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Forum: Politics 11-28-2007, 05:11 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 1,092
Posted By Metric
Re: San Fransisco bans Plastic bags from Grocery stores

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Conservatives simply like to micro-manage other peoples' lives -- no surprise... Government says to use "religion X" morals, you use "religion X." Maybe it's easier for some...
Forum: Politics 11-28-2007, 08:10 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 1,971
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Re: This is why I\'m for the death penalty.

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Diverging slightly: Here (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/nyregion/28judge.html?ref=nyregion) is a good current example of the robustness of the justice system! Luckily the judge...
Forum: Politics 11-28-2007, 06:34 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 1,971
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Re: This is why I\'m for the death penalty.

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This is why upstanding citizens should be armed. I find it ridiculous that so many people are forced by law to place themselves at the mercy of these...
Forum: Politics 11-28-2007, 06:18 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 1,971
Posted By Metric
Re: This is why I\'m for the death penalty.

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This is why upstanding citizens should be armed. I find it ridiculous that so many people are forced by law to place themselves at the mercy of these...
Forum: Politics 11-28-2007, 06:00 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 1,971
Posted By Metric
Re: This is why I\'m for the death penalty.

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This is why upstanding citizens should be armed. I find it ridiculous that so many people are forced by law to place themselves at the mercy of these gangsta pieces of...
Forum: Politics 11-28-2007, 05:06 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 1,971
Posted By Metric
Re: This is why I\'m for the death penalty.

This is why upstanding citizens should be armed. I find it ridiculous that so many people are forced by law to place themselves at the mercy of these gangsta pieces of [censored].
Forum: Politics 11-27-2007, 08:21 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 1,092
Posted By Metric
Re: San Fransisco bans Plastic bags from Grocery stores

Liberals simply like to micro-manage other peoples' lives -- no surprise... Government says to use "brand X" bag, you use "brand X." Maybe it's easier for some people to live that way -- I don't...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-25-2007, 11:38 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 327
Posted By Metric
Re: Define Intelligence.

(intelligence) = (focus)*[(creativity)^2/(crazy) + (problem solving)] - (inflexibility)
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-25-2007, 11:44 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 268
Posted By Metric
Re: PhD Surf Bum Proposes New Unified Theory

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Links:

The paper

http://arxiv.org/abs/0711.0770

Technical stuff:
Forum: Politics 11-23-2007, 03:04 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 1,076
Posted By Metric
Re: Clearest and Most Lucid Explanation I Have Found...

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Had there been any reason for the federalists and anti-federalists to discuss the issue of the private, individual rights of ownership of firearms, certainly the record would indicate that...
Forum: Politics 11-23-2007, 01:11 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 1,076
Posted By Metric
Re: Clearest and Most Lucid Explanation I Have Found...

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They were worried about the militia either being disarmed or made impotent by a strong federal government with either a national militia, or control over the state militias, or a standing...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-22-2007, 11:39 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 1,334
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Re: Average SMP IQ.

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Being dead and all?

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Well, yeah, that and the fact that he tested at 124.
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-22-2007, 09:51 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 1,334
Posted By Metric
Re: Average SMP IQ.

I suspect that Richard Feynman would drag our average down horribly, were he able to post here.
Forum: Politics 11-22-2007, 06:28 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 1,076
Posted By Metric
Re: Supreme Court to Overturn DC Gun Ban once and for all

Andy, just what "right of the people" does the 2nd amendment protect, in your mind? I certainly agree that "bearing arms" could be used in many contexts to mean "military action," but the concept of...
Forum: Politics 11-22-2007, 03:17 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 153
Posted By Metric
Re: Teacher student situation at college

Sounds like your friend would be a lot less likely to have his feelings hurt taking internet classes. He should petition the dean to complete his degree online.
Forum: Politics 11-20-2007, 12:30 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 898
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Re: my solution to the gay marriage argument

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If a spouse has a place within those laws, doesn't that mean that government needs to have a definition of marriage?

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No. Anyone can make a contract with anyone, which...
Forum: Politics 11-20-2007, 01:48 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 954
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Re: Best US President

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Washington #1. Jefferson #2. Those are the guys I have at the top of the list overall.

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Absolutely agree. Although I'm something of a Jeffersonian, he was more important...
Forum: Politics 11-20-2007, 01:40 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 765
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Re: Joe Horn?

Is the audio edited/time compressed or not? It sounds like he just ran out and gunned them down before they even knew what was happening, but somehow I doubt that's the whole story.
Forum: Politics 11-20-2007, 01:15 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 898
Posted By Metric
Re: my solution to the gay marriage argument

It's ridiculous that this even needs to be thought about. Government getting into the business of officially "marrying" people is idiotic to begin with, and illustrates the degree to which many...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-19-2007, 04:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 154
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Re: the self-referential universe

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http://www.amazon.com/Self-Aware-Universe-Amit-Goswami/dp/0874777984

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That's interesting -- my undergrad quantum mechanics course used Amit Goswami's QM textbook...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-19-2007, 02:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 154
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Re: the self-referential universe

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Informally speaking, Kurt Godel's Incompleteness Theorem for formal theories of arithmetic is based on the peculiar nature of self-referential sentences. Godel's Theorem showed that the...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-19-2007, 02:19 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 154
Posted By Metric
the self-referential universe

I recently came across the mathematically cute topic of self-referential sentences (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ma/gallery/selfref/index.html) -- sentences that make statements about their...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-18-2007, 06:40 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 174
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Re: Meditation and psychedelics poll

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No interest in either.

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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-18-2007, 05:22 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 174
Posted By Metric
Re: Meditation and psychedelics poll

No interest in either.
Forum: Politics 11-18-2007, 03:18 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 902
Posted By Metric
Re: What\'s WRONG with America? (7 words or less)

Too many freaks and not enough circuses.
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