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He distinguishes between two kinds of void: Void-zero is "the eternally pre-existent, non-physical framework in which the physical universe began and must, by definition, lie beyond the reach and remit of science."
Victor Stenger: Everything Came from Nothing Victor Stenger 2011
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When we enter into the world, there is already a world that was pre-existent, framed, and formed by those before us.
George Elerick: Jesus: The Anti-Capitalist God and a Manifesto for a Better World George Elerick 2010
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He distinguishes between two kinds of void: Void-zero is "the eternally pre-existent, non-physical framework in which the physical universe began and must, by definition, lie beyond the reach and remit of science."
Victor Stenger: Everything Came from Nothing Victor Stenger 2011
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His healthcare bill covered pre-existent illness, people not currentlt covered, took away caps for hospitalizations, and will cut the deficit over 20 years 1 trillion dollars!
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When we enter into the world, there is already a world that was pre-existent, framed, and formed by those before us.
George Elerick: Jesus: The Anti-Capitalist God and a Manifesto for a Better World George Elerick 2010
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And when they returned with PTSD, were required to sign away their benefits by being forced to say they had a pre-existent personality disorder.
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He distinguishes between two kinds of void: Void-zero is "the eternally pre-existent, non-physical framework in which the physical universe began and must, by definition, lie beyond the reach and remit of science."
Victor Stenger: Everything Came from Nothing Victor Stenger 2011
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The healthcare bill covered pre-existent illness, people unemployed, not currently covered by their jobs, took away caps for hospitalizations, and will cut the deficit over 20 years 1 trillion dollars!
CNN Poll: Americans say Obama respected by world leaders 2010
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I'm not saying I do not believe that there are rights pre-existent [to] the Constitution and the laws.
Tony Blankley: Lincoln or Kagan: Our Rights Have Deeper Roots Than the Constitution 2010
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Instead, Urizen is the demiurge, a "self-deluded and anxious" forger of pre-existent matter, as Kathleen Raine explains.
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