circumcision makes you more likely to contract STDs - contrary to urban mythology which was created by individuals whom falsified studies.
The prepuce contains special immune system cells which secret an antimicrobial
not to mention the prepuce contains 60% of the nerve cells, provides proper mechanical function (80% of incidents of 'painful coitus' for the woman is because of her partner being circumcised)
I could go on.
To admit that you made an error and then to correct it is the best possible thing you go do - people respect those who admit when they were wrong and right their wrong. Someone who doesn't admit they are wrong appears (is) arrogant.
The Job of a politician is to make the best decision possible based upon all available information. That REQUIRES them to change their mind in the face of new evidence.
how is it far fetched to point out the TRUTH of the fact that the definition of "likely voters" by the pollsters excludes new voters
my 3rd and 4th points are historically true (without exception)
* The polls measure "likely voters" which excludes almost (if not) all new voters (level of exclusion depends on particular poller) in a year with an incumbent and record new voter registrations the challenger will have overwhelming support amoung new voters * Democraphic errors - young voters and tech savvy voters often have no hard-line telephone, cell phones only - polling companies cannot reach this demographic (law) * As the election gets closer the sample errors become more serious because fewer individuals will respond to the polls (tired of answering the same questions over and over) * Incumbent always looks better in the polls the last week than he actually does in the election
I could come up with more.. but i have a feeling you're simply going to laugh at these and dismiss them without giving them serious thought.
The rise in CO2 is because GWB's disasterous policies - his "clean air" iniatives set 'target levels' but mandated no _enforced_ levels, infact it repealed enforcement of almost all clean air standards from previous administrations.
The Republican party has been usurped by massive right wingers- People who think the Seperation of Church and State doesn't exist, people which thing supply-side economics work, and that might-make's right -- they think that getting ou the guns is the first option, and that if you have a different opinion than the president (protected by 1st ammendment) then you're a 'traitor'
The republican party is MASSIVELY right wing
ps on the authitarian->libertarian y, and liberal-conversative x axis plot the libertarians would got in the conservative/libertarian quadrant -- but i find most libertarians naive: the do not understand the concept of right vs license (ie the only protected exercises of a right are those exercises which don't violate the rights of others), and they don't have any conception of required-minimum public services for a functional electorate (Such as unbiased public education)
First that's not the primary reason the electoral college was established
Second, and more importantly: even with the electoral college system California, Texas and New York dominate -- infact they would dominate _less_ in a direct popular because it wouldn't be a "you got 51% of california votes, so you get all 52 electoral votes" it becomes "you got 51% of california votes, average them in with the rest of the country"
When they stop listening to the Rupert Murdoch Propaganda Network (Fox News and over a hundred local channels - tv and radio) -- Fox News is not news, it is not journalism - it is propagandization -- Even the Venerable Walter Cronkite is speaking out against Fox News. Fox's "Fair and Balanced" claim is the biggest piece of false advertising since Microsoft Claimed windows is secure
thorough studies [correcting for every possible bias] have shown that 80% people listening to Fox News are hold misconceptions about the state of the world - particular the iraq war, compared to 23% of PBS viewers - furthermore there is a positive correlation (ie more a causes more b) between "More Viewing of Fox News" and "Holding Misconceptions' http://www.pipa.org/OnlineReports/Iraq/Media_10_02 _03_Report.pdf
he didn't lose teh recount - the recount was stopped -- third party recounts counting all ballets showed gore winning
then there is the one case of ballots that some county sherrif loaded into his truck and drove off with and never returned - so we'll never know the actual outcome
or the diebold machine that malfunctioned and returned about -65000 (yes negative) votes for gore - so all votes tabulated on it had to be discounted
or the hanging chads crap, etc
PS: when Bush's 1st Cousin in the tabulation room at Fox News decided to call the election for bush (when the data clearly showed 'too close to call') that's when things went down hill
on a side note: the electoral collage,since it has obviously failed in it's purpose: due to never being implemented properly due to vaugness in it's constitutional description,should be eliminated: direct popular vote, no more 'ballot dilution'
The christian definition of marriage is not, and never has been, "the true definition of marriage" -- there is no "true definition" each culture, each religion, each non-religion has it's own definition
your authoritarian moral thinking is outmoded and inappropriate for the modern world. You DO NOT have the right to impose sectarian positions on other people.
I'm hear to enforce antisectarianism and disestablishmentarianism -- two things proven time and time again by evidence to be beneficial to the human species.
So teaching things that are demonstrably true via evidence is "evangelism" -- i think you need a dictionary, a college english course and a course in logic
I would say you ignored my next statement - the question that you quoted was more or less rhetorical - though I would be interested to hear his answer
notice on the next line I said I would respect his rights anyway - based upon principle
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circumcision makes you more likely to contract STDs - contrary to urban mythology which was created by individuals whom falsified studies. The prepuce contains special immune system cells which secret an antimicrobial not to mention the prepuce contains 60% of the nerve cells, provides proper mechanical function (80% of incidents of 'painful coitus' for the woman is because of her partner being circumcised) I could go on.
That's freaking sweet, but how long until we see this filtering into usable technology?
yep
People are actually asking how much it's going to cost?
The Answer is simple
An arm, a leg and your left testicle* - it's Intel afterall
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*or ovary if you're a woman
"This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered."
That's not what it's saying and you know it
That's absolutely possitively equine excrement.
To admit that you made an error and then to correct it is the best possible thing you go do - people respect those who admit when they were wrong and right their wrong. Someone who doesn't admit they are wrong appears (is) arrogant.
if you dig through electoral-vote.com's archives you'll find that he linked to the requested information a week or two ago
The Job of a politician is to make the best decision possible based upon all available information. That REQUIRES them to change their mind in the face of new evidence.
The dogmatastic is death to a country
how is it far fetched to point out the TRUTH of the fact that the definition of "likely voters" by the pollsters excludes new voters my 3rd and 4th points are historically true (without exception)
* The polls measure "likely voters" which excludes almost (if not) all new voters (level of exclusion depends on particular poller) in a year with an incumbent and record new voter registrations the challenger will have overwhelming support amoung new voters
* Democraphic errors - young voters and tech savvy voters often have no hard-line telephone, cell phones only - polling companies cannot reach this demographic (law)
* As the election gets closer the sample errors become more serious because fewer individuals will respond to the polls (tired of answering the same questions over and over)
* Incumbent always looks better in the polls the last week than he actually does in the election
I could come up with more.. but i have a feeling you're simply going to laugh at these and dismiss them without giving them serious thought.
This is based off the poll data - all polls this year have incorrectable sampling errors that inflate bush's numbers
The rise in CO2 is because GWB's disasterous policies - his "clean air" iniatives set 'target levels' but mandated no _enforced_ levels, infact it repealed enforcement of almost all clean air standards from previous administrations.
mistakenly calling Florida for Gore
Except they were not mistaken -- numerous independant recounts attest to this
that's great insight
they corrected for that kind of error -- it has to do with me answering his question about when things will change
you're right -- my bad
Disclaimer: I'm another US Citizen
The Republican party has been usurped by massive right wingers- People who think the Seperation of Church and State doesn't exist, people which thing supply-side economics work, and that might-make's right -- they think that getting ou the guns is the first option, and that if you have a different opinion than the president (protected by 1st ammendment) then you're a 'traitor'
The republican party is MASSIVELY right wing
ps on the authitarian->libertarian y, and liberal-conversative x axis plot the libertarians would got in the conservative/libertarian quadrant -- but i find most libertarians naive: the do not understand the concept of right vs license (ie the only protected exercises of a right are those exercises which don't violate the rights of others), and they don't have any conception of required-minimum public services for a functional electorate (Such as unbiased public education)
Wrong -- one two counts
First that's not the primary reason the electoral college was established
Second, and more importantly: even with the electoral college system California, Texas and New York dominate -- infact they would dominate _less_ in a direct popular because it wouldn't be a "you got 51% of california votes, so you get all 52 electoral votes" it becomes "you got 51% of california votes, average them in with the rest of the country"
When they stop listening to the Rupert Murdoch Propaganda Network (Fox News and over a hundred local channels - tv and radio) -- Fox News is not news, it is not journalism - it is propagandization -- Even the Venerable Walter Cronkite is speaking out against Fox News. Fox's "Fair and Balanced" claim is the biggest piece of false advertising since Microsoft Claimed windows is secure
2 _03_Report.pdf
thorough studies [correcting for every possible bias] have shown that 80% people listening to Fox News are hold misconceptions about the state of the world - particular the iraq war, compared to 23% of PBS viewers - furthermore there is a positive correlation (ie more a causes more b) between "More Viewing of Fox News" and "Holding Misconceptions' http://www.pipa.org/OnlineReports/Iraq/Media_10_0
he didn't lose teh recount - the recount was stopped -- third party recounts counting all ballets showed gore winning
then there is the one case of ballots that some county sherrif loaded into his truck and drove off with and never returned - so we'll never know the actual outcome
or the diebold machine that malfunctioned and returned about -65000 (yes negative) votes for gore - so all votes tabulated on it had to be discounted
or the hanging chads crap, etc
PS: when Bush's 1st Cousin in the tabulation room at Fox News decided to call the election for bush (when the data clearly showed 'too close to call') that's when things went down hill
on a side note: the electoral collage, since it has obviously failed in it's purpose: due to never being implemented properly due to vaugness in it's constitutional description, should be eliminated: direct popular vote, no more 'ballot dilution'
The christian definition of marriage is not, and never has been, "the true definition of marriage" -- there is no "true definition" each culture, each religion, each non-religion has it's own definition your authoritarian moral thinking is outmoded and inappropriate for the modern world. You DO NOT have the right to impose sectarian positions on other people. I'm hear to enforce antisectarianism and disestablishmentarianism -- two things proven time and time again by evidence to be beneficial to the human species.
So teaching things that are demonstrably true via evidence is "evangelism" -- i think you need a dictionary, a college english course and a course in logic
I would say you ignored my next statement - the question that you quoted was more or less rhetorical - though I would be interested to hear his answer notice on the next line I said I would respect his rights anyway - based upon principle
your analysis of my thought process is flawed to say the least
"You _cannot_ have morals without dogma" This statement is completely false