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A Russian with a lisp would turn his r's into w's, and h's into g's. Can't help thinking there's a sketch in that - hilarious, but only to a very sele...
January 25, 2022 at 15:15
With regard to advancing the politically correct agenda, it's both energetic and angry. Did anyone here see what happened to J.K. Rowling - for postin...
January 25, 2022 at 15:01
It is a string of words. Thank you for the welcome...such as it is!
January 25, 2022 at 14:37
Russia is intending to hold naval drills off the coast of Ireland in about 1 month's time. Amazing opportunity. The bulk of the Russian navy gathered ...
January 25, 2022 at 14:18
The 1634 trial of Galileo was pivotal in the relationship of Western civilisation to science. By finding Galileo 'greiviously suspect of heresy' the C...
January 25, 2022 at 14:01
I'm baaaaack! New computer - same bad attitude! So, what's happened in the world of philosophy while I've been away? Anything? Nothing? Sitting back o...
January 25, 2022 at 13:37
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You and I are very much of the same mind; but I still think you need to let it go. Harbouring resentment over the conduct of the 2016 referendum - to ...
July 01, 2021 at 11:05
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That's some cold consolation! The EU was the ideal vehicle for tackling climate change. They had the ability to coordinate the policies of 28 nation s...
July 01, 2021 at 10:42
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Move on to what? A bonfire of red tape - to undercut the EU, and further exclude British business from the second largest free market in the world? So...
July 01, 2021 at 10:06
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I knew Cameron was a brexiteer. You only have to examine his political history - and it's completely obvious that he should never have been the spokes...
July 01, 2021 at 09:49
Artificial selection indicates sexual selection where the reproductive choices are made by man rather than the pigeon, or the sheep. So artificial sel...
February 12, 2019 at 07:25
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Let's find out. I've reported your posts as off topic. This topic doesn't need witless trolling. It's too serious. Please stop it.
February 11, 2019 at 23:37
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Perhaps there are chat forums you could use instead of trolling a philosophy forum with your inappropriately inane line of, what I presume aspires to ...
February 11, 2019 at 23:23
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I do admire your ability to address a really serious issue like brexit; something I maintain will permanently disable our ability to address global sc...
February 11, 2019 at 23:10
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Just seen this tweet: Petition: 'Scroungers' Cameron should not be receiving a final salary pension after costing this country untold billions with a ...
February 11, 2019 at 11:20
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The evidence showing Cameron was a brexiteer is overwhelming; and I can only assume there's a Public Interest Immunity Certificate in place to gag the...
February 11, 2019 at 11:14
Then I'll simply thank you for your unsubstantiated opinion.
February 11, 2019 at 10:47
If you think so, post the appropriate passage so everyone can see what you mean.
February 11, 2019 at 10:19
Close, but no cigar! You have all the right notes here - they're just not quite in the right order. Natural selection is a term that distinguishes sel...
February 11, 2019 at 09:40
You're a naturalist? How so? Do you walk around naked?
February 10, 2019 at 13:15
The argument in your first paragraph can be boiled down to three words: "ought from is." It is an idea proposed by David Hume (1711-76) "In every syst...
February 10, 2019 at 09:02
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Brexit has given me a new appreciation of what Marx meant by class consciousness. Not working class consciousness - obviously, not even the Labour Par...
February 10, 2019 at 08:02
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There's a social scientist called Levi Strauss. He's a structuralist - and while he talks about ape and human societies, he similarly describes vertic...
February 10, 2019 at 00:08
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There's a social scientist called Levi Strauss. He's a structuralist - and while he talks about ape and human societies, he similarly describes vertic...
February 10, 2019 at 00:04
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Interesting hypothesis, but I think it's flawed, in that - there's a natural individual interest in academia and science in upsetting the applecart of...
February 09, 2019 at 23:53
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Great, well, that so, I'm assuming you agree with everything I've said, and can't think of anything to add or question.
February 09, 2019 at 22:55
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I'm kinda disappointed to get your post. Are we chatting now? Sharing funny youtube clips? Are you and I - like, girlfriends?
February 09, 2019 at 22:31
With regard to scientific method and epistemology - any scientist will affirm, that all scientific conclusions are held to be provisional in lieu of f...
February 09, 2019 at 14:54
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Just to be clear, those are the government's words, not mine. I would point out the assumption that people voted for reasons related solely to the pro...
February 08, 2019 at 19:28
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John Proctor; MEP - in the ECR, the far right European political party founded after the 2009 European elections at the behest of the then, Conservati...
February 08, 2019 at 18:34
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Dear Karl Stone, The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Grant a People's Vote if Parliament rejects the EU Withdrawal Agreement”. ...
February 08, 2019 at 08:45
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I'd have thought those in government were above absurd conspiracies - but we are where we are!
February 07, 2019 at 20:04
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In a speech in Brussels yesterday, EU Council President Donald Tusk described brexit as: "Following (from) the decision and the will of the UK authori...
February 07, 2019 at 18:58
I get that reaction a lot. Don't worry about it - it's fine. It seems to me, that writing on a philosophy forum, you should be able to encompass and h...
February 07, 2019 at 13:06
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I disagree.
February 07, 2019 at 10:57
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Your link is a Bill - not an Act. It's not law. It's a proposal - the validity of which has not been examined by Parliament. A bill can say anything. ...
February 07, 2019 at 10:27
Great. Me! That was easy. Sadly, almost everyone else is operating within an ideological environment - drawing their identities and purposes, their be...
February 07, 2019 at 10:01
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You tell me. What are you admitting you're wrong about? Is it just just the 'good fate' thing? Because to my mind, that's the least of the things you'...
February 07, 2019 at 09:22
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Backing Brexit will cost Labour more votes than Iraq war, leaked poll warns Written by: Matt Foster Posted On: 7th February 2019 Backing Brexit would ...
February 07, 2019 at 07:11
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It's good faith. And as you raise the idea, do you think wading into someone else's disagreement without a clue what it's about, like a troll - trying...
February 07, 2019 at 06:55
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It's behoove. And as you raise the idea, does it behoove you to wade into the middle of someone else's disagreement? What's it got to do with you? Are...
February 07, 2019 at 06:32
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Thanks ever so much for the tip - only to bring you up to speed, I'm not wrong. I'm in dispute with someone who thinks I'm wrong, but I'm not. ...prob...
February 06, 2019 at 22:57
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I don't think that's likely. I'll gladly run the risk of being wrong on such a minor point of fact. It's almost inescapable. Can you tell me off the t...
February 06, 2019 at 19:08
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The point at issue is a minor one, hidden in the comparison of two lengthy legal documents - and it's just not worth the effort. I haven't called anyo...
February 06, 2019 at 18:41
What a stupid question. Who exactly? You mean like Mr Smith of 33 Elm Tree Lane, Nicetown, Anywhere. You want height, weight, date of brith, shoe size...
February 06, 2019 at 16:18
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I don't care. I'm not willing to go into the granular detail of the matter. I'd have to examine the EU court's decision, that says in general terms - ...
February 06, 2019 at 14:37
From Umbridge! It's in contrast to an ideological understanding of reality - as is quite simply, the world understood in scientific terms. So, it's no...
February 06, 2019 at 14:29
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Nope. It's the Notification of Withdrawal Act (2017) that prevents May from unilaterally revoking Article 50. It's the Notification of Withdrawal Act ...
February 06, 2019 at 14:06
But they didn't, necessarily, have a scientific understanding of reality. — karl stone You're like that fish - who, when asked "How's the water?" answ...
February 06, 2019 at 13:57
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Yes, I think you might be right. Although strictly speaking: "Revocation of Article 50 would require repeal of the Withdrawal Act." ...it's the Notifi...
February 06, 2019 at 13:31