy. “RUN NOW ” They all ran and ran until they were out of the woods. Panting, Sandy spoke to the frightened girls. “That was something...something...a animal,” he finished lamely. “An animal,” repeated Lina, fuming at him. “We could have––” started Lina. “—died ” screamed Kelly. “No,” said Jane. “We could have found out who is the ghost of Lenmore Mansion Or what is the ghost. Whatever.” Jane corrected Kelly. She turned to Anne, “Um, why did you scream, ‘Run now’ ? That was totally little kid’s stuff to do.” Anne just looked puzzled.
“ I didn’t scream anything,” There was a pause. “Then who did?” asked Jane. There were shrugs and frowns of the question. “Well, I think we should never go back to that creepy place.” said Kelly. “Weren’t you so keen to go
there in the first place, Kells?” asked Sandy. Kelly blushed,
and muttered, “Uh, well,----no----I mean, well–---- um, ma-
be, sort–yeah,” she said, trying to hide her face. “Anyway,”
said Matt, “ We should try finding out about Wayne. Does anyone have suggestions?” he asked. “ We could find old
issues of The Journal , and see if there is anything about him
in there,” suggested Lina. “Yeah That’s a great idea ” they all exclaimed.”But lets meet here tomorrow, ‘cause I gotta
leave for a reception party tonight.” said Jane. “Me too,”
said Lina. “ Not tomarrow,no.”said Sandy. “I’m goin’ to
Georgia for a week.” “And I’m leaving for Virginia for a week.” said Anne. “Back here, in week, guys? We’ll see each other in a week. And find as much you can about this Wayne Lenmore, okay?” said Matt.
It was a long week for everyone. Lina and Jane were looking marvelous at the reception party that night, wearing identical dresses of a turquoise-green color, ankle–length with shawl that was not out-of-place, but made them look “fantabulous.” Sandy and Anne stayed at luxurious hotels in Virginia and Georgia, eating fine feasts
and taking long dips in the pools there. Also,they all frequently instant messaged each other, to ensure about what they had found out about the mysterious house....
Kellz356: U guyz there?
AlwayzAnn : Im here, don’t know about nobody else.
Kellz356: Matt?
Matt-Dude: yep, matt here.
AlwayzAnn: Did any of u guyz find out about
AlwayzAnn: Wayne Lenmore?
Lina-iz-cool has just signed on.
Lina-iz-cool: hey. Did u find about Wayne L.???
Matt-Dude: we were talking bout that...??did u guyz???
Lina-iz-cool: not really...
AlwayzAnn: well, he was in the 45th issue of the journal
Kellz356: how do u no?
AlwayzAnn: went online and researched about him on
AlwayzAnn: searchpeople.com ... pretty easy,too.
Kellz356: well, I’m sorry, but I have to go...later
AlwayzAnn: BYE
Matt-Dude: later
Lina-iz-cool: bye, Kelly
Kellz356 has just signed out.
Matt-Dude: well, maybe we should find out more.....
AlwayzAnn: yeah, we should.
Jane101 has just signed on.
Jane101: hey guys. Did anyone find out about Wayne?
Matt-Dude: ann got sumthing that he was in the journal
Jane101: Was he really?
AlwayzAnn: do I ever lie? No, so yes, he wuz.
Jane101: Cool That was a fact even I didn’t know
AlwayzAnn: B-)
Jane101: That’s the cool sign, right?
AlwayzAnn: Duh, Jane, duh
Lina-iz-cool: gotta go, bye, eat dinner...
Jane101: no u don’t cuz dinner’s not redy; I live with u, remember, sis????
AlwayzAnn: *groan*
Jane101: lol Heeeeeheeeheee
Sandybeachs21 has just signed on.
Sandybeachs21: hey
AlwayzAnn: gotta go, later guyz and sandy...
AlwayzAnn has just signed out.
Sandybeaches21: I’ve gotta go 2, later %26amp; sorry about that
Sandybeaches21 has just signed out.
Matt-Dude: no use staying here, later.
Matt-Dude, Jane101, and Lina-iz-cool have signed out.
It was a couple days after that when the group met.
Anne, who was the most knowledgeable one there, had taken the most amount of interest in Wayne Lenmore’s life. As she told them on instant messenger, she had found out that he was in the 45th issue of The Journal. Seeing as it was published only very recently in his time, he was quick to be
published in it. Wayne Lenmore had been quite an interesting person, as Anne had put it.
“No, he was only 26 when he inherited his mother’s
fortune,” said Anne, busy online finding out more about Wayne Lenmore. “You’ve been on for an hour researching him? You said you were on an assignment for history ” yelled Kelly. “Now
let me on ” she yelled. “Come on Kelly, it’s not an hour, and he has-he had, I mean,an amazing life Please, just–––just ten
more minutes ” pleaded Anne. “‘Had?’ ‘Had?’ What do you mean, ‘had’?” Matt asked Anne. “He...he...he died three years ago.” Anne stuttered. “He did? How?” asked Kelly.
“A mystery. No one knows why, how, when––-just the fact that three years ago.” replied Anne. “Wow...” said Sandy, from the bed.He was evidently pretending to be asleep. “Does it say where he was last spotted?” asked Jane, curious and silent, sitting on the floor. “It says in Willford,Connec––– ” she started to say, but Lina broke her off. “Thats here, right here He was last spotted in Willford, Connecticut That here He was spotted right HERE She yelled loudly so that Bane, the group’s dog, barked and turned over on its stomach. “Yes, right here,” said Anne, calmly with a smile.|||I think it has a lot of issues. You need an editor - seriously. First of all, you apparently don%26#039;t know that every time a new person speaks, you change paragraphs. Secondly, you tend to write the way you THINK an author should write instead of using your own %26quot;voice%26quot;. You write in the passive voice. By the end of the first paragraph (which was a horror to get through) I had totally lost any interest in reading any more. No, I don%26#039;t think it is OK. It needs a ton of work. Your idea is fine, but your technique is seriously lacking.
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They%26#039;re, Their, There - Three Different Words.
Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.
Pax - C|||i think its great! your very creative =]
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It was a normal day for Anne and Kelly, who were laying about in Kelly’s bedroom, rather bored, for they had nothing to do. They had offered to clean up the neighbor-
hood, but their mothers had refused, seeing the hot weath-
er was rather....well, hot. Considering anything besides going outside, their list was rather short. “ What can we do?” cried Kelly. “ Could we IM Jane, Matt , Sandy, and
Lina at the same time? That would be fun.” suggested A-
nne. “Okay ” said Kelly, getting up. “ No need.” said a
voice behind them. They turned around, to find Sandy,
Jane, Matt, and Lina waiting for them. Kelly groaned loudly–––-she really wanted to IM them, not meet them.
“ Hey. What’s up?” asked Sandy, a tall, broad shouldered,
blond haired guy, who was the founder of six kids
so-called “group”. They never even met during the school year. Now, seeing it was summer, they met each other frequently, every other day. “Nothing. You?” replied Anne. “We were goin’ to that woods behind Rain Orchids.” said Lina. “They–—” she pointed to the guys--- “ claim there is a haunted house. Smack in the middle of the woods. A haunted house. In the woods ”she said, exclaiming it loudly. “ Yeah, right, we believe you, you’re down right we do,” said Kelly, though she looked like she was interested. “ Hmmm... there was something, uh, never mind.” said Jane, who was really thoughtful and curious about things like that. “ No, go on We wanna listen, don’t we?”said Kelly quickly. There were murmurs and nods of agreement. “Well, if you want to know, there was a house
owned by a business tycoon in the woods behind Rain Orchids, a man. He was a millionaire, and people would
die to meet him. He was really generous; he practically
owned Rain Orchids, he did donate a lot of money, and about anyone he met that seemed poor, he would give billions of dollars away to them,” Jane filled them in. “Wow.He sounds amazing But why would he live in the woods?A great man like him?” asked Anne. “I bet for secrecy,”said Matt. He also was a broad shouldered, tall guy, but with brown colored hair and green eyes, unlike Sandy, who had blue eyes. “Yeah, I guess. He wouldn’t want to be interviewed by The Journal everyday, now would he?” said Lina. She was a beautiful girl with sleek, shiny brown hair up to her waist. She also had blue eyes
and a fair skin complexion. “ Well, that makes sense, but, two things: What was his name, and was The Journal even established than?” asked Kelly, Lina’s twin; naturally,
she looked just like Lina, only with blond hair and glasses.
“Well, I think his name was Wayne Lenmore, and yes, The Journal was established then. Oh yeah, it was a long time ago, ‘bout the 1970s.” finished Jane, who was a tall, blue eyed girl with brown curly hair. “Then....um, lets GO Come on ” exclaimed Kelly, who was eager to find out about this “haunted house”. Everyone knew what she was
talking about, so they all hurried to Rain Orchids. Once there, they all asked Ms. Percidal about a man known to
live in the woods. Ms. Percidal was a thin, tall woman
with brown hair usually tied up in a ponytail. She babbled:
“Yes, there was a man, once, a long time ago, who was very generous indeed. He helped this old apple orchid a lot; I did him a bit of a favor: he wanted those woods, and I sold them to him. Never seen him after that, though, you’d think he would come back tovisit ” said Ms. Percidal. “But was his name Wayne Lenmore?” asked Anne. “ I believe so,” said Ms. Percidal.“Were those woods yours?” asked Sandy. He wore an eager expression like the rest. “Yes. They were mine, sold to me by an young man, around the age of 20. He looked quite happy to get rid of the land.” replied Ms. Percidal.“Did Mr. Lenmore have a house in the woods?” asked Matt. “ Not that I know of,” asked Ms. Percidal. After thanking Ms. Percidal, the group went to go in the woods.“Well I think the house is haunted, don’t care what you five think.” said Lina, the minute they got out of the orchid. “Well, I sure don’t. It’s all a bunch of nonsense, if you ask me,” said Sandy. “Well, no one is asking you, so you can keep your thoughts to your self,” snapped Lina.
“Ooooh, look, there’s a house Over there See it?” said Jane. “Where?” were the answers to Jane’s question. They
all ran to the area Jane indicated. “See? Told you Bet it’s
Wayne Lenmore’s...spooky,” she said, after glancing at it. It was at least seven stories high, with windows that were
broken and cracked and had shutters that were brown and the paint was peeling off. The overall house was a brown,
tinge and was rather black, but the paint, like the shutters, was peeling. The little grass around the house was brown and murky, making it look like a real haunted house. “Well...should we go in?” asked Matt. “Maybe.....or not.”
said Kelly. “Come on We’ll take a look, come out. We’ll
knock first,” he added, after seeing the expression on Jane’s face, who was frowning slightly. “Okay...” she agreed, looking weary. They all approached the house, and Matt knocked. RAP. RAP. RAP. He knocked. There was a slight sound, from the depths of the woods, and all was sil-
ent. “Well, looks like Wayne isn’t home. Lets go in,” said Sandy. “Uh, I don’t think–––“ started Kelly. “Lets go,” said Matt in a firm voice. They entered, and the inside of the
house was ruined; the house had white walls, but with pe-
eling paint. The chairs and couches were green and fancy looking, but with moth-eaten fabric covered over the rotti-
ing wood shaped for the couch. There were stairs, but they
were black and looked like they were once burned. The house felt rather cold and misty; the only light came from the blazing sun outside. “This is...well, kind of––-” “Creepy, yeah,” finished Kelly for Lina. TAP. TAP. TAP. “What– what was that?” asked a nervous Anne. “It came from upstairs ” yelled Jane. “Shh I’m trying to listen ” said Matt, but the sound grew louder, and louder, until it sounded like it was right next to them. “Lets GO Ahhhh Help Someone Help ” the girls screamed. “QUIET SHH yelled Sandy. “RUN NOW ” They all ran and ran until they were out of the woods. Panting, Sandy spoke to the frightened girls. “That was something...something...a animal,” he finished lamely. “An animal,” repeated Lina, fuming at him. “We could have––” started Lina. “—died ” screamed Kelly. “No,” said Jane. “We could have found out who is the ghost of Lenmore Mansion Or what is the ghost. Whatever.” Jane corrected Kelly. She turned to Anne, “Um, why did you scream, ‘Run now’ ? That was totally little kid’s stuff to do.” Anne just looked puzzled.
“ I didn’t scream anything,” There was a pause. “Then who did?” asked Jane. There were shrugs and frowns of the question. “Well, I think we should never go back to that creepy place.” said Kelly. “Weren’t you so keen to go
there in the first place, Kells?” asked Sandy. Kelly blushed,
and muttered, “Uh, well,----no----I mean, well–---- um, ma-
be, sort–yeah,” she said, trying to hide her face. “Anyway,”
said Matt, “ We should try finding out about Wayne. Does anyone have suggestions?” he asked. “ We could find old
issues of The Journal , and see if there is anything about him
in there,” suggested Lina. “Yeah That’s a great idea ” they all exclaimed.”But lets meet here tomorrow, ‘cause I gotta
leave for a reception party tonight.” said Jane. “Me too,”
said Lina. “ Not tomarrow,no.”said Sandy. “I’m goin’ to
Georgia for a week.” “And I’m leaving for Virginia for a week.” said Anne. “Back here, in week, guys? We’ll see each other in a week. And find as much you can about this Wayne Lenmore, okay?” said Matt.
It was a long week for everyone. Lina and Jane were looking marvelous at the reception party that night, wearing identical dresses of a turquoise-green color, ankle–length with shawl that was not out-of-place, but made them look “fantabulous.” Sandy and Anne stayed at luxurious hotels in Virginia and Georgia, eating fine feasts
and taking long dips in the pools there. Also,they all frequently instant messaged each other, to ensure about what they had found out about the mysterious house....
Kellz356: U guyz there?
AlwayzAnn : Im here, don’t know about nobody else.
Kellz356: Matt?
Matt-Dude: yep, matt here.
AlwayzAnn: Did any of u guyz find out about
AlwayzAnn: Wayne Lenmore?
Lina-iz-cool has just signed on.
Lina-iz-cool: hey. Did u find about Wayne L.???
Matt-Dude: we were talking bout that...??did u guyz???
Lina-iz-cool: not really...
AlwayzAnn: well, he was in the 45th issue of the journal
Kellz356: how do u no?
AlwayzAnn: went online and researched about him on
AlwayzAnn: searchpeople.com ... pretty easy,too.
Kellz356: well, I’m sorry, but I have to go...later
AlwayzAnn: BYE
Matt-Dude: later
Lina-iz-cool: bye, Kelly
Kellz356 has just signed out.
Matt-Dude: well, maybe we should find out more.....
AlwayzAnn: yeah, we should.
Jane101 has just signed on.
Jane101: hey guys. Did anyone find out about Wayne?
Matt-Dude: ann got sumthing that he was in the journal
Jane101: Was he really?
AlwayzAnn: do I ever lie? No, so yes, he wuz.
Jane101: Cool That was a fact even I didn’t know
AlwayzAnn: B-)
Jane101: That’s the cool sign, right?
AlwayzAnn: Duh, Jane, duh
Lina-iz-cool: gotta go, bye, eat dinner...
Jane101: no u don’t cuz dinner’s not redy; I live with u, remember, sis????
AlwayzAnn: *groan*
Jane101: lol Heeeeeheeeheee
Sandybeachs21 has just signed on.
Sandybeachs21: hey
AlwayzAnn: gotta go, later guyz and sandy...
AlwayzAnn has just signed out.
Sandybeaches21: I’ve gotta go 2, later %26amp; sorry about that
Sandybeaches21 has just signed out.
Matt-Dude: no use staying here, later.
Matt-Dude, Jane101, and Lina-iz-cool have signed out.
It was a couple days after that when the group met.
Anne, who was the most knowledgeable one there, had taken the most amount of interest in Wayne Lenmore’s life. As she told them on instant messenger, she had found out that he was in the 45th issue of The Journal. Seeing as it was published only very recently in his time, he was quick to be
published in it. Wayne Lenmore had been quite an interesting person, as Anne had put it.
“No, he was only 26 when he inherited his mother’s
fortune,” said Anne, busy online finding out more about Wayne Lenmore. “You’ve been on for an hour researching him? You said you were on an assignment for history ” yelled Kelly. “Now
let me on ” she yelled. “Come on Kelly, it’s not an hour, and he has-he had, I mean,an amazing life Please, just–––just ten
more minutes ” pleaded Anne. “‘Had?’ ‘Had?’ What do you mean, ‘had’?” Matt asked Anne. “He...he...he died three years ago.” Anne stuttered. “He did? How?” asked Kelly.
“A mystery. No one knows why, how, when––-just the fact that three years ago.” replied Anne. “Wow...” said Sandy, from the bed.He was evidently pretending to be asleep. “Does it say where he was last spotted?” asked Jane, curious and silent, sitting on the floor. “It says in Willford,Connec––– ” she started to say, but Lina broke her off. “Thats here, right here He was last spotted in Willford, Connecticut That here He was spotted right HERE She yelled loudly so that Bane, the group’s dog, barked and turned over on its stomach. “Yes, right here,” said Anne, calmly with a smile.|||I%26#039;m not going to read it. Instead, I%26#039;m going to direct you to fictionpress.com, where you can get a free account and post your stories online, chapter by chapter, for other people (both members and non-members) to read and comment on. It%26#039;s a fantastic writer-friendly place and you%26#039;ll get feedback on your story, and constructive criticism so you can see what you should work on.|||Terrible|||SORRY TO LONG I WILL READ IT LATER
It was a normal day for Anne and Kelly, who were laying about in Kelly’s bedroom, rather bored, for they had nothing to do. They had offered to clean up the neighbor-
hood, but their mothers had refused, seeing the hot weath-
er was rather....well, hot. Considering anything besides going outside, their list was rather short. “ What can we do?” cried Kelly. “ Could we IM Jane, Matt , Sandy, and
Lina at the same time? That would be fun.” suggested A-
nne. “Okay ” said Kelly, getting up. “ No need.” said a
voice behind them. They turned around, to find Sandy,
Jane, Matt, and Lina waiting for them. Kelly groaned loudly–––-she really wanted to IM them, not meet them.
“ Hey. What’s up?” asked Sandy, a tall, broad shouldered,
blond haired guy, who was the founder of six kids
so-called “group”. They never even met during the school year. Now, seeing it was summer, they met each other frequently, every other day. “Nothing. You?” replied Anne. “We were goin’ to that woods behind Rain Orchids.” said Lina. “They–—” she pointed to the guys--- “ claim there is a haunted house. Smack in the middle of the woods. A haunted house. In the woods ”she said, exclaiming it loudly. “ Yeah, right, we believe you, you’re down right we do,” said Kelly, though she looked like she was interested. “ Hmmm... there was something, uh, never mind.” said Jane, who was really thoughtful and curious about things like that. “ No, go on We wanna listen, don’t we?”said Kelly quickly. There were murmurs and nods of agreement. “Well, if you want to know, there was a house
owned by a business tycoon in the woods behind Rain Orchids, a man. He was a millionaire, and people would
die to meet him. He was really generous; he practically
owned Rain Orchids, he did donate a lot of money, and about anyone he met that seemed poor, he would give billions of dollars away to them,” Jane filled them in. “Wow.He sounds amazing But why would he live in the woods?A great man like him?” asked Anne. “I bet for secrecy,”said Matt. He also was a broad shouldered, tall guy, but with brown colored hair and green eyes, unlike Sandy, who had blue eyes. “Yeah, I guess. He wouldn’t want to be interviewed by The Journal everyday, now would he?” said Lina. She was a beautiful girl with sleek, shiny brown hair up to her waist. She also had blue eyes
and a fair skin complexion. “ Well, that makes sense, but, two things: What was his name, and was The Journal even established than?” asked Kelly, Lina’s twin; naturally,
she looked just like Lina, only with blond hair and glasses.
“Well, I think his name was Wayne Lenmore, and yes, The Journal was established then. Oh yeah, it was a long time ago, ‘bout the 1970s.” finished Jane, who was a tall, blue eyed girl with brown curly hair. “Then....um, lets GO Come on ” exclaimed Kelly, who was eager to find out about this “haunted house”. Everyone knew what she was
talking about, so they all hurried to Rain Orchids. Once there, they all asked Ms. Percidal about a man known to
live in the woods. Ms. Percidal was a thin, tall woman
with brown hair usually tied up in a ponytail. She babbled:
“Yes, there was a man, once, a long time ago, who was very generous indeed. He helped this old apple orchid a lot; I did him a bit of a favor: he wanted those woods, and I sold them to him. Never seen him after that, though, you’d think he would come back tovisit ” said Ms. Percidal. “But was his name Wayne Lenmore?” asked Anne. “ I believe so,” said Ms. Percidal.“Were those woods yours?” asked Sandy. He wore an eager expression like the rest. “Yes. They were mine, sold to me by an young man, around the age of 20. He looked quite happy to get rid of the land.” replied Ms. Percidal.“Did Mr. Lenmore have a house in the woods?” asked Matt. “ Not that I know of,” asked Ms. Percidal. After thanking Ms. Percidal, the group went to go in the woods.“Well I think the house is haunted, don’t care what you five think.” said Lina, the minute they got out of the orchid. “Well, I sure don’t. It’s all a bunch of nonsense, if you ask me,” said Sandy. “Well, no one is asking you, so you can keep your thoughts to your self,” snapped Lina.
“Ooooh, look, there’s a house Over there See it?” said Jane. “Where?” were the answers to Jane’s question. They
all ran to the area Jane indicated. “See? Told you Bet it’s
Wayne Lenmore’s...spooky,” she said, after glancing at it. It was at least seven stories high, with windows that were
broken and cracked and had shutters that were brown and the paint was peeling off. The overall house was a brown,
tinge and was rather black, but the paint, like the shutters, was peeling. The little grass around the house was brown and murky, making it look like a real haunted house. “Well...should we go in?” asked Matt. “Maybe.....or not.”
said Kelly. “Come on We’ll take a look, come out. We’ll
knock first,” he added, after seeing the expression on Jane’s face, who was frowning slightly. “Okay...” she agreed, looking weary. They all approached the house, and Matt knocked. RAP. RAP. RAP. He knocked. There was a slight sound, from the depths of the woods, and all was sil-
ent. “Well, looks like Wayne isn’t home. Lets go in,” said Sandy. “Uh, I don’t think–––“ started Kelly. “Lets go,” said Matt in a firm voice. They entered, and the inside of the
house was ruined; the house had white walls, but with pe-
eling paint. The chairs and couches were green and fancy looking, but with moth-eaten fabric covered over the rotti-
ing wood shaped for the couch. There were stairs, but they
were black and looked like they were once burned. The house felt rather cold and misty; the only light came from the blazing sun outside. “This is...well, kind of––-” “Creepy, yeah,” finished Kelly for Lina. TAP. TAP. TAP. “What– what was that?” asked a nervous Anne. “It came from upstairs ” yelled Jane. “Shh I’m trying to listen ” said Matt, but the sound grew louder, and louder, until it sounded like it was right next to them. “Lets GO Ahhhh Help Someone Help ” the girls screamed. “QUIET SHH yelled Sandy. “RUN NOW ” They all ran and ran until they were out of the woods. Panting, Sandy spoke to the frightened girls. “That was something...something...a animal,” he finished lamely. “An animal,” repeated Lina, fuming at him. “We could have––” started Lina. “—died ” screamed Kelly. “No,” said Jane. “We could have found out who is the ghost of Lenmore Mansion Or what is the ghost. Whatever.” Jane corrected Kelly. She turned to Anne, “Um, why did you scream, ‘Run now’ ? That was totally little kid’s stuff to do.” Anne just looked puzzled.
“ I didn’t scream anything,” There was a pause. “Then who did?” asked Jane. There were shrugs and frowns of the question. “Well, I think we should never go back to that creepy place.” said Kelly. “Weren’t you so keen to go
there in the first place, Kells?” asked Sandy. Kelly blushed,
and muttered, “Uh, well,----no----I mean, well–---- um, ma-
be, sort–yeah,” she said, trying to hide her face. “Anyway,”
said Matt, “ We should try finding out about Wayne. Does anyone have suggestions?” he asked. “ We could find old
issues of The Journal , and see if there is anything about him
in there,” suggested Lina. “Yeah That’s a great idea ” they all exclaimed.”But lets meet here tomorrow, ‘cause I gotta
leave for a reception party tonight.” said Jane. “Me too,”
said Lina. “ Not tomarrow,no.”said Sandy. “I’m goin’ to
Georgia for a week.” “And I’m leaving for Virginia for a week.” said Anne. “Back here, in week, guys? We’ll see each other in a week. And find as much you can about this Wayne Lenmore, okay?” said Matt.
It was a long week for everyone. Lina and Jane were looking marvelous at the reception party that night, wearing identical dresses of a turquoise-green color, ankle–length with shawl that was not out-of-place, but made them look “fantabulous.” Sandy and Anne stayed at luxurious hotels in Virginia and Georgia, eating fine feasts
and taking long dips in the pools there. Also,they all frequently instant messaged each other, to ensure about what they had found out about the mysterious house....
Kellz356: U guyz there?
AlwayzAnn : Im here, don’t know about nobody else.
Kellz356: Matt?
Matt-Dude: yep, matt here.
AlwayzAnn: Did any of u guyz find out about
AlwayzAnn: Wayne Lenmore?
Lina-iz-cool has just signed on.
Lina-iz-cool: hey. Did u find about Wayne L.???
Matt-Dude: we were talking bout that...??did u guyz???
Lina-iz-cool: not really...
AlwayzAnn: well, he was in the 45th issue of the journal
Kellz356: how do u no?
AlwayzAnn: went online and researched about him on
AlwayzAnn: searchpeople.com ... pretty easy,too.
Kellz356: well, I’m sorry, but I have to go...later
AlwayzAnn: BYE
Matt-Dude: later
Lina-iz-cool: bye, Kelly
Kellz356 has just signed out.
Matt-Dude: well, maybe we should find out more.....
AlwayzAnn: yeah, we should.
Jane101 has just signed on.
Jane101: hey guys. Did anyone find out about Wayne?
Matt-Dude: ann got sumthing that he was in the journal
Jane101: Was he really?
AlwayzAnn: do I ever lie? No, so yes, he wuz.
Jane101: Cool That was a fact even I didn’t know
AlwayzAnn: B-)
Jane101: That’s the cool sign, right?
AlwayzAnn: Duh, Jane, duh
Lina-iz-cool: gotta go, bye, eat dinner...
Jane101: no u don’t cuz dinner’s not redy; I live with u, remember, sis????
AlwayzAnn: *groan*
Jane101: lol Heeeeeheeeheee
Sandybeachs21 has just signed on.
Sandybeachs21: hey
AlwayzAnn: gotta go, later guyz and sandy...
AlwayzAnn has just signed out.
Sandybeaches21: I’ve gotta go 2, later %26amp; sorry about that
Sandybeaches21 has just signed out.
Matt-Dude: no use staying here, later.
Matt-Dude, Jane101, and Lina-iz-cool have signed out.
It was a couple days after that when the group met.
Anne, who was the most knowledgeable one there, had taken the most amount of interest in Wayne Lenmore’s life. As she told them on instant messenger, she had found out that he was in the 45th issue of The Journal. Seeing as it was published only very recently in his time, he was quick to be
published in it. Wayne Lenmore had been quite an interesting person, as Anne had put it.
“No, he was only 26 when he inherited his mother’s
fortune,” said Anne, busy online finding out more about Wayne Lenmore. “You’ve been on for an hour researching him? You said you were on an assignment for history ” yelled Kelly. “Now
let me on ” she yelled. “Come on Kelly, it’s not an hour, and he has-he had, I mean,an amazing life Please, just–––just ten
more minutes ” pleaded Anne. “‘Had?’ ‘Had?’ What do you mean, ‘had’?” Matt asked Anne. “He...he...he died three years ago.” Anne stuttered. “He did? How?” asked Kelly.
“A mystery. No one knows why, how, when––-just the fact that three years ago.” replied Anne. “Wow...” said Sandy, from the bed.He was evidently pretending to be asleep. “Does it say where he was last spotted?” asked Jane, curious and silent, sitting on the floor. “It says in Willford,Connec––– ” she started to say, but Lina broke her off. “Thats here, right here He was last spotted in Willford, Connecticut That here He was spotted right HERE She yelled loudly so that Bane, the group’s dog, barked and turned over on its stomach. “Yes, right here,” said Anne, calmly with a smile.|||I%26#039;m not going to read it. Instead, I%26#039;m going to direct you to fictionpress.com, where you can get a free account and post your stories online, chapter by chapter, for other people (both members and non-members) to read and comment on. It%26#039;s a fantastic writer-friendly place and you%26#039;ll get feedback on your story, and constructive criticism so you can see what you should work on.|||Terrible|||SORRY TO LONG I WILL READ IT LATER
Why are people so mixed up over Evolution and ID (Creationism)?
It%26#039;s very simple. In a science classroom, scientific theories are taught. A scientific theory has to:
- Be based upon evidence
- Make accurate predictions
- Allow for changes in light of new data
- Be falsifiable
Evolution is based upon evidence (The fossil record, radiometric dating, genetics), and all attempts to invalidate this evidence have been soundly refuted. If you have a specific qualm that you feel has not yet been addressed, please check this site: http://www.talkorigins.org.
Many sciences use it to make predictions, including taxonomy, biology, and medicine. One specific example was Charles Darwin%26#039;s utilization of the theory of natural selection to predict the physical characteristics of a hypothetical moth that could have pollinated an orchid that was baffling British botanists. Many years later, in Madagascar, a moth was observed pollinating said orchid. It matched Darwin%26#039;s description.|||You must be new here. You are attempting to make sense, and use a sound, rational argument that is backed by evidence. This is forbidden on R%26amp;S.
Heathen!
I CAST THEE OUT!!!
EDIT:
Holy Crap! Where did Bible Man come from? He%26#039;s Epic!
See? You%26#039;ve already angered God. Leave now, before you bring his wrath down upon us all!|||In addition to all that you say, religion does have a place in school... in elective theology classes at a college level. We should not hand kids a set of beliefs that are unfounded and say, %26quot;This is the set of beliefs socially acceptable to this country, please proceed.%26quot;|||Thanks for the websites, I really enjoy reading things like that.|||Excellent overview.
However, i would contend that ID and Creationism need not be %26quot;married%26quot; into a single view.
I believe -- and I admit this is NOT science and thus NOT verifiable -- in Intelligent Design. Yet I ALSO believe in evolution. Why can not both be true?
As for strict %26quot;Creationism%26quot; I find this very concept abhorrent to human reason.
Unfortunately it is now the avowed stand of many Fundamentalist who refuse to use their intellects or reason when making many of their decisions.
In 1986, 460 fundamentalists Christian leaders signed a %26quot;Manifesto for the Christian Church.%26quot; Within it were words that could easily be construed as treasonable. However there was much worse. LIKE THE FOLLOWING:
%26quot;The Bible is the ONLY absolute, objective, final test . . .for philosophies, books, values, actions, plans. . .%26quot;
%26quot;The Bible states reality for ALL areas of life and thought ..., in spheres of law, government, economics, business, education, arts, communication, medecine, psychology, and science.%26quot;
%26quot;All theories and practices of these spheres of life are only true, right, and realistic to the degree that they agree with the Bible.%26quot;
%26quot;Those people or nations that live in opposition to biblical laws and commandments will sooner or later, be cursed and destroyed.%26quot;
DOES THIS NOT FRIGHTEN ANY OF YOU?
And Pope Benedict (when still Cardinal Ratzinger) in commenting about the intrinsic disorder of homosexuality stated that what science has to say about homosexuality was essentually irrelevant. The %26quot;Catholic Church%26quot; KNOWS better!
Fundamentalists need surity and security of %26quot;salvation.%26quot; They are not happy when facts challenge their religious belief or when nuances in the text of their %26quot;inerrent%26quot; Bible are introduced or when forced tio deal wirth either contradictions or changing thought.
They are opposed to many of the most positive values of modern society. Like democracy, pluralism, religious tolerance, peacekeeping, free speech, or the separation between church and state.
What really lies behind fundamentalism is FEAR, a profound insecurity that makes them feel when they meet someone who doesn%26#039;t agree with them you that this challenges and threatens their very being. It is a sign of insecurity and belies a LACK of faith, not the presence of it.
????????????? How come no %26quot;creationsist%26quot; is commenting?
I NEVER claimed to put ID on the same footing as evolution. I stated that it is purely a BELIEF. And i agree that it should NOT be taught as a science. I%26#039;m merely pointing out that ID and Creationism need not be %26quot;joined at the hip.%26quot; And a person who believes that evolution is correct can STILL BELIEVE in ID.|||Personally, I think you are the one who is %26quot;mixed up.%26quot;
So many people (like you) love talkorigins.org, but they never get the other side of the story: http://www.trueorigin.org
Here are some of Darwin’s failed predictions: http://www.judgingpbs.com/dfp-printable....
From what I%26#039;ve seen, I have to agree with Timothy Wallace: “A major reason why evolutionist arguments can sound so persuasive is because they often combine assertive dogma with intimidating, dismissive ridicule towards anyone who dares to disagree with them. Evolutionists wrongly believe that their views are validated by persuasive presentations invoking scientific terminology and allusions to a presumed monopoly of scientific knowledge and understanding on their part. But they haven’t come close to demonstrating evolutionism to be more than an ever-changing theory with a highly questionable and unscientific basis. (The situation isn’t helped by poor science education generally. Even advanced college biology students often understand little more than the dogma of evolutionary theory, and few have the time [or the guts] to question its scientific validity.)”
Now, what about ID? So many people these days are confusing biblical creationism with intelligent design. %26quot;Intelligent Design is the study of patterns in nature that are best explained as the result of intelligence%26quot; (Dr. William Dembski). That%26#039;s it; it says nothing of who the creator is and how he/she/it/they did it. Intelligent Design encompasses every %26quot;creation%26quot; story, even aliens seeding life on this planet.
The thing is, reliable methods for detecting design exist and are employed in forensics, archeology, and data fraud analysis. These methods can easily be employed to detect design in biological systems.
As Dr. Stephen Meyer said (when being interviewed by Nightline), “From the evidence of the information that’s embedded in DNA, from the evidence of the nanotechnology in the cell, we think you can infer that an intelligence played a role. In fact, there are sophisticated statistical methods of design detection that allow scientists to distinguish the effects of an intelligent cause from an undirected natural process. When you apply those statistical measures and criteria to the analysis of the cell, they indicate that the cell was designed by an intelligence.”
Here is a brief overview of the scientific case for ID: http://www.arn.org/docs/positivecaseford...
And for those who put so much faith in peer-review, check this out: http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/...
Many people have the problem of not making a distinction between the evidence and the implications. ID may have unsavory theological implications, and so many people simply reject it or dismiss it as religion. But implications don%26#039;t decide the truth of theories—evidence does. As Dr. Stephen Meyer has said, “The evidence is one thing; the implications are another. We want you to settle the discussion on the basis of the evidence.”
=========================
Edit:
The problem is, evolution is too flexible. Evolution is so “plastic” that it can be expanded to fit any data. Even data that is exactly the opposite of what has been used in the past to teach evolution is twisted as new “proof” of evolution.
Dr. Michael G. Houts, “This illustrates another key (non-scientific) feature of the theory of evolution. The theory is constructed in such a way that no matter what the evidence, evolutionists can claim it supports their religion. If a bird is brightly colored, it evolved vivid feathers to attract a mate. If a bird’s plumage is drab, it evolved that drabness to provide camouflage. If similar structures are derived from similar gene sequences, it is because the two species share a common ancestor. If similar structures occur in species that are genetically quite different, it is because of ‘convergent evolution.’ No matter what the evidence, in the eye of the believer, evolution is true.
One criterion for determining if a theory is scientific is if it is falsifiable. In other words, the theory must be constructed in a way that an experiment could be devised to prove it false. In the discussion of similarities between organisms, the theory of evolution is purposely constructed so that no experiment can prove it false.”
As Dr. Don Batten said, “...Darwinism never predicted anything, it was modified to accommodate the observations. In fact, because Darwinism is so malleable as to accommodate almost any conceivable observation, science philosopher Karl Popper proclaimed that it was not falsifiable, and therefore not a proper scientific theory in that sense.”
See: http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2002...|||OK, I agree with you completely, but is there actually a question here?|||bravo.
that being said, due to some inherent logical deficency in the american zeitgeist, people will still claim that these two paradigms are somehow equal in validity.
we need to take religion off its pedestal and expose it to the same scrutiny as any other set of ideas. as sam harris has stated, religion is a conversation stopper...meaning that any set of claims no matter how well supported seems to be %26quot;refuted%26quot; by saying %26quot;well I believe in x, and thats just as valid, because I have faith%26quot;.
we need to grow up and get honest as a society.|||Bravo!
They still won%26#039;t care though.
I think they%26#039;ve evolved an immeasurably thick skull to prevent new information from entering their brains.|||My favorite part of the ID as science struggle was the silliness around %26#039;irreducible complexity%26#039;. The ID promoters paraded the notion around for about a year claiming it as evidence because no scientist had/could disprove the examples. Then one by one every example was proven wrong.|||Only religious people are mixed up. Great post.|||Well written!|||Very well said. Bravo!|||Wow, you must be new here. You are very well written, but I highly doubt any of this will change the beliefs of the creationists. They are a very stubborn group.
Remember, faith can be used to justify absolutely anything on an equal, and equally unreasonable, basis, regardless of evidence (or lack thereof).|||ignorance and shortsightedness is my guess
I think people that crusade against evolution (or science in general) are weak in their faith and are threatened by their narrow view of the implications of the FACT that we evolved from lower life forms
there is no conflict in my opinion, between religion and science
an atheist
- Be based upon evidence
- Make accurate predictions
- Allow for changes in light of new data
- Be falsifiable
Evolution is based upon evidence (The fossil record, radiometric dating, genetics), and all attempts to invalidate this evidence have been soundly refuted. If you have a specific qualm that you feel has not yet been addressed, please check this site: http://www.talkorigins.org.
Many sciences use it to make predictions, including taxonomy, biology, and medicine. One specific example was Charles Darwin%26#039;s utilization of the theory of natural selection to predict the physical characteristics of a hypothetical moth that could have pollinated an orchid that was baffling British botanists. Many years later, in Madagascar, a moth was observed pollinating said orchid. It matched Darwin%26#039;s description.|||You must be new here. You are attempting to make sense, and use a sound, rational argument that is backed by evidence. This is forbidden on R%26amp;S.
Heathen!
I CAST THEE OUT!!!
EDIT:
Holy Crap! Where did Bible Man come from? He%26#039;s Epic!
See? You%26#039;ve already angered God. Leave now, before you bring his wrath down upon us all!|||In addition to all that you say, religion does have a place in school... in elective theology classes at a college level. We should not hand kids a set of beliefs that are unfounded and say, %26quot;This is the set of beliefs socially acceptable to this country, please proceed.%26quot;|||Thanks for the websites, I really enjoy reading things like that.|||Excellent overview.
However, i would contend that ID and Creationism need not be %26quot;married%26quot; into a single view.
I believe -- and I admit this is NOT science and thus NOT verifiable -- in Intelligent Design. Yet I ALSO believe in evolution. Why can not both be true?
As for strict %26quot;Creationism%26quot; I find this very concept abhorrent to human reason.
Unfortunately it is now the avowed stand of many Fundamentalist who refuse to use their intellects or reason when making many of their decisions.
In 1986, 460 fundamentalists Christian leaders signed a %26quot;Manifesto for the Christian Church.%26quot; Within it were words that could easily be construed as treasonable. However there was much worse. LIKE THE FOLLOWING:
%26quot;The Bible is the ONLY absolute, objective, final test . . .for philosophies, books, values, actions, plans. . .%26quot;
%26quot;The Bible states reality for ALL areas of life and thought ..., in spheres of law, government, economics, business, education, arts, communication, medecine, psychology, and science.%26quot;
%26quot;All theories and practices of these spheres of life are only true, right, and realistic to the degree that they agree with the Bible.%26quot;
%26quot;Those people or nations that live in opposition to biblical laws and commandments will sooner or later, be cursed and destroyed.%26quot;
DOES THIS NOT FRIGHTEN ANY OF YOU?
And Pope Benedict (when still Cardinal Ratzinger) in commenting about the intrinsic disorder of homosexuality stated that what science has to say about homosexuality was essentually irrelevant. The %26quot;Catholic Church%26quot; KNOWS better!
Fundamentalists need surity and security of %26quot;salvation.%26quot; They are not happy when facts challenge their religious belief or when nuances in the text of their %26quot;inerrent%26quot; Bible are introduced or when forced tio deal wirth either contradictions or changing thought.
They are opposed to many of the most positive values of modern society. Like democracy, pluralism, religious tolerance, peacekeeping, free speech, or the separation between church and state.
What really lies behind fundamentalism is FEAR, a profound insecurity that makes them feel when they meet someone who doesn%26#039;t agree with them you that this challenges and threatens their very being. It is a sign of insecurity and belies a LACK of faith, not the presence of it.
????????????? How come no %26quot;creationsist%26quot; is commenting?
I NEVER claimed to put ID on the same footing as evolution. I stated that it is purely a BELIEF. And i agree that it should NOT be taught as a science. I%26#039;m merely pointing out that ID and Creationism need not be %26quot;joined at the hip.%26quot; And a person who believes that evolution is correct can STILL BELIEVE in ID.|||Personally, I think you are the one who is %26quot;mixed up.%26quot;
So many people (like you) love talkorigins.org, but they never get the other side of the story: http://www.trueorigin.org
Here are some of Darwin’s failed predictions: http://www.judgingpbs.com/dfp-printable....
From what I%26#039;ve seen, I have to agree with Timothy Wallace: “A major reason why evolutionist arguments can sound so persuasive is because they often combine assertive dogma with intimidating, dismissive ridicule towards anyone who dares to disagree with them. Evolutionists wrongly believe that their views are validated by persuasive presentations invoking scientific terminology and allusions to a presumed monopoly of scientific knowledge and understanding on their part. But they haven’t come close to demonstrating evolutionism to be more than an ever-changing theory with a highly questionable and unscientific basis. (The situation isn’t helped by poor science education generally. Even advanced college biology students often understand little more than the dogma of evolutionary theory, and few have the time [or the guts] to question its scientific validity.)”
Now, what about ID? So many people these days are confusing biblical creationism with intelligent design. %26quot;Intelligent Design is the study of patterns in nature that are best explained as the result of intelligence%26quot; (Dr. William Dembski). That%26#039;s it; it says nothing of who the creator is and how he/she/it/they did it. Intelligent Design encompasses every %26quot;creation%26quot; story, even aliens seeding life on this planet.
The thing is, reliable methods for detecting design exist and are employed in forensics, archeology, and data fraud analysis. These methods can easily be employed to detect design in biological systems.
As Dr. Stephen Meyer said (when being interviewed by Nightline), “From the evidence of the information that’s embedded in DNA, from the evidence of the nanotechnology in the cell, we think you can infer that an intelligence played a role. In fact, there are sophisticated statistical methods of design detection that allow scientists to distinguish the effects of an intelligent cause from an undirected natural process. When you apply those statistical measures and criteria to the analysis of the cell, they indicate that the cell was designed by an intelligence.”
Here is a brief overview of the scientific case for ID: http://www.arn.org/docs/positivecaseford...
And for those who put so much faith in peer-review, check this out: http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/...
Many people have the problem of not making a distinction between the evidence and the implications. ID may have unsavory theological implications, and so many people simply reject it or dismiss it as religion. But implications don%26#039;t decide the truth of theories—evidence does. As Dr. Stephen Meyer has said, “The evidence is one thing; the implications are another. We want you to settle the discussion on the basis of the evidence.”
=========================
Edit:
The problem is, evolution is too flexible. Evolution is so “plastic” that it can be expanded to fit any data. Even data that is exactly the opposite of what has been used in the past to teach evolution is twisted as new “proof” of evolution.
Dr. Michael G. Houts, “This illustrates another key (non-scientific) feature of the theory of evolution. The theory is constructed in such a way that no matter what the evidence, evolutionists can claim it supports their religion. If a bird is brightly colored, it evolved vivid feathers to attract a mate. If a bird’s plumage is drab, it evolved that drabness to provide camouflage. If similar structures are derived from similar gene sequences, it is because the two species share a common ancestor. If similar structures occur in species that are genetically quite different, it is because of ‘convergent evolution.’ No matter what the evidence, in the eye of the believer, evolution is true.
One criterion for determining if a theory is scientific is if it is falsifiable. In other words, the theory must be constructed in a way that an experiment could be devised to prove it false. In the discussion of similarities between organisms, the theory of evolution is purposely constructed so that no experiment can prove it false.”
As Dr. Don Batten said, “...Darwinism never predicted anything, it was modified to accommodate the observations. In fact, because Darwinism is so malleable as to accommodate almost any conceivable observation, science philosopher Karl Popper proclaimed that it was not falsifiable, and therefore not a proper scientific theory in that sense.”
See: http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2002...|||OK, I agree with you completely, but is there actually a question here?|||bravo.
that being said, due to some inherent logical deficency in the american zeitgeist, people will still claim that these two paradigms are somehow equal in validity.
we need to take religion off its pedestal and expose it to the same scrutiny as any other set of ideas. as sam harris has stated, religion is a conversation stopper...meaning that any set of claims no matter how well supported seems to be %26quot;refuted%26quot; by saying %26quot;well I believe in x, and thats just as valid, because I have faith%26quot;.
we need to grow up and get honest as a society.|||Bravo!
They still won%26#039;t care though.
I think they%26#039;ve evolved an immeasurably thick skull to prevent new information from entering their brains.|||My favorite part of the ID as science struggle was the silliness around %26#039;irreducible complexity%26#039;. The ID promoters paraded the notion around for about a year claiming it as evidence because no scientist had/could disprove the examples. Then one by one every example was proven wrong.|||Only religious people are mixed up. Great post.|||Well written!|||Very well said. Bravo!|||Wow, you must be new here. You are very well written, but I highly doubt any of this will change the beliefs of the creationists. They are a very stubborn group.
Remember, faith can be used to justify absolutely anything on an equal, and equally unreasonable, basis, regardless of evidence (or lack thereof).|||ignorance and shortsightedness is my guess
I think people that crusade against evolution (or science in general) are weak in their faith and are threatened by their narrow view of the implications of the FACT that we evolved from lower life forms
there is no conflict in my opinion, between religion and science
an atheist
Will i kill it?
I have a moth orchid which is very healthy. i%26#039;m tryin to encourage it to flower for me. I%26#039;m currently only watering it once a week, and I put it infront of an open window for a few hours a day, to give it a temp. varient. i heard that changing the temperature to cold, causes the orchid to produce flowers. I%26#039;ve tried every thing else so I%26#039;m hoping this works. I%26#039;ve been doing this for about a week now....the plant seems to be doing wonderful....proabably better. the leaves look more lush, and are more sturdy....and it%26#039;s producing lots of roots. but what about flowers?|||Yes you will if you leave it really cold, but make sure to leave it in a bright location that receives sunlight and isn`t cold and fertilize it to prevent diseases.|||Mercy is for the weak...................
How do I plant a small terrarium?
I have a tall, covered octagon 29-gallon aquarium with a flourescent light. I don%26#039;t want to put fish in it, since I have a nice fish tank already, I don%26#039;t need another one. I%26#039;d love a small terrarium. I like for it to have an orchid or two, with tall driftwood and moss and maybe some ivy trailing from a ledge near the top. My favorite orchids are white, purple, and pink moth orchids. One of each color would be great if I can do that. I%26#039;d like to start them from bulbs if at all possible because I love to watch things grow from the very beginning.
Does anyone know if moss is compatible with orchids, and where I can find some? I don%26#039;t know if it%26#039;s sold anywhere here since I live in a dry climate.
Please let me know if this is a bad setup idea. The main things I want are driftwood for tall structure, hanging plants like ivy (background), a centerpiece flowering plant, moss, and another kind of small foreground plant.
Any links on orchid care for beginners would be great! And thanks!|||I have a 20 gallon terrerium with 3 anoles. I put about 3 inches of potting soil on the bottom and covered that with moss. I then added three potted plants. I have a ficus and two pothos plants. I have a branch for the lizards and I have a small battery powered fountain. You should use a background to make it look more natural.|||Sounds like a great project. In my terrarium I had years ago. I used small plants so they could grow into larger one. Terrariums are so beautiful. Good Luck with your. Here are some websites that I visit daily for general information. I hope they will help you.
www.gardenhelper.com
www.backyardgardener.com
Does anyone know if moss is compatible with orchids, and where I can find some? I don%26#039;t know if it%26#039;s sold anywhere here since I live in a dry climate.
Please let me know if this is a bad setup idea. The main things I want are driftwood for tall structure, hanging plants like ivy (background), a centerpiece flowering plant, moss, and another kind of small foreground plant.
Any links on orchid care for beginners would be great! And thanks!|||I have a 20 gallon terrerium with 3 anoles. I put about 3 inches of potting soil on the bottom and covered that with moss. I then added three potted plants. I have a ficus and two pothos plants. I have a branch for the lizards and I have a small battery powered fountain. You should use a background to make it look more natural.|||Sounds like a great project. In my terrarium I had years ago. I used small plants so they could grow into larger one. Terrariums are so beautiful. Good Luck with your. Here are some websites that I visit daily for general information. I hope they will help you.
www.gardenhelper.com
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I need help repotting my orchids?
i just bought two moth orchids. i noticed the pot they came in is kinda small and the roots seem to be crammed and it came with a lot of moss in it. normally i would repot a flower if it needs a bigger pot but being that orchids are more delicate i need to know if i even need to repot them.. both of them are blooming and have buds. my question is when, and if, i should repot the orchids.
thanks ;)|||Orchids are what are known as epiphytic plants. This means they live on a host (a tree) and do not root in any soil. They grow in crevices between branches where water, leaves and moss accumulate. This is all they need to survive. They are sold in pots with not much more than bark chip in for this reason and this is also why they are very rootbound. If you pot them up nicely and look after them you will be very unlikely to get any flowers, just soft, lush, green growth as they will feel there is no need to reproduce as they are under no threat of imminent death! Growers often have orchids crawling along benches with roots dangling down all over the place. Orchids naturally creep along a branch rooting wherever is possible as they go.
Pot them up once they finish flowering into bark chip (not woodchip) or buy an orchid compost. Pot up just slightly bigger than they are now and water with rainwater whenever possible. If you can find some moss to top the pot all the better but they will live without. It is just used to immitate their natural growing conditions as much as possible. For the same reason do not position in full sunlight.
Read up on what exactly moth orchids require as far as cutting or not cutting the flower stem off totally and whether they need a period of cold chill to make them flower again next year. Some orchids do some don%26#039;t.
Hope that is helpful:)|||Enjoy the bloom while it lasts.
Remember to keep medium moist.
When blooms have faded, cut off spike and repot.
See source for more info.
thanks ;)|||Orchids are what are known as epiphytic plants. This means they live on a host (a tree) and do not root in any soil. They grow in crevices between branches where water, leaves and moss accumulate. This is all they need to survive. They are sold in pots with not much more than bark chip in for this reason and this is also why they are very rootbound. If you pot them up nicely and look after them you will be very unlikely to get any flowers, just soft, lush, green growth as they will feel there is no need to reproduce as they are under no threat of imminent death! Growers often have orchids crawling along benches with roots dangling down all over the place. Orchids naturally creep along a branch rooting wherever is possible as they go.
Pot them up once they finish flowering into bark chip (not woodchip) or buy an orchid compost. Pot up just slightly bigger than they are now and water with rainwater whenever possible. If you can find some moss to top the pot all the better but they will live without. It is just used to immitate their natural growing conditions as much as possible. For the same reason do not position in full sunlight.
Read up on what exactly moth orchids require as far as cutting or not cutting the flower stem off totally and whether they need a period of cold chill to make them flower again next year. Some orchids do some don%26#039;t.
Hope that is helpful:)|||Enjoy the bloom while it lasts.
Remember to keep medium moist.
When blooms have faded, cut off spike and repot.
See source for more info.
A good reference book for Orchids?
Hello everyone,
I have a pretty moth orchid that I bought just over a year ago, might be closer to two now. It bloomed nicely for a fair amount of time after I just got it, but once it stopped blooming, I haven%26#039;t been able to get it to bloom since. Can anyone recommend a good reference book, or even website for me to read up on how to better care for my orchid?
I realize it%26#039;s probably tough for you, the answerers, to properly diagnose why my plant isn%26#039;t blooming again this year, but if there are any tricks or tips you folks out there have that helped your orchids, I would appreciate any helpful suggestions.
Thanks all!|||Growing Orchids by Brian and Wilma Rittershausen|||Here is information on how to grow and bloom phals in your home:
http://www.orchidplants.info/phal.html
I have a pretty moth orchid that I bought just over a year ago, might be closer to two now. It bloomed nicely for a fair amount of time after I just got it, but once it stopped blooming, I haven%26#039;t been able to get it to bloom since. Can anyone recommend a good reference book, or even website for me to read up on how to better care for my orchid?
I realize it%26#039;s probably tough for you, the answerers, to properly diagnose why my plant isn%26#039;t blooming again this year, but if there are any tricks or tips you folks out there have that helped your orchids, I would appreciate any helpful suggestions.
Thanks all!|||Growing Orchids by Brian and Wilma Rittershausen|||Here is information on how to grow and bloom phals in your home:
http://www.orchidplants.info/phal.html
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