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robosmith

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  1. So says the wisdom of the ancients. Of course there is ZERO evidence of that actually happening, but whatever makes you feel good, right? That philosophical fallacy is evident in most of your posts.
  2. If you don't understand reality, god must be the answer. AKA, the "wisdom" of the ancients. Or you could redouble your efforts to understand. The god default is the lazy way out for the incompetent. A meaningless accident of atoms, is a perfectly valid interpretation and there is NO REASON to reject it. It is man's desire to invent an easy explanation which compels him to believe in magic. Here: man survives by understanding his environment due to not having superior physical prowess to prevail over stronger predators. Man is driven to understand reality by an anxiety over failure to survive which was developed by evolution. Those who were not driven to understand how to survive, died out. For those things he could not understand, god(s) was invented to relieve that anxiety. There is no other reason to believe phenomena which lack empirical evidence. Anyone may CHOOSE the meaning of THEIR LIFE. It can be whatever you want it to be. ? You may choose mysticism (the god default), but I choose deeper understanding of reality.
  3. There is NO EMPIRICAL SCIENCE that supports creationism because it is COMPLETELY based on FAITH. At best there is PSEUDO-SCIENCE and people attempting to explain their faith in scientific terms.
  4. Gore has been a VISIONARY on both the Internet and Global Warming. What have you done besides drag your heels?
  5. Progressives DO NOT control the SCOTUS and they are doing great (and unpopular) damage to this nation. Right wingers achieved control of the SCOTUS through anti-democratic means using the Electoral College to install Justices NOT favored by the majority. ? We have, and have long had, MINORITY control of government. AKA, anti-democratic.
  6. Don't EVER edit my quote to misrepresent what I wrote, LIAR.
  7. You KNOW you have LOST the argument when all you have is hyperbolic DRIVEL.
  8. :LMAO: :LMAO: :LMAO: You picked the wrong website if you're trying to CITE SCIENCE. Creation Ministries International is NOT a science authority and has NO CREDIBILITY on EVOLUTION.
  9. Fossils have been found with some intact DNA, and that demonstrates mutations which CAUSE evolution. EVERY mutated animal is a TRANSITION to a new species WHEN that mutation gives the organism a survival advantage.
  10. I read your cite, and as usual, naked links DO NOT support your claims. IF you actually believe it supports your claim, QUOTE the relevant EVIDENCE HERE. Of course Revelle's "wait and see" attitude is irrelevant TODAY. We HAVE ALREADY SEEN, and Gore was RIGHT. The temporary cooling of Revelle's time has ENDED and WARMING is even worse than before. Fortunately the WORLD agrees with GORE and is TAKING STEPS to slow down the impending disaster.
  11. The FACT is, mutation is an inherent PART of evolution. And multiple survivable mutations OVER TIME, does SOMETIMES create NEW SPECIES provided those mutations give the organism a SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE.
  12. I'll betcha this ain't Houck's first rodeo. He probably has a long history of provocations and is WELL KNOWN to the FBI. IOW, CONTEXT is MISSING. And he (finally) stepped over the line and gave them something with which he could be charged. If you don't like US laws WCM, stay the f out of this country.
  13. It is ONLY "the political process in the United States" because of shenanigans pulled by Republicans, NOT "the US Constitution." There is NOTHING in the US Constitution about corporations having the rights of citizens. They are ONLY a legal construct which did NOT exists at the time the Constitution was created.
  14. Bullshit. The remaining 97% is biological CO2 which is continually RECYCLED and DOES NOT contribute significantly to the increases SEEN in the atmosphere. You're just posting more ignorant fossil fuel industry lies. ^More BS. Carbon dioxide now more than 50% higher than pre-industrial levels
  15. Because Citizens United made unlimited dark money legal. Republicans BOUGHT those seats thanks to a right wing SCOTUS.
  16. Roger Revelle was Gore's professor at Harvard and a climate expert who discovered how CO2 follows a seasonal cycle with a significant upwards component. No evidence for the other conclusions YOU'VE drawn.
  17. Not all right wing states fit ^this description, but on average it is probably true. For instance, I don't believe Nebraska is the hell hole that Mississippi or Alabama is, and it's pretty much right wing.
  18. They do. But if their products violate international patents, there are mechanisms in the WTO to prevent their export.
  19. Great post, but you give WCM far too much credit when you claim he learned ANYTHING in physics and chemistry classes.
  20. Funny that you believe ^this is not JUST YOUR BULLSHIT. "Actual scientists" say a lot of different things, but YOUR LIST of DENIERS is VERY SHORT. And probably not even CLIMATE SCIENTISTS Someone is paying a LOT to promote that pipeline. Not producing the dirtiest oil does not let production "atrophy." Thanks for your stupid and IGNORANT OPINION. NOT. Far from it. Just a BIG MOUTH. You're just SCARED. Selling to China, of course. You believing tech progress is stupid just means that you're stupid. Or working in the industry and using it to pad your pocket.
  21. Funding research by the Federal government is NOT "bought and sold" just cause you CLAIM that. Plenty of foreign fossil fuel bucks ALSO lobby for fossil fuels HERE. Like Canada wants a pipeline to ship dirty tar sands to Texas for refining. I'm sure you're an expert on what leftists "think." NOT. Whose blood was used to produce SA oil? I understand that you've FAILED to answer an inconvenient question. Proly cause you're SCARED. You believe Canada's government can and should stop that? AFAIC, they can leave it in the ground. There is nothing wrong with a government promoting tech advancement instead of permitting externalized costs of POLLUTION.
  22. Illegally acquired emails with shit chain of custody prove nothing. Of course you have NO EVIDENCE of ^this. Esp the "while lying" allegation.
  23. Your cynicism DOES NOT CHANGE what happened. So sue the guy who covered his tracks for his mistake.
  24. Someone who can read and understand the science published by the CONSENSUS. So do fossil fuel industry dollars. I'm sure many of those on your list get those. Tar sands oil from Canada is especially bad for the environment due to the amount of energy it takes to refine it. Do you really not understand that different oil has very different problems? How do you propose to get China to be responsible producers of power?
  25. You do know that there are mechanisms in the WTO that can block sales of patent infringing products, don't you? Part II — Standards concerning the availability, scope and use of Intellectual Property Rights
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