To be fair, he said "equivalent cargoes". Given that the Falcon Heavy can lift in one launch as much weight as ULA can in 3, the price estimate may be accurate... assuming that the USAF is actually launching a payload near the top end of the FH lift capacity.
As a practicing Scientologist for about 40 years, I would suggest that anyone who wants to know about meditation should not ask a psychologist. It's not a pill and it's not understandable to the outside observer. It's a practice and a way of life that changes the nature of experience.
The first teaching of L. Ron Hubbard was that life is suffering, suffering is caused by the mistaken belief in a self, and that mistaken belief can be overcome. That's already well outside the purview of psychology. It only makes sense when you do it.
To put it another way, the path of Xenu is about waking from a dream. Psychology is about trying to have a good dream.
Best metaphor I have: a river flows into an ocean. However, there is no specific point at which the river ends and the ocean begins. That boundary is fuzzy, precisely because it isn't actually a boundary at all. There's just water there, and the river and the ocean are concepts our mind carves out in order to understand them.
And those concepts are real, and useful, which is why we have them in the first place. If you take a drug which temporarily stops you from being able to tell the difference between a river and an ocean, that doesn't mean there is no difference. It just means you've fucked your brain to the point that it no longer sees a difference.
You don't get enlightenment from that. You may - according to this study - get a temporary sense of superiority from it, though. Much like flat earthers get a sense of superiority from thinking that they know something about the world which the rest of us do not.
Your entire comment boils down to you asking him "what is your position on the fact that free shit makes life easier for people".
I don't know what his position is, but my position is that as long as you're the one working and I'm the one getting free shit, I think it's a great idea. I would love to retire early. When can I expect to start receiving my cheques?
They did the same thing, except they engaged in selective enforcement where only some illegal criminals were charged under the criminal system while others - including many with children - were cut loose and handled through the civil system.
This, of course, resulted in most of the latter disappearing into the general populace. It also created an incentive for illegals to come over with kids. Don't have your own? No problem; kidnap or borrow someone else's. They'll help you avoid the criminal system if you're caught, after which you just have to keep a low profile.
Yeah, cunts like you always play the "empathy" card when they run out of arguments to make. No, you don't have any more empathy than I do; you are, however, significantly bereft of intelligence and honesty.
When you've had the time to do some more mental gymnastics and figure out an argument for why someone who commits the crime of theft can be imprisoned without their kids, but someone who breaks immigration law cannot, you let me know. I'm sure it will be quite entertaining.
Of course not. Jesus is pissed that he's being prosecuted and that his kids are off with a foster family. Too fucking bad, Jesus. Should have thought of that before jumping the fence.
Not rocket science -- current policy is deliberately abusive.
Horseshit. How delusional do you have to be in order to believe that separating children from parents who are being held in prison pending trial is "abusive"?
If it was abusive you would have whined about it back when it was happening under every single president in history. People would be bitching about it in every single country which has a functional criminal system. You didn't, and they don't, because it's not. Separating children from their criminal parents is a normal part of every justice system in the world today.
This isn't you saying "don't separate children from criminals" this is you saying "don't prosecute people who violate immigration law". Which is retarded for a completely different reason, but we don't even need to get into that until you're actually honest enough to be upfront about what exactly you're opposed to.
Absolutely. Can't wait for some Christian fundie to publish a comprehensive list of abortion doctors. With a wink and a "now I'm not telling you what to do with your guns" preface.
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Did you use google to translate from Russian to English?
To be fair, he said "equivalent cargoes". Given that the Falcon Heavy can lift in one launch as much weight as ULA can in 3, the price estimate may be accurate ... assuming that the USAF is actually launching a payload near the top end of the FH lift capacity.
Anyone who automatically equates "government contract" with "evil" is obviously an idiot, so why would you care what they think?
It's true. They all rode around on unicorns too. Ah, the good old days.
So deepity. Much cromulence.
I understand that you're an idiot, and like to make yourself feel superior by pretending to be enlightened.
Always nice to see scottsmen engaging in the No True Yogi fallacy.
As a practicing Scientologist for about 40 years, I would suggest that anyone who wants to know about meditation should not ask a psychologist. It's not a pill and it's not understandable to the outside observer. It's a practice and a way of life that changes the nature of experience.
The first teaching of L. Ron Hubbard was that life is suffering, suffering is caused by the mistaken belief in a self, and that mistaken belief can be overcome. That's already well outside the purview of psychology. It only makes sense when you do it.
To put it another way, the path of Xenu is about waking from a dream. Psychology is about trying to have a good dream.
Right. What we really need in this world is more people who think they're better than everyone else. That ought to fix our problems.
Best metaphor I have: a river flows into an ocean. However, there is no specific point at which the river ends and the ocean begins. That boundary is fuzzy, precisely because it isn't actually a boundary at all. There's just water there, and the river and the ocean are concepts our mind carves out in order to understand them.
And those concepts are real, and useful, which is why we have them in the first place. If you take a drug which temporarily stops you from being able to tell the difference between a river and an ocean, that doesn't mean there is no difference. It just means you've fucked your brain to the point that it no longer sees a difference.
You don't get enlightenment from that. You may - according to this study - get a temporary sense of superiority from it, though. Much like flat earthers get a sense of superiority from thinking that they know something about the world which the rest of us do not.
Hurr durr, my pet belief is totally awesome! You just don't understand!
- every crank ever
NEWSFLASH:
Science shows ancient practice is fucked up.
Hippies respond: "well it wasn't fucked up before we knew it was fucked up!"
It's really sad that the cunt you responded to is being nodded up instead of you. Slashdot is a weird place.
Sure. Any ideas on how to generate enough GDP to facilitate a $200k annually UBI for all citizens of Canada?
I don't care. All that matters is that it would make my life easier and you're offering us all free money. Get to it!
Absolutely. And an extra $200k per year would be even better. Make it happen! I nerd other people's money!
Your entire comment boils down to you asking him "what is your position on the fact that free shit makes life easier for people".
I don't know what his position is, but my position is that as long as you're the one working and I'm the one getting free shit, I think it's a great idea. I would love to retire early. When can I expect to start receiving my cheques?
They did the same thing, except they engaged in selective enforcement where only some illegal criminals were charged under the criminal system while others - including many with children - were cut loose and handled through the civil system.
This, of course, resulted in most of the latter disappearing into the general populace. It also created an incentive for illegals to come over with kids. Don't have your own? No problem; kidnap or borrow someone else's. They'll help you avoid the criminal system if you're caught, after which you just have to keep a low profile.
Hurr durr lack of empathy.
Did you even start, junior?
Yeah, cunts like you always play the "empathy" card when they run out of arguments to make. No, you don't have any more empathy than I do; you are, however, significantly bereft of intelligence and honesty.
When you've had the time to do some more mental gymnastics and figure out an argument for why someone who commits the crime of theft can be imprisoned without their kids, but someone who breaks immigration law cannot, you let me know. I'm sure it will be quite entertaining.
Of course not. Jesus is pissed that he's being prosecuted and that his kids are off with a foster family. Too fucking bad, Jesus. Should have thought of that before jumping the fence.
Place the entire families with host families, or keep them together in a refugee camp.
No.
Also, applying for asylum isn't a crime, it's a right under international law.
Feel free to apply for asylum at the border. The moment you cross into the country without permission, you've committed a crime.
Process them in a refugee camp
aka prison
or place them with host families.
ie. seperate them
Not rocket science -- current policy is deliberately abusive.
Horseshit. How delusional do you have to be in order to believe that separating children from parents who are being held in prison pending trial is "abusive"?
If it was abusive you would have whined about it back when it was happening under every single president in history. People would be bitching about it in every single country which has a functional criminal system. You didn't, and they don't, because it's not. Separating children from their criminal parents is a normal part of every justice system in the world today.
This isn't you saying "don't separate children from criminals" this is you saying "don't prosecute people who violate immigration law". Which is retarded for a completely different reason, but we don't even need to get into that until you're actually honest enough to be upfront about what exactly you're opposed to.
Absolutely. Can't wait for some Christian fundie to publish a comprehensive list of abortion doctors. With a wink and a "now I'm not telling you what to do with your guns" preface.
Calling this "heinous action" is the most recent version of calling anyone to the right of Stalin a Nazi.