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McCain admits he was wrong!!
during war with iran "what can i say, i screwed up.."
Saturn V rocket launch - ultra slow motion
Whislt seeing it rise and how much force is needed i can't help but think there must be an easier way.
(an elevator!)
the music is perfect for it
John Searle on Free Will, Knowledge, and Conciousness
'If I proved that determinism is true, would you choose to believe in it?'
if my brain's processes determined me to do so.
i would vote down just because i disagree with the guy but my brain's chosen not to due to it's physical make up.
On Faith and Reason- Colin McGinn interview with Bill Moyers
quite an interesting thought process brought up at the end. criticizing someone's hobby and belief that it's fun, compare that to criticizing someone's religion.
Fox News On Makeup: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
she said fuks news
6th Foundational Falsehood of Creationism
he copied the quote in speech marks...
Ayn Rand's chilling 1959 interview on 21st century ills
>> ^MINK:
pretty much all the philosophers i have seen are just publicly rationalising their own faults. the selfish ones say we are fundamentally selfish, the hedonistic ones say we are fundamentally hedonistic, the miserable ones say the world is all shit, the scared ones say the world is an illusion etc etc.
I notice people often do this too, seems obvious why -but they don't seem to realise they're doing it. Same goes for a lot of what people say.
I was wondering what her idea of an ideal world would be, there's no point criticizing unless you can explain what would make things better and why.
How to Do Macro Eye Photography - Mr British
I took a few with a cheapo camera :
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v135/73/7/593485720/n593485720_1483145_7173.jpg
Professor Brian Cox discusses the Maya Long Count
Because they're believed for retarded reasons.
Super Slow Motion
i don't have that control bar problem, works just fine: either clicking a place of repositioning slider. maybe get a better up-to-date browser?
Richard Dawkins Q&A at UC Berkeley (March 08)
>> ^schmawy
Totally wrong. The argument is that he never said that they should be 'prosecuted' for it.
Robert Anton Wilson explains Quantum Physics
Great until just before the end, the concept of 'reality tunnels' is a bit too new age-y.
Someone's perception doesn't change what's actually in this universe in front of them (don't forget the other physics).
Hubble Ultra Deep Field I
so deep dude.. it's like ULTRA deep..
quite a few inaccuracies here but at least they're talking about it.
Richard Dawkins Confronts Skeptical High School Students
>> ^MINK:
"evolution is the explanation for our existence"
HOW? explain to me how evolution is the explanation for our existence you pompous twat. I watched loads of your videos and all you can prove is that we evolved. From WHAT motherfucker?
apes. or much earlier : a bacteria-like lifeform.
before that?
nucleic acids.
before that?
molecules, many of which that came about from the death of massive stars.
before that?
the big bang.
what caused that?
probabilities.
dawkin's doesn't need to use anthropic/philosophical reasoning though, he uses scientific FACTS for his arguments. which is why everyone fails if they disagree with him - because he's right.
Why do people laugh at creationists? (part 2)
doesn't he mean transit not eclipse. perhaps i'm not clear on the definitions