holyOrIonsBelt

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by holyOrIonsBelt 10y ago
The title is inferring that in modern society, the more successful are those who are kind instead of those who are ostensibly (like, say, a pro athlete) faster/stronger/more dexterous. In other words, if you socialize better, you&
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by holyOrIonsBelt 10y ago
I think the thread has gotten way off topic. The article is about kindness, not altruism. Kindness is, in my experience, doing something that makes someone else feel good, regardless of how it makes you feel. You do something, in kind, as i
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by holyOrIonsBelt 10y ago
The title does not infer contrast between fitness and kindness, it infers that (were one to write a fitness function that was made up of a conglomerate of every human personality trait) kindness is the prime mover in what separates the fitt
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by holyOrIonsBelt 10y ago
I have to respectfully disagree. The poster above you is not saying that they don't verify, they say they verify through different means. They are saying, in my opinion, that it is important to step away from the S.O.P. because by doin
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by holyOrIonsBelt 10y ago
First: The U.S. is a republic. Second: Your idealism is compelling, yet you overstate the facilities available to the common citizen. Third: Pointing the finger at 'Americans' and saying 'Why don't you quit fighting so m
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by holyOrIonsBelt 10y ago
I think you've hit the nail on the head. It's not so much an issue of quality as it is brand recognition. I went to a top 20 State school, that is to say top 20 among State schools, and while, to me (if I can say so without soundi
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by holyOrIonsBelt 10y ago
You are arguing for and against the same logic, but defending one level of abstraction as good and another as poor. Functions that you define take parametrized input and use predefined logical constructs and produce some output. Self-healin
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by holyOrIonsBelt 10y ago
The cow also walks to the water, the wheat, not so much. Plus, milk. Does wheat produce a sugar laden liquid that can be replenished by the cow every few days that is macrobiotic as all get out? And yes, I know about beer.