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<+Gravitas_> "March against Fear" in Brussells canceled due to fear
<+pav> That is a good question.  Why play this game of chasing 1,237 delegates?
<+Gravitas_> http://news.yahoo.com/organisers-cancel-sundays-brussels-attacks-march-against-fear-160850318.html#
<+Gravitas_> how stupid. march against fear? shouldnt it be march against islamists?
<+Gravitas_> march against islam
<+Gravitas_> against fear??
<+Shripatl> No, it should not be March against Islam.
<+Gravitas_> fear is a rational emotion. normal. useful
<+Shripatl> At times. At times, not.
<+Gravitas_> to not fear danger is stupidity
<+Shripatl> Did you experience any fear after the attack in Brussels?
<+Shripatl> I did not.
<+Shripatl> I live in California, so it doesn't affect me.
<+Gravitas_> i know i know, "March for Politically Correct Stupidity"
<+Gravitas_> lets be politically correct, not smart
<+Shripatl> Gravitas_, do you like data?
<+Shripatl> Do you find data is useful for forming beliefs?
<+Gravitas_> being smart is racist. xenophobic. islamophobic
<+Shripatl> I can give you some relevant data to show you why March against Islam is fearful, on your part.
<+Gravitas_> shrip: sure. what data do you have?
<+Shripatl> Okay. I tell you have a random American. In the next 12 months, what are the odds they will do an act of terrorism in America?
<+Gravitas_> gonna give me stupid statistical data like that idiot broadcaster from mexico who derives that "more illegals equals less crime" ?
<+Shripatl> 1 in 160 million, Gravitas_.
<+Shripatl> That's the answer.
<+luldangs> Gravitas_: lol
<+Gravitas_> shrip: what are the odds an act of terrorism is islamic?
<+Shripatl> Now, I tell you I have a random Muslim American.
<+Gravitas_> about 90% or so
<+Shripatl> Gravitas_, in America?
<+Shripatl> Or, worldwide.
<+Gravitas_> shrip: worldwide
<+Shripatl> In America it is 1/3.
<+pav> There's going to be an ISIS attack in the US in 2016, for sure.
<+Shripatl> I don't know the data for the world.
<+Shripatl> I will look it up in a little bit.
<+Shripatl> So, this random Muslim American, Gravitas_.
<+Gravitas_> luldangs: the idiot actually said that. that twerp that trump had to kick out. whats his name? absolute moron
<+Shripatl> What are the odds they'll do terrorism in the next 12 months?
<+Gravitas_> shrip: whats your silly point?
<+Shripatl> 1 in 4.5 million.
<+Gravitas_> i can play games with stats
<+Shripatl> About 33 times higher.
<+luldangs> Gravitas_: yup. quick path to ignore.
<+Gravitas_> all persons who ate carrots in the year 1860 subsequently died
<+Gravitas_> thats absolute fact
<+Shripatl> Agreed.
<+luldangs> they're in obama chan so. shrug
<+Gravitas_> none survived eating carrots
<+Shripatl> You have said true things.
<+Gravitas_> shrip: are you saying islamists are not a problem>?
<+realiste> that kind of thing was in a logic exercise my class was doing in junior high school
<+Gravitas_> whats your point>
<+Shripatl> Gravitas_, I am saying what I am saying.
<+realiste> very, very sad that now adults need it
<+Gravitas_> ohhh you;re saying put me on  ignore. got it
<+realiste> because they weren't required to pay attention in class
<+Shripatl> Now, 33 times higher seems like a lot. But, 1 in 4.5 million, is that a lot?
<+Shripatl> Gravitas_, what are the odds the average American will die in a bathtub drowning in the next 12 months?
<+Shripatl> 1 in 950k.
<+Shripatl> That is, it is about five times higher than a Muslim American doing terrorism in the same time period.
<+Shripatl> Question: Do you fear drowning in a bath tub?
<+Gravitas_> realiste: did you do the experiment where a rumor is handed around the class via whispering to the person next to you and comparing the story at the end to the original? lol
<+Shripatl> I do not.
<+Gravitas_> that was a good one
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<+Shripatl> Gravitas_, I wish you luck with your IQ-90 chat.
<+two2face> lol
<+synaptic> haha
<@ltCd-> Why fat people gotta be trippin' here
<@ltCd-> #fatfreezone
<+realiste> Gravitas_: it was a game, we called it 'telephone'
<+Shripatl> Political correctness: The things smart people say that the dumb people don't understand.
<+Shripatl> That's a reasonable definition that captures a large portion of the phrase.
-Ekko- You've been quieted for 72 hours (mode -v). Parting the channel will result in a 2 hour ban (mode +b).
<+realiste> i didn't hear of'telephone' until junior high
<Shripatl> Example: See Gravitas_ emotional freakout in which he relived past conversations as I presented some data to him.
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<@ltCd-> You get outta here fatty!