Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-26-2007, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 323
Re: LEGALIZE IT
any change that occurs in less time than one generation is not going to be dealt with by biological evolution but by social evolution. Social Darwinism is the unproven idea that social evolution and...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-26-2007, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 114
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-26-2007, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 125
Re: Life expectancy - how long can humans live?
The way I look at it is people who are 107 years old today were born in 1900. In 1900 conditions were drastically different than today. Would that same person, born in 2007, live longer ? I think...
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Forum: Psychology
04-26-2007, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 124
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Forum: Psychology
04-26-2007, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 58
Re: I\'m washed up.
look, real poker is poker played by people sitting at the same physical table. Internet poker is a video game played for money. You are a winner at real poker, but not online. There are plenty of...
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Forum: Psychology
01-31-2007, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 194
Re: BLACKJACK PROBLEM!!!!
increasing the bets is the problem. I bet if you only played $5 every hand you wouldn't have started this thread. I find that my typical variance with flat betting is about 10-12 bets up or down...
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Forum: Psychology
01-30-2007, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 270
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Forum: Psychology
01-30-2007, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 104
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Forum: Psychology
01-30-2007, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 104
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Forum: Psychology
01-30-2007, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 57
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-28-2007, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 211
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-28-2007, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 217
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Forum: Psychology
01-24-2007, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 70
Re: Quitting while losing in live games
I suppose that a true pro would know when they were playing badly or just having bad luck. I can really only figure this out after i go home, usually the next day. The answer for me is to have time...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-24-2007, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 125
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-24-2007, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 62
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-24-2007, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 177
Re: Does Faith Transcend Reason?
"Nothing else transcends reason. Faith is manmade. LOL at this argument. "
So, reason is the basis for all human activity? A caveman just reasoned one day that it would be wise for him to have...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-24-2007, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 139
Re: Are the attacks on religion warranted?
Organized religion is mostly about conservation. When everything is just rosy people say we don't need religion. When the sh*t hits the fan religion is the glue that holds societies together. Every...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-24-2007, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 139
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-23-2007, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 75
Re: Possibly offensive question re: Christianity
sincerity is the key issue here.
There have been plenty of "foxhole confessions" and "foxhole conversions". The idea is some soldier in a foxhole is scared to death and suddenly starts praying...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-23-2007, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 75
Re: Possibly offensive question re: Christianity
"If God and Christ are always forgiving..."
The degree of forgiving varies between sects. The one consistent thing with forgiving is that you must be totally sincere. You can't ask for forgiveness...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-23-2007, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 136
Views: 487
Re: Moderates sheltering fundamentalists
"Religion has very little to do with ethics, it's a metaphysical question."
I somewhat disagree with that. Whatever you call mainstream "ethics" or "morality" is going to be influenced by the...
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-27-2006, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 56
Re: hand reading
I am primarily a live player and only play on the internet for practice. Do not underestimate the value of reading the other players. Sure, maybe if you are playing pro's it won't help you much, but...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
12-27-2006, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 62
Blackjack on the ship , 7 day cruise
Recently I had the pleasure of a 7 day cruise on a large ship. The ship had a full casino and 5 blackjack tables.
My experience was that almost everybody was a winner at blackjack for the first...
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Forum: Psychology
12-27-2006, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 52
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Forum: Psychology
12-27-2006, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 175
Re: have you ever cried because of poker?
If you have ever cried because of poker then you are a problem gambler by definition. Think about it, if your gambling activity makes you so sad that you cry, it is causing you psychological harm,...
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