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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th March 2017, 02:18 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,418
Posted By Quinn
Or the opposite extreme: their life has been so...

Or the opposite extreme: their life has been so miserable that they can't wait for the world to be over. Not uncommon with deeply messed-up religious upbringings.
Forum: USA Politics 13th February 2016, 10:26 PM
Replies: 1,170
Merged: Scalia is dead
Views: 143,040
Posted By Quinn
Governor Abbott's official statement about Scalia...

Governor Abbott's official statement about Scalia began: "Justice Antonin Scalia was a man of God, a patriot, and an unwavering defender of the written Constitution and the Rule of Law." And...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 2nd September 2015, 04:58 PM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 115,250
Posted By Quinn
That may be the greatest thing in the history of...

That may be the greatest thing in the history of the interwebs.

BTW, I just discovered this thread. Having given up this person back in what we might now describe as the "early Casey Kasem era,"...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th June 2015, 07:17 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 21,681
Posted By Quinn
If by "are a bit too far gone," you mean "have...

If by "are a bit too far gone," you mean "have achieved escape velocity from logic and reason," then yes.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th June 2015, 01:59 AM
Replies: 618
Views: 39,082
Posted By Quinn
Then it's good to know that legalizing...

Then it's good to know that legalizing interracial marriage wasn't really about rights either. I mean, if it were, clearly we would have legalized same-sex, poly, and inter-species marriage at the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th June 2015, 08:44 PM
Replies: 2,475
Views: 235,247
Posted By Quinn
I've decided my favorite butthurt phrase for the...

I've decided my favorite butthurt phrase for the day is "five unelected judges."
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th June 2015, 12:27 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 21,930
Posted By Quinn
Regrettable if true. Regrettable if a hoax. ...

Regrettable if true.

Regrettable if a hoax.

Regrettable that, if a hoax, the conversation will quickly devolve into stupid debates over what is the "real" problem here -- her behavior, or the...
Forum: USA Politics 29th May 2015, 02:49 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 33,089
Posted By Quinn
To, for, on... whatever it takes.

To, for, on... whatever it takes.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th March 2015, 10:19 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,344
Posted By Quinn
And suddenly my lust for a MakerBot seems so...

And suddenly my lust for a MakerBot seems so 2014...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th March 2015, 01:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,098
Posted By Quinn
Easy way to tell if a news site is a parody:...

Easy way to tell if a news site is a parody: click on the home page and see if you find headlines like "Missouri Pig Brothel Dismantled During FBI Raid." ;)
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2015, 08:26 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 15,139
Posted By Quinn
It would be an interesting way of seeing how...

It would be an interesting way of seeing how tight the bond really is between the fiscal conservatives and Christian zealots.
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2015, 04:26 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 15,139
Posted By Quinn
"Think I'll marry a dude." -- Eliot Ness

"Think I'll marry a dude." -- Eliot Ness
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th March 2015, 01:26 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 40,705
Posted By Quinn
Once again for those who still haven't wrapped...

Once again for those who still haven't wrapped their head around this: Freedom of speech means the government can't lock you up for saying what you want to say. It does not prevent the people in...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st March 2015, 10:18 PM
Replies: 623
Views: 58,813
Posted By Quinn
I find it useful to look at the difference...

I find it useful to look at the difference between the two as a function of theory versus practice. In theory, I acknowledge the possibility, however remote, that there could be something that would...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st March 2015, 09:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,867
Posted By Quinn
I know I've told this before here, but briefly:...

I know I've told this before here, but briefly: in my mid-20s I had what seemed like an out-of-body experience. I hadn't particularly believed in them before, but after that highly intense and unique...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th February 2015, 05:03 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,128
Posted By Quinn
"Ford, there's an infinite number of monkeys...

"Ford, there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out." -- Douglas Adams
Forum: USA Politics 2nd February 2015, 09:03 PM
Replies: 542
Views: 93,095
Posted By Quinn
Because I hadn't wept for the future enough yet...

Because I hadn't wept for the future enough yet this week...
Forum: USA Politics 9th December 2014, 10:27 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,348
Posted By Quinn
I liked the writing and the delivery. It was just...

I liked the writing and the delivery. It was just meta enough, without going overboard.

I'm disappointed I haven't yet seen any Freeper-esque outrage about how this proves yet again that he's a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th December 2014, 11:34 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 16,410
Posted By Quinn
If the scenario outlined in your first quote is...

If the scenario outlined in your first quote is accurate, and schools are now punishing students for rape with a perceived 51% likelihood of guilt and virtually no opportunity for the defendant to,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th December 2014, 01:30 AM
Replies: 1,507
Views: 246,802
Posted By Quinn
Who's to say none of them did? Just because none...

Who's to say none of them did? Just because none of the ones who've come forward so far have mentioned it, I wouldn't rule out the possibility.

A disturbing thought that has occurred to me more...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st December 2014, 11:42 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,329
Posted By Quinn
Haagen Dais Papa John the Baptist's ...

Haagen Dais
Papa John the Baptist's
Star-of-Bethlehem-bucks
In 'n' Out Burger... oh, wait...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th November 2014, 05:08 PM
Replies: 233
Views: 18,950
Posted By Quinn
Would it make a difference in your mind if the...

Would it make a difference in your mind if the kid had been killed with a single shot?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th November 2014, 02:59 AM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,536
Posted By Quinn
Here’s the simple point that all the outraged...

Here’s the simple point that all the outraged blogs and posts I’ve read seem to be missing: It is possible for ALL of the following things to be true (and I’m not saying I think all of them are, but...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th November 2014, 02:06 AM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,536
Posted By Quinn
I don't think Brown deserved to die; I think he...

I don't think Brown deserved to die; I think he deserved to be stopped from doing what he was attempting to do, and it is exceedingly unfortunate that the measures that ended up being necessary to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 09:16 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,536
Posted By Quinn
Thanks.

Thanks.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 09:13 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,536
Posted By Quinn
Got a link for where you're seeing this footage?...

Got a link for where you're seeing this footage? None of the live feeds I can find are showing any of this.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th November 2014, 11:50 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,583
Posted By Quinn
If you play only the notes God intended, playing...

If you play only the notes God intended, playing music that doesn't sound like crap is a giant pain in the ass. If you give God the finger and cheat, it gets a lot easier. Equal temperament is giving...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th November 2014, 05:53 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,583
Posted By Quinn
The major scale that pretty much all Western...

The major scale that pretty much all Western music uses -- Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do -- is derived from what we call the "overtone series," which is a series of frequencies that occur in nature. But...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th November 2014, 08:13 PM
Replies: 825
Views: 146,343
Posted By Quinn
I now have skin in this game. Someone close to me...

I now have skin in this game. Someone close to me has been sent to Ferguson to cover the scene for a news network. The whole news team was issued gas masks, helmets, protective goggles and flak...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th November 2014, 08:06 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 8,583
Posted By Quinn
The disturbing thing is how many talented,...

The disturbing thing is how many talented, otherwise reasonable musicians know juuust enough about science to buy into this.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th November 2014, 01:59 PM
Replies: 254
Views: 16,183
Posted By Quinn
My take: if anyone ever deserved to be slapped --...

My take: if anyone ever deserved to be slapped -- not "restrained into submission," not "struck in self-defense," not "neutralized as a threat," but just straight-up slapped -- then she certainly...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th November 2014, 01:20 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,615
Posted By Quinn
As a guy who can't grow respectable facial hair...

As a guy who can't grow respectable facial hair and knows it, and therefore doesn't try, I second this.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th November 2014, 02:38 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,018
Posted By Quinn
Nommed.

Nommed.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th November 2014, 06:57 PM
Replies: 2,475
Views: 235,247
Posted By Quinn
I'd bet against that with either Alabama or...

I'd bet against that with either Alabama or Mississippi.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 5th November 2014, 11:29 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,997
Posted By Quinn
Instead of declaring this non-religion a religion...

Instead of declaring this non-religion a religion so that atheists can get the same benefit as religions, I'd really rather we just stopped giving benefits to religions. But baby steps, I suppose...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd November 2014, 08:13 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By Quinn
Bwaa-ha! Nicely done.

Bwaa-ha! Nicely done.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st November 2014, 05:39 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By Quinn
Umm, the goon line was a terribly clever and...

Umm, the goon line was a terribly clever and subtle Halloween reference, definitely not just a random typo. And as such, it totally deserves to be embraced as part of the forum's official slang.
...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 31st October 2014, 08:45 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By Quinn
I've ignored the last couple dozen pages of this...

I've ignored the last couple dozen pages of this thread, but... you guys are still arguing with a guy who refuses to believe the established science of memory because he can just tell he's right and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th October 2014, 10:36 AM
Replies: 1,344
Views: 150,256
Posted By Quinn
While I agree 100% with their cause, they lose me...

While I agree 100% with their cause, they lose me when they conflate clear harassment (of which there's certainly a good deal in the video) with what seems to be panhandlers addressing the woman in...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th October 2014, 11:48 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 12,492
Posted By Quinn
I usually chalk it up to a difference between...

I usually chalk it up to a difference between theory and practice. I acknowledge the theoretical possibility that there could be something, somewhere that would fit someone's definition of a deity....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd October 2014, 12:20 AM
Replies: 718
Views: 45,572
Posted By Quinn
I don't think anyone has denied that possibility,...

I don't think anyone has denied that possibility, as long as by "people" you mean "some people." I think the obvious followup question -- "So then what?" -- is where disagreements come in.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th October 2014, 02:39 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By Quinn
This is one of those things that most everyone...

This is one of those things that most everyone (including you) believes, but is flat-out wrong about. The sooner you divest yourself of this very-seemingly-true-yet-demonstrably-false idea, the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th October 2014, 12:14 AM
Replies: 718
Views: 45,572
Posted By Quinn
I admit I've only lightly skimmed this thread,...

I admit I've only lightly skimmed this thread, but... Is there an option for people who acknowledge that the term is sometimes used by some people to imply things other than what it actually means,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th October 2014, 10:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 766
Posted By Quinn
I don't know the name for the phenomenon, but I...

I don't know the name for the phenomenon, but I recently had my first experience of of during a meteor shower. I went outside during what was supposed to be prime meteor activity time, looked...
Forum: USA Politics 29th September 2014, 01:17 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,508
Posted By Quinn
I think it was about 2 years ago that I started...

I think it was about 2 years ago that I started saying, "Remember the Jesusland map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusland_map) from the '04 election? Since it seems to be where we're headed, let's...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th September 2014, 12:30 AM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By Quinn
So to summarize: Posters here give you...

So to summarize: Posters here give you information that contradicts your beliefs, and you ask for evidence. It is given to you. You then refuse to look at it because you have decided in advance that...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th September 2014, 11:58 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By Quinn
That may be the case for most mundane memories...

That may be the case for most mundane memories that are not particularly significant.[/QUOTE]


I'll say it again: This is the point where you are simply, objectively, demonstrably mistaken. It is...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 9th September 2014, 07:50 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 10,990
Posted By Quinn
The mobile payment ability may be enough to push...

The mobile payment ability may be enough to push me over the edge. Remember that commercial from a few years back (I forget what it was for) where a sketchy-looking guy in a store stuffs a bunch of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th September 2014, 04:37 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By Quinn
Well if you can't trust the word of some guy on...

Well if you can't trust the word of some guy on the internet, by god what CAN you trust?

Ethnikos, your sticking point still seems to be your unwillingness to consider the possibility that your...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th August 2014, 10:40 AM
Replies: 3,520
Views: 366,670
Posted By Quinn
This is in the pipeline.[/QUOTE] I will...

This is in the pipeline.[/QUOTE]

I will admit, there's a part of me that absolutely loves the fact that you still cling to this claim after all these years. For an event that failed in what now...
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