"This decade-long satellite altimetry data set shows that since 1993, sea level has been rising at a rate of around 3 mm yrâ'1, significantly higher than the average during the previous half century."
If you have, and you don't think it's correct, why is that so?
If you take the time to read the IPCC reports, you'll see a frank discussion of the issues and an upfront assessment of how certain they are concerning different factors of climate change. But that doesn't stop people from dismissing them as "environmental nutters."
I definitely agree. U.S. actions during WW2 were full of the same doublespeak and hypocrisy that has characterized its foreign policy and wars throughout its history.
Science is not equipped to deal with this subject matter. Using scientific experimentation is not really going to uncover anything about it.
I disagree with you on that. If prayer does make a difference on the natural world, then scientific experimentation would be able to uncover things about it.
Also, do you have a cite for the study that you mentioned? It sounds interesting, but from the description that you gave, I don't see how it has anything to do with prayer.
Yes, There are aliens out there, they are called Flying Spaghetti Monsters and Invisible Pink Unicorns. Other than that you are out of luck. Besides, we can't take care of the life we have here on Earth. So why are we spending billions on space ventures looking for something that aint there instead of helping out who IS here?!?!
In other words, do you have any evidence for those claims that you are making?
Furthermore, we (humans) are not exploring space for the sole reason of looking for intelligent life. There are other reasons/benefits to space exploration.
I doubt that the basis of religion is as simple as that. I also highly doubt that finding extraterrestrial life would make human beings any less irrational. Maybe in the long run an alien race could help our species eliminate all forms of irrationality (maybe by teaching us what they know), but I'm not holding my breath.
I think that the Vatican is hedging their bets. In case other intelligent life is found, they won't have to worry so much about people doubting Catholicism/the Bible/Christianity, because they'll be able to say, "See, we already anticipated this."
Of course, if we never find other intelligent life, nothing is lost.
While I think it would be great to invest heavily in alternative energy (Scientific American has a plan for solar energy), I don't necessarily think that it make us ignore the Middle East. (The U.S. military is not ignoring Africa, by the way, since the United States Africa Command was recently established.) The threat of terrorism (real or imagined) will probably keep us in the Middle East for a long time to come.
I think that you have good points, and I agree that the local clergy is abusing their power, which would be a problem even if there were no religion.
However, religion, and ultimately irrational belief, is definitely part of the problem here. The man has been sentenced to death under Islamic law, so obviously religion has a role to play here. (I know that there are irrational secular reasons to put someone to death, but the reason was religious in this case.)
You also say that the actions of the Islamic clergy in Afghanistan are not indicative of Islam as a whole, but has there been outrage from other Islamic countries concerning this? I have been looking but I don't see any. The article mentions "international protests" but doesn't say from which countries.
I'm not sure if the GP was trying to say that the United States is in a "superior class" but I think, that when it comes to ensuring personal freedoms, Islamic law and our (U.S.) system of government are at just about opposite ends of the spectrum. So, if ensuring personal freedoms is your metric, it is possible to objectively determine if one system of government is better than another.
This program is definitely 100% legit. They've got nice names for themselves (behavioral detection officers), a nice witty acronym for the program (SPOT), and the extensive training that you've already mentioned.
What could possibly go wrong?
But they have an expanded role in the movies. In the books, they defeat the Corsairs of Umbar (the ones coming from the south on ships) at Pelargir and then leave. Aragorn and the rest then travel to Minas Tirith on the Corsairs' ships to join the battle there. Wikipedia article for quick reference
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Concerning sea levels, have you read the IPCC FAQ on the issue?
"This decade-long satellite altimetry data set shows that since 1993, sea level has been rising at a rate of around 3 mm yrâ'1, significantly higher than the average during the previous half century."
If you have, and you don't think it's correct, why is that so?
If you take the time to read the IPCC reports, you'll see a frank discussion of the issues and an upfront assessment of how certain they are concerning different factors of climate change. But that doesn't stop people from dismissing them as "environmental nutters."
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FYI, you do not have to reregister your number every few years. The Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 changed that.
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I definitely agree. U.S. actions during WW2 were full of the same doublespeak and hypocrisy that has characterized its foreign policy and wars throughout its history.
I disagree with you on that. If prayer does make a difference on the natural world, then scientific experimentation would be able to uncover things about it.
Also, do you have a cite for the study that you mentioned? It sounds interesting, but from the description that you gave, I don't see how it has anything to do with prayer.
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Here's another reference, if you're not convinced.
From now on, let's try to look at history,Wouldn't that be great?
In other words, do you have any evidence for those claims that you are making?
Furthermore, we (humans) are not exploring space for the sole reason of looking for intelligent life. There are other reasons/benefits to space exploration.
I doubt that the basis of religion is as simple as that. I also highly doubt that finding extraterrestrial life would make human beings any less irrational. Maybe in the long run an alien race could help our species eliminate all forms of irrationality (maybe by teaching us what they know), but I'm not holding my breath.
I think that the Vatican is hedging their bets. In case other intelligent life is found, they won't have to worry so much about people doubting Catholicism/the Bible/Christianity, because they'll be able to say, "See, we already anticipated this."
Of course, if we never find other intelligent life, nothing is lost.
FYI, Obama votes in favor of Iraq war appropriations.
Obama defends votes in favor of Iraq funding
Then where, pray tell, does it end?
While I think it would be great to invest heavily in alternative energy (Scientific American has a plan for solar energy), I don't necessarily think that it make us ignore the Middle East. (The U.S. military is not ignoring Africa, by the way, since the United States Africa Command was recently established.) The threat of terrorism (real or imagined) will probably keep us in the Middle East for a long time to come.
I think that you have good points, and I agree that the local clergy is abusing their power, which would be a problem even if there were no religion.
However, religion, and ultimately irrational belief, is definitely part of the problem here. The man has been sentenced to death under Islamic law, so obviously religion has a role to play here. (I know that there are irrational secular reasons to put someone to death, but the reason was religious in this case.)
You also say that the actions of the Islamic clergy in Afghanistan are not indicative of Islam as a whole, but has there been outrage from other Islamic countries concerning this? I have been looking but I don't see any. The article mentions "international protests" but doesn't say from which countries.
I'm not sure if the GP was trying to say that the United States is in a "superior class" but I think, that when it comes to ensuring personal freedoms, Islamic law and our (U.S.) system of government are at just about opposite ends of the spectrum. So, if ensuring personal freedoms is your metric, it is possible to objectively determine if one system of government is better than another.
This program is definitely 100% legit. They've got nice names for themselves (behavioral detection officers), a nice witty acronym for the program (SPOT), and the extensive training that you've already mentioned. What could possibly go wrong?
But they have an expanded role in the movies. In the books, they defeat the Corsairs of Umbar (the ones coming from the south on ships) at Pelargir and then leave. Aragorn and the rest then travel to Minas Tirith on the Corsairs' ships to join the battle there. Wikipedia article for quick reference
This is what I was thinking, i.e., that it would produce some sort of Hawthorne effect.