philologus
Subgenius
Nerds arguing about intelligence.
more american genius
- Thread starter freakinacage
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Great isn\'t it.
Pocket protectors anyone?
philologus
Subgenius
It\'s the only reason I keep coming back here and not frothers.
funnymouth
Active member
not a bad idea...it\'d be a good place for brushes...and if i could only rig a \"mini holder\" for it...
<deep in mindless thought>
Gilvan Blight
New member
As the topic has shifted I won\'t continue the \"does life have needs or do needs determine life\" conversation.
I will note though: that I wouldn\'t trust Wikipedia to define encyclopedia let alone life.
farseerlum
New member
i love how the defence seems to be revolving about the difficulty in remembering pythogras theorem or planks constant.
the question was \"how many sides a triangle have?\" 3 year old children know the answer to this. only adults with SEVERE learning disabilites should fail this question. and maybe most people with a silly sense of humor.
the correct answer to \"who should we invade next?\" was not on a map.
correct answer is.. \"WTF would we just invade people for?\"
the question was \"how many sides a triangle have?\" 3 year old children know the answer to this. only adults with SEVERE learning disabilites should fail this question. and maybe most people with a silly sense of humor.
the correct answer to \"who should we invade next?\" was not on a map.
correct answer is.. \"WTF would we just invade people for?\"
philologus
Subgenius
Give it up Vike.
The strongest world economy is a fluke.
The strongest military is a fluke.
We\'re just a bunch of dummies.
The strongest world economy is a fluke.
The strongest military is a fluke.
We\'re just a bunch of dummies.
I love this argument.
I am sure that circa 110 AD citizens of the largest world economy that also possessed the largest and the most advanced world military were giving the same argument. (I am talking about Roman Empire, of cause) Alas, in about 200 years that largest economy quietly disappeared along with its military.
Current largest economy/military exist as such for about 60 years... so yes, you are correct on a historical scale it is a fluke.
farseerlum
New member
it is true you could do much the same with any population. i completely agree that most of these people have been heavily edited and quite possibly baboozaled into giving silly answers.
my point wasn\'t americans are idiots because they can\'t name a country starting with U. (everyone knows it starts with an A)
my point is the questions asked of themselves would not stretch anyone of any intelligence. they were not very difficult questions.
also i freely admit if some bozo with security decided to call himself the prime mininster of canada i\'d only be able to take his word for it. international politics is covered by american owned media here so we know what bush and the other terrorists look like but would be gambling on picking Hu out of a lineup.
my point wasn\'t americans are idiots because they can\'t name a country starting with U. (everyone knows it starts with an A)
my point is the questions asked of themselves would not stretch anyone of any intelligence. they were not very difficult questions.
also i freely admit if some bozo with security decided to call himself the prime mininster of canada i\'d only be able to take his word for it. international politics is covered by american owned media here so we know what bush and the other terrorists look like but would be gambling on picking Hu out of a lineup.
philologus
Subgenius
I guess I forgot to add the sarcasm emoticon. Relax dude.
farseerlum
New member
heh he\'s supposed to be australian lol
newscorp isn\'t owned solely by murdoch. in fact the largest other shareholder is american.
murdoch does have majoraty control but even so he would be rather stupid to not listen to his shareholders.
given how much of newscorps revenue comes from the US it\'s hardly surprising that the media produced for americans is being used in australia. so it may be made in australia by australians but it\'s primarily for americans. so we get far less boobage than we used to.
newscorp isn\'t owned solely by murdoch. in fact the largest other shareholder is american.
murdoch does have majoraty control but even so he would be rather stupid to not listen to his shareholders.
given how much of newscorps revenue comes from the US it\'s hardly surprising that the media produced for americans is being used in australia. so it may be made in australia by australians but it\'s primarily for americans. so we get far less boobage than we used to.
funnymouth
Active member
how about me? im a credible resousce on the subject. i have credentials, a lab, grant money, students, experence, other people with fancy degrees who think im pretty smart....
the definitions wiki provided coverdjust about all of them (accurately). there isnt really a universal definition; ironically enough its one of the most difficult things to define. if you want to get stickey, metabolism (eating and shitting) isnt a requirement of life by some definitions...
i must admit...l kinda cheated too
using a classical debate defence. we were discussing \"the needed resources for maintaining life in a human (a practical),\" and i shifted it to \"the requirements for being considered \'alive.\'\" sorry (shame on me). i took a literal arguement, and made it abstract.... then again, my original statement was intended to be critique on existance, so perhaps it was you that chanced the subject.as for the arguement, it was tired, and like i said before, i dont really disagree with you (esp about the clothing thing & i think shelter can be over rated too). i was just happy someone was talking with me lol.
edit: in retrospect it was really this comment that got me going (in an arguement which i am now ashamed of (damn you mary jane!)):
this IS a false statement. why, you dont ask? because reproduction is a property of an individual, growth rate is a property of a population.
from my perspective, it is a need. consider this: you are no more than a life stage of a continuously living entity that has been \"alive\" since the dawn of life. if you dont reproduce you have failed to meet a requirement for your continued existance (much as you would if you stopped eating and shitting).
last word.
dont be mad. i know im irritating. sorry. in the future ill keep my phiosophical ramblings to myself (even if they are pseudo-witty one liners) and ill stick to mini related topics (before im run out of town).
freakinacage
Well-known member
feck this baby has grown. seems to be some quite serious stuff here. the members of cmon never cease to amaze me!!
