yes, choice is a good thing.
a system where the RFID was optional would be far superior than one where it is mandatory. On the whole, most people don't care and would be more than happy to get the RFID, but those who object (which, there are many reasons to do so, I would imagine), could just as easily not get RFID (in exchange for longer wait times).
I disagree, I don't think there is a "large" group in the USA ignoring science. Vocal, yes, but not terribly large.
that's the point of intelligent design, really. it's an attempt by people who are religious to reconcile their beliefs with science. it's not strict creationism as most people on slashdot seem to misunderstand.
I know very many scientifically minded people who are still religious, the two groups are not mutually exclusive by any means. So to say there is a "large... group in the USA ignoring science for ideological reasons" is ridiculous.
"I am leaning towards support of reviews of prices charged on prescription medications in the United States. Haven't quite made up my mind on that one, though."
allow me to offer a little enlightenment on that one if I may (way offtopic, but I have no karma anyway). I work in a pharmacy, and get to hear about all of this and check it for myself. A nice example of why we should have a review of perscription medications in the US is the cost of Percocet versus it's generics. Percocet is the brand name of Oxycodone and Tylenol, made by Endo. Endocet is a generic for Percocet, also made by Endo. Of course, the medications are exactly the same chemically, and taking a look at the pills, Endo didn't even bother to modify the look of either pill, meaning they were likely made on the same line.
Now the fun part, the price. The price of Percocet was three times the price of Endocet, if not more, for same strength and quantity.
It's not uncommon to see prices go from hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a bottle of a Brand Name medication, to less than $50 for it's generic.
After a little of this, it's easy to conclude that the prices on prescription drugs are actually bullshit, meant to gauge you or your insurance (and thus you indirectly).
for more fun, check the prices of prescriptions that went from Prescription to Over the Counter, or of different strengths of the same prescription.
I don't know, frozen-bubble, wesnoth, and Same game (with the balls) are what kept me dualbooting for a while, because though there were equivalents for windows, it didn't feel the same.
for 3D games with massive development, yes it may not be worth it for an exclusive linux release, but the small games are the ones with massive replayablity, and their abundance on linux did help convert me.
"But, basically your whole thought process is predicated upon the idea that there is something wrong with homosexuals, which is an inherently prejudiced concept. YOU ARE A BIGOT. YOU HAVE NO HIGH GROUND."
I wouldn't call it "inherently prejudiced", you cant ignore that there is something different about gay people, mostly that they cannot reproduce. Don't take me to be anti-gay, but reproduction is a large part of normal life. Just ask Darwin. You can't really claim that the idea of there being "something wrong with homosexuals" is "inherently prejudiced", rather it's a fact of biology.
This is of course why they adopt, which is a good thing.
yes, but there's no need for an elevator on the moon, there's nothing on the moon worth getting, and there's nothing we particularly want to put on the moon.
And last time I checked one of the very foundations of science is the "scientific method", the whole point of which is to QUESTION "fashionable theories".
Umm, I remember learning the Scientific method in middle school, and then discarding it in high school for the AP sciences because it was rather useless. I also don't remember there being any part that says anything about fashionable theories.
What's ironic here is that a lot of religion is blind faith. You can't see it. What you've just said shows that this is no reason to disbelieve that there is a God.
(There is of course Jesus, who lived in the past, did a lot of cool stuff, had a lot of witnesses, but a lot of people who didn't see it refuse to believe, but that's a different topic)
now that can't be the case, if 51% of the US population were functionally illiterate, there would have been much more diversity in the votes (resulting in much funding for the green and libertarian parties).
Don't get angry just because you supported what was deemed the greater of 2 evils.
Is there a better way to teach scientific thinking to students than to emphasize "what you are learning is not final"?
In fact, no... but the basic tenant of science is to keep an open mind so why stress this about evolution?
because, as the article stated, the parents (2000 of them) felt that evolution was being stated as a fact. No "open mind" about it, that's just the way the book says it is.
if you bothered to RTFA, you'd notice it was the parents of students who had the stickers put in, and an outside group who had them removed.
The stickers were added after more than 2,000 parents complained that the textbooks presented evolution as fact, without mentioning rival ideas about the beginnings of life, such as the biblical story of creation.
Six parents and the American Civil Liberties Union then sued
now tell me, what did the majority of parents want for their kids education?
I'd like to see you make a perfectly spherical object (or even round), and have it have a circumference to diameter ratio of exactly pi, I think you'd find that 3 is close enough. These aren't precise measurements, especially in biblical times.
actually, I believe police need a warent to forcefully enter a home. If you invite them in, it's a different matter, but the same holds true with civilians.
But why is the rest of the world against [the Iraq war]?
Because to them, this war is basically the United States saying, "we have the right to invade anyone anytime for any reason, and there's nothing anyone can do about it". For some reason other countries don't take that well;)
This administration is thumbing its nose at the principals behind post-WWII international law (even UN secretary general Kofi Annon, usualy quite subserviant to the US, has called the war "illegal")
if I recall, tere were something like 16 UN resolutions against Iraq which the UN was not enforcing. If nothing else, I'd say the US was within international law. If a world governing body (the UN) makes a decision (or 16), perhaps they shouldn't complain when someone enforces it.
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wouldn't using consensus make it democracy, not anarchy?
yes, choice is a good thing.
a system where the RFID was optional would be far superior than one where it is mandatory. On the whole, most people don't care and would be more than happy to get the RFID, but those who object (which, there are many reasons to do so, I would imagine), could just as easily not get RFID (in exchange for longer wait times).
I disagree, I don't think there is a "large" group in the USA ignoring science. Vocal, yes, but not terribly large.
... group in the USA ignoring science for ideological reasons" is ridiculous.
that's the point of intelligent design, really. it's an attempt by people who are religious to reconcile their beliefs with science. it's not strict creationism as most people on slashdot seem to misunderstand.
I know very many scientifically minded people who are still religious, the two groups are not mutually exclusive by any means. So to say there is a "large
as was pointed out in other threads. The senator proposing the 25% tax is a Democrat
"I am leaning towards support of reviews of prices charged on prescription medications in the United States. Haven't quite made up my mind on that one, though."
allow me to offer a little enlightenment on that one if I may (way offtopic, but I have no karma anyway). I work in a pharmacy, and get to hear about all of this and check it for myself. A nice example of why we should have a review of perscription medications in the US is the cost of Percocet versus it's generics. Percocet is the brand name of Oxycodone and Tylenol, made by Endo. Endocet is a generic for Percocet, also made by Endo. Of course, the medications are exactly the same chemically, and taking a look at the pills, Endo didn't even bother to modify the look of either pill, meaning they were likely made on the same line.
Now the fun part, the price. The price of Percocet was three times the price of Endocet, if not more, for same strength and quantity.
It's not uncommon to see prices go from hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a bottle of a Brand Name medication, to less than $50 for it's generic.
After a little of this, it's easy to conclude that the prices on prescription drugs are actually bullshit, meant to gauge you or your insurance (and thus you indirectly).
for more fun, check the prices of prescriptions that went from Prescription to Over the Counter, or of different strengths of the same prescription.
better to lose a limb than a life. more humane too...
what percentage of Bittorrent traffic is MUSIC and not say, movies or Linux .isos?
this was a study about music downloading, was it not?
I don't know, frozen-bubble, wesnoth, and Same game (with the balls) are what kept me dualbooting for a while, because though there were equivalents for windows, it didn't feel the same. for 3D games with massive development, yes it may not be worth it for an exclusive linux release, but the small games are the ones with massive replayablity, and their abundance on linux did help convert me.
Yes, but we'll still have to deal with all this shit legislation they've passed. Doesn't seem like a good solution.
"But, basically your whole thought process is predicated upon the idea that there is something wrong with homosexuals, which is an inherently prejudiced concept. YOU ARE A BIGOT. YOU HAVE NO HIGH GROUND."
I wouldn't call it "inherently prejudiced", you cant ignore that there is something different about gay people, mostly that they cannot reproduce.
Don't take me to be anti-gay, but reproduction is a large part of normal life. Just ask Darwin. You can't really claim that the idea of there being "something wrong with homosexuals" is "inherently prejudiced", rather it's a fact of biology.
This is of course why they adopt, which is a good thing.
yes, but there's no need for an elevator on the moon, there's nothing on the moon worth getting, and there's nothing we particularly want to put on the moon.
And last time I checked one of the very foundations of science is the "scientific method", the whole point of which is to QUESTION "fashionable theories".
Umm, I remember learning the Scientific method in middle school, and then discarding it in high school for the AP sciences because it was rather useless. I also don't remember there being any part that says anything about fashionable theories.
what is an unsound method for writing stuff down?
I should probably have pointed out that the 314 in my name was there for a reason, namely because I enjoy the number pi in all its glory.
The Bible is actually a lot of history as well. If you'd like to label that theoretical, well the same can be said for most history books.
If you notice, the material covered has not changed, the kids will come out no more ignorant than those in the rest of America.
What's ironic here is that a lot of religion is blind faith. You can't see it. What you've just said shows that this is no reason to disbelieve that there is a God.
(There is of course Jesus, who lived in the past, did a lot of cool stuff, had a lot of witnesses, but a lot of people who didn't see it refuse to believe, but that's a different topic)
now that can't be the case, if 51% of the US population were functionally illiterate, there would have been much more diversity in the votes (resulting in much funding for the green and libertarian parties).
Don't get angry just because you supported what was deemed the greater of 2 evils.
Is there a better way to teach scientific thinking to students than to emphasize "what you are learning is not final"?
In fact, no... but the basic tenant of science is to keep an open mind so why stress this about evolution?
because, as the article stated, the parents (2000 of them) felt that evolution was being stated as a fact. No "open mind" about it, that's just the way the book says it is.
if you bothered to RTFA, you'd notice it was the parents of students who had the stickers put in, and an outside group who had them removed.
The stickers were added after more than 2,000 parents complained that the textbooks presented evolution as fact, without mentioning rival ideas about the beginnings of life, such as the biblical story of creation.
Six parents and the American Civil Liberties Union then sued
now tell me, what did the majority of parents want for their kids education?
I'd like to see you make a perfectly spherical object (or even round), and have it have a circumference to diameter ratio of exactly pi, I think you'd find that 3 is close enough. These aren't precise measurements, especially in biblical times.
actually, I believe police need a warent to forcefully enter a home. If you invite them in, it's a different matter, but the same holds true with civilians.
RTFSnippets, they're different, one mentions a debate, and the other says it's been put to rest. not to mention the editor put a note in there.
your ISP does not charge you for being in your house, a plane is a different matter.
if I recall, tere were something like 16 UN resolutions against Iraq which the UN was not enforcing. If nothing else, I'd say the US was within international law. If a world governing body (the UN) makes a decision (or 16), perhaps they shouldn't complain when someone enforces it.