"if it isn't lucky enough to be torn apart bit by bit -- while still alive, mind you -- by a predator."
Bullshit. Predators try to kill their prey (sans insects). This is because prey is not bambi, prey can fight back. This can be substantiated by watching any documentary. The predators are sitting around munching an already-dead carcass
"Sometimes you get the rationale that it's useful to control populations. Aside from the fact that there are better methods, it throws the ecosystem into imbalance."
We have displaced the major predators and need to fill the void. Missouri culls between 1/8-1/4 million white-tails per year. That's required unless you want them stripping the forest clean and killing the entire ecosystem. You might look into this as Missouri has the most healthy white-tail population in the entire U.S. That, and you might read a bit and come to an understanding of how an ecosystem works.
"Most people in programming -- and yes, in art especially..."
Problem one, drawing a comparison between two disparate forms of expression. Programming is not an art. A craft, yes, but not an art.
Anti-intellectual is just another way of whining. I don't care just how intellectual you are, it's not going to help you 'develop' expertise in an art.
"Intellectuals" think (much like the educational system) that having a cirriculum will help them. 'Tain't so. Tuff.
"At least scientists support their ideas with experiment."
You mean like the superconductor research fraud? Or perhaps, the red dye faked data? Maybe the cold fusion dup? Like any of those scientists?
"And when it does happen, it's usually a personal issue and not a political one."
Bzzzt!! Again wrong. Environmental research into 'indicator species', erosion, and (shudder) GW are rife with political reasons (read funding) to shut down opposition.
"Tobacco companies funded their own pocket scientists at ridiculous levels, and science still managed to conclude that smoking is bad for people."
Mebbe. But, the second hand smoke issue is unresolved for exactly these kinds of reasons.
"Scientists LOVE to fund "unpopular" ideas when the proposers provide some evidence that they might be right. "
You mean like the archeologists who adamantly still support the "Clovis first" theory, despite lots of evidence against? That kind of 'love'?
Nope. Scientists are frought with the same human frailties as every other political being.
"Its like all those countries in Bush's "coalition" in Iraq, they signed up for the coalition without having to actually *do* anything, whether provide money or troops."
Blantant lies and bullshit. "All" is usually a killer of the truth, as seen here.
"(The more you have, the less you need, but usually the more you have, the greedier you were in the first place to aquire and secure that stash, and are hence less willing to share the spoils. I'm no hypocrite either. e.g. I stand to inherit lots of money, but I'm not so greedy as to think that the "death tax" is unfair.)"
So, you won't be the same as them? You're an ignorant fool. They are no more inclined to do that than you would (will) be.
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Ah, that would explain your comment. You're only twice as smart as a deer.
Thereby confirming his opinion of city-dwellers. You obviously don't know what you're talking about.
Bare-footed and a knife. What a moron.
"if it isn't lucky enough to be torn apart bit by bit -- while still alive, mind you -- by a predator."
Bullshit. Predators try to kill their prey (sans insects). This is because prey is not bambi, prey can fight back. This can be substantiated by watching any documentary. The predators are sitting around munching an already-dead carcass
Just where do you get your misinformation?
"Sometimes you get the rationale that it's useful to control populations. Aside from the fact that there are better methods, it throws the ecosystem into imbalance."
We have displaced the major predators and need to fill the void. Missouri culls between 1/8-1/4 million white-tails per year. That's required unless you want them stripping the forest clean and killing the entire ecosystem. You might look into this as Missouri has the most healthy white-tail population in the entire U.S. That, and you might read a bit and come to an understanding of how an ecosystem works.
They haven't. You're a jackass.
"And that was 80 years ago that Mencken said that."
Thus proving that there were paranoids 80 years ago.
So, you'd rather there be no emergency plans?
It's not the only way one can phrase it.
"Most people in programming -- and yes, in art especially..."
Problem one, drawing a comparison between two disparate forms of expression. Programming is not an art. A craft, yes, but not an art.
Anti-intellectual is just another way of whining. I don't care just how intellectual you are, it's not going to help you 'develop' expertise in an art.
"Intellectuals" think (much like the educational system) that having a cirriculum will help them. 'Tain't so. Tuff.
"If you won't do it for me, do it for the children, oh won't somebody please think of the children....."
We do. That's why we ignore anyone claiming they're "doing it for the children".
Bullshit, asshole. We had people on the fucking planes call their families and report such during the incident.
When we can, it will be because of said men.
We live in the present, not 500 years ago. Find an example within your lifetime.
No, moron, actually they don't. A rhetorical question does not automatically become truth just because you wrote it.
If my government was killing about 3,000 citizens per month, I'd hang up the bunting. Just like Iraqi's did.
The "insurgents" (read Iranians, Syrians, etc) in Iraq bear no Moore resemblance to the Minutemen than you remarks do to rational thought.
"Hell to most people jews are no different than whites and arabs no different than blacks. Most people are ignorant. "
As displayed by that statement.
"...we already know that Bush actually thought there would be no US casualties at all."
Link us up to a statement to that effect or admit it's bullshit.
Bullshit. There's plenty of software that loads rapidly and operates terribly. The two are not connected.
"If a person grows up in an environment where squalor is the norm, what kind of possiblities do you think they're going to envision for themselves?"
Uh... The kind of life that immigrants envisioned. The kind of life that Bill Cosby envisioned. The kind of life that I envisioned.
What a butt-load of condesencion you write.
"...the stupid law assistance program where software and hardware should detect common types of currency and refuse to copy or print it."
Just why is this stupid? Counterfiting is illegal and undesirable. Please explain your opinion.
"At least scientists support their ideas with experiment."
You mean like the superconductor research fraud? Or perhaps, the red dye faked data? Maybe the cold fusion dup? Like any of those scientists?
"And when it does happen, it's usually a personal issue and not a political one."
Bzzzt!! Again wrong. Environmental research into 'indicator species', erosion, and (shudder) GW are rife with political reasons (read funding) to shut down opposition.
"Tobacco companies funded their own pocket scientists at ridiculous levels, and science still managed to conclude that smoking is bad for people."
Mebbe. But, the second hand smoke issue is unresolved for exactly these kinds of reasons.
"Scientists LOVE to fund "unpopular" ideas when the proposers provide some evidence that they might be right. "
You mean like the archeologists who adamantly still support the "Clovis first" theory, despite lots of evidence against? That kind of 'love'?
Nope. Scientists are frought with the same human frailties as every other political being.
Fine. Then those eggs hatch and immediately starve to death as they are only grubs which must be cared for by worker bees. Yes, YANAE.
"Why do all the world's cultures have a flood story?"
A much simpler reason would simply be taking the story of a flood and embellishing. Many thousands of years later and you have a big flood.
P.S. All the world's cultures do not, by the way.
"Only an American would think like that."
Bzzzt! Wrong, please leave the constestant's box.
Don't recall the U.N. talk about cooling the oceans to "combat" GW?
"Its like all those countries in Bush's "coalition" in Iraq, they signed up for the coalition without having to actually *do* anything, whether provide money or troops."
Blantant lies and bullshit. "All" is usually a killer of the truth, as seen here.
"(The more you have, the less you need, but usually the more you have, the greedier you were in the first place to aquire and secure that stash, and are hence less willing to share the spoils. I'm no hypocrite either. e.g. I stand to inherit lots of money, but I'm not so greedy as to think that the "death tax" is unfair.)"
So, you won't be the same as them? You're an ignorant fool. They are no more inclined to do that than you would (will) be.