Forum: Politics
12-29-2005, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 18,355
Re: Conditional Suffrage?
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A short quiz on where the presidential candidates stand on major issues would be a good prerequisite.
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I disagree, since "where the presidential candidates...
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Forum: Politics
12-29-2005, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 18,355
Re: Conditional Suffrage?
Well, maybe, but Kerry supporters will fail their's since even the candidates don't really know where they stand.
BTW, if people are annoyed with the way politics work today (which everyone should...
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Forum: Politics
12-29-2005, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 18,355
Re: Conditional Suffrage?
Didn't they used to do this in the south? I don't think this is a good idea because of how easily it is to misuse.
Also, being a convict does not prohibit you from voting in many states.
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Forum: Politics
12-28-2005, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,050
Re: Hilarious Canadian Whining
The proper critique/joke about Canada is "Canada? what is that? It's a country? really?....north of Montana!!!! now I know you're kidding."
Not the tasteless joke/critique you made. Let them do...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-23-2005, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 4,257
Re: \"Happy Holidays\" v. \"Merry Christmas\"
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Political Correctness is just lame people trying to make a point that nobody cares about.
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Ahhh, no, Political Correctness is just a lame way to dismiss someone's point...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-23-2005, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 588
Re: is there a God?
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I want this thread removed from existence.
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Start by proving that it doesn't exist.
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-23-2005, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,340
Re: probability question (pertaining to SM+P)
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Hume is right; Kant is practical.
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edit: Oh my, did that statement make me look stupid....
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-23-2005, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,340
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-23-2005, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 588
Re: is there a God?
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this is something that hasnt been discussed enough afaic.
anybody care to try and convince everybody to one side or the other?
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ahhhh, No, I don't care to.
Hasn't been...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-23-2005, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 658
Re: Knowledge Gap
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I think it's a negative correlation for me. The more I learn, the more I realize that I don't know.
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Agreed. Socrates would also agree.
How are you...
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 10,089
Re: Civil War arguments
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- there is no response to the total war concept initiated by the North on the South, a modern American military precedent making its way felt all the way to the dropping of the atomic...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-22-2005, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 658
Re: Knowledge Gap
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I think it's a negative correlation for me. The more I learn, the more I realize that I don't know.
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Well... everyone think's it's a negativ correlation for them...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-22-2005, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 658
Knowledge Gap
The more I read the other topics fourms the more I am convinced of this statement.
The more intelligent a person is the larger the gap between what that person knows and what he or she thinks he...
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 10,089
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 10,089
Re: Civil War arguments
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Having 600,000 good men killed over perceived unjust wages and "human dignity" is still not justifiable. This is especially in light of the fact that slavery around the world was in its...
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,460
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 895
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 10,089
Re: Athenian Democracy circa Pericles\' time
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Do you think everyone born in the United States should have to sign onto the Constitution before it applies to them?
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Sounds good to me.
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Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,639
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Forum: Politics
12-21-2005, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 810
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Forum: Politics
12-21-2005, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 10,089
Re: Civil War arguments
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Here is some incriminating evidence as to Lincoln's true motives.
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"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-21-2005, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 599
Re: The Flynn Effect
the main reason you're objecting to my statement is because the terms are very murky...'abstract problem sloving and symbolic thinking' are not all that different from 'group learning' and 'mass...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-21-2005, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 599
Re: The Flynn Effect
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Accepting the point that people have higher IQ's, arguenda, why does that lead you to a conclusion that there is some "group learning" going on?
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Because one very...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-21-2005, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 13,688
Re: This Ought To Get Some Replies
I should be more clear...I do do a bit of reading on the subject, I put those out as a small example, and rather than stating "the test said I had X" I overstated... "has" sorry... But one of the...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-21-2005, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 450
Re: Ethics of spreading false information
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It can definitely be ethical in situations where the general public aren't intelligent enough to correctly interpret the actual information.
If you give them the truth they will act...
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