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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd March 2019, 02:33 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 7,252
Posted By baron
She made a Facebook post about it. Apparently...

She made a Facebook post about it. Apparently it's gone viral.

The post that is, not the skin condition...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd March 2019, 10:51 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 69,797
Posted By baron
She basically killed both her kids, then she got...

She basically killed both her kids, then she got another worthless specimen to blow his beans up her and wants to use the third child as a passport to come to the UK and get a free house and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd March 2019, 08:40 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 6,629
Posted By baron
:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd March 2019, 07:12 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
How does that blatantly obvious fact affect what...

How does that blatantly obvious fact affect what I've said? Explanation forthcoming in 3...2...1... never.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd March 2019, 07:10 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
So what's your theory? Oh that's right, you don't...

So what's your theory? Oh that's right, you don't have one. Thanks for your valuable contribution.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd March 2019, 04:48 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Except only a moron would seek that proof, given...

Except only a moron would seek that proof, given I've made 169 posts in this thread explaining my position and discussing the topic.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd March 2019, 02:51 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 7,252
Posted By baron
It's an unfortunate surname, that's for sure.

It's an unfortunate surname, that's for sure.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 04:05 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 6,629
Posted By baron
Damn, you spoiled it, I was hoping for more...

Damn, you spoiled it, I was hoping for more contributions from dann... :D
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd March 2019, 02:53 PM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
I will say that I came up with my admittedly...

I will say that I came up with my admittedly basic hypothesis long before I ever heard of phi or IIT. I say this not to brag, as IIT may well be wrong, but to point out to some posters on this thread...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 02:18 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
No, that applies with uncanny accuracy to you....

No, that applies with uncanny accuracy to you. Not only does your cherry picked quotation not support your allegation (hilariously so, as the last part actually attacks those who criticise Islam) but...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 01:18 PM
Replies: 416
Views: 18,368
Posted By baron
You want to be careful with that phraseology,...

You want to be careful with that phraseology, especially in Morocco.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 01:17 PM
Replies: 416
Views: 18,368
Posted By baron
Shouldn't you be figuring out how 3,300,000 = 0...

Shouldn't you be figuring out how 3,300,000 = 0 rather than making content-free posts?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd March 2019, 01:14 PM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Er, no, I don't know why you would assume that....

Er, no, I don't know why you would assume that. I'm referring to my exchange with Squeegee Beckenheim where I said neither of us can do the maths and you jumped in and said, "I can!"

I presumed...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 10:35 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 6,629
Posted By baron
He Googled it! He actually Googled it! :dl:

He Googled it! He actually Googled it!

:dl:
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 10:31 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 6,629
Posted By baron
It will come to you eventually. It had occurred...

It will come to you eventually. It had occurred to me that people might groan when they read it, but not that somebody would fail to get it at all.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd March 2019, 10:26 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
I'm still waiting for you to post and explain the...

I'm still waiting for you to post and explain the maths you were boasting about. Why are you doing what you yourself claim to be futile?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 10:24 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 6,629
Posted By baron
LOL! Maybe someone will come along and explain it...

LOL! Maybe someone will come along and explain it to you.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 09:41 AM
Replies: 416
Views: 18,368
Posted By baron
Fine, let's take the 9% figure. That's 3.3...

Fine, let's take the 9% figure. That's 3.3 million Moroccan Muslims who believe terrorism against civilians is sometimes or often justified. That hardly weakens my argument.

I see you're trying to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd March 2019, 09:32 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
I understand the terms. You don't. Your problem. ...

I understand the terms. You don't. Your problem.



Then stop bragging and do it.



And why would you imagine that's news to me, or of any relevance? If I lived in the US I would use the...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd March 2019, 08:05 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,354
Posted By baron
I thought his smile was genuine, though.

I thought his smile was genuine, though.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 07:49 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 6,629
Posted By baron
Fake noose. How do they know it was racially...

Fake noose. How do they know it was racially motivated? Maybe someone had intended to top themselves then changed their mind. Plane stupid if you ask me.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd March 2019, 07:41 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
To deal with the science we need to do the maths....

To deal with the science we need to do the maths. I can't do the maths. Can you? Well then, that's why we're talking at a high level; a layman's interpretation.

Attempting to use English as a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 04:00 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
Your posts are always good for a laugh, I'll give...

Your posts are always good for a laugh, I'll give you that. If you'd bothered to read the articles you'll find that not only are they largely uncritical commentaries, they go out of their way to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 03:35 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,771
Posted By baron
Hmm... https://youtu.be/y39d1fQqIXo

Hmm...

https://youtu.be/y39d1fQqIXo
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd March 2019, 03:29 AM
Replies: 416
Views: 18,368
Posted By baron
1) False equivalence. So what? They have more to...

1) False equivalence. So what? They have more to fear from Veinamese pimps - if they hung out in the red light areas of Vietnam. If if if... If my auntie had bollocks she'd be my uncle.

2) That's...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 03:12 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
Not bad, that's reasonably close. I don't believe...

Not bad, that's reasonably close. I don't believe the left is ever 'OK with homophobia', and rightly so, but I believe the leftist narrative is suppressed when criticism of homophobia has a chance of...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 03:07 PM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Which is why words should be taken in the spirit...

Which is why words should be taken in the spirit intended and not used as weapons to produce gotchas. Carroll, who I do criticise for his denial of the possibility of further major discoveries that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 03:00 PM
Replies: 416
Views: 18,368
Posted By baron
That's not a good reason for a comparison of...

That's not a good reason for a comparison of countries' dentistry practices to be tagged onto the end. It's also not true. The OP introduces the discussion point questioning how far overly positive...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 02:55 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
If you think my objection is that people are...

If you think my objection is that people are unwilling to condemn homophobia then you clearly haven't read any of my posts.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 02:54 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
No they are not, because in the case of...

No they are not, because in the case of heterosexual 'indiscretions' the woman bears the brunt, or the totality, of the punishment. Also, the evidence required to convict a man is generally greater...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 02:34 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
No problem. Now you read some of my posts in this...

No problem. Now you read some of my posts in this thread and deduce what my response to you is.

The question is still open.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 02:06 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
You're right, I never use sarcasm. See what...

You're right, I never use sarcasm.

See what I did there?

Derail aside, do you want to address my question: What do you think about the discrimination and barbarism directed towards homosexuals...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 02:03 PM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Not by me either, or indeed anybody who doesn't...

Not by me either, or indeed anybody who doesn't know the maths, but that's from what I've read of the 'layman's' explanation.



Deutsch's 'The Fabric of Reality' is one of the first books of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 01:55 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
Maybe you should read what you quoted. Just an...

Maybe you should read what you quoted. Just an idea.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 12:55 PM
Replies: 416
Views: 18,368
Posted By baron
Thank god this thread has progressed from the...

Thank god this thread has progressed from the frivolity of a double beheading to the serious business of dental care plans.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 12:42 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
I posed a question to a specific poster. That's...

I posed a question to a specific poster. That's called asking a question, not a strawman. I'll ask you the same question seeing as I haven't received an answer: What do you think about the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 11:25 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
Bingo! You pop up and sarcastically...

Bingo!



You pop up and sarcastically say, "You can rail against your own strawman but it's unlikely to respond," in response to an error of your own making, then accuse me of being rude? What...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 10:38 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
Let's see; I quoted a poster and in the same post...

Let's see; I quoted a poster and in the same post I ask a question.

Now, you take a wild guess who I'm asking. If you can't for the life of you come up with an answer just pop back here and I'll...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 10:01 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
chirp... chirp... chirp...

chirp... chirp... chirp...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 08:32 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Exactly. That's why I'm no longer interested in...

Exactly. That's why I'm no longer interested in repeating the same argument I've posted dozens of times. I haven't walked back on anything, you have simply failed to understand what I've been saying...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 08:18 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
Sure, you're not really defending Islamic...

Sure, you're not really defending Islamic homophobia, you're just a stickler for detail. That's one way of easing the cognitive dissonance.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 08:13 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
I'm not the one getting all angry because he...

I'm not the one getting all angry because he can't force his opponent into addressing a straw man for a gotcha.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 08:12 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Some haven't even got that far, as we can see.

Some haven't even got that far, as we can see.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 08:09 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
But that's not accurate. The nature of the wave...

But that's not accurate. The nature of the wave function is pretty well understood. The two major interpretations of QM are a) that the wave function collapses upon observation to produce what we...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 08:03 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
No, because you predicated it on a statement that...

No, because you predicated it on a statement that not only don't I believe, I've proved not to be true. Therefore I logically can't provide an answer.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 07:54 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Thanks for reiterating my point that assigning an...

Thanks for reiterating my point that assigning an arbitrary description to the behaviour of an entity does not define reality, but I really don't need your input. Really.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 07:52 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Now you're playing with words. If I have a sheet...

Now you're playing with words. If I have a sheet of paper I can measure attributes of that paper.

If I stick a rock underneath it I now have a bump in the paper (or a fluctuation if you prefer).
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2019, 07:44 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,602
Posted By baron
That's the spirit! I thought the apologism was...

That's the spirit! I thought the apologism was lacking in this thread so I'm happy to be proved wrong. Y reports that X criticised him for accusing Muslims of homophobia so what's the take home? That...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 07:32 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Yes, correct as you have written it, but likely...

Yes, correct as you have written it, but likely not as you intend to spin it. A field is a thing, the fluctuation of a field is another thing, but fluctuation itself not not a thing because it has no...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2019, 07:28 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 30,794
Posted By baron
Incessant meta-analysis plus derails and insults...

Incessant meta-analysis plus derails and insults from the sidelines. The preferred option of the poster who knows zero about the topic and resents those who do.
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