Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
31st May 2013, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,550
The fault is that bills are based upon...
The fault is that bills are based upon components, rather than upon some nicely quantifiable thing like labor hours. A free 20 minute appointment, everybody can get their heads around that.
I...
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
30th May 2013, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,550
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
24th May 2013, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 9,492
To children of his own sex, the evidence...
To children of his own sex, the evidence suggests. There's no evidence to suggest he ever had relations with a male adult.
This is where your logic falls down. "Gay = attracted to same sex,...
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
24th May 2013, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 9,492
You're arguing from definition. "If it's got...
You're arguing from definition. "If it's got four feet, it's a dog."
You're also greatly simplifying what gay means, viz, "Attracted to any and all human beings of the same sex." Whereas, if you...
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
23rd May 2013, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,882
That doesn't answer my question. The Supreme...
That doesn't answer my question. The Supreme Court decision opened up all kinds of possibilities for 501cs to be used for tax-dodging purposes. How many other 501cs for the Democrats were similarly...
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
23rd May 2013, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,882
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
16th May 2013, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,675
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
15th May 2013, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,675
Pere, we are discussing a situation where North...
Pere, we are discussing a situation where North Carolina acquires for itself the power to ignore, enjoin, bypass, or render void any part of the US Constitution that it pleases, including the power...
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
15th May 2013, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,675
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
27th April 2013, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,509
In other words: a hammer is the best tool we...
In other words: a hammer is the best tool we have for driving in a nail. However, hammers have other uses and abuses. Not every use of a hammer legitimately drives in a nail.
Statistics is just...
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Forum: General Blah Blah
26th April 2013, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,085
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Forum: Crime and Punishment
25th April 2013, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 311
Views: 71,363
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
19th April 2013, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 4,242
I am fairly well prepared to accept that I'm...
I am fairly well prepared to accept that I'm wrong. I know this because I often hedge my statements with words which attribute a source ("I read that XYZ," "someone told me," "there's a study that...
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Forum: The Pit
19th April 2013, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 135
Views: 17,605
It's so odd that Ken is so knowledgeable and...
It's so odd that Ken is so knowledgeable and infallibly wise, but can't communicate effectively in actual words that properly convey his tone. I suggest capitalization stress:
And LO, there did...
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Forum: The Pit
19th April 2013, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 135
Views: 17,605
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Forum: The Pit
19th April 2013, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 135
Views: 17,605
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
17th April 2013, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 48,391
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
17th April 2013, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 211
Views: 48,391
I put it at 793 CE.
If the Vikings had not...
I put it at 793 CE.
If the Vikings had not sacked Lindesfarne, the Pope wouldn't have crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE. Charlemagne's son willed the territory to Charles the...
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
15th April 2013, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,675
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
2nd April 2013, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 192
Views: 24,609
I agree -- if only consenting adults were...
I agree -- if only consenting adults were affected. As I said in my post, this won't happen through the courts. There is too much precedent to overturn, on no basis; the illegality is well...
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
1st April 2013, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 24,609
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Forum: Arts and Entertainment
1st April 2013, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,319
It's not hard to guess. Possibly the show's...
It's not hard to guess. Possibly the show's producers announce their proposed Bigfoot forum to the town, or the town begins to suspect there is something happening when 20 hotel rooms, a helicopter...
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion
1st April 2013, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 24,609
Hmmmm.
There's a whole rat's nest of...
Hmmmm.
There's a whole rat's nest of complications that result when you contemplate polygamy. I'm not sure any court will be happy to approve of that, until there exists some precedent that will...
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Forum: Just the Facts
6th January 2013, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,454
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Forum: Just the Facts
5th January 2013, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,454
Math help! (Pre-calculus)
I don't remember how to do this stuff, and I'm going to need it for my calculus class. Anybody remember this technique?
a. Given the composite function f(sin x) = \frac{tan x}{cos x}, find a...
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