Forum: Politics
11-09-2007, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 128
Re: Flat tax blowback
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Our economy is ever-growing largely because of our consumer society and people's constant buy, buy, buy, spend, spend, spend mentality.
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No, it isn't. In fact,...
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Forum: Politics
11-09-2007, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 128
Re: Flat tax blowback
OMG, I'm so sorry responders. This whole thread was about Neil Boortz's FAIR TAX. I wrote this on zero sleep and accidentally typed FLAT TAX. So yes, please keep in mind I mean this as a critique...
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Forum: Politics
11-09-2007, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 128
Flat tax blowback
According to Neil, the flat tax would basically mean a 22-30% sales tax. I have yet to read the manual for this proposed tax plan, but I think it may have a practical problem for the economy. Our...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-09-2007, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 448
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-09-2007, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 71
Re: Middle School Math
last line should've read:
4.44s * 2.5 = 11.1m 4.44s of walking @ 2.5m/s = 11.11m
obviously.
How the *(#@*)# do you edit in this place?! I don't see the gd button anywhere....Ok I see it for...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-09-2007, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 71
Re: Middle School Math
Yes, I think it is easiest to keep variables out. Just basic division and multiplication should do:
2 + 2.5 = 4.5 they complete 4.5m/s
20 / 4.5 = 4.44s thus, taking them 4.44s of...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 654
Re: Quick question for pro life people.
I have been pro-choice in my past, but I am beginning to think differently about third trimester abortions. Largely my reason for being pro-choice I built off of Peter Singer's reasoning for...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 512
Re: Beginning of Christianity
There definitely is, atleast in the states. Even moving from one sect to another is stigmatized by many. I once told my father I was dating a girl who was catholic, he could only respond with...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 654
Re: Quick question for pro life people.
Kant, according to this, would have to say "no, but I am crazy."
But Kant was a genius, not crazy.
Ergo, you do not have to be crazy to believe in such a proposition.
Honestly though, Kant...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 479
Re: Do I Misunderstand The Double Slit Experiment
I don't know much about Quantum physics nor photons, but it seems if a person or a light recording decive is viewing the photon experiment as it occurs that it will interfere with it. Photons would...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 512
Re: Beginning of Christianity
I still don't get bible literalists. The ones I speak to go about saying the bible is literal, there is a hell, etc then want to ignore kosher eating, the acceptance of slavery/selling off your...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 512
Re: Beginning of Christianity
Many people believe that disjointed accounts of various prophets of the time may have culminated to be what we now know as the character of Jesus.
As for the all the prophecies, it is no...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 164
Re: Epistemological question
They are a part of academic epistemological study. Nozick, Goldman and other's theories are arguably just as popular, if not moreso, but I found this argument against the traditional view of...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 200
Re: The Dimensions of Light
Lol, unless you don't know - this is not my material. It is from a groundswell of, as you all have pointed out, nutcase philosophies over on totse's "My god can beat the [censored] out of your god"...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 200
The Dimensions of Light
The dimensions could be better described as density levels. Dimension doesn’t refer to length, width, and height in this case, with a position or place in space, but rather to a resonance of energy....
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 81
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 60
Re: For ChrisV
Many people believe you can justifiedly hold beliefs with non-evidential support. The opposite (evidentialists) would claim:
You have a justified belief that P iff you believe P on the basis of...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 164
Re: Epistemological question
You believe you could know a multiple-choice answer P, without having a justified belief that P is true? Justification isn't necessarily something you have to be wholly cognizant of at the very...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-07-2007, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 164
Epistemological question
The Gettier problem is one of the main and most highly regarded rebuttal to the tradition account of knowledge (TAK), also known as the Justified True Belief. The JTB account of knowledge, states...
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Forum: Sports Betting
08-28-2007, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 45
Re: Fee/Rake question
Ty, I will before posting any new threads. Just curious, is WSEX considered a good or bad place to wager?
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Forum: Sports Betting
08-28-2007, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 45
Fee/Rake question
Hi, I am new to sports betting. I was just curious I noticed when I make wagers, sometimes you can bet, for instance $12 to win $10, but sometimes it's 10 to win 10 or even 10 to win 12. It seems a...
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Forum: Small Stakes
06-20-2007, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 44
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Forum: Small Stakes
06-20-2007, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 48
Re: I is a nit? folding AA?
Raise more pf.
Easy fold I think. Assuming a reasonable villain, only hand here that would value bet which you beat is MAYBE AJ, but he has no reason to limp pf and vbetting oop here would be...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
04-05-2007, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 55
Re: Poker in China
Haha, blocking IPs - true to the Chinese censorship style. Just be careful, if you get a warning from any sorta gov't official local or state, I'd send them a batch of cookies, destroy the hard...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
02-22-2007, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 45
How long for a foreign bank check to clear?
Ok, since neteller is out, I have received 2 checks from a bank in Canada through my poker site. The first one was promptly taken, cashed, etc as normal. Today, the teller says since its a foreign...
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