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When you ignore a child's bad behavior, you are implicitly reinforcing it. It's not an "overreaction" to call someone on their bigoted statements on a public forum. It ought to.

Hey Col - if I might ask you a few questions - I'd really like to know what the health profile of a perfect physical specimen is. So, what's your cardiovascular picture? How about your BMI? Resting heart rate? Blood pressure? Cholesterol - HDL and LDL? Blood sugar level? How many minutes of...

Hey Blade- I guess it has to do with the fact that we atheists evaluate the information we receive and accept it or not, based on its plausibility. We do not evaluate it based on the benefits we could receive if only we were accept the information as truth. If I decide something is untrue, or...

I thought your analogy was right on. And it also explains why we Jews, who are usually savvy investors, are also often non-religious, like me. I eat the matzoh and gefilta fish but as far as the 10 plagues and the parting of the Red Sea, puhleeze.

You have to read it like an insurance policy. If you're insured against floods but you get wiped out by a tsunami, the adjustor will deny your claim. You can jump up and down and say you were covered, but he will just reiterate, over and over, that floods are floods and tsunamis are tsunamis. So...

Well, not really sure Blade. Far be it from me to guess the motives of divine beings. The short answer is that He looked upon the world and was righteously PO'ed at all the wickedness. Decided to wash it clean and start all over. So, by extension, you might say that compared with all the...

Froth You made the connection between Descartes and solipsism - a connection I intentionally avoided until you brought him up. By the way: Descartes walks into a bar and orders a martini. Bartender says, "ya want an olive in that?" Descartes says "I think not" and then disappears.

Not quite right, Doc man. The promise was not to destroy the Earth again by FLOOD. He kept his options open, and did not waive the right to destroy the Earth by any other means. It really comes down to a promise that nobody who believes this nonsense in the first place should take any comfort in.

Sure Blade. Catch up with you then. Until then - watch out for Russell's teapot in space. Ta-ta!

It's hard to see what you're driving at. I can't see any problem here. What did you say the problem was? One thing, I would have two separate combo or list boxes - one for Area and one for Bin - rather than trying to combine these two data fields. But what you're trying to accomplish...

Descartes is the Muhammad of Solipsism. I would love to have a word with him, if only he existed.

Some people require proof to believe in something. Some people just need to believe. I don't believe in pretty much anything. I'm even more skeptical than an atheist. I'm a solipsist. Nothing outside of my own mind can be proven to me to exit. If this seems absurd, then think of a vivid dream...

Human behavior and thought are such fascinating topics. I read the article on the Dunning Kruger Effect. I have seen this effect many times in my own experience. As stated by someone in the thread above, it is closely related to the Peter Principle. There are the Elon Musks and Dean Kamens of...

I'll give it a shot. I'll report back momentarily. edit: IT WORKED. Whoever you are, sir, you just pulled my buns out of the fire, saved my job, saved the company, and saved the world. I thank you greatly. May your handicap go to scratch. Fairways and greens, sir.

Or try to explain software configuration management to a three headed, fire-breathing dragon!

Recently I answered a question in this subforum about the Transfer Spreadsheet method. Then, I was trying to help another forum member. Now I'm the one with the problem. Always found this method to be useful but quirky. A function, which has been working for years (with the occasional hiccup)...

I think it's time society really tackled the issue of medically assisted suicide. We're living longer, and many diseases can be held more or less at bay without a cure for many years - but the strain on the patient and the families can be intense. Why is it not the option of ANY individual to...

Thank you, Doc Man for your reply. You know, we (you and I) seem to have a lot in common. First of all, I find your posts to be fair and sensible - at least the ones I've read. I find that I can agree with much that you write. Second of all, I was also the primary care giver, Power of Attorney...

Mike - do you really think a chimp is closer to an ant than a human? I would argue the reverse - a chimp is actually very close to a human in physiology and abilities. The smartest chimps are smarter than many humans. Chimps can be taught language and tool use. A one year old chimp and a one...

This is a remarkably interesting topic and accounts for all sorts of otherwise inexplicable human behavior. It even accounts for certain animal behavior, in cognitive animals like monkeys. It accounts for a great deal of our attitudes that, when you stop to really think about them, you can't...