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Web Rider

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Posted in: Lib/Con Intelligence
  Web Rider
03-14-2010, 6:19 PM
#5
Yeah, never really understood IQ measuring in the long run. It's a leftover from the days when scientists believed we could develop a standardized test and place people on a linear line. It's really outdated but some aspects of the intellectual comm...  [Read More]
Posted in: Lib/Con Intelligence
  Web Rider
03-14-2010, 4:05 PM
#3
So it's basically saying that people with higher IQs tend to be more concerned with the welfare of strangers. My only real objection to this is that the IQ difference they talk about is very small (only 6 to 11 points), and IQ is a pretty useless mea...  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas Revises Curriculum
  Web Rider
03-14-2010, 6:25 PM
#35
Need to turn back the clock in Kavars about a year. You want to post that in the Senate? :xp: I disagree, but I also don't care enough to debate. I don't go to the Senate. EVER. Yes, it can. You can not blame all Athiest or Religious people for the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas Revises Curriculum
  Web Rider
03-14-2010, 3:42 PM
#32
Atheists have faith that there is no God, so I disagree with your statement. Nope, Atheist believe there is no God because they see no proof that God exist. It is the oposite of faith which believes in something without evidence. You're both wrong....  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas Revises Curriculum
  Web Rider
03-13-2010, 4:30 PM
#14
I think the point was that the history curriculum is probably skewed in favour of showing how wonderful the United States is. Which I'm pretty sure is both irrelevant to the subject matter since it is a US history textbook, and pretty much the same...  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas Revises Curriculum
  Web Rider
03-13-2010, 3:08 PM
#12
Do you honestly think the curriculum wasn't presenting an unbalanced treatment of your history already? All governments - local or national - edit history curricula to their own advantage. Or attempt to. Sorry. Textbooks are not rewritten yearly o...  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas Revises Curriculum
  Web Rider
03-13-2010, 2:00 PM
#8
There have been a number of events in the US that had a religious basis, and while I think it needs to be worded very carefully, ignoring the effects of religion on US history is foolish. Why did the Puritans ride the Mayflower over? For religious fr...  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas Revises Curriculum
  Web Rider
03-13-2010, 1:38 PM
#6
You know what, I'm tired of advocating talking to these people. Kill them all....  [Read More]
Posted in: The Old Republic is EA's Biggest Project Ever
  Web Rider
03-12-2010, 3:45 PM
#8
Assuming it's not the buggiest game since Champions Online, their launch should go smoothly I imagine, I'm still hoping they'll break the mold of the $14.99 monthly fee. I'm all for MTs over monthlies, but I'd like to see someone do a 9.99 monthly fe...  [Read More]
Posted in: Political Orientation
  Web Rider
02-28-2010, 8:33 PM
#26
From what Homeland Stupidity informed me, a name change would not work. It could just be that they put all forms of a name into the data base. So if your name was Robert Smith, you could not change it to Rob Smith, Bobby Smith, Roberto Smith, or Bob...  [Read More]
Posted in: Political Orientation
  Web Rider
02-28-2010, 5:13 PM
#24
I can't really say where I stand on the National ID, but law abiding citizens are easily tracked by the government, banking, credit, health care and insurance industries with a little thing called the social security number. You are right that if th...  [Read More]
Posted in: Political Orientation
  Web Rider
02-27-2010, 9:48 PM
#17
See, I would have pegged Web Rider as pretty liberal, jonathan7 as very liberal on some things but conservative on others, True_Avery as very liberal and me as centrist-right (very conservative on some things, liberal on some others). I didn't get a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Political Orientation
  Web Rider
02-27-2010, 12:48 PM
#7
I generally kind I'm moderate with socialist leanings. But yeah, test is borked....  [Read More]
Posted in: Moron Flies - Film at 11.
  Web Rider
02-25-2010, 1:42 AM
#17
Read all about it, "IRS Worker's Widow Sues Moron's Widow." (http://www.statesman.com/news/local/irs-workers-widow-sues-pilots-wife-273334.html) You know, at first you kinda feel sorry for them...and then you don't....  [Read More]
Posted in: Moron Flies - Film at 11.
  Web Rider
02-22-2010, 8:03 AM
#13
While I know you don't wish to invoke the "H" name, I'm sure his (ie Adolf's) pathology wasn't exactly unique in human history. Frankly, had the guy aimed for the WH or Congress instead of an office building, you'd almost would've had to gi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Moron Flies - Film at 11.
  Web Rider
02-21-2010, 8:03 PM
#9
Hmmm, man blames problems on other people, then suggests that killing people is the only solution. I'd rather not Goodwin's Law this thread but I think we all know who's suggested this before. Glad he killed himself, too bad he took others with him....  [Read More]
Posted in: The Old Republic To Miss Spring 2011 Launch?
  Web Rider
02-22-2010, 8:00 AM
#19
Bummer, but as long as it's good work when it's finished, I'll live. Sadly, they are still competing against Cataclysm and Guild Wars 2, not to mention any other non-niche MMO's that may come out between now and then. Honestly, they can rush it and t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Taris Revealed
  Web Rider
02-13-2010, 4:31 PM
#10
QFT bud, I'm looking forward to many easter eggs, evidence of the decisions made in KotOR etc to be there for peeps such as ourselves, very happy about this planet I agree, after 300 years they'll have had plenty of time to build their little commun...  [Read More]
Posted in: Taris Revealed
  Web Rider
02-12-2010, 1:10 PM
#4
Yay Taris! Knew it from a mention of Taris in a video months ago, but it's nice to finally see it. To be honest, it has more surviving skyscrapers than I'd have expected for a massive orbital bombardment. It had a LOT of skyscrapers though. Ayway,...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tony Blair and Iraq
  Web Rider
02-12-2010, 1:24 PM
#7
You know, I can understand hating on Blair if you(not YOU you) never liked him(or his policies), or if he'd done some really horrible stuff in the past, but as far as I'm aware, Blair and his party have been pretty good for England, and they've certa...  [Read More]
Posted in: New Planet: Dromund Kaas
  Web Rider
01-15-2010, 3:30 PM
#16
Hmmm, a world I'm actually looking forward to. I suppose this will probably be the starting world for Sith players as well? If that's the case, there are gonna be LOTS of Sith, if only to get to explore this world right away....  [Read More]
Posted in: Spiritual possession and daemonology
  Web Rider
01-08-2010, 11:45 PM
#14
So my next question would of course be, assuming generally lawful behaviour is involved, would it make any difference if spiritual possession and exorcism ritual were allegory or actual? If "demonic possession" truly existed, and as multif...  [Read More]
Posted in: GameInformer Talks Revan with Daniel Erickson
  Web Rider
12-09-2009, 5:17 PM
#21
Isn't the whole canon thing in the hands of Lucas Arts. IIRC, the whole Lucas mostly keeps a close eye on what gets written and drawn. Doesn't each game, comic & book pass a certain "test";before launching it. Its really strange, they...  [Read More]
Posted in: Jedi Neri Discusses New Classes
  Web Rider
11-25-2009, 2:42 AM
#19
They really couldn't have thought of anything better? Because making an MMO with obvious Tank, DPS, Healing, and Ranged classes is really original. Really, I am very confused as to why everyone wants to see a WoW clone in every MMO just with anothe...  [Read More]
Posted in: Obama bows to Japanese Emperor?
  Web Rider
11-28-2009, 6:54 PM
#54
Very true. Internet and cable tv have basically shattered the monopoly that libs have enjoyed in journalism in this country for most of the last 40+ years. Would those be the "new liberals", the "neo liberals", the "libertar...  [Read More]
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