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it's fashionable among the reasonable to heap scorn on those who see people by their skin color.

I thought the purpose of this thread was to discuss the conspiracy theories so they don't crowd out the scientific issues. That is why I have stayed out of here, even though you tried to bring me in via the OP. Why are you now trying to bring in issues that have been debunked in the other thread?

What would be the appropriate punishment for not having a regular bath/shower?

Saint Patrick's day is coming up next week and we have a new $50 limited edition, made in the USA, “Capture the luck of the Irish with this Make America Great Again Hat” to celebrate. It seems the President wants to recognize his Irish heritage by changing from red to green and put "shamrock" on the back. That is where we come up with his latest alternative fact. Of course the real fact is that a shamrock has 3 leaves

I want to build a wall, how about we take money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to pay for it. My lego project is far more important than disaster relief or protecting our waterways and airspace.

Yet you seem to be encouraging the federal government to violate the law.

and you complain about people who overstay by a month or two

You really need to get over that over inflated national ego. Niklas Zennström is Swedish, and Janus Friis is Danish.

You mean pull a Trump? b.t.w. We only have a land border with one other country.

I started to look at the Embedded Development Branch tools. So far nothing really earth shattering there, in fact I am surprised at how little was there compared to the hacking community in general. I guess the [alleged] confirmation that the government is in the spy business might shock some, but this is far from what is portrayed on prime time television every day. About the only thing I found a little surprising is how old much of this (what I have looked at so far) is. Naturally I have only taken a cursory look, and specifically at technology I am familiar with and interested in, and Wikileaks says this is only a limited sample. There are some interesting teasing stubs, but nothing behind them. Does that mean that Wikileaks has the content and is not sharing it? Does that mean that the CIA is actually doing some of these exploits and managed to keep it secret? Is it just a honeypot?

Again you confuse 'proof' with 'opinion', and you misquote the person with the opinion.

You are free to eat cockroaches.

Depends on to whom you speak.

Yes, but they were also replaced. The language is a little ambiguous if Moses was a scribe in the copies, or if God himself wrote them as he seems to have intended.

I believe the issue being addressed however is does the Bible claim to be the word of God. Sure scholars will tell you otherwise, and many people like myself will tell you it is complete fabrication of man, but that was not the question. And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. - Exodus 31:18

Certainly there are claims in the New Testament that included the words of Jesus. There are also some direct claims like the stone tablets being the written word of God.

The US government says that 10 hijackers flew 2 planes into the WTC twin towers, is that a wild, cockamamie bunko conspiracy theory? The US government says that those 2 planes caused massive damage and started large fires, is that a wild, cockamamie bunko conspiracy theory? The US government says those hijackers were supported by Osama bin Laden, is that a wild, cockamamie bunko conspiracy theory?

I'm not quite sure I follow. Are you saying ethics is irrelevant in the Senate, or only for Republicans?

I have seen him in 3 different videos. I am sure youtube has a lot more that I haven't seen. I however await the publication of his results.

Yes, but he was also acquitted. The assumption is the Donald will be heading to the hoosegow.

Hulsey claims that WTC 7 could not be brought down by fire alone NIST claims that fire was the primary factor in bringing down WTC 7 Those are not incompatible statements. I certainly am interested in seeing what Hulsey publishes, and the professionals who review his findings. Certainly a more detailed finite element analysis is welcome, and that is what he is promising. He has made claims about deficiencies in the NIST model (e.g. connectors, friction, heat conduction/insulation of concrete, etc.), and claims to have a model that take them into account. It would be very interesting in seeing if he quantifies how much each of those contribute to differences in the model. By his own words, which you paraphrased above, he has not claimed any more insight into what did cause the collapse.

You are right, there is little chance a baby will drown in the bathtub so let them bathe themselves. That should really affect the tourism in Paris.

Well, we have the new TrumpCare. It gives massive tax credits to the rich, and takes away health care from the poor and sick. Thank you Donald.

I would say it is irrational to make generic evaluations based on so little context.

Isn't that why God invented the drive thru?