After analysis of the AI system it was found that the impressive predictive results were to a large extent explained by the input parameter: Police officer shoots unarmed man and the police tries to cover it up with lies.
We're not quiet. Aliens will reason that we must have superior technology. They duck and hope we don't find them. Well, the truth is anyone's guess and this guess was mine.
Bert Who at times thinks he hears aliens still laughing for a prank long time ago where they secretly pulled a dead corpse from a cave three days after he died.
We remember these people for what they contributed to mankind, not for their superstitions.
Newton was into alchemy (and religion). I'd say he has wasted the rest of his life with it. But hey, it was his life so he got to spend it like he wanted it. I didn't have any right that he'd spend it the way I would have liked it anyway. But still, what a waste.
They are elected because intelligent and honest people/republicans)don't put themselves on the ballot list because they know they don't stand a chance of getting elected: A sizeable portion of the electorate believes in fairy tales and uses (expressed) belief in creationism as a litmus test. If you don't want to lie, you don't get elected. If you do have the brains to understand that creationism is nonsense, you don't get elected.
Look at Trump catering to the religious right right now (promising to give christianity power, abolishment of a law that prevents churches from becoming supPACs, Pence).
If you want good politicians, everyone should start speaking up against stupidity instead of respecting opinions and feelings. Value truth instead, use the Golden rule for morals, instead of some book with contorted morals (slavery, misogyny etc.).
ATMs should have a camera (preferably 2, for stereo) looking at themselves. When there is no customer, take a picture and compare it to the base line one (when it was freshly installed/last inspected etc). If it has been tampered with, the bank can see the difference. A computer program can recognise the change. If they keep recordings, they can even see who did it.
Despite the existence of problems of the type you mention, this doesn't go for all scientists.
In addition, science has a self-correcting mechanism, something no religion has.
That constant pull to compare everything with reality does get us results.
People should be taught the difference between faith and blind faith. Blind faith is when you bank on your parents being right about religion and not checking whether what you're told matches reality. Faith is what you can have after checking without confirmation bias. But religions are not happy to teach you the difference, something the true religion could easily do.
There are fewer primates than humans, I think. Also, the eggs are collected after IVF treatment (desired by the women concerned) and donated with their consent. A primate would have to be subjected to an unnecessary medical procedure to collect the eggs. I think the current situation is preferable.
Well, it takes both many people and many years to prove a thing like this and have the results available for the FDA. A company has to start earlier than to have the final results in. Snake oil suggests the lack of any scientific basis, which is not the case here (well, I just noticed the buzz word telomeres, which indeed are a factor in cell longevity).
I'm inclined to let people decide themselves, but require the companies to be registered and requiring the basis for their treatment to be based in science, but no requirements as to effectiveness), with medical staff, and their work independently scientifically monitored. So, a company could offer the service for the number of years required to get some results, and (rich) people would have to pay all of it by themselves. If scientists establish that there is some genetic modification and the extent is in accordance with what the company says, the company can continue the service.
"Because, that is what the majority of abortions are, an inconvenience to a woman who could have made a different choice or done something a different way that would not have resulted in pregnancy."
Not being born and growing up in a culture where abstinence is promoted over practical information and proper availability of the pill etc. was not really a choice they had. There's more teen pregnancies in the US per capita and abortions than in countries with a more mature (less religion dominated) attitude towards sex. Not every intercourse results in pregnancy. So, many women (and their sex partners) did exactly the same thing as those that did get pregnant. The only difference is they were lucky. But the pregnant ones apparently need some punishment/moral judgement from other people. Hm.
"Scientists always think they are right about everything."
Could you quote the study that came to that conclusion? Or is the statement made up and a sample of ignorance and stupidity spread as per the topic of this thread?
There was no mention of the actual goal, so I don't know whether this may help: Can't you get around the accuracy problem by buying Lego pieces and print add-ons for them that you glue to the Lego bricks so they have the shape you want?
"What is the mechanism that causes this lack of collective filtration for logic in one party but not the other."
You're almost there. That is exactly what is going on, but it happens on the candidate level. Why don't you enter the Olympic games and win the gold medal on 100 m dash? Don't you want to beat Hussain Bolt? Of course you do! Don't you want to earn that medal in less than 10 seconds (much better than 2 hours of hard work for the marathon)? Of course you want that medal. But you're not going to enter. Why not? Because you know you don't stand a chance.
Self-selection is an important process in society. It is why nerds go to the university to study programming, math, engineering etc. And some other people become politician or priest/imam/rabbi etc.
Not standing a chance is why honest, capable Republicans don't put themselves on the ballot list. Once the question on evolution is raised (something you don't need much knowledge of to be president/congressman or whatever), you know that if you give an honest answer, you lose the vote of a significant part of the electorate. Now, you could lie, but you don't do that. Only people not capable of dealing with some high school level biology or who are willing to lie, then you get your name on the ballot list. I don't think that is a good recipe for good government but until Americans get their act together they get lousy politicians if they let adherence to nonsense guide their vote.
And that is why anyone should speak up for truth and reality. Ignorance/stupidity/ etc are harmful, even if seemingly innocent like a personal belief in how life turned out to be.
PS The above is part of a booklet "A Great Gift for Amal and for you" that is to be released later this week and will be available for free from www.agreatgift.org
"I find these anti homeopathy arguments interesting, this idea that nothing of value can exists which has not been done better by the medical profession and how it must lack any workability."
Strawman.
"It's not like medicin is money motivated in the least, much like government employees are not a cut above all and never lie, for any motivation."
Pot kettle black. Where does this homeopathy stuff comes from? Answer: (Big) Companies selling essentially water for marked up prices, praying on easily deluded souls. At least pharmaceutical companies have to come up with something that works at least some of the time for some.
Academic research does not infringe a patent, so no problem there.
As to funding, the fund providers should realise that if the academic research results in patentable subject matter, still a major benefit can be achieved. The patent (applications) may be dependent on a Google patent, but Google isn't allowed to do what is in that dependent patent (application) too. So, this gives negotiation power and/or results in cooperation.
"Notably, this means (if all goes as promised) the elimination of cellphone roaming fees within the EU; however, that's been promised and delayed before."
It will work. First of all, Marietje Schaake rules and will not let go; she is on top of it for years now. Second of all, "Europe/Brussels" has something to prove to European citizens, that it does useful things for them. This is one topic that is highly visible to the common people, so it is hard to ignore by the powers that be.
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After analysis of the AI system it was found that the impressive predictive results were to a large extent explained by the input parameter: Police officer shoots unarmed man and the police tries to cover it up with lies.
Bert
We're not quiet. Aliens will reason that we must have superior technology. They duck and hope we don't find them. Well, the truth is anyone's guess and this guess was mine.
Bert
Who at times thinks he hears aliens still laughing for a prank long time ago where they secretly pulled a dead corpse from a cave three days after he died.
We remember these people for what they contributed to mankind, not for their superstitions.
Newton was into alchemy (and religion). I'd say he has wasted the rest of his life with it. But hey, it was his life so he got to spend it like he wanted it. I didn't have any right that he'd spend it the way I would have liked it anyway. But still, what a waste.
Bert
They are elected because intelligent and honest people/republicans)don't put themselves on the ballot list because they know they don't stand a chance of getting elected: A sizeable portion of the electorate believes in fairy tales and uses (expressed) belief in creationism as a litmus test. If you don't want to lie, you don't get elected. If you do have the brains to understand that creationism is nonsense, you don't get elected.
Look at Trump catering to the religious right right now (promising to give christianity power, abolishment of a law that prevents churches from becoming supPACs, Pence).
If you want good politicians, everyone should start speaking up against stupidity instead of respecting opinions and feelings. Value truth instead, use the Golden rule for morals, instead of some book with contorted morals (slavery, misogyny etc.).
Bert
Make up sex?
Bert
ATMs should have a camera (preferably 2, for stereo) looking at themselves. When there is no customer, take a picture and compare it to the base line one (when it was freshly installed/last inspected etc). If it has been tampered with, the bank can see the difference. A computer program can recognise the change. If they keep recordings, they can even see who did it.
Bert
*reaches for a bottle of the finest scotch."
The good news is: When they're that old, you are happy with the cheaper stuff.
Bert
How can I be kidding; I don't have them.
Despite the existence of problems of the type you mention, this doesn't go for all scientists.
In addition, science has a self-correcting mechanism, something no religion has.
That constant pull to compare everything with reality does get us results.
People should be taught the difference between faith and blind faith. Blind faith is when you bank on your parents being right about religion and not checking whether what you're told matches reality. Faith is what you can have after checking without confirmation bias. But religions are not happy to teach you the difference, something the true religion could easily do.
Bert
There are fewer primates than humans, I think.
Also, the eggs are collected after IVF treatment (desired by the women concerned) and donated with their consent.
A primate would have to be subjected to an unnecessary medical procedure to collect the eggs.
I think the current situation is preferable.
Bert
Well, it takes both many people and many years to prove a thing like this and have the results available for the FDA. A company has to start earlier than to have the final results in. Snake oil suggests the lack of any scientific basis, which is not the case here (well, I just noticed the buzz word telomeres, which indeed are a factor in cell longevity).
I'm inclined to let people decide themselves, but require the companies to be registered and requiring the basis for their treatment to be based in science, but no requirements as to effectiveness), with medical staff, and their work independently scientifically monitored. So, a company could offer the service for the number of years required to get some results, and (rich) people would have to pay all of it by themselves. If scientists establish that there is some genetic modification and the extent is in accordance with what the company says, the company can continue the service.
Bert
"Because, that is what the majority of abortions are, an inconvenience to a woman who could have made a different choice or done something a different way that would not have resulted in pregnancy."
Not being born and growing up in a culture where abstinence is promoted over practical information and proper availability of the pill etc. was not really a choice they had. There's more teen pregnancies in the US per capita and abortions than in countries with a more mature (less religion dominated) attitude towards sex.
Not every intercourse results in pregnancy. So, many women (and their sex partners) did exactly the same thing as those that did get pregnant. The only difference is they were lucky. But the pregnant ones apparently need some punishment/moral judgement from other people. Hm.
Bert
Don't think it will work but brilliantly creative.
Bert
Sorry, modpoints were available until a couple of days ago
"Scientists always think they are right about everything."
Could you quote the study that came to that conclusion?
Or is the statement made up and a sample of ignorance and stupidity spread as per the topic of this thread?
Bert
But still, despite being performed by humans, the constant checking of facts has brought it to a level that no religion can ever reach.
Download your free PDF copy of "A Great Gift" from www.aGreatGift.org which delves deeper into this subject matter.
Bert
You have to listen in when it is ready.
Bert
There was no mention of the actual goal, so I don't know whether this may help: Can't you get around the accuracy problem by buying Lego pieces and print add-ons for them that you glue to the Lego bricks so they have the shape you want?
Bert
"What is the mechanism that causes this lack of collective filtration for logic in one party but not the other."
You're almost there. That is exactly what is going on, but it happens on the candidate level.
Why don't you enter the Olympic games and win the gold medal on 100 m dash? Don't you want to beat Hussain Bolt? Of course you do! Don't you want to earn that medal in less than 10 seconds (much better than 2 hours of hard work for the marathon)? Of course you want that medal.
But you're not going to enter. Why not? Because you know you don't stand a chance.
Self-selection is an important process in society. It is why nerds go to the university to study programming, math, engineering etc. And some other people become politician or priest/imam/rabbi etc.
Not standing a chance is why honest, capable Republicans don't put themselves on the ballot list. Once the question on evolution is raised (something you don't need much knowledge of to be president/congressman or whatever), you know that if you give an honest answer, you lose the vote of a significant part of the electorate. Now, you could lie, but you don't do that. Only people not capable of dealing with some high school level biology or who are willing to lie, then you get your name on the ballot list. I don't think that is a good recipe for good government but until Americans get their act together they get lousy politicians if they let adherence to nonsense guide their vote.
And that is why anyone should speak up for truth and reality. Ignorance/stupidity/ etc are harmful, even if seemingly innocent like a personal belief in how life turned out to be.
PS
The above is part of a booklet "A Great Gift for Amal and for you" that is to be released later this week and will be available for free from www.agreatgift.org
"The entire Fermi map, if you’re wondering, contains some 61,000 gamma ray photons, a number that took 80 months of observations to collect. "
Wow.
Bert
What about brocolli? Did you surreptitiously leave that out from your list?
Bert
"I'm just saying that the Abrahamic God (as described in the Old Testament) gives the human race free will."
And cats do what?
Bert
"No per diem rates for the moon."
Even if there wee per diem rates, he didn't stay there a complete moon day.
Bert
"I find these anti homeopathy arguments interesting, this idea that nothing of value can exists which has not been done better by the medical profession and how it must lack any workability."
Strawman.
"It's not like medicin is money motivated in the least, much like government employees are not a cut above all and never lie, for any motivation."
Pot kettle black. Where does this homeopathy stuff comes from? Answer: (Big) Companies selling essentially water for marked up prices, praying on easily deluded souls. At least pharmaceutical companies have to come up with something that works at least some of the time for some.
Bert
Academic research does not infringe a patent, so no problem there.
As to funding, the fund providers should realise that if the academic research results in patentable subject matter, still a major benefit can be achieved. The patent (applications) may be dependent on a Google patent, but Google isn't allowed to do what is in that dependent patent (application) too. So, this gives negotiation power and/or results in cooperation.
Bert
She lived it!
Bert
"Notably, this means (if all goes as promised) the elimination of cellphone roaming fees within the EU; however, that's been promised and delayed before."
It will work. First of all, Marietje Schaake rules and will not let go; she is on top of it for years now. Second of all, "Europe/Brussels" has something to prove to European citizens, that it does useful things for them. This is one topic that is highly visible to the common people, so it is hard to ignore by the powers that be.
Bert