Aren't most ID proponents (like even many old-fashin creationists) keen on the idea that some evolution is possible, microevolution or maybe even some new species, but that certain changes are too big "leaps" (the human eye being a popular example)?
That's of course BS, but the interesting part for someone really believing in ID would of course be -- wouldn't the jump between easily infecting birds and easily infecting humans be such a leap? One way is of course to say "no, it's not a leap", but any other explanation, like intermixing with an existing human virus, would naturally also burst their little bubble on that ID would be needed to explain the variety of life at all.
Ohhhh, nice straw man tactic there... "Here's my oposition's argument: blah, blah, blah." "And now, this is why that argument is wrong: Blah blah more freaking Blah!"
But honestly, debate the topics, not the easily defeated topic you want your opponent to stand for.
Most ID proponents are for any argument which will support their position in a public debate & let them get religion into science classes. They don't really care whether they believe that argument, as long as they can fool the public.
That argument sounds errily simlar to what can be said about the litigation nation of the left. I don't like that cross, I'll sue you till you take it down or go broke. You can't state your opinon of me (even though I call you a liar, bigot, racist, and any number of things) or I'll SUE YOU! I don't like this, I don't like that, Sue, sue, sue, SUE!!!!!!!!
Don't get me wrong. The right is just as bad with it's, "This is God's Punishment/Plan/Will." If you read your nice little Bible, tell me this: How is man supposed to know the Plan/Will of God? Isn't that elevating yourself to the same status as your deity??
I know this is going way offtopic here, but... Why, why, why, why, why do evolution and Creationism/ID have to be mutually exclusive? Why can't those(like me) who believe in God think that, "Yes, God put everything in motion, but he gave everything in that creation 'free will' (for lack of a better term for chemical processes, motion of atoms, bacteria, virus co-mingling) to evolve into the universe we know today?"
Maybe I'm an old fogey and just think that there is always room for the almagamation of multiple ideas.... Oh, and to the far RIGHT and far LEFT, GET OVER YOURSELVES AND START THINKING FOR YOURSELF!
Are you saying rape victims should be forced to endure PTSD symptoms for the rest of their lives - just because you think people should have traumatic experience to grow from?
Sorry, I know you were trying to make a point... but next time, argue the point... Don't use a CLASSIC straw-man fallacy to sound caring and logical.
The point is... memory erasure in general is bad. We are our memories. Our memories make us. However, in extreme cases(such as PTSD) there is a valid argument as to the use of such a pill. That being said, monitoring of "the pill"'s use should be strictly enforced so as to minimize abuse.
Sleezy principal #2:
"Governments have legitimate interest in the management of their country code top level domains (ccTLD). The United States recognizes that governments have legitimate public policy and sovereignty concerns with respect to the management of their ccTLD. As such, the United States is committed to working with the international community to address these concerns, bearing in mind the fundamental need to ensure stability and security of the Internet's DNS."
If that doesn't say 'we'll control your country's domain name space', nothing does.
No, "we'll control your country's domain name space," says we'll control your country's domain name space.
What that principal (and ICANN's actions) show is that ICANN would rather give control of a country's DNS server to them and wash their hands of the politcal in-fighting. At that point, ICANN can concentrate on the TLD that it owns and ignore the rest of the bullshit.
And let's not be fooled by this per-million figures.
Ahem... the "per-million" is there for comparison purposes. It would be a sad day for China(in the Billion+ population club) to put out fewer engineers on a geek-by-geek basis. I mean come on! However, if you were to say that China was putting out fewer per-million than the US, that's at least more believeable.
Oh, and of course, 75% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
It's just this kind of superiority BS by gamers that will get them killed in a car.
No, what gets gamers(and everyone else for that instance) killed in a car is stupidity. Either stupidity on thier part or someone elses. But none the less... stupidity.
Well, you know what. My car is my property. And to invade my property requires a warrant, or probable cause. Since you have neither, get the fuck off my property....
Apparently, we're just now coming out of an ice age(oh... about 460 Million years ago) and according to the Illinois State Museum,
"Our modern climate represents a very short, warm period between glacial advances."
I know very few people who can think on geological time scales. I am not one of them. However after hearing all this stuff about being "short sighted", what would one call an over-reaction to bad science (i.e. the hockey-stick graph) that started the global warming "problem"? Also, wasn't there a fear of "Global Cooling" a few decades back?
The Human Race needs to get their collective head out of it's ass and start learning about the world surround it. That learning might lead to enlightenment. And, God knows what Enlightenment MIGHT lead to!
Nokia's problem is that they keep developing stuff in-house without seeming to gather feedback or comments from their market. They really should just host a site where users can post feature requests or comments for their next products. I've seen the N-Gage and while I think it's possible to come up with a gaming platform/cellphone, they didn't do it well.
However by doing that, they could end up with a modern day edsil (sp?). For those who don't know, it was a car that had everything everyone really wanted.... But then, no one bought it!
That's why I only photocopy women's breasts. That keeps most of the weight safely off the copier.
Also, it keeps the woman in the perfect position for some office-party-get-your-freak-on-and-no-one-remember s kinda sex... Of course, you get bonus points for coppies of her face on the machine, and even more with a shot of her face with the special sauce.
Should the F/OSS community in the US develop a file system wrapper that is a form of "DRM" so that anything that limits the use of files or mounted drives on the computer is trying to circumvent the DRM wrapper? Wouldn't that be a great day!
Ehm... "overthrow"?? No no no no no no.... The idea behind the constitutuion was peaceful transferr of power. If the populace wants a new form of government, get all your senators and congressmen elected. Elect the proper president, then tell them to draft a new constitution. Overthrowing the US is something a pathetic loser does because he doesn't have the support of the US Citizenship to change our government peacibly.
Then the line is blurred even further with Sony installing software that limits your use of the music. So if you alter the sony program not to block you, does that mean you now didn't break the DMCA?
..it's a PR exercise. They'll sell x more shirts and other merch because of the free publicity this shit generates. Charity should be anonymous, not plastered all over a hugely popular website in a grandiose display of self-back-patting.
Perhaps it's a PR exercise. Perhaps (more likely), that PR and the PA name attached to the charity is what truely garners the massive donations required by this undertaking. YES, they sell their own branded stuff. Yes, they do make money on ads. But you know what. Why don't you try and anonymously help the hundreds(if not thousands) of children by yourself. Oh, or better yet, throw that magic switch of yours that turns off human greed and turns on human giving.
Allrighty then, I'll conceede(have fun spell Nazi's) y'alls statements about theory, fact, etc. But I believe in my loose use of a technical term, I muddied the thrust of my comment. (Enough metaphores mixed? good.)
I don't understand the zealousness of EITHER side. ID, well that comes from the same nutso's who need to go back and understand the Bible they claim to speak for. Darwinisim (survival of the fittest) is defended in an equally zealous manner that is sometimes forms what could be construed as religions fanatsism.
My idea is not to decide what gets taught in science class, but for people to step back and start using their heads. Mandating scientific teachings based on politics leads to disastorous results; see euginics (spelling nazi's, pun intended) have fun with that one too). Everyone needs to be presented facts and true theories(strict use of the term following the scientific method). Leave the rest to theological, metaphorical, and non-political conversations.
I've always found it odd that "thinking people" and "people of faith" see their "theories" as the, pardon the pun, God's Honest Truth? I mean for goodness sakes, its a FSKING THEORY (both of them). Now, the good thing about Darwinism is that there is alot of evidence to suppor that theory. ID, most of it is circumstantial at best.
Being that I do believe in a Single creator (sorry multi-diety people), I've found that the Creator has a PROFOUND sense of humor. I mean, look at the freaking duck-billed platapus! But if the ID people take a step back and think about their religious teachings, they'll find something about being humble. And last I checked, claiming to know and understand God's plan is ANYTHING but humble.
Here's my humble little theory. The universe was created by "God". He set in motion all that is and has become life. Now in that creation, He also set in motion the ability for his creation to grow, adapt and become better that it's original creation.
I think I'll coin a term and call this theory "Intelligent Darwinism." The universe was created persuant to God's Plan, and then he allowed that creation free will to grow, evolve, change, and adapt in the way that Darwin has described.
To paraphrase from Babylon 5:
The truth is a triple edged sword. There is your side. There is my side. And, there is what really occurs.
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But honestly, debate the topics, not the easily defeated topic you want your opponent to stand for.
That argument sounds errily simlar to what can be said about the litigation nation of the left. I don't like that cross, I'll sue you till you take it down or go broke. You can't state your opinon of me (even though I call you a liar, bigot, racist, and any number of things) or I'll SUE YOU! I don't like this, I don't like that, Sue, sue, sue, SUE!!!!!!!!
Don't get me wrong. The right is just as bad with it's, "This is God's Punishment/Plan/Will." If you read your nice little Bible, tell me this: How is man supposed to know the Plan/Will of God? Isn't that elevating yourself to the same status as your deity??
I know this is going way offtopic here, but... Why, why, why, why, why do evolution and Creationism/ID have to be mutually exclusive? Why can't those(like me) who believe in God think that, "Yes, God put everything in motion, but he gave everything in that creation 'free will' (for lack of a better term for chemical processes, motion of atoms, bacteria, virus co-mingling) to evolve into the universe we know today?"
Maybe I'm an old fogey and just think that there is always room for the almagamation of multiple ideas.... Oh, and to the far RIGHT and far LEFT, GET OVER YOURSELVES AND START THINKING FOR YOURSELF!
Sorry, I know you were trying to make a point... but next time, argue the point... Don't use a CLASSIC straw-man fallacy to sound caring and logical.
The point is... memory erasure in general is bad. We are our memories. Our memories make us. However, in extreme cases(such as PTSD) there is a valid argument as to the use of such a pill. That being said, monitoring of "the pill"'s use should be strictly enforced so as to minimize abuse.
sooo... let me get this straight....
You're comparing the Holocost with Microsoft Employee Badge colors?
I'll say this once.... GET A FUCKING CLUE!
What that principal (and ICANN's actions) show is that ICANN would rather give control of a country's DNS server to them and wash their hands of the politcal in-fighting. At that point, ICANN can concentrate on the TLD that it owns and ignore the rest of the bullshit.
Oh, and of course, 75% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Wow, I think you need to write lyrics for green day... why don't you just get over yourself?
You can disable the governer very easily now... Also, it can't be used as evidence in a court.
Well, you know what. My car is my property. And to invade my property requires a warrant, or probable cause. Since you have neither, get the fuck off my property....
that's why we don't put breathalizers in cars.
Apparently, we're just now coming out of an ice age(oh... about 460 Million years ago) and according to the Illinois State Museum,
I know very few people who can think on geological time scales. I am not one of them. However after hearing all this stuff about being "short sighted", what would one call an over-reaction to bad science (i.e. the hockey-stick graph) that started the global warming "problem"? Also, wasn't there a fear of "Global Cooling" a few decades back?
The Human Race needs to get their collective head out of it's ass and start learning about the world surround it. That learning might lead to enlightenment. And, God knows what Enlightenment MIGHT lead to!
Heh, the tight editorial control is probably a small side item to the tight fiancee' in his bedroom. Just a thought!
But, maybe my math is off on this, but 1 is infinately larger than 0.... no matter what exponent you use ;)
What's your response to the MIT students busting your show about the Death Ray?
Is a 64-bit 5GHz processor, with .5TB ram, .25TB video ram, LN2 based cooling system and 6TB Hard drive......
Don't you mean, "luckiest Queen alive"?
Should the F/OSS community in the US develop a file system wrapper that is a form of "DRM" so that anything that limits the use of files or mounted drives on the computer is trying to circumvent the DRM wrapper? Wouldn't that be a great day!
But if you float like a duck, YOU'RE A WITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ehm... "overthrow"?? No no no no no no.... The idea behind the constitutuion was peaceful transferr of power. If the populace wants a new form of government, get all your senators and congressmen elected. Elect the proper president, then tell them to draft a new constitution. Overthrowing the US is something a pathetic loser does because he doesn't have the support of the US Citizenship to change our government peacibly.
Then the line is blurred even further with Sony installing software that limits your use of the music. So if you alter the sony program not to block you, does that mean you now didn't break the DMCA?
Come on, I'm waiting....
Allrighty then, I'll conceede(have fun spell Nazi's) y'alls statements about theory, fact, etc. But I believe in my loose use of a technical term, I muddied the thrust of my comment. (Enough metaphores mixed? good.) I don't understand the zealousness of EITHER side. ID, well that comes from the same nutso's who need to go back and understand the Bible they claim to speak for. Darwinisim (survival of the fittest) is defended in an equally zealous manner that is sometimes forms what could be construed as religions fanatsism. My idea is not to decide what gets taught in science class, but for people to step back and start using their heads. Mandating scientific teachings based on politics leads to disastorous results; see euginics (spelling nazi's, pun intended) have fun with that one too). Everyone needs to be presented facts and true theories(strict use of the term following the scientific method). Leave the rest to theological, metaphorical, and non-political conversations.
I've always found it odd that "thinking people" and "people of faith" see their "theories" as the, pardon the pun, God's Honest Truth? I mean for goodness sakes, its a FSKING THEORY (both of them). Now, the good thing about Darwinism is that there is alot of evidence to suppor that theory. ID, most of it is circumstantial at best.
Being that I do believe in a Single creator (sorry multi-diety people), I've found that the Creator has a PROFOUND sense of humor. I mean, look at the freaking duck-billed platapus! But if the ID people take a step back and think about their religious teachings, they'll find something about being humble. And last I checked, claiming to know and understand God's plan is ANYTHING but humble.
Here's my humble little theory. The universe was created by "God". He set in motion all that is and has become life. Now in that creation, He also set in motion the ability for his creation to grow, adapt and become better that it's original creation.
I think I'll coin a term and call this theory "Intelligent Darwinism." The universe was created persuant to God's Plan, and then he allowed that creation free will to grow, evolve, change, and adapt in the way that Darwin has described.
To paraphrase from Babylon 5:
The truth is a triple edged sword. There is your side. There is my side. And, there is what really occurs.