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Forum: Congregation of the Masses Dec 29th, 2010, 12:07:26 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 9,214
Posted By umbarsc
The existence of an invisible pink unicorn can be...

The existence of an invisible pink unicorn can be disproved because invisible and pink are contradictory properties. It's easy to disprove something that logically can't exist. But more generally, I...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Dec 28th, 2010, 10:55:31 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 9,214
Posted By umbarsc
Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like it...

Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like it would be very easy to disprove that statement.
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Dec 20th, 2010, 7:14:23 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,392
Posted By umbarsc
I'm in agreement that this will cause more...

I'm in agreement that this will cause more tensions and problems in the short term, but I also feel that this is something that has to be done. We can't ignore the problem forever, at some point...
Forum: The Suggestion Box Dec 20th, 2010, 7:07:23 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,037
Posted By umbarsc
Posting in full agreement with this. It...

Posting in full agreement with this. It especially sucks to get ICBB because your access becomes really limited and everything is made inconvenient (ie, you can't search so you have to log out and...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Dec 19th, 2010, 8:32:31 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 5,640
Posted By umbarsc
I don't think you can have faith in a set of...

I don't think you can have faith in a set of morals, because to me "faith" implies believing in something objective (however "believing" is defined), and morals are subjective. I can't have faith in...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Dec 19th, 2010, 6:03:39 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,368
Posted By umbarsc
Under some deontologic ethical theory, murder is...

Under some deontologic ethical theory, murder is wrong. You're locked in a room with another person. This person has a device that controls access to the US' entire stock of nuclear weapons, and you...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Dec 19th, 2010, 4:57:49 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,368
Posted By umbarsc
While I generally don't care about academic...

While I generally don't care about academic philosophy, if 4 years of high school LD debate taught me anything (which it didn't), it was about the deont v util debate.

Note: don't confuse...
Forum: Locked / Outdated Analyses Dec 13th, 2010, 7:29:26 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 90,457
Posted By umbarsc
This probably doesn't matter too much, but I...

This probably doesn't matter too much, but I think it makes more sense to group the sets as

1. Choice Band / Life Orb
2. Choice Scarf

Choice Band and Life Orb are similar, it would be...
Forum: Locked / Outdated Analyses Dec 12th, 2010, 5:54:17 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 15,051
Posted By umbarsc
I'm not sure why Growth isn't slashed in on the...

I'm not sure why Growth isn't slashed in on the Swords Dance set. PP is probably an issue, but the analysis doesn't give any reason. Growth adds another layer of uncertainty to the set, since it...
Forum: Locked / Outdated Analyses Nov 27th, 2010, 2:06:51 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 44,775
Posted By umbarsc
I'm not really seeing the utility of Quick...

I'm not really seeing the utility of Quick Attack. It can't be boosted by Swords Dance, it gets no super-effective coverage, and Step Forme is already at 128 Base Speed so you're outspeeding pretty...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 31st, 2010, 8:49:52 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 6,176
Posted By umbarsc
Yeah, there's definitely shades of grey. The...

Yeah, there's definitely shades of grey. The choice isn't between severely disabled vs. ADHD/ADD/etc vs. "normal"; there are almost endless possibilities inbetween, so it becomes impossible to draw a...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 31st, 2010, 8:02:00 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 6,176
Posted By umbarsc
You're still not entirely getting the point....

You're still not entirely getting the point. There's the "truth-value" and the "utility" in assuming the inherent value of humanity. I'm not so concerned with the truth-value of the doctrine; my...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 31st, 2010, 5:22:43 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 6,176
Posted By umbarsc
These students aren't being taught geometry or...

These students aren't being taught geometry or history. These students aren't being taught a traditional curriculum, the program they're in is specific to their needs, and obviously the program...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 21st, 2010, 3:01:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 649
Posted By umbarsc
If this ever becomes an issue, a (theoretically)...

If this ever becomes an issue, a (theoretically) simple solution would be to switch from numbers to letters. Then there would be 26 possibilities for each character instead of 10. I'm not going to do...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 17th, 2010, 9:07:59 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 5,030
Posted By umbarsc
Are we forgetting that the fire department is a...

Are we forgetting that the fire department is a public, nonprofit entity? Their primary purpose is to put out fires and protect lives/property, not to make money, so letting a home burn down over $75...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 13th, 2010, 9:30:01 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 10,724
Posted By umbarsc
Hunting/fishing generally aren't done with the...

Hunting/fishing generally aren't done with the primary intention of eating meat, either, so even if we're looking at intentions this still isn't any different. Enjoyment? People go hunting just for...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 12th, 2010, 5:04:28 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 10,724
Posted By umbarsc
I watched the video, she doesn't show any real...

I watched the video, she doesn't show any real signs of sociopathic behavior. I'm almost certain she was just giving the task of euthanizing excess puppies, and I know animal lovers would be just as...
Forum: UU Oct 10th, 2010, 5:52:25 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,783
Posted By umbarsc
An excellent example of why Toxic Orb is always...

An excellent example of why Toxic Orb is always better than Flame Orb (and Life Orb) on Heracross. With Toxic Orb, he'd be at 50%, and if he had some bulk invested (I think you said he did), he would...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 9th, 2010, 9:06:24 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 10,724
Posted By umbarsc
I have no interest in watching the disturbing...

I have no interest in watching the disturbing video, can someone summarize the context? Like, is she laughing and clearly enjoying it, or what? If it's clear that she's just doing the necessary job...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 9th, 2010, 9:00:42 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 6,669
Posted By umbarsc
Hey guys, I'm going to out my roommate by...

Hey guys, I'm going to out my roommate by videotaping him and posting gay sex videos of him online to show my homophobic friends!

What? I didn't mean anything bad to happen! You can't punish me,...
Forum: UU Oct 7th, 2010, 6:11:24 PM
Replies: 618
Views: 49,552
Posted By umbarsc
A Grass-type seems likely, because it lures in...

A Grass-type seems likely, because it lures in Heracross, Weezing, Fire-types, and Flying-types. The problem is that I can't think of a Grasser that beats down all of those Pokemon, and I can't...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Oct 3rd, 2010, 12:41:47 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 6,669
Posted By umbarsc
This topic (actually most of Cong) can be...

This topic (actually most of Cong) can be summarized as: straight white males think a minority overreacted.

There is nothing minor about someone being kept in the closet because of his friends...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Sep 27th, 2010, 7:11:26 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,125
Posted By umbarsc
So it's ok for the US to have nationalist...

So it's ok for the US to have nationalist economic policies, but not Mexico? And making sweeping statements about immigrants is not cool, not all of it goes back to Mexico. There are families of...
Forum: Congregation of the Masses Sep 26th, 2010, 4:14:51 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,125
Posted By umbarsc
Did you seriously not understand what Colbert's...

Did you seriously not understand what Colbert's testimony was about? Do you not understand the bill and why it's being debated? American agriculture specifically is dependent on migrant labor to...
Forum: OverUsed Sep 26th, 2010, 11:28:03 AM
Replies: 531
Views: 46,522
Posted By umbarsc
This doesn't have to be programmed into the...

This doesn't have to be programmed into the simulator. If we really, really don't like it, all we have to do is make a rule: "No looking at the screen when it shows your opponent's Pokemon."...
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