Ladies and gentlemen of/. Observe here the irrationality and stupidity that is displayed by the proponents of ID. Lauding empiricism over rationalism, this person conveniently ignores facts that disagree with his personal beliefs by dismissing them as "what you hope to be a contradiction". My own personal foolishness has been displayed by continuing to argue with someone who I've just realised is the idiot that I told myself to not argue with previously. Empiric, go read a nice book and enjoy your fantasy world where only the facts that agree with you exist. Maybe the book that is so internally inconsistent that you can use it to prove any point of view that you wish. I think you know which one I mean.
So Methusaleh's supposed age of 969 is something that you're going to conveniently ignore. Nice, pick the one example that agrees with what you believe in and say that it's the only example. Also, you appear to be ignoring the fact that I was referring to multiple guesses on multiple topics. I don't need to learn probability, you do. What's more probable, that an invisible man in the sky is interfering with our lives and loves us all but we'll burn in hell if we ignore him, or that he doesn't exist?
"Redefining basic words"... you mean, like you just tried to do and failed? Insertion of gene sequences by artificial methods does not invalidate common descent. The bulk of the genetic material remains the same and implies a common ancestor. You may have to go a little further back to include the 'added' sequences, but that doesn't invalidate common descent. It just occured to me, I shouldn't be arguing with an irrational person... you won't try to understand, you won't even care.
You have simultaneously illustrated my point, and ignored it. There is no *absolute* proof, but what science provides is better than "it's in a book we say is true".
Keep guessing about everything and eventually you may get something right. Even a broken clock etc. In addition, please explain yourself better; exactly WHAT was the prediction and where has it been sourced from... or don't you like your random claims being examined?
And you are one of the many who don't even bother to learn enough about evolution to criticise it properly. Here's an idea for you, maybe some niches are filled by primates that were successful enough that there was no evolutionary pressure to evolve further? Maybe the existence of a particular species doesn't preclude similar species from existing? Idiot.
Correct in so many ways. Science does not actually *prove* anything. Science merely says that the current theory can not be disproven with current methods and knowledge. It's the reason science grows in knowledge over time, the reason that theories develop and grow more refined over time. It's why science is the better and more rational solution, because it accepts that there are facts that are not presently known or understood. Religions generally and unfortunately don't acknowledge that there are limits to what is known and instead try to fill the gaps with dogma and superstition.
Congratulations on actually living up to your sig considering the circumstances. Seriously, I'm not trying to be funny. I'm glad you replied rather than down-modding. Seems to be the way on/. now to just abuse mod points.
Riiiiight... because genetic engineering is what ID proponents are REALLY talking about. You're crazy, foolish or an expert troll. Oh yes, and altering certain gene sequences is obviously proof that common descent is false... really it is... keep telling yourself that.
Agreed, mod parent up. On topic, and pertinent. Not an effective sample of the general population but still likely to be indicative of attitudes held by a particular subset.
The water, equivalent to 140 trillion times all the water in the world's ocean, surrounds a huge, feeding black hole, called a quasar, more than 12 billion light-years away.
So a feeding black hole is called a quasar... thanks for the *great* summary!
I'd say that your location tracking data would be monetised and on-sold. I'm not convinced that even the BBC could be trusted tracking my every move while this app is installed.
I'm in Perth with our mineral boom, 2 tier economy and terrible rents. I live literally 10 minutes from the heart of the CBD and pay $1300/month for a 3 bedroom freestanding house.
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Drink, drugs... or clumsy trolling?
Ladies and gentlemen of /. Observe here the irrationality and stupidity that is displayed by the proponents of ID. Lauding empiricism over rationalism, this person conveniently ignores facts that disagree with his personal beliefs by dismissing them as "what you hope to be a contradiction". My own personal foolishness has been displayed by continuing to argue with someone who I've just realised is the idiot that I told myself to not argue with previously. Empiric, go read a nice book and enjoy your fantasy world where only the facts that agree with you exist. Maybe the book that is so internally inconsistent that you can use it to prove any point of view that you wish. I think you know which one I mean.
So Methusaleh's supposed age of 969 is something that you're going to conveniently ignore. Nice, pick the one example that agrees with what you believe in and say that it's the only example. Also, you appear to be ignoring the fact that I was referring to multiple guesses on multiple topics. I don't need to learn probability, you do. What's more probable, that an invisible man in the sky is interfering with our lives and loves us all but we'll burn in hell if we ignore him, or that he doesn't exist?
Got anymore tinfoil handy? I think you need a new hat.
"Redefining basic words"... you mean, like you just tried to do and failed? Insertion of gene sequences by artificial methods does not invalidate common descent. The bulk of the genetic material remains the same and implies a common ancestor. You may have to go a little further back to include the 'added' sequences, but that doesn't invalidate common descent. It just occured to me, I shouldn't be arguing with an irrational person... you won't try to understand, you won't even care.
You have simultaneously illustrated my point, and ignored it. There is no *absolute* proof, but what science provides is better than "it's in a book we say is true".
Keep guessing about everything and eventually you may get something right. Even a broken clock etc. In addition, please explain yourself better; exactly WHAT was the prediction and where has it been sourced from... or don't you like your random claims being examined?
Wow... in the last hour or so, I've seen the parent post hit +5 funny, 0 funny and almost every combination in between.
And you are one of the many who don't even bother to learn enough about evolution to criticise it properly. Here's an idea for you, maybe some niches are filled by primates that were successful enough that there was no evolutionary pressure to evolve further? Maybe the existence of a particular species doesn't preclude similar species from existing? Idiot.
Correct in so many ways. Science does not actually *prove* anything. Science merely says that the current theory can not be disproven with current methods and knowledge. It's the reason science grows in knowledge over time, the reason that theories develop and grow more refined over time. It's why science is the better and more rational solution, because it accepts that there are facts that are not presently known or understood. Religions generally and unfortunately don't acknowledge that there are limits to what is known and instead try to fill the gaps with dogma and superstition.
I think you mean 'conceited' and not 'conceded'. Your point still stands, however.
Congratulations on actually living up to your sig considering the circumstances. Seriously, I'm not trying to be funny. I'm glad you replied rather than down-modding. Seems to be the way on /. now to just abuse mod points.
Riiiiight... because genetic engineering is what ID proponents are REALLY talking about. You're crazy, foolish or an expert troll. Oh yes, and altering certain gene sequences is obviously proof that common descent is false... really it is... keep telling yourself that.
Agreed, mod parent up. On topic, and pertinent. Not an effective sample of the general population but still likely to be indicative of attitudes held by a particular subset.
...in opposition to skeptics and free thinkers.
Yes, because skeptics and free thinkers are frequently associated with creationism and Intelligent design. /sarcasm
More importantly, this was a win for rationality...
Whoooosh.
Inconceivable != what you think it means
FTFY
John Collins, is that you!?
FTFY
a) I exist
Prove that with 100% accuracy.
I kick a chair.
The water, equivalent to 140 trillion times all the water in the world's ocean, surrounds a huge, feeding black hole, called a quasar, more than 12 billion light-years away.
So a feeding black hole is called a quasar... thanks for the *great* summary!
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Without trying to MS bash (but doing so anyway)... isn't that the normal /. opinion of MS software?
Somebody around here doesn't like Tesla, almost every Tesla related post has been down-modded.
I'd say that your location tracking data would be monetised and on-sold. I'm not convinced that even the BBC could be trusted tracking my every move while this app is installed.
I'm in Perth with our mineral boom, 2 tier economy and terrible rents. I live literally 10 minutes from the heart of the CBD and pay $1300/month for a 3 bedroom freestanding house.