[meteorite-list] Re: $20M "vision" meteorite

From: chris aubeck <caubeck_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Mar 31 18:00:35 2006
Message-ID: <3a5693b30603311437u29477565uc592dbaf0f7ac4e0_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Rob,

Absolutely is an adverb, not an adjective, and it can indeed be used
as an exclamation to mean "certainly!" twice consecutively.

"Absolutely" was also the second album by the British band Madness,
released in 1980. Perhaps God prefers rock to ska and wanted to make
this clear?

Chris Aubeck


On 3/31/06, Rob McCafferty <rob_mccafferty_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> First off, I want it to be known that I am a God
> fearing man and attend church every Sunday so this is
> from the point of view of a cynical scientist.
>
> ebay item 6615436460
>
> ' The big rock appeared suspended in the air; then a
> hand appeared holding an instrument that looked like a
> silver pen. The point of the pen gently touched the
> rock and a voice said, "Absolutely! Absolutely!" Then,
> as the hand drew away, I saw that clamped in the tip
> of the instrument (which I then realized was a silver
> drafting tool rather than a pen), was a tiny red ball.
> The meaning of the vision that was quickly revealed to
> me is that the word "Absolutely," spoken twice, tells
> that the rock certainly is a meteorite.'
>
> I pesonally find it hard to believe that if God really
> did provide this vision, for One with total command of
> His creation, how is it possible for Him to have such
> a poor command of grammar?
>
> God's Report Card: Vision
> The adjective "absolutely" should not be used on its
> own and one of them redundant?
>
> D-
> Must try harder
>
> Apologies for my cynicism. They should at least have
> put in an option for "best offer"
>
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Received on Fri 31 Mar 2006 05:37:39 PM PST