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It's a an amusing disconnect to watch. Joel Send a noteboard - 20/08/2011 12:25:00 AM
Of course, some argue that conflation is far from novel. ;)

It's become my standard method of pointing out the silliness that comes when people use 'space aliens' as stand-in as proxies for themselves, if only they had more power. When people do it with God, it's very recognizable. Folks who deplore the religious for doing it should learn to recognize when they're doing the same thing.

I've met lots of people who took one for granted while dismissing the other as implausible fantasy; I often wonder what the ratio is at any given time. :P
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If ever there was a reason to cut greenhouse gas emissions Camilla - 19/08/2011 10:14:00 AM 1030 Views
I've seen Start Trek, I know the real threat is you killing whales. snoopcester - 19/08/2011 10:34:08 AM 684 Views
I know Camilla - 19/08/2011 10:36:22 AM 630 Views
You make a fair point snoopcester - 19/08/2011 11:22:53 AM 609 Views
Re: You make a fair point Camilla - 19/08/2011 02:06:05 PM 580 Views
Re: You make a fair point snoopcester - 19/08/2011 02:10:43 PM 564 Views
It's the other other white meat. Joel - 19/08/2011 07:13:19 PM 634 Views
There's so much wrong with that Isaac - 19/08/2011 01:08:57 PM 662 Views
"They don't recycle; kill them all. " Joel - 19/08/2011 07:11:15 PM 638 Views
Very Space Hippy Isaac - 19/08/2011 10:39:10 PM 674 Views
It's still debatable whether we've abandoned the evolutionary ladder. Joel - 19/08/2011 11:16:58 PM 777 Views
You'll welcome to debate that with a biologist, it's not my specialty or interest Isaac - 20/08/2011 04:46:43 AM 718 Views
I've seen a lot of mainstream biologists suggest human evolution may be mostly mental now. Joel - 21/08/2011 11:32:48 AM 732 Views
Neither of us are biologists though and it's not really relveant anyway Isaac - 21/08/2011 01:21:06 PM 714 Views
I'm not ignoring it, just wondering why over half the planet ignores it and lives in misery. Joel - 21/08/2011 01:55:53 PM 706 Views
If you have occassion to spend time in those places you'll know why Isaac - 21/08/2011 02:38:44 PM 608 Views
How does literal mud huts as the norm respresent living standards rising "a lot". Joel - 22/08/2011 12:29:35 AM 792 Views
You seem to have cherry-picked what you wanted to hear out of my comments Isaac - 22/08/2011 01:07:10 AM 501 Views
"It's a stability thing, not a Western greed thing" seemed to encapsulate your comments. Joel - 22/08/2011 03:10:17 PM 640 Views
Only if you really cherry pick them Isaac - 23/08/2011 02:48:08 AM 653 Views
This seems to have descended into an insoluble partisan debate. Joel - 23/08/2011 07:43:07 PM 713 Views
You're the one who dragged it to that Isaac - 23/08/2011 08:10:03 PM 627 Views
Did I? Joel - 25/08/2011 10:18:29 PM 641 Views
*rudely butts in* Vodalus - 23/08/2011 04:38:33 AM 691 Views
American companies don't go to China SOLELY to screw the working class, no;that's largely incidental Joel - 25/08/2011 08:03:05 PM 770 Views
we should abdon the myth of the evolutionary ladder random thoughts - 20/08/2011 11:49:35 PM 543 Views
Probably; as discussed in Brams thread it should never be seen as predictive, let alone prophetic. Joel - 21/08/2011 11:55:09 AM 652 Views
Well, for this context I think the use is okay Isaac - 21/08/2011 11:59:19 AM 646 Views
That's an interesting point about the NEED for fossil fuels as a stepping stone to advanced culture. Joel - 21/08/2011 12:33:59 PM 734 Views
Not a need, just an edge Isaac - 21/08/2011 02:06:23 PM 541 Views
There's industrialization and then there's industrialization. Joel - 22/08/2011 12:53:35 AM 880 Views
If you were more familiar with engineering you'd not say something like that Isaac - 22/08/2011 01:53:33 AM 914 Views
I dispute that industrialization is primarily about non-agricultural production. Joel - 22/08/2011 03:10:19 PM 830 Views
Well you can argue that with a dictionary I suppose Isaac - 23/08/2011 03:50:52 AM 658 Views
I'm not above that, but the dictionary definitions I've found are disappointingly self-referential. Joel - 24/08/2011 02:25:21 AM 595 Views
That tends to be the case, it is a kinda vague term outside of specific context Isaac - 24/08/2011 09:12:19 AM 758 Views
Tends to moot that part of the debate though. Joel - 26/08/2011 12:31:21 AM 883 Views
Re: Tends to moot that part of the debate though. Isaac - 26/08/2011 05:52:59 PM 929 Views
Re: Tends to moot that part of the debate though. Joel - 28/08/2011 09:44:52 AM 766 Views
yes I was just jumping into the middle of the discussion. random thoughts - 22/08/2011 03:03:49 PM 578 Views
and we wonder why so many people ignore "scientist" random thoughts - 19/08/2011 01:17:38 PM 670 Views
Think it's better to ignore "reporters on a slow news day," to be honest *NM* beetnemesis - 19/08/2011 02:38:23 PM 251 Views
Or even acquire a sense of humour. *NM* Camilla - 19/08/2011 08:36:07 PM 280 Views
That was the City of Pearl series by Karen Traviss Aeryn - 19/08/2011 02:04:51 PM 651 Views
Re: That was the City of Pearl series by Karen Traviss Camilla - 19/08/2011 02:06:27 PM 597 Views
Hypothetical aliens are perfectly wise aerocontrols - 19/08/2011 06:24:13 PM 565 Views
You may be confusing aliens with God. Joel - 19/08/2011 07:08:01 PM 613 Views
Not confused aerocontrols - 19/08/2011 11:41:56 PM 630 Views
It's a an amusing disconnect to watch. Joel - 20/08/2011 12:25:00 AM 629 Views
Naturally. Camilla - 19/08/2011 08:36:28 PM 712 Views
So, basically, we're the poor white trash of the universe. Joel - 19/08/2011 07:06:23 PM 672 Views
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