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@ProfMTH "No exemptions at all."

While that's probably good to keep the hypothetical and the arguments relating to it "on track", would it even make a difference? The fact that the world isn't black and white and that consequently there are exemption to general laws shouldn't open the door for ...

@MikeOfKorea I think I mostly agree with your video with one exception.

My question is, how do you define voluntarily and is there a limit to "abiding to group's standards"? For example, to put this to an extreme: Do you think if adults came together to form a death cult they should be allowed ...

@latinokid9 I don't think her intention was to troll but rather to highlight the features of a number/concept we all take for granted by introducing it in form of a riddle. And if people get a good laugh out of it... the better.

@hinc1mike I believe I know the video you're talking about. Unfortunately you have been misled. Most "copies" of it on youtube are dishonest edits/cuts (sex-change interviewer, pause 4x as long, etc).

What really happened was that he was told the interview was for a serious documentary. But whe...

Weird, I always thought Peter Griffin was an entirely fictional character and not based on a real-life person. Oh well, guess you learn something new every day.

@TheHdulcimerguy Alright, this analogy is a bit simplified but essentially hits the key point:

Imagine you're a lifeguard on the beach and you see someone drowning in the ocean. How do you get there the fastest? You realize that the line of sight has the shortest path, but you can run much faste...

@AngeloMateus "So.... its basically an assumption"

Well, it's an assumption in the same way that Newton's Law of Gravitation is an assumption. You extrapolate from past and current behavior and predict a trend for the future.

In fact, with the current production techniques slowly reaching the p...

That's why, whenever I meat someone new and they want to shake my hand I ask them if they're made of antimatter.

@infideluxe Well, isn't just that (at least in part) the reason why, even in 2011, it's still considered a "coming out"? The majority in the US still happens to be some form of Christianity and their beliefs play a big role in shaping the Zeitgeist. That is to say: I agree, a majority society exp...

@ixiwildflowerixi It would either not be "me" in heaven, or it would be just another form of hell.

4. Let me answer with another quote which also reflects my experience: "With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil—that takes r...

Brad Harrub's feeble attempts to hide the makeshift nature of his setting and to look both legit and educated are immensely entertaining. While his stack of books ordered by size and topped of by a coffee cup would have almost sold me, his shirt is quite a bummer: Everyone knows that real scienti...

"You wouldn't be able to chose if god was there."

Chose what? Believe or worship? Since believe isn't a matter of choice, and religious folk seem to confuse the two, I assume it's the latter.

It's funny how his own book and dogma contradicts him: From Eve, over Noah to Jesus: people don't see...

While it tastes great and for a fast-food item is actually rather healthy there's one big problem with Döners and similar food items: Frequently, you'll notice the word "halal" somewhere in the shop - often as an advertisement in huge letters somewhere in the window - which loosely translates to ...

For the average person it's still hard to wrap your mind around this since they don't experience fast motion and light-speed in their everyday life. Could you therefore remake the video showing the journey in real time and at walking speed? ;-)

I was with in a conversation with a question-sayer on TED some time ago. I answered them all, pointed out his mistakes and faulty assumptions, provided links for further study and even did him the favor of borrowing a book he suggested, I couldn't bring myself to finish it, but I did established ...

@ixiwildflowerixi For some reason the link gets messed up when being copied. If you get a 404, check the URL in the address bar and delete the "%C2%AD" between "soziales" and the following slash.

I heard that usually the museum is very quick with throwing out unbelievers or anyone voicing a different opinion. Did no one catch on to your sarcasm?

@Gematria009 "Trust me, I still play Oblivion"

So do I. That's why I pointed out that if you put some effort into installing and tweaking mods you can improve it beyond recognition: OBGE alone allows the replacement of every shader, texture packs will double the resolution and improve the parall...

Congratulations! Best wishes for a speedy recovery and may the cancer be gone for good.

@evangelical1 "I think you are a proponent of gay marriage yourself, so I think you might have some special insight into this question."

There's no special insight needed. They get the same out of it as a heterosexual couple. With a single signature it's a legal contract between two people estab...

@IXIArblargIXI "Oh hey, this video is π long"

No! It's about ½τ. :p

Interesting.

Though I'd much rather see a movie about a hypocritical hate-mongering con-man turned mega-church reverend who, after being forced out of said church for having been caught doing drugs and male prostitutes, gets back on his feet by milking the flock some more by asking for donation...

"I should have the right side up"

Since when is there up and down in space? Typical southern-sphere-ism of a northern-sphere-inhabitant! :P

This was a well made series. Thanks to both of you. I enjoyed it as much as one can enjoy this kind of topic. :)

Just discovered it thanks to Deep.fm. Great texture. Love it.