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In the comments, a certain "Ignoramus" (seriously, that's his/her nick) wrote, "Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't being Muslim a matter of conviction?"
Archive 2006-10-01 JDsg 2006
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In the comments, a certain "Ignoramus" (seriously, that's his/her nick) wrote, "Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't being Muslim a matter of conviction?"
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I believe that the solution of these fundamental questions still lies as yet beyond the limits of our knowledge of nature, and that we shall be obliged, for a long time yet to come, to content ourselves with an "Ignoramus" -- if not even with an "Ignorabimus."
Monism as Connecting Religion and Science A Man of Science Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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They're not sure if we'll scream "Ignoramus" or try to convert them.
Intimidating Professors Richard Nokes 2006
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Science must often say "Ignoramus": Science should be slow to say "Ignorabimus."
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897
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The bill was, however, returned "Ignoramus," and the use of the name was probably anachronous.
Captain Richard Ingle The Maryland "Pirate and Rebel," 1642-1653 Edward Ingle 1892
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Venezuela's Chavez Calls Obama "Ignoramus" photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President
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[Footnote 2: For "Ignoramus" (we ignore), the word by which a grand jury indicated its refusal to prosecute an indictment.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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"Ignoramus," a Latin comedy by James Ruggle (or Ruggles), was first printed in 1630.] [Footnote 15: Dr. Richard Parry, who died September 26, 1623.
Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &C, Volume 2 Izaak Walton 1638
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The proper phrase, Ignoramus 1st Class Buffalo Butt, is, “Viva La Victoria”, followed by a disclaimer that the slogan is not to be construed as an advertisement or endorsement of La Victoria Enchilada Sauce or any other La Victoria product.
Think Progress » Arizona militia recruiting veterans with ‘kill records’ to patrol border. 2010
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