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From the "we're all doomed" file by RobVG April 4, 2012 7:59 pm
  • Unless, of course, we adopt the recommended "stabilized world" scenario referenced in Turner's paper. by TB 2012-04-05 09:32:25
    • Does anyone doubt this? Consider the pressures. Global warming, with disruption of fresh water resources, food production, population centers. ... by bowser 2012-04-05 02:24:50
      • I wonder what Renaissance Technologies predicts for then? If anything, they're the guys who'd know when this stuff would ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-05 00:23:56
        GOP bans sticks and poles in Tampa Convention area, but not guns! LOL by BuckGalaxy April 3, 2012 5:44 pm
        • And they say the southeast states are full of gun-nuts.... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-04 14:18:08
          • Be reasonable, Buck. It's in the interest of public safety. Getting a pistol placed where a boot usually ... by bowser 2012-04-03 18:16:58
            • I imagine they will not allow guns in the actual convention center? Or does some crazy FL law bar ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-03 20:05:01
              • Read the article. by TB 2012-04-03 20:16:09
                • So, let me see if I follow you... You are blaming democrats for a stupid gun law? by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-04 09:50:42
                  • Good point. The state law (actually, a recent modification) does have Republican fingerprints. by TB 2012-04-04 10:30:22
            Banging the war drums by TB April 4, 2012 10:36 am
            • A ridiculous notion is a ridiculous notion no matter who has it. But Iraq wasn't about taking out a ... by bowser 2012-04-04 12:02:25
              "Will no one rid me of this turbulent branch of government?" (continued) by TB April 3, 2012 9:48 am
              • Remember when Bush and Cheney did things anyway, and the hell with the Supreme Court? by bowser 2012-04-03 14:55:11
                • Which case was that? by TB 2012-04-03 15:43:32
                  • "Responses to the Government's Defense of National Security Agency Warrantless Wiretaps" "In fact, the Supreme Court has never upheld warrantless wiretapping ... by bowser 2012-04-03 18:08:06
                    • In other words, no case was ever brought before the Supreme Court. by TB 2012-04-03 20:13:21
                      • The Supreme Court had ruled it illegal before Bush and Cheney did it. There was no doubt. It ... by bowser 2012-04-03 21:22:27
                        • You're really a lot more comfortable back in 2006 than you are in the present day, aren't you? by TB 2012-04-03 21:51:49
                          • You've watched the Republican primaries, the Tea Party screw it right into the ground. And you say the liberals ... by bowser 2012-04-03 23:45:50
                • If the "Radical Republican" congress of the past has shown me anything, it's that any process for choosing an elected ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-03 11:57:37
                  • It's kind of interesting how "not socialist" is now "radical." by TB 2012-04-03 12:12:17
                    • Kind of interesting how anything not Conservative is communist. by bowser 2012-04-03 14:54:00
                  • Incidentally... by TB 2012-04-03 11:07:41
                    Who said this? by FrankC April 2, 2012 5:09 pm
                    • The quote in context: by TB 2012-04-03 14:43:13
                      • Wait... is it saying that just because other people are doing well, you can take the credit? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-03 11:59:15
                        • Well, to me it says that personal success (wealth) is great as long as you recognize that it must be ... by FrankC 2012-04-03 12:43:42
                          • To me...and of course I am always right...it means: With wealth comes social responsibility to help our fellow humans realize ... by Jody 2012-04-03 13:34:39
                            • Sounds right to me. by FrankC 2012-04-03 15:03:20
                        • Yo Mama. by Jody 2012-04-03 07:09:09
                          • She said something similar but not that :) by FrankC 2012-04-03 12:45:39
                          • Without looking it up, it's probably either Hayek, von Mises, or maybe de Tocqueville. One of the oldies. by TB 2012-04-02 17:51:42
                            • Very good, von Mises by FrankC 2012-04-02 18:12:48
                            Study tracks how conservatives lost their faith in science. by bowser March 29, 2012 2:28 pm
                            • I hope everyone followed the link to this video: Science and the republican brain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FwUb00CIxD8 by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-30 07:02:22
                              • I've seen enough. by RobVG 2012-03-30 08:16:16
                                • Both your and TB's comments demonstate a complete misunderstanding of the issue and the evidence. A shame you won't ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-30 18:33:23
                                  • This isn't new Buck by RobVG 2012-04-01 11:22:43
                                    • I know exactly who Chris Mooney is. by TB 2012-03-30 20:53:46
                                      • Whether it's biology or psychology there are clearly real and consistent differences in non-political character traits between conservatives and liberals. ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-31 00:05:06
                                        • This is just people trying hard to push the idea of some biological determinism as the foundation of political ideas. by TB 2012-03-31 08:46:13
                                          • Again, you are speaking from the ignorance of not having watched the video and your comments are not particularly salient. by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-31 18:20:09
                                            • I got about a third of the way through. by TB 2012-03-31 20:12:07
                                    • Maybe empirical observation is more useful than studies. :) by TB 2012-03-30 10:51:40
                                  • Food for thought by RobVG 2012-03-29 18:13:46
                                    • There are several "studies" out there showing how conservative minds just "ain't right." by TB 2012-03-29 19:02:52
                                      • Conservatives do have several traits in common which "ain't right". A greed, and selfishness and a profound lack of ... by bowser 2012-03-29 20:03:01
                                        • Liberals define "empathy" as loudly bemoaning the plight of others, then making someone else do something for them. by TB 2012-03-29 20:47:24
                                          • QED, you don't know what empathy means. But it's nice of you to try. And it's no wonder you ... by bowser 2012-03-30 08:48:34
                                            • Yes, that is the dictionary definition. by TB 2012-03-30 10:07:11
                                              • And it's a definition which explains why you don't know what the word means. by bowser 2012-03-30 10:44:58
                                          • I think your talking about a subset of the 1%. n/t by RobVG 2012-03-29 20:24:59
                                            • Nah. I'm talking about Universal Health Care, that sort of thing. by bowser 2012-03-29 20:36:41
                                      • This study is severely flawed. by ER 2012-03-29 16:55:20
                                        • I have but one question by FrankC 2012-03-31 17:10:24
                                        • When "science" started being used as a political weapon. by TB 2012-03-29 16:32:51
                                          • No, its when "religion" started being used as a political weapon. by ER 2012-03-29 16:57:43
                                          Occupy Movement hanging out, slowly drying. by TB April 1, 2012 8:00 am
                                          • How do we know the Occupy Movement were Democratic Party stooges? (I think if I had posted the above it would ... by bowser 2012-04-01 08:39:06
                                            • Last October Democratic leaders were embracing the movement and using it to make political points. by TB 2012-04-01 09:30:55
                                              • Conservatives embrace the Armed Forces and use them to make political points. That doesn't mean the military is a ... by bowser 2012-04-01 10:27:00
                                            Why conservatives don't trust scientists by TB March 30, 2012 5:27 pm
                                            • I saw this Thursday on PsyPost and it bugged me a little bit. It specifically stated that conservative trust in ... by FrankC 2012-03-30 23:50:46
                                              • A distinction without a meaning. People gauge "scientist" by the "science" he or she does. Conservatives have beliefs into which ... by bowser 2012-03-30 21:56:14
                                                • Global warming is an incontrovertible fact. I believe this fact. Any reasonable person will believe in evolution over creationism. I believe ... by FrankC 2012-03-31 01:52:15
                                                  • It gets a little tricky though, doesn't it? by TB 2012-03-31 08:24:58
                                                    • Exactly by FrankC 2012-03-31 16:46:52
                                                So, whatever happened to Keith Olbermann? by TB March 30, 2012 2:51 pm
                                                  This is the brain on liberalism. With bonus demonstration. by TB March 30, 2012 9:37 am
                                                  • I don't blame Conservatives for not liking schools. An education is an elusive thing, requiring both teacher and student ... by bowser 2012-03-30 09:48:55
                                                    • More money does not equal better education. by TB 2012-03-30 10:21:21
                                                      • An "education" is not training worker bees for things like moon shots although I'll admit training worker bees for mega-corporations ... by bowser 2012-03-30 10:43:42
                                                        • Just a note: "thinking" is taking in information and processing it. by TB 2012-03-30 11:17:04
                                                          • The moving finger follows the line right up to the top. It says "Cato Institute". Check the Board ... by bowser 2012-03-30 13:08:15
                                                            • Fascinating. by TB 2012-03-30 14:10:21
                                                    The stimulus was a failure by BuckGalaxy March 29, 2012 11:57 am
                                                    • I don't know that I'd agree with that conclusion. It seemed to me the country was headed into a ... by bowser 2012-03-29 14:29:39
                                                      • You misread it, missing the "Not!" Buck agrees with you. by TB 2012-03-29 16:34:33
                                                        • Damn. Second time in two days I've done something like that. Believe it or not, I sent a letter off ... by bowser 2012-03-29 20:05:21
                                                      A bioethicist weighs in: Was Cheney too old for a transplant? by bowser March 25, 2012 7:26 pm
                                                      • What if you're too fat instead of too old? Who wins? Who decides? by TB 2012-03-27 16:25:26
                                                        • All services where demand exceeds supply must be rationed, whether by an administrative decision based on guidelines and judgements, the ... by ER 2012-03-27 20:32:12
                                                          • A short article on the heart transplant system and Cheney here. by TB 2012-03-27 21:09:24
                                                        • Half a life by Jody 2012-03-27 15:21:36
                                                          • My daughter's F/inlaw died recently at age 86. He had a perforated colon and went septic. The Doctors said he ... by FrankC 2012-03-27 12:03:01
                                                            • The answer depends. Was it correct for him? For his family? For his personal community? For his physician? For ... by bowser 2012-03-27 21:14:46
                                                              • He was begging for the surgery He had the wherewithall to pay for it I think he knew he was unlikely to ... by FrankC 2012-03-28 00:17:13
                                                                • If he was competent, his is the only directive which matters. Friends and family, including those with a Power ... by bowser 2012-03-28 16:06:27
                                                            • Horse dookey. No he is not too old. You guys hate him so therefore want to see him dead...gone...finito... by Jody 2012-03-26 13:48:12
                                                              • Read the citation. by bowser 2012-03-26 14:35:50
                                                                • What citation? The article? I did...and...? by Jody 2012-03-26 14:44:21
                                                                  • I forgot. English is your second language. The normal cut-off for transplants is 70. Cheney is 71. There is a ... by bowser 2012-03-26 16:14:34
                                                                    • That's all you got? aw c'mon old man, you can do better than that....btw...how old are you now? by Jody 2012-03-26 18:14:19
                                                                      • I have, as has Cheney, exceeded my 3 score and 10. And similar to Cheney, I don't deserve to ... by bowser 2012-03-27 00:04:20
                                                                        • I simply don't understand your thoughts on this....you condone abortion. What is the difference? by Jody 2012-03-27 06:29:20
                                                                          • A fetus is called "fetus" because it's not a "people". Larva are called "larva" because they are not a ... by bowser 2012-03-27 17:38:28
                                                                            • Never been pregnant have you Bowser? by Jody 2012-03-27 19:23:11
                                                                              • Not lately. But to continue the silliness, I have been a fetus and I have been a people. ... by bowser 2012-03-27 20:17:26
                                                                                • Not really a silly question. In my reality when a woman is pregnant, so is the man who helped get ... by Jody 2012-03-28 07:27:42
                                                                                  • You are right. I don't think Cheney deserves to live, no matter his age. And, therefore, I don't ... by bowser 2012-03-28 16:18:25
                                                                                    • Some people are more of a threat after they die Bowser...you can't kill an idea. by Jody 2012-03-28 18:20:05
                                                                                      • Cheney is not a martyr. He's a war criminal. If he traveled to many countries he'd be tried, ... by bowser 2012-03-29 11:24:48
                                                                                        • Last. n/t by Jody 2012-03-29 11:44:03
                                                              • But you gotta agree, Bowser, Dick Cheney finally has a heart. Get it? He finally has a heart. Who wants to be ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-03-25 21:37:17
                                                                • "Ya gotta have heart, all you really need is heart, oh it's fine to be a genius of course but ... by bowser 2012-03-26 12:40:38
                                                                • Well, there are precedents, you know... by ER 2012-03-25 20:41:57
                                                                  • Oh, come on! Compared to Cheney, Vader was a saint! by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-26 01:12:39
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