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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN ok, here's some logic. you've repeatedly used the word "if"; "if" the world is going to end. the use of that word is enough to label you an idiot.

Please elaborate... The use of the word "if" makes me an idiot?

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Originally posted by Taipan Please elaborate... The use of the word "if" makes me an idiot?

Clearly not. But the words surrounding the 'if' make you one.
Take this for example:

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Originally posted by Taipan Basically, if the world is going to end in 2012, it doesn't mean we will notice any changes by 2011 or even by Nov. 2012, it will all happen within the final days.

That statement is so incredibly retarded that one can only assume you are trolling.

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Originally posted by Meat187 Clearly not. But the words surrounding the 'if' make you one. Take this for example: That statement is so incredibly retarded that one can only assume you are trolling.

Okay - I'll admit that sentence was a little over the top, however, in theory it does makes some sense.

When an exponential curve reaches a singularity - with time on the x axis and growth (population, resource depletion, etc) on the y axis - then at that point the rate of growth becomes almost instantaneous.

I assume you know what I'm talking about but just in case - the singularity is the part when the curve shoots up into a straight line.

Refer below -

Ooooooooooh. Exponential growth! It all makes sense now.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Ooooooooooh. Exponential growth! It all makes sense now.

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Originally posted by Taipan Okay - I'll admit that sentence was a little over the top, however, in theory it does makes some sense. When an exponential curve reaches a singularity - with time on the x axis and growth (population, resource depletion, etc) on the y axis - then at that point the rate of growth becomes almost instantaneous. I assume you know what I'm talking about but just in case - the singularity is the part when the curve shoots up into a straight line.

OK, first of all an exponential curve does not have a singularity at all (as in point of non-continuity or undefined point or whatever). The mere fact that the growth rate increases exponentially as well is - mathematically speaking - just boring and ordianry. It is not called a singularity and it is not "almost instantaneous" and certainly not "a straight line". It's just a big number.
So much for the math. Now the reason why I called you an idiot is that you claimed anything in the real world might behave like that. Doubling every xx years, until with the final doubling the capacity is exceeded. Because in that you completely neglect the nature of the real world process (like population growth) and any regulatory influences.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN if by shit you mean "palm" and by fan you mean "face" then yes, shit is gonna hit the fan.

PKC wins thread!

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Originally posted by RickyM you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down

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Originally posted by Meat187 OK, first of all an exponential curve does not have a singularity at all (as in point of non-continuity or undefined point or whatever). The mere fact that the growth rate increases exponentially as well is - mathematically speaking - just boring and ordianry. It is not called a singularity and it is not "almost instantaneous" and certainly not "a straight line". It's just a big number. So much for the math. Now the reason why I called you an idiot is that you claimed anything in the real world might behave like that. Doubling every xx years, until with the final doubling the capacity is exceeded. Because in that you completely neglect the nature of the real world process (like population growth) and any regulatory influences.

Noooooo, another notch for the troll belt!

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Oh shit, I knew this day would come.

We're out of paint chips, guys. We're going to have to start tossing Chinese toys to the pavement just to sustain Taipan.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Noooooo, another notch for the troll belt!

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Gather your Kinder Egg collection, Meat. We need to feed Taipan.

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