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601.
by thsksbd 3y ago
You're a biblical scholar who has not heard of the claims of miracles through Moses, Jesus, his disciples and the saints? I thought you merely rejected them as misinformation, not that you ignored the very claims.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
You're comparing an island with millions of people to Andorra? Except for Luxembourg a few hundred guys could besiege all of the states listed above. Ten thousand would suffice for Luxembourg. As it stands no one is really sure if
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by thsksbd 3y ago
An entry on wikipedia (great source, btw) doesn't make something real.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
So break up these large industries. But don't you dare silence me.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Stochastic terrorism isn't a thing except a a cudgel to silence critics of established power.
606.
by thsksbd 3y ago
A bit paternalistic, no? How do you feel about literacy tests for voting? Presumably you're all in.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
You consider God unsubstantiated because you reject the signs and miracles of the Abrahamic God, like I reject the signs and miracle of Hinduism. That hardly means Abraham's God (or Vishnu) doesn't exist or the Bible is misinforma
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Pretty much. The OP could, with some charity, be considered crudely restating the teachings of second century Church Fathers [1]. Or it could be an ignorant [2] whole cloth rejection of the Bible as fantastical as if it were Narnia. What d
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Never mind the Bible is a fairly (very) accurate historical record of the history of the Israelites post Judges. Since you're clearly a biblical scholar: What part of the Bible is misinformation? What is your definition of misinformati
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Pretty much. I'll get ravaged for pointing this out, but Hunter Biden's laptop and Joes corruption in Ukraine were Russian misinformation until last year. Now the NYT admits the laptop is real and is slowly admitting that Burisma
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Censorship and more broad support for surveillance are the only two aspects of HN that i feel has changed since 2011 when I first discovered it.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Let me be the judge and deal with the flooding, thank you very much.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Lets add San Marino, Monaco and the Vatican for good measure. All those states have very specific historical reasons why they dodged unification with their surrounding countries. The most surreal being Monaco's sovereignty saved by Gra
614.
by thsksbd 3y ago
Honestly? On the remotely unlikely event that I have an opportunity to switch on the high idle switch if some extinction folks block the road on the way back from soccer practice two miles away.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
No. A only a reasoned argument counts for anything, no matter how many. Everything else is auguring.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
When normalized for talent, the premium is quickly diminishing and is closed for many fields of study.
617.
by thsksbd 3y ago
As if what's going to happen depends on the ensemble average of predictors. Tell me why the lone economist predicts that there will be (and there will) an economic crash not how many
618.
by thsksbd 3y ago
Indeed, the vast majority of restaurants are filthy, terrible over priced eateries where you are gambling your health. Especially after covid.
619.
by thsksbd 3y ago
What do you mean by "ceramic"? Anyway, its the enamel that worries me.
620.
by thsksbd 3y ago
Really? We tried that about five years ago and they were very expensive (about 70% the price of getting new glassware) Where did you buy them? Were they name brand?
621.
by thsksbd 3y ago
And the lids are expensive
622.
by thsksbd 3y ago
"if you score discarded gear from your workplace, then exfiltrate it immediately, to avoid awkwardness." 100%
623.
by thsksbd 3y ago
You can instal a transmission cooler if you live in that region.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Agreed, only in America; and thank goodness for that. I literally stopped at the Ford dealer today; there, I told the sales lady trying to sell me on the F150 that, for a few more thousand dollars, I prefer the F250 because I don't wan
625.
by thsksbd 3y ago
"Your car engine can typically deliver 150 horse power to the wheels, but after 6 seconds of that you are at freeway speeds and then your engine is only delivering about 25 horsepower." Unless you're in Colorado doing 80 mph,
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by thsksbd 3y ago
"Experience, Theory and Experiment" from 1955 as found in "An Idiot's Fugitive Essay on Science" by Truesdell. Bloody brilliant. 70 years ago he foresaw the problems of modern science.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
He nailed it for computers
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Lack of reproducibility results for one.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Im about to jump in the shower, son cant go inti detail. Just that the best theories in physics, our best foundations, were not made by an incremental tic-toc theory-experiment cycle. There were bursts of genius that eventually got proven.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
It wasn't a hit on evolution, I specifically stated that it is as true as anything lacking a mathematical proof can be. And yes, I know about little bugs changing color and bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics. But, strictly spea

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