Everything posted by zapatos
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Consumer law: responsibility for goods lost in transit
I'm having a hard time finding info on this but I suspect that Amazon is simply moving the risk (via contract) from Amazon and you, to the carrier and you. Contracts are generally used to determine who carries the risk of loss.
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Could the Internet become self aware?
Because it is unlikely to taste good without substantial exposure to it. Many people who like the taste of coffee, whiskey, raw oysters, anchovies and Vegemite didn't appreciate the flavor at first.
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Could the Internet become self aware?
No, it mean that we like it.
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
I fail to see where I am guilty of misogyny ("dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women"). As that is a charge I don't take too kindly too, I'd appreciate it if you would cite specific comments I've made to support your charge. I also believe trans women need a place to compete. I think I've been advocating for that all along. I also don't want to be unfair to cis-women. I think I've been advocating for that all along. Physiology will always be a determining factor, in all sports, whether transgendered people compete or not. Training, effort and better physiology will always win out over training, effort and worse physiology. Good line to use for effect, but unless you can explain how transgender women competing in sports will result in a situation we had 100 years ago you are just playing to people's emotions. https://www.ncpedia.org/sports/golden-age-sports
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
LOL! That's pretty funny coming from you. 😂
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
Pull facts out of your ass much?
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
So where is the revenue information? You completely failed to support your assertion that the NCAA mens teams that generate lesser revenues were't at that tournament. Care to try again?
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
I imagine that at some level profit will always be a factor. And while the primary reason men and women are segregated today is due to physical differences, there are some women who are making inroads into traditional men-only sports. I watched a woman compete in men's NCAA football for the first time this past season. That was surprisingly exciting even though she didn't do much.
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
Great citation. You're on top of your game tonight.
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
Citation?
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
You'd lose that bet. They were shared facilities. All the men's teams shared the same facilities. All the women's teams shared the same facilities.
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
The NCAA is full of publicly funded schools, not private investors. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/03/ncaa-tournament-womens-weight-room-unequal-access Suggesting women need to wear smaller shorts is misogynistic whether there is private or public funding. I think the first time I see you support a minority I'm going to set off some fireworks.
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
I played soccer on a co-ed team, and I wouldn't say the policies have changed all that much. Did you happen to follow the controversy surrounding the accommodations for men's NCAA basketball vs that of the women? It was embarrassing. Brazil has long had a great women's soccer team and arguably the best woman player in the world, yet the funding for the women is minuscule. One of the men in charge of the men's league suggested the women needed to wear smaller shorts. The misogyny has not gone away.
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
Yes, they did that too. Women were not allowed to study science and instead were taught to cook and sew in school.
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Segregation in sports (Split from Transgender athletes)
No. It was 'sex-segregated' due to misogyny. Women and girls were considered unfit for sports that might kill them. Later on it was not considered a good use of resources to fund women's sports. Ever hear the term "you throw like a girl"?
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Transgender athletes
Another universal given.
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Transgender athletes
Because you would not answer me directly, twice, so I did my best to interpret what you were saying.
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Transgender athletes
I'll take that as a 'no'.
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Transgender athletes
There are a number of ways cis-genders can work the current system. Do you think one group is a bigger risk than the other?
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Transgender athletes
Is the potential cheating by transgenders any more troubling than potential cheating by cis-genders? For instance, will it be easier do you think?
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Transgender athletes
Do you believe that since there are people who will cheat, that justifies not allowing transgender women to compete? If not I'm unsure of the significance of pointing out that people can and will cheat. That is a universal given.
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Military history/history
Certainly we were not going to stop all bombing though. If we had not dropped the two bombs we would have continued killing people other ways even though peace may have been near. The atomic bombs were just another tool the Americans had.
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Military history/history
I've never really understood the special place reserved for nuclear weapons in WWII wrt 'morality'. Death is death, and the atomic bomb was no more indiscriminate than fire bombing. As long as the war was still raging I feel the Americans were basically obligated to use the weapons at their disposal.
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Could the Internet become self aware?
Based on your definition people with locked-in syndrome, sleeping people, and some people with mental disorders are not aware. On the other hand, a mouse trap, a door bell, and my television set are all aware.
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If highly advanced civilization were found to exist other than the solar system what would its effect be on humanity?
Two goalposts moved and not a hint of recognition that your assertion may have been a bit over the top. Or was it one goalpost and one read herring. Sometimes I'm not sure. Thank you but I don't think I'm going to chase you around this field. Given your track record on knowing what is going on in the church I think I'm going to take this with a grain of salt.