My Facebook feed is as politically charged as ever, many posts reading as partisan advertisements rather
than arguments made in good faith.
This position is much derided, but more for the conclusions it reaches
than the argument it makes.
Not exact matches
While there's an
argument to be
made that AI is over-hyped as a technology, there's data to back up Sanwal's tongue - in - cheek advice: Mergers and acquisitions of AI startups increased by a factor of seven between 2011 and 2015, from five to more
than 35 deals, according to the research firm.
But I've yet to see a really robust version of that
argument, let alone an explanation of why firing
makes more sense, ethically, that this punishment alone is the right one, ethically,
than all those other outcomes, or — for those who believe this is true — why he deserves everything on the menu.
Earlier this year, Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker
made a similar
argument, saying the word lie «implies much more
than just saying something that's false.
But there's more going on here
than poor planning and backroom
arguments — something that is
making even wary investors outside the corporate bond market sit up and take notice.
I
made the same
argument more
than two years ago in «20 reasons for ending Canada Post's monopoly.»
Make the
argument as to why you're a fit based on what you learned in the interview rather
than what it says in the job description.
In the end, Morrissey's book seems to be
making a different
argument than he supposes.
«Any
argument they
make for keeping that in would result in the same kinds of legal challenges presented by Section 3 (c), which poses the question of, «Why have people from these countries been deemed more dangerous
than others?»»
Rather
than taking the time to carefully consider a different perspective, they generalize anything and everything you say,
making blanket statements that don't acknowledge the nuances in your
argument or take into account the multiple perspectives you've paid homage to,» Thought Catalog says, summing up this behavior.
The episode
made me far more famous among people who advocate the design
argument than anything I could have without the participation of the atheists.
But that dynamic is likely on account of growth - minded economic policy in those countries rather
than a specifically detrimental economic policy in the U.S.. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have not
made this
argument.
Redford did not
make that
argument, perhaps because she thought that 75,000 jobs still sounds better
than a marginal decrease in the price of gasoline.
In fact, there's an
argument to be
made — as Dennis Berman does at the Wall Street Journal — that the Verizon bid for AOL says more about Verizon's difficulties
than it does about any intrinsic value that its target might have.
In future, the sharks» appetites might even
make people safer: Stingrays injure beachgoers on California's coast far more frequently
than white sharks do, Lowe says, though he acknowledges that's a hard
argument to sell to a shark - phobic public.
Some companies are
making changes now rather
than wait for academics to shore up the
argument.
In Millionaire Success Habits, Graziosi argues
makes a convincing
argument that your not - to - do list is far more important
than your to - do list.
The
argument can been
made, has been
made, will be
made again in the days ahead that Keystone is no more a contributor to carbon emissions
than an apple crate
makes apples.
Compare a 4 % drop to the fact that unemployment grew across the country from around 4 % to almost 10 % in the same timeframe and you could
make the
argument that broker employment has actually held up better
than that of most professions.
They can't win votes saying they'll bring up the global price of crude any more
than they can
make the unemotional economist's
argument, that anything but the most interventionist government action won't do much to help short - term job prospects.
The one major point in favor of your
argument that you didn't highlight is that most people using a Roth IRA assume that they'll
make more money in the future
than they do today, thus realizing a lower tax rate by paying taxes now
than they would have in the future (even assuming tax rates stay constant).
Admittedly, one could
make the same
argument about gold, but gold has been widely accepted by humankind as a thing of value for more
than two - and - a-half thousand years — compared to less
than a decade for bitcoin.
In spite of this data, you could
make an
argument for people holding more stocks in their portfolios for the simple fact that people are living longer
than ever, so maybe they need more stocks to grow their money in retirement:
«But there's a powerful
argument that the chance of extreme events is greater
than people probably think, and now is sort of a strange time to be implicitly
making the everything - will - be-OK
argument.»
These and other trends seem to
make a good
argument for buying a home in California earlier in 2018, rather
than later.
Consequently, a good
argument can be
made that the «core fundamentals» are now worse
than they were when the gold price was $ 350 - $ 400.
So it's not only longer
than the bonds we were issuing then but the
argument, «well, it's not really that much longer
than this bond is,» is perhaps that extrapolation that
makes me a little bit nervous, that there is too much complacency.
Lou Mercer: Or we're always taught the market does not like uncertainty, but you can
make an
argument that since the election, we've been more uncertain
than ever.
He also
makes the classic
argument that citizen virtue matters a lot more
than the Constitution.
That has
made belief systems and
arguments about facts far more important
than they were in Jesus» day.
A bigger problem is that cynical pols like Romney (and Michelle Bachmann on this issue) end up feeding into this self - defeating narrative because it seems easier
than making a real
argument about health care or taxes or what have you.
Taken as a whole they've
made a very compelling
argument that the explanations of the universe provided by both science and religion are incomplete and always evolving, and that one perspective is no more or less valid
than another.
The
argument might be
made that any identity is better
than none, but it strikes us that these people are truly desperate.
Jeff's position
makes much more sense
than the Christians, and I don't see an
argument from their position against his.
Oh, and for the record, I would never
make the
argument that I'm smarter
than a theist solely because I refuse to believe in god.
If you hate them in the same way that you condemn them for being, it
makes you no better
than the Stereotypes you portrayed in your comment, so grow up, and use a logical
argument, instead of the very hate Democrats decry, and the Tea Party embraces.
If you hate them in the same way that you condemn them for being, it
makes you no better
than the Stereotypes you portrayed in your comment, so grow up, and use a logical
argument, instead of the very hate Democrats decry, and the Tea Party embraces.Hate against any group of people you dis - agree is still hate and is not tolerable in my opinion.
In doing so, you are basing your
argument upon appealing to the exception rather
than the rule which
makes for a weak
argument in my opinion.
You don't know what theories are in a scientific context, you
make an
argument equivalent to «people can't take strides greater
than ten feet, therefore it's impossible to run a marathon,» and you think that the lack of a full understanding about a particular hypothetical explanation is some kind of demonstration that science is an abject failure.
That
argument is no different
than a creationist thinking that proving evolution false
makes them right by default.
The Wahhabi movement in Arabia was a reaction against the worship of saints, but it
made use of force rather
than arguments, and failed to establish a general reform.
Forcing the case for this kind of living moral alternative into the narrow confines of an
argument that is just about religion and liberty
makes the treasure we seek to protect seem smaller and less significant
than it truly is.
The evidence for it is less clearly found in Process and Reality
than in Religion in the
Making, yet it seems to be present in the philosophy of Whitehead in such a way that this third
argument is really more fundamental
than the two just summarized.
In other words, I
make the choice to do something that might alter my physical being if something goes wrong... can I
make the birth control
argument, since birth control is not 100 % full proof, that this gear is cheaper
than the medical cost of my injuries if I fall?
It's the lying and deception that can destroy trust in these situations more
than almost anything else, and the second episode even
makes it a point to try and get that across through slapstick humor, until it ditches that initial
argument altogether and starts becoming a wacky comedy in full with all of the usual trappings.
has about it something of a demand for a pedigree, which might at least lend some credibility to the claims Christ
makes for himself; for want of which, Pilate can do little other
than pronounce his truth: «I have power to crucify thee» (which, to be fair, would under most circumstances be an incontrovertible
argument).
Yes, they need to be taught to believe in gods, but babies don't have the ability to determine that gods are, or aren't real either, which
make that
argument a whole lot less compelling
than the people who like to use it would like.
«If you leave your wild beliefs out of your
argument, you'll have a much better chance of
making a point that is logical to anyone other
than you» -------- So why didn't you give that advice to Doc when he insinuated that God is anthropocentric?
Defending the
argument is only necessary because the stupid an unsubstantiated claim that «atheists killed more
than Christians» is repeatedly
made, and usually done so with imaginary figures like «Mao killed 800 million people».