.... more than one might think. A relative in the Army was threatened off the books with hell to pay if he didn't take Larium. He protested personally to his boss because of the psychological issues Larium can cause (I'm sorry I don't know military ranks) but found no sympathetic ears. So he decided to give in and make no formal complaint. After taking Larium regularly for a year or two, he was in the Middle East working on a vehicle and had a massive seizure. He also then discovered that the Larium had reacted with a particular genetic condition to make him permanently sterile. So now he can't have kids, although he wants them badly, and has had migraines and balance problems since. He is a very honorable person, and since he was a career guy, he never sued, even though his genetic condition was on file, and there was obvious medical malpractice. He was close to retirement when it happened, and he just wanted to get out as smoothly as possible.
If you wish to believe in magic, ghosts, and demons, you are free to do so. Your childish beliefs should not be basis for science education in a country with established freedom of religion.
Specifically, the term "creationism" is inadequate. What we really mean here is "Christian creationism." That puts a finer point on it, and lets everyone in the conversation know exactly what we mean. I think it even exposes the proponents of it to some enlightenment on what they're really saying.
I think an argument has more weight when you say, "Do you mean to tell me that you want Christian creationism taught instead of evolution? Do you think other religions' creationist ideologies should be taught as well?"
From now on, every time I get caught up in this argument, I will use the term, "Christian creationism," and not just "creationism."
"The fact that the assets are in the name of Megaupload rather than its founder is of no consequence, the government claimed," will probably not work. Golly, I've been waiting a long, long time to make an IANAL comment on Slashdot.
Really? Amazon already gets 5k-10k from me a year. If this pans out, they'll probably get double that. That's real money that is no longer going to other businesses.
Um no, dude, you don't really get it. If Yellowstone blows, there is no volcano eruption in human history that even remotely comes close. Mt. St. Helens would look like a fart standing next to Chernobyl. Areas 400 miles away would get covered in a foot of ash. There is just nothing like it.
Here is a nice, graphical link for you to look at:
The number of deaths could be staggering. That foot of ash, even 400 miles away in Denver, would collapse most roofs, and any with people in them would get severely injured or die. It would be the end of the U.S. as a global superpower, and there would be wars. You are naive.
Amen. American hospitals drive their doctors to get as many patients in and out the door as quickly as possible. Hospitals then try their hardest to stop competition from other hospitals by hiding numbers like infection rates and how successfully they treat various diseases.
It's a broken market, whereby patients (customers) cannot judge hospitals or doctors. Few decision metrics are available. This is libertarianism at its worst.
I'm pro competition, and in this case, it means we need to mandate the availability of more metrics. One should have the freedom to pay more for a doctor/hospital with a good track record on the metrics that matter most to you (say, a doctor that actually takes the time to get the diagnosis right), and less for those that don't.
The people are very nice. And dumb as rocks. And they like it that way!
That's why, after being born and raised there, I left this year at age 34. Tennesseans are proud to think the earth is 6,000 years old, and proud the KKK was founded there, and proud to know that the universe revolves around Tennessee. They are undoubtably the proudest and stupidest state in the Nation. Well, maybe Kentucky...
I'll probably never be able to get rid of my strong, rural, redneck accent. But at least I was able to leave.
No, the predominant theory among English-speakers is that the earth was created around 4500 BC, and that humans descended from 2 people from the Iraq area. I don't believe in magic, so I don't believe in that particular theory, but it is the one most commonly held.
Someone else says "We've attempted to come up with a logical theory."
I don't agree that these statements should be weighed the same way. The vast, vast majority of scientists would not agree with your view either. People who believe in magic, well, maybe they would agree with you.
Are you saying that NBC put on the Olympic ceremony for our entertainment? I can't believe you've been modded a 5 for that (well, actually, and sadly, I can). You have incorrectly combined an entertainment event and a report of that event, each produced by different parties. I have no problem with the ceremony. It's the reporting of that event that I (and others here) have a problem with. They are not the same thing, which is why NBC's altering of history is itself news. In fact, the ceremony itself is irrelevant to this discussion. I believe that you (and others) have confused the two.
I think that the difference between news and entertainment is clear. One has a purpose of entertaining; one has a purpose of providing facts. Although news may sometimes be entertaining, that entertainment is irrelevant. NBC had nothing to do with fireworks, dance, and such. That was the entertainment event, put on by China. The news part is the summarized version of reality that NBC reported to us about the event, in the form of a recorded live event. I don't like companies altering reality in an attempt to entertain me, especially when they don't even acknowledge that they are doing it. Again, I know I'm in the minority, which is why entertainment-first "news" channels like Fox News, CNN and such do so well, and why you got modded a 5 for your comment.
Congrats; you, most Americans, and apparently Slashdotters too, get the infotainment you want, while a few historically minded folks like me instead want something more accurate. I'll continue to do without, I suppose.
Hear you loud and clear... Facts don't matter when reporting news. I disagree with you, but you probably represent the majority of Americans. I find that depressing.
If folks don't have a problem with fertility treatments, which destroy many embryos as a result of the process, then they should also have no problem with selecting for health.
I wish I could mod parent to 1,000,000, thereby obliterating any chance that any other single comment could approach its value of being so succinct, concise, information-packed, and correct.
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.... more than one might think. A relative in the Army was threatened off the books with hell to pay if he didn't take Larium. He protested personally to his boss because of the psychological issues Larium can cause (I'm sorry I don't know military ranks) but found no sympathetic ears. So he decided to give in and make no formal complaint. After taking Larium regularly for a year or two, he was in the Middle East working on a vehicle and had a massive seizure. He also then discovered that the Larium had reacted with a particular genetic condition to make him permanently sterile. So now he can't have kids, although he wants them badly, and has had migraines and balance problems since. He is a very honorable person, and since he was a career guy, he never sued, even though his genetic condition was on file, and there was obvious medical malpractice. He was close to retirement when it happened, and he just wanted to get out as smoothly as possible.
I understand your point, but having grown up in the South, I can tell you that it is quite obviously the case there.
If you wish to believe in magic, ghosts, and demons, you are free to do so. Your childish beliefs should not be basis for science education in a country with established freedom of religion.
Yes. But I rarely see Jews pushing this silliness. Always seems to be Christians.
I wish I could mod you up about 5 points. This is exactly the point.
Specifically, the term "creationism" is inadequate. What we really mean here is "Christian creationism." That puts a finer point on it, and lets everyone in the conversation know exactly what we mean. I think it even exposes the proponents of it to some enlightenment on what they're really saying.
I think an argument has more weight when you say, "Do you mean to tell me that you want Christian creationism taught instead of evolution? Do you think other religions' creationist ideologies should be taught as well?"
From now on, every time I get caught up in this argument, I will use the term, "Christian creationism," and not just "creationism."
Heh. I guess 5 years for my current Slashdot ID isn't very long. :) Please rest assured, I've been waiting longer.
"The fact that the assets are in the name of Megaupload rather than its founder is of no consequence, the government claimed," will probably not work. Golly, I've been waiting a long, long time to make an IANAL comment on Slashdot.
"If that's a bet, I'll take it."
Really? Amazon already gets 5k-10k from me a year. If this pans out, they'll probably get double that. That's real money that is no longer going to other businesses.
God damn that joke is nerdy. God damn am I a nerd for getting it.
Um no, dude, you don't really get it. If Yellowstone blows, there is no volcano eruption in human history that even remotely comes close. Mt. St. Helens would look like a fart standing next to Chernobyl. Areas 400 miles away would get covered in a foot of ash. There is just nothing like it.
Here is a nice, graphical link for you to look at:
link
The number of deaths could be staggering. That foot of ash, even 400 miles away in Denver, would collapse most roofs, and any with people in them would get severely injured or die. It would be the end of the U.S. as a global superpower, and there would be wars. You are naive.
Amen. American hospitals drive their doctors to get as many patients in and out the door as quickly as possible. Hospitals then try their hardest to stop competition from other hospitals by hiding numbers like infection rates and how successfully they treat various diseases.
It's a broken market, whereby patients (customers) cannot judge hospitals or doctors. Few decision metrics are available. This is libertarianism at its worst. I'm pro competition, and in this case, it means we need to mandate the availability of more metrics. One should have the freedom to pay more for a doctor/hospital with a good track record on the metrics that matter most to you (say, a doctor that actually takes the time to get the diagnosis right), and less for those that don't.
The people are very nice. And dumb as rocks. And they like it that way!
That's why, after being born and raised there, I left this year at age 34. Tennesseans are proud to think the earth is 6,000 years old, and proud the KKK was founded there, and proud to know that the universe revolves around Tennessee. They are undoubtably the proudest and stupidest state in the Nation. Well, maybe Kentucky...
I'll probably never be able to get rid of my strong, rural, redneck accent. But at least I was able to leave.
Amen, brother. Same here.
No, the predominant theory among English-speakers is that the earth was created around 4500 BC, and that humans descended from 2 people from the Iraq area. I don't believe in magic, so I don't believe in that particular theory, but it is the one most commonly held.
Someone says "It magically happened."
Someone else says "We've attempted to come up with a logical theory."
I don't agree that these statements should be weighed the same way. The vast, vast majority of scientists would not agree with your view either. People who believe in magic, well, maybe they would agree with you.
Can I get an AMEN!!!!
There is compelling scientific evidence that the rate of decay of radioactive isotopes is not fundamentally stable/consistent.
Um, no there's not.
I'm not a creationist
Um, yes you are.
is just for a peaceful (and extremely expensive) nuclear power program. Not that I blame them.
Replace "humanity" with "evolution" and you are absolutely correct. Dawkin's The Selfish Gene explains it well.
Are you saying that NBC put on the Olympic ceremony for our entertainment? I can't believe you've been modded a 5 for that (well, actually, and sadly, I can). You have incorrectly combined an entertainment event and a report of that event, each produced by different parties. I have no problem with the ceremony. It's the reporting of that event that I (and others here) have a problem with. They are not the same thing, which is why NBC's altering of history is itself news. In fact, the ceremony itself is irrelevant to this discussion. I believe that you (and others) have confused the two.
I think that the difference between news and entertainment is clear. One has a purpose of entertaining; one has a purpose of providing facts. Although news may sometimes be entertaining, that entertainment is irrelevant. NBC had nothing to do with fireworks, dance, and such. That was the entertainment event, put on by China. The news part is the summarized version of reality that NBC reported to us about the event, in the form of a recorded live event. I don't like companies altering reality in an attempt to entertain me, especially when they don't even acknowledge that they are doing it. Again, I know I'm in the minority, which is why entertainment-first "news" channels like Fox News, CNN and such do so well, and why you got modded a 5 for your comment.
Congrats; you, most Americans, and apparently Slashdotters too, get the infotainment you want, while a few historically minded folks like me instead want something more accurate. I'll continue to do without, I suppose.
Hear you loud and clear... Facts don't matter when reporting news. I disagree with you, but you probably represent the majority of Americans. I find that depressing.
Until they put a kill switch on your firearm.
If folks don't have a problem with fertility treatments, which destroy many embryos as a result of the process, then they should also have no problem with selecting for health.
I wish I could mod parent to 1,000,000, thereby obliterating any chance that any other single comment could approach its value of being so succinct, concise, information-packed, and correct.