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Who else will they enlist, or what other roadways will they 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sinking.regards,scientist.G.ponmudi."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/195984006071171401\/comments\/default\/2072578733718021387"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/195984006071171401\/comments\/default\/2072578733718021387"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/do-you-believe-in.html?showComment=1326190175288#c2072578733718021387","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Scientist.G.Ponmudi"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08069011529279546423"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"24","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZEgitn2gGIo\/VF_fOG4KsVI\/AAAAAAAABK8\/IDOPg23_vcA\/s220\/gpfb.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/do-you-believe-in.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-195984006071171401","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/195984006071171401","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1286255494"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"January 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And the r..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Its AUSTRIAN economics, not AUSTRALIAN.  And the real economists are not supply-side folks any longer, nor are they simple Keynesians, nor Austrians.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey focus on more complex models, are finding that all of the simplistic models of the past were bogus at the tipping points. Somebody should write a new Macroeconomics Text and teach it via U-Tube, like the Cato Institute tried to do with its \u0026quot;learn liberty\u0026quot; series based somewhat on the Austrian school ideas, with focus on Property Rights from which all else flows."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/4249354852189768343\/comments\/default\/8428093992166638046"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/4249354852189768343\/comments\/default\/8428093992166638046"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/myth-of-trickle-down-economics.html?showComment=1326078894159#c8428093992166638046","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"ClaytonLasSendas"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07269503440774950938"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/myth-of-trickle-down-economics.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-4249354852189768343","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/4249354852189768343","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-657074814"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"January 8, 2012 at 9:14 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-7392802318202053517"},"published":{"$t":"2011-12-22T23:01:09.435-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-12-22T23:01:09.435-06:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"notice how huffman does not define the criteria by..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"notice how huffman does not define the criteria by which his lines are determined -- let alone one that can be used to determine his magic angle to 5 significant figures."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/7598730153528692664\/comments\/default\/7392802318202053517"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/7598730153528692664\/comments\/default\/7392802318202053517"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/plate-tectonics-redux.html?showComment=1324616469435#c7392802318202053517","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/plate-tectonics-redux.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-7598730153528692664","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/7598730153528692664","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-382570558"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 22, 2011 at 11:01 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-8746482949275747380"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-14T15:18:22.424-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-14T15:18:22.424-06:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@ kat:\n\nI don\u0026#39;t know that I would agree with t..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@ kat:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI don\u0026#39;t know that I would agree with the statement that there are no laws in biology, especially because it lacks math. As I mentioned in the post, population genetics, which is a subset of biology, certainly has laws, and a lot of math, most of it statistical.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs for the rest of the comment, I think you should probably re-read the entire post, especially the part below the fold. Especially the first paragraph of that extra content."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/8746482949275747380"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/8746482949275747380"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html?showComment=1321305502424#c8746482949275747380","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ragoth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02032216046972764021"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"23","src":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Z7OvrFuLUvc\/R6kxUW3wytI\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/QFcrEIaKY30\/S220\/spartapipe.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3384398820245678382","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/3384398820245678382","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-906016772"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 14, 2011 at 3:18 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-7803055865611618391"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-14T15:08:28.562-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-14T15:08:28.562-06:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@ Heather:\n\nThanks for the positive feedback, and ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@ Heather:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for the positive feedback, and good luck!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/7803055865611618391"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/7803055865611618391"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html?showComment=1321304908562#c7803055865611618391","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ragoth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02032216046972764021"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"23","src":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Z7OvrFuLUvc\/R6kxUW3wytI\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/QFcrEIaKY30\/S220\/spartapipe.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3384398820245678382","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/3384398820245678382","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-906016772"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 14, 2011 at 3:08 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3458132601746998483"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-14T15:07:59.959-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-14T15:07:59.959-06:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@ Anonymous:\n\nI think it\u0026#39;s fair to say that al..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@ Anonymous:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI think it\u0026#39;s fair to say that all the examples given in that list are, in fact, facts. Granted, many of those are matters of observation - objects don\u0026#39;t fall \u0026quot;down,\u0026quot; they fall toward the center of gravity, or, opposite the direction of acceleration. In the case of living on the surface of a sphere, that corresponds to \u0026quot;down\u0026quot; for us in most cases. And indeed, the sun does not revolve around the earth, but it is a fact that the sun appears to \u0026quot;rise\u0026quot; in the east. It would not be a fact to say that the sun rises in the east because it revolves around the earth, but it is a fact that the sun appears to rise in the east because it appears to revolve around the earth, given our view point and no other information about solar systems.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI agree that theories and facts are not the same thing, as I detailed later in the post, and that there is room for human error, but that\u0026#39;s very much the point of science - through repeated testing, try to eliminate the human error element.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI assume that you are referring to something like a Kuhnian paradigm with the last bit of your comment, which may be partially fair. It is true that there is some element of contextual creep into science, but, again, that\u0026#39;s why we have repeated testing - to eliminate those outside factors which color our perceptions and theories."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/3458132601746998483"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/3458132601746998483"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html?showComment=1321304879959#c3458132601746998483","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ragoth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02032216046972764021"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"23","src":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Z7OvrFuLUvc\/R6kxUW3wytI\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/QFcrEIaKY30\/S220\/spartapipe.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3384398820245678382","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/3384398820245678382","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-906016772"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 14, 2011 at 3:07 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-6836962724122838610"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-14T14:56:09.812-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-14T14:56:09.812-06:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thanks for taking the time to read it all. I certa..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thanks for taking the time to read it all. I certainly agree that it\u0026#39;s a constant issue where I\u0026#39;d love to have brevity, but find it necessary to write a really extended comment to get any sort of actual clarity."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/6407754726326348723\/comments\/default\/6836962724122838610"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/6407754726326348723\/comments\/default\/6836962724122838610"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/demons-in-your-ouija-board.html?showComment=1321304169812#c6836962724122838610","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ragoth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02032216046972764021"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"23","src":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Z7OvrFuLUvc\/R6kxUW3wytI\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/QFcrEIaKY30\/S220\/spartapipe.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/demons-in-your-ouija-board.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-6407754726326348723","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/6407754726326348723","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-906016772"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 14, 2011 at 2:56 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-6436259764044175544"},"published":{"$t":"2011-09-12T19:50:42.894-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-09-12T19:50:42.894-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"There are no laws in biology because there lacks m..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There are no laws in biology because there lacks math... are you saying that other theories, which have been tested rigorously and are the highest expression of a \u0026quot;truth\u0026quot; in this field are wrong also? Such as germ theory or cell theory, or evolution? There is such ample evidence for most theories it is to consider ones self blind not to at least explore the truth behind them. I am not however saying plate tectonics are true, it is a relatively new theory and  in my opinion more research needs to be done. I am merely pointing out your logic troubles me."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/6436259764044175544"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/6436259764044175544"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html?showComment=1315875042894#c6436259764044175544","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12001196694567481471"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3384398820245678382","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/3384398820245678382","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2003791363"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"September 12, 2011 at 7:50 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-2209944794879341909"},"published":{"$t":"2011-08-29T02:30:41.667-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-08-29T02:30:41.667-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I love you. It\u0026#39;s nice to just hear a rational ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I love you. It\u0026#39;s nice to just hear a rational voice after a conversation with someone who told me \u0026quot;As far as the theories on geology go I\u0026#39;m not interested because I don’t believe in evolution which pretty much undermines much of the science involved.\u0026quot;  I had been talking about introductory plate tectonics. So, just thank you."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/2209944794879341909"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/2209944794879341909"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html?showComment=1314603041667#c2209944794879341909","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Heather Chilton"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17346630123002372724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3384398820245678382","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/3384398820245678382","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-330657364"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 29, 2011 at 2:30 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3236876369822400550"},"published":{"$t":"2011-06-18T00:08:04.398-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-06-18T00:08:04.398-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This was really fun to read Ragoth and Tom!!\n\nWas ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This was really fun to read Ragoth and Tom!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWas nice to see how you both endeavored to explain yourselves. Even more fun (though timely) to read Ragoth\u0026#39;s words and realize that there are others like me who wish for brevity but continuously fail due to the desire to be understood! :-)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHope you all are well!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/6407754726326348723\/comments\/default\/3236876369822400550"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/6407754726326348723\/comments\/default\/3236876369822400550"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/demons-in-your-ouija-board.html?showComment=1308373684398#c3236876369822400550","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"GetYourWordsWorth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09504718829912098985"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"18","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_nqOqOORTK4M\/TSRcEajykiI\/AAAAAAAADNI\/3CY-QE1wE60\/S220\/images.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/demons-in-your-ouija-board.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-6407754726326348723","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/6407754726326348723","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-851532378"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"June 18, 2011 at 12:08 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-6425074896610711712"},"published":{"$t":"2011-03-31T23:58:47.243-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-03-31T23:58:47.243-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Radicalization is of course the professionals miss..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Radicalization is of course the professionals mission, and for those of us who are caught off guard by it, be they left or right radicalizers, and drawn from our centrist tendancies, we do need to be aware of the rhetoric, but for this writer to muse that OKC was anything but what we were led to believe, a lone gunman, is certainly beyond idiotic. To pretend that what our government did at Ruby Ridge and Waco, is what should be done in this country certainly parades his ignorance in public and reveals his own \u0026quot;radicalization\u0026quot;.\u003Cbr \/\u003EJohn Swenson"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/9184188670468177982\/comments\/default\/6425074896610711712"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/9184188670468177982\/comments\/default\/6425074896610711712"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/tea-parties-oath-keepers-and.html?showComment=1301633927243#c6425074896610711712","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"37 gasser"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10804143540650217147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/tea-parties-oath-keepers-and.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-9184188670468177982","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/9184188670468177982","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1129916375"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"March 31, 2011 at 11:58 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-8807090418580531377"},"published":{"$t":"2011-01-22T17:44:52.158-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-01-22T17:44:52.158-06:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"your one sentence on what a fact is seemed to crea..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"your one sentence on what a fact is seemed to create an illusion that all the following are facts , when in reality  some, are mere ideals of what some people\u0026#39;s opinion is in processes very small peices of \u0026quot;data\u0026quot; and accumulating it in a way to present your theory, theory and fact are not the same thing, there is very ,much so room for human error, and down to ones thought processes, on how they will precieve the data and accumuate it to create any such theory."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/8807090418580531377"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/3384398820245678382\/comments\/default\/8807090418580531377"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html?showComment=1295739892158#c8807090418580531377","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/plate-tectonics-theory-in-crisis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3384398820245678382","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/3384398820245678382","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-382570558"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"January 22, 2011 at 5:44 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-4411008574245068177"},"published":{"$t":"2010-12-05T16:37:09.769-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-12-05T16:37:09.769-06:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yes, you\u0026#39;re right. I\u0026#39;m very happy paying a..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Yes, you\u0026#39;re right. I\u0026#39;m very happy paying about 20% of my paycheck for health care as it stands now, because I don\u0026#39;t have any options. It would be absolutely horrible to have a few more options out on the playing field and actually have some semblance of a free market in health care. I am so glad that the Republicans prevented us from falling down the slippery slope of having a public option that would be non-profit and have as its stated goal, at least, actually delivering health care and insurance. I know I was exceptionally glad when I had to go to an emergency clinic out of state and was thus denied any coverage because it wasn\u0026#39;t my PCP. Now, I\u0026#39;d love to be on a PPO, but that would be 30% of my paycheck, and I just really can\u0026#39;t afford that one.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI\u0026#39;m also happy to know that the Republicans are excited about driving up the deficit with no idea of how to pay for anything. Because, we all know that \u0026quot;spend and spend\u0026quot; is a much better policy than \u0026quot;tax and spend.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrankly, if I made millions of dollars, which I do not, I would be an idiot not to be a conservative and vote Republican every election - they\u0026#39;d totally have my back and let me keep as much of that as I wanted in my bank account. As it stands now, though, I\u0026#39;d much rather pay a little bit more in taxes and actually get something worthwhile from it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI really don\u0026#39;t understand the fear of taxes. We\u0026#39;re at basically the lowest tax rate ever, and our country is going bankrupt and the economy is crashing while people are crying for more and more deregulation and just letting big businesses do whatever they want. We did have a very similar situation not all that long ago, in 1928...right before the Great Depression. Sadly for Republicans, the times of our greatest economic expansions have also been times of the highest tax rates, especially in the upper brackets.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd, if you had actually read anything else on this blog, you\u0026#39;d know that we\u0026#39;re not Obama-lovers. I, for one, am extremely disappointed. But that still doesn\u0026#39;t mean I\u0026#39;d switch to the greater evil of the conservative side."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/66454798064143092\/comments\/default\/4411008574245068177"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/66454798064143092\/comments\/default\/4411008574245068177"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/acorn-tea.html?showComment=1291588629769#c4411008574245068177","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ragoth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02032216046972764021"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"23","src":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Z7OvrFuLUvc\/R6kxUW3wytI\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/QFcrEIaKY30\/S220\/spartapipe.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/acorn-tea.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-66454798064143092","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/66454798064143092","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-906016772"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 5, 2010 at 4:37 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-1351307688889834511"},"published":{"$t":"2010-12-02T05:15:06.345-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-12-02T05:15:06.345-06:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"wow u guys r really idiots, apparently college isn..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"wow u guys r really idiots, apparently college isn\u0026#39;t doing u a whole lot of good. Good luck paying for the taxes and healthcare u idiot-obama lovers"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/66454798064143092\/comments\/default\/1351307688889834511"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/66454798064143092\/comments\/default\/1351307688889834511"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/acorn-tea.html?showComment=1291288506345#c1351307688889834511","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/acorn-tea.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-66454798064143092","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/66454798064143092","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-382570558"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 2, 2010 at 5:15 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-1865167460938208036"},"published":{"$t":"2010-11-11T07:30:32.420-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-11-11T07:30:32.420-06:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hi! I can’t believe it. Is it really that fun? I m..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi! I can’t believe it. Is it really that fun? I mean, I have never thought that bartending could be so much fun. I must say, your information has changed the motivations of my life. Thanks for your help bye. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.Audiobarpro.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EBartending classes \u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/7090734835132616472\/comments\/default\/1865167460938208036"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/7090734835132616472\/comments\/default\/1865167460938208036"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/finishing-up-bartending-posts-on-bases.html?showComment=1289482232420#c1865167460938208036","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/finishing-up-bartending-posts-on-bases.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-7090734835132616472","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/7090734835132616472","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-382570558"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"November 11, 2010 at 7:30 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3263273622944828103"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-27T11:37:38.368-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-10-27T11:37:38.368-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A very informative recipe post, oat bread is good ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A very informative recipe post, oat bread is good for health, will try the recipe soon."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/5304092802231822367\/comments\/default\/3263273622944828103"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/5304092802231822367\/comments\/default\/3263273622944828103"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/recipe-oat-bread.html?showComment=1288197458368#c3263273622944828103","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Indian Restaurant Fan"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/indiaovenlasvegas.com"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/recipe-oat-bread.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-5304092802231822367","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/5304092802231822367","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-382570558"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"October 27, 2010 at 11:37 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-1729384282985908421"},"published":{"$t":"2010-08-25T16:40:48.519-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-08-25T16:40:48.519-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"As often happens with posts, I incorporate them in..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"As often happens with posts, I incorporate them into new posts of my own. Thus, a remark or two of yours here finds itself into a post I wrote about science vs the implementation of science:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehttp:\/\/tinyurl.com\/24d2c9s\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHope all is well."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/8305579279915093799\/comments\/default\/1729384282985908421"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/8305579279915093799\/comments\/default\/1729384282985908421"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/conversations-with-parents.html?showComment=1282772448519#c1729384282985908421","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"tom sheepandgoats"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03519896568648043000"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_KZoRaIgmeCQ\/SsyN6ESjskI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/egDTLMWBSns\/S220\/6a00d8345160bd69e200e550073f2f8834-200pi.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/conversations-with-parents.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-8305579279915093799","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/8305579279915093799","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-744117122"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 25, 2010 at 4:40 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-3692320733415987116"},"published":{"$t":"2010-08-06T13:40:01.818-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-08-06T13:40:01.818-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"As to biases, yes, I\u0026#39;ll fully and readily admi..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"As to biases, yes, I\u0026#39;ll fully and readily admit, I have a strong progressive bias. As to Bush\u0026#39;s election win over Gore, while I personally was strongly opposed to it, and still find it quite humorous that he was elected without the popular vote, I\u0026#39;ve always told people, that yes, that is indeed the system, because at heart the Founders didn\u0026#39;t particularly think the populace all that capable, willing, or able to decide some of these matters, and thus it was more expedient to establish an Electoral College. Should it be done away with? Perhaps, but that\u0026#39;s an argument for changing the system from within, which I support. What I don\u0026#39;t support is the \u0026quot;get-your-guns\u0026quot; mentality that is often espoused by say, Fox \u0026quot;News\u0026quot; during their \u0026quot;opinion hours\u0026quot; (and to be quite honest, during their \u0026quot;news\u0026quot; hours as well). Where I come down on the issue is that the system does need radical change - where I differ from certain others is that I think the system needs to be overhauled, maybe completely retrofitted, but not put down at bullet point.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFinally, political spectrums - ah, the bane of the sociology\/political science student. I\u0026#39;ve never liked them, and I think they largely distort or misjudge political movements and stances. I think it\u0026#39;s somewhat analogous to the change in models of the electron from the Bohr orbit to the electron cloud. There\u0026#39;s a lot of fuzzy lines and open space, and no hard-defined orbit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn a sense, any government can be totalitarian, and can be in different ways. My comparison to Fascism is perhaps a bit premature - what I should have said is that many modern conservative planks strongly resemble the particular fascism of Nazi Germany - a great deal of pro-military thinking, fear-mongering about immigrants and outsiders, promoting unregulated capitalism and fear of eroding the \u0026quot;traditional\u0026quot; culture. Now, of course, in the long scale of history, having two political parties which don\u0026#39;t have SOMETHING in common would be exceptionally hard to pull off, so this is, at best, unsurprising, but I think it goes to the larger point I made elsewhere in that response that these kinds of comparisons are ridiculous and can\u0026#39;t be taken very seriously.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyway, yes, I am quite biased toward the \u0026quot;liberal\u0026quot; end of the spectrum, and I like to keep that in the open, so people know. I do think I\u0026#39;m rather reasonable, though, and not doggedly on one side for no reason. Feel free to disagree though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs always, nice to hear from you. Sorry I haven\u0026#39;t been around much, I\u0026#39;ve been busy with work, house work, and all sorts of other work recently. Hope things are well with you,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-Ragoth"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/8305579279915093799\/comments\/default\/3692320733415987116"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/8305579279915093799\/comments\/default\/3692320733415987116"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/conversations-with-parents.html?showComment=1281120001818#c3692320733415987116","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ragoth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02032216046972764021"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"23","src":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Z7OvrFuLUvc\/R6kxUW3wytI\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/QFcrEIaKY30\/S220\/spartapipe.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/conversations-with-parents.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-8305579279915093799","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/8305579279915093799","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-906016772"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 6, 2010 at 1:40 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-430465443394055318"},"published":{"$t":"2010-08-06T13:39:49.182-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-08-06T13:39:49.182-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Now, as to motives - I fully agree. All too often ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Now, as to motives - I fully agree. All too often we jump from a person\u0026#39;s actions to conclusions about their character and internal motivation. This is actually a well-known psychological phenomenon, and basically part of the way we\u0026#39;re wired. Especially when dealing with people we don\u0026#39;t particularly 1) know or 2) like. So, on the face of it, I accept the criticism. Perhaps for many of these people, I have jumped to a few conclusions about their character.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnfortunately for others, though, we live in a digital and archival age - few things go out that aren\u0026#39;t saved somewhere (among the first lessons I will teach my children, should I ever have any). And among the chaff of those millions of video clips, emails, text messages, and others, there is a lot of evidence that these people\u0026#39;s primary motivation is little more than simple greed, and they could care less if they harm others so long as their bottom line is very safely in the black. We have all the emails from inside trading companies which show that they know they have toxic assets, but the money is just too good, and they\u0026#39;re \u0026quot;smarter\u0026quot; than the other guys, so it\u0026#39;ll all be okay, and if it crashes, well, they have a big safety net, so who cares? In this sense, it\u0026#39;s not that far of a jump to actually condemn some of these people who knew what was going on, knew that it was extremely high risk, and went on with it anyway. Again, I know, as we\u0026#39;ve discussed before, that for you this is a sign of the times and that humans are unfit to rule themselves. Well, I partially agree - humans do pretty badly in charge, but I don\u0026#39;t think that God is going to come to save us, and I\u0026#39;m not entirely sure he could do a much better job and still have subjects which could be called \u0026quot;human.\u0026quot;"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/8305579279915093799\/comments\/default\/430465443394055318"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6115375869553591839\/8305579279915093799\/comments\/default\/430465443394055318"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/conversations-with-parents.html?showComment=1281119989182#c430465443394055318","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ragoth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02032216046972764021"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"23","src":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Z7OvrFuLUvc\/R6kxUW3wytI\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/QFcrEIaKY30\/S220\/spartapipe.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/takingplace.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/conversations-with-parents.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115375869553591839.post-8305579279915093799","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6115375869553591839/posts/default/8305579279915093799","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-906016772"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 6, 2010 at 1:39 PM"}]}]}});