Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
24th September 2018, 02:10 PM
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
24th September 2018, 02:03 PM
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 105
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 09:28 PM
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 105
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I lived in rural Kern County for ten years...
I lived in rural Kern County for ten years (California, I think, has the 4th highest population of cows). Other than going down to a feedlot in Bakersfield or hopping a fence, there was no way to get...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 105
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 3,795
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 3,332
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
And... that means she's probably not lying,...
And... that means she's probably not lying, unless you subscribe to Meadmaker's sorry argument that she's one of these rare people who deviously plots for years to take down a guy and waits for just...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd September 2018, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd September 2018, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 221
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
You can't be serious. You think an attempted...
You can't be serious. You think an attempted rapist can fairly adjudicate the constitutionality of laws relating to women? If Kavanaugh gets nominated after Thursday, and the Dems gain back control,...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Of course it will function. You think every...
Of course it will function. You think every justice nominated after this will have credible accusations of attempted rape levied against them? When has a woman in high office EVER had to face these...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
There are a couple outcomes here:
1. The...
There are a couple outcomes here:
1. The allegations are true and an attempted rapist is confirmed to the highest court in the land for life, and may cast the deciding vote on women's reproductive...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
23rd September 2018, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,162
Powerball jackpots in America sometimes exceed...
Powerball jackpots in America sometimes exceed the price of all possible tickets. Price of a ticket is $2, odds of winning are 1 in 292,201,338.00 and there has been at least one jackpot of over a...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 545
Views: 19,572
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 545
Views: 19,572
I just can't dredge up the hate for Farrakhan...
I just can't dredge up the hate for Farrakhan that I have for Duke, even though both have said totally vile things. Farrakhan is an 85 years old black man who grew up in a society where systemic...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd September 2018, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
If this is a simulation, how do you know there...
If this is a simulation, how do you know there aren't "special" simulated people walking among us who are extremely good at telepathy and only use it when they're around each other? Or when they do...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd September 2018, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
There are a number of metaphysical questions we...
There are a number of metaphysical questions we can ask just from what I quoted. What do you mean by sound? Vibrations in the air, I take it. Well, does the air exist independent of our minds? Are we...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Essentially you're saying, hey there are 300...
Essentially you're saying, hey there are 300 million people in this country, right? And some are psychopaths, right? And Ford could be a psychopath who specializes in ruining people by cunningly...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 135
Views: 4,800
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
It is not a materially different story.
...
It is not a materially different story.
It is possible for therapist's notes to be mistaken. The story she's telling now is essentially the same one she told the therapist in 2012.
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 3,332
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 135
Views: 4,800
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 3,332
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
In Texas it's almost 40%. ...
In Texas it's almost 40%.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/2/16399418/us-gun-violence-statistics-maps-charts
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd September 2018, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,102
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd September 2018, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd September 2018, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,102
You said
It is exclusively a woman's...
You said
It is exclusively a woman's problem. Men can be on the hook financially, but that happens after the pregnancy. The pregnancy itself is exclusively the woman's burden.
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Because a lot of criminals use guns in the...
Because a lot of criminals use guns in the commission of crimes?
Really now. We live in a country awash in gun violence, and you're going to assume someone you think is a criminal isn't armed....
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Why would I assume anything? I simply wouldn't...
Why would I assume anything? I simply wouldn't know if the person is armed or not. If I think they're doing something illegal, THEN I might make an assumption that they're armed.
This is a silly...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Her intent was to kill the guy who she thought...
Her intent was to kill the guy who she thought was illegally in her apartment (under the most charitable viewing of the facts). She would have to have superpowers to know the guy was unarmed.
If...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Yes, that is true. However, that also happens...
Yes, that is true. However, that also happens when cops shoot people who point toy guns at them. The cops are incorrectly assessing the situation, but that doesn't make them criminally liable. That...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Of course it's relevant. If there were only 3...
Of course it's relevant. If there were only 3 guns in the country, you would assume anyone you meet is unarmed. If there are more guns than people in a country, that assumption is going to change,...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 105
Views: 4,804
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,102
No men have ever died from complications due to...
No men have ever died from complications due to child birth. It's not so bad now in developed countries (although hundreds of women die each year in the U.S.), but in parts of the world (and almost...
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
23rd September 2018, 03:33 AM
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Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
Sorry, I forgot about this thread.
If...
Sorry, I forgot about this thread.
If a model of reality is deeply flawed, as I believe materialism is, then the skeptical position would be to reject such a model and embrace the consequences...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 105
Views: 4,804
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
23rd September 2018, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,102
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
23rd September 2018, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,031
So, any ideas on how to compensate for drag? If...
So, any ideas on how to compensate for drag? If the sphere is expected to last for a reasonably long amount of time, it's velocity would have to be fine-tuned every once and awhile. How you would you...
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