It's not that there cannot be definitive proof. It's that there is no proof. None at all. Nothing. In the entire history of mankind there has never been an event recorded that has even hinted at the existence of a creator in a quantifiable way. That's where most atheists got off the train, when someone said a bunch of shit happened with no evidence and contrasted that shit with the much simpler alternative theory that we just don't know.
These articles are fat apologist bullshit. I mean, seriously? The rise in sugar consumption *isn't* related to the rise in obesity? This is just fat people trying to use 'science' to make excuses.
It's obfuscated or clear. I strive every day to write the clearest code possible, whether it's complicated or not depends on the problem I'm trying to solve.
You may have never met a smoker that didn't want to quit, but believe me when I say we are out there. I won't lie, there are days when I think 'hey, I could be doing better things with the money I spend on cigarettes.' Then I light up a cool, refreshing American Spirit Full Flavor Cigarette and I remember: Smoking is a lot of fun. It's just an enjoyable activity. You don't have to do it, and you should really try being less self righteous toward the people that do.
You're not smarter than me because you don't smoke, you're just a religious fundamentalist whose parents forbid it. So, congratulations on believing everything every authority figure you've ever been exposed to told you.
Yes, there are health risks, and it's my right to decide if I chose to accept those risks or not, not yours.
That is simply not true. Myself and my circle of friends tend to be either high school drop outs or people who barely graduated. All of us work in IT in some form, and all of us have managed to keep up with the times in our fields.
You don't need a college professor to teach you how to teach yourself. All you need is the will to do it.
This is why I think it's absolutely insane for kids to be thrown into college at 18. You need to see what the world is about and get established before you can handle the (immense) responsibility of educating yourself.
'Because high school doesn't give you enough preparation to do a "real world" job.'
Bzzt. Wrong. I got a GED and about a semester of college, and I've been working successfully in the computer field as a sysadmin/web developer for the last 3 or 4 years now. It really depends on the person man. Some people benefit from high school tremendously. For others it's just a waste of time that they could be using for something else, like going out into the real world and getting life experience.
I completely fucked off during high school because it felt like a total waste of my time. I dropped out as soon as I could and got a GED. There was a lot of pressure to start school straight away from a lot of people in my life. It had a negative impact. I've spent the last few years wandering the country and finding myself, and building a career in computers without the benefit of college education. Mostly on account of the fact that I hated high school so much that I couldn't bear the thought of doing more busy work in college. Schools are designed to make cogs in this country, and that's what I wanted to avoid.
Ironically enough I feel like a cog in the job I have now, and I've decided that computers aren't really what I want to do with my life. But how could I have known that 6 years ago when I was just starting out? I want to go to med school now, and I feel like having had another career beforehand is going to be a huge advantage. I think putting kids into college straight out of high school is a bad idea. I also think that the design of schools to create sheep instead of independent thinkers is absolutely abysmal. Making someone choose a 'career path' when they're 14 (FUCKING 14!?!?!?! What the *fuck* did you know about life when you were 14?) is about one of the worse things you could do to a young impressionable mind. They have enough pressure on them without adding this bullshit on top.
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Holy shit guy, who pissed in your cheerios?
It's not that there cannot be definitive proof. It's that there is no proof. None at all. Nothing. In the entire history of mankind there has never been an event recorded that has even hinted at the existence of a creator in a quantifiable way. That's where most atheists got off the train, when someone said a bunch of shit happened with no evidence and contrasted that shit with the much simpler alternative theory that we just don't know.
These articles are fat apologist bullshit. I mean, seriously? The rise in sugar consumption *isn't* related to the rise in obesity? This is just fat people trying to use 'science' to make excuses.
I've totally gotten two weeks to a month's notice from companies when being laid off in the past.
It's obfuscated or clear. I strive every day to write the clearest code possible, whether it's complicated or not depends on the problem I'm trying to solve.
Your sysadmin hates you because he is a sysadmin in the same way that your cat hates you because he is a cat.
My experience of science classes at university was that they were composed of a majority of women.
You sound like a feminist, which is to say, ugly.
Also, way to go posting anonymously. Stand by those beliefs.
I'll say this for the IRS: they have some of the best customer service I've ever gotten.
You may have never met a smoker that didn't want to quit, but believe me when I say we are out there. I won't lie, there are days when I think 'hey, I could be doing better things with the money I spend on cigarettes.' Then I light up a cool, refreshing American Spirit Full Flavor Cigarette and I remember: Smoking is a lot of fun. It's just an enjoyable activity. You don't have to do it, and you should really try being less self righteous toward the people that do.
You're not smarter than me because you don't smoke, you're just a religious fundamentalist whose parents forbid it. So, congratulations on believing everything every authority figure you've ever been exposed to told you.
Yes, there are health risks, and it's my right to decide if I chose to accept those risks or not, not yours.
You know who else is slowly killing themselves with carcinogenic substances? Everyone. Including you. It's kind of a side effect of being alive.
That is simply not true. Myself and my circle of friends tend to be either high school drop outs or people who barely graduated. All of us work in IT in some form, and all of us have managed to keep up with the times in our fields.
You don't need a college professor to teach you how to teach yourself. All you need is the will to do it.
"I love the freedom of being on a bicycle, as you have all the rights and privileges of both motorists and pedestrians."
People like you are why I absolutely *hate* byciclists.
"Iraq would look like Kansas in comparison."
Ever been to Kansas? It's no cake-walk. . .
I'd say anyone that needs to make up stories about a sky fairy in order to enjoy life is pretty definitely a crackpoterist.
'That just further reinforced my impression at the time that at best adults were clueless idiots, and at worst dangerous.'
In my experience that is a completely true sentiment. Especially when it comes to the people who run our schools.
This is why I think it's absolutely insane for kids to be thrown into college at 18. You need to see what the world is about and get established before you can handle the (immense) responsibility of educating yourself.
'Because high school doesn't give you enough preparation to do a "real world" job.'
Bzzt. Wrong. I got a GED and about a semester of college, and I've been working successfully in the computer field as a sysadmin/web developer for the last 3 or 4 years now. It really depends on the person man. Some people benefit from high school tremendously. For others it's just a waste of time that they could be using for something else, like going out into the real world and getting life experience.
I completely fucked off during high school because it felt like a total waste of my time. I dropped out as soon as I could and got a GED. There was a lot of pressure to start school straight away from a lot of people in my life. It had a negative impact. I've spent the last few years wandering the country and finding myself, and building a career in computers without the benefit of college education. Mostly on account of the fact that I hated high school so much that I couldn't bear the thought of doing more busy work in college. Schools are designed to make cogs in this country, and that's what I wanted to avoid.
Ironically enough I feel like a cog in the job I have now, and I've decided that computers aren't really what I want to do with my life. But how could I have known that 6 years ago when I was just starting out? I want to go to med school now, and I feel like having had another career beforehand is going to be a huge advantage. I think putting kids into college straight out of high school is a bad idea. I also think that the design of schools to create sheep instead of independent thinkers is absolutely abysmal. Making someone choose a 'career path' when they're 14 (FUCKING 14!?!?!?! What the *fuck* did you know about life when you were 14?) is about one of the worse things you could do to a young impressionable mind. They have enough pressure on them without adding this bullshit on top.
Really? Every *cough*pirated*cough* copy of Vista I've installed has required so little interaction as to be mind numbingly simple.
I don't think it's egg they have on their face. . .
Is what casinos do all that different from theft to begin with?