CommentsDisplaying ThorLoser's 10 most recent comments.

• More Than 40,000 Ultra-Orthodox Jews Rally at Mets Stadium to Determine the Dangers of the Internet

  May 21, 2012 at 12:55am

  In reply to rednckpreacher.

  What is the value of faith which hasn’t been tested?

  It’s easy to resist temptations if they have all been erradicated from the world. It’s not as though we can ever acheive heaven on this earth (or should even try for that matter). There is no virtue without sin.

• Rush Limbaugh Inducted Into ‘Hall of Famous Missourians’; Missouri Democrats Not Pleased

  May 15, 2012 at 1:59am

  So, Rush is not acceptable, but Sen. Robert Byrd was? I detect either a flaw in reasoning or some serious lack of objectivity.

• ‘The Proof of Innocence’: Read the Math Problem That Got One Man Out of a Traffic Ticket

  April 16, 2012 at 12:56pm

  In reply to Rowgue.

  You do not have to prove that you are innocent. They have to prove that you are guilty. Those are two completely different things. All you have to do, as a defendant is to give at least one other alternative possibility which will make something (in this case, observations) possible. Once there are two possibilities, since there is a presumption of innocence, you cannot be found guilty (unless they can prove that the alternative possibility is not actually possible in this case).

• Orthodox School Gives Students Ultimatum: Delete Facebook Profile & Pay $100 Fine — or Face Expulsion

  March 31, 2012 at 2:08am

  How does someone go about getting killed “on the internet”?

• ‘Religious Priming’: Location of Voting Booths Can Sway Decisions

  January 21, 2012 at 10:57am

  Correlation does not imply causation.

• What Did This Former Senior Staffer Have to Say About Ron Paul’s Denial of 9/11 Conspiracy Theories?

  January 2, 2012 at 7:39pm

  Just about everyone I’ve talked with has at least considered the claims of the “9/11 Truthers”, then rejected those claims based on evidence, facts, research, logic and reasoning. However, we *did* consider it.

  Personally, I would be more concerened if a senator or candidate never gave it a second thought.

• What Was Named Science’s Top Breakthrough of the Year?

  December 25, 2011 at 12:25am

  In reply to CONNIPTION FITZ.

  If plagues, disease and sickness were all righteous punishments handed down by God, then why would Jesus tend to lepers?

  I don’t have an answer, of course, but I find it an interesting question to consider when people start making the claim that some sickness, natural disaster or unfortuante event is Gods punishment for wickedness or sin.

• What Was Named Science’s Top Breakthrough of the Year?

  December 24, 2011 at 1:55pm

  In reply to RisetovotesiR.

  I find that on many topics, I play the part of the fool. I would hate to lose out on knowledge simply because someone wrote me off.

  The original poster does not appear to be trolling with his comment, and obviously has a love of science, so I’ll not label him as a fool. I also do not dismiss the possibility that I may, once again, be the participant with some fundamental misunderstanding of things (Just ask my wife and kids, they’ll be quick to tell ya I can be an idiot *grin*).

  I’d rather stick to the science and not engage in ad-hominem attacks. I find that things just work out to be more productive and enjoyable that way. Besides, I am thankfull that the original poster has the intellectual integrity to defend and expound on his assertions.

• What Was Named Science’s Top Breakthrough of the Year?

  December 24, 2011 at 1:33pm

  In reply to RisetovotesiR.

  I have always enjoyed his quote: “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe.”

  *grin*

• What Was Named Science’s Top Breakthrough of the Year?

  December 24, 2011 at 1:30pm

  In reply to Rob_M.

  It’s just a conversation. They start up and lead to a variety of topics. I don’t generally pass up the opportunity to have a meaningfull exchange with someone simply because the topic that it led to is not directly related to the original subject.

  In short, I don’t eschew knowledge and human contact simply because it was unexpected or off-topic.