Better living through magical thinking

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We already have our designated Grammar/Spelling nazi's.
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Buzkashi wrote:I'll let you know when you're attempt at a witty quip succeeds.
Buzkashi spent a wicked long time making sure that this sentence had no grammar or spelling errors.
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Femto's from Ecuador.
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Buzkashi wrote:We already have our designated Grammar/Spelling nazi's.
That would be me... :ssh:
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Buzkashi wrote:I'll let you know when you're attempt at a witty quip succeeds.
Oh, you thought I was trying to be funny...


that explains many things.
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psi29a wrote:'Theoretical Physics' is akin to Philosophy, until it becomes 'Experimental Physics' which can be tested.
That's not quite true. Theoretical physics deals with calculating natural phenomena. You can fit a calculation in theoretical physics to real measured data, and then extrapolate from there to make statements on behaviour you haven't experienced so far - and it works surprisingly often.

Contrastingly, there's no data to fit theology to.#
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Buzkashi wrote:I'll let you know when you're attempt at a witty quip succeeds.
Buzkashi spent a wicked long time making sure that this sentence had no grammar or spelling errors.
And he didn't succeed.
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MrNomer: Hard to tell, the smiley threw me off. Its also HARD to TELL when you like to emphasize your WORDS by CAPITILIZING them.


I think I caught of glimpse of Brainpiercing at the Fallbrook WAR rally.
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Brainpiercing wrote:
psi29a wrote:'Theoretical Physics' is akin to Philosophy, until it becomes 'Experimental Physics' which can be tested.
That's not quite true. Theoretical physics deals with calculating natural phenomena. You can fit a calculation in theoretical physics to real measured data, and then extrapolate from there to make statements on behaviour you haven't experienced so far - and it works surprisingly often.

Contrastingly, there's no data to fit theology to.#
I understand, I was hoping to avoid the explanation with the word 'akin'. ;)

The 'math' may work, but it still unverified. Thankfully a lot of Experimental Physics (Natural Philosophy) becomes Experimental Physics. Theology on the other hand holds unto a single axiom that cannot be verified.

I'm holding out for the LHC to go online, which has a non-zero chance of destroying the world. yay! Supposidly there are tests that verify the data-sets presented by m-theory (SuperString) are correct. This doesn't prove it true, but only that it isn't false. :) Obviously if the data collected is not verifable, that means something is quite wrong...

Science == Falsifiability

Which is something theology is not. Theology assumes it is right, then tries to find facts to support it.
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Buzkashi wrote: I think I caught of glimpse of Brainpiercing at the Fallbrook WAR rally.
Uh... look, I'm German.
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My bad. Must have been some other w.a.r member.
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Buzkashi wrote:My bad. Must have been some other w.a.r member.
You're so cute when you're angry.
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Brainpiercing wrote:
Buzkashi wrote:My bad. Must have been some other w.a.r member.
You're so cute when you're angry.
Now now, you two are reminding me of Femto and another forum member(s) who must not be named. ;)
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Maybe somebody should get a room?
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psi29a wrote:
Brainpiercing wrote:
Buzkashi wrote:My bad. Must have been some other w.a.r member.
You're so cute when you're angry.
Now now, you two are reminding me of Femto and another forum member(s) who must not be named. ;)

Oooh Ooh I get to be femptou!! He can be bazou and mrnomer can be sarah of borg. HAHA
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Buzkashi wrote:MrNomer: Hard to tell, the smiley threw me off.
Yeah, I always throw a smiley in there when I'm just fucking around.

So newbs, if you see a smiley, don't trip. ;)
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Buzkashi wrote:MrNomer: Hard to tell, the smiley threw me off. Its also HARD to TELL when you like to emphasize your WORDS by CAPITILIZING them.


I think I caught of glimpse of Brainpiercing at the Fallbrook WAR rally.

What the hell? He gives out gender reassignments without the use of surgery, too? That is magical thinking.
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MsNomer wrote:
Buzkashi wrote:MrNomer: Hard to tell, the smiley threw me off. Its also HARD to TELL when you like to emphasize your WORDS by CAPITILIZING them.


I think I caught of glimpse of Brainpiercing at the Fallbrook WAR rally.

What the hell? He gives out gender reassignments without the use of surgery, too? That is magical thinking.
Yeah, well, you know that one person called Ms Pacman...?
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Sorry miss magical tranny, I was about to LOL, but moi is too preuccopied/hang up on another LOL (maybe next time?)... I just cant for some reason stop LOLing at this other Buz dissing post:

Femto wrote:
Buzkashi wrote:I'll let you know when you're attempt at a witty quip succeeds.
Buzkashi spent a wicked long time making sure that this sentence had no grammar or spelling errors.
Until the lion learns to speak, the tales of the hunt will be(weak) told by the hunter
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Shaka Zulu wrote:Sorry miss magical tranny, I was about to LOL, but moi is too preuccopied/hang up on another LOL (maybe next time?)... I just cant for some reason stop LOLing at this other Buz dissing post:

Femto wrote:
Buzkashi wrote:I'll let you know when you're attempt at a witty quip succeeds.
Buzkashi spent a wicked long time making sure that this sentence had no grammar or spelling errors.

I am LOLing at the Fail, too. He brings it on himself, sadly. I can't help thinking it is a good thing I read "internet" fluently.
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I just LOLed some more when I realised I couldnt find the error he made off the bat. Only realising it its the "you're" part after far too long :D
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I would attempt corrections, but I fear I would be busy with it for far too long and I do have plans for my life.
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Unlike Buz, I main people who correct the Zulu king, eat their pinky fingers if they look juicy enough (thats how I got my supple nipples, seee >>>>>>).
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Thats what I hate about n00bs like mr.nomer. They havent been active long enough to know that I give a fuck about spelling. This isnt a school paper. Its the interweb.

Mr. Nomer: I'm glad to know your so proud that you got me on spelling. Bravo.
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Shaka Zulu wrote:Unlike Buz, I main people who correct the Zulu king, eat their pinky fingers if they look juicy enough (thats how I got my supple nipples, seee >>>>>>).
Main? Don't you mean mai...oh wait, I see what's going on. You want me to correct you so you can eat my pinkies and thus contribute to your nippleage!
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