tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post2191949411836231552..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: When I was a fundraiser, this wouldn't have happened under my watchChalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-60735463381215091982009-06-26T19:58:39.700-04:002009-06-26T19:58:39.700-04:00Joel wrote:
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"What about 'Done in C...Joel wrote:<br />-snip-<br /><i>"What about 'Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven...' It doesn't mean anything, but it IS a reference to God."</i><br /><br />Well -- they hadn't invented the "CE" (common era) and "BCE" (before common era) alternatives to AD and BC by 1776.<br /><br />It is a reference to common calendar but I don't think one can read any theological meaning from it.<br /><br />To do so would be akin to saying one follows the old Norse or the old Anglo-Saxon religions because one uses the calendar conventions from Norse or Anglo-Saxon mythology in naming the days of the week (e.g. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday).<br /><br />One could follow the Quaker convention and call today (Friday) "Sixth Day" to preclude the pagan god reference in the weekday name.Steve Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-48519279533169047522009-06-26T18:35:36.398-04:002009-06-26T18:35:36.398-04:00"Conservatives tend to believe that the Const..."Conservatives tend to believe that the Constitution includes a reference to God;..." What about "Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven..." It doesn't mean anything, but it IS a reference to God.Joel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-68682403947057253192009-06-26T15:57:00.688-04:002009-06-26T15:57:00.688-04:00A lot of people confuse the Declaration and Consti...A lot of people confuse the Declaration and Constitution. Conservatives tend to believe that the Constitution includes a reference to God; liberals tend to believe that it includes a reference to the Pursuit of Happiness.<br /><br />The Constitution is a rorschach test in so many ways.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-22595534625899293312009-06-26T15:40:19.114-04:002009-06-26T15:40:19.114-04:00You are ever the optimist about the human nature, ...You are ever the optimist about the human nature, N. <br /><br />CCChalicechickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-90864035563993727182009-06-26T15:16:55.600-04:002009-06-26T15:16:55.600-04:00He could be talking about the principles promised ...He could be talking about the principles promised in the Articles of Confederation? That was started in 1776, although I don't think it was completed until 1777. It is technically a constitution.<br /><br />No power of the Congress to tax, no executive branch, Shay's rebellion. Could be exactly what he is talking about.<br /><br />That's it! He is suggesting removing the Constitution, and returning to the Articles of Confederation!!!!!<br />:)nkjvcjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738994298827047410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-55675450382299086322009-06-26T15:07:17.179-04:002009-06-26T15:07:17.179-04:00Bingo!Bingo!Chalicechickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-84591658050964307122009-06-26T15:06:14.968-04:002009-06-26T15:06:14.968-04:00the revolution may have been underway in 1776, but...the revolution may have been underway in 1776, but the constitutional convention wasn't until 1787.nkjvcjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738994298827047410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-68347400619871230122009-06-26T15:01:23.807-04:002009-06-26T15:01:23.807-04:00Another interesting point, but again you're ba...Another interesting point, but again you're barking up the wrong tree as far as the mistake I'm looking for is concerned.Chalicechickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-17656374130553595362009-06-26T14:13:03.312-04:002009-06-26T14:13:03.312-04:00Let's see. It assumes that for this second amo...Let's see. It assumes that for this second amount of $ 17,760, the unit donation (donation for each donor)the first day is 2x $ 17.76, increasing by $ 17.76 per unit donation on each of four subsequent days. If you want to get $ 17,760 in addition to the first $ 5,000, then you need only 50 donors each day, for a total of 250 more donors (assuming they are different), as opposed to the 281.53 donors for the first<br />$ 5,000. That gets you integral donors. At least that is one way to read the arithmetic (I think).LinguistFriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695715246663202212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-84250996649658606872009-06-26T13:02:25.545-04:002009-06-26T13:02:25.545-04:00Interesting point, though it wasn't what I had...Interesting point, though it wasn't what I had in mind.Chalicechickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-26471864125953916352009-06-26T12:36:29.745-04:002009-06-26T12:36:29.745-04:00The problem is that only 281.531 people have donat...The problem is that only 281.531 people have donated so far. So they need another 718.468 people to donate in the next 5 days. And while they seem to have originally found .531 of a person to donate, I am highly doubtful they'll find .468 of a person to match.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711055149111463847noreply@blogger.com