Comments on: Religion and Freethinkers on Postage Stamps http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/12/04/religion-and-freethinkers-on-postage-stamps/ by Hemant Mehta Mon, 28 May 2012 02:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Joe http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/12/04/religion-and-freethinkers-on-postage-stamps/#comment-250111 Joe Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:05:25 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=6501#comment-250111 That's nothing compared to the $50M crap he took. That’s nothing compared to the $50M crap he took.

]]> By: Wet Mogwai http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/12/04/religion-and-freethinkers-on-postage-stamps/#comment-249981 Wet Mogwai Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:18:57 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=6501#comment-249981 I don't know what Madeline was talking about. "Experiment P" is listed in the flight log of Apollo 8 as "Experiment P-1." The text on the stamp was not in the log. It was just the first prayer led from space, which is bad in its own way. We spent millions of dollars for someone to go up and pray near the moon. It was not a scripture quote. See http://history.nasa.gov/ap08fj/13day4_orbits123.htm The relevant part is between 074:45:50 and 074:50:42. The mission cost $310 million in 1968. The mission lasted 6 days and 3 hours. Experiment P-1 lasted just under 5 minutes. That prayer cost approximately $175,737. http://www.westegg.com/inflation says that is $1,036,686.00 when adjusted for inflation to 2007. I don't know for sure, but I'd say that is probably the most expensive single prayer in history. I don’t know what Madeline was talking about.
“Experiment P” is listed in the flight log of Apollo 8 as “Experiment P-1.” The text on the stamp was not in the log. It was just the first prayer led from space, which is bad in its own way. We spent millions of dollars for someone to go up and pray near the moon. It was not a scripture quote.

See http://history.nasa.gov/ap08fj/13day4_orbits123.htm

The relevant part is between 074:45:50 and 074:50:42.

The mission cost $310 million in 1968. The mission lasted 6 days and 3 hours. Experiment P-1 lasted just under 5 minutes. That prayer cost approximately $175,737. http://www.westegg.com/inflation says that is $1,036,686.00 when adjusted for inflation to 2007. I don’t know for sure, but I’d say that is probably the most expensive single prayer in history.

]]> By: TXatheist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/12/04/religion-and-freethinkers-on-postage-stamps/#comment-249869 TXatheist Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:13:02 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=6501#comment-249869 Good job Joe Good job Joe

]]> By: writerdd http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/12/04/religion-and-freethinkers-on-postage-stamps/#comment-249733 writerdd Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:06:23 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=6501#comment-249733 Gotta envy those Brits having Darwin on their money and all.... Gotta envy those Brits having Darwin on their money and all….

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