The problem with the gun control crowd is their goal is an unconstitutional outright ban and they make no attempt to hide that.
Nobody but the NRA and its dumbass supporters believes that.
This is exactly the same bullshit argument that the NRA and its gun-manufacturer backers use to con otherwise reasonable people into acting in an utterly unreasonable fashion. And they fall for it, over and over again.
However, hand grenades, Claymore mines and shoulder-mounted missiles would all be considered "arms" under that definition. As far as I know, none of these can be legally used anywhere in the U.S., so the idea of restricting the ownership of military-style weapons is already accepted widely.
Thanks, Dawkins et al, for totally screwing up a generation's knowledge of basic philosophy and science for the sake of overextending a dubious argument for your worldview.
Hear, hear. I just hate it when biologists, social scientists, etc. confuse probability with intuition. Just because something seems improbable, that proves nothing about how probable it acutally is. If anything the study of probability has taught us, is just how wrong our intuition and gut feelings can be.
But the phrase "critical thinking" isn't much used by scientists.
No, it's a term mostly used by academics to mean "thinking in a way that is in accordance with currently popular theories in the humanities and social sciences" while "uncritical thinking" means "thinking in a way that disputes currently popular theories in the humanities and social sciences."
It's also a good place to put the whole thing under close public inspection.
But public inspection could never be allowed to happen, since the information in question is classified. Thus he would have to be tried in a FISA court, and they would hang him for sure.
Would you be able to back up your perception of this difference with a double blind ABX test?
and you replied:
Yes. Just try it yourself when you have the opportunity
He didn't mean "do you imagine you could back up your perception of this difference with a double blind ABX test", he meant "have you actually done it?".
Because if you haven't, then you are just making shit up.
Scientists in what field? There is no scientific field that concerns itself with the definition of "conscious".
That's pure philosophy, and philosophers don't agree on anything.
Einstein showed that Newton's laws of motion were wrong
That is where you are wrong.
Einstein merely showed that, when applying Newton's laws, measurements of space and time can be substantially more complicated than previously thought.
The article doesn't say anything about Microsoft offering a "free as in gratis" version of Windows 8.1.
It talks about a free upgrade to Windows 8.1 from Windows 7.
Something that nobody seems to have noticed is that this version of Windows 8.1 is only free if you already have Windows 7. In other words, it's a free "upgrade" to something not as good.
Believing in God is not silly nonsense.
Maintaining that the earth is less than 10000 years old, and that humans and dinosaurs coexisted, is silly nonsense.
And because freighter crews are merchant sailors and not trained warriors. Ask any navy sailor: it takes a years of training before a crew can safely and competently protect a large ship from outside attack. And, the navy guys volunteer knowing that they may face deadly risk. Merchant sailors don't.
Slashdot Mirror
And their method of demonstrating this:
"If I define myself as being right and [blah blah blah], then I conclude that I am right".
Nobody but the NRA and its dumbass supporters believes that.
This is exactly the same bullshit argument that the NRA and its gun-manufacturer backers use to con
otherwise reasonable people into acting in an utterly unreasonable fashion.
And they fall for it, over and over again.
In their lifetimes, that is. And for people over 40, that's probably true.
Fuck their kids and grandkids.
In contrast to someone going around with a GoPro stuck to their head. No chance for selection bias, there.
Not with the Salvation Army:it's more like 80%.
However, hand grenades, Claymore mines and shoulder-mounted missiles would all be considered "arms" under that definition.
As far as I know, none of these can be legally used anywhere in the U.S.,
so the idea of restricting the ownership of military-style weapons is already accepted widely.
Hear, hear.
I just hate it when biologists, social scientists, etc. confuse probability with intuition.
Just because something seems improbable, that proves nothing about how probable it acutally is.
If anything the study of probability has taught us, is just how wrong our intuition and gut feelings can be.
No, it's a term mostly used by academics to mean "thinking in a way that is in accordance with currently popular theories in the humanities and social sciences"
while "uncritical thinking" means "thinking in a way that disputes currently popular theories in the humanities and social sciences."
Wrong.
If something is unfalsifiable, then it should, for practical purposes, be ignored.
And animals could be bred and SLAUGHTERED!
But public inspection could never be allowed to happen, since the information in question is classified.
Thus he would have to be tried in a FISA court, and they would hang him for sure.
Civilized countries don't behave the way the Likud does.
Well said!
and you replied:
He didn't mean "do you imagine you could back up your perception of this difference with a double blind ABX test",
he meant "have you actually done it?".
Because if you haven't, then you are just making shit up.
If you'd RTFA, you would know that the elephants in this experiment were responding to recordings of people speaking different languages.
Scientists in what field? There is no scientific field that concerns itself with the definition of "conscious".
That's pure philosophy, and philosophers don't agree on anything.
It's a "valid" third option because there are hundreds of Kurzweil fanboys who really do believe this.
That is where you are wrong.
Einstein merely showed that, when applying Newton's laws, measurements of space and time can be substantially more complicated than previously thought.
WTF?????
Exactly. The referenced article talks about a free upgrade.
Timothy didn't RTFA.
The article doesn't say anything about Microsoft offering a "free as in gratis" version of Windows 8.1.
It talks about a free upgrade to Windows 8.1 from Windows 7.
Next time, read the fucking article, Timothy.
This article does not say anything about a free version of Windows 8.1!
The article only talks about a free upgrade from Windows 7.
Too bad the poster didn't actually RTF article.
Something that nobody seems to have noticed is that this version of Windows 8.1 is only free if you already have Windows 7.
In other words, it's a free "upgrade" to something not as good.
Believing in God is not silly nonsense.
Maintaining that the earth is less than 10000 years old, and that humans and dinosaurs coexisted, is silly nonsense.
And because freighter crews are merchant sailors and not trained warriors.
Ask any navy sailor: it takes a years of training before a crew can safely and competently protect a large ship from outside attack.
And, the navy guys volunteer knowing that they may face deadly risk. Merchant sailors don't.