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In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
:clap: :clap: :hearts:
March 28, 2018 at 17:11
In: Evolution and Speciation  — view comment
I'm not talking about religious people in general, I'm talking about religious people who maintain that their religious beliefs have a scientific grou...
March 28, 2018 at 17:08
In: What Is Contemporary Right-Wing Politics?  — view comment
But Erik said: Whereas you called the Dems "far left" and say they have moved "very far" to the left socially. You're not saying the same thing at all...
March 28, 2018 at 16:40
In: Evolution and Speciation  — view comment
It's no more rigid or reductionist to ignore the talking-snake crowd than it is to ignore the flat-earth crowd when it comes to science. They have zer...
March 28, 2018 at 15:43
In: Evolution and Speciation  — view comment
Religionists of that level don't have anything useful to say about science nor are they worth trying to convince because their group identity is more ...
March 28, 2018 at 09:44
In: What makes you feel confident and empowered to be your most authentic self?  — view comment
Good question. Long photography walks and writing, including here. Nothing that makes me any money that's for sure.
March 28, 2018 at 08:37
In: Philosophical Jeopardy  — view comment
:up:
March 28, 2018 at 08:34
In: What Is Contemporary Right-Wing Politics?  — view comment
He's really losing it.
March 27, 2018 at 17:04
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
That podcast came up as a recommendation on my podcast app. I wasn't expecting all that much but it's actually pretty good. Listening to episode 124 n...
March 27, 2018 at 10:51
In: Philosophical Jeopardy  — view comment
This concept is Karl Popper's most famous contribution to the philosophy of science.
March 27, 2018 at 07:39
In: Philosophical Jeopardy  — view comment
Who is Martin Buber?
March 27, 2018 at 04:54
In: What Is Contemporary Right-Wing Politics?  — view comment
OK, we agree then. Apropros my last couple of posts, this is worth a read/listen. https://youarenotsosmart.com/2018/02/26/yanss-122-how-our-unchecked-...
March 26, 2018 at 15:51
In: What Is Contemporary Right-Wing Politics?  — view comment
So? If the result is the degradation of politics, polarization, and conflict, all the worse for democratization. It would be naive to think that feedi...
March 26, 2018 at 04:48
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I wasn't alluding to the French there (lest I become the subject of Gallic ire).
March 25, 2018 at 19:43
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Roger that. But damn they got nice watches, those frogs.
March 25, 2018 at 19:28
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
On gun control, Republicans have little choice but to say stuff like that. The NRA gives them ratings like they're a bunch of naughty schoolchildren. ...
March 25, 2018 at 19:20
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Well, I sent a PM to the poster and said he was welcome to post again without the blog and he responded positively but then he didn't. So far anyway. ...
March 25, 2018 at 18:46
In: Word of the day - Not to be mistaken for "Word de jour."  — view comment
Funny name for a lobster.
March 25, 2018 at 17:48
In: What Is Contemporary Right-Wing Politics?  — view comment
Even Johnny Rotten was a fan. "God save the queen We mean it man We love our queen God saves" Brings tears to the eye...
March 25, 2018 at 17:27
In: Help with a Question  — view comment
You're welcome.
March 25, 2018 at 17:19
In: What Is Contemporary Right-Wing Politics?  — view comment
I'd go more for "a murder of mad crows". There are plenty of sensible folks on the right out there, but sensible doesn't sell. It's not sexy enough, s...
March 25, 2018 at 17:02
In: Society of the Spectacle  — view comment
Haven't had a lot of time this weekend for this, but I did read a decent amount of the article, which is a fairly comprehensive critique of the aspect...
March 25, 2018 at 12:47
In: Philosophical Jeopardy  — view comment
Correct. :up:
March 24, 2018 at 20:01
In: Word of the day - Not to be mistaken for "Word de jour."  — view comment
:up: Didn't know that one. Perambulation. 1: travelling over or through especially on foot : traverse 2 : making an official inspection of (a boundary...
March 24, 2018 at 19:44
In: Philosophical Jeopardy  — view comment
This postmodern philosopher once said, "Disneyland exists in order to hide that it is the "real" country, all of "real" America that is Disneyland." (...
March 24, 2018 at 19:30
In: Philosophical Jeopardy  — view comment
What is Frege?
March 24, 2018 at 19:26
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Quillette is a mixed bag. The stuff on race is definitely a weak link.
March 24, 2018 at 17:42
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Sean Hannity is going to be soooo jealous.
March 24, 2018 at 13:24
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
You win. :party:
March 23, 2018 at 18:11
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Any Rand as a subject is not off limits though.
March 23, 2018 at 18:11
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Sorry, OPs with blog advertisements are subject to deletion. Don't answer them.
March 23, 2018 at 18:09
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=55xQu9eIPIA
March 23, 2018 at 15:53
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Honestly, I wouldnt be surprised. Anyway, feel free to ask stuff like this here in the Shoutbox, folks, but we don't need whole discussions on these i...
March 23, 2018 at 15:30
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Well, that was an option, but entire discussions are judged on their posts, so if the majority of posts are inconsequential, the discussion is likely ...
March 23, 2018 at 15:25
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Extended casual joking around can go here in the Shoutbox. We don't really want that spreading. It's fine where it is, and there shall it stay.
March 23, 2018 at 15:19
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Hm, you know this country well, eh...? What have you been up to?
March 22, 2018 at 20:43
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
It's cool. Just got to take a ride somewhere. Nobody's going to be looking over my shoulder.
March 22, 2018 at 20:41
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Meh, 8.
March 22, 2018 at 20:37
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I'm more afraid of my alarm clock to be honest. 3.30am and counting.
March 22, 2018 at 20:35
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fKdrzX1Y7Y All aboard the crazy train.
March 22, 2018 at 19:20
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Death to Hollywood! :fire: :fire: :death:
March 22, 2018 at 19:18
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
See what academia does to you, kids. Give it a miss.
March 22, 2018 at 19:05
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I'd rather just listen to them to be honest. Rather soporterrific. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3oCS85HvpY
March 22, 2018 at 19:03
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Lol. It's 2am here. I'm sure there's someone else living in a more appropriate time-zone that can help you out. :halo:
March 22, 2018 at 18:54
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I'd rather poop on parties if someone will pay me for that.
March 22, 2018 at 18:50
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Editing and proofreading journal articles.
March 22, 2018 at 18:49
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
You're reminding me of my day job now. Or most recent day job at least. That's not a good thing. :fire: :)
March 22, 2018 at 18:46
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
No.
March 22, 2018 at 18:43
In: Feature requests  — view comment
Yes, the lack of convenient access to historical comments is a major weakness of the set-up here.
March 22, 2018 at 16:48
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
With you on that; even with the ones I like, I usually regret watching. There's something horribly intrusive about movies that no amount of critical t...
March 22, 2018 at 16:17
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