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An academic field of study about winning and losing that maps out an equilibrium of all possible outcomes of a given game. It's actually quite often exaggerated and misunderstood because people don't understand the relationship of the "story" (the prisoner's dilemma, hawk/dove war game) to the game theory itself, which often involves simple numbers such as +5, 0 -10.
Despite the confusion, it's extremely useful when correctly applied. It has many applications in the study of evolution, crime prevention, commerce, and other practical uses.
Sue: I learned today that all people are evil, because in the Prisoner's Dilemma of game theory, it is in everyone's best interest to rat out their friends to the police.
Frank: Sue, the story attached to the Dilemma is a work of fiction which gives the exercise a point of discussion, but actually it does not reflect our justice system or the philosophical questions of humanity's goodness.
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A generally unsubstantiated claim - generally based on what is called an argument from ignorance, linking completely unrelated things, etc - that is usually considered to be against the well-being of the demographic of the conspiracy theorist. Almost always pushed by scientifically illiterate people, religious fundamentalists, the uneducated or misinformed, and - always - the paranoid.
"The government did 9/11! Jews control all of the banks as part of the Illuminati! NWO NWO NWO CHEMTRAILS!"
"You're a moron with this conspiracy theory nonsense. The 'Illuminati,' and 'NWO,' for that matter, have been conspiracy theories for well over a century. People were just as alarmist then as you nuts are now. And we're in some totalitarian unfree state now where you.. oh, have the freedom to express these nutjob hypotheses of yours?"
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A theory that dinosaurs were intelligent beings from another galaxy that ruled the earth from the Triassic through the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era.
Upon discovery that the earth would be struck by a meteor roughly 60-160 kilometers in diameter, most of dinosaurs left the planet in giant mother ships before the "shit hit the fan."
The remainder of the population, mostly stoner's and hippie dinosaurs stayed behind to philosophize the meaning of life and what the fuck a Doyouthinkhesaurus Rex is.
The meteor struck and the remaining dinosaur population was completely wiped out. We now ponder, with their brothers and sisters extinct, when will they return...
Did you know "The Land Before Time" was based on the Bilslendium theory? Fuckin unreal!
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theory that everything explains everything
there are many theories to find which one explains the most instead of picking multiple ones
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Originates from Rutgers Camden. States that men are fixated on certain things because of their roundness. This encompasses, breasts, all manner of sport balls, bald heads, streetlights. The circle theory states that men in history and entertainment who want to dominate the world have this desire because it is round.
I guess you could prove I like tennis balls because of the circle theory.
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A great class and idea that helps people learn the rules of music, and other, greater ways to create a piece rather than just powerchords.
Also, something barely any musician has nowadays, and those who have none say that you "don't play from your soul" if you have knowledge of music.
These people are dumbasses.
Music theory taught me to create music in keys and gave me appreciation for all the epic classical symphonies everyone takes for granted now.
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Anytime you see the Wutang clan logo means you are in for a seriously big night in one way or another. There will be no choice in the matter as you will be up all night & off your chops. The only way to combat this is by wearing an item of wutang clothing or by finding someone else wearing an item of wutang clothing. Once spotted that particular item of Wutang is void to all present parties. If you are cursed by the Wutang theory all associates present with you are are also cursed. You can also draw your mates into the cursed or freeing them by advising them you have seen a Wutang. When a counter Wutang symbol is encountered all are freed. Pretending not to see a Wutang symbol when walking by does not work....you are still cursed.
WUTANG THEORY
Scenario 1) Walking down the street with your mates....ahh shit theres a Wutang symbol. 30mins later you spot another Wutang label so its counter acted, later that day you encounter another Wutang. None of your mates see anymore Wutang to counter act. That night somehow your all fucked. All of you end up paro and are too destroyed to go to work next day.
Scenario 2) Cruisin through town you spot a Wutang, shit Im fucked. You catch up with your mate for lunch and tell him about the Wutang, hes like shit now we are both fucked. You head home and prepare for a long night but that evening you recieve a sms - saw 1 other Wutang on the way home. SAFE AS FUCK.
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