A lack of government regulation?

No, it was government intervention that started it. Government quotas.

Well, in that case I'm not very scientific. But considering that there are an infinite number of theories to explain the data, scientific models aren't very good for answering the why.

Nevertheless, I have a preference for them. They have explanatory coherence (my way of talking about the why) and have predictive success.

> avogadro wrote:

> btw, Justinian, do you beleive what we sense is what exists, if so, why?>

I suspend judgment on that, because I don't know. For all I know I could be a brain in a vat, or to use a similar concept you mentioned, in The Matrix.

Despite that though, I am still sticking to sense experience for practical reasons.

Balz,

50% drop outs and 20% teen pregnancy... you cooked that up didn't you?

And supporting dictators works, just maybe not in a few instances.

Chris,

Abstinence education and spreading democracy in the middle east are examples of a lack of pragmatism.

The Republican party needs to stick to free-market economics and a self-interested/goal directed foreign policy, and abandon all this religious and social authoritarianism crap.

Balz,

No he's just hyper sensitive or trolling. The only one around here who's evil is me.

> Wild Flower Soul wrote:
Your DNA must cry itself to sleep at night!>

Oh come now. It's true.

Einstein is well known here as a narcissist. He has made outrageous claims about his credentials on more than one occasion. That said, he isn't dumb, but the fact is we know little about his personal life.

> Chris_Balsz wrote:

> /me shoves Justinian off my day>

At least I live a good and leisurely life . You have what, 2.5 hours of leisure, and maybe another few hours talking to yourself in the car?

Skoe,

LOL. What do you propose I do?

Naw. I got out plenty this year. I went to Uni on Tuesday and Thursday during the Fall and Spring of this semester. While I had to get up for my 9:30 class in the Spring, I managed by going to sleep at 3:00 am and then take a nap when I got home. Then on the other days my day was just like it is now, with a few days set aside for studying. Yes, I manage a 3.53 gpa (upper 15% of my class) with little effort. Now it's summer, and I'm going to relax!

However, my social life isn't totally non-existent. I have joined an Atheist organization. There are really good people there. One couple is an Anthropologist and a Lawyer, and I love talking to them after the meetings. There's also a single woman there who I started talking to, and she hosts the socials. I'm going to the next one that's coming up in June .

After school, there are a few professors, mostly in my major, who I might chat to on a day for approximately 30-45 minutes. Otherwise, I have friends back at home that I talk to. I am also talking to a girl from WA on the phone and Skype who I met while playing an online game.

Then, of course, I have acquaintances in my apartment complex who I go to the bars with every so often. Or if I feel like getting laid, I go to the bank and call my girl.

Otherwise, I can't stand people in general, and I'm better off minimizing my contact with them.

Kemp,

Lol. This is Sparta!!!

I think it's perfectly right if I have the most might, thanks to my followers or personal qualities, to take from you for my own benefit.