Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-25-2005, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 102
Re: Drugs
from www.m-w.com (http://www.m-w.com)
drug:
1) : a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary
(2) : a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-19-2005, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 104
Re: Sins of Omission vs Commission
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As human beings who value our own lives and wellbeing, and see others in suffering, if we are able to, we should do what we can to help ease that suffering.
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I read the...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-19-2005, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 104
Re: Sins of Omission vs Commission
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You know that if you give someone $1000, ten children in Africa do not die. You choose not to. They die. Sin of ommission.
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Not a sin at all...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-13-2005, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 206
Re: One of the Basic Questions of Philosophy?
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"Many people live under the mistaken belief that being correct is advantagous. This may or may not be the case. I think it is very possible, that certain incorrect views might have an...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-31-2005, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 122
Re: I May Be a Philosophy Noob, But...
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How is because I want to survive arbitrary?
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Recharacterize the statement as "my survival is good." Now prove it without making a moral assumption of the form...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-31-2005, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 122
Re: I May Be a Philosophy Noob, But...
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He may eventually accurately predict that a human with a certain set of norms will have a certain probability of having his genes survive relative to a human with a different set of...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-31-2005, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 122
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-30-2005, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 122
Re: I May Be a Philosophy Noob, But...
Interesting question,
so the question is, Good for whom?
as well as, Did this guy do anything? Did he say that he would kill his torturer/murderer if he was released?
I think that ethics...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-30-2005, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 122
Re: I May Be a Philosophy Noob, But...
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maybe, this is the best i can do:
some guy claims that and action is morally right if it is doing whatever is best for the greater want of all people
then i say couldn't you...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-30-2005, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 122
Re: I May Be a Philosophy Noob, But...
OK, I'll bite,
Can you explain what it would mean if there were such a thing as morally right and wrong and then show how this is not the case?
Is this a fair question to ask?
cielo
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-09-2005, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 297
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-01-2005, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20
NBA Teams\' Ratio of Payroll to Wins
so a while back i saw a list of all the nba teams' payrolls, and wondered who would end up paying the least per victory once the season was done, thought some of you may be interested....
here's...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-18-2005, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 83
Re: best strip club stories
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Well all of a sudden, I hear this popping and crackling noise, and Im like WTF is that smell.
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Oh, I swear that at this point I thought she farted in your face or...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
04-14-2005, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 26
Tiny Cards on Party
right after busting out of a SNG, i opened up another one for some reason (which was still being played), then a prompt box popped up saying something like, "Some graphics may appear broken. Close...
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Forum: Psychology
04-14-2005, 03:25 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 171
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Forum: Probability
04-11-2005, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 85
# of Omaha Starting hands
Not exactly probability but,
how many starting hands are possible in omaha if suits are not taken into account (like how they are listed in PTOmaha)?
So that A /images/graemlins/spade.gif A...
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Forum: Televised Poker
04-07-2005, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 139
Views: 2,633
Re: seat 8
why does that guy have a napkin tucked into his collar?
note seat 8 is directly to the dealer's right
cielo
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Forum: Televised Poker
04-07-2005, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 89
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-02-2005, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 53
Re: gnarly rash that I don\'t mind having
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Hey baby, it's not an STD. It's a fungus... like I said, I went to the doctor in high school.
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Wow, I'm sure there are plenty of ladies who would be totally comforted...
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Forum: Politics
03-24-2005, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 232
Re: Why be Moral?
I agree with the previous poster who said to read Aristotle, the Nicomachean Ethics. Don't just read any translation though. Joe Sachs' translation published by Focus Publishing is very good. I...
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Forum: Politics
03-24-2005, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 156
Re: To anyone who voted for choice #1
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You realize that if Terri is capable of "saying one sentence" then she has a functioning brain and full consciousness!
How can you be so sure that the first thing a person with a fully...
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Forum: Politics
03-24-2005, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 156
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Forum: Omaha/8
03-22-2005, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 172
PTO STATS - 5K hands
I sure this is not "Statisticly Significant" But...
Here's what I have.
PLO8 $25 buy-in Blinds .10/.25
I almost always 4 table.
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Forum: Omaha/8
03-21-2005, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 147
Re: Adjusting outs for low draws in Limit O8
Hey L0QTiS,
I saw a similar question regarding a flush draw once. The idea is basically that on any average hand (or over the long run) the ratio of your outs that are already used up vs. your...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
03-17-2005, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 223
Re: Funniest Family Guy Quotes/Scenes
Peter signs some sort of loan w/ a shady guy, buys boat etc.
House gets taken away...
Brian: Peter didn't you read the fine print?
Peter: If by read the fine print you mean imagined a...
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