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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st March 2010, 09:21 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 39,138
Posted By AWPrime
I have a second theory: they don't know how to...

I have a second theory: they don't know how to make a RL porn.


Also couldn't the nukes be partly responsible for anime?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th March 2010, 10:27 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 39,138
Posted By AWPrime
Then what has the human race done to deserve...

Then what has the human race done to deserve American TV shows?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th March 2010, 09:50 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 39,138
Posted By AWPrime
Last time it took me months to forget this.......

Last time it took me months to forget this.......
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th March 2010, 01:22 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 39,138
Posted By AWPrime
So, pretty bad he.

So, pretty bad he.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th March 2010, 12:47 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 39,138
Posted By AWPrime
I thought that project was on hold, is he going...

I thought that project was on hold, is he going to work on that now?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th March 2010, 02:03 PM
Replies: 375
Views: 39,138
Posted By AWPrime
Magical girl anime isn't so bad..... Ikkitousen...

Magical girl anime isn't so bad..... Ikkitousen and such are much worse.


In any case Facebook does seem to be a 'place' to release the inner stupid.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th March 2010, 02:53 PM
Replies: 375
Views: 26,304
Posted By AWPrime
Well I know of only one method, nuke all the main...

Well I know of only one method, nuke all the main distribution centers (cities) and then spread diseases in the coming tent cities.

But this and its side-effects will cause extreme ecological...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd March 2010, 03:51 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 26,304
Posted By AWPrime
So you are going to ignore all the flaws in your...

So you are going to ignore all the flaws in your 'theory' that have been pointed out?

As it currently stands Western Civilization is becoming more environmentally friendlier then all the other...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th March 2010, 03:36 AM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
Cute, except of course that I don't use a 'god of...

Cute, except of course that I don't use a 'god of the gaps', I say that there needs to be a basic understanding before making grand claims.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th March 2010, 02:16 AM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
Because we simply don't know how what we label as...

Because we simply don't know how what we label as free will works. And the first thing that the author does is make unsupported assumptions on how it suppose to work.


I know what you are...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th March 2010, 02:10 AM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
Amazing, you really don't get it. The writer...

Amazing, you really don't get it. The writer attributes properties to free will based upon a rigid and unfounded definition.
Even if everything is completely deterministic, the phenomenon would...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th March 2010, 03:44 PM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
Did you really read the OP article? "since...

Did you really read the OP article?
"since neither complies with the laws of the physical world."
"but free will, by its very definition, has no physical cause"

Multiple instances of his...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th March 2010, 11:56 AM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
Good show, except of course that you don't know...

Good show, except of course that you don't know how it actually works, making your definition a guess at best. This is the reason why people use labels.

Actually that is the starting assumption of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th March 2010, 02:00 AM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
You analog needs help, it includes renaming, I...

You analog needs help, it includes renaming, I haven't done that.

So you don't know. What else would you use to label the ability to choose not to eat when hungry?

And you have yet to show...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th March 2010, 10:48 AM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
In that instance 'free will' is a label used to...

In that instance 'free will' is a label used to describe a phenomenon, of which we don't know how it works. That the phenomenon exists is a fact, no matter what definition you try to use.

The...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th March 2010, 06:06 PM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
Not my job, but considering that you need my help...

Not my job, but considering that you need my help with this, I will give you an example of free will. Choosing to forgo eating while hungry.

What you see as meaningless is actually the result of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th March 2010, 02:57 AM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
Because you use an most absolute form of free...

Because you use an most absolute form of free will. And I have yet to see that in any dictionary. And considering that there are very few absolutes in nature, one can assume that you did this...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th March 2010, 04:54 PM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
Too bad for you that is no excuse to make a...

Too bad for you that is no excuse to make a strawman out of it.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th March 2010, 10:40 AM
Replies: 717
Views: 25,121
Posted By AWPrime
I don't think that most people will agree with...

I don't think that most people will agree with your definition of free will.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2010, 11:14 AM
Replies: 1,315
Views: 89,391
Posted By AWPrime
Guess what happened to the previous version of...

Guess what happened to the previous version of this topic.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 11th March 2010, 11:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 958
Posted By AWPrime
Thanks, I will try to implement this.

Thanks, I will try to implement this.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 11th March 2010, 03:40 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 958
Posted By AWPrime
Thanks, but sadly I can't open the sample...

Thanks, but sadly I can't open the sample database, I am limited to the old access and open office.

In the mean time I will experiment with the given tips, thanks guys.



Edit: Just can't...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th March 2010, 03:30 AM
Replies: 1,315
Views: 89,391
Posted By AWPrime
Tranewreck, If we follow your logic to its...

Tranewreck,

If we follow your logic to its end, then we end up forcing children (boys and girls) to wear Burkas.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 10th March 2010, 03:11 AM
Replies: 17,231
Views: 1,333,697
Posted By AWPrime
Not negative, its about being serious. Words...

Not negative, its about being serious.

Words are cheap, evidence isn't.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 10th March 2010, 03:04 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 958
Posted By AWPrime
Can that be used to make something that looks...

Can that be used to make something that looks like this?:
Forum: Computers and the Internet 9th March 2010, 08:15 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 958
Posted By AWPrime
Microsoft Access

I have some basic experience with Microsoft access, however I am stumped on how to solve my current problem. My goal is to create a status overview using reports from Microsoft access.

The report...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th March 2010, 06:17 AM
Replies: 1,315
Views: 89,391
Posted By AWPrime
It looks like you were describing yourself.

It looks like you were describing yourself.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th March 2010, 05:12 AM
Replies: 1,315
Views: 89,391
Posted By AWPrime
Are you talking about yourself?

Are you talking about yourself?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th March 2010, 05:06 AM
Replies: 17,231
Views: 1,333,697
Posted By AWPrime
So where are these cases with good evidence?

So where are these cases with good evidence?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th March 2010, 06:19 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,309
Posted By AWPrime
Someone?

Someone?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd March 2010, 07:42 AM
Replies: 17,231
Views: 1,333,697
Posted By AWPrime
Irony

Irony
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st March 2010, 01:12 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,990
Posted By AWPrime
Is it really a surprise? If a person is...

Is it really a surprise? If a person is African-American then he/she most likely has some or a lot of white heritage.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th February 2010, 11:41 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,990
Posted By AWPrime
There is a difference between a dying culture and...

There is a difference between a dying culture and a changing culture.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 27th February 2010, 11:31 AM
Replies: 17,231
Views: 1,333,697
Posted By AWPrime
Rramjet, do you want to be reported for spamming?

Rramjet, do you want to be reported for spamming?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th February 2010, 06:26 AM
Replies: 17,231
Views: 1,333,697
Posted By AWPrime
Science. You're doing it wrong.

Science. You're doing it wrong.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th February 2010, 07:15 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
I do not see you putting any importance in human...

I do not see you putting any importance in human life. I see a great deal of wanting to control/change how the world works, but no real caring for human life. If one cares about human life, they must...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th February 2010, 06:50 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
I can place some brain cells in a dish and the...

I can place some brain cells in a dish and the brain activity won't be to dissimilar to that of a fetus. While the brain activity of a person is organized. From you pov an ant might just as well be a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2010, 05:10 PM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
What do you have against same-sex couples?

What do you have against same-sex couples?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2010, 05:07 PM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
The anti-abortion potential argument has been...

The anti-abortion potential argument has been sunk. Wishful thinking doesn't save it.

Actually people at low temperature still have brain activity, your examples need work.

Because directly...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2010, 04:16 PM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
With the parents I mean any combination of...

With the parents I mean any combination of caregivers, it is used as a general term. The end decision still lies with the mother as its her body.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2010, 04:01 PM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
There is an argument I like to bring forth. In...

There is an argument I like to bring forth. In general women don't want to be baby factories, and thus will have a limited amount of children in their life. Thus it becomes a point of a current fetus...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2010, 11:52 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
This is your core argument/case right? Can you...

This is your core argument/case right? Can you expand further on this?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2010, 11:45 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
The statement that a fetus is a person is mere...

The statement that a fetus is a person is mere wishful thinking.

And in what why is this more responsible then getting an abortion?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2010, 02:03 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
The DNA argument. Its quite worthless, as I don't...

The DNA argument. Its quite worthless, as I don't care about DNA, I care about real persons.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2010, 01:45 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
Having an abortion is exercising personal...

Having an abortion is exercising personal responsibility.
It would be irresponsible to take it to term if you can't or don't want to take care of the result.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd February 2010, 02:24 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 13,158
Posted By AWPrime
Clear and simple. Quite workable.

Clear and simple. Quite workable.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th February 2010, 11:18 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,983
Posted By AWPrime
Wrong. It is designed to kill missiles at the...

Wrong. It is designed to kill missiles at the boost phase.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th February 2010, 03:35 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,983
Posted By AWPrime
Actually it must hit the missile during boost...

Actually it must hit the missile during boost phase.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th February 2010, 02:11 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 13,174
Posted By AWPrime
I am only talking about actual time travel, that...

I am only talking about actual time travel, that being the pov of the observer that is using the wormhole. To travel back in ones own past.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th February 2010, 12:06 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 13,174
Posted By AWPrime
I won't be surprised that 2 stops being valid in...

I won't be surprised that 2 stops being valid in special conditions. We already know that SR stops being accurate in strong gravitational fields and at Planck length scale.


I won't call it...
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