Do you believe in God
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A few years ago I ran some chess festivals at my church in Croydon. The most popular had over 80 entries with almost half from the church. It was to that event that I got the Bishop of Croydon to present the trophies and I got a photo of him holding a large bishop, which made the front cover of the diocesan magazine.
Details and photos at http://www.cchess.org.uk/caterham/emmanuel3.html
Details and photos at http://www.cchess.org.uk/caterham/emmanuel3.html
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When he arrived, did he move diagonally?Neill Cooper wrote:It was to that event that I got the Bishop of Croydon to present the trophies
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I've always wondered about this. Surely, it doesn't apply just to chess.David Robertson wrote:If you pray while you play, is that cheating?
I guess if it were, your prayers would necessarily go unanswered.
Hence those who believe in God don't pray during play, leaving the rest of us to seek divine intervention.
Shouldn't anyone who thanks God in their post victory speech be immediately disqualified?
AKA Scott Stone
"Give a man fire and he's warm for a day, set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
That's Mr Stone to you, f**kface.
"Give a man fire and he's warm for a day, set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
That's Mr Stone to you, f**kface.
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"Alistair Crowley played and I remember reading somewhere or other, that he was no patzer."
You can find some of his games on the internet, although of course you don't know if they are genuine.
He used to live in Redhill, so I did wonder if he had been a member of the club, but it appears not.
You can find some of his games on the internet, although of course you don't know if they are genuine.
He used to live in Redhill, so I did wonder if he had been a member of the club, but it appears not.
"Kevin was the arbiter and was very patient. " Nick Grey
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GOD is real unless declared integer. FACT
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GOD is real unless declared imaginary. FACT.Richard Cowan wrote:GOD is real unless declared integer. FACT
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In answer to George Szaszvari's question about James Lyon, I did not know what denomination he was, as we never talked about it, although if I hazard a guess I would say he was more on the evangelical side. Actually I did not know James very well, although he was part of the duty roster at the YMCA chess club, and played for BBC in the London League, and YMCA in the Middlesex League.
I certainly talked to church people about chess more, than I did chess people about church, and for the other people who played in the All Souls chess team I mentioned, I would guess that none of them had played a competitive chess match for 10 years, and that none of them has played subsequently.
I certainly talked to church people about chess more, than I did chess people about church, and for the other people who played in the All Souls chess team I mentioned, I would guess that none of them had played a competitive chess match for 10 years, and that none of them has played subsequently.
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Both wrong, the Devil is in the detailsPaul McKeown wrote:GOD is real unless declared imaginary. FACT.Richard Cowan wrote:GOD is real unless declared integer. FACT
GOD is real unless a (non zero) part of it/him/her is imaginary
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Are you excluding the possibility that GOD might be p-adic?Paolo Casaschi wrote:Both wrong, the Devil is in the detailsPaul McKeown wrote:GOD is real unless declared imaginary. FACT.Richard Cowan wrote:GOD is real unless declared integer. FACT
GOD is real unless a (non zero) part of it/him/her is imaginary
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Thanks Malcolm. Concerning James, "evangelical" sounds right, but the "question" was actually more about theMalcolm Clarke wrote:In answer to George Szaszvari's question about James Lyon, I did not know what denomination he was, as we never talked about it, although if I hazard a guess I would say he was more on the evangelical side. Actually I did not know James very well, although he was part of the duty roster at the YMCA chess club, and played for BBC in the London League, and YMCA in the Middlesex League.
I certainly talked to church people about chess more, than I did chess people about church, and for the other people who played in the All Souls chess team I mentioned, I would guess that none of them had played a competitive chess match for 10 years, and that none of them has played subsequently.
name of the teacher/campanologist, IIRC an older bespectacled person near retirement, slim build, thinning on
top. Not that it really matters, but it's just nice to know in case one sees a reference or comes across other
people who knew him, to connect up some dots and tie up a few loose ends in the memory banks... it still blows
my mind that this forum gives us the opportunity to do all this, something unimaginable when I moved.
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I don't believe in God - I believe in rocket fuel on the moon instead!
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In response to George Szaszvari's post, my understanding was that I had stated in a previous post that I was unable to answer the specific question that he asked, but mentioned James's name in the reply. However I was then asked a question about James which I responded to.
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Understood Malcolm. Your input is always appreciated.Malcolm Clarke wrote:In response to George Szaszvari's post, my understanding was that I had stated in a previous post that I was unable to answer the specific question that he asked, but mentioned James's name in the reply. However I was then asked a question about James which I responded to.
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Hello,
Just over a year ago, I wrote to a philosophy email list called Chora, about the injustice being done to the memory of William Tyndale, that can be found here
Last night BBC 2, via Melvin Bragg, went a long way, in righting an ancient wrong, by giving Tyndale his rightful place in the history of the English language.
I very much doubt, whether it had anything anything to do with my email to Chora, but if it did, thank you whoever.
You can watch Bragg's documentary here
Just over a year ago, I wrote to a philosophy email list called Chora, about the injustice being done to the memory of William Tyndale, that can be found here
Last night BBC 2, via Melvin Bragg, went a long way, in righting an ancient wrong, by giving Tyndale his rightful place in the history of the English language.
I very much doubt, whether it had anything anything to do with my email to Chora, but if it did, thank you whoever.
You can watch Bragg's documentary here
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Not outside the UK, you can't. Parochial b----y BBC.PeterTurland wrote:You can watch Bragg's documentary here
BTW, I see Garry Kasparov has decided to exile himself from Russia for the time being. Further details here. Now why would he want to flee from a country run by that nice professing Christian Mr Putin?
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)