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I've always considered moral nihilism to be the default position. It's what we choose to be acceptable/unacceptable that defines the society. There is nothing "inherently" good or bad, just what we each decide to label it. That being said, I always get aggravated when someone assumes that...

Thanks Pulsar, I was hoping for a rational interpretation, the articles that I found seemed to be of the "arsenic" variety. One of them actually called it the end of dark matter, which flabbergasted me.

http://arxiv.org/abs/1104.0711 End of dark matter? or something else being blown out of proportion?

What exactly is the conspiracy theory? http://www.epa.gov/radiation/japan-faqs.html Any question can be found and answered here.

Yes, very simply, I plotted a line graph of with the apogee noted with a blue hash. I only allowed for mag 5.0 or greater to avoid a plethora of aftershocks. In the chart, only the number of events per day are noted, and are not divided into magnitudes. Also the chart doesn't show location of...

Immediately after posting I found the other (way more interesting) thread...where everyone is attacking what I basically claimed. I'm really glad there is another thread ;)

I view it very simply, and would love a reply, as this is one of my favorite discussions. The only way the universe can be viewed as determined is if the wave function itself were true, and not just a model that we work from. If we allow any particle to have a truly "random" path, how can...

I pulled a list of all earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater for January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2010. I then put a hash where each monthly apogee occurred to see if there was correlation. There was not. If you would like to see the graph I made, or would like to see the raw data, let...

So library period is over at your local high school, where everything is perfectly simple and fits neatly into their black and white categories? Must be nice. I'd opt for the fish sticks, they're usually kick ass.

Aren't all atheists Pastafarians? ;)

What about Talk Like a Pirate Day?

I started looking into homosexuality as viewed by primitive cultures, to make a correlation between religion and homosexuality. I'm still reading, but here's a great link with lots of reading. From what I've read so far, there seems to be a general acceptance in more primitive cultures...

Galileo - persecuted by scientifically illiterate god-botherers in the face of all reason. Arp - refuted scientifically by a legion of his peers, using observation and research. He should have tried calling fire from heaven. Worked for Elijah.

First, thanks for the links. It really makes me wish I could afford subs. Secondly, you should have typed in all caps, cuz then I would've really understood you were irritated at me. ;) In regards to explaining natural selection as "how it is selected for" I guess I was asking for a...

This makes no sense, but who cares. Maybe I'll get an answer. Citation please? This seems highly untestable. I'm not trying to be difficult, but this is exactly why I asked the question. I understood the premise... I was simply stating that sex for procreation is pleasure. Humans (and...

/derail (slightly) After reading this thread, I've come up with a few questions. 1. How is the uncle hypothesis selected for? 2. What is the real difference between sex for pleasure and procreation? Wouldn't pleasure (mental, instinctual) be derived from the act itself, regardless of the...

The problem with testing is that upon seeing the light (proof that it's actually continuous) would mean the photons have thus exited stage left, and wouldn't be there anymore for which to test.

Criticism noted and applied where applicable. ;)

If you felt I implied she was not welcome, I apologize, to you and Marielee, as that was certainly not my intent.

Hi. I'm new to these forums, having found my way here via Youtube. Originally, I went to YT to find videos pertaining to creationism, as my father is a firm believer, and i wished to debate him on the issue. I looked for literally days trying to find legitimate evidence for creationism in...