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- Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:31 pm
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: Fantastic Interview
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3675
Re: Fantastic Interview
I agree, I first read it when living abroad. As late as 1995...their was no such thing as Zoloft and A.D.D. drugs being prescribed on a routine basis as it is today. I find it incredibly interesting to look at how non-critical and dough headed the modern generation of Americans has become. Compare a...
- Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:58 am
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: Fantastic Interview
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3675
Fantastic Interview
Most who read this stuff will already be familiar with Aldous Huxley. Something I stumbled upon today gave me chills. Essentially in this 3 part series Mike Wallace (in 1950 something) is interviewing Aldous about the direction of countries including the United States. Keep in mind Zoloft and Rupert...
- Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:29 am
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: Is Objectivism Right for Eve Online? Yes, it is.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18529
Re: Is Objectivism Right for Eve Online? Yes, it is.
OK, I'm VERY new and not even accepted yet, but I wanted to comment anyway. Specifically concerning the role of pirates in eve, I would like to argue that they do not act objectively because they do not profit as much as those who would instead choose to build something greater. They do, however, ac...
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:53 pm
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: Pascal's Wager
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10459
Re: Pascal's Wager
I think the underlying flaw in the wager, as was stated above, is that you would need an infinite data set (e.g. infinite religions, infinite lives) in order for the wager to have any statistical value whatsoever. For instance using the Monte Carlo method allows one to arrive at the truth by emulati...
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:05 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: An Introduction
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1688
An Introduction
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