Comments for OrbitCon https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/ Base station for The Orbit's online conference Tue, 17 Apr 2018 02:45:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Comment on Creating and Finding Progressive Secular Content Online by Great American Satan https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/creating-and-finding-progressive-secular-content-online/#comment-79 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 02:45:29 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=72#comment-79 In reply to Michael.

Wow bro. Wow. That is so amazingly original and clever. My mind is blown. Wow.

]]> Comment on Wrapping It Up by Benny Vimes https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/wrapping-it-up/#comment-74 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 05:23:08 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=86#comment-74 I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE that we nearly ended the con with Alex coming out as a furry.

]]> Comment on Wrapping It Up by William Brinkman https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/wrapping-it-up/#comment-73 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:27:05 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=86#comment-73 Silverman: I was shocked, but seeing OrbitCon gave me hope for the future.

]]> Comment on Wrapping It Up by William Brinkman https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/wrapping-it-up/#comment-72 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:12:00 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=86#comment-72 Thanks for putting this on. I had fun and learned a lot.

]]> Comment on Wrapping It Up by Gretchen https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/wrapping-it-up/#comment-71 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:09:47 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=86#comment-71 Thank you. That’s all I have to say (right now).

]]> Comment on Wrapping It Up by Chelsea Du Fresne https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/wrapping-it-up/#comment-70 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:02:40 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=86#comment-70 I liked the variety of content, especially Greta’s opener because I’ve been obsolutely feeling the same feelings about movement work. Good job!

]]> Comment on What Even Skeptics Get Wrong About Science by Katie Marshall https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/what-even-skeptics-get-wrong-about-science/#comment-69 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:11:55 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=80#comment-69 In reply to Larry Yellingman.

A cryonicist is someone who thinks it’s a good idea to pay a company money to preserve your corpse in liquid nitrogen in the hopes of reviving you in some magical distant future where you can cure death.

]]> Comment on What Even Skeptics Get Wrong About Science by Gretchen https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/what-even-skeptics-get-wrong-about-science/#comment-68 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:47:50 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=80#comment-68 Katie seems to be saying that she’s asked to comment on stuff that’s outside of her discipline. When that happens, what’s the best way of handling it (and do you wish popular scientists would do this more often?)

]]> Comment on What Even Skeptics Get Wrong About Science by Larry Yellingman https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/what-even-skeptics-get-wrong-about-science/#comment-67 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:44:56 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=80#comment-67 Am i asking too many questions?

]]> Comment on What Even Skeptics Get Wrong About Science by Larry Yellingman https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/2018/04/12/what-even-skeptics-get-wrong-about-science/#comment-66 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:44:38 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/orbitcon/?p=80#comment-66 What do y’all think the biggest upsides and downsides to living forever are?

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