I tend to be a bit confused by the old-earth creationists, though. In the particular flavor I tend to encounter them - i.e. Catholics - they will basically accept scientific facts. But, if you do that, how do you end up with anything else than either a "god of the gaps"-model or a completely deistic approach. Since most well-educated Catholics I talked to do not tend towards the god of the gaps, I have to wonder how you can arrange the image of a personal god with a basically deistic creation account within your mind.
May I, just from personal curiosity, ask in what particular field of geophysics you work? I used to share the building with our geophysics guys while I did my PhD in biochemistry. They were not so helpful on ecosystem questions, though - they were mostly concerned with high-pressure metamorphic stuff trying to model it in their diamond-stamp-huge-arse-pressure-press;)
Got some more trivialities that actually have nothing to do with the state of the science? If you want to put the current warming trend down to natural and, in particular, solar influences, please present a model with more explanatory power than the current anthropogenic global warming models. I'm waiting. I am very patient.
You surely mean the "O-Zone" layer, yes? Exactly what fiasco are you talking about? The fact that actions against emitting more CFCs lead to the shrinking of the ozone hole? Color me unimpressed.
"if the quantity of carbonic acid increases in geometric progression, the augmentation of the temperature will increase nearly in arithmetic progression."
I'll have a look at it, thanks. I do envision a much greater scale and more granularity, though - but, as I said, that's the endpoint, the paragon of MMOs I think about:)
Well, within a period of 120 years, no one has brought up sufficient empirical data to challenge the hypothesis that the radiative balance of Earth deviates from the expected blackbody values due to greenhouse gases, as put forth by Arrhenius - it gets "touchable" once you provide data instead of talking points.
If you'd care to have a look at the literature, you'd see constant reviewing of all models, of all parameters, of all proxies. In contrast to just repeating the same old talking points, that would take effort, though, wouldn't it?
You mean the current agricultural technologies that expend 9 cal of fossil fuels for one cal food harvested, while, at the same time, depend on irrigation drawn from fossil aquifers all over the place? Sustainable looks different...
Since the OP clearly stated that Chomsky "reinvented" linguistics, you might want to keep in mind the extent of your own reading ability when you decide to call a certain linguistic viewpoint "naive" the next time.
Since no one in his right mind can call Chomsky a "hack" based on his achievements for linguistics, there's not much room left for speculations about the OP's motives for choosing this term, is there?
My vision of the apex of massive multiplayer gaming is a mash-up on a far wider scale - some players with an inclination towards strategy gaming do the big strategic decisions on a "Civ"-scale of things, others play more micro-management heavy strategic/tactical levels below that, and whoever feels like it, hops into any vehicle available or grabs a gun and jumps into a current battle as an ordinary grunt. Every decision on a high level creates missions and goals for the lower levels.
Ah, you see, the beauty of the racist fuckwit approach is that you do not have to define "true full blooded Hungarian". You only need to define single factors as "un-Hungarian" or "un-$country_of_your_choice", so that you can persecute at your heart's content. When you done with one group, you switch to the next. Keeps the population on its toes, you see?
Also, you employed reason while looking at racist crap. Never works, trust me on that.
Just a hypothesis - but I guess the usage of "law" went out of style when quantum mechanics and relativity shattered the idea of a clockwork universe governed my immutable laws.
Fortunately, Budweiser is not representative. Lager comprises the Bavarian pale lagers, including Maerzen, i.e. the Oktoberfest beer. Heck, bock beer is a subcategory of Lager - not exactly incredible weak there...
You are doing a fine impression of the persecuted hegemon.... Just don't expect anyone to be sorry for you because of your self-inflicted persecution complex, "freeman".
Same here. German city, around 1.4 million people. Never heard a gun being fired outside of a hunting trip. A shooting on the street would be headline news, possibly national, too. How do you get yourself into a state where you have 40 dead a weekend and consider it a normal week?
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That's for history to decide. Which, of course, will be written by the victorious species. I for one preemptively welcome or future bonobo overlords.
I tend to be a bit confused by the old-earth creationists, though. In the particular flavor I tend to encounter them - i.e. Catholics - they will basically accept scientific facts. But, if you do that, how do you end up with anything else than either a "god of the gaps"-model or a completely deistic approach. Since most well-educated Catholics I talked to do not tend towards the god of the gaps, I have to wonder how you can arrange the image of a personal god with a basically deistic creation account within your mind.
Well put.
May I, just from personal curiosity, ask in what particular field of geophysics you work? I used to share the building with our geophysics guys while I did my PhD in biochemistry. They were not so helpful on ecosystem questions, though - they were mostly concerned with high-pressure metamorphic stuff trying to model it in their diamond-stamp-huge-arse-pressure-press ;)
Got some more trivialities that actually have nothing to do with the state of the science? If you want to put the current warming trend down to natural and, in particular, solar influences, please present a model with more explanatory power than the current anthropogenic global warming models. I'm waiting. I am very patient.
As much as shills or their gullible victims do. Actually, less so. Way less...
You surely mean the "O-Zone" layer, yes? Exactly what fiasco are you talking about? The fact that actions against emitting more CFCs lead to the shrinking of the ozone hole? Color me unimpressed.
See also: Svante Arrhenius, On the Influence of Carbonic Acid in the Air upon the Temperature of the Ground, Svante Arrhenius, Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Series 5, Volume 41, April 1896, pages 237-276.
Now, if you clean up your act and stop simply spouting lies, we might have a discussion.
I'll have a look at it, thanks. I do envision a much greater scale and more granularity, though - but, as I said, that's the endpoint, the paragon of MMOs I think about :)
Well, within a period of 120 years, no one has brought up sufficient empirical data to challenge the hypothesis that the radiative balance of Earth deviates from the expected blackbody values due to greenhouse gases, as put forth by Arrhenius - it gets "touchable" once you provide data instead of talking points.
The "O-Zone layer", yes? I'd refrain from talking about what constitutes science, if I were you...
If you'd care to have a look at the literature, you'd see constant reviewing of all models, of all parameters, of all proxies. In contrast to just repeating the same old talking points, that would take effort, though, wouldn't it?
You mean the current agricultural technologies that expend 9 cal of fossil fuels for one cal food harvested, while, at the same time, depend on irrigation drawn from fossil aquifers all over the place? Sustainable looks different...
I am working at a law firm ;)
English is not a programming language. In addition to the logical AND usage of "and", it can also be used to mark co-ordinate statements.
Since the OP clearly stated that Chomsky "reinvented" linguistics, you might want to keep in mind the extent of your own reading ability when you decide to call a certain linguistic viewpoint "naive" the next time.
Oh, it did. See for example here.
Since no one in his right mind can call Chomsky a "hack" based on his achievements for linguistics, there's not much room left for speculations about the OP's motives for choosing this term, is there?
My vision of the apex of massive multiplayer gaming is a mash-up on a far wider scale - some players with an inclination towards strategy gaming do the big strategic decisions on a "Civ"-scale of things, others play more micro-management heavy strategic/tactical levels below that, and whoever feels like it, hops into any vehicle available or grabs a gun and jumps into a current battle as an ordinary grunt. Every decision on a high level creates missions and goals for the lower levels.
Also, you employed reason while looking at racist crap. Never works, trust me on that.
And vomiting generalized insults over a whole continent puts you on the moral high ground compared to your average neonazi idiot how, exactly?
Just a hypothesis - but I guess the usage of "law" went out of style when quantum mechanics and relativity shattered the idea of a clockwork universe governed my immutable laws.
Fortunately, Budweiser is not representative. Lager comprises the Bavarian pale lagers, including Maerzen, i.e. the Oktoberfest beer. Heck, bock beer is a subcategory of Lager - not exactly incredible weak there...
You are doing a fine impression of the persecuted hegemon.... Just don't expect anyone to be sorry for you because of your self-inflicted persecution complex, "freeman".
Same here. German city, around 1.4 million people. Never heard a gun being fired outside of a hunting trip. A shooting on the street would be headline news, possibly national, too. How do you get yourself into a state where you have 40 dead a weekend and consider it a normal week?
And your scientific references for your assertion are.... where?