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Fox News embarasses itself again.
Thirteen:
why don't one of your "nobel laureates" run for president then since they're the highest form of human in society?
probably the same fact that keeps 450 pound men swigging beers, eating cheetos and cursing the gods everytime their quarterback throws an interception... they can't handle the job on any level
i have more respect for anyman that does a job rather than a person that just sits there and talks shit all day.... if these people are so great, why is the country so shitty? easy, because their solutions are probably just as erroneous as any topic they complain about...
Ant:
--- Quote from: Needles Kane on January 22, 2005, 01:30:30 PM ---why don't one of your "nobel laureates" run for president then since they're the highest form of human in society?
probably the same fact that keeps 450 pound men swigging beers, eating cheetos and cursing the gods everytime their quarterback throws an interception... they can't handle the job on any level
i have more respect for anyman that does a job rather than a person that just sits there and talks shit all day.... if these people are so great, why is the country so shitty? easy, because their solutions are probably just as erroneous as any topic they complain about...
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do you know how you acquire a nobel prize?
Thirteen:
--- Quote from: Ant on January 22, 2005, 03:08:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: Needles Kane on January 22, 2005, 01:30:30 PM ---why don't one of your "nobel laureates" run for president then since they're the highest form of human in society?
probably the same fact that keeps 450 pound men swigging beers, eating cheetos and cursing the gods everytime their quarterback throws an interception... they can't handle the job on any level
i have more respect for anyman that does a job rather than a person that just sits there and talks shit all day.... if these people are so great, why is the country so shitty? easy, because their solutions are probably just as erroneous as any topic they complain about...
--- End quote ---
do you know how you acquire a nobel prize?
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depends on which kind... some people for studies, some people for great contributions to charities...
so the nobel prize means we should follow them no matter what?
Don Jacob:
did you know that 69% of nobel prize winners and 42% of nobel nominees support the San Francisco 49ers.........FUCK THE 49ers
cowboys/raiders beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooooooootch
Ant:
--- Quote from: Needles Kane on January 22, 2005, 03:19:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: Ant on January 22, 2005, 03:08:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: Needles Kane on January 22, 2005, 01:30:30 PM ---why don't one of your "nobel laureates" run for president then since they're the highest form of human in society?
probably the same fact that keeps 450 pound men swigging beers, eating cheetos and cursing the gods everytime their quarterback throws an interception... they can't handle the job on any level
i have more respect for anyman that does a job rather than a person that just sits there and talks shit all day.... if these people are so great, why is the country so shitty? easy, because their solutions are probably just as erroneous as any topic they complain about...
--- End quote ---
do you know how you acquire a nobel prize?
--- End quote ---
depends on which kind... some people for studies, some people for great contributions to charities...
so the nobel prize means we should follow them no matter what?
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The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. It is generally regarded as the supreme commendation in the world today. The prizes were instituted by the final will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist, and the inventor of dynamite. He signed his will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris on November 27, 1895. He was shocked to see how his invention was used for destructive purposes and wanted the prizes to be awarded to those who served mankind well.
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I never suggested we should follow anyone blindly, but the fact is, those who epitomize intellectual achievment stand on one side of the argument, and bush supporters stand on the other. There are no coherent logical arguments supporting bush, but these people have given lengthy explanations of why his policies are bad for america. now your point that these people should run for president is way off base. Scholars who won nobel prizes, or scholars in general, chose their profession, that being, they choose to be researchers, and given that choice they have a their place in society. Their role is to contribute to the debates we should be having, but no longer do, because 30 second trash commercials dominate political debate in our generation. There was once a point in american society where your average american read political philosophy, and kept up to date with the news, that day has since passed. Go back to the birth of our democracy and read the federalist papers and compare the nature of political discourse then and now. The federalist papers are well reasoned philosophical arguments upon which we formed the foundation of our democratic system. The U.S. became the worlds most prosperous country because it used to listen to its scholars and engage in informed debates. But what goes on here, is similiar to what goes on all across america... people lie, slander, and twist arguments, ignoring at their own discretion relevant facts and analysis, and throwing logical discourse completely out the window and replacing it with political rhetoric.
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