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Cheers zumby, turned down the chance when I graduated 20 years ago but think I'm much better prepared now and a part of that is down to following the discussions here over the last couple.

I remember you telling me that moral philosophy can be pretty complex and while I can already confirm that I'm about to find out just how.

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07-28-2014 , 01:33 PM

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Just received an unconditional offer confirming my place on a masters starting October, yay me.

What are you studying?

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07-28-2014 , 02:05 PM

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Applied Philosophy. It's going to take some work and I'm going to have to learn to write but I'm looking forward to it.

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07-29-2014 , 07:00 PM

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What kind of vocational opportunities would this lead to (if that is the intention, I mean)?

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07-30-2014 , 01:14 AM

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I haven't any in mind so I haven't really considered it but it's the applied ethics component that most interests me and seems that's the area that may provide some. NGO policy and ethics though I suspect I'd need some further post grad in social policy or something.

I'm kinda stuck, I earn more than I could expect to earn if I changed career and it may be that I can do better work by staying on my current career path and donating, from a personal point of view I may prefer to change jobs but it's a question I've got a couple of years to consider.

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07-30-2014 , 02:21 AM

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What kind of vocational opportunities would this lead to (if that is the intention, I mean)?

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07-30-2014 , 03:15 AM

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08-20-2014 , 01:43 AM

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I can't remember which thread I saw this, and can't think of a good way to search, but I remember a video posted (at least I think it was a video) quite a while ago, many months at the least, that showed how simple rules can lead to complex scenarios, showing a computer simulation of simple objects with an input and output (I think) with simple rules, and how different combinations of these objects resulted in much more complex patterns of 'behaviour'.

I suspect it was a zumby posting, but I'm just hoping someone remembers it enough to be able to give me a link? TIA

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08-20-2014 , 01:52 AM

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I suspect you are thinking of Conway's game of life. Here's a video if you are interested.

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08-20-2014 , 02:00 AM

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Forgot to respond to this earlier, but good luck dereds!

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08-20-2014 , 02:14 AM

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Thanks, I'm really looking forward to getting into it.

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08-20-2014 , 03:16 AM

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I suspect you are thinking of Conway's game of life. Here's a video if you are interested.

That's it, thank you much-ly! (Sorry for misattributing the post author)

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08-20-2014 , 12:52 PM

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Richard Carrier is debating an Evangelical Christian in my town in Sept.

http://www.abbotsfordtoday.ca/did-jesus-exist/

If I make it to the event I will likely do a thread on it. I plan on attending but I have a lot going on right now so not sure I can go.

I think the topic should be kind of easy for the evangelical guy to "win" even though I don't think he is an experienced debater AFAIK.

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08-20-2014 , 12:59 PM

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Carrier is, by a good margin, the best defender of mythicism.

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08-20-2014 , 01:17 PM

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Brush up on Bayes's Theorem. There will be a lot of talk about low prior probabilities and such.

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Carrier is, by a good margin, the best defender of mythicism.

Do you know anything about Earl Doherty? I started reading Jesus, Neither God Nor Man, and almost started a thread titled "Help! Stop me from becoming a mythicist!"

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08-22-2014 , 03:53 PM

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Ummmm... what happened to the Dawkins thread? There was actually some interesting conversation in there.

Last edited by Aaron W.; 08-22-2014 at 03:54 PM. Reason: After you got past the virtually empty OP -- but threads have hung around with less than that

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08-22-2014 , 03:57 PM

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My guess is Dawkins' premise was offensive.

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08-22-2014 , 04:01 PM

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Man. I thought I got banned again.

Phew.

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08-22-2014 , 04:04 PM

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Lol. I was wondering if you came out unscathed.

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08-22-2014 , 04:07 PM

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I wasn't offensive.

Maybe long winded, but not offensive.

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08-22-2014 , 04:08 PM

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I don't make these judgments here. Interesting discussion though, cheers, wil.

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09-17-2014 , 06:42 PM

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So "The Unbelievers" was disappointing. I am not sure what I expected but I guess I was expecting a bit more content.

It would have been cool to see a highlight reel of debates or something like that. I was looking forward to watching it and it was so anti-climactic. Its basically just Krauss and Dawkins touring around saying science is great and religion not so much.

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09-17-2014 , 08:14 PM

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I didn't get through all of it, because it seemed like it was just some highlights of debates/lectures, no? I was encouraged to watch it, but it didn't seem as relevant as the debates themselves.