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by charliesharding 8y ago
I thought the same thing until I got to this part: "Based on white and black U.S.-born adults ... Asians and Hispanics, who would make Americans appear even shorter, are excluded to better illuminate how the U.S. compares to Western Eu
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by charliesharding 8y ago
Clicking to confirm made me laugh uncontrollably in a quiet office. It is indeed an article about caviar prices
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The way in which public considers science today is much more analogous to the way the public considered religion during the time of Galileo. Think of the way people are castigated for not believing in scientific "truths". I see si
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But he's not just nice.. He's pretty, played in a band, and is exceptionally good at hand waving. In debate he masterfully dodges substantive discussion in favor of vast, inclusive, amorphous nicety rhetoric. Unfortunately however
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I know! It's ridiculous. I can't believe people still don't understand how many people will die in agony in {{ world.timeleft }}. The only solution is to wave our arms harder and faster above our heads to try and start a conv
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by charliesharding 8y ago
What do you think the breakdown of applicants by gender is for these roles? Are you suggesting that females should be forced into occupations they don't voluntarily choose? The countries that have the most egalitarian societies show di
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by charliesharding 8y ago
1 - Ok, so abolish the free market worldwide? Not sure what you're suggesting. Removing incentive structures and high taxation does cause the wealthy to leave. It's happening in the U.K. right now. Who does this hurt? Everyone but
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by charliesharding 8y ago
Are you saying that the scientific method cannot be applied to economics? :O While qualitative analysis can be considered empirical, it's not something often seen when money is concerned and the stakes are high. Most often you will see
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by charliesharding 8y ago
1 - Yes, numbers are high but by your own source, you can see the rate has not been increasing since 1980. 2 - Hand waving about income inequality is fine, it's an issue.. but what do you think should be done about it? Tax the rich jus
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by charliesharding 8y ago
I agree but I understand where they were coming from. It's easy to point out flaws in any system and it's something I'm seeing more and more in politics and religion. People are willing to throw the baby out with the bathwate
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by charliesharding 8y ago
You're totally right, there are issues. However, I think the current system is better than the alternatives I've heard. I would never claim that it's perfect and I'm always open to slow, small tweaks over time. The stake
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Better not to have an economy than to have a flawed economy
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Making a strawman by quoting directly from the article where the author was criticizing traditional economists for relying on quantitative analysis as prescribed by the scientific method?
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"Yet too many economists believe their quantitative tools and theoretical lenses are the only ones that count as “scientific,” leading them to dismiss disciplines that rely more on qualitative analysis and verbal theorizing" Sorry
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This site made my morning. Wow such incredible technology! Machines are learning too much
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I think the argument for belief in God from a scientific standpoint is very possible. Science is done because we don't fully understand the world. Therefore, scientists must be humble, and open to the idea that current science paradigm
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by charliesharding 8y ago
I recently started going to church again and I've been enjoying it. While I still have issues with it (as do many who go), I think mainstream culture has thrown out the baby with the bathwater when it comes to religion as it does provi
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I know it was just posted but 0 reviews and it being able to "read and change all your data on websites you visit" is a bit much
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by charliesharding 8y ago
Put the pitchforks away, folks. I know the "ackshually" impulse is strong, but how likely is it that the one sentence wikipedia summary is a full, accurate representation of the authors complete thoughts on each job type? Interest
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I'm glad people like you exist here on HN. I'm shocked that this kind of simple reasoning is somehow rejected by otherwise rational people these days..
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> Who is suggesting that the solution is to restrict speech? Look at the comments, you'll see that people are more than willing to take it upon themselves to ostracize independent thinkers and skeptics. Look at the article and how i
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by charliesharding 8y ago
Better science? Better to whom? Better based off of what criteria? While I admire your bravery for supporting popular opinion, I think we could all benefit from being more open minded
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If their assertions fall apart under scrutiny then that is a misplaced fear because nobody will take it seriously. If not, and other researchers can back it up - then you don't have to be afraid of an existential threat! win-win Being
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by charliesharding 8y ago
What is there to be afraid of? Put it out there so it is open to criticism. Why suppress it? Think of it through the lens of emergence, or the shotgun effect.. The more competing, different theories that are out there, the more likely that
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by charliesharding 8y ago
As someone who has studied science extensively (geology, geochemistry, microbiology) there is nothing wrong with this and I find it refreshing. There is no such thing as "settled science" and whenever you see that phrase you shou
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by charliesharding 8y ago
> I find that games are incredibly easy nowadays, there is little "effort" to actually reward. While I agree with the general comment, this part made me laugh a little. Games (and TV/movies) are designed to cheat your brai
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Safety practices for people going into space? Honestly.. Pretty sure people going out of the atmosphere, inches away from an instant, unimaginable death are aware that it's not exactly safe. The company obviously has a huge vested inte
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It has nothing to do with borderline clickbait - I know people sure didn't click on this link for the faint hope of a fanciful world of hunched over creatures shuffling around doing Goblin things. So yeah, now that we know that definit