Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-02-2007, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 842
Re: % of time winner knocks out most players?
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What I think would be an interesting gimmick is if a poker site kept a running total of the number of "scalps" collected by each player during the course of a tournament, and displayed it...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 6,303
Re: Case in Point...
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You're see to be thinking more of the "live with me or I'll kill ya" type.
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Not quite. I'm thinking more along the lines of the "he beats on me but I love him anyway"...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 6,303
Re: Case in Point...
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They have no choice! You do understand that, right?
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Right, but I'm saying they (probably, mostly) prefer not to have the choice. Are you oppressed because you're not...
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Forum: Politics
12-01-2007, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,377
Re: Thread for Kaj on topic of human values
BluffTHIS! brings up a good point about a very common error of which I wasn't even aware until now.
Just so it's clear, in the past, whenever I used the phrase "my computer," I didn't mean to hold...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 6,303
Re: Case in Point...
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Most of the women choose to live under those conditions. Fine and dandy. But the women who choose not to are killed for it. That's oppression.
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Agreed; it's a brutal...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 8,577
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 6,303
Re: Case in Point...
Addendum: Finally, even if you make a good faith effort to apply the same standards to your culture and you conclude that it is nobler in this regard than the other culture, how can you have any...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 6,303
Re: Case in Point...
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I've heard a few testimonials from westerners that lived in Saudi Arabia (or some comparably religious Muslim society) who, on the subject of Islamic treatment of women, insist...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 842
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,421
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 6,303
Re: Case in Point...
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I must really be missing something in these last couple of threads. Are you saying that women LIKE being oppressed? Granted, many of them know of no other life. But I can't believe that if...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 8,577
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,627
Re: What revolves around the earth?
Yeah, that makes sense.
Also, from here (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/science/30profile.html?_r=1&ex=1184990400&en=2fb126c3132f89ae&ei=5070&oref=slogin):
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Dr. Miller's data...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,627
Re: What revolves around the earth?
France is approaching 50% atheist/agnositc, as opposed to less than 10% in the U.S. Need we look any further for the root of their ignorance?
Seriously, though, I wonder if there was something...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 901
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 8,577
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-01-2007, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 8,577
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 6,348
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Forum: Sporting Events
11-30-2007, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 6,348
Re: Here\'s The Situation
This (http://www.footballcommentary.com/twomindrillprobs.htm) should help. So might this (http://www.footballcommentary.com/twomindrill.htm), for those who are into this sort of thing.
So, based...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-30-2007, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,594
Re: Just A Reminder About Religious People
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Its not about falsifiability, if the believer recognises its a feely type of thing rather than a rational belief then bully for them but they cannot be taken seriously if they place their...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-30-2007, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,594
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-30-2007, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 106
Views: 3,629
Re: Is Neo-Atheism The Way to Go? [Poll]
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People are free to believe whatever they want. But when you tell me of your belief that the mothership will be here soon to pick you up, I reserve the right to laugh and tell you that's a...
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Forum: Sporting Events
11-30-2007, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 371
Views: 12,693
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-30-2007, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,594
Re: Just A Reminder About Religious People
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If it's true, why would it need to be restated over and over again. The fact that posters don't start off stating that premise would indicate -
a) they don't think it is true
b) they...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-30-2007, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,427
Re: Averaging Grades
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Noonan,
There's something that the above (serious) replies neglected, which is that the maximum score on each type of assignment might not be identical. In fact, they usually...
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