Are Defenders simply incorrigible?

[_onandagus]

Sock Puppet,

If reasonableness and quality of thought are the criteria by which posts should be judged, I'm willing to have mine above pitted against your response any day. Let readers of good will and open minds compare them and see which comes out on top by these standards.

Cheers,

Don

[_ludwigm]

... I believe the actual average in first world countries is even higher still...

FYI

Children of H1B visa holders dominate Intel Science Talent Search in USA
Wednesday, 25th May 2011

A report, released Monday by the nonpartisan National Foundation for American Policy, found that about two-thirds of the finalists at the Intel Science Talent Search -- the Nobel Prize of high school science -- were born to parents who hailed from either China or India.
Only 12 of 40 finalists at this year's competition -- a national contest based on solutions to scientific problems -- had parents who were born in America.
"The benefit America derives from the children of immigrants in science and math is an additional advantage the country reaps from being open to talent from around the world," said author Stuart Anderson, director of the organization and a former head of policy at the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
The results are evident in Silicon Valley classrooms: Children of immigrant parents, particularly those with skills-based H-1B visas, are abundant in the top tiers of academia.

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Table 2
Country of Birth for Parents of 40 Finalists of 2011 Intel Science Talent Search Competition
 China         16
 United States 12
 India         10
 Iran           1
 South Korea    1

Source: National Foundation for American Policy. Based on interviews conducted with finalists and parents.

See http://www.nfap.com/pdf/Children_of_Imm ... y_2011.pdf

[_Morley]

when you consider all the facts and circumstances as a whole, Mormon apologetics is a colossal failure.

If it is so plainly obvious what a fraud Mormonism is, why is it so popular?

So, if Mormonism were less of a fraud, then it would be even more popular? Interesting argument.

How true would Mormonism have to be for everyone to believe it?

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

The question in the title of this thread has been answered. Yes, defenders are incorrigible. Sheesh, they can't admit they are wrong about anything, no matter how trivial or irrelevant.

Yes, the tact that they've each taken in posting in this thread has revealed more of the answer despite their verbal protestations here to the contrary.

On second thought, I repent of making a blanket statement like that when I'm primarily annoyed with Simon, and secondarily with Stem, and a little with Asbestos. Onondagus makes some good points and I like his approach. If he's incorrigible, it's incorrigible in a nice way. Still, your OP stands as the facts of the matter, albeit a tad tacky.

Lucretia "Queen of Tacky" MacEvil

[_asbestosman]

and a little with Asbestos.

???

I'm always open to specific criticism. I can't promise to change, but I do promise to consider it.

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

and a little with Asbestos.

???

I'm always open to specific criticism. I can't promise to change, but I do promise to consider it.

Don't go changin' ...

It was just your trying to help Simon out of the "brights" thing that annoyed me. I'm the trivial type.

[_MrStakhanovite]

and a little with Asbestos.

???

I'm always open to specific criticism. I can't promise to change, but I do promise to consider it.

I wish you'd learn to lighten up when I [contents of chat session deleted] in chat.

[_asbestosman]

I wish you'd learn to lighten up when I [contents of chat session deleted] in chat.

What happens in chat, stays in chat.

Liz, I demand you take Stak to the goddess suite for a lesson. Be sure to use the electric chains this time. I want to be sure Stak never forgets [contents of chat session deleted]. Be sure to duct tape his mouth shut so he understands that our lips must remain sealed bout chat once we leave it.

Oh, and Stak. I don't have any personal against your comments. I'm just trying to make sure the rest of my fan club here doesn't take it seriously, get jealous, and start a board meltdown. I tried to explain that to you, but the stupid chat software kept kicking me off.

[_MrStakhanovite]

I wish you'd learn to lighten up when I [contents of chat session deleted] in chat.

You are lame as hell Shades.

[_asbestosman]

You are lame as hell Shades.

+1

Shades, I know where the report button is and I didn't click it.