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Oh really? >:)
August 25, 2017 at 17:17
Yes, but Freud said they do it, therefore they do do it! X-)
August 25, 2017 at 17:09
Maybe we'd get bored :P
August 25, 2017 at 12:58
The very strange thing is that I feel exactly the same way about you. You also have so much insight sometimes, you are a spiritual person, you are not...
August 25, 2017 at 12:55
>:O
August 25, 2017 at 12:50
Hmm okay, but don't forget that Buddhism is meant to lead to the cessation of suffering and that Noble Truth must also be taken seriously. In other wo...
August 25, 2017 at 12:38
Well obviously I don't know he never mentioned. However, using my imagination, I'd think his friends etc. are talking about having sex, how awesome it...
August 25, 2017 at 12:23
>:O I agree. There are some people who say they're conservatives and even religious but they're really not. Some even go to Church and then they are l...
August 25, 2017 at 11:42
No, he actually did that by pointing me to the methodology of the pollsters. Then I critiqued that methodology. That's the facts of what happened. Now...
August 25, 2017 at 11:07
Why? And what do you consider conservatism to be?
August 25, 2017 at 11:05
Well, apparently many people find him funny, even secular progressives in NY :P
August 25, 2017 at 10:58
Yes, you are quite witty, but you're not very conservative (or traditionalist) on cultural issues, you're more of an economics conservative I'd say. M...
August 25, 2017 at 10:56
No it's not inherently unfunny. One of my favorites is this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C7L5FEVgjA
August 25, 2017 at 09:00
I am with you... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZjsw7btX_Q
August 25, 2017 at 07:48
Ahh but is it a problem if she took me in out of pity? After all, out of all men in the world, she took pity on me and on no other! That is great! :D
August 25, 2017 at 07:42
It depends from case to case. I can't specify "generally" what such strategies would be since they're always formed and applied in particular circumst...
August 25, 2017 at 07:41
Okay, no problem. Sorry about that! That depends. Do you start dating a stranger? I wouldn't. First I would be very good friends with that person, spe...
August 25, 2017 at 07:39
He actually didn't present a mathematical analysis, he just indicated how the pollsters analysed the data they had collected. I've already critiqued t...
August 24, 2017 at 21:54
It shows magnanimity of character - which typically impresses all but the most cold-hearted people, but there are limits to it as you say. Nietzsche s...
August 24, 2017 at 21:50
It is possible, you are right. However, if you ended up in a romantic relationship with them, presumably you did get along with them at some point I w...
August 24, 2017 at 21:48
How much does Crooked pay you? >:)
August 24, 2017 at 21:26
And what makes you think I don't know stats? I know stats very well, that's exactly why I have the privilege of distrusting them. Because I understand...
August 24, 2017 at 21:26
I think this is actually a serious misunderstanding of the gravity of our modern situation. I think Alasdair MacIntyre was right in his book After Vir...
August 24, 2017 at 21:24
Well, my idea at least, if you're in a relationship to get something out of it (the positive effects), then I don't think you really love the other pe...
August 24, 2017 at 17:53
Very sensible thoughts, I quite agree with what you say here (Y)
August 24, 2017 at 16:34
No, if someone came with such statistics to me to predict a result, I'd bet against it and win some money actually :D - so I would like it very much!
August 24, 2017 at 14:51
Yes, very very difficult :D especially if we insist that they meet all those characteristics. It's very hard to find a suitable marriage partner, whet...
August 24, 2017 at 14:32
Why? I don't think it's bullshit thinking about what's good and bad...
August 24, 2017 at 14:29
Well let's see... intelligent, independent, compassionate, chaste, not-selfish (I will not say obedient because if I use that word people will misinte...
August 24, 2017 at 14:28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KSi-sYod70 >:O >:O >:O
August 24, 2017 at 14:19
Everyone should be skeptical of experts, not just Republicans. To me, it's more amazing how easily people bow their heads to experts once the experts ...
August 24, 2017 at 12:19
No, it's not that unlikely, because that assumes the whites (to pick an example), etc. are randomly distributed through the cities, geographical regio...
August 24, 2017 at 12:14
Yes, that's why unfortunately I think you'd make a not so good decision maker because you trust the "experts" quite blindly. I'm an engineer by profes...
August 24, 2017 at 12:07
Wrong. There's a lot of diversity in Americans. There's black non-religious Americans, black religious Americans, black homosexuals, black lesbians, e...
August 24, 2017 at 12:03
:s nope, that's no explanation at all. That's just parroting the theory to me, not showing that you've actually thought about it. You'll start thinkin...
August 24, 2017 at 12:02
Oh yeah!! if we were talking just 1500 random black people from Arizona, sure! They'd be representative - of black people from Arizona.
August 24, 2017 at 12:01
Sure. And I'm telling you that you cannot capture the actual diversity in just 1500 people and I've even explained you why.
August 24, 2017 at 11:59
Again, you're fooled by numbers.
August 24, 2017 at 11:57
To name a few. That the probability distribution is normal. That the sample is random. That the sample is representative. That there are no systematic...
August 24, 2017 at 11:56
Yes provided the assumptions are good. They're not.
August 24, 2017 at 11:47
But Buxtebuddha is absolutely right. It is.
August 24, 2017 at 11:38
Look at these. Why do they assume probabilities are normally distributed? :s https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Marginoferror95.PNG
August 24, 2017 at 11:32
This is an assumption. Read about what being random means mathematically.
August 24, 2017 at 11:31
Does this assume a particular mathematical model? What if those assumptions are wrong? There's a very important effect that comes with size, especiall...
August 24, 2017 at 11:23
Sure, and I certainly think that those who go in the ring and fight have a lot more right to claim victory compared to those who sit on the sidelines....
August 24, 2017 at 11:18
Your behaviour towards me is identical to your behaviour towards Trump. You sit there throwing your hands in the air that it's astonishing that Trump ...
August 24, 2017 at 11:07
It can be both. To detail on this, the way it can be both is that often divine right to rule can make itself manifest through such means as well.
August 24, 2017 at 10:59
Well yeah, exactly. Like you always do. Run away. That certainly means you're right. That's how crazy some people are. They think if they don't argue ...
August 24, 2017 at 10:59
I suggest you go back and re-read it, and please show me, where the hell do you see that I support there being a logical necessity between the two sta...
August 24, 2017 at 10:52
Can you please explain how I've shifted my ground? I never claimed there was any logical necessity between the two statements. On the contrary, it is ...
August 24, 2017 at 10:50