Posts by Dougster

I guess I have some understanding of how people with limited capacities for logic "think". By means of things like confirmation bias and trying to minimize cognitive dissonance and just thinking as others do (these things of course being related…

Let's suppose you knew the name and work history of a dancer who posted on here and a third party was asking you to PM them that information. Would it be okay to do so without the dancer's permission? What are…

Who else hates this saying?

OMG! OMG! It's just a bubble! Get out now before it's too late!

October, of course, being when stevie-girl and The Economist warned about what a dire situation the world economy, and China, Japan, and Europe in particular were in. Really good call, stevie-girl. Really good call.

I must say I was pretty surprised at the number of people who think that income inequality is a major problem in the US when I started this thread: https://www.tuscl.net/postread.php?PID=34367 I'm not really convinced that it is a problem. I think it's…

So apparently Hilary now wants to convince us that she is really, deep down, just an everyday, average gal who really relates to and is eager to fight for the middle class. Because her campaign workers said that's what she…

Just a little over five month after steve229 and The Economist warned about the weakness of the Chinese economy and when the index was near 2000. So how the hell did steve229 get this one wrong? And why did so…

As usual, I don't understand the latest story that the media is fixated on. If Iran gets a nuke, so what? Lots of players in the Southern part of Asia already have them: India, Pakistan, China. Seems like Iran has…

One thing that completely baffles me is how, in the year 2015, only 2-8% of Americans can be atheists. How can the number not be much greater?

"The settlement has been filed for preliminary court approval. Trial was scheduled to begin April 27, 2015 Under terms of the agreement: RCI Entertainment (New York), Inc. and Peregrine Enterprises, Inc. will make up to $15 million available to class members…

How about that news yesterday? Corporate America bringing pressure on politicians to end laws which would allow discrimination. SJG and Josh43 were right about how evil they were all along. Then there is other news about companies proactively increasing wages for…