T_Clark

Here's how Wikipedia describes "Alt-right." The alt-right, or alternative right, is a loosely connected and somewhat ill-defined grouping of American ...

I love the world. I think it's beautiful and wonderful. I hope you'll believe I'm completely sincere, because I am.

Not to be too nit-picky, but these statements are equivalent. In both cases, the only information provided is your claim. If adequate documentation fr...

Well, of course I didn't write them myself. Ancient sages wrote them. I only translated.

I disagree. The only useful definition of scientific truth in a real time, real world situation where real life decisions have to be made is "the cons...

Thank you. I appreciate it. I love writing them. As bad as it may sound, I also like reading them. I laugh every time I do. I'm either a rare comic ge...

Agreed, up to a point. Dr. McCarthy went beyond that point. You point out that he is qualified, but so are the great majority of biologists and geneti...

It is my understanding that all mitochrondial DNA is passed down by the mother. None from the father.

I wasn't really defending the idea that reality is a computer simulation. I don't find that a useful way of thinking about how things work. Some quali...

Peace, resting like a yoke on my shoulders. I feel the weight pushing me down, The harness pulling me back. I feel my legs start to strain against the...

This is all well and good, except it never happened. No pig ever fucked a chimpanzee and their child went on to found the human race. Chimpanzees are ...

You're just a metaphorical bear trap, which is ok, since we only want to metaphorically snuggle with you.

Come on S, everyone who's been here for more than a year remembers the old S. You're just a little teddy bear now. We just want to snuggle with you.

Not sure exactly what you're asking. In math, we always called 2+2=4 a given number fact. It's not something that has to be proved or verified.

I can't find any evidence on the web that he is a "world-class hybridization-geneticist." Most of the information on the web about his theories, excep...

Here's what I think the OP is about: All in all, your posts have been relevant to the OP. I don't have any problems on that score. My problem is that ...

Since I've mostly retired, I lose track of time sometimes. When I read the OP, I thought maybe it was actually April 1. I have read in a number of pla...

Of course the OP and the entire thread is about computers. You didn't say the OP was about computers, you said : Which it didn't. Let's say the OP is ...

I propose we end this. We're not getting anywhere. One parting shot: This is not true. Not even close.

Since my previous post about the newly discovered Taoist manuscript, additional documents have been translated. Some of them are presented here. Huang...

Here's one of my favorite songs. If I remember correctly, it was based on real events. Some people hate it because they say it's heartless and makes f...

Thank you for the opportunity to run out one of my favorite quotes. It's from Stephen Jay Gould, who was an evolutionary biologist and one of the fore...

Ok, so let's talk about the trolley problem (TP). Here are some expansions/extensions of TP. TP-A - First, let's address the kinds of issues raised in...

I really hate the trolley problem. It's so !@#$% stupid. I'll have more to say about that in a later post. First off, I want to play a routine by one ...

I can't speak for Unenlightened, but as for me, I specifically wrote what I wrote the way I wrote it to keep it from being only about race. You are th...

The United States has the First Amendment to the Constitution. That protects freedom of expression from government restriction. It doesn't say anythin...

I didn't say anything about race until you brought it up. Also, Unenlightened didn't say anything about racism either implicitly or explicitly. This i...

Premises: The original poster and the followers picked the statements of the most vulnerable people to criticize. This whole discussion provides for e...

Please provide a link to the thread.

I agree with @"Tim wood". I scanned the post, but it was really hard to read. If you will edit it, I'll come back and give it my full attention. I bet...

From the web Smarmy - revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness Fallacy - a false or mistaken idea Deride - to laugh at or ins...

If the entire post is built on an unstable foundation, which it is, it is completely appropriate to point that out. The fact that @"czahar", his cohor...

I've really been looking forward to responding to your smug, condescending post since I read it last night. I'm so excited. I'm trying to hold myself ...

An emphasis on individual action and decision making and rejection of societal, especially religious, influence is your wont. I think that approach is...

The "Dark Triad" focuses on the pathology of a relatively small group of people. The "Three Poisons" focus on characteristics of all of us. For that r...

As I said in my response to @"unenlightened"'s posts, and as he said, this whole discussion is wonderful, compelling evidence for exactly what the so ...

Yes. This and your original post on this thread are exactly right. It's amazing to me that you are the only one who understands how it works. You poin...

Don't sell yourself short - this is well-written and you've expressed arguments against biblical literalism clearly. In terms of this forum, I have tw...

Here is a photo of vineyards planted on the steep lopes along the Mosel River in Germany. These grapes are planted, cultivated, and picked by hand, so...

You apparently didn't read what I wrote. I said that the issues you describe are not relevant to the argument. The ignorance I refer to has to do with...

I tend to use "God" about a specific entity within the context of a specific religion. I use "god" when I'm talking about the general concept of god. ...

Others have given a lot of good ideas. I agree with @"Terrapin Station" and @"StreetlightX" - use everyday language to the extent you can. You don't r...

Some thoughts: How people in general view the world is different from how scientists do. Classical physics without taking relativity into account is s...

Do you have a source for these statements? Not arguing, I'd just like to read a bit. I think the big hole in the argument is "labor intensive" and "be...

I don't think you "create" morality. I think you make moral decisions based on a complex set of social and personal psychological factors.

Sure, but they didn't develop their musical tastes, knowledge, understanding, and vision by themselves. They heard all kinds of music all through thei...

I'm not sure that anyone here has ever unequivocally agreed with me before. Let's see what @"S" has to say. He's a stubborn bastard.

I'm not a computer guy or a physicist, but I do think you are asking the wrong question. Seems to me that you are talking about something different th...

Although you copied my quote directly, you misquoted me in what you wrote. I said "It involves a complex interaction of societal, governmental, religi...

I have no problem stating it that way as long as we recognize that "collective (social) preference" is not a simple thing. It involves a complex inter...