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1461
« on: April 27, 2011, 08:08:12 PM »
It contradict the properties of Santa. He does not have the power to make his factory, himself, and all the elves and reindeer invisible. So such a large factory will most certainly be detected by satellite. So at least the conventional version made by Coke Cola is falsified "until new observation shows otherwise". Whether or not Santa can make things invisible isn't touched by the popular Santa mythos. Therefore, an invisible North Pole doesn't contradict anything.
Actually Santa cannot be invisible, which is precisely why he has to sneak into your house at night when you are asleep. "choosing not to be invisible" does not work because the tales specifically mention Santa does not want to be seen, and therefore sneaks in, and occasionally gets caught. Of course, you can create a version of Santa with this ability, but doing so to explain such a small phenomenon contradicts "inference to the best explanation", where the "best" implies simplest. And throwing in a layer of "god" complicates everything.
"God made the universe in 7 days and that's that" is quite simple. It only becomes complex when it stop fitting the observed data and religion makes up a bunch of nonsense like omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient in hope to match, creating a self contradicting paradox that doesn't require facts to disprove. Random chance, infinity, and it's implications are far more complex. Most theoretical physicists can not understand the theories that they themselves created beyond the mathematical construct. Leonard Susskind for example are quoted for saying "nobody understands the holographic principle. And just how many of us can even do any of those math to begin claiming we understand any of it? Note that there are no reason why the simplest explanation is necessary true, it is just something scientists used with faith. Faith isn't the right word, unless you are one of those people who thinks it's impossible to know anything.
Faith is the right word given there are no reason why the simplest explanation is true. In the physical world, time and time again we end up with monstrosities such as the standard model of quantum mechanics and the human genome project. Each layer unfold only ends up with far more complexity then anyone would have imagined.
1462
« on: April 27, 2011, 07:22:35 PM »
27) kill a swan
28) Have sex with a swan
29) record 27 and 28 and send the recording to the queen
Probably will continue this, this is fun lol
It's actually quite disgusting in that specific order.
1463
« on: April 27, 2011, 06:34:51 PM »
God is actually very unlike Santa. Many features of Santa, such as a factory in the North Pole, can be falsified. Just because you don't see the factory, that doesn't necessarily mean it's not there. (Just because nobody has seen a god, that doesn't mean one doesn't exist.)
It contradict the properties of Santa. He does not have the power to make his factory, himself, and all the elves and reindeer invisible. So such a large factory will most certainly be detected by satellite. So at least the conventional version made by Coke Cola is falsified "until new observation shows otherwise". Of course, you can create a version of Santa with this ability, but doing so to explain such a small phenomenon contradicts "inference to the best explanation", where the "best" implies simplest. Note that there are no reason why the simplest explanation is necessary true, it is just something scientists used with faith. You just have to look for the "Made in China" somewhere on your toys.
What if that's Santa covering his tracks? What if he subcontracts to the Chinese? Sure, it's evidence against the Intelligent Presents Theory, but it doesn't rule it out with 100% certainty.
Science never rules anything out with 100% certainty. Induction only covers all observed and interpreted information.
1464
« on: April 27, 2011, 05:46:41 PM »
Scientists having a religion does not imply that their faith comes from the scientific method. The Scientific and Religious approach differs in 1 major aspect. One involves observation, therefore falsifiable, the other involves faith, therefore not falsifiable. Although in practice, many religion evolves to match contradicting observations over time, while many scientific dogmas resist contradicting observations for long periods of time. Note that this has NOTHING to do with being right or wrong. Both the scientific method and religion uses "inductive reasoning" and "inference to the best explanation". And for most people who simply accept the "facts" without taking the time to understand, science is no different from religion. The problem with asserting there is a god is the same as asserting there is a Santa Claus. Sure, you could explain the presence of presents by saying that Santa did it, but is that really a logical conclusion, or is it blind faith?
God is actually very unlike Santa. Many features of Santa, such as a factory in the North Pole, can be falsified. You just have to look for the "Made in China" somewhere on your toys.
1465
« on: April 26, 2011, 07:30:07 PM »
Axon can't turn. Too bad most builders don't know this rule, that a sideways bot can't turn. Lameeee, but nice build anyway.
#8 is the only other bot with difficult building IMO, so that's my vote.
I know, I tried doing something similar, and was vastly disappointed that I can't use half sheet as frontal armor.
1466
« on: April 26, 2011, 06:15:58 PM »
OMG A DINOSAUR PUKING RAINBOW!!!!
1467
« on: April 26, 2011, 04:19:50 PM »
Only Islam.
Right because all other religions never tried to do just that whenever they gain enough military power to do so. And look, even the Islam taught in non Islamic states tend to involve a lot more tolerance. Why are they peaceful? Because their own survival depends on it. Precisely why we needed the separation of church and states. On a side note, I am not even an Atheist, I am an Epistemological Solipsist.
1468
« on: April 26, 2011, 04:04:11 PM »
But Atheists ARE as bad as fundamentalist Christians. 
Because religion defines "Bad" as not believing, and kill you for it.
1469
« on: April 26, 2011, 03:33:41 PM »
I thought you only tell theist you are agnostic just to shut them up. What it really means is that God is stupid and you don't care for such nonsense.
1470
« on: April 25, 2011, 06:40:05 PM »
Lucid dream isn't as awesome as some makes it sound.
You still have no control over the things you unconsciously believe, and this lost of control can sometimes result in the worst of nightmares. Because the worst thing that you believe can happen, will happen.
1471
« on: April 25, 2011, 03:57:57 PM »
Explode
Because going BOOM is just 20% cooler then a slow, agonizing death.
1472
« on: April 25, 2011, 01:22:40 PM »
Lol, I remember using RPG Maker 2k3 before. It took me about 2 weeks just to make a few maps and some arcade games.
1473
« on: April 25, 2011, 02:27:51 AM »
Think of it this way, as long as wedge power is not directly correlated with among of KG invested, any development in wedge technology will be immediately cloned by everyone. Thus we will be in no better position then we are now.
1474
« on: April 24, 2011, 12:07:21 AM »
I'm a dog. :3
Make up your mind please.
So he/she is an it. Or a hesheit.
1475
« on: April 23, 2011, 04:06:40 PM »
Lol sounds like the Chappelle Show gag, A Black, White Supremacist.
1476
« on: April 23, 2011, 03:36:40 PM »
Even if they are, I'm anti-female, so I hate that kind of thing.
Do you hate yourself or something? I don't understand your use of "anti-female".
1477
« on: April 23, 2011, 03:29:18 PM »
Yes I have, it's what I did rather than listen to the crap the girls talked about at Bible Study (they would just talk about clothes and shoes and make-up and other disgusting girly things when we were SUPPOSED to be learning)
Sounds like they are learning something more useful with their time.
1478
« on: April 23, 2011, 02:27:01 PM »
Statistically speaking rep/karma function is used mostly for trolling/attention whoring.
So It just means you are getting trolled by someone who's REALLY bored.
1479
« on: April 23, 2011, 02:21:54 PM »
The world ends when I get rob and stabbed to death on the street, or hit by a car, or a sudden heart attack.
You mean the world goes on after I die? Well I have no reason to believe that.
1480
« on: April 23, 2011, 12:28:53 AM »
Drop the 6 mag and put in more drive motor, and it might just work.
Use razors. With spin motor chain to spin motor, this thing won't generate an ounce of momentum damage, so you want all pierce.
I am not sure why it can't drive forward though, especially with AI. FBSplus.py should work. I mean I got 1 wheel SnSnS and shell to move toward the enemy.
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