Achilles

Achilles

08-22-2007, 10:32 AM
#1

Coming in 2008 Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pUpmWl9iPY) Behind the scenes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLESduPkfF0)... [Read More]

Posted in: Why are Americans so kill happy?

Achilles

08-23-2007, 5:49 AM
#27

Any answer I could provide would be pure speculation on my part. Is there a particular reason that you're seeking my opinion?... [Read More]

Posted in: Why are Americans so kill happy?

Achilles

08-23-2007, 5:27 AM
#25

So then how do you explain that the United States has one third more murders per capita than the next European country? erm...because there are more murders in the U.S.? Is this a trick question? and four times as much as for example, the Netherlan... [Read More]

Posted in: Why are Americans so kill happy?

Achilles

08-23-2007, 4:50 AM
#23

Look at the per capita list. Almost all the countries if not all that score higher than the US are also third world countries. Yes, however that only has significance within a certain context. The point of my message was to show the OP that his post... [Read More]

Posted in: Why are Americans so kill happy?

Achilles

08-22-2007, 8:15 PM
#17

Any stats on the rankings of "non-gang-war-related murder per capita" and things like that? I'm not aware of any reports that have such a break-out. You may find this (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/vgm03.htm) report interesting thou... [Read More]

Posted in: Why are Americans so kill happy?

Achilles

08-21-2007, 7:12 PM
#11

I think using Murder per Capita would be a much more reasonable stat than just the number of murder per month/year/etc. I agree that this would probably be the most accurate measure. So yeah I won't say ranking 24th being "non-trigger-happy&quo... [Read More]

Posted in: Why are Americans so kill happy?

Achilles

08-20-2007, 9:07 PM
#5

"kill happy" in what context? As compared to other North American countries? G8 nations? GDP? According to these numbers (http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur-crime-murders) the U.S. has the 6th highest murder rate in the world (12,65... [Read More]

Posted in: Will Republicans Keep the White House?

Achilles

08-21-2007, 10:27 PM
#18

What is the fascination with Ron Paul? This is an excellent question.... [Read More]

Posted in: Will Republicans Keep the White House?

Achilles

08-21-2007, 11:21 AM
#12

That was great. That is exactly why I believe which every win the nomination will have to give serious consideration to the other as their running mate. I think they do. I think it's almost a given that we'll have some iteration of Clinton-Obama or G... [Read More]

Posted in: Will Republicans Keep the White House?

Achilles

08-21-2007, 10:46 AM
#9

It's possible but unlikely. The conservatives that supported Bush don't seem to be that thrilled over the current selection of moderate Republicans. The question is: will they stay home or vote for someone they don't support just to keep their party... [Read More]

Posted in: Religion, Science, and the unknown

Achilles

08-22-2007, 9:16 PM
#30

I never said, nor implied, it was a science. This was my original comment: <snip> I was disagreeing with your statement that religious people just 'chalk it up to God and move on.' That is entirely different from saying religion is science. I d... [Read More]

Posted in: Religion, Science, and the unknown

Achilles

08-22-2007, 12:21 PM
#28

Luther had no intention of leaving the Catholic church when he did that, however. He wanted reform, not a major schism. If he had done that with the intention of creating a new denomination, then your theory would hold. However, since Luther simply w... [Read More]

Posted in: Religion, Science, and the unknown

Achilles

08-22-2007, 9:59 AM
#25

It's pseudoscience, devoid of supporting evidence, and has certainly gained an undue acceptance. It seems that you equate "hypothesis" with "pseudoscience". Not much I can do about that I'm afraid. Similarly, "undue acceptanc... [Read More]

Posted in: Religion, Science, and the unknown

Achilles

08-22-2007, 5:10 AM
#23

I disagree with that. Luther was searching for reform in the church (sparked by the sale of indulgences) when he nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenburg church. That's not self-correction, that's the creation of a schism. Would you likewis... [Read More]

Posted in: Religion, Science, and the unknown

Achilles

08-21-2007, 6:24 PM
#21

Memetics is a fine example. Devoid of evidence, it has gained undue acceptance. Memetics is a commonly accepted scientific theory? The "meme hypothesis" was not based on observations? You provided this example before. Listing it a second t... [Read More]

Posted in: Religion, Science, and the unknown

Achilles

08-20-2007, 6:55 PM
#18

How does science deal with the unknown? It tests. If the unknown in question cannot be tested, it will tend towards pulling an answer out of nowhere that seems logical. See: aether, memes, dark matter, etc. I'm afraid that none of the examples that y... [Read More]

Posted in: Rudy Giuliani on Immigration

Achilles

08-21-2007, 2:15 PM
#15

New clip (http://youtube.com/watch?v=qC85TZuogGw) with more info. Enjoy.... [Read More]

Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)

Achilles

08-23-2007, 3:18 AM
#35

Overwhelming evidence that a process exists vs a pretty large vacuum of knowledge. I'd think the point was pretty obvious.Indeed your point is quite obvious, however it seems that you are still missing mine. You seem to want to argue the specific ex... [Read More]

Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)

Achilles

08-23-2007, 1:25 AM
#33

Achilles: I agree that a lot depends on the definition of creationism applied. Pretty broad when you can have the universe compared to a watch that is wound up and works in a lawful manner, or the universe described as something that only seems reaso... [Read More]

Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)

Achilles

08-22-2007, 8:28 PM
#31

I never said nor implied a time constraint. It's antitheists with agendas to disprove God who apparently feel the pressure of time (not directed at you, btw). Jae said: I'm not saying it _can't_. I'm just saying from with our current understanding of... [Read More]

Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)

Achilles

08-22-2007, 5:38 AM
#29

I'm not saying it _can't_. I'm just saying from with our current understanding of biochemistry and cell biology, it's extraordinarily unlikely. But we've had testable hypothesis for nearly 100 years. Just as I've observed in a few other conversations... [Read More]

Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)

Achilles

08-20-2007, 11:15 AM
#24

That does not mean time is non-existent outside of that universe. First, assuming that we did accept this, we would most likely be dealing with time outside of a context that we currently understand. Second, still assuming that we accepted this, some... [Read More]

Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)

Achilles

08-20-2007, 10:47 AM
#20

Interesting argument. How would you care do defend it?... [Read More]

Posted in: Study finds twist in human evolution

Achilles

08-23-2007, 9:19 AM
#26

If they did, then they didn't evolve, the simply adaped? What is the difference between evolution and adaptation? A red bird and a blue brid mate and get a purple bird. Species cannot interbreed. Of course, as i've seen- evolution uses natural sel... [Read More]

Posted in: Study finds twist in human evolution

Achilles

08-22-2007, 9:24 PM
#21

Since asteroids hit Earth constantly, what if the one that killed the dinos brought our bacteria. Otherwords, the asteroid hit and killed all life on Earth, but it dropped the basis for our biological beginnings. All it needed was something that exis... [Read More]

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