Those sound awfully like moral judgements to me. I'm not sure where you're getting those.
If it's Natural selection that we changed the conditions in such a way as to endanger them, why is it no longer natural selection for humans to preserve and reintroduce them?
You're most likely right. I'm sure they were seeking out freedom to practice their religion in a place where it was not impinged upon by competing ideas and they could mould the way they lived to their beliefs, without the wishes of others getting in their way.
Innocent and honourable enough, until such time as they once again come into conflict with other groups, perhaps.
"Untrained people manage their own Windows installations fairly easily (i.e., it runs with less intervention, and can update 99% of its installed software without any intervention)."
Each software manufacturer ends up making their own update method. Some are automatic and hidden, some require intervention, some load and stay resident permanently. Far from ideal. Under most of the large linux distros all the FOSS you could ever need is centrally managed and updated.
Even trained people (even I) have trouble just getting the average Linux distro to a basic, usable state, then updating it with typical software on occasion.
Your book examples are substantially different from taking an electronic copy of something and you know it. If you went to the library and started to photocopy entire books, the publishers may then have something to say about it.
The eye really is not inexplicable, in fact it is a structure which has -
A good development record in fossil history
Many examples of eye and eye-like structures in nature
A really easy to understand development pattern, from a few light-sensitive cells offering primitive organisms advantages over others, through to highly sophisticated human (and cephalopod!) eyes, with many useful in-between stages
Contains a variety of flaws that look uncannily like unplanned development - e.g. nerve routes and blind spots.
The eye is a dreadful attempt to give an example of irreduceable complexity.
From what I've heard recently, the pilgrims went to the US not to escape religious persecution, but to enable it, they went to a land where they could be free to persecute the crap out of whoever they felt like in order to keep their societies pure.
Fair enough, I suppose there is chance in the copying errors we associate with mutation.
I personally don't see God's work anywhere, but people can believe what they like about divine direction. I just have a particular problem with those that follow the diktats and vision of an ancient book over and above actual evidence-based knowledge...
I don't ever want to be examined or treated by a doctor that lets their religion get in the way of the study of basic biology or any other part or medical study.
Not to mention that 'random' and 'evolution by natural selection' are not equivalent.
Quite a big difference between proper nutrition (defined generally, at least) and mandatory immunization with whatever the pharmaceutical company is saying is required this year.
Hmm, that would be why government health agencies decide on vaccines and vaccination schedules, not the pharmaceutical industry.
Hell, surely the big, bab pharma industry would much rather have everyone get ill and then just sell them overpriced sugar pills? That would seem most profit-effective.
The anti-vaccine people whom you seem to be mirroring have never, ever, ever shown any of this crap to be true. Scientifically it's on a par with creationism.
Cheaper, available in more than just the US market and for the same price (I am seriously getting sick of the way everyone else gets gouged), available for download easily, no horrible DRM... win.
This is why Steam gets a lot of things right. I would prefer if it had no DRM, but it does have reasonably priced games and it sells them in a lot of markets. There's room for further improvement but they seem to at least 'get' the problem instead of making things worse.
I remember that Noah's ark was found on top of a mountain, then I remember that story being "debunked", but no one ever explained how a huge freaking boat just happened to be on top of that mountain.
It turned out to be a rock/mineral formation that was found, not a wooden boat frame.
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TLS is pretty secure and improving by revisions, Certificates themselves are pretty damn clever.
OTOH public trust infrastructure is a very hard problem to solve and we clearly don't have it right at the moment.
Need? Should?
Those sound awfully like moral judgements to me. I'm not sure where you're getting those.
If it's Natural selection that we changed the conditions in such a way as to endanger them, why is it no longer natural selection for humans to preserve and reintroduce them?
Locked bootloader?
That's just not sporting, damn their eyes.
I now want my Touch 3G to arrive all the faster so I can poke at its insides.
You're most likely right. I'm sure they were seeking out freedom to practice their religion in a place where it was not impinged upon by competing ideas and they could mould the way they lived to their beliefs, without the wishes of others getting in their way.
Innocent and honourable enough, until such time as they once again come into conflict with other groups, perhaps.
I can see three views here:
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Each software manufacturer ends up making their own update method. Some are automatic and hidden, some require intervention, some load and stay resident permanently. Far from ideal. Under most of the large linux distros all the FOSS you could ever need is centrally managed and updated.
Then "even" you are seriously incompetent.
Your book examples are substantially different from taking an electronic copy of something and you know it. If you went to the library and started to photocopy entire books, the publishers may then have something to say about it.
Of course they could do something, you're still infringing copyright.
It's just not worth their while.
The eye really is not inexplicable, in fact it is a structure which has -
The eye is a dreadful attempt to give an example of irreduceable complexity.
Refusing to believe in various aspects of your medical training because they conflict with your own beliefs, that's the kicker.
Doesn't matter that it's evolution, it matters that they put personal conviction over and above real learning.
"Serious" theology, as far as I can tell, seems to be an attempt to use verbal diarrhea as a vehicle for christian apologetics.
It's also irrelevant - if that assumption (note, not belief) were shown false we may as well throw all knowledge away. We learn within its bounds.
From what I've heard recently, the pilgrims went to the US not to escape religious persecution, but to enable it, they went to a land where they could be free to persecute the crap out of whoever they felt like in order to keep their societies pure.
AFAICT.
Fair enough, I suppose there is chance in the copying errors we associate with mutation.
I personally don't see God's work anywhere, but people can believe what they like about divine direction. I just have a particular problem with those that follow the diktats and vision of an ancient book over and above actual evidence-based knowledge...
This is true, one should never believe anything that comes from the daily mail!
Especially a medical class.
I don't ever want to be examined or treated by a doctor that lets their religion get in the way of the study of basic biology or any other part or medical study.
Not to mention that 'random' and 'evolution by natural selection' are not equivalent.
LOL.
When we do it it's protecting our industry, when the rest of the world does it, suddenly "OMG unfair trade barriers!".
Won't somebody please think of the free market?
Hmm, that would be why government health agencies decide on vaccines and vaccination schedules, not the pharmaceutical industry.
Hell, surely the big, bab pharma industry would much rather have everyone get ill and then just sell them overpriced sugar pills? That would seem most profit-effective.
Oops, just described alternative medicine...
Bullshit.
Citation needed.
Evidence o STFU.
The anti-vaccine people whom you seem to be mirroring have never, ever, ever shown any of this crap to be true. Scientifically it's on a par with creationism.
And what about those who are unable to be vaccinated?
Or those with compromised immune systems?
And what about those children cursed with stupid parents, who end up disabled for life because mom is an anti-vax idiot?
"Free" isn't 100% necessary.
Cheaper, available in more than just the US market and for the same price (I am seriously getting sick of the way everyone else gets gouged), available for download easily, no horrible DRM... win.
This is why Steam gets a lot of things right. I would prefer if it had no DRM, but it does have reasonably priced games and it sells them in a lot of markets. There's room for further improvement but they seem to at least 'get' the problem instead of making things worse.
But if we buy from the US and it's under $1000 bucks, then it doesn't apply (for physical goods, I'm not sure about electronic purposes.
Me, I like to keep a proxy handy in a few places so I can buy from different markets.
It tells bible stories through lego.
However you're right, it does take a jab at religion. That's because it deliberately picks the weirdest, most whacked out portions.
It's not inaccurate though, so really there's not a lot to complain about on the Christian side. And it is bloody funny!
It turned out to be a rock/mineral formation that was found, not a wooden boat frame.
Sorry.