Yes, but all that cash (should everyone try to pay cash) would accumulate somewhere and that place has someone handling all that money. You might argue that not many people would go the cash route, but what is the university going to do? Set a limit on how many people can pay cash? "Oh, I'm sorry sir, the guy ahead of you just filled our cash quota. You'll have to do a money order."
So what you're saying is when religion fades away (something I never see happening IMHO) that Eugenics will take over? Eugenics meddling in our bedrooms, dictating who we can have sex with? Well, religion did SUCH a good job at that, I'm sure Eugenics will do much better.
What branch are you in? The Marine Corp enlisted side still works on time in service. Yes, there is a metric which adds other factors like education and marksmanship, but a large part of promotion is how long you've been in. Now for officers, I cannot comment.
How 'bout, it is too late? They are very few people eating very few whales. Replacement of the eaten whales was never a problem, because of the number of whales having children. Now there are very few whales and replacement is hard. It may not be the tribes' fault, but they have to suffer the consequence too, if they ever want to go back to their "traditional" way of life. It isn't fair, but I would love to see the contract that guarenteess that life will be fair. It isn't fair, but I would love to see the contract that guarantees that life will be fair.
Why exactly is a "culture of aggression" a bad thing? All competition is based on it. Without competition, we would live in a much poorer world. Yes, a more peaceful world it would be, but frankly I don't like cows (the most peaceful creature I know).
This is pretty true. I was a teen when we got a cable box capable of filtering. Who set the box up? Why, I did, of course. My parents were the persisent "think of the children" type and I'm a bad liar, but it still took them 6 months to find the controls and another 2 to determine that I had the lockout password.:P
Of course, being an atheist, I also have an issue with the term "creature".
This has got to be the most non sequitur comment I've ever read here on slashdot. (Yes, I must be new here.;) What does atheism have to do with creatures?
To the issue at hand though, "wretched creature" is perfectly reasonable description of the concentration camp survivors. The use of the word creature is meant to emphasis the word wretched, illustrating that whoever is the subject is so pitiable and broken that they don't seem human. Their fire has gone out, their humanity taken from them. It is an expression of sympathy. That is the only time the specific phrase is employed, except sarcastically of course.
I would also like to point out that the quote you used doesn't actually support you.
"That is possible at present," replied Cyrus Harding, "but only a few months ago the wretched creature was a man like you and me. And who knows what will become of the survivor of us after a long solitude on this island? It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason, since you have found this poor creature in such a state!"
"But, captain," asked Herbert, "what leads you to think that the brutishness of the unfortunate man began only a few months back?" (emphasis mine)
He was saying that the man was insane and it was pitiable, beyond what he could believe himself becoming. He was identifying with the guy, not putting him down.
I hang my head in shame. It was my first first post. I was nervous, excited, worried and I posted too quickly. She said... wait, what are we talking about?
You are going too deep. PowerPoint provides a tool in which you enter the data into an Excel spreadsheet (contained in PowerPoint) and PowerPoint generates a pretty graph. The spreadsheet is hidden after you finish with it, both in display mode and in edit mode. It remains though, accessible to a user for editing. The only way around leaving the data behind is taking a screenshot and using that in the actual presentation and posting for all the world to see. Otherwise, a quick double click and all you data is exposed.
Where, WHERE do you live? I am immediately packing all my things and moving to your neighborhood. Monopoly is the name of the game everywhere I go. I thought it was like that everywhere.
There are books out there using that premise. My favorite being The Devil's Apocrypha: There Are Two Sides to Every Story. Written to sound kind of like KJV of the Bible, but a with story that would make King James spin in his grave.
Right now there is a bill to promote stem cell research moving through the U.S. government. It isn't going to make it because one man, who shall remain nameless, has a religious conviction that this research is wrong. I'd say that this is a pretty clear example of religion hurting science.
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Okay, I give up. What is eugenics? I thought it was the breeding of animals to produce desired traits. How is that applied to humanity without force?
Enter my favorite short story "The Last Question." Never gets old for that last question.
Yes, but all that cash (should everyone try to pay cash) would accumulate somewhere and that place has someone handling all that money. You might argue that not many people would go the cash route, but what is the university going to do? Set a limit on how many people can pay cash? "Oh, I'm sorry sir, the guy ahead of you just filled our cash quota. You'll have to do a money order."
So what you're saying is when religion fades away (something I never see happening IMHO) that Eugenics will take over? Eugenics meddling in our bedrooms, dictating who we can have sex with? Well, religion did SUCH a good job at that, I'm sure Eugenics will do much better.
It's like an NASCAR race where you hire a proffesional to drive it, but you're the one that stands in the winners circle.
What branch are you in? The Marine Corp enlisted side still works on time in service. Yes, there is a metric which adds other factors like education and marksmanship, but a large part of promotion is how long you've been in. Now for officers, I cannot comment.
Well, he/she does live in a state that sees regular natural disasters. So reason...
How 'bout, it is too late? They are very few people eating very few whales. Replacement of the eaten whales was never a problem, because of the number of whales having children. Now there are very few whales and replacement is hard. It may not be the tribes' fault, but they have to suffer the consequence too, if they ever want to go back to their "traditional" way of life. It isn't fair, but I would love to see the contract that guarenteess that life will be fair. It isn't fair, but I would love to see the contract that guarantees that life will be fair.
Why exactly is a "culture of aggression" a bad thing? All competition is based on it. Without competition, we would live in a much poorer world. Yes, a more peaceful world it would be, but frankly I don't like cows (the most peaceful creature I know).
This is pretty true. I was a teen when we got a cable box capable of filtering. Who set the box up? Why, I did, of course. My parents were the persisent "think of the children" type and I'm a bad liar, but it still took them 6 months to find the controls and another 2 to determine that I had the lockout password. :P
Yeah, but some people aren't in it to win. Some just want to do violence.
This has got to be the most non sequitur comment I've ever read here on slashdot. (Yes, I must be new here.;) What does atheism have to do with creatures?
To the issue at hand though, "wretched creature" is perfectly reasonable description of the concentration camp survivors. The use of the word creature is meant to emphasis the word wretched, illustrating that whoever is the subject is so pitiable and broken that they don't seem human. Their fire has gone out, their humanity taken from them. It is an expression of sympathy. That is the only time the specific phrase is employed, except sarcastically of course.
I would also like to point out that the quote you used doesn't actually support you.
He was saying that the man was insane and it was pitiable, beyond what he could believe himself becoming. He was identifying with the guy, not putting him down.Just a Tauren world!
I hang my head in shame. It was my first first post. I was nervous, excited, worried and I posted too quickly. She said... wait, what are we talking about?
You are going too deep. PowerPoint provides a tool in which you enter the data into an Excel spreadsheet (contained in PowerPoint) and PowerPoint generates a pretty graph. The spreadsheet is hidden after you finish with it, both in display mode and in edit mode. It remains though, accessible to a user for editing. The only way around leaving the data behind is taking a screenshot and using that in the actual presentation and posting for all the world to see. Otherwise, a quick double click and all you data is exposed.
LOL, point a finger in accusation and there are three pointed back.
How did I get OT?? The summary clearly said 755. A typo, a mistake anyone could make, but I knew somebody'd bring it up, so I did it first.
I think I got FP, but I want to come up with something insightful. All I got though is 75%. Good Day.
Where, WHERE do you live? I am immediately packing all my things and moving to your neighborhood. Monopoly is the name of the game everywhere I go. I thought it was like that everywhere.
There are books out there using that premise. My favorite being The Devil's Apocrypha: There Are Two Sides to Every Story. Written to sound kind of like KJV of the Bible, but a with story that would make King James spin in his grave.
Right now there is a bill to promote stem cell research moving through the U.S. government. It isn't going to make it because one man, who shall remain nameless, has a religious conviction that this research is wrong. I'd say that this is a pretty clear example of religion hurting science.
D'oh!
Sorry, this is totally OT, but your sig drives me crazy. Morons have to die sometime, but a stupid idea can last forever.
Don't you mean Rita Repulsa? "After ten thousand years, I'm free! Time to conquer Earth!" (Lame show, I know, but the bad guys were a trip.)
Yes.