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Talk:Essay: Does Richard Dawkins have machismo?

2010-05-24T00:27:49Z

Johntalbot:

Should we not attack his view point than attack the person? This essay does not appear to be in a very good taste. --[[User:Johntalbot|Johntalbot]] 22:28, 22 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Are you saying that an essay cannot comment on a person's beavior or use satire? If so, please justify. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 01:51, 23 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::No I am not saying that. But I do not have any special knowledge about Richard Dawkin's manhood or machismo. I don't think any information is publicly available about his manhood related behaviour as well, So how do you comment on that? Satire is great if used well. For example Catch 22 is a great satire, but unfortunately your essay is not. It would be rude if I really express what I think about it. --[[User:Johntalbot|Johntalbot]] 15:41, 23 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Perhaps, you should read the essay and the linked resources a few times more and see if you can spot a pattern of cowardice by Richard Dawkins. Anyways, I wrote the essay when I was rather tired and I am made some revisions to it. By the way, the Google algorithm loves the essay. It ranks #1 for Richard Dawkins and Machismo and ranks #1 for Dawkins and machismo. However, I am guessing given Dawkins' behavior that many people don't associate the Richard Dawkins with machismo so there is probably not too many searches for this term. There are a 11,900 Google search results for Richard Dawkins and cowardice, just in case you are looking for further evidence concerning the subject of Richard Dawkins and cowardice. By the way, could you define "special knowledge". Also, do all Conservapedia essays need to pass a "special knowledge" litmus test? [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 20:12, 23 May 2010 (EDT)

so.. are you writing this for google algorithm. Sorry to burst your bubble, but no one is going to search for Dawkins and Machismo. May be you should clear your cache and search it, because when I do that, your page is not even in the top 10. I don't understand what you aim to say by 11900 results for Dawkins and cowardice. conservative and cowardice brings up 287000 results. does that mean anything? I am not sure why you are so much obsessed about Richard Dawkins' manhood. Shouldn't you be trying to refute his arguments in that precious time? --[[User:Johntalbot|Johntalbot]] 20:24, 23 May 2010 (EDT)

Talk:Essay: Does Richard Dawkins have machismo?

2010-05-24T00:24:42Z

Johntalbot:

Should we not attack his view point than attack the person? This essay does not appear to be in a very good taste. --[[User:Johntalbot|Johntalbot]] 22:28, 22 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Are you saying that an essay cannot comment on a person's beavior or use satire? If so, please justify. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 01:51, 23 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::No I am not saying that. But I do not have any special knowledge about Richard Dawkin's manhood or machismo. I don't think any information is publicly available about his manhood related behaviour as well, So how do you comment on that? Satire is great if used well. For example Catch 22 is a great satire, but unfortunately your essay is not. It would be rude if I really express what I think about it. --[[User:Johntalbot|Johntalbot]] 15:41, 23 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Perhaps, you should read the essay and the linked resources a few times more and see if you can spot a pattern of cowardice by Richard Dawkins. Anyways, I wrote the essay when I was rather tired and I am made some revisions to it. By the way, the Google algorithm loves the essay. It ranks #1 for Richard Dawkins and Machismo and ranks #1 for Dawkins and machismo. However, I am guessing given Dawkins' behavior that many people don't associate the Richard Dawkins with machismo so there is probably not too many searches for this term. There are a 11,900 Google search results for Richard Dawkins and cowardice, just in case you are looking for further evidence concerning the subject of Richard Dawkins and cowardice. By the way, could you define "special knowledge". Also, do all Conservapedia essays need to pass a "special knowledge" litmus test? [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 20:12, 23 May 2010 (EDT)

so.. are you writing this for google algorithm. Sorry to burst your bubble, but no one is going to search for Dawkins and Machismo. May be you should clear your cache and search it, because when I do that, your page is not even in the top 10. I don't understand what you aim to say by 11900 results for Dawkins and cowardice. conservative and cowardice brings up 287000 results. does that mean anything? I am not sure why you so much obsessed about Richard Dawkins manhood. Shouldn't you be trying to refute his arguments in that precious time? --[[User:Johntalbot|Johntalbot]] 20:24, 23 May 2010 (EDT)

Wormhole

2010-05-23T19:48:03Z

Johntalbot:

A '''wormhole''', in [[science fiction]], is a speculative passage from one location in three-dimensional space to another. It is based on the concept that space has more than three dimensions, and that 3D space can be "folded" within 4D space much as a 2D piece of cloth can be folded within 3D space. The [[General Theory of Relativity]] says that wormholes may exist. This has not been proven so far. it is impossible to prove that no wormholes exists anywhere, and thus they fail the [[falsifiability]] requirement of science.

The significance of a wormhole is that it would allow a trip through it to take much less time than a journey between the same two points in conventional space. The mouths of a wormhole may be at any two points in [[spacetime]], including at different times; this would allow time travel by going through the wormhole.<ref>[http://www.npl.washington.edu/AV/altvw33.html "Wormholes and Time Machines"], John G. Cramer</ref>

Some scientists speculate that [[black holes]] might be entrance portals to wormholes, leading to hypothetical [[white holes]].

The first prediction of a wormhole was made by physicist Hermann Weyl in 1921, and physicist John Wheeler coined the term “wormhole” in 1957.<ref>http://www.astronomyexpert.co.uk/Wormholes.html</ref> It has not generated much popular appeal, perhaps due to its relatively unattractive name.

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Wormhole

2010-05-23T19:47:37Z

Johntalbot:

A '''wormhole''', in [[science fiction]], is a speculative passage from one location in three-dimensional space to another. It is based on the concept that space has more than three dimensions, and that 3D space can be "folded" within 4D space much as a 2D piece of cloth can be folded within 3D space. The [[General Theory of Relativity]] says that wormholes may exist. This has not been proven so far. it is impossible to prove that no black hole exists anywhere, and thus they fail the [[falsifiability]] requirement of science.

The significance of a wormhole is that it would allow a trip through it to take much less time than a journey between the same two points in conventional space. The mouths of a wormhole may be at any two points in [[spacetime]], including at different times; this would allow time travel by going through the wormhole.<ref>[http://www.npl.washington.edu/AV/altvw33.html "Wormholes and Time Machines"], John G. Cramer</ref>

Some scientists speculate that [[black holes]] might be entrance portals to wormholes, leading to hypothetical [[white holes]].

The first prediction of a wormhole was made by physicist Hermann Weyl in 1921, and physicist John Wheeler coined the term “wormhole” in 1957.<ref>http://www.astronomyexpert.co.uk/Wormholes.html</ref> It has not generated much popular appeal, perhaps due to its relatively unattractive name.

== References ==

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[[Category:physics]]
[[Category:Science fiction]]
[[Category:Relativity]]

Wormhole

2010-05-23T19:46:25Z

Johntalbot:

A '''wormhole''', in [[science fiction]], is a speculative passage from one location in three-dimensional space to another. It is based on the concept that space has more than three dimensions, and that 3D space can be "folded" within 4D space much as a 2D piece of cloth can be folded within 3D space. The [[General Theory of Relativity]] says that wormholes may exist. This has not been proven so far.

The significance of a wormhole is that it would allow a trip through it to take much less time than a journey between the same two points in conventional space. The mouths of a wormhole may be at any two points in [[spacetime]], including at different times; this would allow time travel by going through the wormhole.<ref>[http://www.npl.washington.edu/AV/altvw33.html "Wormholes and Time Machines"], John G. Cramer</ref>

Some scientists speculate that [[black holes]] might be entrance portals to wormholes, leading to hypothetical [[white holes]].

The first prediction of a wormhole was made by physicist Hermann Weyl in 1921, and physicist John Wheeler coined the term “wormhole” in 1957.<ref>http://www.astronomyexpert.co.uk/Wormholes.html</ref> It has not generated much popular appeal, perhaps due to its relatively unattractive name.

== References ==

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[[Category:physics]]
[[Category:Science fiction]]
[[Category:Relativity]]

Talk:Essay: Does Richard Dawkins have machismo?

2010-05-23T19:41:29Z

Johntalbot:

Lois McMaster Bujold

2010-05-23T02:51:42Z

Johntalbot:

Lois McMaster Bujold is an American Science fiction and fantasy author who has won many prestigious awards. She is famous for novels like "The Mountains of Mourning" and "The Curse of Chalion". There are many recurrent themes in her noves including Abortion: The fictional technology of uterine replicators leads to several occasions where the concept of abortion can be examined from a unique perspective: where the fetus is physically independent of the mother. Cordelia Naismith a lead character argues against terminating the fetuses. Other themes include cloning, insanity, honor and love. The other over arching theme is "The Other" of Vorkosigan Saga. This means those who lie outside mainstream society. A variety of characters including Miles Vorkosigan himself, Quadies of Falling tree, Sylvia of Sybian riders and Taura of "Labyrinth" represent this theme. Minorities in the Barrayaran empire, those of Greek descent (The Vor Game), and especially Komarrans like Duv Galeni (Brothers in Arms and Memory) are also traditionally discriminated against.<ref>http://www.epinions.com/content_4838039684</ref>

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Lois McMaster Bujold

2010-05-23T02:46:05Z

Johntalbot:

Debate:Why did God place most of the world's oil in politically unstable places?

2010-05-23T02:43:17Z

Johntalbot:

I can't figure out this one, and I hope someone here can. [[User:Sterile|Sterile]] 14:24, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

The problem is one of poverty, when people are poor -as most people in the world are- and they see wealth around them it is tempting to try to take it, look at what happened in Texas in the early oil boom, people had their land stolen from them with no idea of what was going on. If you struggle to feed your children and you cannot get work even though you try every day and you get offered a job working for a big man who can pay you and make sure your children get an education, all you need to do is hold a gun and be able to use it, would you not take the job?

Anyway I don't know quite what you mean, Saudi Arabia is very safe, they get billions and trillions for their oil and employ huge numbers of people in the police and army.

Indeed. Since the regions of the world where oil is available have historically been unstable long before the discovery or usefulness of petroleum was discovered, one can only conclude that God likes to see people kill each other. [[User:Stile4aly|Stile4aly]] 14:27, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

Why can't people, who happen to live in oil rich places, just get along?

Why would God want us to use a limited and polluting substance as fuel?

[[User:Middle Man|Middle Man]]

Maybe God's chosen people are the Arabs living in the oil rich places.[[User:Prof0705|Prof0705]] 22:14, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

Why did God create stars that we can only see and not reach? The authors question should be moved to Funny, maybe? on the debate forum.--[[User:Jpatt|jp]] 23:34, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

The middle east was not particularly unstable during its long years of Ottoman dominance (positively tranquil compared to Europe in the same period), or even in the interwar period - it's current reputation as a problematic area postdates the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia in 1938. Texas and Alaska are obviously stable, and the North Sea area is not noted as a hotbed of agitation. [[User:MississippiMud|MisMud]] 23:49, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

Perhaps the oil causes the political instability.[[User:Rebiu|Rebiu]] 23:19, 10 May 2007 (EDT)

Nah, that's just crazy, it's much more likely it's all part of the Homosexual Agenda!

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[[User:MiddleMan|MiddleMan]]

:The question should be, [[Why are places with immense natural resources politically unstable?]] --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 12:02, 11 May 2007 (EDT)

Greed? (Duh!)

[[User:MiddleMan|MiddleMan]]

I think this question is based on an assumption that shouldn't be being made in a christian worldview: That God creates natural resources when they are discovered, rather than having created them in the beginning along with everything else.
As such, a sensible explanation within the christian worldview would be the fact that the middle eastern nations with oil are in many cases in the area that the Garden of Eden is speculated to have been and in which the Jews (god's chosen people) existed. A concentration of oil in such a place would fit well with this theory, especially if you accept Flood Geology.
Of course, as an atheist, I think the most sensible explanation is simply that the majority of the Earth's landmass has been through political instability in the past 100 years, and in places with large natural resources the instability is likely to be maintained by competing claimants because any given stable situation would favour one of them, and thus the others will fight it.
--[[User:Kingreaper|Kingreaper]] 13:20, 27 June 2007 (EDT)

Another easy debate question. Its to make the richer, Christianer, and therefore better countries (i.e., The USA), are motivated to straighten up the blaspheming Arab countries. --[[User:Cranky Joe|Cranky Joe]] 14:44, 23 July 2007 (EDT)

YOU FOOLS THIS IS CLEARLY A COMMUNIST PLOT!! {{Unsigned|Interested}}
:We've considered that; we just need more evidence before we go public with any accusations. [[User:RobS|Rob Smith]] 22:48, 13 August 2007 (EDT)

*Perhaps to create the illusion of scarcity. What if oil was not really a [[fossil fuel]] made eons before Adam and Eve? What if there is no Santa Claus? Tooth Ferry? Easter Bunny? Then the myth of [[Peak oil]] would not be possible either. The only real question is did G_D make a fixed amount of oil or is there a process that creates oil? Either way ... we are probably supposed to find ways of doing without it or to find out how to make oil.[[User:KirjathSepher|KirjathSepher]] 14:22, 1 September 2007 (EDT)

He didn't. It formed from decaying plant and animal matter over millions of years.

::Do you mean politically unstable or geologically unstable? politics could be secondary to oil. Everyone is fighting for it.

Lois McMaster Bujold

2010-05-23T02:41:39Z

Johntalbot:

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2010-05-23T02:36:36Z

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The sharing knife

2010-05-23T02:34:20Z

Johntalbot:

The Sharing Knife is a collection fantasy novels by Lois McMaster Bujold. Some literary critics have found this set of novels not of the high standard expected of the writer and may be a bit odd.<ref>http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2006/07/the_shari.shtml</ref>

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The sharing knife

2010-05-23T02:33:46Z

Johntalbot:

The sharing knife

2010-05-23T02:33:12Z

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Talk:Essay: Does Richard Dawkins have machismo?

2010-05-23T02:28:58Z

Johntalbot:

Should we not attack his view point than attack the person? This essay does not appear to be in a very good taste. --[[User:Johntalbot|Johntalbot]] 22:28, 22 May 2010 (EDT)

Lois McMaster Bujold

2010-05-23T02:23:40Z

Johntalbot:

Lois McMaster Bujold is an American Science fiction and fantasy author who has won many prestigious awards. She is famous for novels like "The Mountains of Mourning" and "The Curse of Chalion".

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2010-05-23T02:22:57Z

Johntalbot:

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Lois McMaster Bujold

2010-05-23T02:22:29Z

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Lois McMaster Bujold is an American Science fiction and fantasy author who has won many prestigious award. She is famous for novels like "The Mountains of Mourning" and "The Curse of Chalion".

Worst College Majors

2010-05-23T02:12:15Z

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The '''worst college majors''' are fields of study that leave the student with relatively few job opportunities and often a distorted or ultra-[[liberal]] view of the world. If the student incurred debt in attending college, then he is left with obligations without any practical way to pay for them.

We encourage college students and employers to improve this list over time.

==Majors==
# Women's studies<ref>http://www.boundless.org/2000/features/a0000225.html</ref><ref>http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/why-is-gender-studies-dominated-by-one-gender-1.289830</ref>
# Film
# General Religious studies program at a [[liberal]] college<ref>Religious majors at liberal colleges are often [[atheistic]] or anti-[[Christian]] in curriculum. Ministers, however, have a low 1.2% unemployment rate in the [[United States]] for example[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703648304575212001278867126.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_careerjournal],</ref>
# English Literature/Literary Criticism
# Music Therapy
# Dance
# Interior Decorating
# Art History
# Comic Book Art
# Parapsychology
# Surfing Studies
# Golf Management – University of Birmingham / Florida Gulf Coast University
# Communications
# Gambling -- euphemistically called "Gaming"

==Courses==
# Football Culture
# Queer Musicology – UCLA
# The Science of Harry Potter – Frostburg University <ref>CBS News: ''Harry Potter Goes To College: Professor Uses Boy Wizard To Explores Links Between Magic, Science'', by Bootie Cosgrove-Mather, Sept. 26, 2003 [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/19/national/main584456.shtml] ''...Frostburg State President Catherine R. Gira said she isn't worried that some may view a Harry Potter class as trivial. "Irrespective of the specific title of the course, the 'magic' in the fiction is being analyzed by applying concepts of physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. This honors course creatively packages scientific principles in a contemporary way that will interest today's students," Gira said.''</ref>
# Native American Feminism - University of Michigan
# Cyber Feminism - Cornell University
# Feminist New Black Man - Occidental College <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlL_lDk4ko Jason Mattera At CPAC, YouTube]</ref>
#[[Evolution|Evolutionary biology]]
# Philosophy and Star Trek – Georgetown University in Washington <ref> [http://courses.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=View&CourseID=PHIL-180]</ref>
# Emotional Literacy<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076368/Schools-councils-waste-300-000-useless-emotional-literacy-course-faraway-island-sun.html</ref>

== Sources ==

* [http://learnfinancialplanning.com/best-worst-college-majors-degree/ Best and Worst College Majors]
* [http://www.toptenz.net/to-10-useless-college-classes-degrees.php Top 10 Useless College Degrees & Classes]
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