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by epups 4y ago
>> pretending any of the aforementioned religions are on the stage of forced conversion is laughable You literally said: > there is no contradiction between aiming to be unifying, and believing this greater goal justifies bloodshed
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by epups 4y ago
> Faith-based thinking seems to be a core part of the human experience. Weird how me and hundreds of millions of people can do without it then. I have no idea what you meant about clairvoyance.
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by epups 4y ago
I asked for a specific argument that the parent felt Dawkins made that was sufficiently rebutted by theologians. They replied with a generic list of Christian apologetics. You're welcome to contribute to the debate if you have a specif
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by epups 4y ago
Sorry but you're dodging the question here. You said "the attacks he chose were effectively fended off hundreds or in some cases thousands of years ago by theology and apologetics". Which specific arguments are you referring
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by epups 4y ago
There's nothing ambiguous about my statement, which is factual.
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by epups 4y ago
I would like you to point out a specific argument that Dawkins used and you feel has been debunked or proven wrong by theologians.
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by epups 4y ago
Let's assume there's no God, and Dawkins is merely pointing out that fact without offering an alternative. Then he's speaking the truth, and to me that's more important than any religion. Let's not even get into the
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by epups 4y ago
Ok, so they want to unify the world by killing everyone who disagrees. And you seem to believe that "humanists" (meaning atheists I presume) believe the same thing. I hope I didn't get your argument right. In case I did, the
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by epups 4y ago
> the attacks he chose were effectively fended off hundreds or in some cases thousands of years ago by theology and apologetics. It's not just that the refutations are old, it's that they're old and convincing Could you pr
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by epups 4y ago
Sorry but you're just grasping at straws here. There are valid criticisms of the gene-centric perspective but things like introns and epigenetics have nothing to do with it. A few hours ago you were saying something completely wrong ab
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by epups 4y ago
> Most people don't look to religion for scientific answers but for community, a scaffolding to build their lives around, and for relief from existential dread. I don't think this is true at all, particularly when you consider
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by epups 4y ago
> * those religions actually try to track scientific truths, adapt to them and teach them They do to a minimal extent. They still profess belief in revelation and miracles, to name just two things that are completely orthogonal to the sc
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by epups 4y ago
Can you point to a couple of examples?
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by epups 4y ago
The problem is that the future is uncertain, and price is guided by feelings and impressions. People think Tesla is a great company for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with math. They trust Elon Musk, they think Tesla has a tec
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by epups 4y ago
I can't find information about this field on Google. Can you point me to a reference that contradicts any of what I said?
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by epups 4y ago
Ok, then you use your math to buy stocks and I'll use my definition, which is the one accepted by everyone else. I'll gladly be here with the idiots making bank, buying my overpriced index funds while you wait for them to return t
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by epups 4y ago
You can play Doom on your phone as well. That's not an argument that it is a suitable media for FPS.
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by epups 4y ago
The price of something is what people are willing to pay for it. Those formulas that you use to conclude their value is speculative are prescriptive and mostly antiquated. It is almost impossible to separate "real" from speculativ
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by epups 4y ago
I would argue you cannot port any RTS game, not just Starcraft. Mouse and keyboard are not a constraint, they are excellent for RTS, which is why the genre is also not so strong in consoles.
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Controls essentially define game design.
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by epups 4y ago
Ok but you're losing complexity, and still need accuracy in that case. I think your suggestion would work for a turn-based game, I just don't think mobile is a good media for RTS.
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by epups 4y ago
Depends on the scope of the audit. In most cases that's precisely what they do, make sure the numbers add up, and we do need that.
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by epups 4y ago
What is "skin in the game" in this context?
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by epups 4y ago
I don't get it. Do you think auditors and consultants that screw up on their job should be prosecuted?
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by epups 4y ago
Sounds perfect. Can you point me to a specific tool or framework?
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by epups 4y ago
Excellent article. I wonder if anybody knows of automated tests for colorblindness compatibility? Something that could check pallettes and give out suggestions for making things more accessible.
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by epups 4y ago
At least in my feed, Substack authors are a major drive of content and engagement. Even the guys who did the Twitter files all monetize through Substack. This looks like another shot in the foot from Musk.
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by epups 4y ago
There were many kinds of jobs discussed in the article. And I think the defeatist sentiment in the parent did not come from a person working on a minimum wage job.
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People didn't work so hard before because they felt like they earned a fair share - has this ever been the case before? They did it out of necessity, cultural expectations and personal fulfillment. The first two factors have changed a
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by epups 4y ago
There are many academic definitions of AI, and I would bet ChatGPT would fit 90%+ of them. People get confused because they associate language with intelligence, or maybe they are just not technically literate. I don't think we should

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