splawn

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by splawn 10y ago
ahh ok, gotcha... we are in complete agreement. EDIT: (I am a perfect example) :D
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by splawn 10y ago
Critical thinking is orthogonal to intelligence, imo. Which is why I think it should be taught with the same importance as reading and math. Perhaps it is a tautology, but as far as I know its the ONLY thing that could save you from a cleve
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by splawn 10y ago
<But it isn't Re-read the comment you responded to. I agreed with you. What is it that you think I am claiming? My only claim (admittedly that I am aware of) is that fake news would have a harder time having impact in a climate whe
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by splawn 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases EDIT: I had assumed this is what we were talking about, excuse my own biases, lol :D
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by splawn 10y ago
I think we are talking about different levels of critical thinking. There is simple reading comprehension as in "I understand the argument you are making" but then there is also a higher version as in "I understand the argume
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by splawn 10y ago
>Critical thinking is not a shield against your own bias. You are correct, it is not, but at least it acknowledges that biases are there. Most people don't even know what personal biases are to begin with.
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by splawn 10y ago
Thats a pretty good point. As far as I know critical thinking is our only "weapon" against propaganda, so I hope you are wrong.
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by splawn 10y ago
This is always going to be a problem unless critical thinking becomes a skill that everyone accepts as fundamental as reading and math.
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by splawn 10y ago
While this response seems 100% reasonable, I don't see how this it is any more effective in the face of "Climate change is a Chinese hoax" level absurdity. At this point with deniers it is religion so reason is out the door r
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by splawn 10y ago
Yes, actually that is what you are doing. Natural selection is that simple. I think you are confused by the fact that sometimes the goals of "health" and "passing on genes" overlap. However "passing on genes&quo
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by splawn 10y ago
Ok, I now see how you were using the word "evolution". For some reason the fact that you were addressing the "natural fallacy camp" made me think you were talking about human evolution and its role in our eating habits,
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by splawn 10y ago
Evolution is not an optimizer for health. It is an optimizer for breeding and nothing more. The only optimizer for health that I know of is medical science. EDIT: Also I think the term we should actually be using is "Natural Selection&
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by splawn 10y ago
I came here to say "Brogue". It was just an easy one to get into. Its pretty for a roguelike too.
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by splawn 10y ago
You forgot the link: http://boardgamegeek.com
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by splawn 10y ago
Here is what my comment is based on. (I should have included this with my comment... I deserved the downvotes for not) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/when-it-comes-to-s...
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by splawn 10y ago
this comment sums up what is wrong with the unregulated supplement industry... "recommended dosage" of what? You can sweep the dust off your floor put it in a pill and sell it as an "immunity booster".
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by splawn 10y ago
While as a joke I like your comment... I think what you suggest is a terrible idea. How about we just use whatever the best proven medicine is for whatever the issue is and leave ritual voodoo witch doctor stuff in history where it belongs.
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by splawn 10y ago
How did this get past all the safety testing? Oh wait.. thats right.. It says "supplements" which means its not regulated so that testing is required. Enjoy the liver injuries!
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by splawn 10y ago
Go ahead and link to those blogs... otherwise it sort of sounds like you are just making baseless assertions. My experiences seem to be the exact opposite of yours. I wonder if its a regional thing? I am in the south. "racist", &q
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by splawn 10y ago
Whats even more funny is that astronaut ice cream was never actually used by astronauts. It always has only been sold in the mentioned science stores. However I love the stuff, although I am probably not in my right mind. I have been skepti
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by splawn 10y ago
>And just by that you became what you claim to be against. Are you claiming that pointing out bigotry is in it's self an act of bigotry? Im asking because that is how I read that, and I don't want to accidentally create straw-m
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by splawn 10y ago
...but is it reeeeally "freedom" if I am not free to attack others because they said something I didn't like? (Yes...Im being facetious... discussions centered around "freedom" are meaningless because of how subject
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by splawn 10y ago
The owner of Hobby Lobby does own that museum and they were under investigation over stolen artifacts. I never heard about the end result of that investigation though... I didn't spend a lot of time looking, but I didn't see anyth
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by splawn 10y ago
More than what? Anyone that clicks on your link will see that the paper doesn't compare organic farming to any other type of farming. It just says that organic farming can be a "full-time activity"..... yay? Edit: words
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by splawn 10y ago
That study shows that organic farmers make money, not that organic farming can keep up with world demand on food. So Im not sure that this demonstrates that GP was "highly incorrect".
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by splawn 10y ago
It doesn't inspire much confidence that the pushers of Organic food are huge conglomerates that push people into buying needlessly expensive food.
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by splawn 10y ago
None of the reasons listed in the article are backed with published science.
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by splawn 10y ago
That doesn't sound the like opposite position of BLM to me. That sounds more like a simplistic caricature of BLM's central premise. Did you misunderstand my question? (or I might be simply confused on some other level... wouldn&#
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by splawn 10y ago
What exactly is the opposite argument to BLM? That the statistical racial disparity in police shootings is justified and is as it should be?
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by splawn 10y ago
If we hypothetically took you and kept you identical,same worldview,same education, same income, everything the same.....except we made your skin black. Congratulations! You are now 4 times more likely to leave a police encounter dead! and

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