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Recent content by Troublemane

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    ToE and Platonism

    I don't know about that. If you cut the legs off a horse, it is still a horse. If it is born deformed, even just a lump of flesh, the DNA would tell you it is a horse, even if it wasn't formed properly. The thing's horseness should inhere regardless of whether it is blue or red, or set on...
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    GM ships 1,000 jobs to Mexico

    I'm not an ideologue, though I do identify with much of the Libertarian view. You could describe me as being socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I think anyone should be free to do anything as long as it hurts no-one, that includes making others pay for it. That being said, I also am a...
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    ToE and Platonism

    Not quite. To "inform" is to form "inside", to give form to the mind. It means communication, and the idea behind the words. Form is, strictly speaking, something different. Substance is supposedly what gives the horse its form. So would that be DNA? The Greeks first proposed atomic theory...
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    Neo-1950s standard of living.

    I tried watching Mad Men once. I couldnt stomach it. It seems almost like an excuse to show women being sexually harassed continuously, and make it seem cool. About back then, yeah, houses were cheaper, but they were generally MUCH smaller. The bedrooms were smaller, and the kids bunked...
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    PoE vs. Evolution - creationist's dilemma

    Playing devil's advocate for a minute, I'd say the field is pretty wide open for someone explaining the objective world and scientific data, while preserving their view of the bible as infallible. (1) the bible is the word of God and cannot be altered in any way, because it is the moral guide...
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    GM ships 1,000 jobs to Mexico

    GM to invest extra $540 million in Mexico to build motors - Yahoo! News AHA! So thats where all the new, "green tech" jobs Obama promised are going! I was beginning to wonder...
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    Is Altruism Darwinistic?

    I think anyone who has been through tough times can more easily empathize with someone else going through difficulties, and its a short distance between empathy and charity. On the flip side, people who have been lied to, stolen from and taken advantage of, could come to believe that people on...
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    ToE and Platonism

    Unless we decide that perhaps information is itself "substance". I am wondering if information could be the modern equivalent? Although I see your point, MM. Anyone who believes in the Platonist/Aristotlean idea of 'substance' is likely to see in DNA/information support for their belief, while...
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    Is Sarah Palin Finished?

    As an interesting side-note, did you know her name "Palin" is Greek for "again"? Thus the answer to the question posed by the OP is quite obvious.
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    ToE and Platonism

    Perhaps I should state the theory of 'substance', as i understand it. I think it is attributed to Aristotle, he defined substance as that which persists despite changes being made to alter a thing superficially. A horse is still a horse, whether it is dead or alive, painted blue, young or old...
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    Just how common do you suppose this sort of corruption is in law enforcement?

    I would bet you are right. You know the saying about cockroaches, don't you? If you see one, there are really a few dozen. The reason they caught this guy is because he was being so brazen about it!
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    ToE and Platonism

    Does Darwinism (in particular) and modern Evolutionary Theory (in general) reject the Platonist view of 'substance'? What I mean by this: can living beings be defined by what they are? Or are they to be viewed as 'becomings'? Do genes define inclusion into a species? Is it causal or is it...
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    What's your sign?

    I think everyone should try living as another sign at least 11 times in their life. Or 12, now. :D
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    Michelle Malkin: Progressives and Hate Speech

    Its not a game, my friend, it is very serious. Just look at the example you gave, the Tides Foundation shooter. You keep talking about how he was motivated by listening to Glenn Beck. Are you going to make the claim that talk radio causes people to go commit murder? Or are you willing to accept...
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    Michelle Malkin: Progressives and Hate Speech

    Thats the thing, Phil, you seem to be turning a blind eye to who is doing the violence and the hate speech. The majority of it is coming from the left. I cited two examples out of many. You so far have cited one, and keep going back to it. Is it because its the only one? You talk about guns at...
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