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11 | 52.38% |
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Right. You said this:
...which is incorrect. Where's the confusion? |
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In context I was saying that some may see that the HSC SHOULD be a committee of scientists who SHOULD make the ultimate decision. It was an ideal, not my perception of reality.
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I don't think anybody would have gotten that from what you had written.
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So you're speaking for everybody?
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I didn't say, "Nobody got that from what you had written." I said, "I don't think anybody would have gotten that from what you had written." Do you not understand the difference?
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Dial it back a notch, people.
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The overall heated tone. Nothing over the line, which is why I just commented. Don't make it hard, guys, just keep it civil.
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As a scientist, I say no.
It completely depends on the person. I know scientists who hate the doing of research/benchwork because it's lonely and tedious, and crave management. So those kinds of scientists should be leaders. Whereas I know other scientists (including my boss, hilariously) who prefer doing research to the machinations of politics. In fact, in a college seminar class that was populated mostly by science majors, it was asked if we went into science to escape politics and almost everyone raised their hands. ![]() Considering how few people go into science (engineering is even worse), if we made a science/engineering background a requirement of our politicians, there simply wouldn't be enough to go around. I don't think we should require that our leaders be scientists or engineers. But we should require that they TRUST the findings of scientists and engineers. And non-scientists really should keep their grubby hands off science, ie don't teach creationism in a goddamn science class. ![]()
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Dr Evo, I think you're getting a bit too enthusiastic
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The fact that intelligence and social ineptitude go hand in hand probably means we won't see scientists becoming the ruling class any time soon.
Least not until they create a robot army to conquer the world. |
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In both cases there are major cultural forces at play. While there are of course laws against it, and people of course see such actions as totally reprehensible, they are not actually deviant behaviors. Rather they are a superlative version of values our society upholds or otherwise alternative means of carrying out and achieving those values. |
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I'm more concerned with reading comprehension at this point. I know you're 15, but if you're going to attempt to debate, I'm gonna hold you to higher standards. No intimidation intended.
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Avoid personal condescension.
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My own personal Navi.
In any case, if she's going to make comments like this: Quote:
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And rape is not about sex, unless you're talking about the drunken kind of rape where both parties legally can't consent. Rape is about power over the woman. Rapists go after women they know they can physically dominate. You think a rapist out specifically looking for prey, or a guy who really wants to get some and won't take no for an answer, goes after Gina Carano? Hell no.
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Just speaking from personal experience.
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I'm learning to argue Dr.Evo. I'm allowed to make my point, even if the points are undeveloped. This is not a formal debate, allow me to learn
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How so? And I never said that, I said I'm allowed to argue my point.
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My problem wasn't with underdeveloped points. My problem was with the fact that you blatantly misinterpreted what I said.
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Um...why would we need some kind of leader in the first place..? Really if you think about it the necesity for a leader or a government comes when people cannot produce on their own food, shelter, clothing etc and so a group of people must lay down rules, laws to leave them dependent forever on coorporations, market and so on for profit reasons. I am pretty sure soon in the future we will have so advanced tech in our homes where we will construct matter from atoms to anything we need.
Anyway here's some interesting links that may take us into new societies like featured in Star Trek. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrN99RELqwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KphWsnhZ4Ag http://io9.com/5963263/how-nasa-will...rst-warp-drive Quote:
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