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Forum: Amusement Bark 24 May 2013, 07:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 928
Posted By ganzfeld
Driver Sure, but if you ask almost any NASCAR fan why...

Sure, but if you ask almost any NASCAR fan why they like the sport they would be able to tell you in great detail why they like watching it (and why it's not easy).
Forum: Amusement Bark 24 May 2013, 12:52 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 928
Posted By ganzfeld
OK, I was once led to believe that actual...

OK, I was once led to believe that actual critique was meaningful and worthwhile. What is it about the Mona Lisa and the Beatles and Mozart that people like? They just do; that's the answer. If I had...
Forum: Amusement Bark 23 May 2013, 11:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 928
Posted By ganzfeld
That doesn't answer the question at all. It just...

That doesn't answer the question at all. It just answers the straw man and illogical assumption that different people couldn't like different things if everything wasn't liked by someone. If I asked...
Forum: Science 23 May 2013, 11:34 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 620
Posted By ganzfeld
Yep, I agree.

Yep, I agree.
Forum: SLC 23 May 2013, 02:53 PM
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Views: 90,386
Posted By ganzfeld
Icon97 Our little ganzling made her first phone call...

Our little ganzling made her first phone call today, somehow managing to hit redial on mom's smartphone and shouting "Papa! Papa!" among other things that no one understands before mom discovered her.
Forum: Amusement Bark 23 May 2013, 01:59 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 928
Posted By ganzfeld
Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Forum: Amusement Bark 23 May 2013, 01:14 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 928
Posted By ganzfeld
The LotR, Star Wars, and Avatar Rifftrax are much...

The LotR, Star Wars, and Avatar Rifftrax are much funnier though.
Forum: Science 23 May 2013, 10:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 620
Posted By ganzfeld
Psychic Good clarification. Here's a bit more from SciAm:...

Good clarification. Here's a bit more from SciAm:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-fiction-glass-liquid
Forum: Amusement Bark 23 May 2013, 07:12 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 928
Posted By ganzfeld
Uh-huh. I guess that's in response to...? My...

Uh-huh. I guess that's in response to...? My telepathically transmitted claim that all people like the same thing? Ew.
Forum: Amusement Bark 23 May 2013, 05:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 928
Posted By ganzfeld
Icon95 Why would anyone pay to see someone make fun of...

Why would anyone pay to see someone make fun of something that's so easy to make fun of? It's like "watch as this man walks across a curb that's actually seven inches wide and six inches off the...
Forum: The Bad Gastronomer 23 May 2013, 03:51 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 628
Posted By ganzfeld
They had Peter Menzel, who wrote a book about...

They had Peter Menzel, who wrote a book about eating bugs, on Science Friday last week and he mentioned allergies. The only problem I've ever had eating bugs is a mild allergic reaction to scorpions....
Forum: Amusement Bark 23 May 2013, 12:22 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 932
Posted By ganzfeld
Dog Whenever I hear talk about dog or cat breeding...

Whenever I hear talk about dog or cat breeding it's almost enough to make me wonder if "responsible breeding" is an oxymoron.
Forum: Science 22 May 2013, 09:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 620
Posted By ganzfeld
Well, that's a good question, of course. It would...

Well, that's a good question, of course. It would be hard to answer it in terms of the glass is a liquid controversy because, well, there never was any controversy. But the point is that both glass...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 22 May 2013, 03:24 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 567
Posted By ganzfeld
Which makes us question once again whether what...

Which makes us question once again whether what people say they believe has any notable influence on behavior. As far as I can tell from what data there is on the subject, hardcore Catholics don't...
Forum: Science 22 May 2013, 03:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 620
Posted By ganzfeld
As I'm sure you know, old panes have ripples...

As I'm sure you know, old panes have ripples because of the way that they were made, not because they are flowing.
Forum: Science 22 May 2013, 01:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 620
Posted By ganzfeld
I agree that this research doesn't refute the...

I agree that this research doesn't refute the myth but there isn't any need to refute it. Insofar as it was ever considered a scientific fact, it was based on a concept of liquid that has no meaning...
Forum: Science 22 May 2013, 12:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 281
Posted By ganzfeld
I don't know the origin of the picture but it's...

I don't know the origin of the picture but it's true that Robert Laws noticed some of these differences with other pictures and the psychologist Deregowski explored the phenomenon of cultural...
Forum: Fun House 21 May 2013, 08:02 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 808
Posted By ganzfeld
Hello Kitty Although certain of its divine providence,...

Although certain of its divine providence, scientists still don't know how to interpret the exact meaning of the phrase that was found:
Tag act gaga at cat caca gag tact. Ta.
Forum: Soapbox Derby 20 May 2013, 10:13 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,744
Posted By ganzfeld
Icon81 I think he just committed the grave error of...

I think he just committed the grave error of dying while he was still in office from something other than an assassin's bullet.
Forum: SLC 20 May 2013, 02:06 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 50,587
Posted By ganzfeld
I agree with Sylvanz. It isn't clear that his...

I agree with Sylvanz. It isn't clear that his type of thinking registers what's going on when they make fun of him. If so, whether he personally likes it or not isn't the point.
Forum: Amusement Bark 20 May 2013, 11:16 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 682
Posted By ganzfeld
I'm pretty sure rumors of a breakup can happen...

I'm pretty sure rumors of a breakup can happen long before any actual breakup.
Forum: Rantidote 20 May 2013, 07:57 AM
Replies: 829
Views: 87,697
Posted By ganzfeld
Facebook I know what you mean; This is the best online...

I know what you mean; This is the best online community I've ever encountered. I can't use fb or other places that much because I want to say "Cite please!" but then I realize... no. No, most people...
Forum: Social Studies 20 May 2013, 12:39 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,821
Posted By ganzfeld
On what basis do you make that assumption? It's...

On what basis do you make that assumption? It's exactly the kind of claim I think the broken arm analogy questions. In fact, I think medical intervention is natural and normal and perhaps in many...
Forum: Social Studies 19 May 2013, 10:20 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,821
Posted By ganzfeld
I'm not sure what, if anything, this has to do...

I'm not sure what, if anything, this has to do with denying certain diseases or symptoms. I'm absolutely certain that this case has absolutely nothing to do with denying symptoms and diseases. In...
Forum: The Bad Gastronomer 19 May 2013, 09:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 628
Posted By ganzfeld
What makes you think they haven't?

What makes you think they haven't?
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