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by ambler0 15y ago
This discussion seems to ignore purely rhythmic music.
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by ambler0 15y ago
I think your comparison to arguments about religion is apt. Many of the opponents to Kurzweil's ideas remind me of those whose opposition to the possibility of a godless universe amounts to, "I can't imagine it, so I don't believe it."
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by ambler0 15y ago
"Some of his links are interesting but for the most part they're either criticising one extreme or showering praise on the other." I tend to agree, but I don't think this particular piece is an example of that. It frustrates me that the HN
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by ambler0 15y ago
http://www.aclu.org/drug-law-reform-immigrants-rights-racial... http://flexyourrights.org/
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by ambler0 15y ago
When I said that what I did was unwarranted, that was me saying I was wrong. I don't know how much more prostrate you want me to be.
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by ambler0 15y ago
I had totally forgotten that I had put "research" in scare quotes. You're right: it turned out to be unwarranted. That having been said, I think you misunderstand me. I'm quite eager to learn from people who don't share my beliefs; it's the
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by ambler0 15y ago
I disagree with your logic here. To my mind, there are many sources that are absolutely not worth wasting any time on who may nevertheless say true things from time to time. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a source that tells only l
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by ambler0 15y ago
I didn't suggest an outright fabrication. No need to restate here all of the cliches about how statistics can be manipulated. My only suggestion was that the Heritage Foundation are an absolutely worthless source. If you've provided a bette
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by ambler0 15y ago
Unfortunately, grammar captchas like this would keep out a lot of second language learners as well.
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by ambler0 15y ago
You do realize that the "research" you cite comes from an ultra-rightwing think tank, right? They have a longstanding agenda of trying to make people believe that poverty doesn't exist in America.