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Aye. Interesting scenario: If there were any proof at all, atheists would probably be considered as crazy as young-earth creationists are now.

These can all be justified as a means to defend others (or themselves). Serious question, is it illegal for an ordinary citizen to tase someone out of self defence?

Umm, do you have some examples of "power they shouldn't have" in mind?

Honestly, it sounds more like you're agitated by the fact that someone questions your claim of the existence of some deity. There is nothing wrong with questioning the claims that some person makes. It's healthy, and has resulted in humans learning and gaining plenty. Testament to this is the...

Of course, everyone can simply say "no" to anything they like, but the ability to say "no" is not exactly my idea of "we're not ramming stuff down your throat". As you know, many Christians take it a whole lot further than a TV show or a book - in fact, the TV shows I see early in the morning...

Sure, stand out (and also a good descriptor of what they discuss - that is, a good, relevant, title), but hardly what anyone would call "ram down your throat" tactics. Nobody is forced to pick up the book and read it. Nobody. And if you do pick it up, you're free to put it down at any time.

YouTube - 'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009

I disagree with pretty much everything you wrote, but I think it's too far off topic again. What you said in your last message though: is just wrong. For the third (heh) time, the third derivative of a function is needed to apply the second derivative test to the stationary points of the...

What do functions of two variables and their mins and maxs have to do with this thread? And can you explain to me how the second derivative of y = x4 tells me that (0,0) is a minimum of that function? Or isn't the second derivative as sufficient as you suggest? At the end of the day you're...

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The 20th derivative test: If the 20th derivative of a function y is the first non-zero derivative when evaluated at a stationary point of the first derivative of y, then that point is not a point of inflection of y. Example: y = x^20 does not have a point of inflection at (0,0) since the 20th...

Eh? You're looking for mins and maxs of the function y', so the second derivative test applied to any stationary points of the function y' (ie, when y''(x) = 0) would surely be the best option? Just because we're working with the third derivative of some function (ie, y) doesn't mean we should...

The many maths blogs out there. They're probably not going to help you answer that HSC question you're stuck on, but they're motivation++.

That was quite possibly the most predictable reply I've read on bos. All these years to get good at trolling and you still suck at it :confused:

.. yes, being thrown into a mathematics using society is probably the best way to learn mathematics. .. yes, being thrown into a society that builds things to a higher standard than your average Afghani mud hut engineer is probably the best way to learn how to build something better than your...

If you need a religion to keep you in line, so you don't go around stealing, cheating, killing and being an overall asshole, then overall, you're an asshole.