Maybe it would help if we keep politics out of science. Instead, we're purposely blending science with our politics in order to further an agenda.
Just look at the byline of the attached article: "Defeating Creationism in the Courtroom, But Not in the Classroom". Why are trying to "defeat" creationism? Why can't we just put the data and findings out there, and let people make their own decisions? As Thomas Jefferson said, "It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself." People are always going to be ignorant... it's not the task of the "enlightened" to make them heel. Let truth stand by itself, and stop making the classrooms your battleground-- because instead of creating enlightened minds, you will create mercenaries.
I did like the author's take on the energy independence statement. He compared it to Kennedy's vow to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. He wasn't around to see it, of course, but with a timeline of ten years he remained accountable for the results and in fact we achieved the goal he set by 1969. Weasels set knowingly unattainable goals out in the far future so that if everything goes to hell, they can blame it on their successors. Meanwhile, we have to suffer with ridiculous subsidies and policies that just kill our economy and ruin people's lives without achieving anything.
Reposted due to an even worse weasel modding it down.
Considering all the security issues with social networking sites, maybe we should nationalize the software industry. I'm sure you'll be on board with that.
When the commission was first announced, the great hope was that it would serve a purpose similar to the famous Pecora hearings held in the aftermath of the Great Depression. During the course of those hearings Pecora became a public hero, and his efforts laid the groundwork for the Securities Act of 1933, the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Because those policies worked? No-- instead we suffered another seven years of depression.
I agree with this post. I have little hope that Slashdot will get it, because we've swung from the 1990s Slashdot where 90% of the geeks were a sneeze from being anarchists to 90% of the "geeks" wanting everyone to support them through the government without having to worry about being productive.
I think we pretty well answered all those questions in the 20th century, Karl. Do we really need millions more dead?
At one point or another, the common man needs to set up a state that works for his interests.
Yes. If only we had a 'constitution', under which people would be allowed to govern themselves, rather than by a despot or oligarchy. Naturally, even with such a document, we would have to vigilant, responsible, and unselfish to ensure that crooks would not try to wrest the system away from us and cause it to collapse.
I did like the author's take on the energy independence statement. He compared it to Kennedy's vow to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. He wasn't around to see it, of course, but with a timeline of ten years he remained accountable for the results and in fact we achieved the goal he set by 1969. Weasels set knowingly unattainable goals out in the far future so that if everything goes to hell, they can blame it on their successors. Meanwhile, we have to suffer with ridiculous subsidies and policies that just kill our economy and ruin people's lives without achieving anything.
You don't actually expect people to get off their computers (home page set to The Daily Kos) and watch Beck's show, right? They would see that he actually reads from the leftists' books and plays video-- some right-wing fanatics call that "evidence", but I don't buy it!
Yeah... he came up with a good issue and has concrete ideas on how to solve it, but let's not get crazy. That's all we need is another woefully inexperienced progressive in the White House.
Sour grapes much? We have a half-black man who grew up poor and was ultimately abandoned by both parents as the President of the USA, and you think success in America is all luck?
I'm not sure what tax cut you're referring to. A cut in the social security tax has been put in place as part of the deal with the Dems; the Republicans only wanted to keep the income tax rates at the same level.
I'm not sure how Obama's actions as President show good critical thinking when he immediately raised taxes on tobacco after saying he wouldn't raise taxes, said that the Cambridge police "acted stupidly" even while admitting he didn't have the facts yet, stopped oil drilling in the Gulf in the middle of a recession with high energy prices, tried to raise income taxes in the middle of a recession, told Hispanic voters to "punish their enemies", appointed Van Jones as the green jobs czar and then quietly firing him when everyone found out he was a communist... the list goes on.
So basically, the only way to determine someone's IQ is, not surprisingly, for them to take an IQ test.
the only movie ever to try to portray a gay family as normal
Key word is "try". Having to wait until 18 to find your sperm-donor dad is not a good thing, no matter the reason. Neither is infidelity, even when it's apparently a PURELY IMPOSSIBLE affair by a "lesbian" with said sperm donor. I guess this is why it's Hollywood.
I could have a FiOS connection at 10s of Mbit, but I stick with my 1.5Mbit symmetrical DSL connection because, besides being cheaper, the ISP gives me a static IP, reliability, and open ports. When I had DSL with Verizon, they blocked some ports and I understand Comcast does as well-- but good luck finding this out from them BEFORE you sign up.
This is true. The middle class was fooled into accepting things like the Federal Reserve and the income tax, being told that these were only to keep the "rich" in check. Meanwhile, they actually keep the rich powerful and in control of the money supply. Trying to improve the situation of the middle class by increasing taxes is dumber than pouring water on a duck.
I'm sure the GP is another scholar who believes that the Bible was brought to modern language via the game of "telephone". The major English translations are directly from the best* available Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek sources.
* "Best" means "earliest" for the NIV, and "the earliest majority" for most of the others.
Yeah... I wonder if they brought those into account.
I really hope that tax dollars weren't used for this useless study. I mean, what useful insights can we glean from this study? That we should bring back the eugenics movement?
And the fact that gold is non-toxic, resists corrosion, attractive, and useful in electronics (lead not so much since RoHS) is totally irrelevant, of course.
It seems that we waited a while, and now the Muslims are burning and torturing people while the Christians are building hospitals and developing technology.
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Maybe it would help if we keep politics out of science. Instead, we're purposely blending science with our politics in order to further an agenda.
Just look at the byline of the attached article: "Defeating Creationism in the Courtroom, But Not in the Classroom". Why are trying to "defeat" creationism? Why can't we just put the data and findings out there, and let people make their own decisions? As Thomas Jefferson said, "It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself." People are always going to be ignorant... it's not the task of the "enlightened" to make them heel. Let truth stand by itself, and stop making the classrooms your battleground-- because instead of creating enlightened minds, you will create mercenaries.
I did like the author's take on the energy independence statement. He compared it to Kennedy's vow to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. He wasn't around to see it, of course, but with a timeline of ten years he remained accountable for the results and in fact we achieved the goal he set by 1969. Weasels set knowingly unattainable goals out in the far future so that if everything goes to hell, they can blame it on their successors. Meanwhile, we have to suffer with ridiculous subsidies and policies that just kill our economy and ruin people's lives without achieving anything.
Reposted due to an even worse weasel modding it down.
Considering all the security issues with social networking sites, maybe we should nationalize the software industry. I'm sure you'll be on board with that.
Because those policies worked? No-- instead we suffered another seven years of depression.
I agree with this post. I have little hope that Slashdot will get it, because we've swung from the 1990s Slashdot where 90% of the geeks were a sneeze from being anarchists to 90% of the "geeks" wanting everyone to support them through the government without having to worry about being productive.
Yes. If only we had a 'constitution', under which people would be allowed to govern themselves, rather than by a despot or oligarchy. Naturally, even with such a document, we would have to vigilant, responsible, and unselfish to ensure that crooks would not try to wrest the system away from us and cause it to collapse.
I did like the author's take on the energy independence statement. He compared it to Kennedy's vow to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. He wasn't around to see it, of course, but with a timeline of ten years he remained accountable for the results and in fact we achieved the goal he set by 1969. Weasels set knowingly unattainable goals out in the far future so that if everything goes to hell, they can blame it on their successors. Meanwhile, we have to suffer with ridiculous subsidies and policies that just kill our economy and ruin people's lives without achieving anything.
You don't actually expect people to get off their computers (home page set to The Daily Kos) and watch Beck's show, right? They would see that he actually reads from the leftists' books and plays video-- some right-wing fanatics call that "evidence", but I don't buy it!
Yeah... he came up with a good issue and has concrete ideas on how to solve it, but let's not get crazy. That's all we need is another woefully inexperienced progressive in the White House.
I couldn't care less about your opinion, either.
Sour grapes much? We have a half-black man who grew up poor and was ultimately abandoned by both parents as the President of the USA, and you think success in America is all luck?
I'm not sure what tax cut you're referring to. A cut in the social security tax has been put in place as part of the deal with the Dems; the Republicans only wanted to keep the income tax rates at the same level.
I'm not sure how Obama's actions as President show good critical thinking when he immediately raised taxes on tobacco after saying he wouldn't raise taxes, said that the Cambridge police "acted stupidly" even while admitting he didn't have the facts yet, stopped oil drilling in the Gulf in the middle of a recession with high energy prices, tried to raise income taxes in the middle of a recession, told Hispanic voters to "punish their enemies", appointed Van Jones as the green jobs czar and then quietly firing him when everyone found out he was a communist... the list goes on.
So basically, the only way to determine someone's IQ is, not surprisingly, for them to take an IQ test.
Key word is "try". Having to wait until 18 to find your sperm-donor dad is not a good thing, no matter the reason. Neither is infidelity, even when it's apparently a PURELY IMPOSSIBLE affair by a "lesbian" with said sperm donor. I guess this is why it's Hollywood.
You still need people to help operate the machines, and they are expensive union labor with expensive health insurance and expensive pensions.
You forgot Falun Gong. There ya go.
I could have a FiOS connection at 10s of Mbit, but I stick with my 1.5Mbit symmetrical DSL connection because, besides being cheaper, the ISP gives me a static IP, reliability, and open ports. When I had DSL with Verizon, they blocked some ports and I understand Comcast does as well-- but good luck finding this out from them BEFORE you sign up.
This is true. The middle class was fooled into accepting things like the Federal Reserve and the income tax, being told that these were only to keep the "rich" in check. Meanwhile, they actually keep the rich powerful and in control of the money supply. Trying to improve the situation of the middle class by increasing taxes is dumber than pouring water on a duck.
I'm sure the GP is another scholar who believes that the Bible was brought to modern language via the game of "telephone". The major English translations are directly from the best* available Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek sources.
* "Best" means "earliest" for the NIV, and "the earliest majority" for most of the others.
When Facebook does something right, they should be commended. They easily could have shrugged their shoulders and said, "Not our problem!"
Yeah... I wonder if they brought those into account.
I really hope that tax dollars weren't used for this useless study. I mean, what useful insights can we glean from this study? That we should bring back the eugenics movement?
And the fact that gold is non-toxic, resists corrosion, attractive, and useful in electronics (lead not so much since RoHS) is totally irrelevant, of course.
It seems that we waited a while, and now the Muslims are burning and torturing people while the Christians are building hospitals and developing technology.
I think your Bible was missing Matthew 22:37-40 and 18:21-22.
You sound kind of new.