Everything posted by StringJunky
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Why is there a growing movement to deny reality in America?
Concise exposition seems to be outside his MO.... one must must read whole libraries that he provides. When he asserted I wasn't an academic (I'm not), I just dismissed his approach as that of an academic snob, for whom I am not worthy to parlez with.
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USA Rasicm
What about level of dispersal within the host country; the tendency to gather or disperse in where one lives with others of the same culture/ethnicity? Some groups seem to take up whole streets. Having high mono-ethnic densities might be an aggravating factor for the indigenous population?
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Why is there a growing movement to deny reality in America?
TFFT.
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USA Rasicm
A species needs diversity to survive adversity.
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USA Rasicm
I like that there is a little bit of mess because it indicates that individual freedom of thought is well-catered for, up to a sensible point. There are 'better' forums in the sense that rigor is more enforced, but I think they are more for the dedicated and academic that want it strict. Also, I think everyone naturally comes in with different levels of objectivity. Some new ones might start out shallow, as you say, but gain insight with exposure to more experienced debaters/critical thinkers. The ones that don't learn almost always move on, either voluntarily or with assistance.
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USA Rasicm
Yes, it is the rate of immigration that determines how they will be received, I think.
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USA Rasicm
Yes, ultimately, it's up to them.
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USA Rasicm
Politics is what I would call a 'grey' subject, bringing in a multitude of approaches... as is human sociology, which is what politics is part of.
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USA Rasicm
Why you in particular? The only scientific part really is statistics, which are presented as required, generally.
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USA Rasicm
It's a LONG time ago since that bird flew away. Not all subjects are amenable to pure scientific discussion.
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Rusty in general chemistry and need help
Right. Thanks. Yes, that makes good sense. I forgot about placing the unused carbon bonds and what might be on them: hydrogen.
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Rittenhouse
You are moving the goalposts, intimidation with the sight of a gun, not actually shooting people was the focus there... it's not relevant.
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Rusty in general chemistry and need help
How do you know that? Are the actual shapes a standard convention for those groups?
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Rittenhouse
Um, I don't think anyone will be intimidated by someone with a gun at 600 yards in a place milling with loads of people.... maybe on somewhere like Salt Lake flats with few people around.
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Origin of COVID (hijack from Rand Paul Called Fauci a Liar)
Something about this is mentioned in Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/market-chinas-wuhan-likely-origin-covid-19-outbreak-study-2021-11-19/
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Rusty in general chemistry and need help
If the atoms aren't denoted, I think they are assumed to be carbon atoms.
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Rittenhouse
Walking over the same old ground is not going to come up with anything new. Peterkin is relatively new, so I can forgive him. Everything like that is in the SFN archives to peruse.
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Gravity wells determine orbital plane?
A lot of new science is actually conjecture, with only mathematical credibility and no actual measurements, like dark matter. "All models are wrong but some are useful". Most of the internet, outside of here and a few others, is receptive to personal pet theories.
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Gravity wells determine orbital plane?
Theories in science are longstanding and evidentially well-supported. You are talking about hypotheses, which may be transient and purely speculative... a starting point.
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Televising live court cases
Not sure where to put this. Please move as appropriate, mods. I'm not sure how it's going to develop. What are the consequences and effects of live court broadcasts up to this point in time on the execution of justice and how may it develop in the future?
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Rittenhouse
Yes. As we've said many times before: you can't fix stupid. As you say, the only way to try and fix the consequences is put sticking plasters on it, like you mention.
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Rittenhouse
The original Constitution, as written then, belongs in a museum as a curio of US history, just like our Magna Carta. It should be a document that morphs with the needs of the prevailing times. To me, it's like Islamic fundamentalists demanding people live according to the Koran, as written in 6AD.
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Rittenhouse
When the 21st century GOP says 'Founding Fathers' they mean 'God Almighty', therefore, the constitution is written in stone and can no longer be amended.
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Rittenhouse
Mig's Italian-Canuck.