Texas > California

[Zkribbler]

By the way, Zkribbler, the ultimate point you're trying to make (that the statistical comparisons referenced in the OP are meaningless) ...

I hate to be the one to break it to ya, Kuciku. But there ain't no statistical comparisons referenced in the opening post.

But let's pretend there are. That still proves no causal nexis.

For 'zample: On hot days, more people faint while walking down the sidewalk. Next to them are blacktop roads, which are softer on hot days. Using those two facts, you cannot say you've proven that hot blacktop roads emit a toxic gas which causes people to faint. In reality, these two facts are both results of an underlying cause: Hot weather -- which both causes people to faint and which softens blacktop roads.

How about this one: The U.S. is one of the few industrialized nations to have capital punishment. We also have one of the highest murder rates. Using these facts, can we claim that capital punishments causes citizens to murder one another?

[KrazyHorse]

I feel that I've intuited enough about his mental state by claiming he was mistaken as to the definition. Asking me to determine exactly WHAT his mistaken definition was seems to me a bit much.

[Kuciwalker]

I hate to be the one to break it to ya, Kuciku. But there ain't no statistical comparisons referenced in the opening post.

Fair enough, I misremembered it as being about more than just California and Texas. Regardless, the issue is the same, just remove the word "statistical".

But let's pretend there are. That still proves no causal nexis.

1) Nexis isn't a word.

2) Did you read my goddamn post? It was AGREEING WITH YOU THAT THE OP DIDN'T SHOW CAUSALITY. It was also pointing out that your argument was moronic, and then providing a non-moronic argument to support your conclusion.

[Darius871]

1) Nexis isn't a word.

To lawyers it is.

[Kuciwalker]

No, it's a trademark

[SlowwHand]

Karl Marx told you what causes "recessions" 130 years ago, overproduction. The only way to fix it is to abolish capitalism.

Let me add this to the things you've quoted and posted that have been shown to fail. Kuci asked immediately, how do you know before? Clue, it has nothing to do with a fault in capitalism.
Answer, you can't. Forecasting is an analysis of historical data, but it's not a sure thing.

[chequita guevara]

Don't pretend to know something Sloww.

[Tuberski]

I have a standing invitation to move to Austin and a place to stay as long as I need it.

BunnyGrrl and I have given serious thought to messing with Texas.

Are you going to move in with David Floyd?

He may seem like an ass on here but he's actually pretty fun to hang with.

ACK!

[SlowwHand]

Don't pretend to know something Sloww.

I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but.. it isn't pretentiousness.

[chequita guevara]

Are you going to move in with David Floyd?

He may seem like an ass on here but he's actually pretty fun to hang with.

ACK!

I'm sure he is fun, but I doubt he'd want a couple commie moochers. Nah, a good friend of our from Chicago lives there and wants more of his old friends in Austin. Actually, lived here in Fort Liquordale for a bit at the same time as us, too, before cashing out his house at the peak of the market and leaving.