MCalavera
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While we learn how to fix the pain, let's not give so much credit to God for all the loving things we humans (not God) do without blaming him for the suffering he's compelled us to have.
Otherwise, don't impose the existence of a loving God on us because we don't believe in such an entity. |
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NarcissusSavage
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:55 am Post subject: Re: free will and atheism |
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| cw10 wrote: | | NarcissusSavage wrote: | This quote is not reliable.
49 + 3 is not 55.
If interpreted slightly differently;
49 + 3 + 3 + more, still does not equal 55.
I reject this source as it is inherently flawed and inaccurate. |
| cw10 wrote: | | It says of the 55, not 55 total. |
| NarcissusSavage wrote: | | And so...CW10 fails today's math lesson. |
/math lesson
I have 5 apples. 3 of the apples are red. How many apples do I have?
A: I have 5 apples. |
This is more appropriate;
I have 5 apples. 3 of the apples are red. Two are green, and several others are of another similar color.
As you can see, 3+2+(more) does not equal 5...
Very...very basic math.
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cw10
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| MCalavera wrote: | While we learn how to fix the pain, let's not give so much credit to God for all the loving things we humans (not God) do without blaming him for the suffering he's compelled us to have.
Otherwise, don't impose the existence of a loving God on us because we don't believe in such an entity. |
Then what are you doing in a philosophical and religious thread?
I don't spend time in tattoo shops because I don't believe in tattoos. Not my thing. |
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cw10
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:02 am Post subject: Re: free will and atheism |
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| NarcissusSavage wrote: | This is more appropriate;
I have 5 apples. 3 of the apples are red. Two are green, and several others are of another similar color.
As you can see, 3+2+(more) does not equal 5...
Very...very basic math. |
It doesn't have to equal five or 55. They don't have to account for every single person. |
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NarcissusSavage
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:11 am Post subject: Re: free will and atheism |
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| cw10 wrote: | | NarcissusSavage wrote: | This is more appropriate;
I have 5 apples. 3 of the apples are red. Two are green, and several others are of another similar color.
As you can see, 3+2+(more) does not equal 5...
Very...very basic math. |
It doesn't have to equal five or 55. They don't have to account for every single person. |
No, they don't have to account for all 55. But the problem is that they account for OVER 55 of 55.
What are you missing???
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Vigilans
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To be fair to cw10, there were 74 delegates invited, only 55 of whom ended up showing to the Constitutional convention. So they are probably referring to the 74 total invitees, not just the 55, but were sloppy wording it properly in their wiki entry thus bungled it
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cw10
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:41 am Post subject: Re: free will and atheism |
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| NarcissusSavage wrote: | | cw10 wrote: | | NarcissusSavage wrote: | This is more appropriate;
I have 5 apples. 3 of the apples are red. Two are green, and several others are of another similar color.
As you can see, 3+2+(more) does not equal 5...
Very...very basic math. |
It doesn't have to equal five or 55. They don't have to account for every single person. |
No, they don't have to account for all 55. But the problem is that they account for OVER 55 of 55.
What are you missing??? |
Well no, I'll print the paragraph again and explain how they worded it. It's mathematically correct.
| Quote: | | Lambert (2003) has examined the religious affiliations and beliefs of the Founders. Of the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, 49 were Protestants, and three were Roman Catholics (C. Carroll, D. Carroll, and Fitzsimons). Among the Protestant delegates to the Constitutional Convention, 28 were Church of England (or Episcopalian, after the American Revolutionary War was won), eight were Presbyterians, seven were Congregationalists, two were Lutherans, two were Dutch Reformed, and two were Methodists. |
[49 protestants.]
28 Church of England (Episcopalian)
8 Presbyterians
7 Congregationalists
2 Lutheran
2 Dutch Reformed
2 Methodists
All of them are protestants of different flavors.
+3 Roman Catholics
28+8+7+2+2+2+(3 Roman Catholics) = 52 of the 55.
Unless I'm completely retarded I think that's correct and accurate to the quote. |
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Vigilans
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:50 am Post subject: Re: free will and atheism |
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| cw10 wrote: | | NarcissusSavage wrote: | | cw10 wrote: | | NarcissusSavage wrote: | This is more appropriate;
I have 5 apples. 3 of the apples are red. Two are green, and several others are of another similar color.
As you can see, 3+2+(more) does not equal 5...
Very...very basic math. |
It doesn't have to equal five or 55. They don't have to account for every single person. |
No, they don't have to account for all 55. But the problem is that they account for OVER 55 of 55.
What are you missing??? |
Well no, I'll print the paragraph again and explain how they worded it. It's mathematically correct.
| Quote: | | Lambert (2003) has examined the religious affiliations and beliefs of the Founders. Of the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, 49 were Protestants, and three were Roman Catholics (C. Carroll, D. Carroll, and Fitzsimons). Among the Protestant delegates to the Constitutional Convention, 28 were Church of England (or Episcopalian, after the American Revolutionary War was won), eight were Presbyterians, seven were Congregationalists, two were Lutherans, two were Dutch Reformed, and two were Methodists. |
[49 protestants.]
28 Church of England (Episcopalian)
8 Presbyterians
7 Congregationalists
2 Lutheran
2 Dutch Reformed
2 Methodists
All of them are protestants of different flavors.
+3 Roman Catholics
28+8+7+2+2+2+(3 Roman Catholics) = 52 of the 55.
Unless I'm completely retarded I think that's correct and accurate to the quote. |
You're not accounting for the second part of your own quote from the wiki:
| Quote: | | A few prominent Founding Fathers were anti-clerical Christians, such as Thomas Jefferson[14][15][16] (who created the so-called "Jefferson Bible") and Benjamin Franklin.[17] A few others (most notably Thomas Paine) were deists, or at least held beliefs very similar to those of deists.[18] |
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine and A few others; thus:
[49 protestants.]
28 Church of England (Episcopalian)
8 Presbyterians
7 Congregationalists
2 Lutheran
2 Dutch Reformed
2 Methodists
+3 Roman Catholics
+TJ, BF, TP = 55
+ A few others= 55> (total 74 counting all invited delegates)
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| ^ Woo hoo! Math is vindicated! |
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cw10
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:01 am Post subject: Re: free will and atheism |
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| Vigilans wrote: | | cw10 wrote: | | NarcissusSavage wrote: | | cw10 wrote: | | NarcissusSavage wrote: | This is more appropriate;
I have 5 apples. 3 of the apples are red. Two are green, and several others are of another similar color.
As you can see, 3+2+(more) does not equal 5...
Very...very basic math. |
It doesn't have to equal five or 55. They don't have to account for every single person. |
No, they don't have to account for all 55. But the problem is that they account for OVER 55 of 55.
What are you missing??? |
Well no, I'll print the paragraph again and explain how they worded it. It's mathematically correct.
| Quote: | | Lambert (2003) has examined the religious affiliations and beliefs of the Founders. Of the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, 49 were Protestants, and three were Roman Catholics (C. Carroll, D. Carroll, and Fitzsimons). Among the Protestant delegates to the Constitutional Convention, 28 were Church of England (or Episcopalian, after the American Revolutionary War was won), eight were Presbyterians, seven were Congregationalists, two were Lutherans, two were Dutch Reformed, and two were Methodists. |
[49 protestants.]
28 Church of England (Episcopalian)
8 Presbyterians
7 Congregationalists
2 Lutheran
2 Dutch Reformed
2 Methodists
All of them are protestants of different flavors.
+3 Roman Catholics
28+8+7+2+2+2+(3 Roman Catholics) = 52 of the 55.
Unless I'm completely retarded I think that's correct and accurate to the quote. |
You're not accounting for the second part of your own quote from the wiki:
| Quote: | | A few prominent Founding Fathers were anti-clerical Christians, such as Thomas Jefferson[14][15][16] (who created the so-called "Jefferson Bible") and Benjamin Franklin.[17] A few others (most notably Thomas Paine) were deists, or at least held beliefs very similar to those of deists.[18] |
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine and A few others; thus:
[49 protestants.]
28 Church of England (Episcopalian)
8 Presbyterians
7 Congregationalists
2 Lutheran
2 Dutch Reformed
2 Methodists
+3 Roman Catholics
+TJ, BF, TP = 55
+ A few others= 55> (total 74 counting all invited delegates) |
Well yes and no. Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine were not present during the convention.
| Quote: | | A few prominent Founding Fathers were anti-clerical Christians, such as Thomas Jefferson[14][15][16] (who created the so-called "Jefferson Bible") and Benjamin Franklin.[17] A few others (most notably Thomas Paine) were deists, or at least held beliefs very similar to those of deists.[18] |
^ Is not part of the same paragraph and is not in reference to the actual convention. So you have to subtract those 3, and not add in the others because even though they were invited they as you pointed out did not show up for various reasons.
So my original figure of 52 of the 55 stands. Benjamin Franklin was present, he was 1 of the 3 non religious present during the convention, who were the other 2?
Yay for math and logic and reading skills?  |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| shrox wrote: | | ^ Woo hoo! Math is vindicated! |
cw10 doesn't seem to [want to?] understand the solution to this trivial quandary, unfortunately. Such is the nature of contrarianism, perhaps. He won't even agree with me when I'm defending his use of a quote! 
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| Vigilans wrote: | | shrox wrote: | | ^ Woo hoo! Math is vindicated! |
cw10 doesn't seem to [want to?] understand the solution to this trivial quandary, unfortunately. Such is the nature of contrarianism, perhaps. He won't even agree with me when I'm defending his use of a quote! |
But, I'm right.  |
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Vigilans
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| cw10 wrote: | | Vigilans wrote: | | shrox wrote: | | ^ Woo hoo! Math is vindicated! |
cw10 doesn't seem to [want to?] understand the solution to this trivial quandary, unfortunately. Such is the nature of contrarianism, perhaps. He won't even agree with me when I'm defending his use of a quote! |
But, I'm right. |
You're not really wrong, or right. The quote itself is flawed, because it is using more than one standard for defining "Founding Fathers" but still making blanket statements in regards to them.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:48 am Post subject: |
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| cw10 wrote: | | Vigilans wrote: | | shrox wrote: | | ^ Woo hoo! Math is vindicated! |
cw10 doesn't seem to [want to?] understand the solution to this trivial quandary, unfortunately. Such is the nature of contrarianism, perhaps. He won't even agree with me when I'm defending his use of a quote! |
But, I'm right. |
It's not the figures I was praising, just Math. Yay math! |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:51 am Post subject: |
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| Vigilans wrote: | | cw10 wrote: | | Vigilans wrote: | | shrox wrote: | | ^ Woo hoo! Math is vindicated! |
cw10 doesn't seem to [want to?] understand the solution to this trivial quandary, unfortunately. Such is the nature of contrarianism, perhaps. He won't even agree with me when I'm defending his use of a quote! |
But, I'm right. |
You're not really wrong, or right. The quote itself is flawed, because it is using more than one standard for defining "Founding Fathers" but still making blanket statements in regards to them. |
Well no, because the quote is accurate as it's written. 55 delegates of the constitutional convention. Those were the 55 who were present. How can my math not be right or wrong, or is this another silly game?
My math is correct and the quote is accurate.
Just say it... "cw10 is right". Swallow some gin first if you have to.  |
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