Recent content by Smurf

To everyone hating on the liberal arts majors: I wonder if you've ever taken an upper-level course in any of these disciplines. The first year courses are largely introductory, and if you're already good at memorization I can't see them being too difficult for anyone (although this can vary)...

20. I was hoping I'd score more.

I've been around. I made a few posts a week or two ago. Even when I wasn't popping I'd occasionally drop by and peek around. I couldn't leave you all here all by yourselves without any supervision. That would just be... irresponsible.

I think this discussion so far is somewhat disorganized, namely no one has yet tried to define what they mean by 'oppression'. Rather important if we're trying to decide wether the bhurka is oppressive, isn't it? If your a liberal, then you believe that freedom is a good thing. But you can't...

Damnit!

Here in BC it would hurt the economy. At the moment it brings in lots of money from it's illegal trade with the United States. If it were legalized it would become much more difficult to sell it to the United States because legal suppliers would not be able to export it, and illegal suppliers...

I know you're likely not being serious but I'm afraid you hurt me and I must correct you in order to feel better. Socrates was a greek from Athens who died before Alexander was born. Aristotle was the tutor to Alexander the Great, and was also from Athens. All of this happened before Rome was...

1781? (This is a stupid debate, but one I find I cannot but be drawn into)

you forgot synthesizer

Hillary is a tool. She's a career politician backed by pharmaceutical and credit companies and not a lot more. She's not there for a reason, she's there for a job. The problem with Obama is if he did get elected he'd probably get shot. And then what? Edwards?

Isn't congress supposed to be supreme in the united states? Shouldn't blame be spread to them as well?

Your boobs are really round and bouncy

Well I think it's arrogant and elitist of you to think you can second guess the complex historical processes involving millions of decision makers that resulted in the current economic ideas of Europe. HOW DO YOU KNOW it's not just part of a master plan leading us into an eternal utopia!? HUH...

"Conan! What is best in life?" "Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, hear the lamentation of de wemen" And of course every second line in Full Metal Jacket is totally awesome. "God has a hard on for marines, because we kill every thing we see"

"from a maxim without qualification" it's a logical fallacy. Though I can't quite tell what it has to do with Economist's post. I think Anttech is suggesting that high school students should not be expected to learn economics. Which is reasonable, I didn't learn economics in high school...