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DaveD wrote:My first thought wasn't so benign.

Trigger Warning!!!1! :

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My doctor told me to shave my bum.

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Gawdzilla wrote:Duly stolen.

I facebooked it. Because my Mom believes that crap.

It's where I get all my science from. Now that's just sad. I love this show (Amy is THE GREATEST!), but its... low-level approach to science and geek culture annoys me. It takes Sheldon, an accomplished physicist, days to remember that moving particles interact as waves? Really? Men their age discu...

What's the deal witn noreligion? is he an angry atheist? noreligion from atheistforums? He's a douchebag. I don't know what his problem is. He doesn't post here does he? You better hope not or the mods will withhold spanking you as a penalty for attacking a forum member. Unless, that is, you can pr...

Bella Fortuna wrote: Mmm.... surprise reinsertion...

Neoatheist wrote:Forgive me if this seems a bit forward, but you are really very stunning.

That's not forward. That's just honesty.

I've said it before The US deserves Palin she really knows what the American voter thinks . Unfortunately, I agree with this. My mother is often frustrated when she comes to me with a doom-and-gloom scenario should the "wrong" people be voted into office. I just tell her we deserve what we get. The...

According to current interpretations of the ESA, it qualifies far more than, for example, the prairie dog, or the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse, or indeed the Grey Wolf. And how about the malaria bacteria? It's been all but eradicated from the US, and it was an endemic disease back before DDT in th...

What sort of prison sentence will a person get for defeating an attack of pneumonia? Will delousing be made illegal? I've long been thinking about filing an Endangered Species Act lawsuit against the government for it's H. Pestis and Smallpox eradication efforts... Smallpox is a viral infection. As...

No this is all aimed at Seth, whose entire philosophy is based on these natural/inalienable which quite obviously don't exist, rights do exist but they are a product of a society in the same way a car or computer is Ah, gotcha! :tup: Wasn't giggling at you, just the idea. I'm no post-modernist, but...

For me, the difference between "protections" and "rights" is one of accountability. Protected entities need not be held accountable by some set of standards (such as adherence to legal proscriptions- for example, the environment is not expected by sane persons to behave in accordance with the wishe...

MrJonno wrote: A requirement to survive does not make something a 'right'

No. It does not.

Rights are for entities with some minimum level of cognitive facility. Nature, animals and children do not have rights. They have protections. Protections are not the same as rights and using the wrong term is not conducive to rational conversation or legislation. I am all for protecting the environ...

I think, globally, it makes more sense to invade the US for oil. You won't get much out of us, but you'll eliminate the primary consumer. Then, having brought down demand, you can expect the prices for everyone else to drop. :demon: Who would want to lower the market value of something they own? Su...