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  1. Jon

    Does argument entrench or shift perspective?

    It talks of how the brains of black cab drivers changed after studying for the exam about navigating London's roads. I wonder how their brains changed when Uber started offering a cheaper service, outnumbering them nearly 3 to 1? I quite like some of the topics discussed in The Guardian. It is...
  2. Jon

    Hillary the Time Traveller

    Details matter if you are in debate, in my humble opinion. Facts matter. As you can see from the quotes above, you cannot trust a word Hillary says. Yes, anything is possible. But is it likely?
  3. Jon

    #MeToo and Movies

    I've just started watching The Society on Netflix and this girl at school has a crush on this boy. At a party, she enthusiastically runs up to him, puts her arms around him and plants a kiss on his lips. I think she has had one or two drinks. Should she go straight to jail? Maybe 5 years for...
  4. Jon

    Hillary the Time Traveller

    From politico: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/hillary-clinton-emails-history-214095 And for sniper fire... I know nothing about the site politico. Perhaps others here are more up on that. You only have to look at that second quote to realise she is a complete fantasist and...
  5. Jon

    Hillary the Time Traveller

    Case in point. Alison Hargreaves became famous and therefore in the newspapers because her case was unique. Cause and effect. What you haven't made clear in your post is if you knew about her years before she became famous.
  6. Jon

    Hillary the Time Traveller

    Yes, of course you are right Bee. It is entirely possible that Hillary's mother decided to name her daughter after an unknown mountain climber from New Zealand, in a time with no internet and poor information, who then by a miracle became a world famous "Sir!"
  7. Jon

    Feeling weird after coffee

    I did feel a bit weird again in the supermarket, right after my coffee. First time I've had that funny feeling for a while. So, it is definitely the coffee! Looks like I can only have 2 shots of espresso. At least I didn't have to crouch down this time. In the past, I would have had one shot...
  8. Jon

    Feeling weird after coffee

    Yes, he said his heart was pounding. I wonder if there have been cases of people overdosing on coffee with serious consequences. Incidentally, it is the weekend so I am on a medium cappuccino instead of a small. That means 3 shots, not 2. I will monitor symptoms. I feel like a crack addict!
  9. Jon

    Hillary the Time Traveller

    He was a relative unknown. Factor that in with Hillary being a compulsive liar and you have a very funny story!
  10. Jon

    Does argument entrench or shift perspective?

    They have still voted down brexit lines. The Brexit Party is only a few weeks old but they hold the majority of the votes. How do you account for that?
  11. Jon

    The morality of catch-22

    So the Entrapment Doctrine is a cover-all for overlapping laws. Makes sense.
  12. Jon

    Hillary the Time Traveller

    Hillary said she was named after Sir Edmund Hillary, a famous mountain climber back in the day. She didn't inherit his first name because we had genders back in those days. The odd thing is, the climber only achieved fame 6 years after she was born. So, is she the first politician to have...
  13. Jon

    Does argument entrench or shift perspective?

    Very witty Doc! Well, look at the European elections. Nigel Farage is on 30%, Labour 22%, Conservative 13%. Something like that anyway.
  14. Jon

    Does argument entrench or shift perspective?

    Yes, and we vote along Brexit lines over this side of the pond.
  15. Jon

    Who owns the Moon?

    Unfortunately for the Native Americans, the big foot of civilisation stamped on their ground and never left.
  16. Jon

    Feeling weird after coffee

    I had a friend who years ago bought himself a new espresso machine. He was playing with it and tried different things out. Think he had about 12 espressos in half a day!
  17. Jon

    The morality of catch-22

    "I plead a Hillary."
  18. Jon

    The morality of catch-22

    Poor old William Barr...he's in trouble! He won't give an unredacted Mueller report to the Democrats in Congress and so is in contempt, but he is prohibited by law from doing so. A classic catch-22. So, he has refused. If you are presented with such options, what is the moral choice? In either...
  19. Jon

    Does argument entrench or shift perspective?

    I don't really understand why people spoil votes. Maybe it makes them feel good and ultimately we are selfish creatures. We can backward rationalise anything. Much debate over whether altruism is really just pay-it-forward in disguise. However, we live in a democracy and people died to give...
  20. Jon

    Feeling weird after coffee

    Why does she have decaff for #2?
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