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Forum: The Pit
12-03-2009, 03:53 AM
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Poll: Global Warming
Views: 9,816
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scheck006
How has the media in other countries been...
How has the media in other countries been treating the email scandal at east anglia? If you lived in the US, you'd think climate change science had been debunked. :rolleyes: |
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Forum: The Pit
10-09-2009, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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In government and academic circles. I was...
In government and academic circles. I was talking about the general public, who have a bigger impact on elections. Their economic education usually ends at "Communism means they're going to take... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-09-2009, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
:haha There wouldn't be the field of economics at...
:haha There wouldn't be the field of economics at all if there weren't patterns in people's behaviors. I'm not saying anyone's come up with a perfect system yet, but the way we explain people's... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-07-2009, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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People's understanding of economics is about 60...
People's understanding of economics is about 60 years out of date (and even back then it wasn't very good). To say that there's only capitalism or socialism is a throwback to that age when two... |
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Forum: The Pit
10-06-2009, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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Forum: The Pit
10-06-2009, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
You know, I really want to believe that. But it...
You know, I really want to believe that. But it just hasn't been my experience. Ever. |
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Forum: The Pit
09-11-2009, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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If obama is a socialist, then all the democrats...
If obama is a socialist, then all the democrats are socialists and therefore renders you unable to either call him that or use it as a pejorative. Either way you look like an idiot when you say... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-09-2009, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 5,911
Views: 79,971
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It's nigh impossible to know what happened before...
It's nigh impossible to know what happened before the big bang, because it was a huge bunch of compressed energy that got released. it's not like there's records of what existence was before it that... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-09-2009, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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Forum: The Pit
09-08-2009, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
Nobody can predict the market. It's been tried...
Nobody can predict the market. It's been tried using the most complex mathematics we have for the last 100 years or more. It's inherently chaotic and cannot be predicted. Now, policy decisions,... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-08-2009, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 502
Views: 8,795
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scheck006
Banks already control the world. :confused: You...
Banks already control the world. :confused: You can't have a country without them. Some good leverage if you ask me. Yeah? Is that the only way you can make your point?? Bringing up hitler... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-07-2009, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
There doesn't have to be. :confused: It very...
There doesn't have to be. :confused: It very well could have been destroyed. Yeah, have you read that report that states they wanted a much bigger military presence in the middle east? |
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Forum: The Pit
09-07-2009, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
I wouldn't say it's crazy. While there may not...
I wouldn't say it's crazy. While there may not be much direct evidence for it, the US government has considered plans like that before, so it's not without precedent. ... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
Well, most people here don't do economics...
Well, most people here don't do economics classes, which makes things a whole lot worse - because for some reason, economics is a field which relatively few people have actually put any effort into... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
How is it less biased? We look for information...
How is it less biased? We look for information that agrees with us more often than not. How is getting your information from someone who's likely to have a wider understanding of the available... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
You know, i'd much recommend taking an economics...
You know, i'd much recommend taking an economics class at university. It will give you a much better grounding in economic history and the basic problems that the field tries to solve. |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 21,052
Views: 223,300
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scheck006
Seriously? Where? Are you a philosophy student...
Seriously? Where? Are you a philosophy student at a university? |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
1. I think your idea that having classes is...
1. I think your idea that having classes is necessary is a little warped. 2. Where did you get the idea that economic policies of the kind of strength that could get rid of all rich people are... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
Well, every single country has taxes. Taxes...
Well, every single country has taxes. Taxes don't mean socialism. They're the only way countries can really function. But really, the increase in taxes would at the worst be 4-5% of their income. ... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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scheck006
Of course. Although it's really just an easy...
Of course. Although it's really just an easy example of how keeping populations ignorant and misinformed can do wonders for large interests. |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 20,031
Views: 249,419
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@ ponyexpress What is the definition of...
@ ponyexpress What is the definition of socialism? People use that word to mean tons of different real world scenarios. |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 21,052
Views: 223,300
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scheck006
Slacker is a regular poster here. I think he...
Slacker is a regular poster here. I think he does cultural anthropology, although I very well could be wrong. |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 21,052
Views: 223,300
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scheck006
I think the only one is theology.
Although, if...
I think the only one is theology. Although, if you want to do it from a non-religious perspective, you history and anthropology are pretty big ones too. |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 21,052
Views: 223,300
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scheck006
By no means do I wish to stifle someone's true...
By no means do I wish to stifle someone's true passion for learning. I didn't mean for it to be insulting, if you took it that way. It's just a bit funny that people ask about or refer to specific... |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 21,052
Views: 223,300
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scheck006
:haha I was just about to ask. Do all of these...
:haha I was just about to ask. Do all of these obscure ideologies come up in every day conversations or do you guys just spend all of your time on wikipedia? |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 21,052
Views: 223,300
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scheck006
But do you realize the distinction between...
But do you realize the distinction between self-interest and selfish? |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 21,052
Views: 223,300
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scheck006
I'm okay with nihilism and would agree with most...
I'm okay with nihilism and would agree with most of it. I do worry about how easy it could be used to justify selfish behavior, though. |
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Forum: The Pit
09-05-2009, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 21,052
Views: 223,300
Posted By
scheck006
If it's that far outside of logic, the universe,...
If it's that far outside of logic, the universe, etc, then it's pretty hard to find a reason to say it exists. Of course it's just people indoctrinated into accepting that it does exist and then... |
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