On top of that, the low pay and asshole students make teaching a very thankless profession. That's why most people who have an ounce of brains do something else. If we would treat our teachers better we'd probably get a better quality of people into the profession.
And then there's people like yourself who think it's the teacher's fault their spoiled kids aren't learning anything. I'm concluding this by your third sentence where you suggest that all of the existing teachers are of low quality. Your little snowflake couldn't possibly be at fault, could he/she....must be the teachers.
There was question that needed to be answered regarding whether or not anti-intellectualism was new. It was merely a statement that in America there tends to be a lot of anti-intellectualism. You asked what that "even means". I told you.
Except all those comets that keep showing up. I don't suppose they are necessarily coming from anywhere though....God could be creating them out of thin air and hurling them at the sun.
I think that 40k number must a typo. All of the articles I've found say 240k to 470k. I only see 40k on only one website on a picture's caption, and then the article that accompanies it contradicts it and says 240k to 470k. But they all agree on the distance. 8,000 AU. Only 46 light days out. Really close. Sedna's aphelion is pretty far out, but it only goes 900 AU.
A lack of speed also causes accidents. When the speed limit is below what most people are comfortable driving at, then the person obeying the speed limit suddenly becomes a road hazard.
You're not contradicting anything I said. I'm not making a "morality comes from religion" argument. I'm making a "religion strengthens the social rules" argument....which it does. Unfortunately, in doing so, it also makes that society hostile to adaptation.
I am atheist... My defense of religion is only in respect to the comment made that "there's no reason to believe in it.". And I didn't "slip up". I very deliberately said "social superiors". The social hierarchy is important among social animals. We take pleasure when our betters are pleased with us.
Religions tend to codify and enforce the primal social rules we already instinctually obey as social mammals. These rules then become god's law. Obeying the rules well, and pleasing our social superiors gives us pleasure and makes us healthier. This isn't a "dubious psychological benefit". It's a well known fact that being happy and accepted by your peers is important for survival. There's a reason that we all have innate fears of peer disapproval. When the tribe is unhappy with you, you get the scraps they leave behind. If the tribe is really unhappy with you, they leave you behind, and then you die.
There is no actual proof that a god exists, so there's no reason to believe in it.
There most certainly are some reasons. There are some psychological benefits to faith. It is also a good way to socially bond a group of people...and a socially bound group has obvious survival advantages.
I'm not Christian. Never claimed to be. So stop lying about what other people have said. Atheists seem to do that a lot.
You seem to be have some kind of demonic picture in your head about what an atheist is. Simply not believing in a deity does not magically transform everyone into a cunt, you know.
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On top of that, the low pay and asshole students make teaching a very thankless profession. That's why most people who have an ounce of brains do something else. If we would treat our teachers better we'd probably get a better quality of people into the profession.
And then there's people like yourself who think it's the teacher's fault their spoiled kids aren't learning anything. I'm concluding this by your third sentence where you suggest that all of the existing teachers are of low quality. Your little snowflake couldn't possibly be at fault, could he/she....must be the teachers.
Is that the one that periodically loses its plumage?
Can't tell if you're trolling. I for one have always liked the look of hatchbacks. And the Golf does not have a reputation for being slow.
radio is my primary source of music .... But not traditional broadcast radio .... I use digital internet radio,
I'm not sure if you actually ever had one, but your geek card has been revoked, with prejudice.
There was question that needed to be answered regarding whether or not anti-intellectualism was new. It was merely a statement that in America there tends to be a lot of anti-intellectualism. You asked what that "even means". I told you.
It means there's a culture of anti-intellectualism.
If churches were taxed, they would have the could act like any other corporation.
Meaning churches still wouldn't pay taxes?
It's not okay, but it wouldn't be murder either. It would be manslaughter.
Except all those comets that keep showing up. I don't suppose they are necessarily coming from anywhere though....God could be creating them out of thin air and hurling them at the sun.
I think that 40k number must a typo. All of the articles I've found say 240k to 470k. I only see 40k on only one website on a picture's caption, and then the article that accompanies it contradicts it and says 240k to 470k. But they all agree on the distance. 8,000 AU. Only 46 light days out. Really close. Sedna's aphelion is pretty far out, but it only goes 900 AU.
Or, more likely, they'll destroy the cameras.
A lack of speed also causes accidents. When the speed limit is below what most people are comfortable driving at, then the person obeying the speed limit suddenly becomes a road hazard.
Aggressive acceleration isn't necessarily a good indication of recklessness either. In fact, it necessary when doing things like merging or passing.
You're not contradicting anything I said. I'm not making a "morality comes from religion" argument. I'm making a "religion strengthens the social rules" argument....which it does. Unfortunately, in doing so, it also makes that society hostile to adaptation.
Was he that different? How many people did he starve to death in order to feed his armies?
Great book. I'm glad they changed the title though.
I am atheist... My defense of religion is only in respect to the comment made that "there's no reason to believe in it.". And I didn't "slip up". I very deliberately said "social superiors". The social hierarchy is important among social animals. We take pleasure when our betters are pleased with us.
Religions tend to codify and enforce the primal social rules we already instinctually obey as social mammals. These rules then become god's law. Obeying the rules well, and pleasing our social superiors gives us pleasure and makes us healthier. This isn't a "dubious psychological benefit". It's a well known fact that being happy and accepted by your peers is important for survival. There's a reason that we all have innate fears of peer disapproval. When the tribe is unhappy with you, you get the scraps they leave behind. If the tribe is really unhappy with you, they leave you behind, and then you die.
More like subscription bait.
Religion is the dna of culture.
Nah....memes are the DNA of culture. Religion is just a meme.
There is no actual proof that a god exists, so there's no reason to believe in it.
There most certainly are some reasons. There are some psychological benefits to faith. It is also a good way to socially bond a group of people...and a socially bound group has obvious survival advantages.
The universe obviously.
I'm not Christian. Never claimed to be. So stop lying about what other people have said. Atheists seem to do that a lot.
You seem to be have some kind of demonic picture in your head about what an atheist is. Simply not believing in a deity does not magically transform everyone into a cunt, you know.
That's one version of beauty. It's more like sexual attraction than beauty though.
Yeah, but they would have a controlled descent in this scenario and would have radioed for help, wouldn't they?