An interesting talk by Shulgin, Koch, Churchland, and Flatow at MIT World.
Flatow not only manages to mispronounce Koch’s name when he introduces him, he also mocks his (german) accent by saying “he will be back” after Koch leaves the stage. My sense of humor is impaired, so I don’t know what to make of that – but I thought it was worth mentioning.
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This is the first part of a long debate – go to youtube for the rest, I couldn’t be bothered.
Jay Richards is a bullshitter. It is clear that he willfully misinterprets and manipulates the relevant science and philosophy to fit his ill-conceived & misguided religious agenda.
I just can’t believe what these ID people get away with.
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I think Google Wave is boring, but I have invitations to give away if you want to see for yourself.
Leave a comment with a motivation, and I’ll consider sending you one!
Daniel Dennett at his best. And I learned a new word: deepity.
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Truly remarkable.
… See, I new that “Black Swan” guy was up to no good.
By the way, you can view this on HD on youtube.
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Roger Penrose, advocate of the quantum theory of mind, says physics is wrong, from string theory to quantum mechanics.
He’s so wrong.
Rupert Murdoch just doesn’t get it. He will loose lots & lots of money. Which is a good thing. The world will be a better place once he’s out of the game.
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… or how Hitchens and Fry annihilated the arrogant defenders of the catholic church.
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I recently read an article by Matthew Lasar. This is what it says on his profile:
My idea of a good time is sitting in an Internet cafe reading an FCC filing. I know . . . get a life. But it’s a cheap, safe form of entertainment.
Well, it shows. The article I read is a brilliant analysis of Paramount’s letter to the FCC on the topic of copyright piracy. I have nothing to add, so go read the article.
And if you’re interested, the fcc documents are also good reading.
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/comment/view?id=6015394984
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/document/view?id=7020244126
Oh – I do have something to add. Paramount’s paranoia (they blame just about anyone) will never amount to anything – whatever the FCC decides to do.
