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Nonsense. I'm not rejecting science at all. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yes. "Shortly after beginning HRT, MAAB trans people may start becoming more emotionally sensitive, especially to stress, though this is not a universal experience. Six to eight weeks after beginning hormone therapy, the first physical effects in MAAB trans people begin to appear. The first noticeable change is the beginnings of chest growth. Sometimes, this can be very painful. Acne usually begins to clear up, and skin becomes softer and less coarse. Balding ceases and some hair might even begin to grow back, though it is usually very fine. Body hair lessens and becomes finer. In some places (such as the stomach), it may disappear entirely. Gradually, body fat begins to redistribute from around the waist to the hips. Muscle mass starts to disappear, and it causes a noticeable loss in strength. The loss of muscle, though, gives the body a softer look and feel. Another thing to be expected with HRT is loss of sexual functioning. The external gonads generally shrink, it becomes harder to maintain an erection, and there is a loss of the ability to ejaculate." Source Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

You have a different definition of smart than the rest of the English speaking world. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

No it didn't. We are all born atheists. We have to learn be brainwashed before believing in religion. It's no different from "teaching" children the Santa myth as though it is real. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

As interesting as it was - in the grand scope of things, you've provided nothing but irrelevant nonsense about some hypothetical dice game that has nothing to do with the intrinsic value of inherent faith in God. . . It's quite telling that you would quote one part of my post, then only address a different part. But your comment further illustrates, not that it was necessary, that you didn't understand the parable. You clearly missed the point of it. Allow me to explain. The parable was not intended to address what you claim to be "the intrinsic value of inherent faith in God." (We'll come back to that momentarily.) Using the dice experiment, I was able to show how faith is often rooted in ignorance and an intrinsic need to explain that which might seem highly unusual, but is actually ordinary and unremarkable. But the main purpose of the parable was to illustrate that atheism does not imply a belief that there is no god; it only implies that a belief in god does not exist. One need not even consider the possibility of a god in order to be an atheist. It's a subtle, but important, difference that had been lost in the discussion. * * * * * I question the validity of your premise that there is intrinsic value in believing in God. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

No, you haven't, not in any meaningful way, anyway. You made a comment, devoid of logic, about how Bob would be an easy mark for con men with loaded dice, despite Bob being the only one of the two who understands how the effects of loaded dice would manifest in observed data, as well as recognizes that those effects did not manifest. Then you went on to describe Al's idiocy as "street smarts" and "instinct to know that something is up," when Bob's actually a fool who embraces ignorance. Your comment was wholly illogical. That you don't understand that is sad. ETA: Still, I provided three examples showing the absurdity of applying Al's "street smarts" and "instinct" in daily life to make it clear even to someone who doesn't understand the sample space of a simple experiment of summing the faces of two six-sided dice. All you've responded with are more hypocritical insults instead of taking the time to address the point of discussion. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

If you logically address my parable, then I'll offer a more meaningful response. In the meantime I'll sit back and make fun of your futile attempts. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Your attempts to argue logically are textbook examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect at work. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Has it occurred to you that you've yet to address my parable at all? All you've done is offered up a childish "huh uh". But go ahead and ignore the giant redwood trunk in your own eye as you point out the piece of dust you think is in mine. It's your well known SOP. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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Don't confuse your inability to comprehend with a lack of explanation. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Well, you may have tried, but you failed miserably. So your logic is faulty and inconsistent. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Clearly you failed to understand the metaphor. Do you capture every squirrel you come across to have them tested to verify they aren't mutants that will grow to be eleven stories tall and snack on humans, or do you just assume that since there's been no indication of anything like that happening, it's not worth the effort or expense to have them tested? Do you consult astronomers each day to find out if there will be a sunrise tomorrow, or do you assume that, without evidence to the contrary, Earth will continue rotating as it has every other day of your lifetime. Do you consult with civil engineers every time before you leave your house to find out what color comes after green in the color sequence of traffic lights, or do you just assume it will be yellow, since there has been no indication of any change in their function? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I think there's a lot of people out there with loaded dice that would like to take advantage of Bob - they could steal all his money before he even suspected anything was wrong. You have Al and Bob confused with each other. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Returning to my metaphor above, an agnostic would be someone who designs and performs the experiment, acknowledges that the results don't support rejecting the null hypothesis (that the dice are fair), but, seeing a p-value of "only" 0.489, thinks more investigation is necessary before fully accepting the null hypothesis. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Considering that Clinton has a greater proportion (and a majority) of the popular (primary) vote in 2016 than Obama had in 2008, it's not accurate to claim that she's not the first choice of most Democrats. On the other hand, Trump won many states not by winning the majority, but by the Republicans having too many candidates, and his minority of supporters being a little bit bigger than the minority of supporters for the other candidates. Only the Republicans are stuck with a nominee that most in the party did not want. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

No. While some atheists actively believe there is no god, others find the suggestion of a supreme being unreasonable and not worthy of consideration, no thought experiment required. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Thanks for the clarification. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

There's definitely some mixed reports. "The Thunderbirds had just finished a performance at the Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony. President Barack Obama, who was the commencement speaker at the ceremony, met with the pilot after the crash and thanked him for his service, according to the Thunderbirds’ commander." Source Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

"The Air Force’s Air Combat Command said the pilot ejected safely and 'is walking around unhurt.'” Source Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Suppose Al and Bob roll two six-sided dice one hundred times, recording the sum of the pips on the top faces for each roll. "Look. The sum is 7 nearly one-sixth of the time, but there are eleven possible sums, 2 through 12," Al exclaims. "These dice are weighted. They're not fair!" "Such a conclusion is not justified," Bob says. "In order to justify such a conclusion, we would need to develop a research hypothesis, then design and perform an experiment to test that hypothesis." "Can we do that?" asks Al. "No," Bob replies. Why not? You said-" "Because when we roll two dice, there are thirty-six possible combinations for the result. Six of those combinations have a sum of 7. All sums 2 through 12 are not equally likely." "But shouldn't we test?" Al asks. "No. We haven't observed anything that suggests that the dice might not be fair. It's not even a reasonable hypothesis," Bob answers. Al has faith. He assumes the dice are loaded without evidence. Bob is an atheist. He doesn't need evidence that the dice are not loaded, because he's seen nothing to even suggest the possibility that they are loaded. At this point, it's not reasonable to even consider the question. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That is simply not true, with regard to coal we have centuries of power still left in the ground. Too many of coal's costs are hidden, subsidized by taxpayers. Without these subsidies, coal is not a cost effective source of energy compared to sustainable alternatives. For example: The impacts of coal combustion can be described in economic terms, and several papers have attempted to estimate the cost of using coal by assigning value to the environmental and public health damage caused during each stage of coal’s extraction, transportation, combustion, and disposal.One such study by Epstein et al. estimated that the external costs of coal-fired electricity in the U.S. add an extra 17.8 cents to each kWh of electricity produced; an amount that would triple its cost to consumers. Another U.S. report by Machol et al. estimates 45 cents per kWh as the cost of the health burden and environmental damages from coal combustion. Source Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Fossil fuels will cease being an economically viable option long before the next century. Failure to invest in sustainable alternatives now is folly. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

In which case we look at higher derivatives, not current values. Current usage rates of fossil fuels are also not sustainable, which is why it's a matter of when, not if, the world's energy needs are met by green/sustainable/renewable resources. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Withdrawing my "YMMV" comment as wasted understanding and tolerance Adding "YMMV" to an incorrect statement does not make that statement less incorrect. You were wrong. Get over it. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!