Recent content by dMP2

To Satya I politely am stepping out. You didn't win. You just keep responding to my logic with fallacies. You're fallacious ad hominem attacks (against me and the founders) are there to be seen. You over simplified the relationship between correlation and causation. I expounded on at least...

Last one (I promise) That's what I was saying. It's an over simplification, though. The relationship between correlation and causation is either that "a caused b", "b caused a", "z caused a and b", or "x, y, z, etc. caused a and b" (I'm a math/statistics/computer nerd). The point is that...

To MF and Satya Thanks for the back and forth. I want to understand different sides of this and you've helped me. I think I've stated well what I believe and why I believe it. I believe I've provided responses with proper logic behind them. I think that we can agree that we need to take...

By The Metrics... I already did demonstrate how it is unconstitutional. If you don't like my self-evident and cited assessment... Then that is that. I used my own computer. But, first, I do have several very serious medical conditions. Second, my finances are such that my wife and I...

The Constitution IS the law after all. This isn't about whether I agree. This is about the facts here (easily observable I might add). But, if it makes you feel better to call the facts "ideology" or just my point of view... Then feel free. So, if the power belongs to the Constitution...

I haven't chosen to ignore it. I'm one of those people your supposedly fighting for. I don't like your patronization and I didn't vote for you. Congress generally doesn't give a "damn" (they repeatedly demonstrate it). The federal government is too disconnected from the people to really be...

Constitution So, in summary the Supreme Court arbitrarily stole power (which rightfully belonged to the people as the natural potentates), used that power to give Congress the power to side-step the Constitution, whereupon Congress can now arbitrarily define what the "general welfare" consists...

Ideology vs. Facts I didn't think you were being rude. But, it is verifiable fact that I'm not brainwashed. Careful of being libelous. You've never met me and have no authority to put me into a box. This gimp will not get to the back of you bus. Okay. What I've said is more than ideology...

Persuit of Happiness vs. Mandated Happiness I'm pretty sure that I'm below or near that poverty line. I don't find the pursuit of green paper that enthralling (digital watches aren't the coolest thing in the universe either). But, you can't mandate happiness or riches. You'll fail miserable...

Ideology? You dodged the issue by calling it ideology. My personal health problems aren't ideology. They are a fact. I can't put them aside. Abusive governments aren't ideology. They are a fact. I shouldn't ignore it. I just don't want the government near my health care (whether it be...

One Pissed Cripple (Albeit Unconveniently) I have an autoimmune arthritis called Ankylosing Spondylitis (this isn't your grandmother's rheumatism). The medication costs about $1300 per month (needless to say I can't afford it). I'll probably have to have all of my major joints replaced in the...

Still Holds They'd be an equally interesting phenomenon precisely because of that. But, it doesn't demote or negate our uniqueness and wonderfulness. But, seeings how we have yet to find them...

^ Here, here. You're right that Christianity is centered on the concept of a close relationship with God. But, you hear deviations from that, such as God is a mystery or unknowable. But, Christ, the ultimate christian himself, taught the exact opposite. Christ's purpose is to bring us to...

Ay, There's The Rub ^ "ay, there's the rub" (http://www.artofeurope.com/shakespeare/sha8.htm) I don't believe death is the end. For most religions it isn't. For science... Well, I'll just say that medical science hasn't conquered death yet. It is in essence their holy grail, but most have...

Amazing? Or Just Unconventional? Frequently the only amazing thing about atheists is their "I'm the smartest thing in the universe" comportment. Other than that, they are just like most any other person with their own set of beliefs that they generally stick to both zealously and...