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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th September 2018, 02:10 PM
Replies: 221
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Posted By Fudbucker
So now I'm dishonest. Edited for rule 0 and...

So now I'm dishonest.

Edited for rule 0 and rule 12
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th September 2018, 02:03 PM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
I wonder why didn't empty her gun into the guy as...

I wonder why didn't empty her gun into the guy as cops sometimes do. Maybe after the second shot she realized her mistake?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 09:45 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 4,804
Posted By Fudbucker
Nothing beats a stroll through cattle country...

Nothing beats a stroll through cattle country...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 09:28 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 4,804
Posted By Fudbucker
Are you pulling my leg?

Are you pulling my leg?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 09:04 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 4,804
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 08:37 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 4,804
Posted By Fudbucker
Over 40% of households in the country own dogs....

Over 40% of households in the country own dogs. They literally are everywhere. Where are you at that you're having trouble avoiding cows??? Are they roaming freely around your neighborhood?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 08:21 PM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
Of course it's relevant. If we had as few guns as...

Of course it's relevant. If we had as few guns as Japan, no one would ever worry about being shot. Since there are over 300 million, spread around 40% of households...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 05:25 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
He's toast. There was a chance he could have...

He's toast. There was a chance he could have skated by but this is looking like Roy Moore all over again.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 03:38 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
We finally agree on something. Who keeps...

We finally agree on something. Who keeps calendars from thirty years ago?
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 03:17 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 03:13 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
Meadmaker, if you were hiring someone for a clerk...

Meadmaker, if you were hiring someone for a clerk job at Piggly Wiggly, and the person had credible accusations against them of attempted rape, and you have a hundred other qualified applicants, are...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd September 2018, 03:10 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
Posted By Fudbucker
I'm not making a practicality argument. This is a...

I'm not making a practicality argument. This is a theoretical exercise on what the proper epistemic position should be regarding certain "extraordinary claims" (which I don't think are extraordinary...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd September 2018, 03:08 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
Posted By Fudbucker
Pretty much, but simulation theory is plausible....

Pretty much, but simulation theory is plausible. If computing power increases like it has been, we'll be running these kinds of simulations in the not too distant future. I can't see a plausible...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 03:02 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
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,...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 03:01 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 02:54 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 23rd September 2018, 02:42 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,162
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 01:36 PM
Replies: 545
Views: 19,572
Posted By Fudbucker
Right, it's not even close.

Right, it's not even close.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 12:57 PM
Replies: 545
Views: 19,572
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 12:44 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
So after Thursday, are you going to concede that...

So after Thursday, are you going to concede that Ford's statement has the same "authority" as Kavanaugh's?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd September 2018, 12:39 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 12:25 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
Sorry, TBD, that was uncalled for, but man you...

Sorry, TBD, that was uncalled for, but man you push my buttons sometimes.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 12:23 PM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
She told her therapist a lot more than that. See...

She told her therapist a lot more than that. See Stacyhs's post right after yours.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd September 2018, 12:12 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 11:17 AM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 10:36 AM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
Edited to remove insult.

Edited to remove insult.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 10:24 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 4,800
Posted By Fudbucker
That's a good point, but this problem predates...

That's a good point, but this problem predates bots and the internet.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 10:22 AM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
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.


...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 09:56 AM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
What contradiction? Are you now suggesting...

What contradiction?

Are you now suggesting Ford told her therapist a phony story in 2012 on the off-chance she could ruin this guy's chance for higher office at some later date?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 09:55 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 4,800
Posted By Fudbucker
That's what I was wondering. If scalpers can make...

That's what I was wondering. If scalpers can make obscene money reselling tickets, why were the tickets sold so cheap in the first place?
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 09:33 AM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
Do you know what the "rule of so" is?

Do you know what the "rule of so" is?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 09:29 AM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
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
Forum: USA Politics 23rd September 2018, 09:23 AM
Replies: 3,332
Views: 96,995
Posted By Fudbucker
So how does this work? In 2012 she decides to lie...

So how does this work? In 2012 she decides to lie and tell this same essential story to a therapist on the off chance that Kavanaugh someday gets nominated for a SCOTUS position, so she can lay the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 08:52 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,102
Posted By Fudbucker
OK.

OK.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 08:49 AM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
This little derail was because of this exchange: ...

This little derail was because of this exchange:

Yes she could.[/QUOTE]


She couldn't have known he was unarmed. She certainly isn't going to assume he's unarmed if she thinks he's trespassing...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd September 2018, 04:45 AM
Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
Posted By Fudbucker
I'm claiming "reality isn't real"? No, I'm not....

I'm claiming "reality isn't real"? No, I'm not. That doesn't even make sense. I'm claiming reality is most likely not materialistic, and if that claim is true, that entails certain things.



No,...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd September 2018, 04:33 AM
Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
Posted By Fudbucker
:rolleyes:

:rolleyes:
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 04:24 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,102
Posted By Fudbucker
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.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 04:16 AM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
What is the relevance of the fact that you live...

What is the relevance of the fact that you live in a country where guns outnumber people when it comes to assuming whether a person is armed or not?

Are you seriously asking that?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 04:14 AM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
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....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 04:12 AM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 04:10 AM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 04:06 AM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 04:02 AM
Replies: 3,795
Views: 143,844
Posted By Fudbucker
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,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 03:59 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 4,804
Posted By Fudbucker
I just would avoid mixing dogs with kids, until...

I just would avoid mixing dogs with kids, until they're old enough to know how to behave around dogs.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 03:54 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,102
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd September 2018, 03:33 AM
Replies: 221
Views: 14,326
Posted By Fudbucker
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...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 02:49 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 4,804
Posted By Fudbucker
How many emergency room visits are caused by cow...

How many emergency room visits are caused by cow attacks? Very few, I would imagine, and like Kellyb said, most of those are probably people who work around cows.

In 1994, the most recent year for...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd September 2018, 02:27 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,102
Posted By Fudbucker
Like I said, this is the same **** I hear when I...

Like I said, this is the same **** I hear when I occasionally troll the incel community. There is a deep strain of misogyny running through your posts.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd September 2018, 02:26 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,031
Posted By Fudbucker
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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