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Science. - StumbleUpon. Changing minds and persuasion -- How we change what others think, believe, feel and do - StumbleUpon. Axioms - StumbleUpon. Contents Contents | rgb Home | Philosophy Home | Axioms | Other Books by rgb: | The Book of Lilith | Axioms is a work that explores the true nature of human knowledge, in particular the fundamental nature of deductive and inductive reasoning.

It begins by embracing Hume's Skepticism and Descartes' one ``certain'' thing, and then looking for a way out of the solipsistic hell this leaves one in in terms of ``certain'' knowledge. Indeed, to the extent that philosophy in the past has sought to provide certain answers to virtually any question at all, philosophy itself proves to be bullshit - all philosophical arguments ultimately come back to at least one unprovable premise, usually unstated, and can be refuted by simply asserting ``I don't agree with your premises.'' The way out is to give up the idea of certain knowledge.

All non-immediate knowledge of the world is based on these premises, which are unprovable assumptions, or axioms. Axioms by Robert G. Dedication Notice Copyright Notice. - StumbleUpon. Behavior: Dog Park Tips.

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HowStuffWorks &How Military Snipers Work& For most of us, the word "sniper" evokes some unsettling imagery -- a lone gunman, undetectable, on the hunt. And while military snipers are indeed elite shooters who hide, line up a target in their sights and pull the trigger, there is a lot more to it than that. When a sniper takes a shot, there are countless variables to consider before squeezing the trigger --- wind speed, wind direction, range, target movement, mirage, light source, temperature, barometric pressure, and that's just the beginning.

The work that goes into getting a good position to take a shot is immense. That's why snipers always work in pairs. Surprised? Most people are. These highly skilled marksmen are often perceived as lone assassins racking up "confirmed kills. " Because of the secretive and stealthy nature of the work, not too many people know what's really involved in being a sniper, so we went straight to the source: We interviewed a former U.S.

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