The lack of respect and the decline of today's society. (RANT)

[Thunder_Snus]

Just to clarify I also don't believe in forced sterilization, I thought thundersnus was joking. Increased amounts of endocrine disrupting chemicals used for agricultural purposes is probably the reason for increased stillbirths. Or some sort of chemical our bodies are not able to metabolize.

I was half joking, but there may be desperate times coming soon. If someone wants to have 17 kids and has no money to pay for them do you agree that you should have to pay taxes to fund programs that send money to these people? I support helping those in need but not if they are purposefully putting themselves in need.

[sgreger1]

LMAO

Ken I'm sorry to say this but -

First of all intelligent and smart are synonyms. (english is not my first languange but clearly you don't know English properly)



You're the one not understanding these terms, not me.

I do know the difference between intelligence and being educated (having an education above others).

Do IQ tests have a portion on them for reading comprehension? Because you completely disregarded his entire post to argue over the symantics of his use of two synonyms, completely disregarding the point he was making.

If you got a high score on an IQ test, than that is more than enough proof that they are not a good measure of intelligence. I hate to make this personal but I mean you are acting like a child who can't even read or have a rational discussion. Really, it's like you are trying to be intentionally obtuse on this thread and I can not for the life of me figure out the reason why.


Enjoy your super intelligence, but please read a few books when you get a chance.

[sgreger1]

An IQ test, sgreger is the exact genuine test to determine intelligence. (don't ever tell your kids otherwise)

And please educate yourself on what intelligence means and make the difference between the two terms: "intelligence" and "education".

Have you ever asked yourself why IQ tests come with a time limit and why you're given logic puzzles to solve? Don't think so. Well, that test measures the exact speed at which you can attain the information. ............ if you have a better test for intelligence than all of us have (IQ) then please reinvent the wheel ;-)

Okay Precious. I will say it one more time. No I can not find a better test for intelligence because, and I quote, "There's is no scientific consensus on intelligence, unfortunately. Because there's not a concrete, agreed-upon consensus of what intelligence is, it's impossible to assess how well IQ tests measure it."

Do you understand this.

[charmando]

If you have that many kids you should be paying for the increased damage they will inevitably do to the environment. how many should be the limit, I don't know. This is a difficult subject for me just because I'm against government regulation but love the planet.

[Thunder_Snus]

If you have that many kids you should be paying for the increased damage they will inevitably do to the environment. how many should be the limit, I don't know. This is a difficult subject for me just because I'm against government regulation but love the planet.

Making a general assumption that there is a 1:1 man woman ratio right now (clearly thats not the exact case) if everyone paired up and had one child the population would be cu tin half by the time the parents died. Not only could we all go to the super bowl theres a good chance some of us would be playing in it.

[sgreger1]

I am partially for communism, for your own information purely because of the respect between people that you clearly don't have, not because innocent people were killed.

A communist form of government does not magically make all of it's citizens more respectfull towards each other. Just in case you were under the faulty impressional that it did.

[devilock76]

LMAO

Ken I'm sorry to say this but -

First of all intelligent and smart are synonyms. (english is not my first languange but clearly you don't know English properly)



You're the one not understanding these terms, not me.

I do know the difference between intelligence and being educated (having an education above others).

You are obviously an idiot who did not understand the words I used. And thanks to the evidence you so graciously provided I have determined that all of your problems are your own doing from probably being generally incompetent. Furthermore you are now my litmus test for all Romanians since you are the one Romanian I have had contact with that such idiocy is why your country became the largest indebted to the IMF in the recent financial crisis.

I would respond to your "points" directly but since they show a complete lack of any understanding of my original points it is a waste of my time. And by proxy you have proven Romania as a waste of good parking space for Europe. Hope you enjoy dem apples. Good day.

Ken

[sgreger1]

To all those talking about the population problem.

A) It is currently assumed that there is no population problem, or rather that the population is becoming less of a problem. Birthing rates are dropping and things should level out. This may or may not play out, it's something we kind of just have to watch as it comes.

B) Birthing rates are directly tied to education levels. The answer to any population problem is by encouraging and even incentivizing education. As the education level in a region goes up, the amount of kids people have goes down. Education has the benefit of making people smarter and more informed, and also avoids having to snip baby penises or sterilize half the population etc.

[sgreger1]

Furthermore you are now my litmus test for all Romanians since you are the one Romanian I have had contact with that such idiocy is why your country became the largest indebted to the IMF in the recent financial crisis.

And by proxy you have proven Romania as a waste of good parking space for Europe. Hope you enjoy dem apples. Good day.

Ken

LOLololololololololollo.

[devilock76]

Really, it's like you are trying to be intentionally obtuse on this thread and I can not for the life of me figure out the reason why.

Just for fun, lesser known fact. Obtuse in this context is actually a misusage. However it has become so common that it has pretty much become accepted and sadly very few seem to know the original word that is used in that context. That word would be abstruse.

I have an uncle that has a vendetta against the misusage of the word "venue" which he is absolutely correct about but as a gigging musician it is a next to impossible word to avoid misusing.

Ken

[Thunder_Snus]

To all those talking about the population problem.

A) It is currently assumed that there is no population problem, or rather that the population is becoming less of a problem. Birthing rates are dropping and things should level out. This may or may not play out, it's something we kind of just have to watch as it comes.

B) Birthing rates are directly tied to education levels. The answer to any population problem is by encouraging and even incentivizing education. As the education level in a region goes up, the amount of kids people have goes down. Education has the benefit of making people smarter and more informed, and also avoids having to snip baby penises or sterilize half the population etc.

Something important to remember.....if 2 people have 2 kids then population stays the same besides for longer life spans as the medical field gets better. Once you are over 2 children you and your partner are basically replacing themselves with 3 people thus the population gets bigger.

[charmando]

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o...ationGraph.jpg

[precious007]

You are obviously an idiot who did not understand the words I used. And thanks to the evidence you so graciously provided I have determined that all of your problems are your own doing from probably being generally incompetent. Furthermore you are now my litmus test for all Romanians since you are the one Romanian I have had contact with that such idiocy is why your country became the largest indebted to the IMF in the recent financial crisis.

I would respond to your "points" directly but since they show a complete lack of any understanding of my original points it is a waste of my time. And by proxy you have proven Romania as a waste of good parking space for Europe. Hope you enjoy dem apples. Good day.

Ken

You're the only idiot here.

Q or intelligent quotient in quick simple terms does not test how smart a person is.

This is your own statement.

You don't even know that intelligent and smart are synonyms, you're clearly an analphabet trying to pose as a "smart ass" on forums.

A romanian "Idiot" as you like to call me knows better English than you do.

Let me make the needed adjustment to what you've said.

The IQ or Intelligent Quotient in quick simple terms does not test how educated a person is.

Dohhhh, nothing can test that, we're not computers you know, but you can, to a certain extent, test how quickly a person can attain the information by handing him/her an IQ test.

sorry about the debate, but idiots like you that clearly make a mistake and don't even speak their own language properly should not be attacking other's from Romania that DO know the difference between the two English words better than you do. :-) I've been polite, to a point where Ken started calling me names. (we're having a discussion here, sorry if I use a language that you do not comprehend.

sorry but some people are smarter than others, that's the way it goes, if you haven't got my point on the thread, then just bad luck, go learn English.

[Roo]

What I'm saying is that you don't know what you're talking about and I do, because, well... I hate to say it.... but I have a high IQ.

/THIS THREAD IS OVER, ROO WINS.

Why oh why did it take a couple years for more than one person to call bullshit on this young man at any given time? This thread was a blessing. Thanks Fazer. It has also contributed enormously to what has otherwise been a mundane day at the office.

[sgreger1]

Just for fun, lesser known fact. Obtuse in this context is actually a misusage. However it has become so common that it has pretty much become accepted and sadly very few seem to know the original word that is used in that context. That word would be abstruse.

I have an uncle that has a vendetta against the misusage of the word "venue" which he is absolutely correct about but as a gigging musician it is a next to impossible word to avoid misusing.

Ken

Wow I actually did not know that. As everyone here should know by now, grammar and spelling are not my strong points lol.

However, I can't really see how this is an improper use of the term going by it's definition:

ob·tuse
adj. ob·tus·er, ob·tus·est
1.
a. Lacking quickness of perception or intellect.
b. Characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity: an obtuse remark.




So how would it be improper usage to say someone is being purposefully obtuse? As in they are trying to show their lack of intellect?