"History suggests that when non-exclusive faiths are challenged by exclusive competitors, in a relatively unregulated markets, the exclusive firms win. They win because they are the better bargain, despite their higher costs" - Rodney Stark, The Rise of Christianity

(as transcribed by visceral)

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Sent at 12:13PM:

"Dear USP Students

You are invited to a talk by Mr Philip Yeo, Chairman of A*STAR, which is at 2.30pm TODAY.

Do join in the session!"

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

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Someone: "the sound fidelity on the default ipod earphones suck
they are possibly the worst you could use
it's an apple scam
you make you have to upgrade to the more expensive ones
they are so crappy, the contacts aren't even gold... and within 2 months guaranteed one side will give out"

Someone else on SNAILS vs SLUGS: "at least snails have a shell
conclusion: snails better than slugs
we snails... got our own home...
slugs..dun feel a sense of belonging enough... essentially..dun have a home

i felt out of place in law... just walking there
like my geog module says.. social spaces define spacial boundaries
it's a place i avoid like the plague
i dun feel that way in science or biz or even med

i felt ok in the med library
i think it's worse than med
though science students might beg to differ
med to them is like law to us, i guess

but as my friend put it..
doctors are respected, lawyers are hated"


Elia Diodati on false dichotomies: "it should be obvious to anyone who's played any computer game in the *craft genre that an enemy of an enemy is not necessary your friend"

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... physicists

(from voctir)

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