To think it is one thing...
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wrote on 11 Aug 2020, 18:20 last edited by
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wrote on 11 Aug 2020, 21:00 last edited by
"To think it is one thing ... to say it is quite another."
Still a huge step up from Trump.
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"To think it is one thing ... to say it is quite another."
Still a huge step up from Trump.
wrote on 11 Aug 2020, 21:57 last edited by George K 8 Nov 2020, 21:58@Axtremus said in To think it is one thing...:
Still a huge step up from Trump.
Yes. However, this is the kind of thing one comes to expect from Trump.
Do you also expect that a former CIA direct and Army general? Does one person's bad behavior excuse another's?
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@Axtremus said in To think it is one thing...:
Still a huge step up from Trump.
Yes. However, this is the kind of thing one comes to expect from Trump.
Do you also expect that a former CIA direct and Army general? Does one person's bad behavior excuse another's?
wrote on 11 Aug 2020, 22:30 last edited by Doctor Phibes 8 Nov 2020, 22:32@George-K said in To think it is one thing...:
@Axtremus said in To think it is one thing...:
Still a huge step up from Trump.
Yes. However, this is the kind of thing one comes to expect from Trump.
Do you also expect that a former CIA direct and Army general? Does one person's bad behavior excuse another's?
Isn't the point of retiring that you can say whatever the hell you like?
(Asking for a friend)
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@George-K said in To think it is one thing...:
@Axtremus said in To think it is one thing...:
Still a huge step up from Trump.
Yes. However, this is the kind of thing one comes to expect from Trump.
Do you also expect that a former CIA direct and Army general? Does one person's bad behavior excuse another's?
Isn't the point of retiring that you can say whatever the hell you like?
(Asking for a friend)
wrote on 11 Aug 2020, 23:03 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in To think it is one thing...:
@George-K said in To think it is one thing...:
@Axtremus said in To think it is one thing...:
Still a huge step up from Trump.
Yes. However, this is the kind of thing one comes to expect from Trump.
Do you also expect that a former CIA direct and Army general? Does one person's bad behavior excuse another's?
Isn't the point of retiring that you can say whatever the hell you like?
Sure. But does that make it not nekulturny? He could have been court-martialed for saying that before retiring. He had the good sense to not do it.
So, let me rephrase my question:
Does the fear of getting fired justify one from bad behavior?
"I was really thinking this, but I didn't want to say it because I might lose my job" is a pretty flimsy statement for an upstanding former general. He may well be right, but, as a former military man, the thought of "you repeat the office, not the man" should apply, and that was disrespectful.
Oh, and for the record, I think Pence is wrong on this...
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wrote on 11 Aug 2020, 23:17 last edited by Doctor Phibes 8 Nov 2020, 23:18
Pence thinks evolution is only a theory, and college sports is worth dying for.
You fill in the blanks.
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Pence thinks evolution is only a theory, and college sports is worth dying for.
You fill in the blanks.
wrote on 11 Aug 2020, 23:45 last edited by Copper 8 Nov 2020, 23:48@Doctor-Phibes said in To think it is one thing...:
Pence thinks evolution is only a theory, and college sports is worth dying for.
You fill in the blanks.
Yes, those college athletes are dropping like flies.
Is the current number of college athletes killed by covid above or below zero?
I saw one projection by experts that says if college sports resume there could be between 3 and 7 deaths caused by the virus.
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wrote on 11 Aug 2020, 23:57 last edited by
I don't think I've ever heard anybody commended for their opinion that maybe risks are worth accepting. Those in the business of expressing commendable opinions wisely keep repeating that a single death is too many, hang the expense.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in To think it is one thing...:
Pence thinks evolution is only a theory, and college sports is worth dying for.
You fill in the blanks.
Yes, those college athletes are dropping like flies.
Is the current number of college athletes killed by covid above or below zero?
I saw one projection by experts that says if college sports resume there could be between 3 and 7 deaths caused by the virus.
wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 00:29 last edited by@Copper said in To think it is one thing...:
I saw one projection by experts that says if college sports resume there could be between 3 and 7 deaths caused by the virus.
How would such a number be projected?
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wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 00:30 last edited by Doctor Phibes 8 Dec 2020, 00:31
Some things are definitely worth taking risks over. I remain unconvinced that college football is important enough to warrant intervention by a man who is almost certainly tested for Covid-19 on a daily basis.
YMMV may vary, obviously.
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Some things are definitely worth taking risks over. I remain unconvinced that college football is important enough to warrant intervention by a man who is almost certainly tested for Covid-19 on a daily basis.
YMMV may vary, obviously.
wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 01:04 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in To think it is one thing...:
Some things are definitely worth taking risks over. I remain unconvinced that college football is important enough to warrant intervention by a man who is almost certainly tested for Covid-19 on a daily basis.
YMMV may vary, obviously.
It's football...I don't think thou understand the pressure to play, not only from the fans, but from the players themselves. Miles Brennen has waited his turn at LSU. The kid has the possibility of going in the first round.
First round money may be more than you will make in your lifetime.
That's the pressure...
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Pence thinks evolution is only a theory, and college sports is worth dying for.
You fill in the blanks.
wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 20:30 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in To think it is one thing...:
Pence thinks evolution is only a theory, and college sports is worth dying for.
You fill in the blanks.
Evolution IS a theory. Unless you've made some sort of discovery that impacts the scientific use of the word theory and haven't told anyone about it...
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wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 20:44 last edited by
There's a difference between 'just a theory' and a scientific theory.
Pence has claimed that Intelligent Design is equally valid, and from a scientific perspective, it isn't.
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wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 20:45 last edited by
Why isn't it?
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wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 20:47 last edited by
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There's a difference between 'just a theory' and a scientific theory.
Pence has claimed that Intelligent Design is equally valid, and from a scientific perspective, it isn't.
Link to videowrote on 12 Aug 2020, 20:57 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in To think it is one thing...:
There's a difference between 'just a theory' and a scientific theory.
Pence has claimed that Intelligent Design is equally valid, and from a scientific perspective, it isn't.
Link to videoThere are some pretty big gaps in the Theory of Evolution. Even Darwin knew that.
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wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 21:10 last edited by
@Doctor-Phibes said in To think it is one thing...:
I'm sure you'll find this I interesting, seeing as how enlightened and open minded you are and all, but there are a sizeable number of scientists who admit that intelligent design has just as much credibility as a scientific theory as evolution.
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wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 21:26 last edited by
@George-K said in To think it is one thing...:
@Axtremus said in To think it is one thing...:
Still a huge step up from Trump.
Yes. However, this is the kind of thing one comes to expect from Trump.
Do you also expect that a former CIA direct and Army general? Does one person's bad behavior excuse another's?
He calls out Trump all the time for the exact behavior he exhibits. Hey, it’s his legacy. He gets to choose it.
The crazy season is on us. And the baseline is batshit crazy.
It’s gonna get wild.
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wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 22:02 last edited by
@Doctor-Phibes said in To think it is one thing...:
Not to belabor the obvious, but this is exactly what happens with evolution.
Of course, that doesn’t make it wrong
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wrote on 12 Aug 2020, 22:31 last edited by xenon 8 Dec 2020, 22:32
Pedantic point:
A scientific theory never becomes a law with additional information. There is no term to denote a "stronger" form of a theory.
A law explains a relationship between observed phenomenon, a theory explains why it happens.
The theory of conservation of energy will remain a theory no matter how certain we are that it's true.
The theory of evolution will always remain a theory, no matter how much evidence is put against it.