<p>Yes, I remember and I withdrew. I posted the quote prematurely. I am too not infallible. </p>
<p>That is the second poorly made induction for you in the last 30 minutes.</p>
<p>since you didn't address it i said</p>
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Key word: seems. I never implied or explicitly stated that.
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<p>I guess I was referring to this:</p>
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The best defense mechanism CC students have when they encounter students with better vocabularies: do not recognize them for their superior vocabulary, but rather disparage them and hold culpable a character defect they must possess.
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<p>Maybe it was general condescension towards CC'ers that I was referring to.</p>
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Maybe it was general condescension towards CC'ers that I was referring to.
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<p>Sorry, I guess you did not read my other post (selective reading?): </p>
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Edit: I hope some of you realize that that was not an intentional attack against CC students, but rather an attempt to pull at TallKell's strings. I have been in a similar situation to CC students, and can empathize.
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That is the second poorly made induction for you in the last 30 minutes.
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<p>Not according to Mr. Bayes.</p>
<p>Nspeds, couldn't you be using your vast intellect to engage in activities that are more rewarding *than arguing with anonymous CC users? Like, say, resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or eradicating world hunger.</p>
<p>*oringally "then." I had no freaking clue that I put an "e" in there. I didn't even realize it until I saw the post the quotes.</p>
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Sorry, I guess you did not read my other post (selective reading?):
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<p>Touche, it appears I overlooked that post.</p>
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Nspeds, couldn't you be using your vast intellect to engage in activities that are more rewarding then arguing with anonymous CC users?
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<p>I was just thinking that! Not that I have a vast intellect or anything, it is trivially small, but still... yes... you are right.... I could be reading.</p>
<p>The only problem is that I am eating fundip right now, which is not very conducive to reading.</p>
<p>what's fundip?</p>
<p>This post is ridiculous. One of you needs to stop, or else this will go on forever. This post has strayed away from the original topic,and become a battle of intelligence. There is no reason for all of this, so why doesn't someone be the bigger man and leave the post?</p>
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Touche, it appears I overlooked that post.
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<p>As I say on many occasions, you do not know me enough to judge my personality. I have met two CCers in real life, and they remain one of my closest friends to this day. The kind of relationships I actually manage to maintain is why I usually am not offended by attacks directed against my personality.</p>
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so why doesn't someone be the bigger man and leave the post?
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<p>Because I am a bigger man than you.</p>
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what's fundip?
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<p><a href="http://www.oldtimecandy.com/lik-m-aid.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.oldtimecandy.com/lik-m-aid.htm</a></p>
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This post is ridiculous. One of you needs to stop, or else this will go on forever. This post has strayed away from the original topic,and become a battle of intelligence. There is no reason for all of this, so why doesn't someone be the bigger man and leave the post?
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<p>Good question. I agree (though I have been exacerbating this).</p>
<p>so, nspeds, once again you are in a cul de sac and resort to cheap shots.</p>
<p>if you knew anything about evolution you will know that it does not work on the individual level. only populations evolve.</p>
<p>however, if we compare my reproductive success with yours, i think that it would be safe to say that your population won't even be given the chance to respond to environmental challenges.</p>
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As I say on many occasions, you do not know me enough to judge my personality. I have met two CCers in real life, and they remain one of my closest friends to this day. The kind of relationships I actually manage to maintain is why I usually am not offended by attacks directed against my personality.
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<p>Fair enough, but why are you defending yourself? I just said I overlooked your post....</p>
<p>*Edit - speaking to TheM btw.</p>
<p>Whatever you say... </p>
<p>Well, I'll just leave all of you here to continue bickering. I just don't think it's worth it, but I can't tell any of you what to do.</p>
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so, nspeds, once again you are in a cul de sac and resort to cheap shots.
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<p>Who, me? No way.</p>
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if you knew anything about evolution you will know that it does not work on the individual level. only populations evolve.
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<p>Well...</p>
<p>...since we are from entirely distinct populations...</p>
<p>...I am trusting you to connect the dots.</p>
<p>But at any rate, I was being facetious.</p>
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however, if we compare my reproductive success with yours, i think that it would be safe to say that your population won't even be given the chance to respond to environmental challenges.
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<p>Well... inclusive fitness is a little more broad than simple "reproductive success." It also has something to do with homeostatic mechanisms and so on and so forth.</p>
<p>almost...3.92. damn that one B</p>
<p>When it comes to evolution, anything that is not hereditarily perpetuated is meaningless. If an emerging characteristic is not passed on, it is like it never happened; the subsequent gene pool won't be affected and evolution does not ensue.</p>
<p>Homeostasis is irrelevant here.</p>
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<p>Nighty night everyone.</p>
<p>Wow, another thread transformed from the original topic to some ****y arguement. "If I had a nickel for every time..."</p>
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<p>Homeostasis is irrelevant here.
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<p>You are responding to the wrong argument:</p>
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Well... inclusive fitness is a little more broad than simple "reproductive success." It also has something to do with homeostatic mechanisms and so on and so forth.
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<p>Morningy morning,
nspeds</p>
<p>Edit:</p>
<p>here are some texts...:
Richard Dawkins, *The Selfish Gene<a href="Oxford:%20Oxford%20University%20Press,%201990">/i</a>.
Robert Nozick, *The Nature of Rationality<a href="Princeton:%20Princeton%20University%20Press,%201994">/i</a>.
Daniel C. Dennett, *Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life<a href="New%20York:%20Simon%20&%20Schuster,%201996">/i</a>.</p>
<p>sorry for the off-topic question but hey i see a lot of exellent gpa here and as a prospective student i am really curious to know how many hours a day do you usually study... can any one tell me...?</p>