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Thanks Dani!

Last time I checked, I think Playbody had a tech article or two.:icon_biggrin:

The questions in the second paragraph were rhetorical. But they can be applied equally. Does his significant other influence your decision?

I'm joining late, but what about Obama? He is fresh into the legislative branch. Has he sponsored legislation that inspires you?

[edit]How would/could this differ in the executive branch? What new ideas would he present? What obstacles might he face accomplishing these goals?

What really draws me to him is the perception (be it real or not) that he hasn't been corrupted by politics yet. Who knows..

I discovered a proof that evolution is false.

In order to build a cell, you have to have the blueprint (DNA), and the constructor (ribosome).

My questions:

- If the ribosome somehow evolved independently of the DNA, how did the instructions for making a ribosome get on the DNA?

- If the instructions for making ribosomes started out on the DNA, what was used to read the DNA to make the first ribosome?

There are several flaws with this argument, as pointed out above.

Cells do not NEED a DNA blueprint, nor ribosomes as 'constructors.' Current theory now puts RNA as the first molecule to evolve, as it works as both an information storage, and also as an enzyme.

It would be much nicer if we had a truly fair election system. The Plurality Voting System now in use tends to favor the oddball candidate when more than two candidates run.

Google "the Independent Voting System" (with the quotes) to see a truly fair election system.

While the independent voting system is a truely fair election, it's not to say that our current system strives for that. I recall very distinctiy that Jefferson and other Fouding Fathers viewed the general public with discontent--for that reason, we are a democratic republic, and not a democracy.

I want to know when the colors got reversed?

When I was a kid, red was Democrat, and blue was Republican. That's because the letters of the color were found in the name:

DEmocrRat rEpUBLican

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29

Read the paragraph near the bottom titled "symbols and name".

It was semi-official that the GOP is red after the 2000 election.

Duffed?
(sorry, I'm not clear on the definition).

As in, completely screwed that up.

I could care a little less, but not much...

I thought the index pages do that appropriately. But I've been wrong before... :icon_wink:

I concur.

My bottom line is
1) if you like the way it looks, keep it.
2) if the purpose is solely as a navigation aid and nothing more, it's not necessary.

Let's double that "I concur."

IMO, the purple color all over the place was much more appealing to the eye then the different color schemes. So personally, I dislike the changes.

With that said, I think color alone will do little as a navigation aid/site divider.

Right. I'll say it again, I completley duffed that.

Ahh, I see.
I've studied the Da Vinci Code a while back. I can't believe some people consider it to be true.

Haha ya, can't agree more with ya. It's a good, fun read, but it's just crazy that people take it seriously.

It's the first book in the Da Vinci Code series.

It's good book. :icon_biggrin:

Um, plants are too. Are plants animals? No.

Neither are fungi. Animals are in the kingdom Animalia.

:icon_mrgreen: Wow, I really duffed that..

The Fungi Kingdon is part of the Eukaryotic Domain...(which to most of the other people here means animal).

How many other species are very similar DNA-wise? I never really took interest in that, but aren't a good bunch of things really pretty similar? Also, what is the average difference between humans? If we're identical to, say, 7 decimal points (99.99999%, don't you think 2 decimal points (99%) is quite removed? Again, I have very little idea of how similar DNAs are...

It's not as much as you think--we're only 13% similar to common yeast, and yeast is considered an animal, so bacterae and plantae are less then that.

Existential quantification and universal quantification are different :icon_wink:

Exactly.

Simply because we observe it on one occasion does not mean it applies everywhere. For that very reason, it's Cell Theory and not the Law of Cells.

THEORY DOES EQUAL FACT. http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/evolution-fact.html
http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/lenski.html
http://www.stephenjaygould.org/library/gould_fact-and-theory.html

Who are you to say that theory !=fact when hundreds of people with PHDs say otherwise?

False. Theory is not fact. Take Cell Theory for example. There is no possible way to prove that every living organism consists of cells.

well why not just change austrian law?

Offhand, I think it would lead to a slippery-slope as to what's protected by law, and what isn't.

If Chimps can be called 'human,' legally, what would prevent Rhesus monkeys from not?

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And then once the Great Apes are (hypothetically, of course) given legal status, what's the precedent? The current precedent is H. Sapien. Would we change the legal status to Homininae?

How about use-of tools? Would that determine what deserves legal status? Well even house-finches (birds) have been observed using tools.

Correct. While I agree it's absurd, they're about 99% identical, DNA-wise. :icon_biggrin:

He's right. Fascism and communism are two very different things. Many consider Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hilter to be communist. But in fact, they opposed communism greatly. They were fascists and they believed in complete dictatorship.

Exactly correct.

Cheers Christina.

1)I see two types of sciences: concrete and interpretive. Concrete sciences are like chemistry and physics. They are based one hundred percent on proven facts and nothing else is accepted. Interpretive science is like biology and geology. Just about every single aspect of bio and geo is based off of inferences. Very very little of bio and geo is based off of true concrete fact like chem and physics. Biologists and geologists spend their ENTIRE careers working off of nothing but inferences, but since it is their careers they consider most things as fact (they are usually right). When it comes to evolution, who do we turn to for a professional opinion? The biologists and geologists. The people that spend their entire lives declaring inferences as facts. They don't know anything else. So when a highly respected group of scientists says evolution is fact it becomes easy to believe. No offense to biologists, geologists (or anyone really).

As pointed out by Walt, it's simply untrue. There are many things we still don't understand about Chemistry and Physics, such as quantum theory. Likewise, much of biology is concrete. As a society, we believe that Cell Theory (that all living things consist of cells) and Germ Theory (that bacteria/viruses cause disease, not fate) as truth, no?

2) Darwin himself said, before he died, that his own theory of evolution did not make sense.

Darwin never had a theory of Evolution. Rather, he had a theory of Natural Selection. And officially, he …

How has Christianity, for example, been twisted in order to fit science? I'm curious.

The Roman Catholic Church's 'evolution' to the belief of Darwin's Natural Selection.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_and_the_Roman_Catholic_Church

When The Origin of Species was published, Pope Pius IX denounced it (1869).

In 1950, Pope Pius XII led the Chrurch into a neutral position regarding Evolution.

In 1996, Pope John Paul II led the Church into accepting Evolution.

It's not just that.

(I specialize in spyware, so I will use it as an example).

Compare the helpfulness and clarity of these 2 posts:

Old Style: (Post 6 is about the average) http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread44734.html

New Style: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread76366.html

I'm not sure, but from what I know, Facebook usage is on the rise, and Myspace usage is on the downfall.

I mentioned Facebook because of the 'group' concept.

s.o.s.- you've obviously been a daniweb member for a while.. What do you think about tgreer's posts? Do you think that more and more teenagers are using the forum, and treating it like an informal chat room? I'm sorry if I come off this way.. It's just what I'm used to:S

I know this is aimed at SOS, but I've actually been here longer. :icon_wink:. For the record, the old Daniweb was much more different then it is now. And yes, it appears that more and more teenagers are using Daniweb. Now whether or not that's a good thing is not my decision.

But yes, in comparison, today's Daniweb looks like an informal chatroom in comparison to DW just 1 year ago.

Sounds like Facebook to me...:icon_neutral:

Again, we must realize that Daniweb is a IT tech site, not a social networking forum.

Cool by me..

Why do you seem to hate everyone so much? I thought Rashakil was bad, but obviously he is not. At all.
It seems like you just hate everything about Daniweb. I'm sure the people who like it here don't appreciate your negative remarks.
The biggest question: Why are you still here? =/

Tgreer is one of the original members of Daniweb, and has put in more help to improving the site and assisting others then many people here. Dani's wishes have recently changed, but for most of DW's history, it has been a help site, not a "hangout place"

A better question is why non-helping members are still here. (Yes, I am a victim of this as well, due to time constraints.)

Correct. And, in fact, several things to consider:

1) Teleportation exists. We are currently messing around with it using protons and neutrons.

2) Travel above the speed of light is possible. While one cannot move exactly straight at the speed of light, it could be accomplihed using wormholes and wrinkles in time. (All theory, of course)

Would it be possible to have cool stats such as total number of LOL's in your member profile.

Disagree! Sounds very unprofessional.

Agreed with what Infarction said, for the most part.

While it won't limit me from participating in a discussion, it sure does take the importance away from the reputation system.

Completely agreed.

Dude,

This thread is from '04...

Yeah, he told Dani that it was just getting out of hand.

:icon_neutral:

What is everyone here?
-Democrat?
-Republican?
-Independent?

I see myself as quite independenct: economically I'm quite Republican, but socially, I'm quite Democratic.

Agreed fully. One should not be required to take further courses that they have no interest in (to a point).

That's the very reason I'm leaning against a college that has core classes.

Is that why it was closed, because he complained about it?

Ah ok, understood.

Thanks!

Christina, this is more directed at you then anyone else.

I was curious the other day, because I knew that you took the Bible literally.

With that being the case, then how do you treat all of the Holy Laws found in Leviticus?

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=5471

Astronomers have discovered the most earthlike planet outside our solar system to date, an exoplanet with a radius only 50% larger than the Earth and possibly having liquid water on its surface..."We have estimated that the mean temperature of this super-Earth lies between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius, and water would thus be liquid," explains Stephane Udry, from the Geneva Observatory (Switzerland) and lead-author of the paper reporting the result. "Moreover, its radius should be only 1.5 times the Earth's radius, and models predict that the planet should be either rocky — like our Earth — or covered with oceans," he adds.

Thoughts?

Agreed fully. I've actually read books specifically targeting this mentality. (Evolution: A Triumph of an Idea by Carl Zimmer).

There is plenty of evidence that proves a universal moral code is completely idiotic. For one, It would require the existence of a supreme being. For how could a sense of morality be incorporated into evolution? The human genome has been mapped, and there is no 'soul'. Nothing that sets us apart from any other species on the planet (Other than the +-2% difference in code from chimps.

Aside from the existence of a god, we know that a person's environment helps to shape his character and actions. If you travel to different cultures, you will find that they do NOT all share moral similarities. Just open a single history book! Ancient tribes were not always against stealing, murder, etc. Ancient civilizations have created games in which if you lose, you die. They have sacrificed other people.. People have fought and killed others for "the glory of god!" People who fought in the crusades thought they were killing on behalf of god, and thus it was morally right. Tribes in Africa and many other places still practice pagan rituals that the western world would consider immoral. The novel okonkwo is also a perfect example. Okonkwo was a wise and powerful leader of his tribe.. They did many 'evil' things such as murder(killed babies that were thought to be evil) and thievery. They followed what their prophet said, b/c they thought it was moral and right. Then the Christian missionaries come along and force their ideas on the people.. Okonkwo ends …

Yep, exactly. There isn't a universal moral code that humanity just naturally accepts. People are raised differently, and learn what is 'right' and 'wrong' from their environment and experiences.

NOPE! Well, as with everything, a universal moral law is debateable. Many people argue for its existance (as do I).

http://apologetics.johndepoe.com/morality.html (read "there is a Universal Moral Law"; no worries, it's based on reason, not religion)

True communism does not exist.

Well, there will be only one class of people if all the poor became educated and then 'wealthy'. Then a form of communism would exist, b/c everyone would get about equal pay for any job.

I think it's better to say that it has not existed yet.

Ok, I am 98% sure that all Protestants believe the Bible as literal. I mean, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterian, Pentecostals, Assembly of God/Church of God, Adventist do believe this. But, they also translate scriptures differently. That's why there's so many branches.

Again, correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't think so. One such example of this is the Lutheran belief of transubstantiation.

On this idea, Catholics actually take the literal belief, that we literally are eating the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Lutherans, and most other Protestant denominations believe the blood and wine to represent the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

Obama is a Muslim fundamentalist, similar in his outlook on life (and how others should live it or more frequently not live) to that nutcase president of Iran...

Where the heck are you getting your data from? No, Barak Obama is currently Christian, who grew up in an Islamic household. Last time I checked, he had never denied the Holocaust.:icon_rolleyes:

Yea..in good 'ole Tennessee, you only need a parent's signature and $5. And that's at age 16, of course. :icon_biggrin:

PETA is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Basically, they support everyone turning vegan and prevent animal testing for new medicines and such.

Where do you propose that we send the CIA agents? There isn't a centralized target to go after. This is not conventional war. We can't just assassinate some individual who is easily located. We can't just randomly search people's homes. We can't just have people randomly reporting "suspicious" behavior and act on it without some verification; that would just create a huge witch hunt.

Sounds like the Patriot Act to me...:icon_wink:

Ohh, socialization of healthcare...big topic of discussion in the medical fields in America right now.

I just looked and saw that the average wage of doctors in UK (£81,744) isn't as low as some would think. The big stink over here is that, if socializaiton of medicine occurs, then doctors' wages would significantly lower. But I'm not seeing that trend from what I've seen.

Nor do I. While they're a partial-lobbyist organization, at least they have a basis in what they lobby for, though.

What I mean by this is that they're more or less defending the Second Amendment, whereas other lobbyist groups persuade for a variety of things.

Heck, the NRA isn't as bad as PETA....