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If we're talking about people who want to do a trade then we can't just call them smart or stupid based on the HSC, fair enough. So NTB is a model of high intelligence? Ok. Would I be correct in saying that during his HSC he wanted to get into law? In that case he would have wanted a...

If Federer can block out the affect of the crowd then Federer in 3 straight sets, no question. Otherwise, it could be quite close.

Maybe you should actually read what I say. In the paragraph of mine which you quoted, I never referred to what I think is bright and not bright. I simply said that it's a sure bet that that the last time any of you called/thought someone was stupid, you made such a judgment based on a single...

When was the last time any of you called/thought someone was stupid? It's a sure bet that when you called/thought that person was stupid, you based it on a very narrow observation. That is, you made your judgment based a single thing they said, or a single thing they did. So what's the...

IMO streaks should keep on going. Federer is unbeaten in his 6 matches in grand slam finals - I don't think anyone has done better, not in the open era anyway.

What did she say? Lol...

True, not every one does 4u maths but lets not forget that when we're talking about the number of students enrolled un 4u maths, the numbers are in the thousands. But that isn't my point. Many things which have been said in this thread are context dependent so to get things straight can you...

What kind of a stupid idiot would go into an exam room having not prepared anything or studied the material being tested? Especially considering that their performance in that particular exam might be the difference between getting into the course or not. Oh and I'd really love to see someone...

Well I think that it would be rather senseless to deny that you'd need a fair bit of intelligence to achieve a very high UAI. I don't think that the UAI is an absolute measure of intelligence. However, considering the fact that exam questions vary quite a lot from year to year, it would only...

I thought it went unsaid but obviously my comments don't apply to people in difficult situations, people who have disabilities etc.

Mongke I don't consider your UAI to be 'low' so I hope you don't take offence to what I said.

It might not be able to tell you how smart you are. But it sure does show (for majority of people who do badly) how lazy and/or stupid they are. Yes, you may not necessarily need to be very intelligence to obtain a high UAI, but you sure do need to be fairly stupid to obtain a low UAI if you...

Now you're just throwing together a series of a unrelated 'facts' in order to support your argument. If you had read my post, instead of trying to butcher it, you would've realised that the main point is that there is a huge difference between humans and an egg. Clearly, the implication of your...

I can only begin to explain to you what should be obvious anyway, if you elaborate on how the argument that a feotus is alive is not predominantly an emotive arguement. Your example is based on the idea of fairness which in itself is an emotionally motivated scenario. Further, by considering...

I think some people are just nitpicking when they say that a one week old 'foetus' has the same rights as an actual human. It's not 'playing God' to get rid of something which isn't even alive. The argument that a foetus is alive is a purely emotionally motivated argument. I say this because...

As I see it, whether an adult has more rights than a baby or vice versa is not really clear cut. However, I cannot see how anyone could possibly argue that the rights of something the size of a pea, which is not even human, has 'rights' which are even comparable to that of a child or adult.

Minka - Well in a situation likes yours, I can't see anything wrong with someone have an abortion. I still think that if someone doesn't use protection then they are bringing it upon themselves and should accept full responsibility regardless of whatever situation they're in. This of course...

Generally you won't just get passes if you know the material well and apply yourself throughout the semester. In my view, if you get out of the 'omg uni assessments are really difficult' mentality then you should be consistently exceeding the pass mark provided that you have a reasonable degree...

I'm not saying that the female is the only one responsible. However, ignoring unlikely events such as rape, the female can control whether she falls pregnant by using her brain. You know the risks, you need to live with them. The point is that discomfort is not an excuse, it is a cop out. That...

Yes, it's her body and it was also her decision to do something which could lead to her getting pregnant. The 'discomfort' is not an excuse if she brought it upon herself. I'm not saying that abortion should be denied in all cases. But it is rather irresponsible to suggest that if anyone who has...