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Forum: Critical Thinking 08-27-2005, 05:56 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,471
Posted By Austaph
If God wants good to come out of everything, then...

If God wants good to come out of everything, then why doesn't he just send people to Earth that are good and not evil people that will more than likely go to Hell?

Let's think about this one....
Forum: Critical Thinking 08-6-2005, 01:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,115
Posted By Austaph
RE: Reality or Imaginary

To think that a concept which has evaded human understanding for centuries has finally been solved on a FFR forum -- I predict a Nobel prize in physics for this one. Do any of you even know what...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-29-2005, 09:14 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,613
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: Religion

Heh, I don't think you caught the satire/irony - I was laying it on pretty thick. Religion is an incredibly intimate topic. Unfortunately, when personal beliefs collide, nothing good comes of it. ...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-28-2005, 11:47 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,613
Posted By Austaph
RE: Religion

Religion sucks. It's all lies. Anyone who disagrees with me will go to hell.
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-28-2005, 11:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,327
Posted By Austaph
"... the fact that an organism has conscious...

"... the fact that an organism has conscious experience at all means, basically, that there is something it is like to be that organism."

http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/nagel_nice.html
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-26-2005, 09:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,306
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: Space and Orientation

You'd navigate the same way sailors do - by the stars. I wouldn't worry too much about what you'd do when you got so far out that the perspective of the celestial bodies was skewed. If we developed...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-26-2005, 08:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,115
Posted By Austaph
RE: Reality or Imaginary

Personally, I prefer the "How can I know if I'm dreaming or if I'm awake?" approach.
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-26-2005, 08:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,115
Posted By Austaph
RE: Reality or Imaginary

The material world (all we sense, and interact with) is not reality. If your reality is determined by what is tangible or not, then you're missing out on a lot. You might find the answer to your...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-22-2005, 12:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,075
Posted By Austaph
No... you said it's hard to turn down comfort...

No... you said it's hard to turn down comfort foods. I agreed with you and gave a personal example. I gave in to the ice cream, by the way. My life officially has no meaning.
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-22-2005, 12:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,088
Posted By Austaph
RE: Linux From Scratch

I have to agree about UNIX. I tossed FreeBSD on my old box once and just loved the feel. Very solid. The only thing that's keeping me attached to Gentoo right now is its package management. ...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-21-2005, 08:18 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,817
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: Hell on Earth has been found!

Umm... http://www.politinfo.com/articles/article_2005_07_21_2027.html... let's check dates before we post.
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-21-2005, 07:18 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,817
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: Hell on Earth has been found!

Mal: I have reason to believe you're missing the point.

Economic collapse isn't something that is perpetually on the other side of the globe. There isn't much between us and hell on earth. Have...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-21-2005, 07:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,075
Posted By Austaph
emptiness: Hell yeah. I just had to turn down a...

emptiness: Hell yeah. I just had to turn down a pint of ice cream. That stuff hits me worse than alcohol - i'm not even joking around. I get comfortable with eating the crap every day, then the...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-21-2005, 06:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,088
Posted By Austaph
RE: Linux From Scratch

Linux is great for a lot of things. For me, the learning experience is enough - there's always a new challenge to face, more to learn. If I had to hold Linux and Windows against eachother - Windows...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 09:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,075
Posted By Austaph
Yeah, obesity is very real, and very dangerous. ...

Yeah, obesity is very real, and very dangerous. The documentary Super Size Me is about a guy who eats nothing but McDonalds, 3 times a day for 30 days, and has his nutrition levels mapped throughout...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 09:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,421
Posted By Austaph
RE: A Marriage Proposal

Mal: Good point. It's funny, I was just thinking about this yesterday. Child support should expire when the parent who has custody remarries.

Think about how this could be scammed: A...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 08:56 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,421
Posted By Austaph
RE: A Marriage Proposal

Easy money is something to be happy about, too.
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 08:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,075
Posted By Austaph
msbrunnettemickey, excellent job on your guide. ...

msbrunnettemickey, excellent job on your guide. I did something like this once, but on drug addiction. It's wonderful that you're spreading awareness of eating disorders throughout your school. I...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 08:43 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,421
Posted By Austaph
RE: A Marriage Proposal

Isn't that what a Prenuptial agreement is for?
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 08:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,088
Posted By Austaph
RE: Linux From Scratch

Via. http://www.distrowatch.com:

Rank - Distribution - Hits Per Day
1 - Ubuntu - 2311
2 - SUSE - 1105
3 - Mandriva - 1075
4 - Fedora - 1044

What was that you saying, gardyloo? Heh. ...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 08:15 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,817
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: Hell on Earth has been found!

The happiness we perceive in our world may be proportional to the happiness we perceive in ourselves.
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 02:58 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,088
Posted By Austaph
RE: Linux From Scratch

I'm using it as a tool for development and software programming. But you are correct, If you use your computer for listening to music, instant messaging, and playing games, Linux probably isn't for...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 02:44 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,817
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: Hell on Earth has been found!

trillobyite, thank you for showing me this. I wouldn't have known anything about it if you hadn't. I never realized how horrible it can actually become in the world. I suppose I've invested far...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-19-2005, 02:27 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,811
Posted By Austaph
I'm beginning to see where everyone's coming from...

I'm beginning to see where everyone's coming from on this, and I have to agree to some extent - but, there should be a chriteria a bit more intelligent than "he looks like a middle-eastern." Think...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-17-2005, 08:01 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,088
Posted By Austaph
RE: Linux From Scratch

Well, I've bootstrapped this beast. This project is going on its 14th straight hour. Almost done, just writing up the bootscripts and installing loggers and whatnot. If you guys like Mandrake, you...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-17-2005, 07:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,140
Posted By Austaph
Yeah, I think this thread has definitely turned...

Yeah, I think this thread has definitely turned into an example of why plagiarism is no good. Epistemology would've been neat, though.
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-17-2005, 06:30 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,088
Posted By Austaph
Linux From Scratch

For all die-hard geeks:
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org

I've got all my studying done for the week ahead, so I might as well get back into this Linux thing. For those of you who don't know,...
Forum: Films and Television 07-16-2005, 11:48 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,746
Posted By Austaph
Haha, I forgot that show even existed. I used to...

Haha, I forgot that show even existed. I used to watch it all the flipping time, it was the best. Doesn't anybody remember Liquid Telvision? Æon Flux? Am I that old? I have to agree that MTV...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-16-2005, 10:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,140
Posted By Austaph
RE: Relative truth and metacognation

Nobody in their right mind would ever plagiarize copywritten materials with the intent of having them published on wikipedia. The beauty of wikipedia is that it's an open-source contribution from a...
Forum: Chit Chat 07-16-2005, 10:32 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,461
Posted By Austaph
RE:

Oh my, I'm in love. I normally play games in the dark, and nothing is more irritating than hitting the wrong button on accident. Even just a backlit keyboard would suffice. I'm not an engineer or...
Forum: Chit Chat 07-16-2005, 09:10 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,037
Posted By Austaph
The game needs a save function of some sort. ...

The game needs a save function of some sort. Level 10 is as far as I care to go.
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-16-2005, 04:44 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,634
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: The Passing of Knowledge

That does make sense. Over time, the grooves would become so fine that we wouldn't be able to read them. So that would mean that memories aren't really lost, we're just unable to retrieve them. I...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-16-2005, 04:23 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,811
Posted By Austaph
Right, like I said, x-rays have nanoscopic (1.0...

Right, like I said, x-rays have nanoscopic (1.0 × 10^-9 m or 0.000000001 m) waves which easily pass through flesh, while the airport security scanners use microscopic (1.0 x 10^-3 m or 0.001 m)...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-15-2005, 05:52 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,634
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: The Passing of Knowledge

Well, maybe that's where the brain folds come into play. Maybe our brain doesn't grow, so much as it grows more complex. It's like how you can divide an inch down into infinity; half of a half, of...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-15-2005, 05:19 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,811
Posted By Austaph
Sure, if you'll tone down the racism.

Sure, if you'll tone down the racism.
Forum: Chit Chat 07-15-2005, 03:02 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,037
Posted By Austaph
Oh, ghad. When I get sick with the flu, usually...

Oh, ghad. When I get sick with the flu, usually during the peak of the fever, I have delusions about things like this. Imagine playing this game in your head with curves instead of angles, trying...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-15-2005, 01:15 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,634
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: The Passing of Knowledge

It's not worth getting worked up about.
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-15-2005, 01:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,150
Posted By Austaph
http://skepdic.com/dianetic.html I'd still...

http://skepdic.com/dianetic.html

I'd still read the book before passing judgement on it, though I can honestly say that I've read dozens of books that fit the description of pseudoscience, and...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-15-2005, 12:19 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,634
Posted By Austaph
RE: The Passing of Knowledge

The Q: You're actually on to something.



I'm not sure exactly how memories work, but the shape of the brain plays a big part in cognition: the ability to think, reason, and store knowledge. ...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-14-2005, 11:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,140
Posted By Austaph
RE: Relative truth and metacognation

With a moustache like that, who could?
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-14-2005, 11:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,140
Posted By Austaph
RE: Relative truth and metacognation

Credit is given where credit is due:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemic_theories_of_truth

That aside, the circular nature of things like this are only an illusion; they're actually one in the...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-14-2005, 09:24 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,634
Posted By Austaph
No, don't shut down! Give yourself a bit more...

No, don't shut down! Give yourself a bit more credit than that. Within the postulate that DNA and cellular protein are a house for knowledge, your theory was extremely rational. I used to think...
Forum: Art and Graphics 07-14-2005, 01:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,014
Posted By Austaph
RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: My newest image.

If that was a critique then this is an encyclopedia.
Forum: Chit Chat 07-14-2005, 12:16 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,656
Posted By Austaph
How many people need to say that it's an entire...

How many people need to say that it's an entire project just trying to get drunk off this thing? You'd get just as high off the oxygen alone. It's a fad; an old as hell one, at that. If this were...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-13-2005, 11:38 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,634
Posted By Austaph
Mal, you definitely have a creative mind, but I...

Mal, you definitely have a creative mind, but I think you're overlooking one simple fact: when we digest proteins, we destroy them. Many of the unstable fatty acids in the brain oxidize as our brain...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-13-2005, 10:46 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,811
Posted By Austaph
Yeah, they aren't x-ray machines. X-rays have...

Yeah, they aren't x-ray machines. X-rays have nanoscopic frequencies which allows them to easily pass through your body. The airport security machines use microscopic rays, just enough to pass...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-13-2005, 09:48 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 892
Posted By Austaph
I've balanced some pretty radical equasions, but...

I've balanced some pretty radical equasions, but I must admit - this is by far the most unusual one I've ever seen. The only way that I see it as possible is if it's pulling H2O out of the...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-12-2005, 10:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 892
Posted By Austaph
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-12-2005, 10:22 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,811
Posted By Austaph
RE: Airport Security

What they need to do is have the stewardess hand out glocks. That way if anybody planned on getting uppity in the first place, they're getting capped.

Edit: Sera; that's funny as hell. You have...
Forum: Critical Thinking 07-12-2005, 07:13 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,811
Posted By Austaph
RE: Airport Security

Isn't 20/20 hindsight a bitch?
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