iNow

That definition seems pretty arbitrary, tvp. I see no reason "power" have should anything whatsoever to do with a definition of racism. You can be the lowliest son of a bitch with no money, no friends, no nothing... and still be a racist if continue to judge people solely on the color of their skin and not the content of their character. Mooey is quite right, and she gave excellent supporting examples. Either way though, we should either start a new thread to hash this out or stop altogether (I'm fine with both), but this thread is not about definining the various bigotted "isms" we encounter in the world. It's about one man's bid for presidency and how stupid comments caught on tape from the leader of his church impact that bid.

It's made pretty straight forward here. I've pulled one tiny comment from many. Folks should launch the link and read the rest for themselves. http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=129 http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2005/05/tropical-glacier-retreat/

Shouldn't one first demonstrate the existence of a "life force" before they waste a whole lot of time and energy trying to describe it and where it comes from?

Lol... Go get some rest, gramps... you seem over emotional.

I see Bascule's post as pure parody, trying to illuminate how silly we all are for caring about such things... but, I could very well be mistaken.

He probably believed you already, but do you really think his hormones and his attraction to his girlfriend are going to be beaten by logic and pure information? I remember being 15. I never wanted to hang up that phone with the girls. He's got his whole life to sleep. I think a better solution would be to have his girlfriend sleep over.

Since you called me out specifically above, I will say that intention was not hard to understand. I cite the following: http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/showpost.php?p=397451&postcount=53 http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=31891 http://www.scienceforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=31786 It's not exactly like Physia is a first time poster who I'm railing against randomly because "I feel icky." I laugh at your suggestion, as I'm very open minded to abrasive ideas if they are presented intelligently and for the purpose of making things better. I've read his posts, and I have a good sense of what he means when he says: We're talking about someone running for the President of the United States of America and the best topic of conversation we can come up with is "are they muslim, are they black, or are they female?" It's absolutely disgraceful.

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Haha... Good response, mate. Now, I finally think all of us are on the same page. If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit.

And your point is?

I'm iNow. I chose my username because I live by the premise that all we have is the present, in which both past and future are contained. I studied psychology, but I am not about counseling. My strength was in the research, where I worked in 5 different labs prior to graduating, honing my skills and my ability to form questions. My first job was on a research project about smoking at the American Cancer Society. I then worked briefly for a pharmaceutical research firm doing phase 1 through 4 clinical trials, but I had a boss that rubbed me wrong and I told her off. Shortly after she fired me for my insolence, I began then working at my current company involved in various nanomanfacturing activities, from chips to thin films, and I've been involved in training for several years. I have a passion for learning, and I thrive on sharing that passion with others. The project I'm on now is one of 3 major corporate initiatives in my company, and the scope of my work is downright disconcerting, but I relish the challenge and the risk. I have a black belt in kung fu, where I am trained in 6 different weapons and 7 different animal systems, and a brown sash in tai chi. I've been skydiving twice, and I am an insulin dependent diabetic, and have been since I was diagnosed after going into a coma at the age of 10. I've taken care of myself and been independent since I was 17, and I have a good spirit, a kind heart, but a biting tongue and piercing rhetoric when it comes to people who lack integrity and academic responsibility. If you are honest and sincere with me, then you will earn my respect. It's simple really. I am open to change my mind in the face of contradictory information, but I attack with vigor and enjoyment bullshit arguments and regurgitated lies. Nice to meet you. Be well.

This is relevant to Barack Hussein Obama's bid to the United States presidency, how? Painters who use broad brushes miss the important details of the scene they wish to portray. Hardcore jews, agentchange? Please. You're smarter than that and you know it.

Aww... Please note that jryan's simply trying to move the goal posts. Instead of arguing the science, he's now attacking the policy. He can open a thread in Politics or General Discussion to go over how we respond, or even a post discussing the magnitude difference in human respiration versus industrial and transportational CO2 output... but, right now, his posts are really not much more than unsupported handwaving and I've never been accused of being a patient man. Btw... I still laugh at the n-dimensional filing system comment you made some months ago. I think it was at that point that I started seeing you as a human being and not one of the scores of denialist robots I've encountered frequenting science based fora. I hope the job and the family are well. I'm only a jerk to certain types. I often refer to them as liars and and sheep. The rest, I realize, are in this with me together, simply trying to learn and understand more before our respiration ceases indefinitely.

Well, your last comment shows me just where your mind truly is on this issue, but for those who choose to be part of a mature society, I share these links to address your first point. Is it perhaps his middle name which scares you, or have you just been lied to with an email smear campaign and simply chosen to believe it blindly and regurgitate it to others?

You can dislike me personally all you want... Your dislike of me will never support your suggestion that human contributions to atmospheric CO2 concentrations are not causing global average yearly temperatures to increase.

Hi smooth, When I read your statement, it seemed to suggest that there must be some "puppet master" behind the scenes putting everything in place. I concede that I may be misinterpreting you, but my primary point is that these "laws" we've been discussing are a fundamental and inherent part of the universe itself. I do not personally ascribe to the idea that there must be a "ruling authority," nor that this assumed "authority" would ever expect anything. Does this help to clarify my position? Anyway, it's nice to meet you, too. Be well.

Yeah, but would it be similar to the primacy and recency effect, or something different? I really am unsure. Maybe they'd choose the first one if they REALLY strongly agreed, as first seems to take dominance over second... I just dunno.

Here's a source which makes it pretty clear for the non-expert: http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/quantumzone/photoelectric.html

Don't worry too much about it, antimatter. We've all done it from time to time ourselves. I think darkshade really doesn't know what year it is, and he was asking a serious question.

You're close, but IIRC it's more that temperature is a property of matter itself, and as you mentioned a vacuum is without matter. These points taken together imply that the concept of temperature is meaningless when matter is not present... it does not follow that a vacuum is "zero K." Additionally, a perfect vacuum is not exactly common.

A vacuum [math]\ne[/math] 0 kelvin.

Okay... I give up. You really just don't get it.

I seriously question the validity of this starting premise, and hence any conclusions rooted in it.

Yeah... That's about how I thought you'd respond...

I can't deny that. That sounds dirty. EDIT: Part of me was a bit curious how many people would choose the first versus the second option since they presented the same choice.