Forum: Small Stakes Limit
11-25-2007, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 16
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MP has a spaztastic tendency to bluff, and is also particularly aggressive on the flop. I've seen her bet a flop like 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gifT...
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
11-24-2007, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 245
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
11-24-2007, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 245
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Forum: Small Stakes Limit
11-23-2007, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 245
8/16 live AA multiway facing heavy flop action
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MP has a spaztastic tendency to bluff, and is also particularly aggressive on the flop. I've seen her bet a flop like 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gifT /images/graemlins/club.gifJ...
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Forum: Politics
09-06-2007, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 144
Views: 489
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Forum: Politics
09-06-2007, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 144
Views: 489
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Forum: Politics
08-30-2007, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 189
Views: 792
Re: Kenneth Foster To Die For Waiting In A Car
Let me jump in and ask you this question, Roundguy. You have stated that once person A threatens person B with a gun, person A has forfeited his right to live.
So let's say B gets robbed at...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-03-2007, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 333
Re: Better Restated Abortion Question
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Given that 50% or so of the fetus is the product of the father's DNA,
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That's not even a Taken let alone a Given. my guess would come in around 0.01% of...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-03-2007, 02:15 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 333
Re: Better Restated Abortion Question
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So if I'm following this correctly:
-The fetus became the woman's exclusive property the moment it was conceived inside her body.
-The woman continues to have exclusive...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-02-2007, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 333
Re: Better Restated Abortion Question
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No, I think what DS is saying is that, *if* the pro-abortionists' claim boils down to "I can do what I want with my body (including...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-02-2007, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 333
Re: A revision of the OP and some new questions
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I've seen some posts in here comparing fetuses to toenails and deeming the fetus-preserving machine to be some kind of a supermachine that can magically turn any skin cell to...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-02-2007, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 333
A revision of the OP and some new questions
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Ignore the first one as I was unclear.
If technology advances to the point where even young embryos can be saved after an abortion, will pro choicers claim woman will have the right to...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-02-2007, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 333
Re: Better Restated Abortion Question
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My point of course is that many woman who choose to have an abortion disingenously use the argument that they have a right to do what they want with their body,...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-02-2007, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 333
Re: Better Restated Abortion Question
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The original post scenario is not reasonable, because the woman would be paying them to terminate the embryo.
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Forum: Politics
06-08-2007, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 1,270
Views: 25,516
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-13-2007, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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The reasoning behind our ethical influences on these questions is pretty clear. In #1, either 5 people die or 1 person dies. The train is going to hit somebody, so it may as well be one...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-12-2007, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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I really don't see it that way. Under #1, you're killing one guy while saving 5 by actively flipping the switch, because you know that the person is on the other track. You...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-12-2007, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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It's not absolutely necessary that someone else get killed in the hospital situation - i.e. if there are organs already preserved from a previously dead...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-12-2007, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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It's not absolutely necessary that someone else get killed in the hospital situation - i.e. if there are organs already preserved from a previously dead person at hand, or if...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-12-2007, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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But you're talking about a societal externality issue (i.e. people implicitly "agree[ing]" with certain outcomes in related situations) that OP's problems don't even require....
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-12-2007, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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Its a nitpick on 1) but you seem to agree the basic point which is that we want the pilot to take the action that minimises life loss. In 2) we do not.
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-12-2007, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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Its a nitpick on 1) but you seem to agree the basic point which is that we want the pilot to take the action that minimises life loss. In 2) we do not.
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Yes, of...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-12-2007, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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I'm going to be a nit for a minute here. Sure there are a lot of external problems associated with the doctor case (trust in doctors, future profit loss, etc) that...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-12-2007, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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I'm going to be a nit for a minute here. Sure there are a lot of external problems associated with the doctor case (trust in doctors, future profit loss, etc) that serve to differentiate...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-12-2007, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 426
Re: Morality poll
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Question #1.
A trolley is coming down a track, and it's going to run over and kill five people if it continues. A person standing next to a track can flip a switch and turn the trolley...
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