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Coolest places in New York to visit at night?
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"They're the best inferences we can make given a body of collected evidence.
No, I don't think there's enough evidence to even come close to a valid inference. We don't know where we came from, or what (if anything) happens after death. We don't..." [
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"Yes, I think asking on other forums has got to the best means (a Google search is a quick start, though not always very accurate). I would suggest trying to find a larger board on a "parent" topic at a place like Big Boards and then going..." [
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4 months ago
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Speculative fiction that explores psychology/sociology?
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5 months ago
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A West Wing Writer Imagines a Deadlocked Democratic Convention
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5 months ago
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"I like the idea of running for state rep. But you might want to take a course or two in economics (or read a reputable economics book from a conservative point of view, like "Free to Choose"), so you learn other points of view & see..." [
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5 months ago
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Facial Expression Simulator Lets You Play with Emotions
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6 months ago
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"The only caveat I would say is if you don't think you can or would do the necessary work. No point in being the guy who failed out of a top 10 law school. Go there, spend the 3 years, and do what it takes to succeed.
Not much need to worry about..." [
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6 months ago
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"Did anyone other than me think this is a horrifically bad piece of writing? Every other sentence seems to contain a non-sequitur; ideas don't seem to follow from each other; tangents abound. Examples:
I can recall that day in the 1930s when a..." [
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6 months ago
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What degree to become a therapist?
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7 months ago
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""From a psychoanalytic point of view, the kiss is a revealing sequence containing a personal history. The way a person kisses and likes to be kissed shows in condensed form something about that persons's character. In what Freud saw as the..." [
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7 months ago
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"Let's see if I can summarize this guy's argument.
The evidence we've collected can best be explained by theory x.
Theory x does not allow for psychic forces.
Ergo, there are no psychic forces nor could there possibly be such.
Brilliant.
Is..." [
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7 months ago
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"You are very wise to be very careful before committing to law school. I would identify and then *research* several actual legal careers that you think would like (and that would be realistic to get from the schools you'd be going to) before actually..." [
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10 months ago
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"Wow. I thought Steven Pinker was exaggerating when he pointed out in the Blank Slate how many intellectuals want to shut down the debate about genetic differences between people -- they don't even want to entertain the idea; they villify anyone who..." [
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10 months ago
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"Based on my personal experiences, this is my guess at what's happening here and my recommendations as to what to do about it. A huge DISCLAIMER: all these suggestions must be taken with a grain of huge salt, since I am not a paragon of self-control..." [
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