What holy book would we use to decide who is an infidel, though?
Or maybe something more... fundamental? Spaces versus tabs? CapitalFirst or notCapitalFirst? That noise versus Using_Underscores versus smashy spike plate?
I've worked with people who have "chief scientist" in their title. Most seem rational, but sometimes one will say something politcial that makes me stop in my tracks and just stare in disbelief. And I mean "I would personally lead the rebel army that took them down should they come into power" type of disbelief.
They tend to be bad poker players, too, in my personal experience. Not sure what that's about. Need bigger sample size, perhaps. More... study. *Smile* [/Mordin Solus]
The Religious Right helped put Reagan into office, but the seeds of the takeover go further back, with strong roots in the cultural changes of the 1960s creating alienation and fear in southern Democrats.
I suppose. I've heard plenty of howlers coming from the Left on many topics as well. There's plenty of fairy tales outside the theological sphere. This is why I'm rabidly independent to the point where, I confess, I sometimes have to stop myself and make sure I'm not dismissing something simply because it comes from an ideological source.
Not to defend the anti-science types, but this idea that "Science!" is one big entity is silly. A person can modern medicine is awesome and not believe in, say, the big bang or AGW or whatever.
I love science, but I happen to think string theory is physics going off the rails. Does that make me a hypocrite if I accept an organ transplant?
This "glom it all together" approach to things is what the religious folks do. You don't want to do that, do you? C'mon...
Perhaps before anyone should be treated by a modern medical facility (I am looking at you cheney with your new heart) you must pledge you believe in science. Is this any different than requiring you to affirm your faith in god before taking comunion?
Er, yeah. Quite a bit different, actually.
I have never understood had these science naysayers can declare pi should be simplified to 3 or some other such drivel and in the same moment broadcast it on their web blog.
Reality doesn't care about your ideology at all, actually.
That being said, we all know how religious forces took over the Republican Party since the 1970s, and you have a lot of these religious folks who call themselves conservatives. Is this news? The key phrase here is "self-identified conservatives."
Not finding that to be true anymore. The last three programming books I bought for the Kindle app were at least 25% less then the print version, and these were recent (within the last year) releases. Could be better, but it seems to be trending downward. I'd like to see them implement a system where we could get free upates for various errata, much like software patches, especially in technical books were an error in the wrong spot can leave you baffled for quite a while.
I hear this SimCity has an actual ending. Vishnu shows up in the form of Justin Beiber, and kicks your city into the sea. But you get to choose which sea.
1. Gather millions of dollars. Doesn't matter how. 2. Kill everyone in your past who might know the least dirty thing about you 3. Stick needles in your brain and shock the areas that control empathy, conscience and morality until they are dead. 4. Pick a Party. Left, right, it's ultimately unimportant. 5. Practice making ideological claims that are so disconnected from reality that you could probably copyright them as IP. 6. Winning!
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Ooo! Ooo! Can I play?
Wooooosh!
extremely diluted concentration.
Cripes, the homeopathic crowd will never go near a beach again.
Really? This needs to be explained?
And, no unwanted guests.
I dunno. Ever go outside and lift up a decent sized rock?
So, wait, when do the trains pass each other?
Is this one extra credit?
First we have an old guy who talks to an invisible man explain to us how Marxism is unrealistic
Whoa, way too abstracted. That could mean anything from the Judeo-Christian realm to the ending of Mass Effect 3.
What holy book would we use to decide who is an infidel, though?
Or maybe something more... fundamental? Spaces versus tabs? CapitalFirst or notCapitalFirst? That noise versus Using_Underscores versus smashy spike plate?
So, at worst, we get some lulz. Can't see a downside.
I've worked with people who have "chief scientist" in their title. Most seem rational, but sometimes one will say something politcial that makes me stop in my tracks and just stare in disbelief. And I mean "I would personally lead the rebel army that took them down should they come into power" type of disbelief.
They tend to be bad poker players, too, in my personal experience. Not sure what that's about. Need bigger sample size, perhaps. More... study. *Smile* [/Mordin Solus]
You're right. There's absolutely *nothing* to see or do in Paris.
Don't make me come over there.
The Religious Right helped put Reagan into office, but the seeds of the takeover go further back, with strong roots in the cultural changes of the 1960s creating alienation and fear in southern Democrats.
I suppose. I've heard plenty of howlers coming from the Left on many topics as well. There's plenty of fairy tales outside the theological sphere. This is why I'm rabidly independent to the point where, I confess, I sometimes have to stop myself and make sure I'm not dismissing something simply because it comes from an ideological source.
A self described conservative walks into a science bar... ...
I got nothin'
Not to defend the anti-science types, but this idea that "Science!" is one big entity is silly. A person can modern medicine is awesome and not believe in, say, the big bang or AGW or whatever.
I love science, but I happen to think string theory is physics going off the rails. Does that make me a hypocrite if I accept an organ transplant?
This "glom it all together" approach to things is what the religious folks do. You don't want to do that, do you? C'mon...
Perhaps before anyone should be treated by a modern medical facility (I am looking at you cheney with your new heart) you must pledge you believe in science. Is this any different than requiring you to affirm your faith in god before taking comunion?
Er, yeah. Quite a bit different, actually.
I have never understood had these science naysayers can declare pi should be simplified to 3 or some other such drivel and in the same moment broadcast it on their web blog.
Er, not quite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill
Just a badly written bill that never got passed.
People are just stupid.
You've certainly convinced me!
Reality doesn't care about your ideology at all, actually.
That being said, we all know how religious forces took over the Republican Party since the 1970s, and you have a lot of these religious folks who call themselves conservatives. Is this news? The key phrase here is "self-identified conservatives."
True dat. That's why I allowed the possibility of clever.
I won't tell if you won't. :)
Vishnu, maybe, but not even post-EA Maxis would never stoop to the Beiber.
the poor, are the least likely to benefit from the solar rebate scheme because they lack the capital to pay for the installation.'"
Uh oh.
Not finding that to be true anymore. The last three programming books I bought for the Kindle app were at least 25% less then the print version, and these were recent (within the last year) releases. Could be better, but it seems to be trending downward. I'd like to see them implement a system where we could get free upates for various errata, much like software patches, especially in technical books were an error in the wrong spot can leave you baffled for quite a while.
Or people could use the patch that eliminates the online requirement which will be released five minutes after the game. :)
I hear this SimCity has an actual ending. Vishnu shows up in the form of Justin Beiber, and kicks your city into the sea. But you get to choose which sea.
1. Gather millions of dollars. Doesn't matter how.
2. Kill everyone in your past who might know the least dirty thing about you
3. Stick needles in your brain and shock the areas that control empathy, conscience and morality until they are dead.
4. Pick a Party. Left, right, it's ultimately unimportant.
5. Practice making ideological claims that are so disconnected from reality that you could probably copyright them as IP.
6. Winning!