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an apology is necessary and long overdue
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Epicurus
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July 17, 2008 Views: 5 Replies: 1
Topic:
No apology necessary
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AllThatJazz
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July 18, 2008
Are we overstating the role played by teachers?
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Epicurus
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July 17, 2008 Views: 54 Replies: 0
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Are we overstating the role played by teachers?
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Epicurus
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July 17, 2008
The reigning delusion
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Epicurus
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July 17, 2008 Views: 6 Replies: 0
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Reflection of Society
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July 17, 2008
Re: liberal arts high school education for all?
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Epicurus
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July 12, 2008 Views: 11 Replies: 1
Topic:
liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
Re: liberal arts high school education for all?
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Epicurus
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July 12, 2008 Views: 2 Replies: 1
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liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
Poor poor Intellicate
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Epicurus
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July 12, 2008 Views: 2 Replies: 0
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liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
Re: Non-Answer
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Epicurus
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July 12, 2008 Views: 2 Replies: 1
Topic:
liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
The good old days
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Epicurus
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July 13, 2008 Views: 2 Replies: 1
Topic:
liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
Re: The good old days
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Epicurus
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July 13, 2008 Views: 0 Replies: 1
Topic:
liberal arts high school education for all?
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michelleannie
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July 15, 2008
Re: no, there is no limit
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Epicurus
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July 13, 2008 Views: 4 Replies: 1
Topic:
liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
Re: Still Not a Suitable Answer
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July 13, 2008 Views: 2 Replies: 0
Topic:
liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
Re: Still Not a Suitable Answer
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July 13, 2008 Views: 20 Replies: 0
Topic:
liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
Re: The good old days
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Epicurus
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July 14, 2008 Views: 49 Replies: 1
Topic:
liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
Re: The good old days
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July 15, 2008 Views: 1 Replies: 0
Topic:
liberal arts high school education for all?
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July 15, 2008
Re: state sponsored child abuse
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July 12, 2008 Views: 8 Replies: 0
Topic:
state sponsored child abuse
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July 12, 2008
Re: Performance in the classroom
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Epicurus
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July 12, 2008 Views: 13 Replies: 1
Topic:
Performance in the classroom
Last response by
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July 12, 2008
Re: "I was True but Wrong" Saletan's nonretraction mea culpa
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Epicurus
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May 17, 2008 Views: 32 Replies: 1
Topic:
"I was True but Wrong" Saletan's nonretraction mea culpa
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pallas_athene
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May 27, 2008
Re: "I was True but Wrong" Saletan's nonretraction mea culpa
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May 17, 2008 Views: 23 Replies: 0
Topic:
"I was True but Wrong" Saletan's nonretraction mea culpa
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pallas_athene
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May 27, 2008
"making" and "applying" the law
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Epicurus
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May 21, 2008 Views: 126 Replies: 3
Topic:
"making" and "applying" the law
Last response by
DBuss
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May 23, 2008
Re: "making" and "applying" the law
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May 21, 2008 Views: 23 Replies: 1
Topic:
"making" and "applying" the law
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DBuss
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May 23, 2008
Mormons and planets
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Epicurus
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April 19, 2008 Views: 22 Replies: 2
Topic:
I Am a Mormon
Last response by
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May 1, 2008
what do Mormons believe?
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April 19, 2008 Views: 69 Replies: 0
Topic:
response
Last response by
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May 1, 2008
The Myth of Deterrence
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Jurisprudence
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Epicurus
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April 16, 2008 Views: 342 Replies: 1
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
consensual crimes don't count
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Epicurus
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April 16, 2008 Views: 19 Replies: 2
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
selective breeding
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Jurisprudence
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Epicurus
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April 16, 2008 Views: 47 Replies: 1
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
Re: IQ and Brain structure
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Epicurus
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April 17, 2008 Views: 63 Replies: 1
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
The blood of Abraham runs through me as well
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Epicurus
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April 17, 2008 Views: 41 Replies: 1
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
Re: The blood of Abraham runs through me as well
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Epicurus
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April 18, 2008 Views: 65 Replies: 1
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
Consider the children of sperm donor 48QAH
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Epicurus
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April 18, 2008 Views: 61 Replies: 0
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
Re: Nurture vs. Nature
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Epicurus
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April 18, 2008 Views: 40 Replies: 1
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
Re: Genetics vs. inheritance
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Epicurus
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April 18, 2008 Views: 55 Replies: 1
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
Re: Within the context
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Epicurus
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April 19, 2008 Views: 42 Replies: 1
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
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April 28, 2008
Correlation v. Causation
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Epicurus
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April 20, 2008 Views: 114 Replies: 0
Topic:
The Myth of Deterrence
Last response by
StevieN
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April 28, 2008
Re: What a Sad Waste of Human Potential
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Epicurus
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April 19, 2008 Views: 38 Replies: 1
Topic:
What a Sad Waste of Human Potential
Last response by
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April 21, 2008
I want my own planet!
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Epicurus
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April 20, 2008 Views: 117 Replies: 0
Topic:
I want my own planet!
Last response by
Epicurus
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April 20, 2008
Re: No Cure for Child Molesters
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Epicurus
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April 14, 2008 Views: 48 Replies: 3
Topic:
No Cure for Child Molesters
Last response by
Epicurus
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April 17, 2008
Think again
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Epicurus
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April 14, 2008 Views: 46 Replies: 1
Topic:
No Cure for Child Molesters
Last response by
Epicurus
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April 17, 2008
victimology
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Epicurus
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April 17, 2008 Views: 102 Replies: 0
Topic:
No Cure for Child Molesters
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Epicurus
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April 17, 2008
Re: It's about punishment
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Epicurus
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April 13, 2008 Views: 30 Replies: 1
Topic:
Sums it up nicely
Last response by
run75441
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April 16, 2008
Incapacitation is the key to crime reduction
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Epicurus
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March 24, 2008 Views: 52 Replies: 0
Topic:
Laws don't commit crimes, people do
Last response by
Den
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March 26, 2008
Re: 3 strikes...
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March 26, 2008 Views: 82 Replies: 0
Topic:
3 strikes...
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Epicurus
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March 26, 2008
Think again, SaraJ
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Epicurus
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March 24, 2008 Views: 45 Replies: 1
Topic:
Three Strikes or Better Yet only One ???
Rating:
-1
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Epicurus
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March 26, 2008
Re: Think again, SaraJ
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March 26, 2008 Views: 107 Replies: 0
Topic:
Three Strikes or Better Yet only One ???
Rating:
-1
Last response by
Epicurus
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March 26, 2008
Well put
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Epicurus
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March 25, 2008 Views: 46 Replies: 1
Topic:
Missing the point entirely
Rating:
-1
Last response by
Epicurus
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March 26, 2008
Excellent points
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Epicurus
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March 25, 2008 Views: 47 Replies: 0
Topic:
Missing the point entirely
Rating:
-1
Last response by
Epicurus
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March 26, 2008
First strike and you're out for violent crimes
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Epicurus
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March 26, 2008 Views: 112 Replies: 0
Topic:
Missing the point entirely
Rating:
-1
Last response by
Epicurus
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March 26, 2008
Incapacitation may be the most we can hope for
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Epicurus
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March 24, 2008 Views: 205 Replies: 1
Topic:
Incapacitation may be the most we can hope for
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-1
Last response by
Epicurus
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March 26, 2008
NOT-FREE societies
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Epicurus
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March 26, 2008 Views: 93 Replies: 0
Topic:
Incapacitation may be the most we can hope for
Rating:
-1
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Epicurus
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March 26, 2008
Re: Three strikes you're dead
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Epicurus
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March 24, 2008 Views: 86 Replies: 0
Topic:
Three strikes you're dead
Last response by
Epicurus
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March 24, 2008
IQ means something
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 4, 2007 Views: 5817 Replies: 4
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
What's "more plausible"?
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Epicurus
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November 4, 2007 Views: 258 Replies: 3
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Socio-economic status
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 4, 2007 Views: 271 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
I concede one point, General
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 4, 2007 Views: 282 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Are chimpanzees geniuses too in their own environment?
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 4, 2007 Views: 282 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Maybe
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 4, 2007 Views: 311 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Are chimpanzees geniuses too in their own environment?
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Epicurus
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November 4, 2007 Views: 268 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: The validity of "g"
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Epicurus
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November 5, 2007 Views: 280 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: You're quoting Jensen?
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Epicurus
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November 8, 2007 Views: 287 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Morgan, re-read my post
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Epicurus
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November 8, 2007 Views: 279 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: IQ means something
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 8, 2007 Views: 331 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
MorganLee, tell me something
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Epicurus
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November 8, 2007 Views: 307 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Consider the implications of the following
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Epicurus
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November 9, 2007 Views: 257 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: You make an outstanding point.
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Epicurus
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November 9, 2007 Views: 229 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Pseudoscience and the DOD
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 9, 2007 Views: 231 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Pseudoscience and the DOD
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 9, 2007 Views: 175 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Questions for MorganLee
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Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 232 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: completely disarrayed
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Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 258 Replies: 0
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Questions for MorganLee
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 245 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Hello, Darth Sidious.
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 315 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Questions for MorganLee
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 287 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Questions for MorganLee
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 294 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Excuse me for being skeptical.
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Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 287 Replies: 0
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Questions for MorganLee
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 258 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Questions for Mel and the General
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 259 Replies: 0
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
ampakines
Posted to
Human Nature
by
Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 287 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
on
January 5, 2008
Selegiline / l-deprenyl
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Human Nature
by
Epicurus
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November 10, 2007 Views: 279 Replies: 0
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
on
January 5, 2008
Eugenics v. the Blank Slate theory--Which is worse?
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Human Nature
by
Epicurus
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November 11, 2007 Views: 210 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
on
January 5, 2008
Great News for Mel and the General !
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 12, 2007 Views: 150 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
on
January 5, 2008
Re: Reciprocation.
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 12, 2007 Views: 168 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Deliberately obtuse?
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Epicurus
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November 12, 2007 Views: 216 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: mel and Marxist Gould
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 12, 2007 Views: 169 Replies: 0
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Intelligence and Authoritarianism/Obedience
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 12, 2007 Views: 183 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
the necessity of racial difference?
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 13, 2007 Views: 166 Replies: 0
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: mel and Marxist Gould
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 13, 2007 Views: 198 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: You haven't been giving me a very careful
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 13, 2007 Views: 204 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Intelligence and Authoritarianism/Obedience
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 13, 2007 Views: 253 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Finding "trainable" employees
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 13, 2007 Views: 284 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
"Blondie"
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 13, 2007 Views: 211 Replies: 0
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Finding "trainable" employees
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 13, 2007 Views: 245 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
"Character" and IQ
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 13, 2007 Views: 262 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Finding "trainable" employees
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Epicurus
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November 14, 2007 Views: 199 Replies: 0
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: You continue to conflate
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 14, 2007 Views: 167 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Well, that one's not his best
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 14, 2007 Views: 225 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Regression towards the mean
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 14, 2007 Views: 264 Replies: 2
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Re: Regression towards the mean
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Human Nature
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Epicurus
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November 14, 2007 Views: 202 Replies: 1
Topic:
IQ means something
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
transboy
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January 5, 2008
Resolving subconscious conflicts
Posted to
Human Nature
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Epicurus