Nero Higher Spirit
12 Nov 09 - 02:28
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12 Nov 09 - 16:47
The catch being, of course, that they're distributing a century-and-a-half-old book on evolution with their own long introduction biasing the reader by stating it's all bollocks. It's quite a clever move, because quite a lot of On the Origin of Species is inaccurate or plain wrong, and it certainly doesn't take into account the vast wealth of evidence we now have available to us. It was written before we knew about genetics and on the basis of a very small set of evidence.
It is, of course, still extremely perceptive and generally good science on the evidence he had available, but it's a hell of a lot easier to rebut than a modern discussion of evolution because of its age.
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FuzzyLobster Marid
14 Nov 09 - 20:46
Bah, it'll be pointless. No one reads book introductions, at least not 50-page ones. I agree with the "easier to attack Darwin" thing, though the way they're doing it seems kinda stupid.
Also, the whole Creationism vs. Evolution debate is a little weird to me, especially the whole "what should be taught in schools" bit because, over here, there's like 5 different courses that have an evolution component. Yes I get how it works, now stop teaching it to me over and over and over again
On another note: WATER ON THE MOON! YEAH!
Damn. Just saw the thread about it.
*facepalm*![]()
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Also, the whole Creationism vs. Evolution debate is a little weird to me, especially the whole "what should be taught in schools" bit because, over here, there's like 5 different courses that have an evolution component. Yes I get how it works, now stop teaching it to me over and over and over again
On another note: WATER ON THE MOON! YEAH!
Damn. Just saw the thread about it.
*facepalm*
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rubberchickenben Marid
14 Nov 09 - 22:26
In other news: I have a wave invite :P :P :P
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15 Nov 09 - 01:05
I've had a Wave account for a couple of weeks.
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nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
15 Nov 09 - 09:16
*Sigh*. Water being present on moon was already confirmed before.FuzzyLobster wrote:On another note: WATER ON THE MOON! YEAH!
Damn. Just saw the thread about it.
*facepalm*
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15 Nov 09 - 10:33
The important point about this discovery is that it tells us how much water is on the Moon, rather than just that it's present.nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:*Sigh*. Water being present on moon was already confirmed before.
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rubberchickenben Marid
16 Nov 09 - 01:04
Sigh. Everyone got it before meSentynel wrote:I've had a Wave account for a couple of weeks.
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Nero Higher Spirit
16 Nov 09 - 23:35
nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
17 Nov 09 - 12:41
Yikes! Horrible word.
Got this from the same site. Guy has got good humour. :D
Got this from the same site. Guy has got good humour. :D
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
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17 Nov 09 - 14:20
Ahaha, priceless.nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:Yikes! Horrible word.
Got this from the same site. Guy has got good humour. :D
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Apollo Marid
18 Nov 09 - 03:43
Be jealous, for we have the Neckline Slimmer!
And Unfriend is a plusgood word.
And Unfriend is a plusgood word.
FuzzyLobster Marid
18 Nov 09 - 11:52
*dies laughing*wrote:Page 188: " ... what people don't know is I was really distracted during that interview. Katie Couric is so tiny and she moves like a wasp. She also has a scary smile, like her gums are a second row of teeth. Her blazer that day puffed up, like it was hiding wings. So when she started badgering me about newspapers and magazines, I didn't hear her question. I was just thinking, `Please, Jesus, don't let this flying monkey take me to San Francisco.'"
Unfriend? Seriously?
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24 Nov 09 - 21:16
nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
30 Nov 09 - 14:21
This definitely shouldn't come here, but I am too lazy to see if we already have a topic for animation.
Click play.
Click play.
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Nero Higher Spirit
18 Dec 09 - 23:21
Dansariki Higher Spirit
19 Dec 09 - 09:12
Holy cabbage.
Literally.
Kind of.
Dude, that kid'll have a majorly embarrassing story to tell, if he ever does.
Or his mom will use it as his Gf's first story :P
Literally.
Kind of.
Dude, that kid'll have a majorly embarrassing story to tell, if he ever does.
Or his mom will use it as his Gf's first story :P
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nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
19 Dec 09 - 12:29
That is definitely weird. I mean, shouldn't a woman know if she is pregnant?
Okay, possibly this case was just um, complicated.
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FuzzyLobster Marid
20 Dec 09 - 04:17
Happens sometimes, believe it or not. One interesting story I saw on a medical show once:
A person came into the ER complaining of abdominal pains. The doctors were a little unsure about how to go about figuring out what was going on because: They weren't sure if said person was a man or a woman, and were embarrased to ask.
Eventually they realized that not only was the patient a woman, but that she was pregnant without knowing it. The pains were labour pains.
*facepalm*![]()
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A person came into the ER complaining of abdominal pains. The doctors were a little unsure about how to go about figuring out what was going on because: They weren't sure if said person was a man or a woman, and were embarrased to ask.
Eventually they realized that not only was the patient a woman, but that she was pregnant without knowing it. The pains were labour pains.
*facepalm*
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Nero Higher Spirit
20 Dec 09 - 13:57
Um...how could they not know if she was a woman?FuzzyLobster wrote:Happens sometimes, believe it or not. One interesting story I saw on a medical show once:
A person came into the ER complaining of abdominal pains. The doctors were a little unsure about how to go about figuring out what was going on because: They weren't sure if said person was a man or a woman, and were embarrased to ask.
Eventually they realized that not only was the patient a woman, but that she was pregnant without knowing it. The pains were labour pains.
*facepalm*
Even so, couldn't they have...checked?