>>>Because you are here, there is most likely a creator.
Or not. Could have sprung from nothing.
AND even if we presume there's a creator...... well then who created the creator? Hmmm. (ponder). It is more probable that a random, chaotic universe came into being, than a fully-formed intelligent person with tremendous power just suddenly "popped" into existence.
False assumption. This universe could have spawned from another universe (read Hawking), or simply from itself (a continuous loop). It doesn't mean there was intelligence behind it.
>>>There is not a single shred of evidence to prove there is not a creator.
That's because it's imposible to prove a negative. For example: There is no way to prove that Santa Clause does not exist. You can say, "Well he's not over here, or over here, or over here....." and the reply will be, "Oh he's there. You just haven't found him yet." The onus is upon the person to prove the positive, not the negative.
>>> price of education has risen, er, 270% in the last 15 years
No the price of a college degree has risen. The price of an "education" has dropped to $20/month (cost of an internet line so you can download free lectures and textbooks and informative websites). I've learned more from these downloads than I ever did in college (which taught me a lot of stuff I forgot).
You read my mind. Firefox coverage here is ridiculous and overdone. Meanwhile other browsers like Opera and seaMonkey are basically ignored when they have new releases.
More importantly: Why should we trust the government? Japan's government said the Fukushimi area was "safe" and now we're discovering the soil is polluted with radiation.
We should buildin a large margin-for-error, in order to account for politicians' tendency to lie. "It's only 400 times above normal. We don't need to evacuate - it's safe according to scientists." Meanwhile actual levels are 40,000 times which is deadly.
No he does NOT think states should discriminate. He lived through the segregation as a doctor, and yet still treated blacks in direct violation of the law.
Where the hell do you people come-up with this "Paul is racist" stuff? Probably the same place you invented the idea that Obama is not a citizen. For the record, the former NAACP Chair said, "The charge is ridiculous. I have known Congressman Paul for many years and he is in no way prejudiced against black persons."
As for individuals YES they have the right to discriminate. It's called freedom. It is why the Supreme Court has said the KKK, as onerous as that group is, has a right to exist. Vice-versa blacks have a right to discriminate too... such as excluding whites from attending their churches, or businesses, or homes. I may not agree with that stance, but I do think people have the freedom to choose that path in life.
>>>What about businesses that aren't incorporated?
They can lie all the want, because the business is an extension of the individual (as direct owner) and individuals have the innate, natural right to lie. Corporations on the other hand are extensions & inventions of the government (via the license) and should be restricted by that same government.
But if my 10.7 disc is only an UPGRADE then it wouldn't have the full operating system, would it? I couldn't recover my hosed Mac with just the 10.7 disc.
They should have left the previous elected leaders in place. What they did in Greece/Italy was equivalent to kicking-out UK's Prime Minister, and then inserting some random unelected guy that the bankers liked.
And yes I expect that Nigel Firage and Daniel Hannan would know more about the inner workings of the EU bureaucracties than say..... some random guy on slashdot named AmyMojo.
I don't know what state you live in so I don't know WHEN it happened, but in my residence not haivng a seat belt == 2 point and when you get 6, they take your license. You obey the rules that are "attached" to the license, else you lose it. We should apply the same reasoning to corporate licenses.
>>>Should Apple have the right to demand the software can only run on their hardware?
Yes. Just the same as JVC and Sony had the right to control who could (or could not) run VHS and Betamax-compliant software on videorecorders during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The inventor of the technology holds the control of the technology.
>>>Remember when Atari tried blocking third-party software from their hardware and a judge ruled that they must allow for third-party use of their hardware?
In the name of "You do what the government tells you to do, otherwise we will revoke the incorporation license you were granted." Just the same as a driver loses his/her license if she doesn't buckle a seatbelt or drinks alcohol while driving.
IF ANYBODY CARES, RONPAUL'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER HAS SAID THEY ARE NOT QUITTING. The lamestream media has been getting it wrong, and slashdot too. They probably got a "thrill up their leg" to report this news, and their anti-Paul bias made them look like idiots.
"We are absolutely not dropping out of this race! We are focusing our efforts squarely on winning delegates and party leadership positions at state conventions," declared Jesse Benton, campaign chairman for Ron Paul.
Read more on Newsmax.com: Paul Campaign: 'Ron Paul Is Not Out' Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!
>>>The EU and ECHR have done more to protect our freedom than pretty much anyone in the last couple of decades.
Wow. That's so wrong I don't know where to start. Maybe goto youtube and listen to some speeches from Nigel Firage and Daniel Hannan. Educate yourself on how the EU operates a lot like the former Socialist Union (where the tyranny came not from the elected leadership, but the unelected bureaucrats, technocrats, and appartchiks).
Random Example: A ruling that if bananas and cucumbers do not have at least 45 degree curvature, then they must be destroyed (which hurts farmers and the EU economy). Another ruling that water bottles can not make the claim to cure dehydration (ridiculous). Or the way that Greece and Italy have been taken over by unelected leaders who serve the Central Bank, not the people.
hahahahahahahahahahaha. No. The 700 MHz band (channels 52 to 69) stopped broadcasting TV in 2009. And some fool moderator marked you +1 informative??? Wow.
Actually I think Rand Paul is better than his father.
First off he's more polished after in his speeches & debates (where his father used to yell like Alex Jones yells, when he was a new politician). ALSO Rand is willing to compromise and work with his colleagues. He will vote yes on bills where his father voted no, because he doesn't expect any bill to be perfect. For example he said while he disagrees with some parts of the 60's Civil Rights Act, he would vote "aye" for it anyway cause overall it is a positive good.
>>>Ron Paul would push for a constitutional amendment
You couldn't be any more wrong than if your name was Wrong Wrongenstein. When an Anti-gay marriage amendment was voted on, Congressman Paul voted "no". It's funny watching you people make false claims.
Yes and you can also cite the example of Andrew Jackson ordering the army to remove the Indians from Carolina to Oklahoma, even though the SCOTUS ruled that the Indians can stay. Just because certain men violated their oath of office does not make it legal.
Yes. The author of the constitution James Madison setup the leader to be elected by the Electors, not the population, for the specific purpose of avoiding a bad president (he feared the rise of a Napoleon or Robes-pierre. Or another Julius Caesar). The electors are supposed to vote their conscience. Ditto the delegates, per RNC rules, which forbids the binding of delegates to the popular vote.
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>>>Because you are here, there is most likely a creator.
Or not.
Could have sprung from nothing.
AND even if we presume there's a creator...... well then who created the creator? Hmmm. (ponder). It is more probable that a random, chaotic universe came into being, than a fully-formed intelligent person with tremendous power just suddenly "popped" into existence.
>>>"Something had to start the shit."
False assumption. This universe could have spawned from another universe (read Hawking), or simply from itself (a continuous loop). It doesn't mean there was intelligence behind it.
>>>There is not a single shred of evidence to prove there is not a creator.
That's because it's imposible to prove a negative. For example: There is no way to prove that Santa Clause does not exist. You can say, "Well he's not over here, or over here, or over here....." and the reply will be, "Oh he's there. You just haven't found him yet." The onus is upon the person to prove the positive, not the negative.
>>> price of education has risen, er, 270% in the last 15 years
No the price of a college degree has risen. The price of an "education" has dropped to $20/month (cost of an internet line so you can download free lectures and textbooks and informative websites). I've learned more from these downloads than I ever did in college (which taught me a lot of stuff I forgot).
You read my mind. Firefox coverage here is ridiculous and overdone. Meanwhile other browsers like Opera and seaMonkey are basically ignored when they have new releases.
More importantly: Why should we trust the government? Japan's government said the Fukushimi area was "safe" and now we're discovering the soil is polluted with radiation.
We should buildin a large margin-for-error, in order to account for politicians' tendency to lie. "It's only 400 times above normal. We don't need to evacuate - it's safe according to scientists." Meanwhile actual levels are 40,000 times which is deadly.
No he does NOT think states should discriminate. He lived through the segregation as a doctor, and yet still treated blacks in direct violation of the law.
Where the hell do you people come-up with this "Paul is racist" stuff? Probably the same place you invented the idea that Obama is not a citizen. For the record, the former NAACP Chair said, "The charge is ridiculous. I have known Congressman Paul for many years and he is in no way prejudiced against black persons."
As for individuals YES they have the right to discriminate. It's called freedom. It is why the Supreme Court has said the KKK, as onerous as that group is, has a right to exist. Vice-versa blacks have a right to discriminate too... such as excluding whites from attending their churches, or businesses, or homes. I may not agree with that stance, but I do think people have the freedom to choose that path in life.
>>> why hasn't any of those freedom loving, free market capitalists listen to their own advice and start their own media company
You mean like?
Infowars radio, TV, and internet
Drudgereport
politco
GBTV
youtube (let's everyone share political views and news)
And on
and on
andon.
You can just buy the full Win 7 OS directly & eliminate all the intermediate steps from Win95.
>>>What about businesses that aren't incorporated?
They can lie all the want, because the business is an extension of the individual (as direct owner) and individuals have the innate, natural right to lie. Corporations on the other hand are extensions & inventions of the government (via the license) and should be restricted by that same government.
But if my 10.7 disc is only an UPGRADE then it wouldn't have the full operating system, would it? I couldn't recover my hosed Mac with just the 10.7 disc.
>>>Apple only sell upgrade copies.
So let me see if I understand. If I buy a Mac with 10.4, and I'm now running 10.7, but it gets hosed I have to:
- reinstall 10.4
- then insert the 10.5 CDs
- then insert the 10.6 CDs
- then insert the 10.7 CDs
Just to get back to my previous setup? That blows.
Ubuntu GNUlinux also has pushed updates that have broken things in the past, so no it isn't the answer.
They should have left the previous elected leaders in place. What they did in Greece/Italy was equivalent to kicking-out UK's Prime Minister, and then inserting some random unelected guy that the bankers liked.
And yes I expect that Nigel Firage and Daniel Hannan would know more about the inner workings of the EU bureaucracties than say..... some random guy on slashdot named AmyMojo.
I don't know what state you live in so I don't know WHEN it happened, but in my residence not haivng a seat belt == 2 point and when you get 6, they take your license. You obey the rules that are "attached" to the license, else you lose it. We should apply the same reasoning to corporate licenses.
>>>Should Apple have the right to demand the software can only run on their hardware?
Yes. Just the same as JVC and Sony had the right to control who could (or could not) run VHS and Betamax-compliant software on videorecorders during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The inventor of the technology holds the control of the technology.
>>>Remember when Atari tried blocking third-party software from their hardware and a judge ruled that they must allow for third-party use of their hardware?
No.
>>>In the name of what? Certainly not freedom.
In the name of "You do what the government tells you to do, otherwise we will revoke the incorporation license you were granted." Just the same as a driver loses his/her license if she doesn't buckle a seatbelt or drinks alcohol while driving.
That means I would stop using Microsoft and Apple (both have pushed updates that broke the computer). Then what would I do?
IF ANYBODY CARES, RONPAUL'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER HAS SAID THEY ARE NOT QUITTING. The lamestream media has been getting it wrong, and slashdot too. They probably got a "thrill up their leg" to report this news, and their anti-Paul bias made them look like idiots.
"We are absolutely not dropping out of this race! We are focusing our efforts squarely on winning delegates and party leadership positions at state conventions," declared Jesse Benton, campaign chairman for Ron Paul.
Read more on Newsmax.com: Paul Campaign: 'Ron Paul Is Not Out'
Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!
The U.S. should outlaw the use of photoshop by corporations in advertising and reporting.
>>>The EU and ECHR have done more to protect our freedom than pretty much anyone in the last couple of decades.
Wow.
That's so wrong I don't know where to start. Maybe goto youtube and listen to some speeches from Nigel Firage and Daniel Hannan. Educate yourself on how the EU operates a lot like the former Socialist Union (where the tyranny came not from the elected leadership, but the unelected bureaucrats, technocrats, and appartchiks).
Random Example: A ruling that if bananas and cucumbers do not have at least 45 degree curvature, then they must be destroyed (which hurts farmers and the EU economy). Another ruling that water bottles can not make the claim to cure dehydration (ridiculous). Or the way that Greece and Italy have been taken over by unelected leaders who serve the Central Bank, not the people.
>>>It's in use, currently broadcasting TV.
hahahahahahahahahahaha. No. The 700 MHz band (channels 52 to 69) stopped broadcasting TV in 2009. And some fool moderator marked you +1 informative??? Wow.
Actually I think Rand Paul is better than his father.
First off he's more polished after in his speeches & debates (where his father used to yell like Alex Jones yells, when he was a new politician). ALSO Rand is willing to compromise and work with his colleagues. He will vote yes on bills where his father voted no, because he doesn't expect any bill to be perfect. For example he said while he disagrees with some parts of the 60's Civil Rights Act, he would vote "aye" for it anyway cause overall it is a positive good.
>>>Ron Paul would push for a constitutional amendment
You couldn't be any more wrong than if your name was Wrong Wrongenstein. When an Anti-gay marriage amendment was voted on, Congressman Paul voted "no". It's funny watching you people make false claims.
Yes and you can also cite the example of Andrew Jackson ordering the army to remove the Indians from Carolina to Oklahoma, even though the SCOTUS ruled that the Indians can stay. Just because certain men violated their oath of office does not make it legal.
Yes. The author of the constitution James Madison setup the leader to be elected by the Electors, not the population, for the specific purpose of avoiding a bad president (he feared the rise of a Napoleon or Robes-pierre. Or another Julius Caesar). The electors are supposed to vote their conscience. Ditto the delegates, per RNC rules, which forbids the binding of delegates to the popular vote.