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Yes, hth. However, what the fuck did you think was going to happen when they closed the schools and cancelled the exams? I'll wager that the cost of administering the appeals process - that will last three whole weeks - is a fuck of a lot less than the money saved by not having to employ exam invigilators up and down the country, employing markers to mark the exam, couriers to ferry the exam papers around etc etc. Didn't see you moaning about the cost to the taxpayer when you were calling for an earlier and harder lock down so where has your faux concern come from?

Apparently you are stubbornly refusing to believe, or are too stupid to comprehend, that it will not cost money for the appellant. It will not take much time, given that the Government has set a deadline of 7th September (3 weeks FFS!). You are right in that it is pointless though. The last 5+ years, every city has seen an enormous growth in the development of 'student accomodation'. Every 'Uni' needs to fill that accomodation in order to make money - after all, that is their primary goal these days - so they will simply adjust the entrance requirements to keep the dosh rolling in. No-one who wants to go to 'Uni' will miss out.

You keep telling yourself that Princess.

Who is the 'different' person asking for proof? It's certainly not me. I've asked Turkish to answer the question why HE believes some claims need to be proven whilst others don't, but that is very different from ME seeking or demanding proof. Perhaps you've managed to get yourself all confused and that's why it is 'baffling'?

That wasn't your point though was it? You called it a 'pointless, lengthy, expensive' process. I've merely pointed out that it won't be expensive as it won't cost the appellant a penny and it won't be lengthy as the Government wants it concluded by the 7th of September. Pointless on the other hand I agree with, as anyone who was serious about going to uni would have accepted one of the multitude of 'unconditional' offers that are on offer these days. As for the others, so what if poor Jimmy or Sally don't get to go to Pontypool poly to spend three years studying mickey mouse films or doing advanced colouring in!

I know. This is not something that has ever been denied, ever. It is also a parable that is based on a claim. This really isn't rocket science.

Here is your post stating that a 'claim' needs to be 'checked out' whilst at the same time a story based on a claim doesn't... Here are lots more claims that are made in the bible Here is your post, seemingly accepting these claims from the bible at face value with no hint of a suggestion that they need to be 'checked out'. Not only that, you make reference to another claim which again, it would appear you are happy to accept at face value and not demand it be 'checked out'. Oh look, I've pointed out that they were all 'claims' for your benefit, a fact which you have not disputed. In this post I even show you how the 'story' that you have stated needs no verification whatsoever because it is merely a 'story', is actually based on a 'claim' made in the bible. Again, you've completely ignored this prefering your usual insult hurling as an alternative, but appear once more to have accepted the claim made in the bible without demanding that it is 'checked out'. I look forward to your witty and scathing rebuttal of my presentation showing that you have, indeed, stated that some claims (that you doon't agree with) need absolute verification whilst others (that you do agree with), don't need to be looked at in any detail whatsoever. In the meantime, and anticipating your inability to answer why do you state that some claims need to be verified but others don't? I'll work on the assumption that it is...

It was, but you could say there was a lot of persuasion from unions and head teachers.... https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-14/teachers-demand-explanation-from-johnson-on-decision-not-to-shut-schools

why do you state that some claims need to be verified but others don't?

Mind you, having said that, some of the fucktards really do deserve to spend their working lives sweeping up! What was the little princess expecting?

On the one hand you say that no-one is going to give a shit about the grades being inflated, then you say that everyone knows that this year the grades awarded are wrong! Do you not think the vast majority of students who have achieved the grades they wanted and felt they deserved are going to be pretty pissed off when everyone assumes they've been given inflated results and employers assume they're exaggerated? As for 'lengthy and expensive appeals', D'Oh! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53787938

Anyhing?

Not the first time the USPS has been connected to dodgy shenanigans!

Lol. That must be the quickest volte face in the history of Saintsweb. All over the place pal!

How would you solve distancing in the classroom? Short of building probably twice the amount of classrooms in all schools in the next three weeks, I'm not sure it's possible. It's a matter of physical space isn't it?

Lol

Didn't I cover this with this bit : Yes, I'm fully aware that the initial claim has been expanded and embellished to produce the parable / story of the good samaritan but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Can you point out where, in either of your links, it states that the story cannot be based on a claim which is then further embellished? Do you understand what the claim is in the parable of the good samaritan - or are you denying that there is one? Will you ever answer the question : why do you state that some claims need to be verified but others don't?

The good samaritan story is based on a claim. This really is simple stuff. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke 10%3A25-37&version=NIV The 'claim' is very simple but I'll spell it out for you - Love the Lord God and you will live. That is a pretty important claim as the converse would imply that if you DON'T love the Lord God, then you will not live for eternity. Has this 'claim' been 'checked out properly', if so, what evidence was produced to either confirm or deny the claim? Yes, I'm fully aware that the initial claim has been expanded and embellished to produce the parable / story of the good samaritan but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Will you at any point answer the question : why do you state that some claims need to be verified but others don't?

At no point have I said that stories should be verified - that's just you making stuff up again. I have, however, asked why you have stated that some claims need absolute verification (the ones you don't believe), but you have ignored the question why others (the ones you do believe), don't need to be verified. These are two seperate things - stories being one and claims being another. Do try and keep up and answer this very simple question - why do you state that some claims need to be verified but others don't?

How does this 'quota' system work? Who sets the parameters and what are they based on?

Why would you believe a fictional story, it's fictional? Why would you live your life around the values / morals from a fictional story, it's fictional? The point, which once again you have magnificently missed, is that you stated claims (not stories) need to be verified with facts. All of the verses quoted were claims as to what would happen if a person repented. The hypocrisy lies in the fact that you have not asked for verification of these particular claims. It's really not that difficult to comprehend. Unless of course you are now stating that the bible is just a series of made up stories?

I am well aware of what he quoted, pal. He quoted an awful lot of claims. In your world where stories don't need to be justified but claims do, I merely pointed out that you don't seem to be demading that any of these claims have been checked and verified. Hypocritcal wouldn't you say?

Odd that you seem to have just accepted all those, verbatim and haven't mentioned that any of them should be 'checked out' before doing so....

Again, as the original OP pointed out, he hasn't 'literally' copied, he has paraphrased. Why should he need to check any of the claims, surely they can also be classed as a 'story' - or again, is it only stories you agree with that don't need to be fact checked? As for your second point, your reference to the 'story Jesus used' is the very definition of 'confirmation bias' isn't it? How about just sticking to answering the questions rather than throwing insults around - it makes it look like you've lost the argument when you do that

What if the dog in the cemetry in Wales was named by a black person, would that then make it OK for it to have that name? Certainly seems very confusing....