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trumad

(41,692 posts) Thu Nov 12, 2015, 08:14 PM Nov 2015

I realize I'm a long way from smart when I read a thread like this.

Damn there's some smart F'ing people on this site.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027336245

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I realize I'm a long way from smart when I read a thread like this. (Original Post) trumad Nov 2015 OP

Shore 'nuf madokie Nov 2015 #1

+1,000 malaise Nov 2015 #2

Too bad some ID advocate reared their head... gcomeau Nov 2015 #3

He didn't ruin it for me. Several people countered his arguments intellingently. ladyVet Nov 2015 #8

One of the things I like about my job is almost everyone I work with is smarter than me. MindPilot Nov 2015 #4

I said the same to my husband while reading through that thread. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2015 #5

It's education showing. Anyone who's not long out of Hortensis Nov 2015 #11

Thanks for pointing me to that! Control-Z Nov 2015 #6

I usually feel dumb when I read DU... one_voice Nov 2015 #7

There is quite a lot of compiled expertise here. eridani Nov 2015 #9

We are all a long way from smart, and would do better to not get snotty about it. bemildred Nov 2015 #10

madokie

(51,076 posts)

1. Shore 'nuf

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 08:21 PM

Nov 2015

malaise

(269,054 posts)

2. +1,000

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 08:24 PM

Nov 2015

and then some

gcomeau

(5,764 posts)

3. Too bad some ID advocate reared their head...

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 08:29 PM

Nov 2015

...and ruined the general atmosphere of intelligence.

ladyVet

(1,587 posts)

8. He didn't ruin it for me. Several people countered his arguments intellingently.

Reply to gcomeau (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 05:01 AM

Nov 2015

Believers are in a loop. I don't need evidence because faith. It's not logical, it's not relevant, and it's not reality.

My belief, if you will, is that the Big Bang is just the latest iteration of the universe we live in. It will collapse back on itself one day, and start all over again. Billions of years after that, some evolved beings will be having these same arguments about a creator vs science. It's probably happened billions of times, and will continue to happen for all eternity.

How's that for a theory?

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)

4. One of the things I like about my job is almost everyone I work with is smarter than me.

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 08:45 PM

Nov 2015

DU is sometimes that way too.

SammyWinstonJack

(44,130 posts)

5. I said the same to my husband while reading through that thread.

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 09:06 PM

Nov 2015

There are some super smart people on DU.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

11. It's education showing. Anyone who's not long out of

Reply to SammyWinstonJack (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 10:06 AM

Nov 2015

school is going to have some familiarity with things like the basics of entropy and closed systems. Unfortunately I'm not fresh out of school, by several decades.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

6. Thanks for pointing me to that!

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 09:32 PM

Nov 2015

I no longer read the greatest page threads. I would have missed an excellent OP without you.

one_voice

(20,043 posts)

7. I usually feel dumb when I read DU...

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 09:45 PM

Nov 2015

I hope some of it sinks in.

you're right there are some smart f'ing people on this site.

eridani

(51,907 posts)

9. There is quite a lot of compiled expertise here.

Reply to one_voice (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 07:28 AM

Nov 2015

Whether you are talking about emergency room medicine, translating just about any foreign language, what kind of caliber of bullet is necessary for what gun--someone has the life experience to make a comment that will educate everyone. That's mainly why I come here.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

10. We are all a long way from smart, and would do better to not get snotty about it.