Actually, because they are changing the old world landscape anyway, adding support for flying (basically filling every part of the map) shouldn't be a huge amount of extra work.
So God judges our intent? That just muddles it up, I'm afraid. He doesn't prosper? God must not like him.
However the philosophy behind tithing, I still think think any benefit is noticed based on observational bias, and I think a proper study would indicate no significant difference.
A sample based on anecdotes from your friends and family (which, I'm sure, are nice people) is however too small to be valid. And probably biased too.
The point in all this is that religion seems to love being called a science. But it's not. It might be good advice, a nice philosophy on life and it might even be a good idea for some or most people, but it is not a science and it should really stop pretending it is. Well, the people behind it, that is.
I have a similar definition of prosper. I'd guess though, that a social welfare system, like we have in the Netherlands, is a better system than tithing. I have no clue where you live, but if it's the States, we certainly do have less homeless people.
But your last paragraph bothers me. Say, for the sake of the argument, that God does NOT exist. Now the other effects seem like a cop-out for refusing to acknowledge that God does not exist. Basically, the rule is "If you pay tithing, you will prosper, EXCEPT when you do inacceptable stuff." (that addendum was also not in the original statement of the 'hypothesis'). So whenever someone does not prosper but did paid tithing, he probably has done something bad.
Which the more radical members of the community might retaliate on.
Ok, I completely missed the word prosper, I'm sorry. But none are poor? I have a hard time believing that too, actually. My mother has always paid tithing and she has been through some rough times financially. Is this a valid counter anecdote?
I think, if we'd ask, we could find people who lost their homes due to the crisis who also always paid tithing. I'd be hard pressed though, because I live in a country with a social welfare system. You really have to invest effort to be really poor here.
Your sample base is biased. Lying even, I'm sorry to say. I've also paid tithing, because I had a Christian upbringing. I remember very well that one week (when I was 9 years old) I paid, I had a bike accident and scarred my face and chipped my tooth. Counter anecdote.
I haven't fallen of my bike ever since I stopped paying tithing. Also, none of the people in your church have ever had an accident while paying tithing? None had diseases? None died early? I'm sorry, but the claim that none of the members of your church have ever befallen something bad since 1830 is very very very implausible. I'd say you suffer from confirmation bias (look it up).
Whats the hypothesis and is it falsifiable? No? Then it's not science. And your experiences are just coincidence. Also, why shouldn't you doubt what you've seen with your own eyes? I've seen enough optical illusions to know that my eyes deceive me -- a lot.
Actually, you can. As a fellow Dutchy, I'm against the mandatory ID law (and I make a point of it to ask ID of any officer who asks for mine). But you can leave your passport at home. A driver's license is valid, as is an ID card. I leave my passport at home and carry my ID card and drivers license (I have one of the old paper type). As soon as my ID card expires I'll only carry my drivers license.
Snapshots are nice too. Makes stuff like Time Machine and derivatives much more elegant. ZFS has built in RAID support (which, I assume, works on the block level, instead of on the disk level), maybe Btrfs will get this too.
There is a problem with your thinking there chief. The problem is this: the IQ level has generally been going down, NOT up, and we currently have millions and millions of home grown Americans with an average IQ of maybe 100.
That is kind of the point of the IQ scale. 100 should be the average. Also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect suggests that IQ isn't dropping. Do you have a source?
Then don't turn the AC down so low. When I was in the southwest last year, I remember walking into a Walmart (I think it was in Nevada) wishing I'd brought long pants and a sweater. I was wearing shorts and a t-shirt, because it was well over 100F (that's about 35C, I think). Now, that's just wrong. It's hot outside, people are going to come in wearing less clothes, accommodate to that. Don't send customers away with a cold. It's good for everybody. The shop saves money (less money spent on power running the AC, so either more profit or lower prices), the environment is less burdened (however you feel about that) and customers don't walk away sneezing all over the produce.
He probably uses we like scientists do. We as in the human civilization. Also, Google those things and put debunked at the end, if you're so sure. http://www.durangobill.com/Swindle_Swindle.html For example.
I'm just not ready to drop 50 euros on a game (which is what they ask where I live). For example, I waited until Left 4 Dead was on weekend special on Steam so I could get it for under 20 euros. That's a price I'm more than willing to pay.
True, but then you can make a bigger bump. Also, whether a speedbump actually slows you down or makes you hit the brakes, it has accomplished its goal, namely, to keep you below a certain speed limit.
I think this idea ranks a quite pathetic in the grand scale of things (they'd be better off with solar panels on the roof), but its not nearly as bad as some people believe it is.
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I hope not. WotLK is barely a year old.
Good post, but WC3 had 4 races, unless you count the Scourge and Humans as one.
Actually, because they are changing the old world landscape anyway, adding support for flying (basically filling every part of the map) shouldn't be a huge amount of extra work.
So God judges our intent? That just muddles it up, I'm afraid. He doesn't prosper? God must not like him.
However the philosophy behind tithing, I still think think any benefit is noticed based on observational bias, and I think a proper study would indicate no significant difference.
A sample based on anecdotes from your friends and family (which, I'm sure, are nice people) is however too small to be valid. And probably biased too.
The point in all this is that religion seems to love being called a science. But it's not. It might be good advice, a nice philosophy on life and it might even be a good idea for some or most people, but it is not a science and it should really stop pretending it is. Well, the people behind it, that is.
I have a similar definition of prosper. I'd guess though, that a social welfare system, like we have in the Netherlands, is a better system than tithing. I have no clue where you live, but if it's the States, we certainly do have less homeless people.
But your last paragraph bothers me. Say, for the sake of the argument, that God does NOT exist. Now the other effects seem like a cop-out for refusing to acknowledge that God does not exist. Basically, the rule is "If you pay tithing, you will prosper, EXCEPT when you do inacceptable stuff." (that addendum was also not in the original statement of the 'hypothesis'). So whenever someone does not prosper but did paid tithing, he probably has done something bad.
Which the more radical members of the community might retaliate on.
Ok, I completely missed the word prosper, I'm sorry. But none are poor? I have a hard time believing that too, actually. My mother has always paid tithing and she has been through some rough times financially. Is this a valid counter anecdote?
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I think, if we'd ask, we could find people who lost their homes due to the crisis who also always paid tithing. I'd be hard pressed though, because I live in a country with a social welfare system. You really have to invest effort to be really poor here.
Also, I'm not a Star Trek fan.
Your sample base is biased. Lying even, I'm sorry to say. I've also paid tithing, because I had a Christian upbringing. I remember very well that one week (when I was 9 years old) I paid, I had a bike accident and scarred my face and chipped my tooth. Counter anecdote.
I haven't fallen of my bike ever since I stopped paying tithing. Also, none of the people in your church have ever had an accident while paying tithing? None had diseases? None died early? I'm sorry, but the claim that none of the members of your church have ever befallen something bad since 1830 is very very very implausible. I'd say you suffer from confirmation bias (look it up).
Whats the hypothesis and is it falsifiable? No? Then it's not science. And your experiences are just coincidence. Also, why shouldn't you doubt what you've seen with your own eyes? I've seen enough optical illusions to know that my eyes deceive me -- a lot.
Actually, you can. As a fellow Dutchy, I'm against the mandatory ID law (and I make a point of it to ask ID of any officer who asks for mine). But you can leave your passport at home. A driver's license is valid, as is an ID card. I leave my passport at home and carry my ID card and drivers license (I have one of the old paper type). As soon as my ID card expires I'll only carry my drivers license.
At least with a checksumming FS you'll be notified of the error, even if it happens in RAM. That way you atleast know something is not right.
Odds are the checksum then won't match anymore and you'll be notified. It's better than silent corruption.
Snapshots are nice too. Makes stuff like Time Machine and derivatives much more elegant. ZFS has built in RAID support (which, I assume, works on the block level, instead of on the disk level), maybe Btrfs will get this too.
That's exactly what I do. I haven't bought a game at full price since 2002.
There is a problem with your thinking there chief. The problem is this: the IQ level has generally been going down, NOT up, and we currently have millions and millions of home grown Americans with an average IQ of maybe 100.
That is kind of the point of the IQ scale. 100 should be the average. Also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect suggests that IQ isn't dropping. Do you have a source?
Then don't turn the AC down so low. When I was in the southwest last year, I remember walking into a Walmart (I think it was in Nevada) wishing I'd brought long pants and a sweater. I was wearing shorts and a t-shirt, because it was well over 100F (that's about 35C, I think). Now, that's just wrong. It's hot outside, people are going to come in wearing less clothes, accommodate to that. Don't send customers away with a cold. It's good for everybody. The shop saves money (less money spent on power running the AC, so either more profit or lower prices), the environment is less burdened (however you feel about that) and customers don't walk away sneezing all over the produce.
Who'se social safety net is he paying right now then?
He probably uses we like scientists do. We as in the human civilization. Also, Google those things and put debunked at the end, if you're so sure. http://www.durangobill.com/Swindle_Swindle.html For example.
Actually, no. At $1 I'd buy a shitload of games.
I'm just not ready to drop 50 euros on a game (which is what they ask where I live). For example, I waited until Left 4 Dead was on weekend special on Steam so I could get it for under 20 euros. That's a price I'm more than willing to pay.
Furbies don't have radios.
Well, that certainly illustrates the diversity of the word!
Can I play? I think the 20th.
Yes, dat soundt belachelijk in mijn ears.
I'm Dutch. We don't make those globes ourselves usually. Guess where they're made?
True, but then you can make a bigger bump. Also, whether a speedbump actually slows you down or makes you hit the brakes, it has accomplished its goal, namely, to keep you below a certain speed limit.
I think this idea ranks a quite pathetic in the grand scale of things (they'd be better off with solar panels on the roof), but its not nearly as bad as some people believe it is.
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