Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-07-2006, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 116
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Re: African American Culture in the US
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So how about of it's reversed? If whites are under represented, should the white be favored? I've seen some TV documentary that claims. "Blacks are under represented in NFL...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-07-2006, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 483
Re: African American Culture in the US
Actually I think the Native Americans should be pissed at us for bringing Africa over here, more than anything else. Given the current world climate, being the last superpower standing is probably...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-07-2006, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 483
Re: African American Culture in the US
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Phil, did it occur to you that we might be offended by your bigotry and vitriol as oppose to your 'arguments'? Nobody is calling you a racist because you pointed out...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-07-2006, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 483
Re: African American Culture in the US
Copernicus,
I think the reality is that higher IQ demographic groups tend to have a financial and material bias that causes them to self limit thier number of offspring.
On the other hand, the...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-07-2006, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 483
Re: African American Culture in the US
Feel free to point out the strawmen and fallacies. I'm interested.
Was just writing from my personal observations and experiences, though some of the stats came from USA today and the Department...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-07-2006, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 483
Re: African American Culture in the US
The point I'm making is that for some reason a meritocracy is OK when blacks have the merit, but when whites have the merit we have to have Affirmative Action.
*Then* the percentages start...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
07-07-2006, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 184
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-07-2006, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 377
Re: New Books and Thanks for the Support
Well, I'm not good enough to say that with any real authority. But the proverbial SSHE, "4 players call your raise" or whatever games seem to be going away. 30% to see the flop seems fairly common on...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-06-2006, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 377
Re: New Books and Thanks for the Support
They won't be profitable after this book reaches saturation. Same as SSHE, I believe has done to the 10 handed games.
Now that poker literature is mainstream enough to find it at Barnes and Noble...
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-06-2006, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 377
Re: New Books and Thanks for the Support
Hi Mason,
Glad to see 2+2 is kicking butt after all those years of effort before WPT.
But is it now safe to say, since you're books are on the Amazon top 100 lists... that David's original...
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Forum: Politics
07-05-2006, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 147
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Forum: Internet Gambling
07-05-2006, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 126
Views: 467
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Forum: Internet Gambling
07-05-2006, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 184
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-05-2006, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 100
Re: Why Is Poker Like Life?
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I've always thought poker was a ton like life. Because sometimes you can do everything right and still get owned by the less talented and less deserving due to the luck of the draw. You...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-05-2006, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 483
Re: African American Culture in the US
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I will say however that if black kid A and white kid B have the exact same application, I think the school should be more inclined to accept kid A if black people are underrepresented...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-21-2006, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 54
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-21-2006, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 54
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Forum: Politics
03-15-2006, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 170
Re: Oh Yay!
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Your logic fails to take into account how people really are
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Interesting...so Praxeology, the study of how people really are, in fact, does not take into...
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Forum: Politics
03-15-2006, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 124
Views: 386
Re: The horrors and injustice of inheritance
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95 percent of affluent families got that way through nefarious means.
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I'm sure you can produce an exhastive and factually supported list to back up this...
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Forum: Politics
03-15-2006, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 170
Re: Oh Yay!
It would take a book and lifetime. But off the top of my head...
1) A good number of people are peacable and really just want to live a good life without conflict. Eat, Sleep, have children,...
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Forum: Politics
03-15-2006, 01:13 AM
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Replies: 89
Views: 330
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Forum: Politics
03-15-2006, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 170
Re: Oh Yay!
Your logic fails to take into account how people really are, and what life is really about.
What do I have to say to get you to see that?
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Forum: Politics
03-15-2006, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 170
Re: Oh Yay!
Logic based on fallacies lead to the false conclusions.
Boro, I'm done with the lot of you, because the economy is biting on my ass at the minute. Not because you've won.
Let me put it to you...
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Forum: Politics
03-15-2006, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 170
Re: Oh Yay!
Sheetwise, what are you some object oriented programming weenie?
What real life experience do you have?
Ever been shot? Even been crushed by a truck? Ever had others rip the carpet out from...
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Forum: Politics
03-15-2006, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 170
Re: Oh Yay!
Torn to shreds. Not likely. I'm just not going to invest anymore time with these sophmores. I can only think they are college brats or people that have never confronted any real adversity.
I...
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