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The ‘deadline’ obviously isn’t strict. Post as and when, the ‘time’s up!’ was more for me than anyone else (kind of a boot up my own arse rather than ...
May 10, 2020 at 13:04
@"Pfhorrest" You might find watching the first few minutes of this useful in terms of how to grab people’s attention and offer relatable material: htt...
May 10, 2020 at 04:56
I’m pretty sure you’re confusing someone else’s words with mine there. I did comment that people don’t want to be told what you know, that was where t...
May 10, 2020 at 00:21
ALL US news channels are extremely poor places to go for information. They’re all there as entertainment services essentially - reporting actual news ...
May 09, 2020 at 23:36
What’s hard to pick out?
May 09, 2020 at 18:57
The field extending
May 09, 2020 at 17:04
Sorry, not had time to look yet. Looks like you’re getting feedback anyway. Maybe I’ll see if I have anything to offer later next week (probably not i...
May 08, 2020 at 17:30
Only managed to cut it down to 850 words, but time’s up! The First Chair A small Rickety Wooden chair Sits in The shadowy Corner. It is not For sittin...
May 08, 2020 at 17:17
What is based on that? Sorry, you lost me. You mean ‘resources’? We have enough. The data, ALL the data, indicates that raising the standard of living...
May 08, 2020 at 15:18
Yes
May 08, 2020 at 12:08
It’s worth throwing this out there again: https://www.gapminder.org/ A great resource that helps shed some light on what use disembodied statistics ca...
May 08, 2020 at 10:45
I’ve haven’t seen it either. I have looked at previous sets of statistics about how effective the allocation of funds are and the results looked prett...
May 08, 2020 at 10:42
Well, yeah! I was trying to emphasis the flaw in being overly concerned with the quality of the audience rather than the quality of the writing in thi...
May 08, 2020 at 08:19
Every analogy/aphorism has its opposite. ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth’ doesn’t hold up against ‘Many hands make light work’. The ‘ulitmate’ truth i...
May 08, 2020 at 08:14
@"Baden"@"Hanover" Over time I’ve become convinced you two are either married or a lifelong couple! Such strong love and respect bubbling under the su...
May 08, 2020 at 05:55
I’ve got that, but it’s attached to the subject obviously - but certainly not greatly important to aspects of writing. I terms of ‘style’ there are, a...
May 08, 2020 at 05:51
No argument there. No matter what if you start out with a title like “How to Play the Piano” and the introduction talks exclusively about the the aver...
May 07, 2020 at 16:04
I was just fishing for an invitation :(
May 07, 2020 at 15:21
I generally disagree with this. The audience is not an audience. A person reads for themselves so the primary things to consider when writing is who w...
May 07, 2020 at 15:11
It certainly makes more sense in terms of the above. What I think many here, including myself, took it to mean was something quite different as to how...
May 07, 2020 at 14:52
Well, when it comes to the social sciences they don’t conduct anything like the same kind of rigor that physics, chemistry or biology does simply beca...
May 07, 2020 at 14:33
I remember such ideas being parroted in physics classes when writing up experiments - works for that because every, ‘seemingly pointless,’ detail matt...
May 07, 2020 at 09:44
Not for me! That would be a shitty life :)
May 07, 2020 at 07:10
This is more focused on ‘religion and science,’ but I think there is something like a similar disjoint between ‘philosophy and mysticism’ Brain Greene...
May 07, 2020 at 07:07
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Okay, first two points. Of course. Last point is untrue and I think you’ll be hard pressed to find a reasonable number of people who’d find this ‘real...
May 07, 2020 at 07:03
Yeah, exercise. Eat fat and workout. Try this ... Piggyback off your emotions to make yourself workout and stop posting for a few weeks. Focus on your...
May 07, 2020 at 06:05
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I will engaging with you though. If you still think what I said was ‘really offensive’ you have a problem. I’ve looked back through what I said and th...
May 07, 2020 at 05:44
Nicaragua and death children. Research that. There are instances that show how a new language can develop. Something that is interesting is how ‘tense...
May 07, 2020 at 04:40
Anyone bothered?
May 07, 2020 at 03:19
Ganz Andere. Other people may or may not be implying some ‘supernatural’ stuff (which frankly, is a contrary term in my mind so I just default to ‘gan...
May 06, 2020 at 16:19
Correct me if I’m getting this right. You’re saying feel good feels good and feeling bad feels bad ... my question is whether or not you’re actually t...
May 06, 2020 at 15:21
I don’t know what that means. I was just trying to point out that words are more pliable when the subject matter has little substance. So suggesting ‘...
May 06, 2020 at 15:03
It’s like love. When people have a strong experience if it it’s incredibly hard to appreciate that others have experienced anything similar and not en...
May 06, 2020 at 14:55
Yep
May 06, 2020 at 14:23
What? Objections? I don’t understand.
May 06, 2020 at 09:37
Stab a baby in the leg with a knife and see if it ‘understands’ pain. According to what you said I guess not because it can’t articulate it with words...
May 06, 2020 at 07:09
Your philosophy looks very much like a form of primitive hedonism. As for good and bad being nothing more than ‘emotions’ - I think investigating how ...
May 06, 2020 at 04:47
I’m interested to hear what you make of it. Not interested in reading it though.
May 06, 2020 at 04:38
I have a copy of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. It mostly focusing on how the living deal with death - as in, if someone dies how this is managed. I su...
May 06, 2020 at 04:20
I’m absolutely certain I’m not your target audience so it’s VERY difficult to offer decent constructive criticism. What immediately sticks out is your...
May 06, 2020 at 04:03
I’m not really that interested in your ‘thesis’. I was just pointing out that it looked very much like you equated whatever your or someone else’s ide...
May 06, 2020 at 03:50
I’m don’t draw a specific boundary between what is and isn’t classed as ‘anarchy’ any more than I do between what is and isn’t a democracy. ‘Rights’ a...
May 06, 2020 at 03:42
Maybe I should have said have clarified more by saying ‘initial state’ as well.
May 06, 2020 at 01:25
That’s not the same thing at all. Before there was a governmental body there wasn’t a governmental body - hierarchy doesn’t necessarily mean ‘governme...
May 06, 2020 at 01:24
I was just saying that your inquiry seemed barely connected to the OP, or any other posts made, and pointing you to a thread where you may find more t...
May 06, 2020 at 00:17
People say all sorts of things. In the colloquial sense saying ‘the law’ or ‘scientists’ can be dogmatic holds some weight. Science and law both lay n...
May 06, 2020 at 00:14
My initial thought was, ‘What else could they be?’ Look forward to reading this tomorrow. Sounds intirguing.
May 05, 2020 at 19:02
Yeah! We are certainly intrigued by similar things. Noticed that a while ago.
May 05, 2020 at 18:09
Remove his name then because his paper has nothing to do with some ‘knowledge’ and ‘ignorance’ - just makes it look like pseudoscience. The way you’ve...
May 05, 2020 at 18:00
It is what it is. Why it is what it is is another matter entirely. Circadian rhythm seems the most likely cause, and I expect it has something to do w...
May 05, 2020 at 17:49