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This is not a drill. NOT a drill. General Quarters, General Quarters. All hands man your battle stations. ER November 24, 2025 4:58 pm (CurrentEvents)

Xi called Trump RobVG November 24, 2025 10:26 am (CurrentEvents)

I thought this was fake news when I first saw it online BuckGalaxy November 23, 2025 10:13 pm (Space/Science)

And the worms ate into his brain BuckGalaxy November 23, 2025 7:37 pm (CurrentEvents)

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Carmakers want to build robot armies BuckGalaxy November 18, 2025 5:50 pm (Flame)

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Debunking simulation theory with more simulation theory RobVG November 20, 2025 3:09 pm (Space/Science)

"Pluribus" RobVG November 10, 2025 9:06 am (Science Fiction)

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Just going to put this out there... BuckGalaxy November 16, 2025 10:46 pm (GeekSpeak)

FU Chrome BuckGalaxy November 16, 2025 11:57 am (GeekSpeak)

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

Photo ID required to take SAT tests by TB March 27, 2012 2:40 pm

I give up on education. People go to such great lengths to cheat, how can those fancy certificates and assurances given ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-27 18:05:17
Do YOU have a problem with that? I think it's fine. An SAT should be taken by the ... by bowser 2012-03-27 16:45:46
Yep, people hiring doubles to take their SAT examinations for them has become a documented problem. I can see similar ... by ER 2012-03-27 15:12:00
- Some observations: by TB 2012-03-27 15:40:53
  - Your lame excuses are startlingly reminiscent of the ones for poll taxes and literacy tests southern Democrats made in the ... by ER 2012-03-27 15:47:05
    - There are no poll taxes. by TB 2012-03-27 15:54:54
      - It is YOUR party that is trying to get this travesty passed, not mine. The burden of proof that ... by ER 2012-03-27 16:00:01
        
        I laid out my evidence. by TB 2012-03-27 16:03:07
        
        Tom, we know your methods. We've learned to recognize your little sneaker posts when you're prepping us for the latest ... by ER 2012-03-27 16:32:27
        
        Florida already asks for a photo ID for voting. by TB 2012-03-27 17:02:07
        
        I have a photo ID driver's license, but I've never been asked for it. They only ask my name ... by ER 2012-03-27 17:17:09
        
        The voter ID "obscenity" was implemented years ago, after the 2004 election. by TB 2012-03-27 19:00:17
        
        I missed it. I usually vote by mail or by absentee ballot (I picked out the former by flashing my ... by ER 2012-03-27 19:12:50

As always... by FrankC March 27, 2012 11:53 am

That was a classic example of raw intellectual stubbornness. by TB 2012-03-27 13:20:23

Total Information Awareness, continued by TB March 23, 2012 4:36 pm

What were you expecting- Outrage? Dire predictions? (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-23 20:15:32
- What I'm always expecting for some silly reason. Consistency and integrity. by TB 2012-03-23 21:32:20
  - Tom, its your agenda that is unyielding, non-negotiable and consistent. Your partisan ideology demands that any questioning of that agenda ... by ER 2012-03-24 09:29:24
  - You are, I'm sure, just fine with this. It seems to be legal. I don't know why you ... by bowser 2012-03-23 23:01:18
    - What I am finding interesting is that it doesn't bother you any more. by TB 2012-03-24 10:58:55
      - I did not say this didn't bother me. You posted it on Flame, why should it bother you after ... by bowser 2012-03-26 14:34:52
        
        I repeat: by TB 2012-03-26 15:11:14
        
        I am truly sorry for you. If I were incapable of accountability, of even understanding accountability, of being responsible ... by bowser 2012-03-26 16:11:34
        
        Good. Now that you've done your official Random Babbling response, are we done with the thread? by TB 2012-03-26 16:41:17
      - You posted this on Flame. Why does this bother you when years of illegal Bush-Cheney activity didn't? by bowser 2012-03-25 19:28:41
      - You posted it, on Flame. Why does this bother you when years of Bush-Cheney illegal activity didn't? by bowser 2012-03-25 00:18:44
      - I did not say it didn't bother me. I asked why it bothered you. by bowser 2012-03-24 12:54:57
      - Jello, meet nail. by RobVG 2012-03-24 11:17:35
        
        Ya pound enough nails into that Jell-O, some of it will stick. There was a reply, finally, if no ... by bowser 2012-03-26 16:16:04

GOP budget will break the middle class by bowser March 25, 2012 12:16 am

Sounds like Cain's 9-9-9 by RobVG 2012-03-25 11:25:17
- Tax money handed out to "consumers" to help the economy is the myth. by TB 2012-03-25 13:14:06
  - I thought that's what I said in the first paragraph. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-25 16:39:54
The middle class has always had upper class pretensions. by ER 2012-03-25 05:28:58

The Sun Also Sets by TB March 25, 2012 3:21 pm

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