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I assume because you feel a rigid scientific restraint makes the data worse than a natural discovery. Is that correct? Can you give me an example of a rigid scientific restraint that has a negative impact on the observation?

Can you tell me what "natural discovery" is? Do you mean observations?

A scientific poll is always better than the comments section on Youtube. Always. So perhaps you are not dishonest but are instead simply uninformed but speaking as if you were informed. Either way your contribution will be minimal and suspect, as you are unable to tell the difference between good data and bad.

On the other hand they could represent a fraction that is minuscule and will have absolutely no impact at all on key elections. Why are you implying they could be a "significant" number of voters if you are not going to bother showing us any real data? Your debate style is dishonest and is getting old.

Who are you talking about? Who did this here? Then why are you bringing it up?!?! Pulling random stuff out of your lower orifice is a waste of everyone's time. If it is an issue, cite it and make an argument. Otherwise don't bring it up. It is just so much static.

We already have mass transit. Subways or elevated trains in NY, Chicago, Boston, Washington. Trains between Boston, NY and Washington. But do you know what they have in common? Population density. The US has tried to expand and make Amtrak more successful but it is hard to justify the infrastructure between Springfield and Columbia Missouri. How big is England compared to the United States? Comparing European success to US success only works if the situations are similar.

No, absolutely not. Please quit implying such things. If you want to make an argument then do so with data, not with supposition.

No, it wasn't that one particular song was monotone, but that one song sounded similar to the next song. It reminds me of electronic dance music, where all the music has a similar beat, percussion, and electronic sounds.

Didn't mean to knock it. I'm from the Midwest in the United States. Music that is very different from styles I've grown accustomed to are usually hard for me to appreciate. I've listened to some of the videos you've posted and have liked some of it, but for some reason they really do start to sound the same to me. Probably doesn't help that I can't follow the story they are telling either! 😃

I watch a number of them but I've come to be pretty selective. A lot of what Moontanman posts Ill watch. And most anything that is Blues. This Arabic Pop and Rap all sounds the same to me and is not my style.

I believe this happens regularly all over the world. There is a huge industry around supplying and verifying that labs have access to rodents that are appropriate for scientific studies. Sure. This is also studied all the time. A couple of well known examples that come to mind are Colony Collapse Disorder in honeybees and Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease. Of course. They don't just spend money for the hell of it. My dogs are vaccinated against rabies for instance.

Non sequiter. I can't believe you are even suggesting that someone choosing French over physical education proves sports are not fun. You've brought this up twice now. No one here is doing that. I'm not even sure what you are trying to convey with your "unfalsifiability of deterrence" complaint. iNow's point was that you cannot just have a tarp over your head to prevent ill effects of windchill. You basically need to build a tunnel out of your tarps.

You mean those who do those things for competition? 😃 Perhaps I misunderstood you. When you mentioned those things originally you were talking about getting exercise by doing those things. That is what I don't think most people would consider sports. While you may get five different answers from five different people on what "sport" is, I believe most will include the aspect of competition. Football? All five will say yes. Chess with your sister? Four of five will say no (if not all five). Chess as part of the high school state finals? We'll get more of a mix. Tennis? All five will say yes. You may get a lot of aspects that people associate with 'sport', but I'm guessing that "competition" is going to be the most common, probably followed by some kind of physical exertion.

I'm not sure many people consider hiking, running or working out to be sports.

About 100 years of data. https://www.amnestyusa.org/a-clear-scientific-consensus-that-the-death-penalty-does-not-deter/ My opposition to your plan was less based on the number of bike paths in Manhattan and more on the unacceptable risk of having children race bicycles on the streets of Manhattan. Hmm. I put a heavy-duty tarp over some firewood outside. Lasted about three years. I'm not sure I would call the purchase of tarps a "one-time investment". You also failed to factor in the cost of cameras, recording devices, monitoring, maintenance, etc. I don't know. You should investigate that if you would like your proposal to be accepted. I'm pretty sure rural America existed before oil even began to flow. Sports are fun. Riding your bike to school in the snow and rain is not.

In Manhattan? In Montana where the school is 20 miles away? Kids with disabilities? Not cost effective, especially when compared to, say, organized sports. Perhaps after they finally pay for actual school supplies. I guess that is why there is no murder in places that have the death penalty for murder... Do you have a citation for that claim or did you just make that up?

Not all kids have bikes. Not all schools have buses. Not all neighborhoods are safe. Bikes cannot be used in all weather. Not all kids can ride bikes. Not all parents would let their childs participate. Not all neighborhoods have bike paths.

So if I decide my child should have black hair and brown eyes and above average height... we run the risk of him losing touch with nature? Can you explain please? Well hell, using that argument maybe we should have an outside limit on age. Say, if you haven't already died by your 73rd birthday, we put you on an ice flow. So, if you are 20 years old and confined to a wheelchair, you'd rather be dead?

You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.

I've got to say the chessboard you built really struck a chord with me. I have a chessboard my dad made for me and it is one of my most prized possessions. Like you he chose not to try to carve the pieces. He picked up a set in Mexico on a vacation one year.

I assume I'm included in this group. Can you point out why you believe I'm included here? Types of things I've said? I'm genuinely curious.

Sorry, not me. I've never polished a finish I put on wood. Is that for your chess board? I was also meaning to ask you, what are you doing for the chess pieces?

No need to get in a twist about it. The way it works here is anyone can comment on any post they want. I'm sure you've done it yourself. In fact, earlier in this thread you jumped in on a conversation I was having with Phi. Take a look at the comment I made that you are so unhappy about. If it's true, take it to heart. If not, you can assume I am a dope and don't know what I'm talking about. No hard feelings. I've been mistaken before.