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Do you like the ethical system of consequentialism? If an action brings out a greater good in the world, but the action itself was considered inhumane, do you think it's ethically right?

 

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The process of studying in my country is totally different than in other country's.Here as soon as you finish High-School you go to College(Law College is 3+2 years)+(2 Years for PHD if desired) and basically that is it.You're numbers are shocking to me as I am from one of the smallest countries with only 2 mill. people.So the numbers of students I told here is considered a big number for one University in my city.
Concerning your last paragraph,as I told you,I'm not speaking about State University's.I'm speaking about PRIVATE University's(Pay amount of money for every year you study there)so basically everyone can get into.
The only difference is the numbers of students between these twn that matter could you please be more direct.From what I read,you are saying the smaller one is better,right?

Ah, I see. I'm not incredibly familiar with the educational systems of other countries, and you never said where you were from. Because you expressed an interest in a national defense, I assumed you were American because that is a subject we are obsessed with.

Moving on to your question, yes, technically smaller is better for class size. However the size differences in your schools are still not significant, and they don't guarantee you'll have better ratio of students to teachers in the classes you'll be taking. Consider looking at the number of students in each law program compared to the number of teaching faculty.

Another thing you might consider is that even if one school has a better ratio of students to professors, the actual caliber of the professors may be lower at one or the other, regardless of the student population. Better faculty matter more than the number of students that they teach. Often times you can judge how good the faculty of an institution is by the faculty's average salary. The best teachers tend to be attracted to where they are paid best. Unfortunately, you are looking at private schools that may not disclose what they pay. You might be able to use your tuition as a rough metric where the school that requires you to pay the most likely pays their teachers the most, but that's making a big assumption. You could also look the amount of grant money he faculty brings in and whether they've published anything of major consequence in the last decade.

As I said last time, your numbers are so insignificantly different that you really shouldn't be making your decision on that factor alone. Your single best determining factor should be the percentage of students that graduate and are actually employeed in law from each university. Each school should have that statistic.

Do you like the ethical system of consequentialism? If an action brings out a greater good in the world, but the action itself was considered inhumane, do you think it's ethically right?

I think that some of the variations of consequentialism are valid ethical philosophies, and I can agree with them to some extent. I think your scenario is too broad a blanket statement. To me, the ethics of a situation can only be assessed by a case by case evaluation. For example, I think that if brutally killing one person would save billions of lives, the action is ethical. However, if you have to kill 49 people to save 50, it's not so ethical, even though you're doing net good.

 

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When did humans start getting married? Were there other forms of union similar to marriage before the term 'marriage' was used?

 

[Cruciatus]

I feel like I haven't posted here in a while. U_U Have you missed me?

 

[saaaaaadpanda]

When did humans start getting married? Were there other forms of union similar to marriage before the term 'marriage' was used?

Well, it really depends on how you want to define "marriage". There are no concrete definitions, especially when you look across cultures throughout time. I can tell you that humans are estimated to have started having monogamous relationships around

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. To answer your other question, the term "marriage" originated around

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, which derives from the older Latin "marītāre". One can then infer then that unions were in place far before marriage was defined as we know it.

I feel like I haven't posted here in a while. U_U Have you missed me?

No, you haven't, and yes, I have.

 

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Have you played the first Call of Duty Black Ops?

If so, would it be possible to make a real explosive crossbow like there is in the game?

 

[saaaaaadpanda]

Have you played the first Call of Duty Black Ops?

If so, would it be possible to make a real explosive crossbow like there is in the game?

I've played a little bit on friends' games. I don't like first person shooters much, so I haven't really gone through it.

I haven't seen the explosive crossbows in the game, but there's no reason it can't be done. Essentially all you have to do is attach an impact explosive to the end of your bolt. In fact, here's how to jerry-rig one yourself:
[video=youtube;5lyrjFjsSyk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lyrjFjsSyk[/video]

 

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No, you haven't, and yes, I have.

How touching.

When did you realize you liked science as much as you do?

 

[saaaaaadpanda]

How touching.

When did you realize you liked science as much as you do?

Hmm... I'm not really sure. There wasn't a single defining moment where I realized that I liked science. I suppose it started when I was around 3-4 reading the Magic School Bus. I couldn't get enough of those books; I had dozens of them.

 

[Sasukenumberonelover]

Do you think Love at First sight is a good explanation as to why people fall in love?

 

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I've played a little bit on friends' games. I don't like first person shooters much, so I haven't really gone through it.

I haven't seen the explosive crossbows in the game, but there's no reason it can't be done. Essentially all you have to do is attach an impact explosive to the end of your bolt. In fact, here's how to jerry-rig one yourself:
[video=youtube;5lyrjFjsSyk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lyrjFjsSyk[/video]

I wish that had subtitles. I couldnt hear a single thing they said. I imagine to make one similar to the ones in the game, the bolt would have to have some sort of device that's triggered when the bolt is fired and a way to keep it from detonating until impact with an object.

Is there a way to measure the sharpness of a blade?

 

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Are you proud of this thread?

 

[saaaaaadpanda]

Do you think Love at First sight is a good explanation as to why people fall in love?

Personally, no I do not. Physical attraction, which is what you have when you first look at someone, is not the same as romantic love. I think what happens is that people who fall in love look back at the first time they met as being something special, and it's more romantic to refer to it as love rather than lust or physical attraction.

I wish that had subtitles. I couldnt hear a single thing they said. I imagine to make one similar to the ones in the game, the bolt would have to have some sort of device that's triggered when the bolt is fired and a way to keep it from detonating until impact with an object.

Is there a way to measure the sharpness of a blade?

Yeah, I couldn't really hear it either, but the point is made. You don't need the bolt to be triggered when it's fired. It just needs to explode on impact. There are plenty of explosives that detonate on impact.

Yes, there is. Basically, you measure the force it takes for the blade to cut through a standard material. There are

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that can do this.

Are you proud of this thread?

Yeah, I suppose you could say that I am.

 

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What do you think of Edward Snowden?

 

[Cruciatus]

If we gave ants the intelligence of humans but didn't increase their size or alter their natural defenses in any way, would they have the numbers to overtake the human race? u_u

 

[saaaaaadpanda]

What do you think of Edward Snowden?

I think he's a brave man and that he did the right thing. I would be hesitant to call him a hero, but his actions are admirable.

If we gave ants the intelligence of humans but didn't increase their size or alter their natural defenses in any way, would they have the numbers to overtake the human race? u_u

I'm not sure that it's an issue of numbers, but they certainly outnumber us by far. I would be inclined to think that they still couldn't overtake us because their size creates limitations on the technology they could develop. It's not like they could build all the things we can to scale. Also, they don't have dextrous digits like we do.

 

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If there's a minimum age someone has to be to become senator, shouldn't there be a maximum age to maintain office?

 

[saaaaaadpanda]

If there's a minimum age someone has to be to become senator, shouldn't there be a maximum age to maintain office?

No, not necessarily. The reason behind the minimum age is that a person is developed and mature enough for the task when they are too young. However, a person can maintain their maturity and faculties in senescence up to the point of their death. I will say that I'm not opposed to there being term limits though.

 

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What language did citizens of the Ottoman Empire speak?

 

[saaaaaadpanda]

What language did citizens of the Ottoman Empire speak?

The Ottoman Empire was

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. The official language was Ottoman Turkish, but Persian, Arabic, Greek, Yiddish, and Armenian were all prevalent.